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Post up your photos of you signing the 1 Millionth Miata
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Too cool!
Do they have a timeline for the areas it will be? I'll drive a bit to give AO some more Japanese condiment photos! :bow:
I soooo wanted to go since it was only four or five hours away but couldn't get an all-day sitter. If you signed it, you're immortalized in Miata history. At least a couple of local GearheadsMiataClub.net guys joined Phat in history so I was there vicariously.
All the dates are emailed to Miata club presidents or POCs. I get info on these events due to my being a president in the local club. I'll get the info and dates and post it here.
http://insidemazda.mazdausa.com/pres...ta-tour-dates/
At each tour stop, the first 240 owners and fans will have the opportunity to sign the one-millionth MX-5, and approximately 400 attendees will receive a commemorative “Millionth Miata Celebration Tour” T-shirt at each tour stop.
Texas is next with 3 stops, then Arizona, and finally the Miatas at Laguna Seca
I'll post here what I posted locally as it may help others.
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I was the first to sign it at the Jacksonville stop.
And signed... and I'm about to drop some info on you to make your event the best for you.
Each stop, the first 240 get to sign, and first 400 get a shirt. Fun fact: I talked to the setup staff who tours with the vehicle, and no event has had more than 120-150 people. Don't worry about being unable to sign.
I got there at 8:30 and they were still setting up. Given they were in Atlanta until 8pm last night so they may not be so late setting up in Daytona.
Look for a table with a table full of the shirts behind it. That's where you want to find yourself just before the line forms. They will announce that they are going to start the line, but if you're already at the table, congrats, you're first. They'll hand you a tablet to get some minor info, then you get a wristband.
Make your way over to the ND, and they will tell you where to sign with a paint pen, and they will instruct you how to use it to get a clear signature.
Once you're done, to your left there will be another covered "stage" area between the ND and the 15th Miata. Go up there to get a sticker and a commemorative custom engraved plaque/badge. It looks like they have 100 per event for those.
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All in all, aside from the heat and not knowing anyone, it was a great event. The First Coast Miata Club had a good turn out and were very friendly.
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I hated missing out on this.
Thanks for the information Randy and Corey! :drinkto: Hopefully I get to sign it and get some goodies as well!
I am shocked - SHOCKED - that there are no tour stops near me. Who wouldn't want to come to Arkansas?
http://www.guy-sports.com/fun_pictures/arkansas_sm.jpg
Arkansas probably isn't a big-enough city.
Just kicking my self that Charlotte was Sept. 8 and Randy posted the timeline on the 18th.. :cry2:
I missed out and should have known with my own research. Danm life and it's distractions! :fp:
Anyone going to the ones in Texas??
Anyone Texas locals know the address to the one in Dallas Texas? I'm out here for a wedding and wouldn't mind meeting some of you guys. I looked on google maps but nothing comes up under that name?
Maybe..... :winky: ....me and the wife are in Galveston so.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Phatmiata
Got the address??
Globe Life Park is technically in Arlington, not Dallas.
*edit* Address:
1000 Ballpark Way
Arlington, TX 76011
Randy, go sign my name on the ND for me please. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Today's event:
GRANDSPORT SPEEDWAY
7555 FM 2004, Hitchcock, Texas 77563
I was trying to make the Charlotte one but the daughter had her golf lessons.
I have a VERY small window from 9 to 10 on Sunday then have to get on my flight back to Tampa. So if it's not in Dallas I probably won't be able to swing it.
Can't do Saturday as it's my sisters wedding and I'm one of the groomsmen
Well my wife and I had a blast at the event on Friday! Obviously getting to sign the one millionth mx5 was awesome but driving the ND around the track (just two laps) with a instructor and then getting to ride with a professional race car driver was just INCREDIBLE! Got to meet up with Adam aka Revlimiter and hang for a bit, just as great a guy in real life as he is on the forums! :drinkto:
Don't have any pics yet myself as we are still in Galveston for the weekend but here is a teaser before someone else;) does a thorough write up with plenty of pics of the event:
http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2...n-houston.html
https://youtu.be/1GsrnC5EcVw
So... this happened. Click play and watch revlimiter be a huge nerd.
But seriously, they made me look way cooler than I really am.
Great exposure man! I wish they hadn't included the plug for CorpRoadster but still good to watch. You've certainly carved out your spot. You should get an ND and call it Sharknado.
Seeing as how it was the owners of CR that sent me to it... and it was a marketing vid for both Mazda and Autoguide... kinda had to plug CR.
No forum drama intended. I shared to show off my huge nerd levels.
Hey. No qualms here. A great honor for someone that does great things for us that love our own Miata. Congrats Adam!
Always been fun doing business with you, even when I was a pain.
Thanks for the link! :bow:
Rick (Noir)
Nice Adam.
My computer's super sexy new wallpaper
http://i1249.photobucket.com/albums/...psxrffcxgg.jpg
:teehee:
ffs. :fp:
lol lol lol
Here is my new screen saver at work!
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That's awesome man!!! Congrats!!!
Definitely some great wallpaper options in that video. :lol:
No pics of my wife or I actually signing but here are some pics from the event that I took.
One millionth mx5
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Look who is forever stuck with my wife and I in history, lol
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Took a pic of Adam aka Revlimiter taking a pic of his custom millionth mx5 badge that read ''revlimiter''
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A drone getting footage of the ND in action
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Adam aka Revlimiter trying to get Ben w/ Autoguide wet
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Adam starting his acting career, lol
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For more pics and details on our trip see Warbird's build thread, #457 and #458:
http://mazdaroadster.net/showthread....408#post200408
Also I FINALLY gave in to ''peer pressure'' and made a instagram account so if you are into that sort of thing you can find me on there with the same user name, @greasemonkey2000.
Wuhh? No drama intended my friend, just a poke in the ribs.Quote:
Originally Posted by revlimiter
Sooo... even though it's got a bit more than just the Millionth Miata signing, I thought I'd post my whole trip here with pix from the MX5 Experience.
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Where to start on this. I feel like I have to explain so much…
There was a post on another Miata forum. They were looking for a long-time member to go on an adventure. The member would be flown to Houston for the joint MX-5 Experience and Millionth Miata Celebration Tour stop. The owners of the forum posted this. It was legit.
I posted in the thread. I emailed back and forth with some folks from the admin team. They wanted to do a video with me about the new Miata. I agreed.
The next week, I was at the airport with my pocket-sized ND.
ND on the Beach
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Galveston at Sunset
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I was flown into Houston and was booked in a very nice hotel on the beach in Galveston. That did mean about a 2 hour fight through Houston traffic after landing, but it was worth it.
There wasn’t a whole lot of time for seeing the sights. I had a free evening in Galveston to wander the beach and see what there was to see. After that, the Miata train started rolling.
How about that pavement?
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Thursday was lovely. I mean, look at that sunset pic above.
Friday? Not so much.
I got to the track juuuust about as it was submerged under water for the first time. Yes, the first time. Nothing like a totally soaked track day.
The sky opened up four times on Friday. Nothing was dry at the end of the day. But that didn’t stop the fun.
Braking Test
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Slalom Test
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Track Test
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What is the MX-5 Experience? It’s a three-station test drive of the new 2016 ND Miata on a real track. It costs nothing. All you have to do is show up and Mazda lets you put an ND through the various paces.
But you have to show up.
They have a dozen or so tour stops throughout the country. At each of these tour stops, you get to do a braking test, a slalom test, and a road course test. There’s driving instructors in each car and you get your choice of automatic or manual.
This tour stop was around Texas City at a little track called Grandsport Speedway. It’s apparently a pretty small track. Not one person I talked to had ever been to it before. It was very nice though.
I mean, aside from the water it was very nice.
Dual Purpose ND
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This is not a photoshop trick. The car is divided in half.
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This whole MX-5 Experience Tour is really a great idea and an impressive thing for Mazda to do. The tour is NOT a small operation. There’s a lot of gear and individuals required for it to happen. I mean, look above. They had a bisected ND that was half track car, half stock Miata. They had tons of cool stuff like this that they brought on their tour.
The Experience wasn’t going to stop anywhere near my town, so I didn’t have my hopes up at attending, but… that turned out to not be a problem.
MX5 Cup Car
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Staying Dry.
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Yes, I need that wheel.
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This ND cup car was too cool not to share pix of. It didn’t actually get to go on the track as far as I know, but that’s really okay. Words cannot express the buckets of rain that fell throughout the day. It was truly impressive.
"Under water" is a good description.
Ready for track time.
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But back to the story. They wanted me to star in a video about the new MX5 and the joint tour stop of the MX5 Experience and the Millionth Miata Celebration Tour.
That meant driving Miatas. A lot.
The brake test consisted of launching an ND, going up to the middle of 2nd (about 45mph) and slamming on the brake to try out the ABS system. And it was impressive! Even in the super super soaked track parking lot (not the best surface), it hauled the car to a stop in short order.
I did this around a dozen times. Each time involved a Go-Pro being re-positioned slightly and Ben, the camera and media guru to stand in a slightly different spot.
Am I complaining? Nope. I got to sample the ND clutch on a launch many many times. And I loved it.
MMMMM. Brakes!
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Next was the slalom test.
They… didn’t have a ton of room for this. The parking area was large, but it was also horribly flooded. Finding areas with as little standing water as possible meant the slalom got cut down to a four cone chicane with a very short start box.
I did this around a dozen times.
There was many splashes. There was much Go-Pro suctioning. There were many takes. It was great. I only nudged a few cones.
My steed for open laps.
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Finally, the track test.
Each participant got to do two laps with an instructor in one of the NDs. You could choose manual or flappy paddles. After that, you got two more laps with a pro driver behind the wheel in a different ND.
I, um… got my money’s worth. I got about 8x the laps that I paid for.
Zoom Zoom
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Splash!!!
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Filming the driving segments required chasing the camera folks in their Hyundai SUV at a somewhat slow pace. It wasn’t at all boring though.
Then there were shots with a camera on the side of the track. I drove some of those and an instructor drove others. Frankly? I wanted to take some pix of the whole thing myself. I was let out to click off a few while a few laps counted off, then I got back in and drove more.
The lapping happened several times throughout the day. It was impressive to me just how much effort was needed to film a short segment.
Cleaned up for the interview.
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And then the car got parked and I stood in front of it for about a half hour of interview questions. There was no rehearsal and I didn’t know the questions before hand. This was my choice. I wanted to react from the hip rather than have a planned answer for stuff. I thought it would be more authentic that way.
And this was the result.
They made me look far FAR cooler than I really am. I’m amazed by this video. I’m a huge nerd in real life, but they somehow made me look really great.
I mean, I’m squinty in the video, but that’s because I’m talking directly into the sun. It was not as pleasant as you might guess. But… worth the headache.
HUGE thanks for sending me to this event!!!! Seriously. You made me one happy Miata nerd.
Approaching #1M
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It will carry "Adam Wolf" on the fender forever.
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I was physically incapable of doing anything but signing the car. I wanted to snap some photos, but the job ahead of me was too greatly anticipated.
They gave me a pen. I signed.
Well… I signed after several dozen takes of filming at many different angles. Me signing the car was a key part of the video. So, I walked up to it a bunch of times. I got down on the fender a bunch of times. I did a bunch of goofy thumbs up takes. And then I was allowed to sign it.
It was worth the effort. It was so unbelievably satisfying.
On my blog I popped the video here. You can scroll back up and watch it again if you want. :mrgreen:
After the video (where they made me look incredibly cool – thanks again Ben and Colum!), I was taken away for more filming. And after that was done, I came back to #1M for some quiet time.
So many names.
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I love the hood. Without the grid, you can really imagine what the finished car will look like.
I shot this over the rope. Then I had an idea.
Left side fender
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I politely asked if I could come around and take some photos of the car. The caretaker happily agreed. There was no one else around and no line. I had #1M to myself.
Trunk Lid - Dallas folks got to add to this.
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#1M interior
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I snapped the above interior shot and the car’s caretaker told me that there were signatures all over it. Inside the doors, under the car.
Then he opened the door for me to see.
Engineer Signatures
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Hidden
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Special.
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Seat Adjuster!
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You can imagine how I felt about this. I don’t think I screeched like a little girl, but I might have.
Then he mentions something about more signatures behind hidden under the trunk.
And then he opened the trunk.
More engineer signatures
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Tail light!
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I snapped shot after shot.
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I might have lost the power of speech at this point. I was all smiles just happily clicking away. Trying with all my power to make my shots focused and my framing good.
I’ve never seen any shots of this stuff. Maybe they’re all over the internet, but I had no idea that this existed. Getting to shoot it and share it with everyone on my blog. You have no idea how happy this made me.
Or maybe my words are giving you some idea.
Signatures on the chassis
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Shock!
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He told me to lay down and try to see the stuff under the car. It was hard to see at first, but the more I looked, the more I saw. I could only get some of them on the camera. A lift would be required to see everything.
The caretaker mentioned a bunch of signatures under the hood. I asked to see. He went to ask permission and… was denied.
So no under hood shots for me. Sorry guys. But, you know, that’s okay. I got such access to this history-making car that I can hardly begin to complain. To get to see all of this and share the pix on my blog. Privileged is a word that falls short.
The Mazda Staff Door
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I was told that the driver’s side (RHD) door was reserved for Mazda staff. As the tour hit different cities and various Mazda workers were around the car, they were invited to sign this door.
This makes me feel even more lucky to have signed the adjacent fender.
Colum signing.
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Colum is the content and marketing guru that made this all happen for me. He was a true pleasure to work with and spend time around. Getting to snap his signing really made me smile. Thanks again Colum!
Liam signing.
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Liam is one of the pro drivers who was taking the regular folks for rides around the track. He’s a former Marine Staff Sargent who lost a leg to an IED in Afghanistan. To say he’s an inspiration is putting it lightly. I wish I could have spent more time around him.
revplaque!
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The event was capped off with a commemorative dash plaque. Mine, of course, says “revlimiter” in the correct all lowercase.
I’ll be honest, getting one of these little plaques has been huge in my mind. This has been nearly the equal to signing the car. I saw photo after photo of various internet friends signing the car and getting one of these plaques.
Jealous is a word that doesn’t begin to hit at my emotions.
I wanted one. Having it in my hand was pure joy.
But it got better.
My revlimiter plaque...
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... and my Sharka plaque!
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Attending this event was my buddy Chad, aka Greasemonkey2000. I’ve known him for a few years through the forums. He’s an amazing supporter of my store and products, but he’s also a good friend. We’ve swapped emails and phone calls. Getting to meet him was wonderful. He’ll be the subject of another blog post soon.
But I’m getting off track. I was talking about plaques.
They were letting each person get just one plaque. I had it in my mind to wait until no one else was around (a strategy that got me 90% of the pix in this blog post) and asking for a second one that said “Sharka”. It was a pretty lightly-attended event. I thought my chances were good at pulling it off.
Before I could do anything about it, Chad walked up with this Sharka badge. He asked for an extra for me. The folks in the tent were apparently all too happy to do it. Chad didn’t make me wait for mail or Christmas or anything. He gave it to me right there.
I hope the pure joy of this is coming across as you read this.
Thank you so much Chad. This little plaque is already a treasured belonging. It’ll find a place on Sharka after a bit of thought and planning.
Marked forever.
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Thank you again Colum (editor dude) and Ben (video dude). You guys made me one insanely happy Miata superfan.
I really need to buy an ND now.
Sharknado? Please?
This is why I love this Forum. We can share across the board. We just want the Roadster knowledge.
Thank you Adam for your wares and your passion for our little cars.
Thank you Chad (GM2K) for showing the unselfish side to Adam. That is what will make America great again!