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IN THIS ISSUE . . .
BMC Club News... 2
- New Members - Anniversaries - Where’s the Rock Event Details: Spring Mud Run ... 3
Fall Color Run ... 3
Planning Meeting for 2012 ... 3
Miatas on Nifty 51 ... 4
900,000 Units ... 5
Event Recap, WI Dells Getaway ... 6
CB Tips ... 7
Un-hibernating Your Miata ... 7
Event Calendars ... 8
Club Information ... 9
Miata Winter Haiku ... 10 (back cover)
Happy spring to all.
I’m certainly glad to see the changes that point out our seasons are moving steadily forward. Some times in the slow, cold, and dreary days of winter it’s hard to tell that we’re spinning forward at all. Normally my diatribe would be about preparing your two-seater fun machine for the up coming seasons and the enjoyment of the road, but today I would rather be a bit more somber and touch on the events of the day.
Unfortunately as you watch the news of late it seems that rather than spinning forward, our world seems to be spinning out of control. Personally I’m not a doomsday believer and I’m also not always as certain about my religious or political belief as many of those around me are. What I do believe very strongly in is people, and their ability to overcome the erratic course of events which may or may not seem to make sense at the time. I believe in the human races ability to correct the wrongs, to stand up for the weak and protect the fallen. There is not much any one of us can do to personally help those who’s world is spiraling out of control, but if each of us did something it would make a noticeable difference.
So I would ask that you take a moment from your fast paced world to stop and reflect on the plight of others. I understand that many of you already do this in your daily routine through prayer or reflection but in this case my plea is that you spend a moment at a time outside that routine and come up with one thing that you personally can do to change some else’s situation for the better.
Whether it’s Japan, North Africa, the social discourse course in our own back- yards, or any of the items that fill our news take that moment and use it to ex- amine what you as an individual can do to do help ease a situation some- where. Then most importantly do it!
Donate some of your time. Donate some change if you can. Go out of your way to do an extra good deed. Don’t pick a side in a confrontation, search for a solution. I guess I’m a believer in the theory of paying it forward. If you can do this today, and again tomorrow and it gets repeated by enough peo- ple enough times we might be amazed that the difference it would make.
Thanks for reading.
Your Prez, Tom Cinealis
L ett e r s
from the Prez
Sign Up for the BMC at the Auction event!
As a reminder, please sign up to volunteer at the Channel 10 Auction with
the BMC on Saturday, April 30, 2011.
Email Ginger ([email protected])
or Cathie
to register today!
MEMBERSHIP ANNIVERSARIES & RENEWALS
Participating in the Badgerland Miata Club is a wonderful way to spend time with good people while attending fun events.
Each month we acknowledge the Badgerland Miata Club members who have an upcoming Anniversary of the month they joined the Club. We encourage everyone to continue their membership by renewing in 2011.
Annual dues are $30.00 and should be sent to:
John Grigg, BMC Treasurer 841 Oakland Avenue Waukesha, WI 53186
As a reminder, your Anniversary Date is also written on your membership card. If you can’t find your card, simply email the Club Secretary, Marcy Hotz, [email protected], and she will let you know when your anniversary is.
APRIL MEMBER ANNIVERSARIES
Duane & Karen Berger Don & Kathy Denor
Roger & Ellen Elliott Nadine Fish Bob Gerszewski John & Gail Grigg Chris & Kate Matthews
Don & Linda McCann Robin & Cindy Nesst John & Celia Parsen Mike & Lara Tegelman David Weishoff & Erica Schroeter
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Rock has been our house guest since January. We have enjoyed the visit, but all good things must come to an end.
To bring everyone up to date, last week we told Rock that we were plan- ning a weekend get-away. We were bombarded with “Are we going to Little Rock, AK or to New York City to see the Rockettes?” (neither) Instead, we headed north to our place in the Nicolet National Forest.
The Nicolet National Forest is a glacial area with lots of lakes, rivers and streams and big boulders. While there, we suggested that doing an ancestral search would be fun for Rock, and that there would still be time for other fun things. Pictures are attached of Rock sledding, hiking and being silly.
Some of Rock’s favorite things:
Foods: Rocky Road ice cream and rock oysters
Restaurants & Bars: Hard Rock Café and Rocky Rococos Sports: Rock climbing or skipping stones
Actor: Rocky (as in …”and Bullwinkle”) and actress Sharon Stone Favorite Rock Band: Rolling Stones
Favorite Song by Elvis: No Room to Rumba in a Sports Car To be continued...Rock's Roots
John & Gail Grigg
Where’s the Rock?
Please join us for these fun club events and activities . . .
Event Details
Planning Meeting for 2012
The Planning Meeting for 2012 events will be held at Holiday Mazda in Fond du Lac, WI on November 5, 2011. The Planning Session will include a noon lunch by BMC at 11:30am, and a pizza buffet at approxi- mately 4:30pm. Additional information will be posted at a later date.
Fall Color Run
This will be an all day event on October 1, 2011. We will start in Oshkosh (at approximately 8:00 am) and drive to the Dells of Eau Claire in northern Wisconsin. Included is a hot chili lunch prepared by BMC mem- bers (a small charge will be paid by those attending to pay for the chili ingredients). BMC members will need to bring their own refreshments. The ride will hopefully include Wisconsin in its best color showing.
Most roads should be Miata worthy. The morning and afternoon will include stops for refreshments. The evening will conclude with dinner at a restaurant in Oshkosh at approximately 4:30 pm. BMC members should be on the way home by 6:00 pm. This ride will be broken down into PODS (“Spirited” and
“Scenic”). There will be no limit to the number of cars participating. More information will be posted later, for registration as details become finalized.
To register: Contact Stan Tadych at: [email protected]
Spring Mud Run
Please join your Miata Club friends at Don Miller Mazda (5812 Odana Road, Madison, WI 53719;
608.442.3123) starting at 10 AM on Saturday, April 23, 2011 for our first ride of the season.
Don Miller Mazda will serve our group a free lunch starting at 11:00 AM. After lunch we will travel to the Mobil station at Highway 12 and County Highway “K” north of Madison for a ride in western Dane and Sauk Counties, with a spring reunion dinner at the Rivers Edge Resort on County “A” in Lake Delton, WI.
The last supper of the evening will be served at the Rivers Edge Resort in Lake Delton, WI. We will receive separate checks and order off of the complete menu. If you would like to see the menu, look at
www.riversedgeresort.com and check the pub and grub section. I hope you can join our group for the first ride of the season, without mud on the roads.
Please send Dave Bonfield an e-mail at [email protected] or call 608.849.7618 if you plan to attend the lunch, the ride, and/or the dinner, so we have enough food or beverages available.
Also … Don Miller Mazda will have oil change service and Miata part specials, Craig Weinberger, the sales manager, also told me about a special price on a set of Miata tires. The service department opens at 8:00 AM that morning, but please call 608-442-3101 for an appointment. Don Miller Mazda has one 2010 Miata in stock and 6 or 7 2011 Miatas in stock, with more arriving soon. He also has a 2005 Miata Speed with under 14,000 miles. Call Craig for more details about these cars.
Respectfully,
Dave and Lynn Bonfield Jim and Joanne Tuckwood
Join us for Miatas on Nifty 51, a tour of Highway 51 through the Badger State from Beloit to Hurley – or from Hurley to Beloit – August 5th and 6th.
Start at either end -- Beloit or Hurley -- Friday evening August 5th with a gathering dinner and sendoff.
Saturday, drive to the other end of Highway 51, enjoying Wisconsin's scenic beauty, charming towns and unique tourist sights. That evening you'll gather again with your fellow travelers to enjoy dinner and try your luck at our Great Highway Trivia Quiz, testing your powers of observation on your drive and your knowledge of highway history and trivia. The winner (at each end) walks away with a basket full of gift certificates and tourism gifts worth $$$. You'll head home again on Sunday.
The route will take you on many older Highway 51 alignments. You'll drive through some towns and country- side that the current highway bypasses. Drive at your own pace, this is not a race or a timed event. Caravan with friends or cruise by yourself, make whatever stops you want along the way – or none at all. You just have to be at the other end in time for dinner at 7:30pm.
Your modest $25 entry fee covers organizing costs only. You pay for lodg- ing and meals separately. Discount rates have been negotiated at par- ticipating hotels and the Friday and Saturday dinners will be reasonably priced.
To Register: Fill out this form, enclose your entry fee of $25 per car, and send it to Visit Beloit, Attention: Vicki, 500 Public Avenue, Beloit, WI 53511.
Then email Marty Densch (our BMC rep who is coordinating this event for our club) at [email protected].
Name(s): ____________________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________________
Phone: _______________________________________________________________
Email: ________________________________________________________________
I/We will begin the tour in: ______ Beloit _____Hurley
The Fine Print
Participants must read and sign liability waiver.
Registration packets and liability waiv- ers will be provided at the gathering dinner on Friday evening.
Participants are responsible for their own hotel reservations. Discounts are available at participating hotels.
Participants may choose alternate lodging if they prefer.
Hotels will hold our block of rooms until 14 days prior to event. Make your res- ervations early.
Participants are responsible for the cost of meals and beverages.
Organizers make no claims as to weather or road conditions.
Event will be limited to 25 cars in each direction.
Event will be open exclusively to Miata club members from Wisconsin and Illinois until June 1, 2011.
Remaining slots may be opened to other participants after June 1, 2011.
Please join us for these fun club events and activities . . .
Event Details
Miatas on Nifty 51
HOTELS:
Beloit:
Best Western – 5910 Technology Dr South Beloit, IL (815) 389-4211 Reservation Code “Nifty 51”
Hurley:
Day's Inn – 13355 N US Highway 51 Hurley, WI (715) 561-3500
Reservation Code “Nifty 51-A”
DINNER EACH NIGHT:
Registration at restaurant 7:00pm Dinner at 7:30pm
Beloit:
Domenico's Restaurant 547 East Grand Avenue Hurley:
Tacconelli's
215 S. Suffolk Street, Ironwood, MI
This Press Release was posted at www.mazdaUSAmedia.com.
Press Release
Mazda MX-5 Reaches New Milestone with 900,000 units produced
-MX-5 Miata reaffirms its position as the most popular sports car ever made- IRVINE, Calif. (February 3, 2011) – The world’s best-selling two-seat roadster, the iconic Mazda MX-5 Miata, continues to set the bar even higher for the competi- tion today, reaching a new milestone of 900,000 units produced. Nearly 45 per- cent – more than 388,000 units – of those were sold in the United States since the car launched in 1989.
The MX-5 made its global debut at the 1989 Chicago Auto Show and has since
received several facelifts, seen many limited and special edition versions, been named “Car of the Year”
multiple times around the world and topped countless “Best Sports Car” lists. But its soul has always re- mained that of a pure sports car, dynamically engineered and tuned to produce driver happiness, whether on a short trip from point A to point B or on extensive S-curve searches. The Zoom-Zoom driving experience evoked by the MX-5 is not lost on consumers, and has always been within their reach with the roadster’s affordable pricing.
“As we head toward the next production milestone of one million units, Mazda is committed to further evolving the MX-5,” said Seita Kanai, Mazda Motor Corporation (MC) senior managing executive officer, research and development. “We will refine its fun-to-drive character as well as further enhance its envi- ronmental and safety capabilities. In the years ahead, we will continue to cherish the MX-5 alongside its loyal fan base as the symbol of the Mazda brand.”
The first-generation MX-5 Miata (1990-1997 model years) was equipped with a 1.6-liter, inline four-cylinder engine that produced 116 horsepower and 100 lb-ft of torque. A removable hardtop was optional and initial color choices were red, white and blue. The starting price was $14,000, and early production of the affordable, grin-inducing roadster could not meet the enthusiastic demand of consumers. A redesigned second-generation model was unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show in 1997 (model years 1999-2005 – there was no 1998 model-year car) and the third generation model was introduced at the Geneva Interna- tional Motor Show in 2005 (model years 2006-present).
Currently equipped with an MZR-series 2.0-liter, inline four-cylinder engine, today’s MX-5 produces 167 horsepower (158 for automatic transmission) and delivers 140 lb-ft of torque. The soft-topped Sport model starts at $23,110 with top-level, Power Retractable Hard Top Grand Touring models starting at $28,550.
“Since Mazda launched the original MX-5, it has undergone two complete product redesigns and a se- ries of upgrades,” said Nobuhiro Yamamoto, MC program manager, MX-5. “Its enduring success is due to the strong support it enjoys from fans around the world, and I will strive to keep the MX-5’s spirit alive while evolving it into a car that will be loved by even more people.”
The 500,000th MX-5 Miata was produced in 1999 and sold in the United States. In 2000, Guinness World Records recognized the MX-5 as the world’s top-selling sports car, a distinction that has been further so- lidified with every 100,000 additional units built in 2002, 2005 and 2007. The 900,000th unit is a soft-top, six- speed manual-equipped Copper Red MX-5, and destined for Germany.
Were you there? Relive the Moments! . . . Did you miss it? Find out what you missed!
Event Recap
Wisconsin Dells Getaway
On February 5th we slowly made our way to a Bed & Breakfast called the White Rose in Wisconsin Dells. There were 7 couples…
Jane & Dennis Schmidt & Lynda & Tom Quella who made this possible. Bill & Carol Johns, Ginger & Brian Carney, Jim &
Joanne Tuckwood, Duane & Karen Berger & Lin & Ron Carlson.
It was such a relaxing weekend.
The house was so quaint & charming, every bedroom decorated different, it made you think you were back in time to the year 1905 when it was built. When we got there we sat and visited on the Veranda, it was so comfortable. The snacks were put out and we all just sat & talked. There was so much food! We then went to dinner at The Rivers Edge, they surprised us with placemats that had the clubs name on them & all seven couples names, they also had a TV there welcoming us to the Restaurant.
Everyone had a great time. When we got back to the house we all got comfortable and the girls sat in the dining room playing Apples to Apples. All of the guys sat next to the fireplace and just talked all night. The time went by so fast it was 12:00 and we all made our way to our rooms.
The next morning we all met for breakfast, and then off to get home to watch the Packer Game…Oh what a game it was!!!!!!!
We are looking forward to next year’s stay in the Dells!!!!
By Lin Carlson
Un-Hibernating Your Miata
(from the BMC Website Tech Files, originally written by Joe Menigoz) Here's how Joe Menigoz advised us to get our Miatas
out of hibernation and up & running for the start of the driving season.
Getting Ready For Spring
Well it’s not spring yet as we all know but a few items still can be performed before the warm weather comes.
Charge battery with low amp charges (2 amps).
Check fluid levels, oil, brake and clutch
Check for any leaking fluids (front and rear) and look for the source of the leaks.
Check interior, trunk, and under hood for any unwanted "guests".
Inspect tires.
The birds are coming back…
a taste of warm weather in the air…
Ladies & Gentlemen - Start Your Engines!
Before we turn that key and start your Miata for the first time after the long "hibernation" let's cover a few important points:
Charge battery with low amp charges (2 amps).
Give your insurance agent a call to reinstate your Miata coverage.
Re-connect your battery.
Remove any rodent prevention (steel wool, Irish Spring soap peelings, etc.); remember to remove anything from the tailpipe and air intake systems (from winterizing).
Check fluid levels: engine oil, windshield washer, brake, and clutch.
Secure convertible top clamps.
Take it easy after start-up - your engine may exhibit HLA (Hydraulic Lash Adjuster) noise.
This should subside after a short time. This noise is very common after storage. Oil drains leak (out) of hydraulic lack adjusters on '90-'97 models. The '99-'03 models now have solid lash adjusters and should not have the start-up noise that is common with the earlier models.
Do a walk-around and check all your lights:
head, brake, backup, side markers, turn signals, etc. Check the horn. Check your instrument gauges, etc. Remember - Safety First!
Test your brakes. Slow stops to burn off any corrosion protection that was applied to brake rotors at the fall storage.
Turn on your air conditioner. This is very important. By running your air conditioner the oil in the system lubricates the seals and prevents system leaks.
Spring is just around the corner which means Miata rides will be starting soon. Make sure your equipment is ready to go with these great CB Tips!
Tip #1: Reception Problems
If you use a magnetic base CB antenna on your trunk and find that you’re not getting good very reception, try this tip from one of our members. Our own Bill Johns was having this problem and he got this advice from a CB dealer.
To get better reception, create a better ground to you trunk lid. Using one of the trunk’s hinges, connect a wire to one of the bolts at either end of the hinge. Using braided copper wire and crimp on lugs to make a ground strap. Add a star washer at each end to
ensure you get a good connection. It just might make your next ride all that better.
Tip #2: What to Buy
It’s been said that many club members like the Cobra 75 WXST model. It’s a hand-held unit and a lot of the club members mount the connector just behind the driver seat by the console.
Editor’s Note: The “Cobra 75 WXST All-in-Handset Mobile 40-Channel CB Radio”
is available at Amazon.com for $96.13 (list price $159.99).
CB Tips
Make sure to mark your calendars for all these fabulous events coming up in 2011.
All Year: Color Ride for Fun.
For more information contact Dennis & Jane Schmidt
April 23: Mud Run and Dinner in Wisconsin Dells. Hosted by the Bonfields and the Tuckwoods
April 30: BMC at the Channel 10/36 Auction. Hosted by Cathy Anderson and Ginger Carney
May 14: Road America Days, Spring Event. Hosted by Don Gervais
May 19-22: NW Arkansas Ride. The McCanns & Tuckwoods will lead a group down
and back to the Miatas in the Ozarks event. Contact Don McCann for more informa- tion ([email protected]) and then make sure you register on the NW Arkansas’s event site (www.nwamiataclub.com/MitO/). Registration for the NW Arkansas event opened on September 1, 2010, will close on April 1, 2011 and is limited to only 120 cars, so make sure to register early!!
June 4: P-ing around Wisconsin. Hosted by Tom & Mary Lynn Cinealis June 18: Holiday Mazda Lunch and Ride.
July 9: Cedar Lake Lunch. Hosted by Jim & Mary Ann Hellwig July 15-17: 3 of Clubs. Hosted by the Windy City Club (Chicago) August 5-7: Miatas on Nifty 51 Tour (Not an official BMC Club Event) August 13: Annual Picnic. Hosted by Terry & Betty Lucas
September 8-10: Door County Weekend at Sommerset Inn. Hosted by Dennis & Jane Schmidt September 18: Want to be in a Parade, Jefferson, WI (tentative depending on number of people interested). Hosted by Barry Hemphill
September 25: Road America, Fall Event. Hosted by Don Gervais October 1: Fall Color Run and Chili Dinner. Hosted by Stan Tadych November 5: Annual Business & 2012 Event Planning Meeting.
Join us on a drive!!
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Visit us on the web: http://www.BadgerlandMiataClub.com Haiku according to Wikipedia:
Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry, consisting of 17 moras in three phrases of 5, 7 and 5 moras respectively.
In Japanese, haiku are traditionally printed in a single vertical line and tend to take aspects of the natural world as their subject matter, while haiku in English often appear in three lines to parallel the three phases of Japanese haiku and may deal with any subject matter. Previously called hokku, haiku was given its current name by the Japanese writer Masaoka Shiki at the end of the 19th century.
Where’s my Miata?
Ice pellets hit hard
upon my frozen driveway.
Miata sleeps snug.
I’m sick of this snow!
Dirty greyness sadly melts Into a mud pool.
Awaken now spring
I beg you to quickly come.
Winter, crush no more!
Finally, sunshine!
Open that barn door creaking:
Free our Miata!
Drive away happy.
Top down, sun shines in my face - Now reunited!