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2008 Upcoming Events

May
  • May Monthly Meeting, Tysons Corner (Vienna), VA
    Guest Speakers -- Amir Gozal (AUP - Auto Upgrade) and Mike Collins (Meat Head Racing)
    Wednesday, May 7, 7:30 pm
  • Tech Day and Tuning Seminar - PBC Automotive
    Chantilly, VA
    Saturday, May 10, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • June

  • June Monthly Meeting, Tysons Corner (Vienna), VA
    Wednesday, June 4, 7:30 pm
  • Maryland Tech Session - Gaithersburg Mazda
    Wednesday, June 11
  • MDA High Performance Drivers Ed - Track Event
    - approximately 24 spots left
    Virginia International Raceway Grand East 4.2 miles,
    1 of the Longest Road Course in North America
    Saturday & Sunday, June 14-15, all day
  • Sunday Brunch at Brion’s Grille, Fairfax, VA
    Sunday, June 29, arrive at 10:00, seating at 11:00

  • July
  • July Monthly Meeting, Tysons Corner (Vienna), VA
    Wednesday, July 2, 7:30 pm

  • Membership Application - Information
  • *** 2008 Annual Planning Calendar ***
  • Previous 2007 Annual Calendar


  • MSCW Monthly Meeting - June 4

    Technical presentations, product reviews and guest speakers... good weather = parking lot socializing... we average 60-70 Mazdas (40-50 winter months) at our monthly meetings. See you on the first Wednesday of the month!

    May Guest Speaker - Amir Gozal from Auto Upgrade aftermarket tuning specialist and Mike Collins from Meat Head Racing.

    MSCW meets at Fuddruckers restaurant (703-821-8582), 1587 Spring Hill Road, one block south of Route 7 in Tyson’s Corner (Vienna), VA. We meet on the first Wednesday of each month. Parking lot socializing starts at 6:45 p.m., indoor meeting follows at 7:30 p.m. Directions to meeting.

    PBC Automotive Tech Day and Tuning Seminar - May 10

    PBC Automotive invites you to a Saturday tech day and Open House May 10, (10:00 - 3:00), Chantilly, Virginia Mazda and Automotive Center. PBC staff will be available to advise and help you with routine maintenance inside their garages from 10am to 5pm. Lifts will be available to MSCW members on a first come first served basis. Three maintenance lifts at PBC Automotive, a state of the art alignment rack, tire mounting and balancing equipment.

    Timing Belt Demo: Chief mechanic Joey Bussard will demonstrate how to properly change the timing belt on a Mazda Miata as he performs the timing belt maintenance on a Miata selected from one of our tech day participants who is interested in the service.

    Alignment: Owner Peter Zazanis will demonstrate how to properly align the suspension of a Miata for a club member. Pete will be available to discuss camber, toe and caster settings for daily drivers, autocrossers, track cars and racers.

    Tire Mounting: Tire mounting and balancing equipment will be available and we will be on hand to provide assistance with mounting, balancing and rotation.

    RSVP: Please RSVP to info@pbcauto.com or 703-818-9840 and give us an idea of the work you would like to complete so that we can best accommodate you and your car. Please bring your own tool box for the routine maintenance you plan to complete.

    Directions to PBC Automotive can be found at http://www.pbcauto.com . See you Saturday May 10 at PBC Automotive.




    Mazda Furai on Laguna Seca Raceway.



    Interior of the Nagare
    40 Photos of the Mazda Nagare

    Nagare (pronounced na-gah-reh). Unlike the last three concepts from Mazda, the Sassou, Senku and Kabura, the Nagare is said to actually showcase Mazda's future design direction. The new General Manager of Mazda's Design Division, Laurens van den Acker, says the concept sums up the future of Mazda design in one word - "Flow". Nagare, named after the Japanese word for "Flow".
    Source: Mazda, Rotary News, SciFi




    Mazda Senku concept vehicle

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    May
  • May Monthly Meeting, Tysons Corner (Vienna), VA
    Guest Speakers -- Amir Gozal (AUP - Auto Upgrade) and Mike Collins (Meat Head Racing)
    Wednesday, May 7, 7:30 pm
  • Tech Day and Tuning Seminar - PBC Automotive
    Chantilly, VA
    Saturday, May 10, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

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