How was the meet and cruise? Pictures?

Its tomorrow... hope i get back from the lake for the meet

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^^ Hope you can make it back Josh.

I took the drive today. Hwy T is pretty sweet. Lots of elevation change and swooping turns. Hwy 94 isn't in the best shape, but it's definitely doable. It should be fun, see you guys tomorrow!

Had a nice time today meeting up with everyone. Did you guys end up getting to get past the road block on 94? I saw on the news a motorcyclist died in a wreck and that's what had it shut down.

Yeah.. the motorcycle guy is my brothers friend :( sad day.

Wow, that sucks. I knew of a couple of people who had past from riding on 94. Sundays are always crazy. Had a great time

I just passed my motorcycle class today! Man 9am-7-8pm yesterday and today was rough in the heat. But it was we'll worth it!

How was the ride? Good show up? Pics?

Oh man that's awful. I wonder if it was one of those two sport bikes that passed us fast on that straight stretch. So sad.

Seems wrong to follow that kind of news with pics, but here's some anyway.

Who's black z with the black door handles? I want to get mine painted black but don't know where to get it done

Ent-z

Jason, sorry to hear about your brothers friend. Very sad. :(

On a happier note, I had a great time today. Hope everyone had fun on the cruise (when we weren't behind any traffic). I know it's a little early to plan another one, but Central Illinois Z Enthusiast Club (CIZE) just got in touch and said they have a cruise planned for June 23rd. They invited everyone to join. Here are the details...

Sorry, could not make it out. I am definitely in for the 23rd!

Ouch, sorry to hear that. I am scared of riding my bike (when I had it) on 94 due to all the winery boozers

Yeah... He got tbone by a van. And he was carrying a passenger so she is in the hospital right now i heard

This is kind of a long read but it is interesting. It is a series of conversations between the president of Gateway Z Club and the president of Central Illinois Z Club. This River Road Run on June 23 is causing a little bit of friction, to say the least.

Quoted from Facebook.................


Gateway Z Club, Inc.
June 6 near Maryland Heights via mobile
While this sounds like a nice run, it is NOT a club event. The club is racing early the next morning at family arena. As always check the calendar of events for our club happenings.
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Gateway Z Club, Inc. please when planning an event
1. ASK the board if it's feasible.
2. Don't step on another's event
3. get approval BEFORE posting.
4. read your by-laws.
thank you.
June 6 at 1:03pm • Like
William Atteberry This is a PM I got from Tammi and my reply. Just thought I would share with the Gateway Z Club for them to decide.

Hey Bill! Just a heads up. Next time someone tells you of a random "club event" be sure to check with me first. We plan our events well in advance so as to not conflict with other events. Steve and Mike did not present this to the board for approval at all. They are stepping all over Kevin's racing event the next day. I will be taking it off our site.

My response:
William Atteberry

How is an event the day before stepping on an event the next day. These are cars we are talking about, not animals that need to be rested before a next days race. Fill the tank, change or check the tires and race! If it was the same day i would understand but it is not. So if i called you or Steve and said we are coming down to do the wine area next Saturday does anyone want to meet up that this would have to be brought up for a vote first. Thats ********! You came up here and we extended a hand to you and we want to come that way and you snub us! Not sure how you run your club but if our members want to do something it does not take an act of congress, just a phone call. If myself or Marc can't do it, then we support our members to go ahead with their plans and to spread our name. It may be time for your club to take a hard look at the way it is ran and maybe change its ways. Not everybody can follow the leader, jobs, family and life sometimes over ride club plans but the club goes on.
I think you owe our club an apology !
June 6 at 9:24pm • Like
Gateway Z Club, Inc. and this is my response

Well number one, I don't know if you are familiar with autocrossing, but we have to be there around 6 am to set up for our racers. It takes a lot of prep for several days before. Cars don't need sleep but the racers have to be Sharp to stay safe on the track.
Number two, yes it would have to be brought up and not last minute to be counted as a club event. We work very hard for months to avoid a situation like this. It's terrible we were both put in this position in the first place.
Number three, a lot of preplanning and notification preceded the event we had up there. It was not a last minute thing by any means. We are not snubbing you. If we were I wouldn't have worked so hard personally on that trip.
Number four, our club does have a structure. That's part of why we've lasted for 36 years. Event procedure is in our by-laws. Unfortunately they never even bothered to ask the board anything at all first. Totally behind our backs. I would have been gratefull to have been given a chance to guide them. We could have avoided this vitriol. I was never given the opportunity like you say you and Marc would have been given. Unfortunately, I was put in the middle because they didn't see fit to give me any idea what they wanted to do.
Like I said we work very very hard on our calendar to avoid this kind of thing happening. It was thoughtless of them to do this to both of us.
I am very sorry you were misled.
Life circumstances are the exact reason we plan ahead. Life circumstances are also the reason we have our members preplan events. To plan contingencies and take the whole club into consideration. To do otherwise is selfish.
As president, my first duty will always be to do what's best for the club as a whole. I have to think of everybody. Not just to accommodate one person to the detriment of the club.
I would never criticize you and how you run or don't run your club. You may not be familiar with how our club and other structured established clubs operate. We have by-laws to go by and its my job to see we follow them.
I have every respect for you and I would appreciate the same from you. I would never go behind your back and plan something with your club without your knowledge. Call it club courtesy.
June 7 at 3:33am via mobile • Like
Gateway Z Club, Inc. Our club is not planning an event that day. Just one individual is. my understanding is this was supposed to be our river road run in october which was agreed upon by everyone.
June 7 at 3:37am via mobile • Like
Gateway Z Club, Inc. And Bill remember who was the one to initiate contact with your newly formed group, who was the one to propose meeting in Springfield, who was the one who made all the arrangements for all of us, who was the one who suggested we get together for the river road run in October?????
June 7 at 3:45am via mobile • Like
Gateway Z Club, Inc. I don't know where this meaness is coming from. I would never disrespect you in such a way. It's wrong to pit club members against each other, It's petty to promote dissension between clubs. So don't use our club in that way.
June 7 at 3:51am via mobile • Like
William Atteberry As of right now June 23rd is a CIZE club. We are open to all Z's and people who love Z's. Anyone from the Cize club, Gateway Z club or anybody else who wants to see beautiful country and drive their Z's.
Tammi I am not going to go into the other BS because that is what its is BS!
I will give you some advice though and you do with it what you want. I would start running your club as a fun place for people to go to not a governed body. I think you might find yourself in the middle of a coup
Just my .02's
June 7 at 2:42pm • Like
Abe Alani Nom nom nom the first post I read is juicy drama! haha
Friday at 12:07am • Like
William Atteberry It was not meant to be. We are just try to get a bunch of people and there cars together to enjoy the day. If there are people who can't make it or don't want to make it we understand.
I am apologize to the Gateway Z members who got caught up in this, but I do feel my responses were justified.
Friday at 7:48am • Like
Gateway Z Club, Inc. But you did at the expense of our club. And your crazed overreaction to my giving you a heads up is frankly scary. That one member does not speak for the club or make decisions for the club. Again; we do not double up club events on the weekends. Our members have lives, by doubling up you force them to split the club up. That just promotes non-participation and fractures the club spirit.
I know you are inexperienced and just thinking of yourself, but YOU or HE are not the ones running this club. The club officers oversee it. And we do the best we can. We have by-laws for a reason. To avoid conflicts like this. He chose to go against them. See what happened?
When we talked so much last year when you were getting your club up, you asked for my advice. I reiterate: run your own club the way you want. You're brand new, wet behind the ears. I, myself have been a member of this wonderful 36 year old club for close to 12 years, I've missed 1 meeting in 9 years, been secretary for 8 years, been president for 3. I've gone through births, deaths and weddings with these people. I love em like a second family. I can only hope someday you both can look beyond yourselves for the good of your clubs.
Saturday at 9:37pm via mobile • Like
William Atteberry I think you like to here yourself talk, I don't remember asking you for advice on our club at all! Not sure what kind of a pipe dream world you live in but I don't need your help or advice. It sounds like to me that it is the Tammi Gateway Z Club. I tell you what, i was told you always had to have the first word and the last but not this time.
Saturday at 11:25pm • Like
William Atteberry You need to come down off of your high horse and be put back into reality. I have talked to more people from your club other than the person you are bad mouthing and all are tired of the dictatorship ways you run your club. One said he hasn't been to one of your meetings in years because he was bored. Others just say they are tired of your bossiness at every event. Gotta ask yourself "whats wrong with this picture?"
Saturday at 11:29pm • Like
William Atteberry ‎"That one member does not speak for the club or make decisions for the club." Maybe this person should be running the club, might be more fun and more members might come back.
Saturday at 11:33pm • Like

STLtoday : Police working fatal motorcycle crash near Augusta

Saw some pictures from a friend...really bad :(

Man, so much drama in the Gateway Z lol... That political crap is redonkulous.

Jason, that's awful. It sounds like the van pulled right out on him. One thing I learned in driver's ed is to never pull out in front of a motorcycle because it's very hard to judge their speed and how far away they are. Something I will never forget. 21 years old. What a loss.

STLZC doesn't have any by-laws, does it? If so, I'm out. :)
That's some crazy stuff there. Someone invited me to a Gateway meeting right after I bought my Z and for some reason I didn't go. I must have a sixth sense.

Uh, what's a by-law? :icon17:

By law. Lol. I that guy said he had a racecar lol. Hey if you dont want to do a meet thats ok.
Im sorry i messed is yesterday look like a good time. Decided to stay at the lake another day.
He said it takes a couple days to get his car ready. Im sorry but thats funny

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I went to a Gateway event once.....

Gateway Z Pres is a lady. (not he)
She's a nice though. I just don't understand the club.

Oh. On the other hand what's racecar spelled backwards ?

That's a heated conversation going on there haha. Check out the facebook group if you haven't yet. Should be a good way to compile some pictures together of everyone and some of the local meets:

http://www.facebook.com/groups/454191091277191/

It was a pleasure meeting everyone on Sunday. And thanks for bringing up the Z Lou, it was very impressive!

Z is at Lou's getting fixed!! Hope to have it back by next weekend. As long as there are no more hit and runs (and I'm home), I'm in for the next one.

Thanks!

Btw...fixk your clutch

A few more...

Turned out nice! Hopefully i can make the next one!

It's a man's clutch!! That means only I can drive it or it is a theft deterrent!! :bowrofl:

Here are the pics from Sunday in higher resolution.

Kelly E. put a FB group together...

http://www.facebook.com/groups/454191091277191/

******* steering lock left me and my wife stranded on Union Blvd just north of forest park last night. We were out for our 3rd Anniversary too!

Lou,

Hope the car looks good....We miss it already :)

ouch :shakes head:! Stupid steering wheel lock! Damn first that dent and now that **** goin out. Good luck man!

I was at the tire shop the other day..and the workers there was telling me why I didnt get the 370z with the turbo...I told them these dont come in turbo..you have to add them on..he said thats not true..i saw a guy out in wentzville that came with turbo...

I get asked if mines turboed all the time.
Hahaha it comes like that

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Tell them to get a clue :driving:

I agree everyone should have turbos! Lol


Wyane she's as good as new.
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Wyane said i cam come pick it up for him. Lol

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Then mine will be 'stock' soon enough :tup: