Hi Bill:

Thanks again for Hosting a very special gathering. It was a perfect day for the event, and the food, ah the food... I'm still stuffed. Special thanks to your son Bill, who worked around the clock as well.

I got to meet a few more of our "Internet" friends, and see some very nice Classic, Collectible and Special Interest Cars in addition to the Z's. Of course there is never enough time to spend with everyone. Sorry I didn't get a chance to talk to the owner of one of my favorite cars - the Caddy XLR that was there - it was striking.

Of course your 71 is still one of the most beautifully done competition cars to be seen anywhere. I wonder how many people noticed that HLS30 00016 still has its original 1969 dated spark plug wires. We could spend an hour looking at the incredible detail work that went into the Z Wolf and the Blue Oval Z. I got a few pointers from John Thomas... he pointed me home and said to stay there ;-) Good to see Ol' Miss won.

There was a Peal White Feb. 71 production car there that had both the side and rear deck lid fresh air vents - and I recall seeing a couple of them come into the Dealership that way. I had just started to talk to the owner when my attention was diverted to a CR-X... ah just not enough time. I saw Will {hls30.com} there, but before I could get over to see him, he was lost in the crowd again.

The Fuel Injection system on Derek's Z was amazing... neat to see it go from casting prototype one year - to a running engine the next. Beautiful job...

It's worth the trip just to see your Z Garage...

thanks again for having us all.... it's these types of "enthusiasts gatherings" that keep us all interested in and enjoying the hobby.

kind regards,

Carl

I had a great time and my son had a blast. He was amazed at all the trophies. Thanks for having us.

David Mohammed

Suncoast Z Car Club VP

1971 Datsun 240Z

A very special thank you to my good friends for their special support!! I love you guys,

Carl Beck, Roger Berry, and Rich Lewis. Bill C.

Wow, what a great event Bill!!! I wish I could have been there. It's an amazing collection of Z machinery. The other cars are pretty nice too. Looks like a lot of fun.

thanks for sharing the pictures with us.

Marty

That's quite a collection of cars, and they look like they're mostly leaning towards the modified for racing end of the spectrum. That is not the usual car show crowd and very impressive.

I hope to meet a bunch of you guys at the Mitty in 2010. It would be fantastic to see so many well turned out racecars at RA in April.

Edited October 26, 200915 yr by ron carter

No Problem Derek. Can I caption your photos? Send me a one liner if you'd like. Tony Vallin a.k.a. Auzziez

I'd like to second Carl's comments. This event is just too awesome to miss. I had a great time, seeing all the Z's and meeting the owners. Can't wait till the next one.

Thanks Bill for a great time and for being an extremely gracious host. Just wish I had made the trip in previous years, but will definitely be there next time.

Chad Gerding

It was a great get together of Z nuts. One minute there was 8 Z's and all of a sudden there were 30. David congrats on getting an award it's to bad you left to soon. Bill thanks again for a great day.

I wish I could have stayed a little longer but I wanted to be able to ride back with a group and my son was getting tired. He ended up sleeping the whole way home.

David Mohammed

Did anyone happen to capture any pictures from behind the Garage? Where the food was being prepared and served?

If so I would like to have a copy...

thanks,

Carl B.

Anybody else with pictures??