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1 EEEEEEEEEEeeer4,d How Let me tell you a bit about a running joke among our family. Anytime we travel with the Miller s (Jim & Mindy) and someone needs something, Mindy has it. She always carries her magic bag. Whatever you need, she s got it in there. It s almost like the magician s hat, but without the doves and rabbits. It s more like a Walgreen s in there, what with the pharmaceuticals, firsttems, snacks, health & beauty items, greeting cards and magazines. I, for one, have been saved more than once by the magic bag. It s bottomless, I swear! The lesson to be learned here, of course, is to Volume 27 Issue 5 May 2016 be prepared! The question is: prepared for what? With what? So let s talk about what Mazda you carry Engineers your car, Want or to maybe Build you a Lighter "It could be that we just figure out a way to Miata, Not a More Powerful One make all the cars lighter," he continued."next Like you, Mazda's engineers pray at the church of Colin time you see a facelift, it could come with a Chapman. In R&T BY CHRIS PERKINS MAY 11, 2016 haircut and a shave too." At 2313 lbs in U.S.-spec Club trim, the Mazda Miata is one of the lightest cars you can buy today. don t. And I used if Mazda's to be better engineers with this have in my their 99, way, not so it's much going with to get the a speed whole and lot lighter. I can t really explain why. We've more power known continued since... last.... year... that Mazda probably wouldn't make a more powerful Miata like the turbocharged Mazdaspeed Miata, but according to David Coleman, lead development engineer for the U.S.-spec Miata, the company's focus is purely on making the Miata lighter, not more powerful. "[A turbocharger] really doesn't fit in with the ethos of that car," Coleman said in an interview with Road & Track. "There's plenty of room to try to make the car lighter and better that way." As for how or when we might see an even lighter version of the Miata, Coleman said that the details are all still very much up in the air. "We honestly don't know how, but the longterm plan for the car is to keep taking weight off somehow hoping we'll find the technology to do that at a reasonable cost," he said. In speaking to Coleman, it is abundantly clear that Mazda has a very specific idea of what the ND Miata should be. He told R&T that Mazda tried to recapture the spirit of the very first 1.6-liter Miata, which was low-powered but fun to drive thanks to a very light chassis. More power is an easy solution for more speed, but it doesn't jibe with this Miata's philosophy. Nobuhiro Yamamoto, Project Manager for the MX-5, echoed Coleman's statements in an interview at the New York Auto Show earlier this year.

2 2 Volume 27 issue 5 mazda engineers continued. "We're trying to give customers 'fun to drive,' and we don't necessarily see an increase in power making a car more fun to drive," Yamamoto said. "It's more effective for us, from a fun to drive point of view, to make the car lighter. More power means you need bigger tires, bigger tires means you need bigger brakes, bigger brakes means you need more rigidity of the car, which means it makes the car heavier. It's not the direction people want. Why would we go this direction?" Coleman didn't have anything to add when I asked him if we could expect a track-focused, stripped-out Miata for the street (as opposed to the Global MX-5 Cup, a Miata race car that can't be registered for street use). But either way, an even lighter street Miata is certainly something we can get behind. Lotus founder Colin Chapman would no doubt be proud of Mazda's efforts. MAY DOTM Tuesday, May 17th, 6:30pm Signatures Mill Stone Tavern (aka Signatures ) 94 Mill Street, Gahanna, 43230, RSVP to criner@columbus.rr.com or call on or before May 16th! There is street parking around Signatures, an underground garage across the street just north of Signatures and there is a public parking lot off High Street in Gahanna. High street is the first street east of Mill street and runs parallel to it. to review the menu: ecials.html Chris and Ron 2016 Buckeye Miata Club Officers President: Linda Johnson Treasurer: Bob Kincer Secretary: Pam Billow Competition Director: Brian Claus Social Director: Bill Koch Newsletter Editor: Chris Riner Historian: Kate Koch Membership Director Mike & Brenda Fisher Webmaster: Jim Hayter Insurance Coordinator: Kevin Claus Photographer: John Ness

3 3 Volume 27 issue 5 Information on the KY Bourbon Trail Drive From: George Peyton, John McAlister and Steve Rigsby (Thanks to Jerry McAlister who lives there and will lead in KY) We now have a Hotel for the Bourbon Trail run. Hampton Inn is going to block out 15 rooms for our event for the night of July 15th. They have agreed on a rate of $ plus tax of 13.42% totaling $ per night. Room type is the standard with two double beds. Hampton offers a hot breakfast each morning for their guests. Each member must make their own reservations starting 5/13. Any rooms not booked by 6/30/2016 will be put back into inventory. Hampton Inn Frankfort 1310 US Hwy. 127 South Frankfort, KY (502) (FAX) (502) st DAY Leave from Cracker Barrel on Springtown Rd in Grove City at 8am Turn right on Springtown then right on I-71 Go to the next exit and exit onto Rt. 62 Follow Rt. 62 all the way to Cynthiana, KY (Meet up with Jerry) There will be a pit stop at Hillsboro 1½ hrs, from Grove City Lunch will be in Cynthiana at Bianches Restaurant on Rt. 62 We will then take back country roads through beautiful Blue Grass county to the Woodford Reserve distillery Next drive to the Buffalo Trace distillery near Frankfort On to the hotel in Frankfort and dinner Woodford Reserve 7855 McCracken Pike Versailles, KY Buffalo Trace 113 Great Buffalo Trace Frankfort, KY Maker s Mark 3350 Burkes Spring Road Loretto, KY Heaven Hill 1311 Gilkey Run Road Bardstown, KY Jim Beam 526 Happy Hollow Road Clermont, KY Save the Date America s Celebration Hosted by The Bardon s July 2 nd Upper Sandusky 2 nd DAY Breakfast then on to Maker s Mark distillery On to the Heaven Hill distillery On to Bardstown for lunch Next on to the Jim Beam distillery just west of Bardstown The end, unless you want to stay another night to sight see on Sunday Note: Several distilleries charge a small fee for the tour. Buffalo Trace is a free tour, however. Bring your family radios Bring your GPS in case you get lost or separated Should bring sun screen and a hat (Mid July should provide sun) Be fully loaded with fuel when you arrive at the Cracker Barrel Addresses for the distilleries in case you need to use your GPS:

4 4 Volume 27 issue 5 Buckeye Miata Club Monthly Meeting Minutes May 05, Members Attending Meeting called to order by Linda Johnson Club President Guests: New Members Barbi & John Lindt Tonight s Dinner: Chili s Treasurer s Report: Bob Kincer 1 st : Chris Riner 2 nd: John Lindt So moved Happy 26 th Anniversary Buckeye Miata Club! Reflections and memories of the beginning (Linda Johnson & Amy Young), how the club began and the people who were there. Also, how we got here by several members, reflections on who or what brought them to the club. Old Business: DOTM Time & Change Gills 25 attending BMC Memorial Drive Coopers 13 cars Autocross Points Event #1 B. Claus 54 cars New Business: Tulip Run update Dave Edwards Bluegrass & Bourbon Tour update George Payton Hotel Reservations now available: Hampton Inn ZTMOET - shirt orders due May 15th Jerry Gill emiata Eric Jones Memorial Run Kochs approved $200 donation 1 st : Scott Langley 2 nd : Kevin Rhodes So moved Cruise Hocking Hills Weekend update Brian Claus Website: Cruisehocking.com Upcoming Events: May 17 DOTM Signatures in Gahanna 6:30pm Chris Riner May 7 Tulip Run Kingswood Gardens Mansfield and Brown Derby for lunch Edwards May Cruise Hocking Hills Weekend Kevin Claus May 21 Carillon Historic Park Dayton and trip to Springfield for visit to Frank Lloyd Wright House Kahle May 21 Autocross Special Events Brian Claus June 5 Autocross School Circleville Brian Claus June 9-12 ZTMOET Zoomin the Mountains of East Tennessee sponsored by: Tri-Cities Miata Club Kochs & Gills July 2 American Celebration Bardon July Bluegrass & Bourbon Tour Kentucky McAlisters & Peytons September Nashville #3 Neimans 50/50 Raffle: Donna Parisi - $35 Tour Book raffle (donated by Nancy Clemons): George Snyder Meeting Adjourned Next meeting: June 2, 2016 Dinner: Ruby Tuesdays & White Castle Rt. 23 & 750 Respectfully submitted, Pamela Billow Buckeye Miata Club Secretary

5 5 Volume 27 issue 5 BMC 2016 Calendar of Events May: 17 th (Tue) DOTM - Signatures - (Riner/Lester) 20 th -22 nd (Fri-Sun) Buckeye Miata Club Cruise the Hocking & Evening BMC Event (K.Claus) 21st Carillon Historic Park (Kahle) 21 st (Sun) Autocross Special Event (B. Claus) 28 th (Sat) Eric Jones Memorial RiverRun (Koch). 29 th (Sun) - Indy 500 Party (Johnson). June: 2 nd (Thurs) - Monthly meeting at Byers Mazda/Subaru. 5th (Sun) BMC Autocross School & Evening Test & Tune 9 th - 12 th (Sun) ZTMOET (Kate Koch) 18 th (Sat) - Millie s Pie Run (Fisher) 19 th (Sun) Autocross Points Event #2 (B. Claus) 21 st (Tues) DOTM - Gatsby s (Riner/Lester) 24 th (Fri) BMC The Cobra Club Autocross (B. Claus) 25 rd (Sat) The Cobras in London 24 th 26 th (Fri - Sun) - Vintage Grand Prix of Mid- Ohio. July: 2 nd - America Celebration in ~ Upper Sandusky, OH (Cal and Pat Bardon). 7 th (Thurs) - Monthly meeting at Byers Mazda/Subaru. 8 th 9 th (Fri - Sat) - Arthritis Car Show and Cruise In 15 th -16 th Bourbon Trail (Peytons) 16th - 17th (Sat - Sun) - Pittsburg Vintage Grand Prix at Schenley Park 21 st (Thurs) DOTM- Bennies Pizza (Peyton). August: TBA - Corn Picking in London (Nancy Clemons) 4 th (Thurs) - Monthly meeting at Byers Mazda/Subaru 7 th (Sun) Autocross Points Event #4 8 th (Mon) DOTM G&R (Koch) 28 th (Sun) Meet in the Middle Mohican State Park (joint event with North Coast Miata) (Rhodes) TBA Soine Vineyards Night (Peyton) TBA Stockport Drive?? (Clemmons) TBA Canton Trip - Hall of Fame/ Winery - overnight September: 1 st (Thurs) - Monthly meeting at Byers Mazda/Subaru. 4 th (Sun) Autocross Points Event #5 at Carfest 11 th (Sun) All Horse Parade and Cook Out at the Billow's 14 th 18 th (Wed - Sun) Miatas Play Music City regional event, Nashville, TN. 20 th (Tues) DOTM - Flanagans (Riner/Lester) 25 th (Sun) Autocross Points Event #6 TBA The Wilds Drive and Visit (Rhodes) October: 6 th (Thurs) - Monthly meeting at Byers Mazda/Subaru TBA - Byers Appreciation Lunch (Johnson) TBA (Sat) Road Apple Tour to Amish (Kahle). TBA- DOTM (Doug Henderson). TBA - BMC Autocross Awards Dinner 23 rd Fall Road Rally (Johnson) 30 th (Sat) Pool Party- (Bob Kincer) 31 st (Sun) Autocross Points Event #3 TBA (Sat) West Liberty Ice Cream Run (Cooper)

6 6 Volume 27 issue 5 November: 3 rd (Thurs) - Monthly meeting at Byers Mazda/Subaru 12 th (Sat) Car Talk (Rhodes) 26 th (Sat) - BMC Squared Party (Johnson) TBA- DOTM (Billow). December: 1 st (Thurs) - Annual Christmas Party (no monthly meeting) TBA TBA Caroling Party (Nieman). V Miata Services by Scott 30K Tune-Up Service ($325) new plugs, timing & synth. fluids Basic timing belt Service ($325) incl. new Mazda belt & spring 60K Full Service ($675) incl. 30K service + Std. Timing Belt Service PLUS all drivetrain fluids, brake and clutch fluids, filters, gaskets, checks and lubrications called for by Mazda Add Water Pump Replacement to any timing belt service ($150) new pump, gaskets and coolant Other mechanical work and Accessory Installation call for quote ($35 per hr.) Detailing by Appt, call for details - can include: Exterior - Paint polishing, swirl removal, touch-ups, wax and more Interiors carpets steamed, seats cleaned, leather & vinyl treated and more Detailing Many of you know that I offer paint polishing, interior cleaning, tops, engine bay detailing and more, using the same processes and many of the same products as seen in the demo at Performance Auto Spa. I've been detailing Miatas for many years and can handle clear coat and single-stage paints as well as repaints. I can bring new life to your car by removing oxidation, eliminating swirls and more. Now's a great time to schedule a Detail. give me a call anytime If I can't pick up, please leave a message. Happy Motoring! - Scott Langley I'd be glad to discuss any work you may want or need. If you have questions about what I can provide or just about your Miata in general, I'll be glad to help! (614)

7 7 Volume 27 issue 5 Zoomin' the Mountains of East Tennessee X Thanks to all those who attended the 2015 ZTMOET, we were able to donate $ to Speedway Children's Charities! This is the most Zoomin' has ever been able to share with more than 80 individual deserving causes in the Speedway's regional area. Thanks again for making a difference. You're the BEST! We look forward to welcoming you back for 2016! 2016 Zoomin' is scheduled for June 9-12, 2016! *********************************************************************************************** Please see Kate Koch to join the members of the BMC heading south!

8 8 Volume 27 issue Cruise Hocking The time has come for all car enthusiasts' of the Midwest to pull off those dust covers and bring out the wax! Come join us for the 2016 "Cruise Hocking" event! Whether you have a classic '57 Chevy, a shinny new C7 Vette or a curve carving Miata, come show off your ride in the Hocking Hills! Friday, May 20th The weekend kicks off where "Main Street" in downtown Logan will have no choice but to shut down for all gear heads who are willing to oblige. The "Gas Pump Jockeys" (Click here for a sample!) will be handling any theme music needed as you post up next to your ride. Local food and beverage will be available for purchase. So make sure you bring a full tank of gas and an empty stomach. Saturday, May 21st You and your ride will want to The Hocking Hills Dining Lodge where a complimentary continental breakfast will be served before you cruise the beautiful hills or head over to Circleville Raceway Park where you may truly test your road and track skills in an autocross racing event! Lunch will be available on The Inn and Spa at Cedar Falls and other area restaurants. After lunch we will digest with a nice afternoon of more cruise routes or take a hike on one of the many trails. After a day of cruising the "Hills" join The Hocking HIlls Dining Lodge for a show and shine car show followed up with a banquet that evening. Sponsored and Catered by: The Inn and Spa at Cedar Falls (lunch) & The Hocking Hills Dining Lodge (car show & banquet) Sunday, May 22nd We will have our last complimentary continental The Hocking Hills Dining Lodge. We will the take a final Cruise which will come to a head at the Rock House State Park. Where a farewell lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., created by Chef Moe! Be sure to register for this exclusive 3 day event. Registration for the weekend long event is $50. Can't make it for the entire weekend? Please feel free to explore Routes and Information by visiting Proceeds from the event will support the great work the Friends of Hocking Hills State Park organization does to improve and preserve Hocking Hills State Park for future generations. For all other information feel free to click on links that say Cruise or visit

9 9 Volume 27 issue 5 SATURDAY, MAY 28, 2016 Eric s Riverrun is a ~280 mile, all-day driving tour using some of Ohio s most enjoyable driving roads. This year we ll head east thru Dresden and Cambridge to the Hannibal Dam & Locks on the Ohio River. Bring a picnic lunch or grab some food in Woodsfield to enjoy at the locks. We will return thru Caldwell and McConnelsville to finish at Tom s Ice Cream Bowl in Zanesville. Cars leave Bob Evans at SR161 and New Albany Rd. (5205 New Albany Rd, 43054) between 8 and 9 am. We should be at the Ohio River a little after Noon and finish by 6 pm., depending on the time spent sightseeing. There is no fixed schedule nor any assigned speeds, other than posted speed limits. This is a tour rather than a rally. The route includes a mix of open and flowing paved roads that connect tight and twisty sections. There are no freeway sections and all roads are paved. The North American MGB Register, the Buckeye Miata Club, and the Central Ohio British Car Club Council invite all driving enthusiasts, regardless of vehicle make, model, or type, to join us on Eric s Riverrun Check out the roads at: Contact Susan Logan at slogan.osu@gmail.com or (740) after April 1 st for more details and to reserve your spot. There is a $20 entry fee to cover organizational expenses. Eric s Riverrun 2016 Magnets are included in the entry fee while they last. All proceeds will be donated in Eric Jones memory to The James Cancer Hospital for Mesothelioma Research. Eric s Riverrun has raised over $8,500 for Mesothelioma Research since 2008.

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