Posts by UMN 50

I learned there is a timer on my camera which allowed us to take group shots. Thank you José! By the way Joe, who was on the Mazda Dealers tour earlier went to pick up José in Chelsea and then drove to Kanata for the ICR! Wow. I don’t know if that was the smallest […]

Cornwall Road Warriors 2nd annual Father’s Day car show was represented by 11 Miata’s. 7 UMN members, 2 from 613 Miata and 2 local area Individuals not from any club. At 7am 6 UMN + 1 613 member made our way to Cornwall to meet up with 2 other UMN Miata’s. In a convoy we […]

A full convoy of twelve cars departed Place D’Orleans parking lot to run the route to Patati Patata in Plantagenet on Wednesday June 5th. We were blessed with sunny skies and warm weather that required a wee bit of extra sun protection and hydration. Unfortunately due to bridge closures and construction work that we learned […]

A total of 21 cars ran the 50 km route to the Kemptville Dairy Barn under sunny skies and a refreshing 19 degrees. The planned route past the airport was somewhat in jeopardy as earlier in the day police had closed off Uplands and Lester Roads due to a protest, but by the time our […]

A total of 8 Miatas, 15 UMN members and 1 very well behaved pooch enjoyed some beautiful top down weather for the annual tour to the Braeside Church Supper. This was the first time for Dave & Lynne Pearen to lead a tour and we must say THANKS to Steve for his Tour Leader’s Course, […]

While Garmin GPS is still the “gold standard”, there is increasing use of Google Maps on mobile phones for GPS services. It is not commonly known that Google Maps can also be used to design customized routes that can be loaded on mobile phones to provide spoken turn by turn driving instructions. As compared to […]

We started at the Mews in Manotick. The Tour was on time with the 1st group leaving at 9am and the 2nd group at 915am – with a special thanks to Ron Buck for helping setup the CB for Evelyn prior to starting. We had a nice drive from Manotick travelling onto Roger Stevens Dr […]

As we set off for our journey to Connecticut, little did we know that by the end of our visit we would be honoured by a touching rendition of “O Canada”! 12 miatas met at the Swan on the Rideau restaurant early on the morning of 13th July 2016.  Lead expertly by Bob and Mimi Gauthier and […]

Driving School 2016 brought 18 UMN members and their machines to the EY Centre. Vacant parking lots had been transformed into a series of driving challenges by UMN volunteers. Traffic cones set out a path through slalom, lane diversion, emergency braking, and G-force trials. Instruction was excellent and drivers of all skill levels were given […]

How many pieces of pie can a UMN club member eat and still fit into the seat of their Miata? This was the only question on the minds of 18 club members (10 cars) who attended the Braeside Church Supper on May 29, 2016. Arriving in time to beat out others for pole position at […]