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2011 All Import Car Show: "Current to Classics - Tune It Up!"
Check out the Summer NEWZletter here
We're the Z Car Club of Rochester and we're excited to have you with us!
This years 3rd Annual charity fundraising week-end, featuring the Saturday Jonathan Krenzer Memorial All Japanese Car Show, was held July 9th thru the 11th and it was a resounding success from all perspectives! You can still find our current 2010 event poster here !
By now you know we've grown our event from its origin as a Z-Car Bi-Annual affair to an every-year All Japanese marque extravaganZa and now we're expanding again ... join us in 2011 as the Z Car Club of Rochester presents "Tune it Up" the All-Import Car Show. Cars of European decent, cars from the Pacific Rim, vehicles from all over the world will be featured. Keep an eye open for next years event schedule ... you won't want to miss it! |
 Mad ZCCR Member Conquers Russia |
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 Always the Dapper-Dan, he's always a hop, skip & jump above us ... Find ZCCR member Ron Whitlock & his daughter high atop a Russian mountain range here! Then go on to see the rest of his photo's in our club gallery's! Ron, a ZCCR charter mamber, never misses an opportunity to fly the club banner while on-high, matter of fact, in total elevation achieved, the banner may have flown as high as the space shuttle in orbit by now as Ron has summited so many mountains worldwide! Ron reports:"July 20th at 10:30am, we hit the summit of Elbrus in Russia, about 18,500', on a perfectly gorgeous day, no wind or snow and hardly a cloud anywhere. Twelve climbers including my daughter Terri, and 3 guides made it. One fellow had some problems and elected to watch us from base camp at 12,000'. Not as difficult as some of the other mts, but a very memorable time. Started at 6,500ft and hit the summit in 5 days with acclimatization climbs plus a rest day. Snow, rain or sleet every day except summit day. We all spent 3 days in St Petersburg prior to climb and 2 in Moscow after the climb. Visited lots of palaces from Peter the Great's days to Red Square, the Kremlin, Lenin's tomb and the Basil Cathedral and even took in a ballet (Swan Lake) at the Russian National Ballet theater. So a very nice trip." Welcome home Ron, we're glad to see detente is still working and you've not precipitated any major international incidents! Mike Noonan VP ZCCR gotmoxz@frontiernet.net '71, '72' '77 (hers :~), '80 10thAE
Posted by gotmoxz on Monday, July 26 @ 18:33:24 EDT (61 reads)
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Current Events |
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 Hello All! Here is the latest from YOUR club:
* Mother Nature didn't cooperate with us this past Saturday for our "Cruise to the Drive-In". Severe thunderstorms, and nearby tornado warnings, crossed the area in late afternoon forcing a cancellation of the event. We will look to reschedule this fun event in the near future, so stay tuned.
* We are in the peak of "Cruise Night" Season! Virtually every night there is a local gathering of cool cars and their fans to partake in. MONDAY is at Shaller's Restaurant on Edgemere Drive in Greece, TUESDAY has the Fairport Box Factory on the canal in the village AND Jim & Ralph's Restaurant on Elmgrove Rd. at Rt. 531 in Gates. WEDNESDAY is the classic cruise night at the Log Cabin Restaurant on Rt. 31F in Walworth. THURSDAY is a new (and big!) cruise at the Wegman's on Holt Rd. in Webster. FRIDAY is the cruise at the Damascus Temple on Bay Rd. in Webster. There are others to enjoy, check www.rodandpiston.com for a complete listing. Cruise nights are a great excuse to take a ride in your Z, enjoy some food and ice cream and spend time with other car nuts. If any of you decide to head out to one, send me an email and I will forward to the club.
* The books have been closed on our recent All Japanese Car Show Weekend and I am pleased to announce that we were able to donate $2500 EACH to our charities, The Rochester/Finger Lakes Eye & Tissue Donation Bank and the Rochester Breast Cancer Coalition. Thanks to the hard work of our army of volunteers and the support of all of our participants, this is a 65% increase over last year. Thanks to all of you for supporting our event and our charities. Here's hoping we can do even better in 2011!
* Four hearty ZCCR members are heading to Nashville, TN this weekend to take in the car show at the ZCCA's International Z Convention celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Z-Car. Logistics didn't permit us to show our own Zs, but myself, VP Mike Noonan, Activities Director Mike Yendrzeski and Promotions Director Mike Krenzer will be boarding the VP's Yukon ZUV for the ride. We'll take lots of pictures, look for them on the website.
* NEXT UP is our annual Birthday Picnic on AUGUST 14. Come out to help us celebrate ZCCR's 10th Birthday! The event will be held at the beautiful home of Mike Krenzer and Meg Coon in Hilton. Swimming (bring your suit!), games, food, beverage, music, ice cream and FUN FOR ALL! FREE to current members and their families. Watch for a postcard in the mail with complete information.
That's it for now! Z you on the road!
GOT Z?
John Taddonio
"zcarnut"
70,78,87,03 Z-Cars
President, Z Car Club of Rochester NY
Posted by gotmoxz on Monday, July 26 @ 08:48:36 EDT (13 reads)
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Flying Low |
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 40+ Z-Cars from Series One's to the latest generations, all working their way South from Rochester to Watkins Glen for some fun laps on the track ... July 11th, 2010 ... we were enjoying the 3rd and final day of the 3rd Annual ZCCR Jonathan Krenzer Memorial All Japanese Week-end activities on a sunny gorgeous brilliant New York State day! Here's a "quick" video ... and if you think that was fun you should have seen this collection running laps on the famous Glen race track - joins us next year if you too want a piece of this action! Many thanks to Frank Thomas, Membership Director, CTZCC for making the video! His is the beautiful blue Series One 240Z that resides just outside the view of his camera as he recorded us going by! Mike Noonan VP ZCCR gotmoxz@frontiernet.net '71, '72' '77 (hers :~), '80 10thAE
Posted by gotmoxz on Wednesday, July 21 @ 02:04:39 EDT (82 reads)
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Drive-In-Movie-Mania this week-end !!! |
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 Hello All! Here's the latest from YOUR club:
* We are closing the books on our recently concluded All Japanese Car Show Weekend and so far all feedback is positive. It looks like we will be able to significantly increase our donation over last year to our two 2010 charities, The Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester and the Rochester/Finger Lakes Eye and Tissue Bank. Final numbers are still being crunched but it looks like at least a 50% donation increase over last year. This is course attributable to the hard work of the army of ZCCR volunteers who made the event happen and those of you who participated. You all know who you are, so on behalf of myself and the entire Board of Directors, THANK YOU!
* We had just over 150 cars of all Japanese makes and models represented at the car show! From stock to wild, there was something for everyone's taste. Look for a new twist in 2011 that should greatly increase that number! ;-)
* The many out-of-town guests who came to participate in the weekend all are commenting on what a great time they had. From the Friday Kickoff Party, to the Car Show, to the Watkins Glen experience, ALL had a wonderful weekend and are looking forward to coming back in 2011. Let's hope that they bring more of their friends with them!
* Pictures from the All Japanese Car Show Weekend are now up on the website in a new photo gallery. More are being added daily, so check back for the latest.
* The last note on the AJCS is a HUGE "THANK YOU" to all of our sponsors whose generosity enabled us to put on the entire weekend event AND make a significant contribution to our local charities. All of the sponsors will be listed in the next club newsletter and some are linked on the website homepage. I strongly encourage all ZCCR members to patronize our sponsors to thank them for supporting YOUR club.
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* ATTENTION! WE HAVE ADDED A NEW EVENT TO THE CALENDAR! THIS SATURDAY, JULY 24, we are CRUISIN' TO THE DRIVE-IN! Yes, do to popular demand, we are reinstating our yearly trek to the VINTAGE DRIVE-IN in Avon, NY. The Vintage Drive-In has three screens that show two first-run movies each. There will be a HUGE ZCCR TAILGATE PARTY before the first movie! That's right, bring your favorite snack or dish to pass and a beverage to set up shop in front of our Zs to have some fun before the movie starts! The details:
* MEET AT THE JEFFERSON PLAZA, 1100 Jefferson Rd. in Henrietta (right next to Rt. 390) at 6:45pm this Saturday July 24. Meet up front near the "Five Guys" restaurant. We will depart for the Drive-In by 7:00pm.
* BRING your own lawn chairs, a dish to pass, snacks and beverage, if you wish.
* Admission is $8 for adults, $4 for children aged 4-10. There is also a $5 per car "food permit" fee (still better than buying drive-in food!).
* First movie starts at approx 9:00pm, second shortly after 11. We will "vote" on which movies to see before departure. Of course you are free to see whatever movies you wish, but why wouldn't you WANT TO PARK WITH THE REST OF THE Zs??? ;-)
* THIS EVENT IS WEATHER PERMITTING of course. No fun watching outdoor movies in the rain!
* Shoot me an email if you are attending so we know to look for you!
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It's July. It's HOT. Your Z is begging to be driven.
WHADDARYAWAITIN FOR?
Z YOU THERE.
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John Taddonio
"zcarnut"
70,78,87,03 Z-Cars
President, Z Car Club of Rochester NY
Posted by gotmoxz on Monday, July 19 @ 11:01:04 EDT (34 reads)
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Charity Week-End Recap |
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Good Day All! Here is the latest from YOUR club:
* WOW! WHAT A GREAT TIME was had by all this past weekend at ZCCR's All Japanese Car Show Weekend. We had participants from PA, ON, NY, CT, AZ, MD and NJ take in the events. From the Friday evening kickoff party to the Saturday car show to the Saturday evening dinner dance to the Sunday road rally to Watkins Glen for Laps and Lunch, a STUPENDOUS time was had by all. The event is growing each year and quickly becoming a regional favorite. Thanks to the Wesbter-Fairport Elks Lodge for hosting the car show, we hope to make their venue our show site for years to come. A complete recap of the event will be in the next edition of ZCCR NEWZ and a photo gallery will be up on the website soon.
An event of this magnitude couldn't happen without the generosity of our many sponsors. Each and every one of them will be listed in our club newsletter. I would encourage you to support their business and take the time to THANK THEM for supporting ZCCR and our charities.
I also want to take the time here to thank some hard-working individuals who all teamed up to make this a wonderful event: Mike Krenzer, Meg Coon, Mike Noonan, Mike & Debbie Yendrzeski, Scott & Jan Kozlowski, Bob Anderson, Bob Mooney, Sam Hartley, Frank & Pat McGinley,, Brian & Judy Rapp, Frank Butera, Gary Guagliardo, Chas Campbell, Allan Robbins, Shawn Pritchard, Barry Brown, Tom Bork, Rick & Kathy Morgan, Steve Yendrzeski and many more others who donated their time and talents. You all were fantastic, the event couldn't have happened without you. Z people ARE the BEST!
* TONIGHT we are heading out to the Monday Night Cruise at Schallers Drive-In located at 965 Edgemere Drive in Greece. The usual music, great food, great ice cream and some of the coolest rides you can see on a hot summer night. Be there by 6:15 for prime parking.
* NEXT UP on your "local" ZCCR activities calendar is our 11th Annual Anniversary Picnic on Saturday August 14. Once again ZCCR's Mike Krenzer and Meg Coon have offered to host the event at their spacious home in Hilton. FREE to members! Food, music, games, swimming and that one-of-a-kind ZCCR hospitality! Watch your emails and for a postcard in the mail for complete details.
*ON SATURDAY AUGUST 21 we will be heading north of the border to participate in "Z FEST" hosted by our good friends in the Ontario Z Association. This is a great Z only car show that's a ton-of-fun with music, food, awards, raffles and more. Watch your emails for details.
* There are also two other events not on our "official" event schedule that many ZCCR folks may be participating in: Spencerport Canal Days Car Show- Saturday July 24 and The International Z Convention in Nashville, TN. July 28-Aug. 1 (www.zcon2010.com). Search the web for more information.
Stay tuned, stay informed, PARTICIPATE!
GOT Z?
John Taddonio
"zcarnut"
70,78,87,03 Z-Cars
President, Z Car Club of Rochester NY
Posted by gotmoxz on Monday, July 12 @ 12:21:46 EDT (120 reads)
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All Japanese Charity Car Show Week-end drawing near |
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Hello All! Here is the latest from YOUR club:
* I hope everyone had a safe and Happy 4th of July, so now here we are smack in the middle of those hazy, lazy days of summer. BUT your club is certainly not being lazy when it comes to fun things to do!
* IT'S HERE! This week ZCCR hosts the BIGGEST Japanese car event in the east! ZCCR's All Japanese Car Show Weekend kicks off this Friday! Within the last week or so, we have been flooded with registrations from participants from all over the northeast as well as Canada, Connecticut, Maryland and even one fellow coming from Arizona! We expect the car show to be second to none with over 200 cars on display. And the display of historic Datsun race cars and one of a kinds is certain to never be duplicated again.
The 3rd Annual Jonathan Krenzer Memorial All Japanese Car Show will be at the Elks Lodge at 1066 Jackson Road in Webster on Saturday from 10-4. Even if you are not entering your car in the car show (and why wouldn't you be?), please come out to support the club and our charities, the Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester and the Rochester/Finger Lakes Eye and Tissue Donation Bank. Proceeds from our event will go to these fine local charities. The car show will feature raffles for great prizes and $, music, BBQ from Hose 22, ice cream from Abbotts, many vendors and of course, the Z girlZ! Multi-class awards for every Japanese make and some miscellaneous rides as well.
Saturday evening you are all invited to join us at the Elks Lodge for a steak or chicken dinner and dance to LIVE music from "CoMotion" who will be rockin' to tunes from the 50s, 60s and 70s!
Sunday morning we leave from the Holiday Inn at 860 Holt Rd. in Webster at 8:30am for a road rally through the Finger Lakes to Watkins Glen International Raceway where we will take 3 laps around the historic race track then enjoy a catered lunch in the WGI Clubhouse.
There you have it! YOUR club's signature event is only days away. It's sure to be THE event of the summer and it's right here in your own backyard.
Z YOU THERE.
John Taddonio
"zcarnut"
70,78,87,03 Z-Cars
President, Z Car Club of Rochester NY
Posted by gotmoxz on Monday, July 05 @ 12:12:19 EDT (154 reads)
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HUGE Z CAR SHOW WEEK-END COMING F A S T !!! |
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 LESS THAN 2 WEEKS TO ZCCR'S BIG EVENT!
THE ALL JAPANESE CAR SHOW WEEKEND is fast approaching! It's July 9-11, ARE YOU READY???
* People from all over the northeast and Canada (even places like Ontario CA, Connecticut, Maryland & Arizona!) are coming to Western NY to participate in the festivities. You know the details by now: FREE Friday evening kickoff party, Saturday All Japanese Car Show, Saturday evening dinner dance with LIVE music, Sunday morning road rally to Watkins Glen for laps on the track and lunch in the clubhouse.
*PLEASE get your registration form in ASAP as there is limited space for the Watkins Glen segment. We need to have a count to WGI by the end of THIS week for the "Laps 'N Lunch" at the Glen. Even if you make the last minute decision to attend, at least email me so we can reserve your spot.
* The AJCS registration form can be found HERE.
* There may still be rooms available at the area hotels, find the list HERE.
* Don't forget that this entire event is to benefit our charities, the Breast Cancer Coalition and the Rochester/Finger Lakes Eye & Tissue Bank. Please come out to help the club support these fine charities that are right here in our own backyard.
* The 3rd Annual Jonathan Krenzer Memorial All Japanese Car Show will be held this year at the Webster-Fairport Elks Lodge, 1066 Jackson Rd. in Webster, NY. This exciting change of venue will bring acres of manicured lawns for the hundreds of show cars, plenty of parking, food, vendors, raffles, music, special display cars and more. Find the event poster with all of the details HERE.
*Please contact me (zcarnut@hotmail.com) or Frank McGinley (fmcginl1@rochester.rr.com) if you have any questions about registration or the event.
* Several ZCCR members and their Zs will be on TV the morning of Friday, July 9. Look for them on channel CW16 between 8:30 and 9:00 am promoting the club and the AJCS.
ZCCR is proud to be hosting one of the biggest Japanese car events in the country right here in YOUR own backyard! Come out and enjoy the events and support our charities.
Z YOU THERE!
John Taddonio
"zcarnut"
70,78,87,03 Z-Cars
President, Z Car Club of Rochester NY
Posted by gotmoxz on Tuesday, June 29 @ 13:51:53 EDT (141 reads)
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PreZ Re-cap for what's coming up! |
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 Hey all! Here is the latest from YOUR club:
* BIG THANKS TO ZCCR's Mike Yendrzeski who organized the club's group night on last Saturday at Frontier Field to take in a Red Wings game. About 40 members joined in and our Zs were prominently parked right up front on the lawn in front of the Stadium. Members and their families enjoyed upper box seats, free parking and $5 in vouchers for concessions for a cost of only $7.50 per person! Another way your club works for you!
* THIS WEDNESDAY JUNE 23 we are having a special "on the road" gathering!
Who: All red-blooded members of the Z Car Club of Rochester
What: First ever Z-Car Cruise-in @ "the Finn"
When: Wednesday June 23rd (that's this Wednesday gang!) 6pm till?
Where: Mickey Finn's Station One, 14 Railroad Street (off Maple St Rt 444), Victor, NY 14564
Why: We're getting outta work, heading straight to the sweetest sounding pub this side of Boston, and we're intending to get into "it's Five-O'Clock Somewhere" mode in a fast n' furious fashion - because we can! BRING YOUR Z (of course!) and let's show everyone what a REAL car club looks like!
* SPACES ARE FILLING UP QUICKLY for the Watkins Glen segment of ZCCR's All Japanese Car Show Weekend. If you are interested in the Sunday Watkins Glen road rally/laps/lunch portion of the event, I would encourage you to send in your registration ASAP to ensure your place at the track. Registration form is attached.
* EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO WATKINS GLEN there is still LOTZ to do during our AJCS weekend! Friday night kickoff party (FREE!), Saturday All Japanese Car Show, Saturday evening dinner/dance with LIVE music, great food and drink. Again, see the attached registration form for details.
* WE ARE ASSEMBLING A VERY SPECIAL GROUP of celebrities to join us at the All Japanese Car Show. In addition to the one of a kind historic lineup of Datsun race cars and vehicles, several legendary people who were instrumental in making a name for Nissan back in its race heyday will be at the show to meet and greet the public and talk Datsun Racing. Who you ask? COME TO THE SHOW AND SEE! The week-end registration forms and event literature can be found at links at the top of this page!
John Taddonio
"zcarnut"
70,78,87,03 Z-Cars
President, Z Car Club of Rochester NY
Posted by gotmoxz on Monday, June 21 @ 18:05:15 EDT (88 reads)
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Successful Street Machine Show Results & M O R E !! |
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Hey All! Here's the latest from your club!
* Yesterday ZCCR participated in the Street Machines of Rochester 36th annual outdoor auto show held at Badgerow Park in Greece. TWENTY-SEVEN Zs turned out to represent the club and take home the Club Participation Award for the fourth year in a row! Thanks to all of you who came out in less than desirable weather to join in on the fun. The sun did finally make an appearance at the noon hour and thousands of spectators turned out to enjoy the rides of all types.
In addition to the above mentioned award, ZCCR members showed well with Ron Bucci (1990 300ZX) taking home the Best of Club award, congratulations Ron! Also winning the Top 75 (out of 418 cars) Awards were: Bob Mooney (1973 240Z), Frank McGinley (1994 300ZXTT) and yours truly (1970 240Z). Thanks to the Street Machines for once again putting on a great show!
* IF ANY OF YOU HAVE PICTURES from yesterday's Street Machines Show, please email them to me so we can include them in a photo album in our website gallery.
* This coming Saturday June 19 the Rochester Red Wings will be hosting ZCCR to a night at the ballpark. The club is underwriting most of the cost of the event so member cost is only $7.50 per person for an upper box seat, free preferred parking at the main gate and a $5 certificate for use at the concessions. Deadline for tickets is TODAY, so contact Mike Yendrzeski to reserve your tickets.
* Our friends to the east in Albany, the Z Association of NY are hosting their annual car show on June 26. This is a wonderful event held at the Saratoga NY Auto Museum. Here is a link to see all of the information.
* If you need parts for your Z, we are making parts available to members from two 1973 240Zs and a 1983 280ZX. Send me an email if you are looking for something. * Last but certainly not least, ZCCR's MAIN EVENT, the All Japanese Car Show Weekend is only 4 weeks away! We already have participants registered from all over the northeast, mid-Atlantic and Canada. We even have one fellow driving here from Arizona to join in on the fun! Events include: - Friday evening FREE kickoff party - Saturday Car Show - Saturday evening dinner dance with LIVE music - Sunday road rally to Watkins Glen - Laps at Watkins Glen International - Lunch at the WGI Clubhouse to watch the afternoon SCCA racing! With this HUGE Z event right here in your own backyard, why haven't YOU signed up? Here is a link to the registration form with complete details. Complete details are in the homepage header here at the site. Not only is this a big event in the hobby this year, it also helps out local charities of whom many club members have benefited from. This maintains the club philosophy of helping out others in the community we call home. So sign up, come out and enjoy! It's your club, it's your home. We look forward to seeing you there. The cars are great, the people are better. John Taddonio "zcarnut" 70,78,87,03 Z-CarsPresident, Z Car Club of Rochester NY Posted by gotmoxz on Monday, June 14 @ 11:13:13 EDT (109 reads)
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Hot Off the Press - its the Summer NEWZ ! |
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 Find it here! It's the latest. it's the greatest, its got it all goin-on!
Super Sam Hartley has pulled together another fabulous NEWZ edition for your enjoyment!
Hit the link, read online or print to share with others ... whatever you do don't miss it, it's fully loaded!
If you're not driving along with us this season then you're just not getting the full impact your Z affords you, meet us for the ridiculously large car show June 13th, join us at the biggest All Japanese Car Show East of the Mississippi July 10th, and check-out other activities past n' future as you scope-out this quarters latest NEWZ!
Mike Noonan
VP ZCCR
'71 2FAST40
'72 DD
'80 GOTMOXZ
Posted by gotmoxz on Tuesday, June 08 @ 09:26:52 EDT (109 reads)
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