ATT: Z's in WA, Australia

This email was forwarded to me a couple of days ago and thought some of you may be interested - esp. those of you who are in WA and cannot seem to find a decent Z to buy...

> > ----- Original Message -----

> > From: Stephen P. Taranto

> > To: geoff@prestigemotorsport.com.au

> > Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 10:11 PM

> > Subject: Nissan Datsun Sporting Car Owners Club (WA).

> >

> >

> > Dear Geoff,

> >

> > I am currently the Interim Club Secretary for Spare Parts &

> > Services for soon to be official, Nissan Datsun Sporting Car

> > Owners Club (WA). We are actively seeking members to join

> > this club to bring together the all of the Nissan/Datsun

> > enthusiast currently in smaller clubs or clubs not

> > specifically serving their makes and or models & interests.

> >

> > The impetus for this club came from Datsun 240/260Z owners,

> > of which, I am one. My past experience was with the Nissan

> > Datsun Sports Owners Club (Vic) where we were unable to

> > maintain ourselves as a single mark club through the 80's. We

> > had to amalgamate with all of the smaller specialist clubs

> > which were the domain of "BluebirdTRX's", "Skylines",

> > "Fairlady Sports", "510's"(1600's), "180SSS", etc, etc. Now

> > as one club they are the largest representation of

> > Nissan/Datsun 's in the country. The maintain a large

> > contingent of members,some of whom excel in competitive

> > motorsport, competitive club motorsport, club level social

> > activities, intra and interclub concourse, show and shine etc.

> >

> > We are hopeful that we here in W.A. can emulate this with a

> > strong club with a history and an enduring future,

> > representing all Nissan/Datsun marques. Through our club, we

> > want to encourage the restoration & preservation of older

> > models to ensure their market value is elevated and maintain

> > the interest in the more recent high performance models. We

> > would like to see as many of these vehicles as possible run

> > competitively at all levels and all forms of motorsport as

> > was their designers' intentions. The opportunities to do this

> > are vastly increased if owners have the support of an

> > extensive club network. Around this we hope will flourish a

> > service industry catering for the needs of our members, as

> > has happened in the Eastern States over the 20 years that I

> > have been involved.

> >

> > I am trying to make contact with as many Nissan/Datsun owners

> > in this state as is humanly possible. I would like to enlist

> > your organisation to help spread the word if that is not too

> > much of an imposition. I am sure that you would have an

> > extensive client base, both past, present & future, who would

> > take great delight in becoming a member of a club with a

> > competitive sporting heritage and a future sporting

> > direction. Let me know if you can help us. Our inaugural

> > meeting will be held this Sunday, May 26th, at 3:00pm at the

> > Leeming Hall, Westall Terrace.

> >

> > Yours faithfully

> >

> > Stephen P. Taranto