mazdaspeedwest

Good job with the Protege meet. Nice to see all the cars and meet the drivers.

thanks to everybody who had a hand in it.

protetype

since you damned californians are hoggin up this southwestern US section.. you better atleast have got some friggin pictures from the meet

mazdaspeedwest

i didn't personally take any, but i saw quite a few ppl snapping pics. I was busy installing Braden's sound system...sounded pretty good too, but that sub is just beat down and would sound so much better with a new one...

It was very professional, had an area of the parking lot coned off, we had personalized ID cards, parts and gift raffles, food, drink and of course, Protege's and 2 Sentra SE-R's. Everybody got a Mazda bag with a Mazda water bottle and CD holder. There were also a slew of Mazdaspeed and Zoom-Zoom stickers too. Beleive it or not, they were factory parts too...LOL My GF was nice enough to walk around and place a ProtegeClub.com California decal on everybody's car....just in case you were wondering where the hell it came from

Will is still sore about not bringing his car, beit a Mazda with a Ford body kit (Escort GT) as it would have been cool for ppl to see the set up he has, although very similar to David's, just minus the engine mods. Oh well next time...

I didn't get a chance to find out who belonged to the nice dark blue P5 w/CF this and CF that...nice, but not my style, BUT i thought it looked very clean. The CF was disguesed by the dark color and blended very nicely with the black wheels. Nice job.

We were missing some 2nd gens, i think only one showed up, and all the rest were 3rd gens (+P5's & MP3's) and 1st gens.

Next time i'll have more time to look at the cars and hang out more....no stereo installs

Ok enough rambling, didn't mean to write so much.......

RODSCALIP5

The Midnight Blue p5 was mine!!!!!!!!!! BTW that was an outstanding meet, maybe we can have another one closer to So Cal. although I enjoyed the curves on PCH!!!!!!!!

mazdaspeedwest

Well kudos to you man! I took Malibu Canyon down to PCH, too bad i had a 60lb tool chest and another 50 in crap...but fun nonetheless

huge123

Hey MazdaSpeedWest,

In looking at your signature photo above, I wondered....aren't you supposed to go around the cones ??

I can't believe I actually posted this - I need sleep.

mazdaspeedwest

Ya, and i got your sleeping pill right here buddy

around them, through them, over them...it's all the same

Hard to get an idea of what cone is what in pics like that. But i am going around them...all 3 runs were clean

ZoomZoomH

wil, that's the perk they get for being so close to Mazda USA headquarter. And Jerry has, how do we say, 'inside connections' to Mazda folks, so he gets all the freebies!!

maybe we should invite someone that has the hookup with a dealer to join our little DC area Protege club?

hey hey hey!! 600th post!

SDRob

I'm glad the meet was so successful! I would love to have made it but thanx to the Navy, I had duty that weekend, couldn't really leave San Diego area. Good to see Protege owners getting together, it's about time. Hopefully another meet will be in the works soon, maybe with some more 2nd Gens hopefully.

Rob

Tom@kartboy

who got teh Kartboy parts?
sorry we couldnt make it there. we were testing with the Sheehan Touring Car WRX.
next time for sure
Tom@kartboy.com

Davard

Seeing as how there were only 5 3rd gens who hung around for the raffle, all of them. Too bad you don't make parts for the 1st or 2nd gens.

Even though I didn't get any of the parts (1st gen---I got a Mazda banner), thanks for donating the parts. Nice to have the support.

Also, thanks to Tim from Mazda for the banners, CD cases, and stickers.

And especially, a big thanks to Jerry for organizing the event, getting all the stuff, and then cooking all the food.

Looking forward to the next one. If I can wake up early enough, I may make it to San Diego for the autocross on the 6th, but STS runs 1st, and I'm 150 miles away with a as-yet-undiagnosed sick engine.

RODSCALIP5

I got one of the Jartboy short shifters!!!!!!!!!! BTW I talked to Joe at wheelstore and he said he would gladly let us borrow his parking lot for another meet. So lets see if we can get one going for next month out here in Oceanside.

jay93dx

I should of gotten one since technically i did win one but since the 1 gens got snubbed with parts..... i was glad to give up the stuff to rodscalip5 since his car is tight.I would like to personally like to thank Jerry for putting the meet together I had a lot of fun talking to the guys next time lets make it even bigger. rodscalip5 are u still goind to show ur car on the 12th let me know dude.

jstand6

Thanks everyone!!

I haven't been following the boards much since the meet (still recovering from that nasty sunburn! ). Unfortunately, I was so busy that I only snapped 5 pics. Anyone who has any, please send them in. I'm modifying the site to a more modern look and I'll get the pics up as soon as I get them.

John (slikpro) already had the Kartboy short shifter and bushings in his '99 LX. I tried it out, and MAN do those feel nice! If you have ever experienced a Miata's shift feel, this is pretty darn close! Unfortunately, I didn't keep any of the parts for myself, but I will definitely buy the set.

Thanks Tom, for donating the Kartboy parts! They were all sought after, but unfortunately, they would only fit 3rd Gens. Tom, if you guys make them for the 1st and 2nd Gen's, I bet you could sell lots since the aftermarket for them is really weak!

I want to start a California club with San Diego, Los Angeles, Bay Area, and Central chapters. I'm tossing around different names in my head... if you guys have any ideas for it, let me know! I don't think I want to use "Protege" in it because I want to include 323's, Protege's, and the upcoming 3's. Perhaps something with 3-series or 3-family or something that signifies the platform rather than the ever-changing names.

I'm glad to hear everyone had a good time! We will definitely have to do something like this again! Time to start working on Irvine (MNAO HQ)...

-Jerry

mazdaspeedwest

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