The Official Magazine of the Z Series Car Club of America SPRING 2020 President’S Message! - Jon Moorhead Greetings to All ZSCCA Members and Associates
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Cruizin’Cruizin’ NewzNewz The Official Magazine of the Z Series Car Club of America SPRING 2020 President’s Message! - Jon Moorhead Greetings to all ZSCCA www.zscca.org members and associates. For those not yet aware, I am Jon Moor- ZSCCA Board of Directors & Staff head, the newly elected president of the Jon Moorhead • President ZSCCA. Previously I served the past two Salida, CO years as the vice-president of this or- [email protected] • 719-221-1891 ganization. While I’ve only been here a Glenn Kraft • Vice President relatively short time, I feel I have a keen Canton, GA awareness of, and vision for, the future [email protected] • 678 770-0364 of the ZSCCA. As is the case with most Robert Van Zandt • Secretary clubs, much remains to be done as we Yorktown, VA look forward to a world that does not yet [email protected] exist. There’s much activity that lies before Chuck Krblich • Treasurer us and hopefully you, as our members, Fort Lauderdale, FL [email protected] • 954.295.0277 recognize the opportunities before us. The same is true of our Board of Direc- Jim Dunn • Membership Liaison [email protected] tors, who will help guide us through this Seattle, WA process. fering detailing products online at: https:// Chris Wootten First off, let’s welcome parkscarcare.net The Parks product line Strategic Relationships Ambassador our new board members: is comprehensive and growing daily, with Easton, MD appropriate product options for both [email protected] • Glenn Kraft, Vice-President • Jim Dunn, Membership Liaison DIY and professional detailers. Give Parks Reenie Paley Marshall • Rob Kaminski, Member-At-Large Detailing a look and contact them with Special Projects Manager your detailing needs and advice. Midlothian, VA [email protected] In this issue you will find we have includ- ed articles introducing these folks. Please Another change we’re working on is Brian Roces learn more about them in this issue, and the reorganization of the Area Repre- Technology & Social Media Director sentative program. To accommodate the New York, NY welcome and support them in their new [email protected] roles. potential growth of local area groups, it is necessary to adjust our program to Rob Kaminski • Member-at-Large better serve both our membership and [email protected] I feel that leadership depends on recog- nizing the potential of each individual to our volunteers. While Jay Parnes, our vol- Jay Parnes - Area Rep Manager unteer National Area Rep Manager, has Rochester, NY contribute to the organization. Highest [email protected] • 585.737.2784 organizational performance depends on done an excellent job with the area reps, it is unrealistic to expect to have contin- Andy Hartwell • Editor the connections between and among Selden, NY individual club members and officers. ued effective interactions with 50+ local [email protected] The above mentioned successful leaders, Area Reps. This reorganization is intended Ric Genthe along with those of the existing board to move support and coordination ef- By Andrew S. Hartwell Creative/Production Director members, are volunteers who can inte- forts to the regional level so that reps Madison, WI receive more effective help. We believe Photos by Rip Shaub [email protected] • 608.575.9285 grate specific/individual talents with the skills of the other team members. This this will ultimately improve the club ex- Ainsley Jacobs • Web Master will allow an organizational culture of op- perience for all members. We expect it Alpharetta, GA will reduce the workload of the National 267.738.2134 portunity rather than one of status quo and conformity. Area Rep manager, and work to increase Wayne & Amy Lester • Founders Emeritus support of the local Area Reps. A com- Nebo, NC [email protected] So what’s on the horizon of the ZSCCA? mittee has been commissioned to under- Just this past month we added another take this responsibility and they hope to vendor to the coffers of the club. Nick publish a draft organization structure in a Contributors: few months’ time. Ed McKernan - Sr. Technical Editor Parks is a young entrepreneur doing [email protected] business as Parks Detailing in Charlotte, NC. Now with a small staff of employees, Also appearing in the not too distant Jay Parnes - Technical Editor future is the possibility of promoting [email protected] they’ve established a high-end clientele by offering exceptional products and service. ZSCCA through a podcast which will be ZSCCA Vendor Partners: He has materially supported ZFEST for produced by Jeff Dorgay. Jeff is a ZSCCA Parks Detailing • [email protected] several years. He is a regular contributor member who lives in Portland, Oregon. He owns 12 BMW’s, 4 of which are Z’s. BimmerBum • [email protected] in the Detailed Z Facebook Group. While Nick is not currently a Z Owner, he is a He is a multi-talented individual with vast experience in commercial photog- ZFEST, ZSCCA and their graphic representations past M Coupe owner and an acknowl- are registered trademarks of the Z Series Car edged BMW enthusiast. (He sold his M raphy (former fine art photographer for Club of America. Reproduction of them requires Porsche with most notable photos being written approval. Coupe a few years ago to fund his busi- ness expansion) Nick is a ZSCCA Mem- Jerry Seinfeld’s Porsche collection), he is ber and has added his wife and his two also a blogger, an editor of an audiophile cover photo by Rip Shaub employees as associate members. He re- e-magazine, and he is the administrator back cover photos by Doug Baliko cently expanded the business again by of- for the Facebook page “My BMW Hab- 1 from the Editor! - Andy Hartwell ots. This would have also been the time Member’ interview further along in this to think of what you need to do to be a issue for more details. part of ZFEST 2020!! In keeping with past practice, we have in- President Jon Moorhead updated the cluded another DIY project, capably cre- ZFEST schedule and we placed in it this ated once again by Jay Parnes, our Techni- issue because it was to be the last issue cal Editor. Jay has contributed many such to appear before the big event. Jon, and articles in the past and we look forward all the other volunteers who work so to what he comes up with next. hard behind the scenes, were looking for- ward to meeting and greeting everyone Robin and Gene Warren provided us in Snowmass, Colorado. Alas, the current with their observations on ‘Life with the COVID-19 situation has resulted in the 2020 G29 Z4 M40I’. This is a fairly ex- rescheduling of the event. The latest in- tensive look at how the new Z compares formation on changes to ZFEST 2020 to others in the BMW fold. Take a look. will be posted on the official Facebook page at: We also have features on a man named https://www.facebook.com/ ‘Boonie’ who races a Z3 ‘Clownshoe’, “A single sunbeam is enough groups/709341946174275/ Rob Kaminski, our new Member at Large, and Glenn Kraft, our new Vice-President. to drive away many shadows.” What spring normally also offers is the Several other articles and interviews – Frances of Assisi opportunity for all of us to get out and round out this issue and we hope you meet and mingle. Local area ZSCCA will ‘spring’ for a hard copy print version Spring. What a wonderful word. A word groups are probably working right now for your fingers to hold as you turn the that conjures up a world of new growth, to put communal events and drives to- pages. (Printing priced at our cost - no new life, new beginnings and one that this gether for when we get back to normal. markup.) Of course, the free download- year in particular can hopefully transport You are encouraged to maximize your ed PDF is always available, but some of us away from the shadows of the corona fun time in your Z by riding with friends us would rather read off a page than a virus and its attendant worries. old and new. Lunches, dinners, museum computer or phone screen. The pictures tours, nature vistas, shop tours, beach look better in print too! Spring. Magic displayed in full daylight, trips…this is the time when that all be- without pretensions or fanfare, and simply comes entries on your ‘to-do’ lists. Ok, time to ‘spring’ off this column now delivered to resonate in the hearts and and start thinking about the summer is- the minds of all of us. It is truly a time for In this issue, we have captured a num- sue. We extend an open invitation to all renewal. ber of ‘short stories’ written by you, the ZSCCA members to contribute content members, about your Zs. We call this you think others would love to know Spring. The long awaited time when the collection - simply enough - ‘My Z Story’ about. You can send your short stories, doldrums brought on by snow and the and we are pleased so many of you re- your autobiographies, your travel ‘slide cold, fall away into memory. sponded to our call for your stories, on shows’ and just about anything else you the ZSCCA Facebook page. would like to share with your fellow Z To car enthusiasts such as we, spring lovers on these pages. Send your ideas means it is time to reconnect the garden Also, in this issue, we introduce you to and content items to [email protected] hose, fill the cleaning buckets with car Nick Parks, of Parks Detailing.