July - Z-Car Club of Inland Valley

Z Club of San Diego
Est. 1991
MAY 2014 Vol. 23 No. 07
Yahoo Group: http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/zcsd/
Facebook: group and page “Z Club San Diego” (ZCSD)
Serving the
County of San Diego
NEXT GENERAL MEETING IS JULY 1ST AT DENNY’S
in the Clairemont Square Shopping Center (See Page 2)
ZCSD, Anza Borrego and Picnic Run
SEZ THE PREZ
This is your July 2014 Newsletter.
ZCSD OFFICERS
BOARD MEMBERS:
President
WALLY COOK
Wallace@captscook.com
Vice President
DAVID GONZALEZ
Davidgonzalezmen@yahoo.com
Secretary
Patty COOK
Patty@captscook.com
Treasurer
MICHAEL MONTAG
mtmontag66@cox.net
COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Membership
CLIF YAUSSI
(619) 401-0680
Clifyaussi@sbcglobal.net
Events Coordinator
Wally Cook
Wallace@captscook.com
Newsletter Editor
DAVID GONZALEZ
Datsun260zt@gmail.com
Newsletter Production
Thank to all of you that participated in all
the activities of the month of June. We had
a great general meeting with Eugene Abad
from ELEE Motorsport, Inc. and Atara
Racing Wheels. He demonstrated the line
of Atara Wheels and spoke about his car
club IMG. Empire Z had their Big Bear
Run with about 20 Z cars.
Nissan Jam was an awesome event sponsor by Connell Nissan in Costa Mesa ,were two of our member ;Hunter Hayes
and David Platt won First and Second
Places respectively.
The drive of the month was to Idyllwild .
We had an awesome time with reserve
parking and great food at Jo’an’s. We
also had the opportunity to wish Clif and
Marcia Yaussi Happy 45th Wedding Anniversary.
The event for the month of July is the
Movie Night at the Santee Drive In .
The General Meeting is this Tuesday July
1st,2014.
Come and spend some time among your
fellow Z car owners.
PreZ, Wally
Established in 1991 by the owner of Z
-Whizz.
The Z Car CLUB OF SAN DIEGO is
a group of
Datsun and Nissan Z enthusiasts and a
Charter
Member of the National Z Car Club Association.
Purpose: The Club is organized as a
California Nonprofit Mutual Benefit
Corporation formed to:1) Provide its
members with access to knowledge
about their Z Cars;
2) Provide a forum for members and
other interested parties;
3) Exchange Z Car information;
4) Organize events and activities for
members which enhance their enjoyment of Z car ownership.
Persons interested in becoming a
Member should fill out the Membership
Form located on the last page of this
Newsletter.
Monthly Meetings are held the first
Tuesday of each month with dinner at 6
PM and meeting starting at 7 PM. See
below for driving directions.
Contact an Officer: See the list of Officers on the left side of this Newsletter.
Any Officer will respond to your Email.
Club Mailing Address:
Z Club of San Diego
P.O. Box 710886
Santee, CA 92072
SHERI ARNOTH
Webmaster
RICH SCHARF
Rich.scharf@att.net
Member at Large
DAVID MIKAHLO
montezuma50@gmail.com
Track Coordinator
DENNIS DARNALL
zcardennis@gmail.com
Club “Store”
DAVID GONZALEZ
datsun260zt@gmail.com
Convention Chairman
Lenny Arnoth
Lennynsheri@cox.net
Our monthly meeting place:
DENNY’S
4280 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92117
Driving directions:
From 52, take the Genesee exit south to
Clairemont Mesa, go west just past Clairemont
Drive, and it’s on the right
From 5, go to Clairemont Dr and go east a
couple miles ‘til you get to the Clairemont
Square Center. Turn right on Clairemont
Mesa Blvd. Then look for the Denny’s. on
your left. We park in back of Denny’s
ZCSD EVENTS for 2014
2014 Events & Dates:
January 25th –March AF Base Air Museum, Drive & Lunch
February 22nd –Empire Z tech. session at Powertrix and ZCSD SD Automotive Museum in
Balboa Park, Drive & Lunch
March 9th--Empire Z Avocado Run
March 15th – Wild Flower Drive to Anza Borrego, Drive and picnic
April 5th – Jerry Peterson BBQ in Palm Springs, Drive
April – 14th – 16th Bottom Buster Motor Tour, 3 Days of Driving
April 26th – 1 Day Motor Sport Car Show (they will be doing our ZCON Car Show in August)
May 18th – ZCSD Annual Picnic and Show n’ Shine at Santee Lakes
June 8th --- Empire Z Mountain Cruise to Big Bear
June 14th ---Connell Nissan , Nissan Jam
June 21st – Idyllwild Drive and Lunch
July 19th – Movie Night at Santee Drive-In and picnic there
August: 5 – 9 ZCON San Diego
August 23rd – Beach Party and picnic in Mission Bay
September 21st – Coronado Speed Festival
September 27th – JCCS at the Queen Mary in Long Beach (10th Anniversary)
October TBD – Drive and lunch somewhere or a tech session
November TBD – Wine Drive and BBQ at Dennis’
December 13th – Christmas Party
Go to WWW.ZCSD.ORG for a list of our Clubs Sponsors
June’s General Meeting
ZCCIV July Meeting & Food In The Park
It's confirmed- Our on site Bar~Be~Que
8 July from 5:00 - 8:30 pm
will be held at the FIREFIGHTERS PARK located at the corner of
Murrieta Hot Springs Rd & Whitewood Rd Murrieta CA
The event is catered by our club member, Mike 240Z Rivers. A donation of $11 of your hard earned greenback is requested.
Bar-Be-Que
Smoked Sausages
Marinated Meaty Baby Back Ribs
Seasoned and Marinated Tri Tip of Beef
Skinless Marinated Chicken Breast
Side Dishes
Savory Ranch Style Beans
Southern Style Mac & Cheese
Fresh Rolls & Buns
Water & Sodas will be furnished by a club member.
As a courtesy to Mike,
Please RSVP by July 3 to Prez Pat at connollybp@aol.com
or the old fashion way 760-724-0363
We welcome folks from San Diego and Empire Z to join us and kindly
RSVP a total count for their club by July 3rd.
As a reminder...NO JULY meeting at Casa Jimenez and NO AUGUST meeting because of ZCON 14
Z Ya, Prez Pat
ZCON 2014 NEWS
Mid 1960s’, before the first generation Fairlady Z, known as Datsun 240Z in
US, came out, Mr. Matsuo and his design team already had concept cars for next the
generation of Fairlady, known as Datsun Roadster in US. Mr. Katayama, president of
Nissan USA at the time, gave “go sign” for the production of the Z cars when he first
met Mr. Matsuo at Nissan Design center in Yokohama. As designing progressed toward production, design team came up with variation of this special sport car: GT
Racing version, Targa top, Convertible, Coupe with notch back, 2+2, and the station
wagon. However, only 2+2 version became production car 5 years later.
47 years later, Mr. Matsuo helped Jay Ataka to bring this special Z to reality. This
story is about passion, history, and pursuing a beautiful automobile design. Mr. Matsuo
will be at presentation of this special car at Z Con 2014 in San Diego, CA in August.
ZCON 2014 STICKERS come and get yours free at the meeting while they last.
Your Board in Action 2014
The Board of Directors meeting was held on June 17, 2014 at Coco’s Family
Restaurant on Clairemont Mesa Blvd. Remember all ZCSD members are welcome to attend the Board Meetings. The ZCON 2014 Committee is now meeting weekly as we roll into the convention. Our next outing will be the annual
Drive-In Movie night at Santee Drive-In on July 19th where you can see: Jupiter
Ascending the new ‘Matrix’ movie (or, Planes, Fire and Rescue – a Disney film,
playing on the other screen). This is a great event you won’t want to miss! We
will be e-mailing a flyer with details next month. Don’t forget to follow your
club on facebook. Zee you at the General Meeting, July 1 st!
Secretary,
Patty Cook
ZCON 2014 log into our web page at www.zcsd.org for information and registration
ZCSD STORE
NEW SHIRTS AND HATS ARE IN $20.00
NEW CLUB PIN $5.00 each
CLIF’S MEMBERSHIP
.
Great response to the ZCON 2014 convention August 5-9. Not too late
to sign up still. We have 52 members and spouses joining in the fun and
excitement. Hope all of these people will also volunteer to help out for a
few hours at several of our events where we need manpower. See the
event chairman as posted on the convention website to get your name
on their list of helpers. Join us Tuesday night and volunteer in person.
WE NEED PEOPLE TO BRING EMPTY COSTCO CASHEW OR
NUT JARS ( THE ONES WITH THE RED OR BLUE LIDS, USUALLY SQUARE CLEAR PLASTIC, ABOUT 5"X5". ) Needed to hold
raffle tickets for prizes at ZCON.
Which Z car is the most popular in ZCSD?
Z Car Model
240Z
260Z
280Z
280ZX
300ZX-Z31
300ZX-Z32
350Z-Z33
370Z-Z34
# of cars
38
3
17
15
7
11
18
12
MAY 2014 BIRTHDAYS
Happy Birthday!
Name
Last name
Birth Day
David
Gonzalez
07/03
Mark
Fite
07/09
Wen
Song
07/12
Greg
Day
07/13
Donn
Austin
07/14
Cindy
Asebedo
07/27
Name
Last name
Birth DAY
Idyllwild 2014
Nissan Jam 2014
Congratulations to Hunter Hayes: First Place , Dave Platt: Second Place and John Moran: third Place in the 260Z,280Z,280ZX
class at Nissan Jam 2014. Credit to Connell Nissan for the great pictures and congratulations on an awesome show.
Empire Z Big Bear Run
Empire Z celebrated their annual Big Bear Run with about 20 cars, they have some awesome aerial view videos check them at their Facebook page.
Short note from your Vice-
Prez and Newsletter editor
Hello and welcome to the July 2014 Newsletter.
Happy 4th of July to all of you. Hope you enjoy all
the activities in June: Empire Z Big Bear Run, Nissan Jam and our Idyllwild Run. Congratulations to
Clif and Marcia Yaussi for celebrating their 45th
wedding anniversary. Our friend and guest speaker
Eugene Abad had a photo shoot for the ZCON
2014 with three awesome car featuring Atara
Wheels. Also big congratulations to Hunter Hayes
for winning First Place at Nissan Jam and Dave
Platt for winning second place and John Moran for
winning third place all in the 260Z, 280Z,280ZX
class. Also John Williams from ZCCIV won with
his awesome 240Z.
In July we are having our Drive in Movie night.
Don’t miss this one, it is an awesome event.
Z you at the meeting.
ELEE Motorsport, Inc. photo shoot for ZCON 2014
ELEE Motorsport, Inc . Had a photo shoot with three of his sponsor cars to use in our ZCON 2014 program book. Ted
Litke was the artist behind the camera. (not this photos he’s are real good).
This car won it's class at the 2006 West Coast
Nissan Z Nationals competing against 70 others in it's class and looks as it did then. The
interior is spotless, exterior is flawless. Turbo
wheels have been re-chromed, tires have 3/4
life left. Doesn't leak a drop of oil, new radiator, cold A/C, popcharger air cleaner, underdrive pulley, KYB Gas Shocks, Brembo rotors, stainless brake lines. Pioneer head unit,
iPod ready, 4-6x9 speakers, 10" subwoofer
and 900 watt amp. Always garaged with car
cover. You must see this car to believe it!
There simply isn't a nicer 300ZX anywhere.
It's been babied, ask the guys in the ZCSD!
Please call me for a viewing.
Donn Austin
619-247-4078 (cell)
760-652-5585 (hm)