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    Miatapalooza 2013 Recap of the Show!!!

    Thank you to everyone I borrowed photos from on the forums/facebook , I was stuck behind the booth the entire day, so I never even got a chance to look at all those Miatas. Hence why I am borrowing your photos.




    Miatas from every direction!



    Well this year was pretty crazy, we had been adding names to the list from every direction, the 4 main forums, not to mention all of the PM's from said 4 forums, IMs from facebook, and emails from the flyer. We had folks sign up from every part of Florida and Beyond! Tampa, Orlando, Daytona, Jacksonville, Miami, you name it! But not just Florida, this year we had folks that drove from Ohio, New York, New Mexico, Alabama, New Jersey, Tennessee, Georgia, and even Canada!! But it doesn't stop there, they even came from from as far as Spain just to attend! Wow!!




    377 Miata's RSVP for Miatapalooza

    Miatapalooza was just a MASSIVE event this year! So big in fact that Most of the staff worked a solid 2.5+ hours of the event just to get everyone registered!! And even after that folks kept trickling in, and even when a few would leave, just a few minutes later a few more would arrive to replace them!
    I am quite sure we had well over 400 Miatas this year. We stopped counting after that so we could enjoy the show.





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    Registration Time!

    With 400+ Miatas signed up we had to call in the A-Team from TampaBayMiatas.net to help get all these miata-maniacs signed in with name tags and goody bags. The team looks ready for battle with the head chief wearing his grand pooba hat. LOL These guys & gals did a great job getting everyone signed in and set on their way into a sea of Miata goodness that is Miatapalooza.



    Here you can see the team was busy loading up the second batch of goody bags at 9am preparing for the crowds with some help from Christine Knight of MOSS Motors !





    Goody bag swag!

    If you somehow missed those bright neon poster boards with your registration number then most likely you missed out on these great goody bags cocked full of Sticker Swag, Brochures, Catalogs, Magazines, and business cards from all of our supporting sponsors!


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    A Special Guest ..........

    Before I forget, we had a special guest fly in from California, and it was really fun talking about cars with Jay Leno, BUT the REAL treat was talking with Christine Knight from http://www.mossmiata.com/ What a super cool person to work with!

    Christine was really awesome and even helped the Miatapalooza team by working with us at the event loading goody bags!!! Thank you MossMiata.com for sending her our way!!

    Here I was stopped for a few seconds to "strike a pose" with Christine.

    I have no idea what I am doing in this photo by the way, LOL. that was my "gotta run pose"




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    Meanwhile Thumper13 (Fred) was patrolling the lot making sure everything was in order, and helping the tuners setup.


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    Let's get this party started!!!!!


    The DJ Rob Bryja was getting setup with his tunes to help keep the crowds jamin, this photo is with little Garrett the Turbo cutting up some tunes.....




    That is one impressive looking setup!!


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    Classic Mazda & Mazda Movement

    Classic Mazda got set up along with MazdaMovement (Heath) and brought out a couple really cool Miatas for the show. The White CLUB Miata with Power Retractable Hardtop and loaded with options, and the Mazdaspeed 1/2 &/1/2 Miata. This car was really neat as it showed the street side of a Miata vs the Race Side of a Miata, all in one car! http://www.classicmazda.com/



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    Mr. Mazdamovement Himself !! http://www.mazdamovement.com/



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    Redline Autosports

    Esteban had set up a booth with his infamous miata trailer car. He had a lot of used parts for sale and was there to answer your questions about Miatas in general. A very friendly guy, and easy to deal with, check him out the next time you need some parts for your Miata! http://www.miatacentral.com/



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    Rick from RoadsterTech.net says;

    "got slow windows?"


    Rick was busy setting up his table of cool new parts, like his clutch flex hose, cold air blanking plates, and PTFE Impregnated DELRIN® Window Guides for NA NB Miatas! He also donated a few sets to the raffle, so a few lucky winners could enjoy the fruits of his labor! Rick has owned his miata since new in 1989, wow!! So he knows all the inner workings of these cars since he has done pretty much everything to his personal Miata. If you have a question, Rick has the answer! http://www.RoadsterTech.net




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    V8Roadsters

    Horsepower is a beautiful thing...




    And wow are these cars beautiful! Check out their latest install of the LS motor into this 3rd gen (NC) Miata! It looks like the motor was meant to be in there!!! They drove this Miata down all the way from Tennessee just for this event! And it was really great to see this car first hand, words cannot describe how clean these installs look, and how great those cars sound!! You really have to see one in person to get the feeling for how inspiring their work is! http://www.v8roadsters.com/




    Here is one of their customers cars (John-J) showing his LS powered NA Miata at the V8Roadsters booth




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    5XRacing

    John from 5Xracing was also on hand to show off some of his newest parts for both the street tuners and the Spec Miata guys. John had a lot of really cool stuff at his booth, and was giving out some event only items as well! Thank you 5Xracing!



    For those not familiar with 5XRacing, they offer the best parts and accessories for your racecar or high-performance street car. 5X is a Spec Miata specialist, they build their own racecars, develop new products, perform all of the work on their racecars, track test the parts they create and sell, and ultimately they race them with you! They compete in the Spec Miata class within the Southeastern U.S. in SCCA Regional Competition and NASA Florida Spec Miata Challenge. If you are looking for performance parts or just curious about getting into more racing events you really need to speak with John at http://5xracing.com/




    Here is John's NA Miata, he was showing off his new prototype front spoiler!




    And his recently repainted NB Miata





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    The Dentman

    May all your dents and door dings be gone!!!

    Thanks to the Dentman quite a few people got a chance to witness Paul work his magic removing dents for Miatas! Paul has been doing this for well over 10 years and this is truly an art form in itself. To watch him work is really pretty neat, and he has been doing it for so long it looks as if its done with the greatest of ease! If you need a door ding removed please get with him first, and make sure to mention you saw him at "Miatapalooza" for Miata dent removal in Florida. http://www.Dentman22.com




    Here is the BEFORE

    That's a BIG dent!! Ouch!



    Here is the AFTER

    Working his magic to remove it!! Wow!




    All but gone now, notice he is removing dents under the watchful eyes of Garrett the turbo.


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    Polar Cup

    Armando from Polar Cup was keeping the folks cool in the heat with his frozen treats! Frosted Lemonade, Mango, Watermelon, and other yummy flavors!! If you need someone for your next school fund raiser, sporting event, or special event I highly recommend Armando with Polar Cup! Fast, Friendly, and his jokes are pretty funny too! You cannot beat the heat in Florida without the help of Polar Cup frozen lemonade treats!! Thank you for keeping things cool with the crowds Armando!
    Call him up to setup your next party or event ! 813-505-4264


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    And for your better half...

    We even had something for the ladies!! One of the members of the TampabayMiatas (Ruth Phillips) had set up a booth to keep your ladies entertained with custom jewelry while us guys looks at all the engines and make zoom zoom noises, LOL
    http://www.bumblebeadery.artfire.com


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    The Worlds Fastest Miata


    Another member of TampaBayMiatas.net had his 815hp Turbo Miata out for viewing. This Turbo powered Miata runs 153mph in the 1/4 mile, and currently has the title for the Worlds Fastest Miata (with a Miata engine)! It was custom built by Mazda as a drag car back when the import drag racing scene started taking off. Eventually Mazda moved on to focus on other cars like the Mazdaspeed3 and SkyActiv projects. This car was then purchased (several years ago) and rebuilt by its new owner and taken from 500+hp to the 815hp beast you see now.












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    BSI Racing



    BSI Racing showed up with a huge 53' foot semi trailer and started unlaoding some of their race cars. BSI arranges arrive-and-drive rentals in a variety of different types of race cars, including Spec Miatas . Rental arrangements include everything needed for a race or school weekend: transportation, track-side support, hotels, etc. http://www.bsiracing.com/



    BSI Racing is a full service race support team. Their years of experience take away all the hassles of booking hotels and transporting, pitting and maintaining your car for the races. Imagine having your own 53' hauler stocked with parts and manned by a respected, experienced crew. This was really something to see!






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    TampaBayMiatas


    http://www.TampaBayMiatas.net the hosting club for the event had set up a booth to chat with members from other clubs in Florida.








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