Oh and one more... I forget her name but she owns the very nice 300ZX.

I mentioned at the event and I will say it here, we exhibited a lot of what child psychologists call 'parallel play'. The Z car guys were there and talked to each other, the Porsche guys were there and talked to each other but for the most part, we didn't talk to each other. There were exceptions. Bill knew of me from my ZONC Competition Director days and my friend Jim Dupree knew a lot of the same people as Bill so there was some interplay going on.... See you all next time!!!

Got up early with my son for the trip to Sac & car has been running great. Only made about a mile & the Z died. Iv'e got some kind of fuel starvation problem. Only runs after priming the float bowls then dies after depleted.

Sorry I missed it.

Got up early with my son for the trip to Sac & car has been running great. Only made about a mile & the Z died. Iv'e got some kind of fuel starvation problem. Only runs after priming the float bowls then dies after depleted.

Sorry I missed it.

Me too Brian. Maybe next month!

Oh and one more... I forget her name but she owns the very nice 300ZX.

Her name is Parker. We both had a good time.

I mentioned at the event and I will say it here, we exhibited a lot of what child psychologists call 'parallel play'. The Z car guys were there and talked to each other, the Porsche guys were there and talked to each other but for the most part, we didn't talk to each other. There were exceptions. Bill knew of me from my ZONC Competition Director days and my friend Jim Dupree knew a lot of the same people as Bill so there was some interplay going on.... See you all next time!!!

You were in ZONC? As the Competition Director? When?

I was in ZONC .. '84-'89 (left due to family and because it just stopped being fun) .. then re-joined in '04 (still a member)

You were in ZONC? As the Competition Director? When?

I was in ZONC .. '84-'89 (left due to family and because it just stopped being fun) .. then re-joined in '04 (still a member)

Think Carolyn Dudley days... Mid to late 90's. Frustrating too... ZONC had lost it's credibility with other organizations. UFO wanted nothing to do with helping set up an autocross program. Carolyn died and I got out because the club seems to want to do nothing but have picnics. Has it changed?

Kind of off topic for your thread, so I apologize ....

I remember Carolyn and her husband Fred. Infact, I brought them into the club via the Sacramento area .. ! We had lots of fun .. believe it or not, the Sacramento group was the "renegade group" back in the 80s ..

Held all sorts of event, runs .. shows .. cruises .. back then.

When I got back into ZONC, I was surprised how the club had changed .. it wasn't what I thought Carolyn would have done, but .... especially with the addition of the non-Z's.

Anyway .. today's ZONC. Mixture of cruises/runs (some multiple days types) to "shows" to tech days (dyno days) .. some track events, but not autocross or driving events (mostly corrals and race watching). The officers of late have focused on keeping a balance of "official" events ..

The club has a Competition Rep .. but w/o much interested via the membership (to y knowledge), not much is heard from him ...

I met Fred Dudley once. He was flipping burgers at the picnic they have over in that park by the river. Good event by the way. He died just a few days later.

I would not be adverse to re-joining ZONC. I do enjoy a variety of car events and multi-day tours are one of them.

For ZONC ...

Coming up in July (10) .. Brunch Casino Run

Winters - Lake Berryessa - Clearlake - Capay Valley - Casche Creek Casino

August .. 38th Annual Picnic (Martinez, CA)

September .. Pebble Beach Run (Monterey, CA)

For other Z (and other) events .. check out my calendar

http://www.thezenthusiast.com/calendar/month.php