October-2017-Newslet
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Exhaust Page 1 Notes The Starting Line, what’s going on in October… October Oct.11th AWD Charlie and Marlene Rodgers th Oct. 14 Fun Rallye & Social Bob & Ava 2017 Oct. 19th Monthly Meeting Gary Davis Oct. 21st Boo Tour John James Oct 26-28 Zoomin’ The Mountains Bob Maurer Autocross dates; October 8th (test & tune event) The last autocross of the season is October 29th Both events at Dragway 42 Waiver Form Reminder: Those members who are putting on Miata Club functions will need a waiver form signed by all non-members who are attending that function. Waiver forms may be printed from the Member's Only page on the website. https://northcoast-miata.com Contact Gary Davis or Mike Kirklo for the waiver forms if needed. Thanks, Mike Gary's Grumbling Under the Hood… Page Here it is, October already, where did our summer go??? But all is not lost, there 1) Calendar, president’s report are still opportunities to get out with your top down and put some miles on that 2) Parking Lot (past events), Miata. Thanks to all of those who have had great drives, lunches, dinners, and ice 3) Sunshine cream this year. This is the start of the Octoberfest season, beginning of our colors 2-4) Start Your Engines changing and days growing shorter, so get out and enjoy some of those beautiful 5) Holiday Party Reservation days while we have them. 6) Rookies, Pictures, Club We are starting the final 3 months of 2017. This year has been exciting for me Officers and all the officers, and a special thanks to all who have attended and hosted 7) Meeting Minutes events the last 9 months and please continue to support our club and attend as you 8) The Tail Pipe, FSOT are able. Don't forget our next monthly meeting, Thursday October 19th as this will be our last pizza night for this year. Gary Tip; to print out the newsletter set your printer to print 2-sided printing. Print an even number of When the board met earlier this year we voted on revising a couple of the club pages, example; if there are 9 pages bylaws. in the newsletter, set the printer to 1. Eliminating the Historian position. 10 and the pages will be in the 2. Eliminating the Competition position. (Create a committee for competition not a correct order. board member position with voting rights.) This newsletter has 8 pages, so 3. Remove from the membership officer the responsibilities for the solicitation of set the printer for 8 double-sided good will from area Mazda dealers and aftermarket Miata accessory vendors and pages. placing this under the Vice Presidents responsibilities. 4. We also voted on changing the bylaws anytime of the year not only in the December meeting. The Parking Lot… past events Page 2 Looking for Good Curves III, September 10, Review Bob Maurer and Becca Gustavel & Marcello and Peggy Codispoti The weather on Sunday September 10 was about as perfect as it gets for a top-down tour, a sunny 70 degrees, as 14 cars gathered just south of Canton for a 173 mile tour. We departed i-77 Exit 101 at 9:30 AM and for the most part, we drove twisty roads at a brisk pace through parts of Stark, Carroll, Tuscarawas, Coshocton, Holmes and Wayne counties. In order to help maintain a brisk pace, we drove in two groups of 7 cars, with Marcello and Peggy Codispoti leading Group Rouge that met up with an interesting brief delay just south of Stone Creek. While we have come to expect delays on the road caused by cattle crossing, Amish buggies or slow farm equipment, they were delayed by a small airplane, that was crossing the road in front of them. Lunch break was at Ravens Glenn Winery near Coshocton, and while the pre-lunch wine tasting was fun and the food was good, the service was extremely disappointing. Our lunch break ended up being over 2 hours long because of a long wait for our food. Fortunately our afternoon schedule was flexible and no harm done. Peggy and Marcello provided us with goodie bags of fresh local apples and her homemade biscotti, and Becca provided home crafted wine charms and her hand sewn wine bottle cozies. We ended at Hartzler’s ice Cream on Route 3 north of Wooster at about 4:30 PM where everyone seemed to like their ice cream and we all had a nice end of tour visit. We wish to thank our co-leaders Marcello and Peggy Codispoti and all those who came out for the tour: Group Noir, led by Becca and me, was Scott and Mary Miller, Rich Velardo, Dennis and Maryann Beckman, Bob Palmer and Ava Singerman, Roger and Carolyn Davies and Brian Bouchard and Sandra Shaffer. Group Rouge, was led by Peggy and Marcello, and included Daryl and Jane Baker, Mike and Lois Kerklo, Dan Cali, Dale Costilow, Phil Daly and Patty, and Jim and Leigh Lambert. Pictures – we need pictures Tom Walden If you have event pictures you would like to share on the web site, please send them to me at [email protected] or you can also use [email protected]. We are updating the past events page and especially need pictures from events in 2016 and this year. We can get some write-ups from the past newsletters and might be able to use some pictures from Facebook – but more event pictures are needed. Also, for future events, please send pictures of them as they happen. If you attend an automotive event sponsored by another club (such as River Run, autocross, etc.) please send pictures, and a write-up if it was not in the newsletter. Thanks. Start Your Engines… coming events October 11th, AWD Charlie and Marlene Rodgers Join us for the AWD at Olesia’s Place in North Royalton on Wednesday, October 11th at 6:30 p.m. for cocktails, dinner at 7:00 p.m. They have capacity for 30 members. This family restaurant specializes in American Ukrainian Cuisine, such as Borscht, Stuffed Cabbage, and Paprikash Stew . You can view the traditional menu at www.olesiasplace.com. Please RSVP by October 4th to hosts Charlie and Marlene Rodgers at [email protected] or text message to 440-539-0998. The address is 11204 Royalton Rd, North Royalton, OH 44133. “Nasdrovie” or “to your health.” Autumn Fun Rallye & Social, Saturday October 14, at 11:00 a.m. sharp Bob and Ava No time and speed involved, just the fun of driving the roadways with an eye to finding the answers to interesting clue questions. On this year’s event, Rallyemasters Bob and Ava will direct you through a southern & western route of our scenic Cuyahoga & Summit County Metroparks in a fun rallye easy enough for a beginner to tackle and challenging enough for a seasoned rallye participant. The autumn park colors will make for a beautiful tour and we will gather at the finishing line for refreshments and prizes at “Das Schnitzel House” at 5728 Pearl Rd., Parma. The starting point for this event will be the parking lot of the Boston Mills Ski Resort (across from the train tracks) at 7100 Riverview Road, Peninsula, Ohio. Rallyers should gather by 11:00 a.m. in order to get their instructions at a driver’s meeting and be prepared to leave in 2-minute increments beginning at 11:30 a.m. The route will take you on an enjoyable, un-timed drive while you and your navigator answer questions regarding what you see. There will be rest stops, time to sight-see and maybe even some opportunities to get out of your car, explore the area and maybe find another clue or two. Once we all reach our destination there will be appetizers provided for the Rallye participants and a delightful German-style menu for additional food and beverage as the Rallyemasters tally the scores and award the prizes. All questions will be answered in a visual display and you must be present to win! Start Your Engines… coming events Page 3 Boo Tour 2017, Oct 21st John James Rod Barkley and i will be doing the 2017 Boo Tour, which is scheduled on Saturday, October 21st. This year we will be visiting some ghostly sites in the greater Cleveland area central, which have a history of paranormal activity. One of our stops will be a visit to the Midwest Railway Preservation Society where we will boarding the haunted 1943 rail passenger car that was involved in a horrific crash where several dozen passengers lost their lives. it has been reported that there are no less than 17 spirits that occupy this car. We will be sharing tales and stories of ghostly happenings at these various sites and could encounter a ghost or two. We will be traveling to some mysterious destinations during this tour. Once the tour has concluded, we will have dinner at a nice restaurant to recap tour day with the supernatural. We will be meeting at the Cuyahoga Valley Park Visitor Center, which is located at Hillside Road right off of Canal/Valleyview Road. We will be meeting at 1:00 PM in the parking lot. if you are coming in from i-77 South turn right after coming to the independence and Rockside exit and make a right turn and proceed down to Canal Road and make a right turn on Canal and continue to Hillside road, which is located to the right. The Boor Tour will begin at 1:30 PM as begin our journey into the supernatural.