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Hope y'all had a good time, I was miserable on my 24hr flight back from Japan. Trip was amazing but man... I hate planes.

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Originally Posted by TypeOne (Post 1942851)

Hope y'all had a good time, I was miserable on my 24hr flight back from Japan. Trip was amazing but man... I hate planes.

Glad you're back with us safe and sound!

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Originally Posted by TypeOne (Post 1942851)

Hope y'all had a good time, I was miserable on my 24hr flight back from Japan. Trip was amazing but man... I hate planes.

I want to go to Japan but f**k a 24 hour flight

Total flight time is around 24 hours, but the flight from Dallas to Tokyo was 18hours. Coming back the flight was 16 hours due to tail winds. The flight is not that bad if you are in business or 1st class. Make friends with the flight attendants and they sometimes let you crash in an empty 1st class seat for a little. (while everyone is sleeping and will not notice you) I would go back in a heartbeat. I stayed in Nagaham in Shiga Prefecture. Close to Kyoto.

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Originally Posted by PaulZ370 (Post 1940591)

We had 10 people in attendance. We discussed needing Officers, particularly a Treasurer, naming the club (we are researching several options right now), possible events that we'd like to sponsor, obtaining sponsorships from ZCCA (Z Car Club of America) and local auto parts stores etc, coming up with cards to give out to prospective members, along with the need to start up a website, membership dues, and along with all that, we had some scrumptious Pizza to boot! The rain was pretty bad, with standing water almost everywhere, but our Z's braved the rain - matter of fact, we had attendees from as far as Baton Rouge and Metairie (crossed the Causeway in their brand new Z amidst all the rain storming that was going on... and I was worried about driving my Z the 3 miles there and back!!!)

We will be holding our next meeting in the next few weeks, date not decided yet, and hopefully, we'd like to see a lot more attendees. By then, we most likely will have an official name, maybe possibly a LOGO as well, plus an official website. We have a set of Bylaws donated by another car club for us to use and edit to our situation, plus the tax filing paperwork needed to establish our tax exempt status with the IRS and the paperwork for ZCCA. So, we are definitely on the way. Keep an eye out for more info and details on this thread coming in the next couple of weeks for sure! :tup:

This is like dejavu to me. We found ourselves living this same scenario about 10 years ago. I can tell you from experience that it's not going to be easy.

My best advice to you guys and gals is to not get discouraged. It's going to be very important to have a good core group of officers/members especially in the beginning stages. As many of you who can get on board with this DO IT! Don't just talk about it BE ABOUT IT! Meet as often as possible to have "face time" and to get to know each other better and it will become like a family to you.

As a member of the international Z Car Club Association (ZCCA) and President of the Arkansas Z Car Club, I extend my hand and tip my hat to you all! If I can be of assistance in any way don't hesitate to ask. :tiphat:

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Originally Posted by eazy-e (Post 1945616)

Thanks easy-e: All encouragement is welcomed and needed. I personally have started three different area Z Club groups at three different times, and it is a lot of work. I grew these to a respectable base of members, collected dues, bought T-Shirts, organized events, did door prizes at meetings (held monthly) and, even though it was a lot of work, it was also a lot of fun to get a whole group of Z's together spanning the early S-series through the 350Z (this is thru 2005, after which I sold my 300ZX Twin Turbo and went cold turkey on Z's till 2011 when I bought my 370Z - God I Love The Car!)

Anyway, Arkansas is not that far away - maybe in the near future, we can schedule a middle of the road meet between both groups - do a sort of Z-Days get together...) :tup: :driving:

UPDATE: Gulf Coast Z Club

All,

It seems the name "Gulf Coast Z" Club (GCZ) is available for us to use, and so, henceforth this will be the Club's name. We also have come up with a set of Constitution and By Laws, so we're almost official. What we now need is to select officers who are willing to put in the time and effort to get the Club off the ground officially. This has to be done prior to us filing for our non-profit tax exempt status with the IRS and are able to open up a Club Bank Account. Our President is Rick G., VP is Harold W (Bucketman), Interim Treasurer is Mario, and I will be the Event Coordinator. A Treasurer and Secretary are what we need at this time.

Dues will be set at $25/year, prorated Quarterly. Provisions for Spouses or Significant others will be 1/2 price if they wish to join. Initially, dues will be used to pay for filing of the paperwork and other necessary setup expenses. We will need everyone's participation here so we can generate the funds necessary for all of this.

Our next general meeting in which your participation will be critical is tentatively scheduled for Saturday Dec 8th at 1 pm in Metairie. Location still to be determined. In this meeting, we will need to complete our core group of officers as I referenced earlier. Other business will encompass adopting a Club Logo - so, if you have an idea that you think will fit our club, then please bring a 'good' sketched drawing for us to see. We already have one design submitted by Mike C (ZYCOPTH).

Stay tuned for an update as to the location of the meeting. In the meantime, pencil it into your schedule and make every effort to attend. This club is for you, and we need you to grow it!

See you then!:happydance::driving: :tup:

Hello all,

Our next meeting will be December 8, 2012 at 1:00 pm at Stingray's Grill & Bar, 1303 West Esplanade, Kenner, LA 70065. It is next to the Esplanade Mall and parking is available in the mall parking lot - so we can have a large group of cars in view of our meeting.
(The name is for the sea type creature - the stingray, not the car!!!!!)

I will need a head count prior to the meeting to give in the event we have a large turnout. This is the last meeting of the YEAR and can also be a Christmas get together.

Dues are going to be due prior to January 1st 2013. We need 10 paying members to start, of course we want more that 10..... Dues are $25.00 a year for membership. $12.50 a year for associate members and family members. In the future, dues will be due on January 1 of each year.

You can mail your checks to E. O. Gutierrez, 1500 West Esplanade, Kenner, LA. 70065

Make the checks payable to Rick Gutierrez. We can't open a club account until we file paperwork as a non-profit which is what we need to have in order to open a bank account.

Any questions or concerns, you can contact Rick at email address gutz847@yahoo.com

Again, this is your club. Your involvement = its success.

I wont be able to make it that day :(

I will be attending my brothers graduation.

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Originally Posted by Punk86 (Post 2026587)

I wont be able to make it that day :(

I will be attending my brothers graduation.

Congrats Dude...!:tiphat:

UPDATE: Gulf Coast Z Club

For all who are interested in the Gulf Coast Z Club news and events, please go to:

http://www.the370z.com/southern-regi...ml#post2054232

MODERATORS: Please close the "Z Club Startup" Thread.

THANKS! :tup: