2009 Z Nationals Car Show/Motorsports Event @ Z1 Motorsports
 

2009 Z Nationals Car Show/Motorsports Event

When: September 25-27, 2009

Where: Z1 Motorsports
Little Talladega Road Course
Alabama International Dragstrip

Event website: Z Nationals Event Website

The 2008 Z Nationals was a success and we look to make 2009 even bigger and better. We would like to thank all of our sponsors and everyone who participated in 2008 and invite you all back this fall for the 2009 Z Nationals. The 2009 Z Nationals will for the first time be a cobranded event featuring the GTR Nationals. Z1 Motorsports and Speed For Sale are proud to announce this joint promoted event covering the entire Nissan sports car and super car community.

2009 Schedule :

-Thu. September 24th, 2009 - Z1 Motorsports Carrollton, GA. Early arrivals can check in on Thursday evening and get their track inspections taken care of in advance to save time on Friday morning.

-Fri. September 25th, 2009 - Talladega Gran Prix Track Day Talledega AL 8am-5pm $150 Registration Fee. Registration is open and available Here

-Sat. September 26th, 2009 - Show / Dyno Competition / Open House at Z1 Motorsports. Dinner, Awards, & Party Afterwards. Register HERE online to dyno your car at the event. Car show registration is free and available the day of the event. All Zs and Gs are invited to participate.

-Sun. September 27th, 2009 - Alabama International Dragway. Steele, AL. Join event co hosts Speed For Sale and Z1 Motorsports for a day at the drag strip on Sunday. A caravan from the host hotel will be rolling out on Sunday morning.
Also Sunday morning the caravan to San Antonio, TX for ZCON 2009 will be pulling out. Caravan details and route information are to come.

We are expecting a very strong 370Z showing this year and would like to invite everyone here on The370Z.com to join us. If you have any questions about the event, please feel free to PM me directly or give me a call here at the shop @ 770 838-7777.

I hope to see you there!

Here are a few pics from last year's 2008 Z Nationals:

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And for your viewing pleasure...here is the '08 Z Nationals Event Trailer:

I'll be there friday and saturday!

do ya'll have a photographer lined up for this event? i'll be coming through that way on my way to ZCON anyway...

HKYStormFront...I am not entirely sure honestly. Shoot me an email with some contact info and I will hand it to Russell Monday morning. We had Wes Dukel come through last year and took some awesome pictures, but I am not sure if he was hired or just there photographing the event.

My email is Dustin@300zx.com.

Thanks!

email sent, thank you for your time!

one shot from today's track day, many many more to come :) http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/...0_SUBHs-XL.jpg

I had fun - I could only be there for the dyno day and car show though :)

I had a blast! Wish I had more track time though, but thats what happens when you run stock pads.

I did win best in show though, so thats pretty cool! :D

Holy cow, what an awesome turnout!! Wish I could have gone.

It was a blast!!!! Especially the after party last night!

Glad u guys had fun! Did you guys see the Bomex front lip showcased? I was told that Z1 was showcasing it in one of their Z's for this event.

yes, it looked pretty nice. You can see it on the white car above, the one on the left in the picture.

i had a feeling it was that one! are there any more pics? from that pic it looks like the OEM sport package front chin spoiler is still installed along with the BOMEX lip, can someone confirm that? and does the Lip make the front end "closer to the ground"? it looks like it maintained the stock height. 1 more thing, is the center piece Carbon Fiber? because in that pic the lip is colored all white.. But from the sketches, the center piece is black (CF) and the sides are color matched to the body of the car.

anyone info please. really interested. More pics if anyone has them please!

i'll have more pics up soon, working on them as fast as i can:tup:

thanks thanks thanks :tup:

looking forward to them! :pics:

i keep refreshing my webpage for these pics :happydance:

Yeah Mike...atleast you didn't wake up in your Z at 8:30 am in the parking lot of the Border. Lol.

I will be posting a FULL Z Nationals event picture recap here in a few minutes. We are still compiling pics as we speak.

True, but I have no idea who gave me a ride to the hotel or what time I left!

The lip on the Z1 370, assuming it's the Bomex one is riveted on... >.>

It had two rivets securing it in the center of the lip. There is another piece that is Carbon Fiber that covers that section. We did not have a chance to install it before the car left for the track day.

The lip is indeed the Bomex Lip. Bomex was kind enough to sponsor our shop 370Z with one their new pieces. We are very pleased with the way this piece has turned out too!

I liked the shop - just wish I wasn't so far away, otherwise I would have tried to get you guys to install rotora brakes and stillen intake/exhaust test pipes. Of course Znationals is the busiest time to ask for all that - and after I got told no go by one of the staff, speedforsale cleared out a bay and started installing brakes and sways on a GTR :P

I'm not bitter. ya know.

in for the pics

Honestly I didnt even know that was going to happen. It was my understanding that there would not be any work on vehicles during show hours. BUT, this was geared more as a product demo for the GT-R Nationals event that has teamed up with the Z nationals. It was neat to see nonetheless, but unexpected, even for me. I appologize if any feelings were hurt.

It was good to see your car at the show, I am glad you made it up. I wish you could have strapped you car on the dyno though. I know alot of us here would have liked to see the differenc between the regular coupes vs the NISMO.

Oh I did do the dyno, I was the FIRST to be dyno'd, right after Russell took his 300zx super car of the rack. I was even the horsepower leader in 370z section for almost the entire dyno until a 370z with stillen exhaust and intake and test pipes came in and pulled a 291whp. My sad sad car made the exact same numbers as the stock coupes despite the "NISMO Catback and ECU tune" I swear that Nissan is lying about the 350bhp number. It has to be the same as the coupe - because I dyno'd at 274whp, and just between you and me, I did even have K&N drop in filters. So 4 of that HP could have been that. lol. Sadface.

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Oh and Dustin, no feelings were hurt, I was just pumped about the showing and would have loved to show everyone putting big brakes and exhaust on a 370z in the shop. I'm sure it would have gotten a good showing. I appreciate you inviting me, although I was never able to actually figure out which one of the blue shirt guys was you. To be completely honest though, I really felt like the show was just a 300zx fest, and everyone else was second class citizen lol. I don't blame anyone though, twin turbo is twin turbo, ya know.

Yeah, since the Z32 has been out the longest, and is our primary vehicle we service. We have created a MUCH larger customer/fan base. Therefor attendance is generally Z32. The Z33 crowd has made a good effort in increasing their numbers at events like these.

I hope to see an ever larger presence of Z34's and their owners at events like ours all over the country. We try to make all of the models welcome, even the older 240Z's etc. If my memory serves me correctly, we had 10 to 12 370Z's at this year's Z Nationals. I would really like to tripple that number next year. I have spoken to a number of Z34 owners who would have liked to to have attended, but couldn't due to other obligations.

I was a little disappointed in the low number of Z34 owners willing to put their cars on the dyno though. I didn't get a chance to see your NISMO go on, I really wish I had! As for the numbers on the dyno...

Keep in mind, all dyno's are different. Some will read higher, while others will read lower. Also, there is a HUGE difference between actuall RWHP vs what is produced at the crank (Generally what manufactures post as the cars horsepower output).

As for me....I was working the front tent as most of you pulled into the lot. I was one of the guys greeting you and getting everyone checked in. I later pulled my White '92 non-turbo 300zx slicktop on the dyno. If you didnt see it, you heard it!

My the370Z.com homework for all of you: Start taking your cars out to your local Z car events!! I will post different events throughout the year for you guys to consider. Keep in mind, this community has gotten this large and strong by owners being excited about their cars and showing them off.

An awesome event for all of you to consider is ZDayZ '10. It will be coming up soon in 2010 and is alot of fun....if interested PM me about it and I can get you in contact with one of the event coordinators for more info. The reason I say this is that rooms/ cabins are booking up fast in the event village and I would again like to see ALOT more 370Z's up there.

Reagan,
If that was truly the case, I wouldn't have won best in show.

hrm 7 hour drive to Zdayz for me..

Ask anyone on here or other Z sites that have gone...between the cars, scenery, roads, food, parties..... ITS WORTH THE DRIVE!

There are people that come up from Miami area. Guys from Detroit Michigan and a HUGE crew from Canada. If you really like driving your car on twisty, curvy roads, you wont find any nicer than these.

Mike has been before as well as a few others on here.

Every year they have had it, even when I haven't had a Z! Also been sponsoring it since the 3rd year.

Its definitely a not to miss event.

AGREE:tup:

there's a good chance i will be the main photog for next year's ZdayZ:tiphat:

Lol...I was trolling the forums for some good pics when I came across this. Equinox I am sorry, someone has violated you Z. Lol.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y18...z/dscf1288.jpg

I dont know this dude...

There is a vid on youtube of the same guy humping a GT-R and the SpeedforSale.com Viper.

that guy was insane, i don't know what his deal was, sad thing is i don't think he was drinking at the time, he was just that crazy lol

yeah when I cruised by he humped my car as well as when it was parked. I think his penis likes cars, I'm not sure he actually does.

Did he even have a car...........

and then there is this one the next day. I think he's wearing the same clothes lol.
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...ionals/033.jpg

Honestly I dont know...I saw him come in with a crew and was at the Track Day Friday I believe.

yea, people need to show a little more respect, i understand getting excited to see cars that you've never seen before but seriously...

finally, just made it home. 'bout to dig in on the pics, hopefully have the Z Nats pics done and up by the end of tomorrow if i can work fast enough. some interesting things happened along the way home that i need to take care of quickly as well