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The Starting Line, what’s going on in March… Mar 6th Around the World dinner Bob Palmer & Ava Singerman Mar 15th Monthly Meeting @ Cascade Mike Kerklo Mar 24th Think Spring Wine Party Doug & Carol Leavens
Owner’s Manual… 1 Calendar
President’s report
2 Meeting Minutes &
Officers
3 Under the Hood
(Club news)
4-8 Start Your Engines
(Coming up)
9 Pit Lane, Bench Racing
10-11 The Parking Lot
(Past events)
12 The Tail Pipe (FSOT) &
In the Trunk (Editor)
March 2018
Exhaust
Notes
Page 1
March (21); the month spring arrives?? On February 7th I went skiing with my
grandsons (about 5 inches of new snow) and there, parked in the lot, was a Miata.
Now I know some of us drive year-round, but where do you put skis in a Miata?
Perhaps they were just getting ready for the Freeze Your Butt Off Tour.
Thanks to Dan & Teri for hosting the AWD 0n 2/6 at the Italian Village Restaurant.
There was a wonderful turn out and we were able to meet new member Mark
Thomas, who also attended. Dan brought our new merchandise to show everyone;
jackets, T's, hats, all look great!
Another thanks to Becca & Bob for the AWB on 2/11 at Fieldcrest Estate in Canton.
This was the Hoover home built in the 1920 's. A picturesque setting and good eats
made for a warm time on a cold, foggy, winter day.
A couple of topics we discussed at our February meeting were the Christmas Party
and keeping the cost at a reasonable amount; it is running about $5,500 presently.
Also, we discussed the proposed Bylaw change which will be voted on at next
month's meeting. If you are not able to make that meeting (3/15 Pizza night) you
can send your vote to Jim Lambert before the March meeting. The phrasing of the
change to Article VII Section 3, will be: Annual dues will be collected to cover
expenses of the organization. Amount to be determined by the voting officers of
Northcoast Miata Club.
A reminder, if you have walkie talkies with battery packs or lithium rechargeable
batteries, you might want to put them on the charger. It usual that when this type
of battery goes completely dead, it won't return to a full charge again.
I hope the groundhog was wrong!
Mike
Mike’s Miata Musings
Please note: The Exhaust Notes is accessible to the public three (3) months after its initial publication.
Meeting Minutes… February 15, 2018 Cascade Auto Group Page 2
2018 Club Officers & Committee Members;
President Mike Kerklo [email protected]
Vice President Bob Maurer [email protected]
Treasurer Tiffany Fonner [email protected]
Secretary Jim Lambert [email protected]
Membership Tony Oriti [email protected]
Sunshine Marilyn Nenadal [email protected]
Competition Rich Velardo [email protected]
Merchandise Dan Cali [email protected]
Newsletter Ava Singerman [email protected]
Web Master Tom Walden [email protected]
Sundaes Doug Leavens [email protected]
Past President Gary Davis [email protected]
Welcome Greg Selby [email protected]
Mike called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. January minutes as published in the newsletter were approved. REPORTS:
President: Mike Kerklo. Mike reported on the number of members (4) who had knee surgeries this year. The Mazda NA check for the 2018 holiday
party was finally received due to the hard work of Past President, Gary Davis. The club membership needs to rethink our costs for this year’s event as
we may not have these additional funds to help us out.
Vice President: Bob Maurer. AWD restaurants & vendors will be solicited for gift cards in exchange for newsletter advertising and promotions.
Treasurer: Tiffany Fonner. Latest financial report is listed in the Members Only Section of the Website.
Secretary: Jim Lambert. Attendance – 38. The By-Laws are being reviewed for additional changes/revisions and are posted in the newsletter.
Membership: Tony Oriti. 255 members to date. Changes for Membership Dues - New Members only: $36.00 – paid within 1st 6 months, $20.00 – paid
within last 6 months. Welcome new members: See updates included in the membership report.
Competition: Rich Velardo & Tom Walden. The ASCC autocross schedule is now on our website with its own calendar.
Newsletter: Ava Singerman. Hope everyone is enjoying the colorful new format. Updates for March edition are due by February 25th.
Webmaster: Tom Walden. No updates this month.
Merchandise: Dan Cali. New 2018 T shirts are available. This year’s color is yellow with black lettering while ballcaps are Navy blue with orange
lettering. Jackets will be light tan with embroidered club logo.
Sunshine: Marilyn Nenadal. Please notify me if you know of any concerns of the membership
OLD BUSINESS: Tours and events since our last meeting were reviewed by their hosts or participants including the AWD on 2/6 hosted by Terry & Dan
Cali at Italian Village, and the Brunch at Fieldcrest Estates on 2/11 hosted by Becca Gustavel and Bob Maurer. Both events were Tasty and well
attended!!
NEW BUSINESS/ACTIVITIEs: Mar 6th AWD - Mandarin House - Ava Singerman & Bob Palmer, Mar. 24th - Wine Party - North Olmsted - Doug & Carol
Leavens, Apr 21 Girl's Day Out - Becca Gustaval & Mary Miller and Apr 28 FYBO tour – John & Donna Garsteck. Mike requested a hand count of those
who would be interested in the club hosting a Caribbean Cruise in 2019. There were enough to start the ball rolling.
Sundaes On Monday: Doug Leavens. Will start the last two Mondays in April. (the entire schedule is available on the web site)
MONKEY BUSINESS 50/50 Raffle. Meeting adjourned at 8:15 PM
Sundaes on Monday is coming very soon!!!
Mark your calendars for the following:
4/23/18 Olympia Candies at 11606 Pearl Rd., Strongsville.
Arrive a little early and have dinner first!!
4/30/18 Z’s Ice Cream at 2706 Boston Rd., Hinckley.
Really yummy delights here!!
Under the Hood…club news Page 3
Sunshine News: Marilyn Nenadal
A reminder: Please contact me, either through e-mail or by phone, if either you or a fellow member needs the Club’s support offered by a card or a showing of caring and support.
Rookies (new members) …… Tony Oriti
Welcome Fellow members. I am happy to say our membership is growing and we now have a total of 259 members, Including five new members this month. They are: Jeff and Pam Billow of Lorain with a 2001 Classic Red; Becca Gustavel of Tallmadge sharing the ride of Bob Mauer; and James Beal & Cheryl Smith of Kent with their 2008 Copper Red Mica Miata. Please join me in welcoming these fine new members. Be advised that Dale Hutton has a replacement for his White Miata which was involved in a serious accident. He now has a 2000 Black Miata. If there any mistakes made to the current roster (see Member’s Only section of our website), please let me know as I feel that I am here to serve the membership of the Northcoast Miata Cub. Don’t forget to wear your name badges to as many events as possible; it really helps the new people learn who we are!! Thank you!!
Please contact me if there is any other content you'd like to see in these reports. Please be sure to send any updated mailing or emailing addresses to me via email at
Waiver Form Reminder: Those members who are putting on Miata Club functions will need a waiver
form signed by all non-members (or Wonderful People) who are attending that function. Waiver forms may be
printed from the Member’s Only page on the website. https://northcoast-miata.com
Contact Mike Kerklo or Bob Mauer for the waiver forms if needed.
Proposed Bylaw Changes: When the board met in January there was a vote to make a change to one of the club bylaws. This was discussed at the 1/18/18 general membership meeting with positive feedback. Article vii section 3 Annual dues will be collected to cover the expenses of the organization. Amount to be determined by the voting officers of Northcoast Miata Club.
Start Your Engines… coming events June Event Page 4
Saturday, June 16, 2018
Fabulous 50’s II Tour
Hosted by Jared & Tiffany Fonner & Scott & Mary Miller
Remember the fabulous 50’s when you picked up your girl, cruised down to the local “drive-in”
restaurant, complete with “car hops” and curb service. You enjoyed cheeseburgers and fries and
maybe shared a malt with two straws. After checking out the other “rides” on the lot, you cruised
up and down the main street, took a drive and ended up at, of course, the local “drive-in” movie
theater. There, you’d catch a double feature, and if love was in the air, maybe you got lucky in the
back seat! This tour gives you the opportunity to re-live those “glory days” and enjoy all your
fondest memories, minus the backseat!
Join us Saturday, June 16th, for the “Fabulous 50’s II Drive-in Tour”. We will meet at a drive-in
restaurant for dinner. After enjoying the curb-side menu, we’ll cruise to a drive-in theater and
enjoy a double feature, under the night sky with the tops down. Details are still being worked out,
as to which drive-in establishments we will be patronizing, and we will notify everyone who has
signed up later, as things become finalized.
We’re planning to be able to “tail-gate” for a while, prior to the start of the movie, but again
details will be forth coming soon. To make the evening more authentic, all participants will be
required to dress in 1950’s period clothing. Girls, dig out those poodle skirts or pedal pushers and
your favorite tight sweater. Guys, jeans, white t-shirt, leather jacket, letter sweater or your “Richie
Cunningham” nerd look, whichever was your style. Costumes will be judged, and prizes awarded
for the best dressed couples. Games and or 1950’s trivia tests are in the works as well. Fender
skirts, fuzzy dice and side pipes, etc., are optional, should you want to customize your ride.
This tour will be limited to the first 24 “hot rods” to sign-up. E-mail us at [email protected] by
May 26th to sign up. We look forward to hearing from you “cats & dolls” and hope you’ll join us
for this cruise down memory lane.
Start Your Engines… coming events (continued) June & March Event Page 5
Please join us for a great party to kick off the driving season.
Bring a bottle of your favorite wine to share plus an appetizer or dessert. We will have meat balls and mini hot dogs
If wine is not your thing, please come anyway as we will have plenty of pop, tea and coffee. The Keurig coffee maker will be on for all.
If you have a favorite K cup of coffee bring it along to share.
Please RSVP by March 14th. No limit unless the whole club plans on coming. Last year we hosted 48 of your best Miata friends.
We will leave the Christmas lights up and on for the party. Note: only park on my side of the street. No parking on hydrant side.
WHERE: Doug and Carol Leavens 4327 Dogwood Trail
North Olmsted, Ohio 4070 440.734.5632
[email protected] (note: underscore after douglas)
Around the World Dinner hosted by Wayne Baker & Marsha Showalter Join your Miata friends on Wednesday June 13, 2018 at
8803 Brecksville Rd Brecksville, OH 44141 Cocktails @ 6:30pm Dinner @ 7:00 pm We are limited to 30 people for this venue. A sign-up sheet will be available at the February meeting or you can email us at [email protected], to be put on the list.
Start Your Engines… coming events (continued) March & April Event Page 6
April 21, 2018
Shopping for FABRIC and other important STUFF in Amish country
LUNCH, DINNER AND OTHER FUN
RSVP to one of the tour leaders by Thursday, April 19th
MEET AT 9:00 AM AT THE
McDONALDS IN BOLIVAR, SR 212 EAST OF I-77 EXIT 93 Contact one of the tour leaders:
Becca Gustavel 330-633-1725 [email protected]
Mary Miller 330-868-4799 [email protected]
Caravan to Charm to visit Miller’s Dry Goods, Guggisberg Cheese and
neighboring shops; then to Berlin for lunch, Country Craft Cupboard and
Helping Hands Quilt Shop; then to Walnut Creek and Zinck’s Fabric Outlet
and dinner at Der Dutchman.
Around the World Dinner hosted by Bob Palmer & Ava Singerman Holding with the meaning behind the Around the World Dinners, we are going to the Orient on Tuesday, March 6th as we gather at “Mandarin House” located at 10393 W. Pleasant Valley Rd., Parma, OH 44130. At 6:00 p.m. we will gather for drinks (wine, beer, bubble tea, slushies & soft drinks) with dinner orders taken at 6:30 p.m. Mandarin House boasts a large menu of Chinese delights and many Vietnamese & Thai specials. Their quick service, phenomenal cuisine and amazing prices make this a very popular place for both eat-in dining and carry-out.
While oriental music plays and the warm and inviting décor beckons you to prolong your stay, note that they close at 10:00 p.m., but are open 7 days a week for your return visit. Please RSVP to [email protected] by Sunday, March 4th so appropriate staff can be retained.
Start Your Engines… coming events (continued) May Event Page 7
Spring Miatas at the Gap XVIII Bill & Rancie Titley
It is time for the 18th annual “Spring Miatas at the Gap”, May 13 thru 18. The trip is all about getting to run the “Tail of the Dragon” at Deal’s Gap, TN. The “Dragon” is one of the most thrilling roads to drive in the USA. It straddles the rural state line between North Carolina and Tennessee. It is just you, your Miata and a passenger (optional) along with huge elevation changes and 318 curves in 11 miles. What more could any Miata gear head ask for?
Headquarters will be at the Highland Manor Inn in Townsend, TN. Get your reservations in early as you can always cancel. Call (800) 213-9462 or www.highlandmanor.com. The rates are $75 per night for 5 or more nights, $85 per night for 3-4 nights and $100 for 1-2 nights. Be sure to tell them you are with the Miata group to get the discounted rates. Rancie & I will be arriving around noon on Sunday.
Call me at (386)478-1233 until April 12 or at (740) 269-1723 after April 12th. I will try to answer all your questions. Zoom! Zoom!
Start Your Engines… coming events (continued) April & May Event Page 8
April 28,2018 Hosted by John and Donna Garsteck
This coming April 28th we will hold the 24th annual FYBO tour and it is, typically, the first driving tour of the season. True to the name of the tour, tops must be down (unless it is raining). In case it is cold you will need hats, gloves, scarves etc. to keep warm. If it snows, the tour will be cancelled or rescheduled. It has snowed only once during the history of the tours.
Time and meeting place to be announced Come join in the fun
Please RSVP; John & Donna at 1-440-238-9363 or [email protected]
Hosted by Charlie & Marlene Rodgers
Join us for a lively discussion about the book, A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. The meeting will be held
at Charlie and Marlene Rodgers home at 11812 Edgerton Rd, North Royalton on Friday, May 25th at 6:30 p.m. Jim
and Joyce Simmelink are assisting in this Book Club function. Refreshments will be shared to set the mood of the
story…the tumultuous decades in Russian history after World War I. Reserve a spot in this informal book
discussion by email [email protected] or call 440-539-0998. Copies of the book, CD book or e-book may
be obtained through the Cuyahoga County Public Library. Here is a glimpse of Towles’ portraiture of a society on
the cusp of radical change.
“A Gentleman in Moscow immerses us in an elegantly drawn era with the story of Count Alexander Rostov. When,
in 1922, he is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, the count is sentenced to house arrest in
the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit,
has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades
in Russian history are unfolding outside the hotel's doors.”
Start Your Engines… coming events (continued) April through Oct Event Page 9
Pit Lane, Bench Racing with the Competition Committee
2018 Autocross Schedule This schedule is posted on our club web-site, any updates to this schedule will be found there. All dates (except the one full weekend) are on Sundays. “DW42” is “Dragway 42” located at 9161 Rainbow Hwy, West Salem, OH 44287
Apr 8th - ASCC @ DW42 Apr 22nd - ASCC @ DW42 May 13th - ASCC @ DW42 May 27th - ASCC @ DW42 June 3rd - ASCC School @ ? June 24th - ASCC @ ? July 8th - ASCC @ ? July 22nd - ASCC @ DW42 Aug 12th - ASCC @ DW42 Sept 9th - ASCC @ ? Sept 21/23 - ASCC @ DW42 Big 3 Day Event/ SCCA Regional Challenge* Sept 30th - ASCC @ Norwalk Oct 14th - ASCC @ DW42 Oct 21st - ASCC @ DW42 Oct 28th - ASCC @ DW42
For anyone in our club who has entertained the idea of with us this year, here is everything that you’ll need to know and it’s FREE. Rich & Tom plan to be there at least long enough to get our Miatas tech inspected for the coming autocross season and if we know that you’re coming, we’ll meet you there. Quote from the Akron Sports Car Club; “2018 Competition Clinic at High Voltage Indoor Karting in Medina, March 25th Noon- ? This will be open to anyone that wants to come, members and non-members. Bring your family and friends. Anyone that has or is thinking about running a motorsports event like autocross, karting, or track days this coming year. We highly encourage anyone, regardless of your experience level, and it’s FREE!!!! We will talk about... - Basic driving techniques - Basic car setup - Basic equipment and safety gear - Discuss how Autocross and Track Events are usually run - Open Q & A - Do a little karting (this will cost some $) and put into practice what we had just discussed We will have some pizza and chips to munch on. Drinks available onsite. Tim Wadsworth from Track First - Ohio will be here with some products to cover some of the safety and driving equipment. We will also have about a 3-hour period when we will do some annual techs. Cost will be $10, free to members. Bring your tech sheet filled out and ready to go and be teched for the season. Membership signup will also be available during the event. Hope to see lots of new people there.” Interested? Please contact Rich Velardo @ [email protected] or Tom Walden @ [email protected]
CS; 1st Tom Walden 10th Joe Hatala 12th Nancy Hatala CSP; 2nd Rich Velardo ES; 11th Bob Palmer The results are determined by not only where a driver finishes each individual event, but also how many times a driver has raced. So, if a driver races each event & does fairly well, he/she can finish the season in a higher position than a driver who races only a few times but finishes higher in those individual events.
2017 ASCC Autocross
results, for Northcoast
Competition Team
members
The Parking Lot… past events Page 10
Around the World dinner at Italian Village 2/6/18 Dan & Teri Cali
27 NMC members attended this 2nd AWD of the new year. The food was delightful and the company even more so!!
Fieldcrest Estate Sunday Brunch 2/11/18 Becca Gustaval and Bob Maurer
Sunday Brunch at Fieldcrest Estate, North Canton, was attended by 22 members who enjoyed
a wide variety of delicious foods; omelets, waffles, Asian, pasta stations, meat carving table,
barbeque ribs, baked fish, baked chicken, fresh cooked vegetable choices, scallop potatoes,
mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, rice pilaf, shrimp cocktail, salad bar and desert table. No
one left hungry and we enjoyed each other’s company at two large round tables set aside for
the club in the beautiful 1920s Hunting Lodge on the Fieldcrest Estate, with a wait staff and
servers who were friendly and efficient.
Following brunch, we strolled through and shopped at the Estate’s unique gift shop, The Coop,
which was originally built as a two-story chicken coop.
The Fieldcrest Estate was once the home and farm of one of the founders of the Hoover
Company that had been based in North Canton since its inception in the early 1900s when it
was known as the Hoover Suction Sweeper Company. (Did you know that the British still refer
to vacuuming the house as ‘Hoovering’?) (continued)
The Parking Lot… past events (continued) Page 11
We wish to thank those who braved the foggy, rainy weather to be there: Marsha
Showalter and Wayne Baker, Rich and Lilas Velardo, Daryl and Jane Baker, John and Jeanne
Embree, Scott and Mary Miller, Jim and Joyce Simmelink, Tiffany Fonner, Nancy Hatala,
Mike and Lois Kerklo, Tom and Cathy Walden, Tony Oriti and Jackie Molina, along with the
‘tour’ leaders, Becca Gustavel and Bob Maurer
The Tail Pipe… For Sale, Trade, Wanted to Buy & Freebies… Page 12 Page 6
I hope you have been enjoying the larger, more colorful format direction that I have taken with your Exhaust Notes.
There is a lot of exciting events planned for this year and I want to make sure you don’t miss anything that you may
have an interest in attending. Land, Sea & Air…..it’s all in the planning stages for the Northcoast Miata Club!!!
Please submit your articles me no later than the 25th of each month.
E-mail to the club newsletter editor e-mail, [email protected] .
For Sale: 2016 Grand Touring Miata, meteor Gray, tan leather interior, automatic transmission. Spotless with only 1500 miles on it, open to all offers on the car. It is currently listed on Craig's list Cleveland to include pictures. $25,900.00 although I will listen to any offers. Steve Evenhiemer, feel free to call or text me at 440-669-4090.
Northcoast Miata Club Speed Shop Dan Cali, proprietor
Official Northcoast Miata Club license plate frames - $10.00 or key fob - $1
Long Sleeve Tee Shirts - $12 Short Sleeve Tee Shirts - $10 Baseball Hats - $5 See Dan at any of the club meetings or contact him @; [email protected]
The color of the new T-shirts will be yellow with Black ink!! Dan will also be taking orders for any special colors or ladies size T-shirts or, if you have something you want printed, please bring it to the meeting, but they must coordinate the color with our new ink color of
Black to avoid ink charge. Look for Dan at the Feb. 15th meeting for the latest color information!
Custom wood shift knobs & e-brake handles. Shift knobs come with or without the shift pattern on top. I usually have several in stock, but if not, I can have one ready in a week or less. $50 each for in stock shift knob, $70 each for knobs that I make special for you. I have various woods, walnut, maple or pecan work very well. All knobs have a threaded steel insert for weight & strong threads.
Matching e-brake handles are just $49 ($40 if it’s already in stock & ready to go). Rich Velardo [email protected] See some examples at my Miata.net FSOT thread; https://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=636796 or my
Photobucket slideshow; http://s151.photobucket.com/user/RichV_2007/slideshow/shift%20knobs?sort=3 Check out the Spalted Maple shift knob/e-brake set in my Miata.
For Sale: Front Mask “Bra” for 1999 – 2000 Miata (without fog lights), Black with Miata script lettering. Keeps front end free of nicks and scratches, excellent condition. Normal retail is $100 and up, sale priced @ $35. All hardware included. Contact Scott Miller @ (330) 868-4799 or [email protected].
For Sale: 2008 Original 17”- 10 Spoke Alloy Miata Rims [2] $75.00 ea. Continental Spare tire Carrier attachment
$75.00 Joe @ [email protected] or 234-400-9408
Personalized, magnetic Miata club name badges are available for $15 each. See Ava if you have any questions and check them out at the next meeting or event!
In the Trunk; Notes from the Editor Ava Singerman
