Weekend at Z Beach

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Weekend at Z Beach

Tidewater Z Car Club and Tidewater Sports Car Club are coordinating a weekend Z event in Virginia Beach, Virginia, September 16th and 17th. The festivities will include:

Saturday Test & Tune - held at the Little Creek Amphibious Base, one of the best autocross sites on the east coast. This location hosted the SCCA 2005 Southeast Divisional Solo2 Championship Series, October 2005. From 10am until around 1pm you can bring your Z out and stretch its legs a bit. We'll have slalom, skidpad, braking zone and other testing mechanisms set up for you to try out. We'll have seasoned autocrossers on hand to help you out if you'd like. If you've ever thought about autocrossing your Z, but didn't want the pressure of debuting at a live event, here's your opportunity to see what it's like in a no-pressure atmosphere. If you're a seasoned autocrosser, and want some time to dial in your suspension or just want more seat time, this event is perfect for you too. Registration for the Test & Tune is open now at http://www.autocross.us/cgi-bin/TZCC/Register.cgi You must be registered by Tuesday, September 13th, and the event is limited to 25 cars. We'll have a waiting list if interest is strong. The price is only $20/driver for this event and the proceeds go to the Food Bank of Hampton Roads, so come out, have fun, and help out a worthy cause.

Saturday Afternoon Cuise-In - Held at Jenro's Classic Pub in Virginia Beach (10 minutes from Little Creek.) Once the Test & Tune is wrapped up, we'll spend the afternoon hanging out, partaking of fine foods and beverages, and checking out cars of every vintage, make and model. This is a FREE event.

Sunday TSCC Autocross - at Little Creek Amphibious Base, is the fastest growing autocross series in the area. The location is ideal, the concrete is prestine, and TSCC has first rate equipment, including FM transmitter so you can hear what the announcers are saying about you and your competitors. Registration for this event opens on Sunday, September 10th at http://www.tidewatersportscarclub.com. Price for this event is $20/driver, due the morning of the event at the registration trailer.

Hotel Accomodations - A group rate has been established at The Comfort Inn, Little Creek, 5189 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach, (757) 460-5566 of $109/night. The group ID is Tidewater Sports Car Club. The cutoff date for that group rate is September 12th.

Directions - From the Hampton Roads Beltway (I-64) take Northampton Blvd (US-13) North 1.6 Miles. Turn left (north) on Diamond Springs Rd (Rt-166) for 1.4 Miles. Turn right (east) onto Shore Drive for approx. 1 mile to Gate 3, Helicopter Road. Follow the signs into the visitor/commercial vehicle line where your name will be on the visitor list (if you've signed up, of course.) Once through gate 3, follow Helicopter Rd. north for about 1.5 miles where it will turn left and continue another .5 miles straight into the ACU-4 complex. If a guard is not at that gate to check you in, proceed to the quarterdeck (red awning, center of the building) and sign in there. Once checked in, drive around the right side of the building and onto the amphibious landing craft pad (you should see lots of cones!) park your car with the others and come sign in at the registration trailer.

special thanks go to Jim Haltom at http://www.autocross.us for providing the registration page. Check out the site for tons of great videos, forums about autocross events, and lots of other cool stuff.

**The Tidewater Z Car Club webpage is currently under construction and may not indicate this event on it**

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