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Opposite Lock Volume 20 Issue 6 Opposite Lock by Eric Drumwright, President June 2010 Here’s…..June! May gave us a little bit of everything, didn’t it? We had cold, wet, and rainy, and we had down right HOT!! Let’s hope June gives us plenty of days in the mid-seventies. You know, What’s Inside perfect Miata driving weather. We did have some nice weather early in the month, but I drove my other car with the A.C. on to try and keep my allergies at bay. My wife, Ann, was nice enough to mow Page 2 the yard a few times, again to help with my allergies. Once my allergies got better I was back on the Upcoming Events. mower again. We drove the John Deere a lot more this month than we did the Miata. The mower is a zero-turn, but I’ll still take the Miata. After all, the mower only tops out at eight miles an hour! Page 3 I spent most of my weekends at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Opening weekend was a little cold and damp, but qualification weekend was just hot. Sunday afternoon (Bump Day) I was pho- Membership Report. tographing the cars with a long lens as they returned to the pits. As I stood there sweating, the P.A. Ides of May Review. announcer told us it was 93 degrees! No wonder I felt so beat! Wasn’t qualifying great? The fast nine shoot-out made for plenty of drama, but Helio Castroneves Page 4 had everybody scrambling to catch up, with his super-quick first run. Helio took the pole, with some Is Your Car Special? drivers making as many as three runs to try and better his time. Bump day saw lots of drama in the final hour. Nineteen year old rookie Sebastian Saavedra made the field only after two qualified cars withdrew their times in an attempt to set a faster time, to keep Page 5 themselves from getting bumped. This backfired, as neither could match the time they scrapped! SOP Preview. Saavedra got the news as he awaited an M.R.I. at the hospital, after crashing late in the afternoon! My 500 Mingle Review. biggest disappointment was that Paul Tracy didn’t make the race. Tracy can really drive and would Deals Gap Blocked. have added a lot of excitement! I really love being at the race track as I’m right in the middle of things! During qualifying, I’m right in front of the cars as they pull out of the pits. This year Milka Duno lit up her tires as she left the Page 6 pits. As her rear end got sideways as I panned with a very wide angle lens as she went by. After the What's My VIN? smoke cleared, I could see the rubber she left on pit lane was about a foot from where I was standing! Advertisers. She had missed the metal barricade I was behind by about four inches! As the final minutes of bump day ticked off, I was just to the driver’s right as they left the pits. I was right there as the teams made the decisions to pull their times and go back out and try to do better. Page 7 I saw Tony Kanaan take a car that had been pieced together by all five Andretti Autosport teams (after Advertisers. Tony had crashed his primary car on Saturday and his back-up car early on Sunday morning) and turn IMC Classifieds. the best times he had run all day, to put himself in the field! Race day was very hot. They said it might have been the hottest “500’’ ever, at 96 degrees! It was a good race, with Dario Franchitti leading the most laps and taking the checkered flag. I must say I was pulling for Tony Kanaan to go from thirty-third place to first to get the win. He got as high as second place, before a late pit stop for fuel dropped him to eleventh place. I’m glad to see that Mike Conway suffered only a broken leg, after the horrifying crash he had with Ryan Hunter-Reay on the next to last lap! On the night before the “500” we got together with about twelve other Miatas for a mingle at the Culver’s in Noblesville. The weather was nice as we visited or had a bite to eat before heading over to the town square to see the classic car show. A couple from Iowa even showed up, they found our event on Miata.net! They were in town for the race and came by to join us. After the race they were driving on the Virginia! Nice little road trip! I hope everyone had a nice Memorial Day! Please check the events calendar for June. Try and get out and meet your fellow members for some fun! I’ll see you on the road! 2 Open Road June 2010 Indy Miata Upcoming Events In June June looks to be a busy month for the Indy Miata Club with three events on the Club Officers schedule. Let's get ready to rally! First up is the Miata Scrabble Scramble rally. On June 12, Larry and Sabrena Smith will be testing your knowledge and your driving skills. 2010 The Miata Scrabble Scramble Rally will take place in Morgan County around the Martinsville area. Engage your brains; as the title says, there will be a Miata President version of the scrabble game involved. Prizes will be awarded to the top three win- Eric Drumwright ners. After a few fun roads, we’ll finish the day with strawberry shortcake. [email protected] A $5.00 entry fee will be collected the day of to help offset the cost. Bring lawn chairs if you can fit them in your car. Vice-President We will be meeting in the Sand Creek Knoll – Undeveloped Subdivision lo- Jack Cruse cated off SR 252, two miles east of the intersection of SR37 and SR252 in Mar- [email protected] tinsville. It is located on the south (right) side of road, just past the cemetery; watch for large rock sign. Treasurer Meeting Time – 12:15 PM Steve Crouse Driver’s Meeting – 12:45 PM [email protected] First Car Off – 1:00 PM There are no rest rooms available at the meeting point! Make sure you fill up Membership Director your tank and visit the rest room prior to meeting. Don't forget to sign up on the Tom Lewis events page at indymiata.org! [email protected] On Tuesday, June 15th, once again Jack Cruse is suggesting you take the day off and join him for a "Mid-week Cruse". The run will be in the same general Events Coordinator "Southern" run areas as past routes; but nearly totally different. Lots of good scen- Ken Rabbers ery and good roads, not really set up for aggressive driving in some areas. The run [email protected] takes about 2 1/2 hours, for those "on course". Lunch will be at a great family restaurant with good selection and prices. They Secretary can seat us all at one long table. Nancy Burrill Driver's meeting at 10:00 AM in Target store lot on south SR 135 in Green- [email protected] wood - same as past years. Depart beginning at 10:30. Sign up and please tell others about this great "day off" opportunity. Call in Publications well because you feel to good to go to work! Sara J mcBride The last June event will be the Southern Ohio Miata Tour. Once again, Miata [email protected] enthusiasts from all over the region will be meeting in Marietta, Ohio for a week- end of driving bliss on the fabulous roads of SE Ohio. For those of you who missed the 2 events last year, make you plans NOW to attend this event. You'll be glad you did! The last few years a group of Miata owners from all regions of the Ohio Valley have converged on Marietta, OH for a weekend of driving Nirvana on the roads of Southeast Ohio. This has always been known as a "non-event" drive. That means no cover charge, no registration, just show up and drive all the best roads we can find. This year we have set aside the weekend of June 18th-20th to do it again. We'll travel to Marietta on Friday afternoon, June 18th, with most setting up shop at either the Hampton Inn or the Microtel Inn. Again, this format allows you complete freedom to do what you want to do and when you want to do it. Drive, sightsee, eat, visit museums, eat, antique shop, it's The Open Road is published monthly for the mem- up to you. We will participate in a group drive on Saturday morning, June 19th, bers of the Indy Miata Club. The Indy Miata Club assumes no liability for any information contained just like last year, had a great time! This drive takes a good portion of the day; herein, or injury or damage resulting from use of we'll stop along the way to pick up lunch to enjoy on the picnic grounds at the this information. The ideas, opinions, maintenance Hannibal Locks on the Ohio River. On Sunday, we'll find an interesting Miata or modification tips expressed are to be used at the friendly route back north and west as we find our way back home. reader’s discretion.
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