Please note that we are not big enough to have insurance. Participation at Big Bend Miata Club events is at your own risk. Membership is not required for participation at Big Bend events: all Miata owners are welcome.

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• Thursday, June 22, 2000: At the monthly meeting, we had some new faces and some old ones. The annual dues were set at $10. We will be hosting the Panhandle Miata Club on their visit to Tallahassee.
• Saturday, July 15, 2000: We met the Panhandle Miata Society for lunch at Julie's Restaurant. Afterwards we took them to the Antique Car Museum over some scenic roads. See the report!
• Thursday, July 27, 2000: Monthly club meeting at the Buckhead Brewery. Leon was not there, (driving his Miata through New Hampshire into Quebec), so no details.
• Saturday, August 12, 2000: DeFuniak Springs winery tour with the Panhandle Miata Society. Leon was not there, (driving his Miata back to Tallahassee by way of Deal's Gap), so no details.
• Thursday, August 24, 2000: Monthly club meeting at the Buckhead Brewery. Shannon, Tim, Brian and Anne, John Hightower, and Leon attended.
• Thursday, September 21, 2000: Monthly club meeting at the Buckhead Brewery. Shannon, Jane, Jeff, Louise, Lynn, Brian, Larry and Irene, Jody, Roger, Luz, Ruth, John, Rick, Kevin, and Leon attended.
• Saturday, September 30, 2000: Jazz festival and wine tasting at Chautauqua Vineyards in DeFuniak Springs. See the report!
• Thursday, October 19, 2000: Monthly club meeting at the Buckhead Brewery. Jody, Roger c.s., Brian, and Leon attended. Brian was eager to act as Treasurer, Jody leaped at the opportunity to be Administrator of Activities.
• October 24-27, 2000: National Miata Club meeting, Daytona, Florida. Roger went.
• Thursday, November 16, 2000: Monthly club meeting at the Buckhead Brewery. Roger, Shannon, Jane, Larry, Brian, Rob, and Leon attended. Roger showed pics and souvenirs of the National Miata Meeting. Leon reported on the MCA controversy. Leon was asked to add a counter to our web page (done.) It was discovered that a number of people did not receive our E-mailings. Leon was to blame.
• Saturday, November 18, 2000: R-Speed open house! Marietta, Georgia. Leon was planning to go but had to skip.
• December 3, 2000: Axis versus Allies! The big event of the Dixie SCCA! No Miata owner should miss!
• December 9, 2000: Poker run organized by events coordinator Jody Miller! Report is here.
• Thursday, December 21, 2000: Monthly club meeting at the Buckhead Brewery. Bo, Paul, Brian, Jody, Shannon, and Leon attended. Jody was praised for a well executed poker run with great weather. Paul and Leon exchanged views about windstops.
• Thursday, January 18, 2001: Monthly club meeting at the Buckhead Brewery. Roger, Paul, Brian, Larry, Shannon, and Leon attended.
• Thursday, January 25, 2001: Miata clubs are requested to support Rick Weldon's Miata on Feb 2-3 at the 24 hour Rolex race at Daytona. Details are here.
• Sunday, January 28, 2001: Superbowl party at Brian's place! After a beautiful scenic drive, great food and fun at Brian's house. Who cares who won the superbowl.
• Thursday, February 15, 2001: Monthly club meeting at the Buckhead Brewery. Larry, Roger, Rita Ann, and Leon attended.
• Thursday, April 19, 2001: The monthly club meeting was a tech session at Mazda of Tallahassee.
• Saturday, April 21, 2001: We had a breakfast meeting with Edd Hendricks, a Southern California Miata owner driving cross country.
• Thursday, March 15, 2001: Monthly club meeting at the Buckhead Brewery. Paul, Susan, Brian, Cheryl, Irene, Larry, and Leon attended.
• Saturday, May 5, 2001: Jody Miller tried to replace the timing belt on a 1992 Miata. The timing belt has to be replaced every 60k miles, a fairly expensive maintenance item. A handy owner can do it him/herself. If you wanted to watch Jody do it, (curse at the crank shaft bolt,) you could contact him for when and where. If I had a 1990 or early 1991 Miata, I would change the timing belt myself. More info about that. If you want still more, ask Roger.
• Thursday, May 17, 2001: Monthly club meeting at the Buckhead Brewery. Larry, Brian, Jerry and Judy, Stephen, Dave, Cheryl, Jon, Shannon, and Leon attended. See the pics of comparing Jon's 2001 to Larry's 2000 Miatas.
• Friday, May 18, 2001: Jon Conley had an audio install on his 2001.
• Sunday, May 20, 2001: We had a drive-out to Carabelle Beach for some sun, fun, and picnic. After a top-down drive through the pouring rain, we found the beach sunny and pleasant. Report.
• Sunday, June 3, 2001: Get together at the airport to watch autocross at the local level. Report.
• Thursday, June 21, 2001: Monthly club meeting at the Buckhead Brewery. Fred, Steve, Roger and Ellen-Ann, Jerry, Paul and Susan, Jon, Stephen, David and his wife, Larry, Brian, and Leon showed up.
• Sunday, July 8, 2001: Big Bend Miata Club Webmaster makes Tallahassee Democrat during SCCA AutoX! These journalists are always looking for the most handsome ones.
• Thursday, July 19, 2001: Monthly club meeting at the Buckhead Brewery. Roger, Larry, Paul, Jon, Brian, and Leon showed up. Lots of talk about getting cheer leaders in our Miatas. An idea of Roger's wife Rita Ann. Pictures taken so that cheer leaders can check out our good looks beforehand. See the main web page.
• Sunday, July 22, 2001: Larry and Roger organized a Trivia treasure hunt road rally. Great fun for all.
• Friday, July 27, 2001: Leon left for Deal's Gap and vacation. Pictures are here.
• Thursday, August 16, 2001: Monthly club meeting at the Buckhead Brewery. Leon and Bozo were still driving all over the US and Canada and had to miss.
• Sunday, August 26, 2001: Club trip & picnic to Florida Caverns, Marianna, FL. Report.
• Monday-Wednesday, September 10-12, 2001: Advance custom 2002 Miata purchase option, including vivid yellow and laser blue mica special colors. Details
• Sunday, September 16, 2001: Peachtree Miata Club Lapping Day at Talladega Gran Prix Raceway. Report
• Thursday, September 20, 2001: Monthly club meeting at the Buckhead Brewery. Phil, Larry, Brian, David, Paul and Susan, Roger and Ellen-Ann, Jon, Stephen, Fred, Dave, and Leon showed up. The rally and the Christmas parade were discussed. A vote will be taken on the Christmas parade participation next meeting.
• Sunday, September 23, 2001: Baccarat Bonanza Driving Rally. Here are the pics.
• Saturday, September 29, 2001: The Panhandle Miata Society invited our club members to the Wine & Shine at Chautaugua Vineyards in DeFuniak Springs. Pictures.
• Saturday and Sunday, October 13 and 14, 2001: A chance to race your Miata on Sebring International Raceway. pics.
• Thursday, October 18, 2001: Monthly club meeting at the Buckhead Brewery. I was late but I believe Doug, Cheryl, Dave, Ron, Jon, Paul and Susan, Brian, Fred, Kathy, Larry and Leon showed up. I believe this was the first time Ron and Kathy attended, though they have been on the mailing list for some time. The vote on the Christmas Parade passed. Start finding Christmas decorations for your car! The MOC club was discussed and the general consensus was that we were going to avoid entangling the club with any outsiders trying to "speak" for us.
• Friday-Sunday, October 19-21, 2001: The First Coast Miata Club over in Duval County and the Jax area had a weekend excursion and mountain drive.
• Saturday, October 27, 2001: We had a Halloween Cruise-In. pics
• Sunday, October 28, 2001: Fred organized a drive out and brunch in Monticello. pics
• Thursday, November 15, 2001: Monthly club meeting at the Buckhead Brewery. Leon had to skip.
• Saturday, December 8, 2001: We drove the Tallahassee Thunder Cheerleaders in the Tallahassee Christmas Parade. Pictures are here.
• Thursday, December 20, 2001: Monthly club meeting at the Buckhead Brewery. Roger, Stephen, Larry, Brian, Jon, Chris, John and Cindy, Doug, and Leon showed up. Events were proposed for next year. Rice and its uses were also discussed.
• Thursday, January 17, 2002: Monthly club meeting at the Buckhead Brewery. I forgot to take attendance; about 14 people showed up and we had four tables. Roger, Paul and Susan, John and wife, Larry, Doug, Stephen, David, Leon, Fred?, Jon?
• Sunday, January 20, 2002: Canopy Roads Caravan. Pictures.
• Sunday, February 3, 2002: Scenic drive followed by a superbowl party at Brian's. Pictures.
• Thursday, February 21, 2002: Monthly club meeting at the Buckhead. Shenika and Ken (new members) showed up, as well as the usual gang of Roger, with Rita and Ellen-Ann, Larry, Fred, Doug, Stephen, Brian Paul, Jon, and Leon. It was proposed to replace the 6 pm meetings periodically with a weekend social meeting.
• Saturday, February 23, 2002: The uncomparable Jody put performance springs and shocks on Paul's Miata. Susan is not expected to be seen anymore. Pictures.
• Friday-Sunday, March 8-10, 2002: Miata Madness 2002, organized by the Lone Star Miata Club in Dallas, Texas. Hot Laps on the exciting new Road Course inside Texas Motor Speedway. Details.
• Saturday, March 16, 2002: We met the Panhandle Miata Society at Seaside, FL. Pictures.
• Thursday, March 21, 2002: Monthly club meeting at the Buckhead Brewery. Dotty (new), Larry, Stephen and Lauri, Brian, Shenika, David, Roger, Paul and Susan, Doug, John, and Leon showed up.
• Friday, March 22, 2002: Surprise 50th birthday party for Roger. Pictures.
• Saturday, March 23, 2002: Talladega track day. See last year's description.
• Saturday, March 23, 2002: Dyno Day at the Tallahassee Dyno. Two pulls for $40. 2819 Industrial Plaza Drive, off Capital Circle SE. 942-3966. See what power you really have at the rear wheels.
• Saturday, April 6, 2002: We taxied the Tallahassee Thunder cheerleaders, the Lightning Girls, through the Springtime Tallahassee Parade. Pictures.
• Saturday and Sunday, April 6 and 7, 2002: Miatas at Texas World Speedway. Details.
• Thursday, April 18, 2002: Monthly club meeting at the Buckhead Brewery. Roger, Jon, Paul and Susan, Brian, Michael and wife, David, Ron, James, Larry, Ken, and Leon showed up. We voted to spend some club money, maybe $50, to buy the addresses of all local Miata owners and mail out a flyer to them announcing the planned tech session at Import Automotive.
• Thursday, May 16, 2002: Nonmeeting at the Buckhead Brewery, 1900 Capital Circle NE at 6:00 pm. The real meeting was on Saturday, but Roger and Leon were at the Buckhead just in case someone showed up. Someone did: Olen from Thomasville in a Red 91 he had bought in Tallhassee.
• Saturday, May 18, 2002: Monthly club meeting and bring-a-dish party at Paul's house. Hot tub, pool, great food, great company. Paul and Susan, Cheryl, Brian, James, Roger with Rita and Ellen-Ann, Stephen and Lauri, Larry, and Leon showed up.
• Sunday, May 19, 2002: Soft-top-swap tech session. Despite the promise of free pizza, free beer, blood and gore, and strong language, only mechanics Leon and Jody showed up. Technically the event was a success, however. Details.
• Saturday, June 1, 2002: We dropped in on the British Car and Bike Show at Nicholson Farm House Restaurant. Details.
• Thursday, June 20, 2002: Monthly club meeting at the Buckhead Brewery. Election of officers for the period June 2002 to June 2003. President: Paul DeFlorio; Events/Activities Chairman: Larry Ochalek; Treasurer: Brian Flager; Webmaster: Leon van Dommelen; Historian: Jon Conley. Van Dommelen was driving Route 66 and had to miss. This was the meeting that set of the dispute between Van Dommelen versus De Florio, Flager, Ochalek, Parrott, and Sockman that would end up in Leon van Dommelen resigning as member and webmaster, terminating further updating of this web site.
• Saturday, June 22, 2002: Drive-out to Carabelle Beach. Leon was driving Route 66 at the time and had to miss, but pictures may be posted on the new club site. Details.
• Thursday, July 18, 2002: Monthly club meeting at the Buckhead Brewery. It included a discussion of the dispute between Leon van Dommelen versus De Florio, Flager, Ochalek, Parrott, and Sockman. It led Van Dommelen to resign as webmaster as well as member of the club. The curious can read Leon's version of the affair. The five parties of the second part were invited to submit their own version for posting here, but declined.

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