Z NEWS DECEMBER 2012 VOLUME Toys for Tots. General Board Meeting January 12, The Official Newsletter of Z Owners of Northern California

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1 Z NEWS DECEMBER 2012 VOLUME The Official Newsletter of Z Owners of Northern California 40th Annual Awards Banquet December 2, 2012, Sunday 10:00AM to 2:00 PM PAY AT THE DOOR Come out and help ZONC celebrate another great year of Z Car fun. There will be lots of great food, awards for Bent Z, Potty Seat, Outstanding Member, and more. Be sure and bring a new unwrapped toy for: Toys for Tots See flyer with more information on page Toy Drive President Vice President ZONC 2013 BOARD Vice President Adm. Secretary Treasurer General Board Meeting January 12, 2013 Planning Meeting (Everyone is Invited) Straw Hat Pizza 251 Pittman Road in Fairfield, The meeting will start at 11:30 am. Marci Jenkins Lyent Hogue Jr. Rolf Johnsen Ann Devor Wade Warren RSVP by to: thebeard@sonic.net or anndevor@gmail.com Page 2 ~ President's Corner Page 3 ~ Annual Banquet Page 4 ~ ZONC the Early Years Page 5 ~ ZONC Collage Page 6 ~ ZCON Postscripts What s inside... Page 7 ~ ZCON Postscripts Page 8 ~ Dec. Birthdays ~ Renewal Form Page 9 ~ Z Mart Page 10 ~ Working For You & Area Reps

2 PRESIDENT'S CORNER Moving Swiftly Along As we come to the end of the year, so comes the end of my term as your President. I ve enjoyed working for you and working with your Executive Board of Directors. We accomplished many things over my two year term, we ve had many events and activities and 2013 looks to be another great year for us! I would like to thank you, the Membership, for your support during the past two years! Because of you, we have ZONC! We have added some new Members who have stepped up and have planned events that you, our Members, enjoyed. Our North Valley representative, Rolf Johnsen, and Members Ike Holloman and Rae Davis were very active and exposed ZONC to the North Valley region with several Meet and Greets and runs amongst the beautiful Calaveras County hills and communities. I would like to thank Curtis Lewis and Hal Archler for being an influence to get 370Z owners into ZONC. I would like to thank Alan Hirotani for his thezenthusiast calendar and web site, thezenthusiast. com, which shows all of the events that the Z community of Northern California are interested in. I would like to thank our super volunteers : Ken and Mary Clark, Ruff and Lois Apperson, Dale and Chris Kusaba and Jason Green. These folks were at all of our events and they would do whatever was needed to make the event successful. I would like to thank our many sponsors who help promote ZONC: Antioch Nissan, North Bay Nissan, Vallejo Nissan, Central Valley Nissan, Driven Authority of Sacramento, Auto Heaven of Sacramento, ZCar Garage of San Jose, Hagerty Insurance, Meguiar s, Doc s-auto.com of Mariposa, and many others who offer discounts for parts and services to our Members. I would like to thank those who contribute to the ZONC.org Facebook page. Lastly, I want to thank your Executive Board for their dedication and hard work in promoting ZONC and our events. These folks have attended many meetings, traded many s and telephone calls to conduct ZONC business. We successfully transitioned our Annual Car Show from the Blackhawk Museum to the Brisbane Marina, we developed guidelines for events for our Members who plan events, we ve developed a great working relationship with the Sonoma Raceway, formerly Sears Point Raceway, to where our Members are given access to the hospitality area and laps on the track at the events that we attend there, we rejoined ZCCA and attended the 25th Annual Z Car Convention, ZCON 2012, in Chandler, AZ and we were transparent and kept the Membership informed about our activities. In addition to approving events, your Board attended several events because like you, we too love to drive our Zs. Ann, Roy, Peter and Marci, its been a pleasure and honor to have worked with you! Thank you Ann for accepting the Vice President position when I became President, your knowledge and connections with the Z community are invaluable. Thank you Roy, our finances are accurate and accounted for to the very last penny! Thank you Peter for your connections with the Sonoma Raceway and for making the ZNews able to be mailed in color. And lastly Marci, thank you for all of the work that you have done, making sure that everything was in order and for sending out the blasts to our Members about our meetings and events. I look forward to working with you as our new President in Upcoming events: December 2, Our 40th Annual Installation and Awards Banquet at the Harvest Buffet in Cache Creek Casino in Brooks, CA. Please bring an unwrapped toy for our Toys for Tots donation to the United States Marine Corps. Please see ZONC.org for more details. Our Planning meeting for 2013 will be on January 12, 2013 at the Straw Hat Pizza, 251 Pittman Road, Fairfield, CA 94533, (707) , with the meeting starting at 11:30AM. This is the meeting where we will plan our calendar for the year and we would like you to attend the meeting with your event and two or three days that you can hold your event on. It s autumn in Northern California and Mother Nature has playfully given us some nice days, some cold days and some rainy days! There are still many nice days to go out and take a scenic drive to shop, eat or just visit some place new. Gas prices are going down, so fill up the tank and go for a drive and remember to always enjoy the ride! (continued in the next column) Page 2

3 No RSVP Needed - Pay at the Door OK 40th ANNUAL INSTALLATION & AWARD BANQUET DECEMBER 2, 2012, SUNDAY 10:00am to 2:00pm CACHE CREEK CASINO BROOKS, CA Bent Z Award Potty Seat Award Outstanding Member Brunch at the Harvest Buffet (located at the far end of the building from the entrance) Installation of 2013 Officers Free Raffle TOYS FOR TOTS ~ TOY DRIVE FROM THE BAY AREA: Bring new unwrapped toy for the Toy Drive Highway 16 BROOKS, CALIFORNIA Take Interstate 80 East to Interstate 505 North. Go approximately 20 miles, exit on Highway 16/Esparto, turn left at the light. Follow Highway 16 through Esparto, Capay and on to Cache Creek Casino Resort. FROM SACRAMENTO: Take Interstate 5 North through Woodland to the Esparto/Highway 16 exit. Turn left, then travel three miles to second stoplight. Turn right onto Highway 16, follow through the towns of Esparto and Capay and on to Cache Creek Casino Resort. $10.00 for Members and Associate Members. $15.00 for Guests. Send check to ZONC, P.O. Box 4403, Petaluma, CA OR use Pay Pal at Member # Name: $10.00 Associate Member # Name: $10.00 Number of Guests or Children: x $15.00 = $ Total $ CCC Page 3

4 ZONC The Early Years continued from ZNews August 2012 by Bob Jenkins (taken from the Jaunary 1988 Z News) 1978 ZONC, Inc., President Dick Squire, 531 members and 101 Associates. 120 people at the Annual Awards Banquet. 125 attend club Birthday Picnic. Events: Earthquake Tour, Drake s Beach, Hearst Castle Grand Prix, Skunk Train, Wineries ZONC Inc., President Jim Warych, 517 members and 102 associates. The gas crisis keeps tours close to home. The President totals out his brand new 280ZX on a tour. Dues are $15. Events: Devilish Trek to Mt. Diablo, Lake Don Pedro campout, 45 Z s do parade laps at Laguna Seca, Berkeley Tech Clinic, Drake s Beach, Brannon Island, Wine Tour ZONC Inc., President Jim Warych, 486 members and 102 associates. ZONC holds its first membership drive with cash prizes at the end of year. Bob Bondurant speaks at a membership meeting. 68 Z s participate in the popular Drake s Beach outing. Events: Drake s Beach, Great America, Frist Semi Dry Canoe Trip (3 days), Pot Luck Party, Water Slide, Lake Don Pedro ZONC Inc., President Jim Warych, 478 members and 99 associates. The 280ZX Turbo is introduced and ZONC President is invited to be one of the first to drive it at Sears Point. Events: Rookie Rallye, Z Corral at Laguna Seca, Drake s Beach, Autocross School, Reno overnighter, Sonoma Wine Tour, Lake Oroville, Z Corral at Sears Point, Disneyland. Prix, Great America, Sears Point Corral,Oregon Caves & Crater Lake, Alameda Water Slide, and Alcatraz ZONC Inc., Presidenty Bob Topper, 505 members and 78 associates. Santa Ana s Group Z and ZONC get together over 100 Z s at Hearst Castle. Sacramento region is re-started. Events: Drakes Beach, Corral at Laguna Seca, Mammoth Lakes, Mall Shows ZONC Inc., President Bob Topper, 395 members and 62 associates. First April Fools issue with cover entirely written in Japanese! Events: Hearst Castle, Mammoth Lakes, Concord Car Show Mt. Madonna, Tahoe and Disneyland ZONC Inc., President Ray Gee, 317 members and 65 associates. 50 get wet on rafting trip. Most expensive proposed tour to Mardia Gras in New Orleans, $1,086! First Hot Line set up. Events: Monterey Aquarium, Bowlathon, Raft Trip, Swap Meet, Yosemite ZONC Inc., President Bill McGowan / Kathy Topper, 246 members and 76 associates. Z Enthusiasts Guide book hits the presses, ZONC is featured. General Membership meeting at Santa Rosa Nissan. ZONC in great financial condition - $4160 in treasury as of Oct. Sacramento area grows to over 50 members. Events: Malibu Gran Prix, River Boat Luncheon Cruise, Tent & Train Tour, ZONC it to Em Autocross, Apple Hill, Christmas Brunch, ROBCP Gimmick Rallye, and Airplane Tour. See ZNews August 2012 for years ZONC, Inc., President Jim Warych, 526 members and 92 associates. ZONC goes all the way to Las Vegas for the F1 Gran Prix at Caesar s Palace. Other events, Drake s Beach, Z Corral at Laguna Seca, Hearst Castle, and Death Valley Campout ZONC Inc., President Ron Willis, 530 members and 97 associates. ZONCers hike up Half Dome. Pregnant ZONCer goes into labor during Oregon tour. Over 150 at Birthday Party & Picnic. Events: Malibu Grand continued next column Page 4

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6 Postscripts from ZCon, 2012 Article and Photos By Ann Devor Last month we told you about the main event (at least for us) at ZCon 2012, the tour of Nissan s Arizona test track, but there was a lot more going on at the Z Convention. A few final notes about ZCon 2012: We arrived at the Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino on Thursday evening after a short tour of northern Arizona and standin on the corner in Winslow, Arizona. We left Winslow, traveling south on Hwy. 87 that took us high up on the Mongollon rim and through mostly volcanic mountains and saguaro cactus north of the Valley of the Sun. The hotel entrance was dominated by a large and dramatic sculpture of a wild horse, and the hotel room was very nice, lacking only a refrigerator. Friday morning, we registered for the convention, received our goody bag and met the people who worked hard to put the Z event together. The ZCCA store was full of attractive merchandise including t-shirts, posters, and road gear. We bought a sun-shade for our 350Z to help protect it from the blazing Arizona sun. From the hotel, we drove a short way to Firebird Race Track to see Zs darting around the track. There, we found ZONCers and good friends, Lee Woolfolk and Stuart and Sandy Gates watching the track activity. The local Nissan dealership, a big sponsor of the convention, set continued next column up a tent and brought a variety of new cars. Given that the weather was already 95 in the morning sun, we were happy to spend some time in the shade of the Nissan tent while we watched a white GT-R speed around the track. Besides the tour of the test track, the other big event on Saturday was the banquet and closing ceremonies. The banquet opened with Native American song and dance performed by Yellow Bird Productions, perfect entertainment for the Arizona location and its native heritage. Mr. K attended the banquet via Skype and although the Skype hook-up repeatedly failed, Mr. K was determined to see the show and kept logging back on. At 103 years old, Mr. K showed unlimited enthusiasm for the Z car and waved to all of the Z owners in the audience. He greeted his former assistant, Johnnie Gable with great fondness and noted that she looked good after a recent hospitalization. We were all really happy to see Johnnie too. Yoshiko Matsuo, Chief of Design and the head of the 240Z design team, presented a slide show of the 240Z s design stages, showing everything from drawings to clay models to final production. While Mr. Matsuo spoke in Japanese through a translator, we recognized a few words like sports car and We were fascinated to learn that Mr. Matsuo had hoped to create a line of 240Z cars including a station wagon. A convertible 240Z was also designed and at least one spec convertible was manufactured for testing and possible production in Japan. continued on page 7 Page 6

7 Postscripts continued from page 6 Following Mr. Matsuo, Randy Rodriguez, the designer of the 370Z also presented a slide show. Randy described the competitive process that led to his drawings being chosen for the 370Z s production. He also promised us that we can expect exciting new cars to be unveiled at the Tokyo Auto Show in January, 2013 and told us, as Z owners, that we will not be disappointed. While Randy understandably would not disclose any specific details about a possible new Z, he showed drawings of Infiniti s Emerg-en and said there was a good chance it would go into production. Diego. San Diego also is home to a Nissan design facility and we will be watching the line-up of events to see if it will include a tour of Nissan s San Diego location. Mark your calendars you won t want to miss it! 2013 CAR EVENTS The 2013 ZCCA convention will be in New Hampshire and plans are already being put together for a great show next August 5-9. On the same dates in August, 2014, the convention will be closer to home in San April Z-Car West Coast Nationals April 28 May 2 California Mille May 9-11 American Le Mans at Laguna Seca May Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival May 19 Marin Sonoma Concours June NASCAR at Sonoma Raceway Aug Rolex Monterey Motorsorts at Laguna Seca Aug Indy Grand Prix at Sonoma Raceway Sept 5-7 Continental Tire Car Festival at Laguna Seca Sept 7-8 WTCC at Sonoma Raceway Sept 15 Danville Concours continued next column Page 7

8 Z MART ADS Members: no charge for nonbusiness ads (include membership # with ad) Nonmembers: $10.00 per ad, $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 HAPPY DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS DORSEY CLARK CHARLES MOLL JIM RODINE BILL SEETHALER 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! 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 ( ) 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 MART BUSINESS DISPLAY AD RATES FOR Z NEWS 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 FOR SALE An original 1978 Datsun 280Z. This is a well preserved, unrestored car that has always been well taken care of by adults. Always starts, drives solid, shifts well and cruises beautifully. This car needs nothing and the best thing about it is EVERYTHING WORKS! I've been using it as a daily driver since I bought it. I have service documents dating back to This is a great example of an unmodified Z. I'm asking $6,800 or a reasonable best offer. Contact John at or mullare@comcast.net More information, pictures and videos can be found at: (1) FOR SALE This is a 83 ZX with 130K miles 2nd Owner since 95. A Sacramento/Vacaville car. Minor rust around windshield. New: BF Goodrich white letter tires; heater core; fuel injectors; battery. Clean glass, no cracks in taillights, factory new black dash (not cap). Extra set of T-tops & silver colored padded bags, extra remote passenger mirror; everything works. Needs Clearcoat redone. Great car, needs a little TLC; runs well. Just register it and GO, Man, Go. (1983 was one-year-only ZX). In Vacaville. Was asking $4900; will accept offer over $2,500. Don (retired law enforcement) or fortinfamily1@mac.com ZONC member for over 12 years off and on. Addresses Wanted Do you have an address? Has your address changed? Do you want event reminders ed to you? If so, please send it to the ZONC Secretary at thebeard@sonic.net (1) Page 9

10 ZONC...Sharing a Love for Fun & Cars P.O. BOX 4403 PETALUMA, CA Check Your Expiration Date ZONC is a non-charitable, domestic nonprofit corporation formed in 1976, club formed in 1972 WORKING FOR YOU... President Lyent Hogue Jr. ************ zoncpres@gmail.com Club Store Mgr. Yolanda Atkinson yojack1@aol.com Vice-President Ann Devor anndevor@gmail.com Comp. Coord. ************ ************ ************ VP-Admin. Peter Iozzia iozzia@aol.com Club Historian ************ ************ ************ Secretary Marci Jenkins thebeard@sonic.net Tech Coord. Doc Kanarowski zdoc@yosemite.net Treasurer Roy Dorn royd-pet@sonic.net Activities Coord. Christy Nocon asiansky2@aol.com Z NewsEditor 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 Daniel Hunt d571@hotmail.com Sacramento Curtis Lewis curtislewis@surewest.net Butte position open ******* ************ Santa Clara Jason Green jgreen_writer@yahoo.com North Valley Rolf S. Johnsen rsjohnsen@sbcglobal.net San Francisco position open ******* ************ Contra Costa Wade Warren ******* wade@kamikazeracing.org San Mateo Yolanda Atkinson yojack1@aol.com Marin/Sonoma Bob Jenkins thebeard@sonic.net Solano Christy Nocon asiansky2@aol.com Monterey/Santa Cruz Warren Schlichter ******* warrenschlichter@yahoo.com Yosemite Valley Doc Kanarowski zdoc@yosemite.net Placer County Kathy Neidhardt neidhardts@sbcglobal.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.