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6/15 Father's Day Run


The 7 day forecast was saying a high of 61° in Anchorage. Hopefully it would be better after Palmer. Mike was there in OTAKU with Loth and Demi in their blue NC. We had 10 minutes left before we were going to have to cancel. It seems members don't like using the fb RSVP button. By 7 minutes till Nikki's red NC drove up with Corbin and Allison behind in the white GTI. Joshua in the white NC arrived shortly after. Lastly, was Vember and Marie in their silver MSM. We only had 5 minutes for a quick saftey brief before we rolled out on time 5 deep.

Mike was able to pull the group to Palmer 3 Bears as a caravan via Old Glenn. The weather turned sunny as tops dropped but there were no Valley peeps to add. Joshua did pick up his father. Also, we were missing an NA. The trip to Long Rifle was a bit different but would be interesting. Starting off with that tourist RV who wouldn't pull over for like 20 cars behind him. This kept the group together but so slow. The roar of the 4 bangers revving after the RV pulled over was cool though. After that the construction stop where the female flagger said, "Have fun at the car show!" Then, the dead moose with a State Trooper. After getting to Long Rifle we said goodbye to Joshua, Nikki, and his dad as they were not staying. Seven of us sat and ate to include Vember and Marie. It has been a long time since we broke bread with two of our veteran members. We ate light as there were Father's Day dinners waiting later that evening. Thanks to all who joined us for this season's Father's Day Run. See you at the 4th of July Parade.



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6/1 Wander to Whittier


It was cloudy and not looking good as Mike parked at Brobell in OTAKU. There was no one to be here today. Looks like a definite cancel due to weather and lack of interest. A little before 10:30 am I received a call from Trinity asking when I was leaving from Brobell. I told her that I was about to cancel. She said not to as Trevor was going to meet is at the toll booth. I followed MEDUSA to Girdwood with no issues except it just kept raining. All day, even as we waited for Trevor who was running late all the way from Soldotna.

Trevor finally arrived in his red NA with his brother Logan. We paid the toll and got in line. We drove to Swiftwater Cafe and had no issues with parking. It was clear the rain just kept people away as we got seats and ate lunch. Catching up with Trevor was awesome since he had adventures from Florida to share.

Afterwards we had ice cream at another shop. Trinity wanted pics at the Baxter Building so we drove there. Trevor was gonna go to Anchorage to pick up some fb marketplace items so that was when the drive got good. First, in the tunnel, the two red Miatas sounded great as they revved. Then, as we hit the freeway north, they started racing each other. What fun! See you at the next event.




5/25 Poker Run


It was sprinkling when Mike and Alvin arrived at Brobell in OTAKU. Trinity and Jaime arrived in MEDUSA. Anna and son arrived in her Suzuki Tracker. Jacob and Allison arrived in the 8th gen GTI. Lastly, was Josh and Nikki in the white NC PRHT. We passed out the first card as we remembered 2 of our fallen members.

Josh led us through rain to the first stop, Eklutna Twin Peaks Treats. We passed out the second card and remembered 2 more fallen. Restroom breaks and some ice cream helped out. We also picked up Josh's father who was driving the red NC PRHT. Trinity hooked us up with a skateboard video of all the cars.

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The second stop was the Knik River Lodge, now called Glacier Helicopter Rides. Next card and 2 more fallen. We saw 4 helicopters ready to take off.

The third stop was Hatcher Pass where Deris was waiting in DERIS. It was foggy and cold with snow all over the place. We passed cards and remembered 2 more fallen. We took a picture of all 7 cars but would lose both NCs before heading towards Palmer. Funny, those hands also had Ace high.

At the Palmer Alehouse we had a 25 minute wait so we passed the last card and remembered the last 2 fallen. Your winners were Jacob and Allison with an Ace high. Prizes were passed out. Lunch was pretty good but the company was even better. See you at the next event.


5/24 Mission Impossible


The impossible mission was trying to give away tickets. It seems everyone was out camping this weekend. The movie was 2 hours of fast paced action. It was great to watch it with fellow members and meeting them before the show. I hope you all enjoyed it. See you next event.


5/23 Friday Night Cruise


The weather was awesome. The first surprise was Greg in his green NB. The second surprise was two new possible members. Rainy and Blur in a 1990 white NA.
We did our 3 lap cruise and decided to hard park at Sears and represent since Rainy has never been to one.




4/25 Friday Night Cruise


Arrived at Brobell when a BRG NB with hardtop dropped by. It was Greg. We caught up as he explained his electrical draw problem on the car. After 3 years he finally got it. Loth and Demi arrived in HELLOKITTY. It was cold and clear with no surprises. Check out the Virtual Cruise.



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4/18 Double No Notice

Just when you think the season is slow and the weather won't clear up, things happen. Joshua also called a No Notice going south to Indian. I asked him to start 8 pm at Brobell.

Loth and I showed up for Friday Night Cruise. A red Suzuki Tracker parked and that is when we met Ann, Owen, and son. They were from the Arctic Air-Cooled VWs. I welcomed them and got deep into car club stuff.

Meanwhile, Josh and Nikki rolled up in their NC PRHTs waiting to see who else will show. That is when a white Benzo cuv parked and it was Chad also from the Air-Cooled club. Lastly, right before rollout Anthony arrived in his NC PRHT. The AKMC was 7 cars rolling out both north and south at 8:30 pm.


Both runs were safe and fun. Special thanks to Loth and Anthony for pics. See you guys next week.


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4/13 Thaw Out Run

With weather warning and all 5 peeps came out to Brobell. The first was Mike in a Silver NB. Then Loth and Demi in a Dark Blue NC.

The next two were OTMs. A GR86 and a Golf GTI. Josh showed up just to make sure this was the correct Brobell and to see us off. The GTI brought Jacob and Allison. AKMC members who moved back up to Alaska after 8 years.

Crazy! Last but not least was Vember in his 2004 Gray MSM. We all caught up and changed the run to plan B, just to Girdwood with lunch at Chair 5 due to possible weather.


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I had to lead and there was little traffic so I pulled the caravan smoothly quick. I was getting excited doing 60 mph on the sweepers and remembered how the Miata is a momentum car.

Vember called no joy before Girdwood as it started to rain. We were three left as we parked at Chair 5. It was closed until 12 pm. We were way too early so we once again went to plan B, the Spoonline Bistro was open for brunch.

We had to wait 5 minutes to be seated but all had time to catch up and have a great breakfast. See you at the next event.


4/11 Friday Night Cruise



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4/4 Friday Night Cruise

Testing out a new No Notice this season every Friday. It starts with an hour of hard parking at Brobell South. You can eat at McDonald's or Tacobell or just hang out and chill until we rollout. Then we caravan to cruise the strip, 3 laps of Northern Lights and Benson. Once you are on the strip you don't have to caravan, you can go as fast or slow as you want. After 3 laps head and meet at Point Woronzof.


The first No Notice It was cold and dark. It was just me and Loth hard parking at Brobell. We got some snacks at McDonald's. Then, we saw Deris in DERIS go through Taco Bell. We waved him down for a quick picture as he couldn't stay. We pressed on cruising the strip 3 laps and drove to a dark Pt. Woronzof. We plan on doing this every Friday at 9 PM. Come on out and play with us.


4/1 Miata Fool's Meet

It was Demi, Loth, and Mike who arrived early. Loth brought the Dark Blue auto NC and Mike brought the Silver auto NB. We ordered early as we were hungry. After a while Levi came to make the event official for the rule of three. We ate and drank catching up and talked about this season's schedule. Thanks to all who showed up and see you next event.


Trinity's Taco Tuesday

The winter was tame with barely any snow. Trinity called for her famous Taco Tuesday at the Serrano's Tudor location. It was a hit with about 10 people showing up. From left to right: Shu, Mike, Jr., Levi, Trinity, Dan, Debbie, and David. It was a good preview of the upcoming season. See you at the next event.

Happy New Year!

I wish you all a Happy New Year. It is the year of the snake. Yes, lots of things happened in 2024. Were you there? Did you have a great time with fellow members? We lost some great people which will make us cherish these moments together even more. What was your favorite memory? The events for 2025 are still being finalized.

April 1 Miata Fool's Meet at Serrano's on 201 E Northern Lights
April 13 Thaw Out Run Brobell to Portage Glacier Run
May 11 Mother's Day Brobell to Hope
May 24 Miata Movie Night: Last Reckoning Century 16
May 25 Memorial Poker Run Brobell to Lake Eklutna, Knik Lodge, Hatcher Pass, and Palmer Brewhouse
June 1 Wander to Whittier Brobell to Whittier lunch at Swiftwater Cafe
June 15 Father's Day Brobell to Long Rifle Lodge
July 4 Anchorage Independence Parade
July 13 Off Road Over Hatcher Pass
July 27 Potluck Picnic at 4111 Aviation Dr.
August 3 Jay Osfthun Show and Shine Delaney Park Strip with run
August 17 Hope Rerun
August 31 Seward Run
September 14 TBD
September 28 Leaf Peeper Run Brobell to Talkeetna