Meet Moss and Roy

April 18, 2009 MOCC – Ultimate Santa Clara Meet

Cruise. Sun. BBQ. Photos. Mazdas. Fun.

USCM was set up by the members of mocc and it was quite successful!! The cruise started off at the parking lot of Costco in Mountain View and from there about 30ish Mazdas pulled out onto 101 > 85 > 9 >17 > Great America.  What a route, right? Poor Roy was screaming to go on Hwy 9, but was falling behind on 17 towards Santa Clara.  A worry I had going into this cruise was keeping up since my car is absolutely the slowest among the pack of Mazdaspeed3s, P5s, MSPs, RX-8s, etc…and it happened!! I rolled in last into the parking lot; the saddest part was losing contact on my radio which has  a 2-mile radius. hah! Oh well, I kept up enough to make it there and even ticked 77k miles during the cruise.  Overall, it was nice having a gathering of Mazdas and seeing everyone’s clean rides.  And the sun…I’ve learned my lesson – sunblock, sunblock, sunblock!

Here are some favorite shots and my gallery on picasa.

What’s in store for next year? =)

[about time I updated!]

I forgot that about a week ago it was freezing since it’s been sweltering the past few days.  My frozen fingers presents…..

April 15, 2009 – A&W Nor Cal Roadsters Meet

This NA was just too cute; it also has the “look” that I would like on Roy – dropped, roll bar, deep dish wheels.

Decent turnout for such a frigid night.

April 1, 2009 – Wing Stop Nor Cal Roadsters Meet

This is my blog and I can bitch if I want to!

Growing up I would have considered myself a tomboy; I have an older brother and I did the things he did – played in the dirt, caught crickets, played video games, etc.  So fast forward to the present and I’m still playing with the boys, just not with crickets.  I barely scratch the surface of the world that car enthusiasts know, but I’m there – on the edge.  Wanting to be in.  I want to be just as good and just as knowledgeable, but I also want this to be my own.

There’s no doubt that the reaction of “omg a girl” is pretty much expected, so I’m not even going to try and make myself fit in.  I’m not going to exclaim from the top of my lungs that I want to do the unexpected, to break the mold of how women and cars aren’t mainstream.  I just don’t care.  What really matters is  I just want to do something that I enjoy.  I enjoy shopping, so I’m a shopaholic.  I enjoy my cars, so now I’m even crazier (ya know, two hobbies is not easy!).  Ahhhh…there’s just so much I want to do with my car just for personal satisfaction.  No other reason.  It’s true that I want to be better, but better than who?

Well, before I answer that – let us look at this gem that I found.

Um. Excuse me? “What is wrong with girls these days?” WOW – please tell me what IS wrong with girls these days because, seriously, I didn’t think there was anything wrong with us.  So just a background, this is found on mocc written by a FEMALE.

What does driving fast on the streets have anything to do with…driving? If you fucking think that driving fast makes you a better driver, a better female, hell even a better man – think again.  I don’t need people like you sharing the road with me.  I apologize for my lack of understanding, but I think you are giving us – ALL DRIVERS – a bad name.  Showing how fast you can go and how you can keep up with some speeding douche on the road, doesn’t make you special or deserving of a gold star to your inflated ego.  It’s true – women will get a spotlight shown on them in this world, but omg who would have thought that to stand out AND blend in is to impress yourself.  You.  I want to be a better driver – I JUST WANT TO! I’m excited for the day that I learn how to heel-toe and shit I’m proud of myself for even knowing how to rev match.  Can you even conceptualize these driving techniques???

So really….who the fuck cares if I’m a girl driving slow? To answer the question asked – who do I want to be better than? – your ignorance.

A great thing about boys is that they can be more handy around cars than I’ll ever be – they have the tools, the experience, and interest.  However, I would certainly love to learn more about a car and its mechanics; so far I’ve learned to rotate tires, subsequently, being able to change a flat.  Also, installing an air filter (see below post)!  Just observing Justin tinker with my cars is learning enough -_^.  That’s why I had him help me fix Roy’s third break light which was not functioning when I got the car.  At first, we thought it was a dead bulb, but even with a fresh one there was no light.  This seems to be a common problem – per miata.net the issue was probably the wire being pinched by the hinge and had disconnected the wires.  With further inspection, he discovered that was the case and within 15 minutes it was fixed.  Of course, I could have done it with his instructions but preferred drinking my juice and taking photos of him =P.

I’ll let the photo speak for itself.  lollll…