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Greetings, everyone!
With just over a month to go, ZDayZ is shaping up to be one of the best Z events of the year! At last count, Fontana Village was nearing capacity with over 100 room reservations! And, so far, we have pre-registered more Zs for this year’s car show than we had in total last year! Remember, we’ve extended registration until April 30th. So, you still have a little time to get signed up for the car show or to pre-order your event t-shirts at discounted rates.
ZDayZ Sponsors Giveaways
If hanging out with your Z-buddies isn’t enough to get you motivated, perhaps you can be enticed by the prizes being graciously donated by our sponsors (and even some donated by “unofficial” ZDayZ sponsors!). The items received will be given away at various activities throughout the weekend. Your best chance to walk away with some Z-booty will be during the Friday Welcome Dinner, the Car Show Raffle, or during the ZDayZ Texas Hold’em Tournament. Though, we will have prizes at other times to be announced at ZDayZ.
Boxes are still arriving with goodies. So, at this point, we cannot provide a full list of what we’ll be giving away yet. A small sample of items already waiting for a new home include a set of Hotchkis Sway Bars (from GSC motorsports), a Crawford Cast Plenum (from Crawford Z Car service), Gift Certificates for Concept Z Performance, Popchargers (from Jim Wolf Technology), plenty of Z goodies (from Courtesy Nissan), something really cool from Triangle Z Club which I will not announce until ZDayZ, and much more!
All our sponsors are kicking in prizes. Here is the “official” list of sponsors, in no particular order. We’ll be announcing a few late additions to this list at ZDayZ:
Sport Z Magazine (http://www.sportzmagazine.com/)
Fontana Village Resort (http://www.fontanavillage.com/)
Concept Z Performance (http://www.conceptzperformance.com/)
GSC Motorsports (http://www.gscmotorsports.com/)
University Nissan (http://www.universitynissan.com/index.asp)
Crawford Z Car Service (http://www.crawfordzcar.com/)
Z1 Motorsports (http://www.z1motorsports.com/)
KP Technologies (http://www.kptechnologies.com/)
Tail of the Dragon, LCC (http://www.tailofthedragon.com/)
Courtesy Nissan Parts (http://www.courtesyparts.com/)
Jim Wolf Technology (http://www.jimwolftechnology.com/)
Zaino Bros Show Car Polish (http://www.zainostore.com/)
350ZFRENZY.com (http://www.350zfrenzy.com/)
ZEETOYZ, Inc. (http://www.zeetoyz.com/)
Prepping your car for ZDayZ
Driving any mountain road can be pretty demanding on your car. Before visiting ZDayZ and the mountains of NC and TN, we recommend giving your car an inspection to ensure everything is in good working order. The folks putting together the THSCC/TZC Track School events (http://www.thscc.com/timetrial/index.html) have a great safety inspection checklist. You can download it by right-clicking this link and “Save Target As…” (http://www.thscc.com/timetrial/nonhtml/Tech_&_Grid_Form_v3.pdf). It is to your benefit to download it and check the items applicable to your car. This way you will be more likely to have an enjoyable and safe weekend on the mountain roads!
ZDayZ Car Show!
Saturday afternoon will be dominated by our 2nd Annual ZDayZ Car Show. Onsite registration and car show parking will begin just after lunch. Once all entrants have been parked and owners have a chance to put the last minute sparkle on their rides, voting will begin. The car show is Peoples Choice, so those entering the show are also the judges! Each entrant will receive a voting ballot to pick their favorite Z from each class. Votes will be tallied by ZDayZ staff and winners will be announced following raffle prize giveaways.
In addition to the Peoples Choice categories, we will present a few other special awards. Following is the full list of car show awards:
1st Generation Stock – Peoples Choice
1st Generation Modified – Peoples Choice
2nd Generation Stock – Peoples Choice
2nd Generation Modified – Peoples Choice
3rd Generation Stock – Peoples Choice
3rd Generation Modified – Peoples Choice
4th Generation Stock – Peoples Choice
4th Generation Modified – Peoples Choice
5th Generation Stock (350Z) – Peoples Choice
5th Generation Modified (350Z) – Peoples Choice
5th Generation FI Modified (350Z & G35) – Peoples Choice
G35 Stock – Peoples Choice
G35 Modified – Peoples Choice
Best In Show – Peoples Choice
“What’s Hot in the Street” Award – ZDayZ Staff
Best Dressed Engine Award – ZDayZ Staff
Best “Under Construction” Award – ZDayZ Staff
Long Distance Award – ZDayZ Staff
Sport Z Magazine Publishers’ Choice Award – Sport Z Magazine representatives
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ZDayZ Group Photo
Following the car show awards ceremony, we’ll direct all ZDayZ attendees, whether they were in the car show or not, to Fontana Dam where we will take a big group shot of all the Z cars together! Last year we squeezed close to 80 Z cars into our picture. This year, we hope to double that number! We’ll allow enough time for everyone to take their own pictures or video, but we also hope to have a professional photographer on site to capture this glorious display of Zs!
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Featured Club Sponsor: Upstate Z Club
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Based in Greenville, SC, Upstate Z Club (http://www.upstatezclub.com) is an enthusiastic and friendly bunch of Z car owners. Their members cover the whole spectrum… 240Z to 350Z, stock to modified to very modified. They arrived at ZDayZ 2004 with quite an array of cars and one of their members, Brian Wilmot, walked away with both the 2004 Best in Show award and the Sport Z Publishers’ Choice award! I suspect even more of them will show up for this year’s show. So be ready for some stiff competition! For more information about the club, visit their website, www.upstatezclub.com (http://www.upstatezclub.com). Or, I’m sure, you can catch up with a few of them at ZDayZ!
Featured Sponsor: Jim Wolf Technology
For the second consecutive year, we’re happy to have Jim Wolf Technology (http://www.jimwolftechnology.com) as a sponsor of ZDayZ at Tail of the Dragon. Jim Wolf Technology, known to most as JWT, has been specializing in Datsun, Nissan, and Infiniti performance parts for over 30 years. Their product lines range from performance street pieces to factory race team parts. Simply put, JWT makes some of the best and most affordable aftermarket parts available for Z cars. Engine performance parts, ECU upgrades, clutches, flywheels, and more… chances are JWT has parts to make your 280ZX, 300ZX, or 350Z an even better performing sports car. Find more information at www.jimwolftechnology.com (http://www.jimwolftechnology.com).
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Featured Sponsor: ZEETOYZ, Inc
ZEETOYZ, Inc. (http://www.zeetoyz.com) is a relatively new company, but don’t let that fool you. This Canadian company specializing in 350Z parts is cranking out some high quality products to personalize the look of your 350Z. Currently offering several engine bay dress-up parts, ZEETOYZ adds to their already impressive selection of parts on a regular basis. In addition, we have ZEETOYZ to thank for our wonderful, limited-edition 2005 ZDayZ key chains! Be sure to visit their website, www.zeetoyz.com (http://www.zeetoyz.com). And while you’re at ZDayZ, look for Terry from ZEETOYZ who is making the trip from Canada to join us!
More ZDayZ news in a few weeks!
Andy Morris
ZDayZ Organizer
[email protected]