I have been lucky to have my car for roughly the same time length as the age of this car club. Some of the earliest memories I have of going to Miata-related events were with this group. There have not been too many Miata groups that have come out of NYC, Gotham City Roadsters, now defunct and the NYC Miata group are two that were prominent before my time of
It’s difficult to go to a Cars and Coffee event out here in NYC, especially as a car owner within the 5 boroughs. Space is limited and as a resident your options locally are slim to none, unless you are on the lookout for specifically curated events within the automotive community. Cars and Coffee is an event that usually takes place every Sunday across North America, weather permitting, where you
This section covers the second half of the event. It is a closer look at some of the conversations I had with Miata fans, the surroundings, license plates, and stickers. Tidbits from the event: A gentleman that is a Corvette owner accompanied his wife to the event. He wanted her to experience sports car ownership. She brought him to the event and he knows she is falling in love with
I am grateful to attend the 25th anniversary of Miatas at the Gap as my very first experience. The unofficial event had over 1000 plus registrations for the 4-day event that started from Thursday, August 5th through Saturday, August 7th. Last year the event was canceled due to the pandemic, but this year marked the return to celebrate this particular roadster. My first day at the Tail was rough because
Miatas at the Gap almost never happened for me. If you recall during my previous post in Lime Rock, I mentioned having my exhaust hanger fail after the touge event. I was on my way to New Jersey to catch a screening of Fast and the Furious and the unfortunate failure occurred. When this transpired, I decided to do all the major maintenance on a car that is a decade
Twice a year New Jersey Miatas host their annual spring and fall meet for Miatas in New Jersey and the surrounding tri-state. I have been to two of their seasonal meets. The first one I attended was my first year owning the NC which was in the fall of 2016 and the next one was the fall that following year. The last time I went to this event, it had
Driving has been therapeutic. With everything going on in the world, it has been providing myself a temporary escape I need. The open road allows for me to be within my own thoughts and feelings. Taking care of self is the most important and health is wealth. Everything else is secondary. The pictures below are from a series of small meets during May – June 2020. Social distancing protocol has
This past January 30, was the 100th year anniversary of the car manufacturer Mazda. They are responsible for the Cosmo, the RX line, the 787B and the Miata to name a few of their iconic cars. I wanted to take this time to celebrate their contribution to automotive culture in particular with their roadster the Mazda Miata. I have always wanted to learn how to drive a manual car. I
On the early morning hours of Tuesday, August 13 I woke up to see on my feed that Kevin was in an accident. Thank goodness he is safe and that is all that matters. Cars come and go. I have already lost my Miata once and I know the feeling all too well of losing your pride and joy. I just wanted to pay my respects to his build and
I did not mention the story earlier, but while I was waiting on line to start the first course, I recognized a familiar face and it was Quinn from Garage Quinn Motors. I had to ask just to make sure. That lead to a great conversation throughout the whole day. I got invited to be in the channel and met the rest of the team. The feedback given was great
