Dear Empire Z Members,

We would like to thank everyone who came out to the meet on June 6. We had 20 Z cars with all 6 generations represented, a GT-R, an Evo, a Spyder, a WRX wagon, and a '70 Triumph Tiger - Pretty Cool! You can check out pictures from the meet at http://www.facebook.com/inlandempirez .

Z of the Month - Check out the pics and story of Andre Johnson's 2012 370Z Nismo on our web site http://www.empirez.com

Trivia - Congratulations to Charles who won a special edition of Nissan Sport magazine for answering our trivia question about Nissan's very cool storage facility. You can find the answer and check all the vehicles at
http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/HERITAGE/
Also congratulations to Jorge who knew this was Nissan's 80th anniversary and received a special edition of Nissan Sport. In celebration, we are hoping for some special unveilings at this year's Tokyo Motor Show in late November.

ZCCM - This is the new Z magazine and we were among the first people to get hard copies of the very first issue at the Z-Car West Coast Nationals. If you would like to subscribe, please reply to this e-mail. It is $15 for 6 bimonthly issues and you get a hard copy and e-copy of each.

Powertrix - Owner/Operator Charles Park is now offering Swift springs as a coilover upgrade and premium Eneos oil. Check out all of their latest performance parts for your Z at http://www.powertrix.com

Car Show Charity - We got the go ahead from Nissan of San Bernardino and have started moving forward with the details for including a charity with our car show in October. We are happy to have found a deserving local charity in the San Bernardino Animal Shelter. We had a quorum present at the meeting and the majority of members were in favor of donating 50% of our net proceeds to the charity, in addition to a silent auction and the 50/50 raffle. If you would like to get involved, please reply.

Big Bear Cruise - June 9 - Join Empire Z as we take the twisties up to scenic Big Bear, and members enjoy a free lunch! Check out http://www.empirez.com for details.

Other Events - 1) Rialto Cruise - June 7 & 8 - http://www.rialtorotary.org/specialevents.html .
2) Idyllwild Cruise - June 8 - Z Club of San Diego http://www.zcsd.org
3) Nissan Jam - June 16 - All Nissans, Datsuns, and GT-Rs - Connell Nissan in Costa Mesa
http://www.nissanjam.com I will be there.

Our next meeting will be on July 11 at Denny's in Ontario. Hope to see you there!

Cheers,
John M.
President
Empire Z