Z NEWS FEBRUARY 2016 VOLUME ZONC Planning Meeting #2. Contra Costa Cruise Saturday, March 12, 2016

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1 Z NEWS FEBRUARY 2016 VOLUME 44-2 The Official Newsletter of Z Owners of Northern California ZONC Planning Meeting #2 January 9th Meeting Photo's Saturday, February 27, 2016 Elephant Bar & Grill 1225 Willow Pass Rd., Concord See flyer on page 3 & & Contra Costa Cruise Saturday, March 12, 2016 Start Location AUTOCOM NISSAN CONCORD See flyer on page 5 continued on page 2 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 Contracts Page 10 ~ Working For You & Area Reps

2 Flying Start By Jason Green If 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. 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. More Meeting Photo's 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 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 continued on the next column Page 2

3 Design by Mary Rozmajzl and photos by Bob Jenkins Page 3

4 By Bob Jenkins Long Ago in ZNEWS February 1988 On 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 ZONC & Other Events Calendar (more ZONC dates to be announced) MARCH Contra Costa Cruise anndevor@gmail.com APRIL nd Annual April Fools Rallye TBA Z-Day California socal_z@yahoo.com & Solvang Datsun Roadster Classic to Monterey Grand Prix at Laguna MAY & Z Bash, Orange, Ca & Ft. Bragg Overnighter whisperrozmajzl@pacbell.net to Hoopa Hillclimb JUNE 06-3 to Sonoma Historics Sonoma Raceway JULY Hillsboroug Concours AUGUST 08-2 to ZCON 2016 in Toronto www. zcon.org to Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion SEPTEMBER to Mazda Road to Indy at Laguna to Go Pro Grand Prix of Sonoma Ironstone Concours in Murphy, CA OCTOBER 10-7 to Pirelli World Challenge at Laguna Page 4

5 Presented by Z Owners of Northern California 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, Main St., Locke Historic District in Walnut Grove CRUISE CONTINUES AFTER LUNCH RETURNING TO CONCORD Route May Change Due to Weather To register for Delta Cruise please send no later than 3/5/16 to: anndevor@gmail.com Bring FRS radio (if you have one) Page 5

6 Meet Your New ZONC Area Representatives ~ For San Francisco the new Area Representative is Robert Clark and his Z. For Santa Clara the new Area Representative is Marshall Adams and his Z. For Alameda the new Area Representative is Ron Jackson and his Z Nismo/Tech. Needed: Area Representatives 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. ZCON 2016 TORONTO August 2-6, 2016 Registation now open at zcon.org Page 6

7 April Fools Charity Rallye By 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: For more information, please Bob at: thebeard@sonic.net or call him at (707) Contra Costa Delta Cruise Saturday, March 12, 2016 By Ann Devor The 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, 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 anndevor@gmail.com 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. Page 7

8 ZONC Invited to a Route 66 Adventure September-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 . David Witt dsw4@sbcglobal.net HAPPY FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS JEFF ERICKSON CRAIG KOLOSKE DICK LAWLESS 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! Please Support ZONC's 2015 Car Show Sponsors Baron Von Frier Hensley St., Richmond, CA Doc's Auto Clinic Old Hwy., Mariposa, CA Jim Bone Nissan Santa Rosa Ave., CA Motorsport Auto W. Collins Ave., Orange, CA Rock Auto online out of Madison, WI Z Car Garage Archer St., San Jose, CA Vallejo Nissan Sonoma Blvd., Vallejo, Ca 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 ) Your Name: 2) Address: 3) Address: 4) City: 5) State: 6) County: 7) Zip: 8) Home Telephone ( ) DO NOT send electronic communications in the form of s 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: $ Page 8

9 Z News February 2016 BUSINESS DISPLAY AD RATES FOR Z NEWS FOR SALE ZX 2+2 T-top. MONTHLY 6 MONTHS YEARLY Full Page $55 $303 $495 1/2 Page $35 $184 $315 1/4 Page $25 $125 $200 Bus. Card $15 $68 $90 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) 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 at thebeard@sonic.net listing your new contact information. Your contact information for ZONC includes, your address, phone number and address. We like to stay current. Thank you. Z MART ADS Members: no charge for nonbusiness ads (include membership # with ad) Nonmembers: $10.00 per ad or $20.00 with photo. Please send via with photos, if possible (.gif or.jpg of 100 to 150 KB in size) to: thebeard@sonic.net 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 MART 2173 DOLEN CT. SANTA ROSA, CA Page 9

10 ZONC...Sharing a Love for Fun & Cars SAN RAMON VALLEY BLVD. STE. A4, BOX # 184 SAN RAMON, CA Check Your Expiration Date ZONC is a non-charitable, domestic nonprofit corporation formed in 1976, club formed in 1972 WORKING FOR YOU... President Jason Green president@zonc.org Club Store Mgr. Yolanda Atkinson yojack1@aol.com Vice-President Linda Williams vp@zonc.org Comp. Coord. ************ ************ ************ Vice-Adm Christy Nocon vpa@zonc.org Club Historian Marci Jenkins thebeard@sonic.net Secretary Marci Jenkins secretary@zonc.org Tech Coord. Doc Kanarowski zdoc@yosemite.net Treasurer Wade Warren ************** treasurer@zonc.org Activities Coord. Christy Nocon asiansky2@aol.com Z News Editor Bob Jenkins thebeard@sonic.net Webmaster Karl Twiford ************ ktwiford@sbcglobal.net Database Mgr. Bob Jenkins thebeard@sonic.net Membership Rep. Ann Devor anndevor@gmail.com AREA REPRESENTATIVES... Alameda Ron Jackson dejack39@yahoo.com Placer position open ******* ******** North Valley position open ******* ******* Sacramento position open ******* ******* Contra Costa Wade Warren ******* wade@kamikazeracing.org Santa Clara Marshall Adams travelmarsh@aol.com Marin/Sonoma Bob Jenkins thebeard@sonic.net San Francisco Robert Clark robert.clark.sf@gmail.com Mendocino Dave Moody mendozonc@yahoo.com San Mateo Yolanda Atkinson yojack1@aol.com Mendocino Dona Moody mendozonc@yahoo.com Solano Christy Nocon asiansky2@aol.com Monterey/Santa Cruz Warren Schlichter ******* warrenschlichter@yahoo.com Yosemite Valley Doc Kanarowski zdoc@yosemite.net 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.