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Z NEWS FEBRUARY 2016 VOLUME 44 - 2
The Official Newsletter of Z Owners of Northern California
What’s inside . . . Page 2 ~ Flying Start, Photos from Meeting
Page 3 ~ ZONC February Meeting flyer
Page 4 ~ Events Calendar, Long Ago in ZNEWS
Page 5 ~ Contra Costa Cruise flyer
Page 6 ~New Area Representatives
Page 7 ~April Fools Rallye - Contra Costa Cruise
Page 8 ~ Route 66 Trip Invite, ZONC Renewal Form
Page 8 ~ 2015 Car Show Sponsors, Birthdays
Page 9 ~ Z MART Ads, Update ContractsPage 10 ~ Working For You & Area Reps
continued on page 2
ZONC Planning Meeting #2
Saturday, February 27, 2016Elephant Bar & Grill
1225 Willow Pass Rd., ConcordSee flyer on page 3
Contra Costa CruiseSaturday, March 12, 2016
Start LocationAUTOCOM NISSAN CONCORD
See flyer on page 5
January 9th Meeting Photo's
& &
Z News February 2016
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Flying
StartBy Jason Green
continued on the next column
More Meeting Photo'sIf the annual planning meeting on Jan. 9 was any
indication, 2016 is shaping up to be an exciting and transformative year for ZONC.
Ann Devor and Paul Gommel are planning to kick off the run season with their annual CONtra COsta Cruise on March 12. This event is always expertly organized and not to be missed.
The ever-popular april FOOls rallye, organized by Bob Jenkins, will follow on April 3.
In April or March, I am organizing a trip to Harley Farms GOat Dairy on the San Mateo County coast. With any luck, this event will coincide with the arrival of the latest batch of baby goats.
Mary Rozmajzl and Ken Clark also have a pair of events in the works: An overnight trip to FOrt BraGG on May 21-22 and a run to COlumBia state park in Gold Country sometime in September.
We'll conclude the run season in October with a drive to Scotts Valley to ogle BruCe CaNepa's car collection.
There is, of course, much more planned, including the annual ZONC CAR SHOW. We are even looking into the possibility of returning to the Blackhawk Automotive Museum, a popular venue in years past.
Speaking of car shows, ZONC is also planning to make an appearance at saNtOs in Alviso in September.
In addition to hosting a slew of exciting events in 2016, ZONC is hoping to expand its ranks, possibly through free one-year memberships. Of course, we wouldn't be the organization we are today without our current members and we are exploring ways to reward you.
On a related note, keep your eyes peeled for a membership survey in the coming weeks. Your feedback will be used to improve ZONC.
Even as we look to inject new blood into ZONC, it's important that we recognize our roots, including the fact
that a whopping 34 of our members own 240Zs. The next popular models are the 300ZX with 10 owners, the 350Z with nine owners and the 370Z with five owners.
Thanks for reading. See you on the road soon.
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Design by Mary Rozmajzl and photos by Bob Jenkins
Z News February 2016
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MARCH03-12-2016 Contra Costa [email protected]
APRIL04-3-2016 52nd Annual April Fools Rallyewww.sonic.net/~thebeard
TBA Z-Day [email protected]
04-22 & 23-2016 Solvang Datsun Roadster Classicwww.solvangroadstershow.com/
04-29 to 05-1-2016 Monterey Grand Prix at Lagunawww.mazdaraceway.com/
MAY05-14 & 15-2016 Z Bash, Orange, Cawww.zcarparts.com/
05-21 & 22-2016 Ft. Bragg [email protected]
05-27 to 29-2016 Hoopa Hillclimbwww.rscc.net/
JUNE06-3 to 5-2016 Sonoma Historics Sonoma Racewaywww.infineonraceway.com/schedule/
JULY07-17-2016 Hillsboroug Concourswww.hillsboroughconcours.org/
AUGUST08-2 to 6-2016 ZCON 2016 in Torontowww. zcon.org
08-18 to 21-2016 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunionwww.mazdaraceway.com/rolex-monterey-motorsports-reunion
SEPTEMBER09-10 to 9-11-2016 Mazda Road to Indy at Lagunawww.mazdaraceway.com/mazda-road-indy
09-16 to 9-18-2016 Go Pro Grand Prix of Sonoma www.infineonraceway.com/schedule/
09-24-2016 Ironstone Concours in Murphy, CAwww.ironstonefoundation.org/
OCTOBER10-7 to 9-2016 Pirelli World Challenge at Lagunawww.mazdaraceway.com/pirelli-world-challenge
Long Ago in ZNEWSFebruary 1988
By Bob JenkinsOn the cover was an article about the ZONC Banquet,
which was held in Pleasant at the Pleasant Hilton Hotel, and even had a dance floor put in just for them. A statement from Alan Hirotani said "each year this event gets better". A total of $1,200 in Door Prizes were given out.
Also on the cover where announments for new club store items and that ZONC was looking for new Area Coordinators for several counties.
There was a full page of Congratulations to the 1987 award winners, with Alan Hirotani taking Outstanding Area Coordinator, Best Event was Rick Cassell, and lots of autocross winners, plus another two full pages of Thank Yous to Sponsors
There was a small flyer for a ZONC trip to Disneyland on Memorial Day Weekend where they were to meet up with Group Z. There was also a full-page flyer for a ZONC Goes Skiing trip to Sierra ski ranch in March on a bus.
A Tour Ideas article by Alan Hirotani talked about some of the ideas for the coming year and included a Delta Tour, a tour to the Long Beach Grand Prix, runs to races at Laguna and Sears Point, a trip to Virginia City and Reno to the Harrah's Auto Collection, runs to Apple Hill, the Winchester Mystery House, and Roaring Camp & Big Trees.
The 1988 ZONC Officers were Mike Voss, President, Ron Swinkels, Vice President, Bob Tupper, Secretary and Carol Voss Treasurer.
2016 ZONC & Other Events Calendar(more ZONC dates to be announced)
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Presented by Z Owners of Northern California
Route May Change Due to WeatherTo register for Delta Cruise please send email no later than 3/5/16 to:
[email protected] FRS radio (if you have one)
9:00 Concord Area Start at Autocom Nissan of Concord, 1290 Concord Ave., Concord
9:30 Cordelia Junction Sign-In at Chevron, 4490 Central Way, Fairfield
10:00 START – DELTA CRUISE – BE READY TO ROLL!Noon Lunch at Al’s Place, 13943 Main St., Locke
Historic District in Walnut Grove
CRUISE CONTINUES AFTER LUNCH RETURNING TO CONCORD
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Meet Your New ZONC Area Representatives ~
For San Francisco the new Area Representative
is Robert Clark
and his 1971 240Z.
For Santa Clara the new Area Representative is Marshall Adams
and his 1974 260Z.
For Alameda the new Area Representative
is Ron Jackson
and his 2015 370Z Nismo/Tech.
ZCON 2016 TORONTO August 2-6, 2016Registation now open at zcon.org
We are looking for Area Representatives for North Valley, Placer, and Sacramento Areas. It is a fun way to meet other ZONCers in your Area. If your Area is not listed and you want to be the Area Representative for it, please let us know.
Please contact your favorite Board Member if you're interested.
Needed: Area Representatives
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April Fools Charity RallyeBy Bob the Beard Jenkins
On Sunday, April 3, 2016 Empire Sports Car Association will present its 52nd Annual April Fools Rallye, starting from Snoopy's Home Ice, 1667 W. Steele Lane, in Santa Rosa. This year's (40-45 mile) rallye route will be in the Western area (Sebastopol – Graton) of Sonoma County and the finish will be at the Round Table Pizza Parlor on Marlow Road in Santa Rosa.
ZONC's ZNEWS editor will return for his 51st time as the Rallymaster of this year's event.
Registration is from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm in the start parking lot.
There are awards in 6 classes from Master Expert to First Timer, and the first 40 cars to enter will receive a dash plaque.
The rallye will be the usual A/B Gimmick beginner type fun event with all the profits going to Canine Companions for Independence.
The rallye has a website and you can run a practice A/B Map Rallye there. The website is:
www.sonic.net/~thebeard/index.html
For more information, please email Bob at:[email protected] or call him at (707) 546-6867
Contra Costa Delta CruiseSaturday, March 12, 2016
By Ann DevorThe Contra Costa Cruise will go to the Delta on Saturday,
March 12 with an area start at Autocom Nissan of Concord at 1290 Concord Ave. The area start will take off at 9 a.m. and travel across the Benicia Bridge to meet other drivers at the Chevron station at the Cordelia junction of I-80 and I-680. The Cruise will officially start from there at 10 a.m. We will travel 117 total round trip miles from Concord and back to I-680 with plenty of driving fun and sightseeing along the way as we venture onto four islands and across seven bridges.
Autocom Nissan of Concord is fully on board hosting the Concord area start and has offered to have coffee and refreshments ready for us. The dealership is under new ownership and Paul Voskes, our host in the Service Dept. tells us that they now have upgraded equipment and tools to better service our cars. Drivers starting in Concord will need to have FASTRAK or pay a toll at the Benicia Bridge.
We will have a no-host lunch at Al’s Place, 13943 Main St. in the Locke Historic District of Walnut Grove. Originally a Chinese enclave, Locke has been saved from the sands of time by somewhat hidden efforts at preservation. After lunch, the Cruise will return to Concord with convenient side routes home for those cars wishing to return to Solano or Sacramento Counties.
Please RSVP to [email protected] no later than March 5, 2016 to make sure you are included for goodie bags, lunch and any other St. Patrick’s surprises for the day.
Z News February 2016
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If you're not listed - it's because the Data Base Manager does not have your month of birth.
And you're wished a Happy Birthday!
HAPPY FEBRUARYBIRTHDAYS
Baron Von Frier www.baronvonfrier.com 953HensleySt.,Richmond,CA94801 1-510-215-5552
Doc's Auto Clinic www.docs-auto.com 4940OldHwy.,Mariposa,CA95338 1-209-742-6150
Jim Bone Nissan www.jimbonenissan.com 1275SantaRosaAve.,CA95404 1-707-545-7050
Motorsport Auto www.thezstore.com 1139W.CollinsAve.,Orange,CA92867 1-800-633-6331
Rock Auto www.rockauto.com onlineoutofMadison,WI 1-608-661-1376
Z Car Garage www.zcargarage.com 140ArcherSt.,SanJose,CA95112 1-408-452-0300
Vallejo Nissan www.vallejonissan.com 3287SonomaBlvd.,Vallejo,Ca94590 1-707-674-5771
please suppOrt ZONC's 2015 Car sHOw spONsOrs
JEFF ERICKSON CRAIG KOLOSKE DICK LAWLESS
ZONC Invited to a Route 66 AdventureSeptember-October
David Witt of the Sacramento Datsun Group is planning a Route 66 adventure and is inviting fellow Datsun Owners to join him for all or part.
He will be traveling the entire Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica, following the old highway as much as is practical.
He will be leaving Chicago on September 21, stopping in Williams AZ for the Multi State Datsun Classic on Saturday, October 1, then continuing on to Santa Monica, ending on Tuesday, Oct. 4.
If you are interested in joining him for all or part of the trip, just let him know. He has a tentative itinerary for the trip, so if you are interested just send him an email.
David Witt [email protected]
Z News March 2012
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IF IT’S TIME TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP, SEND IN THIS FORM BELOW WITH YOUR DUES!
ARE YOU MOVING?? PLEASE FILL OUT CHANGE OF ADDRESS BELOW!
☐ ZONC MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL FORM ☐ Change of Address (complete 1-8 only below)
Send your check payable to: ZONC to: Ann Devor 2916 Eccleston Avenue, Walnut Creek, CA 94597
1) Your Name: 2) Email Address:
3) Address: 4) City: 5) State:
6) County: 7) Zip: 8) Home Telephone ( )
☐ DO NOT send electronic communications in the form of e-mails to me.
☐ DO NOT include my phone # in the Membership Roster-Z-Registry.☐ Enclosed are my $30 dues for the next 12 months ☐ Enclosed are my $55 dues for the next 24 months
☐ Enclosed is an additional $10 per person, per year, for an associate membership for
Total Enclosed: $
APRIL 1, 201248th Annual April Fools Rallye in Santa RosaAPRIL 27-29, 2012 Z Car West Coast Nationals (MSA) in OrangeMAY 11-12 , 2012 American Lemans at Laguna SecaMAY 20, 2012Marin Sonoma Concours d’Elegance in San RafaelJUNE 1-3, 2012Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival at InfinoenJUNE 22-24, 2012Save Mart 350 Nascar at InfineonJULY 13-14, 2012Grand Am Sports Car Races at Laguna SecaJULY 21-22, 2012Hoopa Hillclimb in Eureka.CaAUGUST 17-19, 2012Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Laguna SecaAUGUST 24-26Indy Car Races at InfineonSEPTEMBER 15Japanese Classic Car Show at Long BeachSEPTEMBER 18-23, 2012International Z Car Convention in Phoenix, AzSEPTEMBER 21-23,2012World Touring Car Championship at Infineon
Mot or spor t Aut o will again hold a three day Z-Car West Coa st Nat ional s on the street in Orange, California.
The following is the recommended hotel. Each ZONCer will be making their own individual reservations and there is no group discount available.
WEST COAST NATIONAL (MSA)April 27th-29th
The e will be a group of ZONCers going down to the event, so stay tuned for more news in future Z New s and on the ZONC web site, at www.ZONC.org.
OTHER CAR EVENTS FOR 2012
Ayres Hotel www.ayreshotels.com 2250 E. Katella, Anaheim, CA 92806 800 Reservation Line: 800-595-5692
Please Welcome . . .New Members . . .
HERMAN BROWN 370Z
BILL LASELL 280Z
PAUL RUBIA 240Z
Z News February 2016
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Z MART ADSMembers: no charge for nonbusiness ads
(include membership # with ad) Nonmembers: $10.00 per ad or $20.00 with photo.
Please send via email with photos, if possible (.gif or .jpg of 100 to 150 KB in size) to:
Ads run for two months (unless you tell me to remove it after one month).
Please include your complete address with ad.DEADLINE: is the 15th of the month,
for inclusion in the next issue.Please make check or money order
payable to: ZONC. Please send ad with payment to:
BOB JENKINS, Z MART2173 DOLEN CT.
SANTA ROSA, CA 95401
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1994 300ZX 2+2 T-top. Rare opportunity. One owner, loaded, 5-speed
manual, all original, and under 200K miles. Always garaged, carefully maintained, excellent mechanical, exterior and interior condition. New rear brakes and premium tires. Dark red w/grey velour interior. Nissan shop manual.
$5K to good home. Steve (530) 621-1375.
Update Your Contact Information This is a reminder to send the ZONC
membership database an update when your contact information changes. To do this, just send the Data Base Manager, Bob Jenkins, an email at [email protected] listing your new contact information. Your contact information for ZONC includes, your address, phone number and email address. We like to stay current. Thank you.
ZONC...Sharing a Love for Fun & Cars21001 SAN RAMON VALLEY BLVD. STE. A4, BOX # 184SAN RAMON, CA 94583
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ZONC is a non-charitable, domestic nonprofit corporation formed in 1976, club formed in 1972
WORKING FOR YOU ........
AREA REPRESENTATIVES ........
Views and opinions expressed herein are those of the individuals writing them, not necessarily those of Z Owners of Northern California Inc. Articles and their content are the responsibility of the author and ZONC assumes no liability for action taken as a result of the information contained herein. ZONC does not endorse any product, service or merchant.
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President Jason Green 909.996.3003 [email protected] Club Store Mgr. Yolanda Atkinson 650.873.5552 [email protected]
Vice-President Linda Williams 408.761.1869 [email protected] Comp. Coord. ************ ************ ************
Vice-Adm Christy Nocon 707.333.4799 [email protected] Club Historian Marci Jenkins 707.546.6867 [email protected]
Secretary Marci Jenkins 707.546.6867 [email protected] Tech Coord. Doc Kanarowski 209.742.6150 [email protected]
Treasurer Wade Warren ************** [email protected] Activities Coord. Christy Nocon 707.333.4799 [email protected]
Z News Editor Bob Jenkins 707.546.6867 [email protected] Webmaster Karl Twiford ************ [email protected]
Database Mgr. Bob Jenkins 707.546.6867 [email protected] Membership Rep. Ann Devor 925.943.1173 [email protected]
Alameda Ron Jackson 404.403.3522 [email protected] Placer position open ******* ********
North Valley position open ******* ******* Sacramento position open ******* *******
Contra Costa Wade Warren ******* [email protected] Santa Clara Marshall Adams 408.629.1379 [email protected]
Marin/Sonoma Bob Jenkins 707.546.6867 [email protected] San Francisco Robert Clark 415.244.4260 [email protected]
Mendocino Dave Moody 707.391.8756 [email protected] San Mateo Yolanda Atkinson 650.873.5552 [email protected]
Mendocino Dona Moody 707.391.2852 [email protected] Solano Christy Nocon 707.333.4799 [email protected]
Monterey/Santa Cruz Warren Schlichter ******* [email protected] Yosemite Valley Doc Kanarowski 209.742.6150 [email protected]
