Z Club of San Diego - Z-Car Club of Inland Valley

Z Club of San Diego
Est. 1991
MAY 2014 Vol. 23 No. 05
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 MAY 6th AT DENNY’S
in the Clairemont Square Shopping Center (See Page 2)
ZCSD, Anza Borrego and Picnic Run
SEZ THE PREZ
THE PREZ SAYZ – MAY NEWSLETTER
April started with our General Meeting run by V.P. David
Gonzalez and was well attended by members who had
great fun. The May meeting will be on the 6th (Tuesday)
with a guest speaker Al Allan of Datsun Parts, LLC.
This will be another very good meeting with lots of fun.
There were 3 events starting with the annual Z Club’s
Picnic put on by Jerry Peterson at his Palm Springs lo-
ZCSD OFFICERS
BOARD MEMBERS:
President
WALLY COOK
Wallace@captscook.com
Vice President
DAVID GONZALEZ
Davidgonzalezmen@yahoo.com
cal. It was well attended by our club, Inland Valley,
Empire Z and Group Z. There were many old (Vintage)
cars and over 32 people. Jerry was presented with a gift
from our club which was a framed picture of his car at
the Japanese Car Show in Long Beach. Next was the
Bottom Buster Motor Tour (for Vintage Cars) with 3 days
of driving the byways of Central Calif. With beautiful
Secretary
scenery, great weather and fantastic drivers dinner. Last
Treasurer
which was well attended by many Z cars from all over
Patty COOK
Patty@captscook.com
MICHAEL MONTAG
mtmontag66@cox.net
COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Membership
was the Motor Sport Car show in the City of Orange
and a number from our Club.
In May we have our annual Picnic on Sunday May 18th at
Santee Lakes with free hamburgers, hot dogs and brats.
CLIF YAUSSI
We will also have our Show & Shine with a number of
(619) 401-0680
Clifyaussi@sbcglobal.net
categories with trophies. A great time for all.
Events Coordinator
Wally Cook
Wallace@captscook.com
Newsletter Editor
DAVID GONZALEZ
Datsun260zt@gmail.com
Newsletter Production
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
This is our club and we work very hard to have fun and
make it fun for everyone. If you are not having fun, then
you need to come on out and join in.
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
See you there, Your Prez – Wally Cook
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
April’s Board Meeting
ZCSD Board Meeting at Coco’s Restaurant, visiting guest Mr. Octavio Lebaron from Promo Ventures, Mr. John Williams
from Williams Machine Shop and Mr. Jay Ataka from Ataka Corporation. We discussed ZCON 2014 promotion merchandize,
car show trophies and Mr. Matsuo visit from Japan.
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 6th --- 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
Bottom Busters 2014
The Bottom Busters Motor Tour a 3 day driving event through Central California.
Your Board in Action 2014
Your Board in Action –
The Board of Directors meeting was held on April 22, 2014 at Coco’s Family
Restaurant on Clairemont Mesa Blvd. ZCON 2014 planning continues with
representatives showing their products for consideration. On May 18th ZCSD
will hold their Annual Picnic and Show n’Shine at Santee Lakes. Bring a dish
to share, the club will supply the hot dogs, hamburgers and water. This is a great
event for the whole family so you won’t want to miss it! Don’t forget to follow
your club in Facebook. Zee you at the General Meeting, May 6th!
ZCON 2014 log into our web page at www.zcsd.org for information and registration
Palm Springs Run and Jerry Peterson BBQ
The Palm Springs Drive and BBQ at Jerry Peterson Condo had a great turn out.
Wally presented Jerry Peters with a mounted Picture of his car created by Kenny Seo from the
Japanese Classic Car Show 2013 in Long Beach, CA .
ZCSD STORE
NEW SHIRTS AND HATS ARE IN $20.00
NEW CLUB PIN $5.00 each
Motorsport 2014 Z Bash
ZCSD members gather early morning to caravan to Z Bash at Motorsport
ZCSD had a booth promoting ZCON 2014 ,thanks to all the members that showed up and
assist, specially to Lenny who went very early and set up the tent. The Japanese delegation stopped by our booth and were given a ZCON 2014 promotion poster.
(www.jdmcarparts.com)
Z Bash was a great success ,awesome cars and people. There were Dyno runs, garage sales and store
merchandize sales.
CLIF’S MEMBERSHIP
.
Total members: 149 and that's counting the 3 or 4 stragglers that always
pay a month or two late. Don't make me send out a reminder to you!!
We have 20 club members signed up and paid for the ZCON 2014. Far
and away the most of any club so far. But beware, Texas usually brings
that many too.
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
33
3
16
15
7
10
18
10
MAY 2014 BIRTHDAYS
Happy Birthday!
Name
Last name
Birth Day
Name
Last name
Birth DAY
Hans
Crail
05/01
Deborah
Clark
05/29
Joni
Samaniego
05/01
Johnnie
Gable
05/30
Michael
Ryan
05/02
Pat
Miller
05/30
Pat
Connolly
05/04
Linda
Yancey
05/31
Debby
Whaling
05/06
Bill
Pickelsimer
05/06
Ed
Reay
05/17
James
Bohnsack
05/19
Michael
Grassi
05/20
Marry Ann
Bowen
05/23
Devin
Ploeger
05/27
Presidio Park Photo Shoot
Short note from your Vice-
Prez and Newsletter editor
May is here!!! Summer is approaching fast!!!, Z
Club of San Diego will be 24 years old!!! So that
means the Picnic at Santee Lakes, car show, cake
and Lenny at the grill!!!
More information and details will be forwarded in
an e-flyer as the date gets closer.
April was a busy month; Bottom Buster, Z Bash at
Motorsport, Palm Spring Drive and BBQ at Jerry
Peterson and ZCON 2014 meetings, we even had a
quick photo shoot organized by Clif to use in one
of the promotion posters for ZCON as Wally proposed, it came out so pretty we are going to print
some more.
Wanted to thank Mr. Eugene Abad from ELEE
Motorsport and Atara Racing Wheels for sponsoring my new wheels giving me the opportunity to
promote not only the wheels but ZCON 2014 at the
same time.
Hope you all registered for the ZCON and various
activities to take place, there will be other activities
to sign in during the convention as well.
We had three guest during the Board meeting :Mr.
Octavio Lebaron from , Promo Venture, Inc. who
presented us with various merchandize to used during the ZCON , Mr. John Williams from Williams
Machine Shop who presented some nice alternative
for trophies and Mr. Jay Ataka from Ataka Corporation who is going to help with Mr. Matsuo visit .
Overall it was a fantastic meeting and things are
coming together nicely, but much to do still. Want
to thank our friend and club member Bernard
Vinluan for referring Mr. Octavio Lebaron to us .
Our guest speaker is going to be Mr. Al Allen from
Datsun Parts LLC (www.datsunpartsllc.com)
You don’t want to miss this one. He sell Datsun
parts and restore Datsun car
Zee you at the Meeting
David
Z 4 Zale
1980 280ZX , Black with red cloth interior, auto trans, only 102k miles, could use
paint. License #1CMK805, vin# HS130196078.
Asking $2,500. Please call Gary at 858 518-7313 for more details.
Z car for Zale
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)