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SDMC members host several different types of events. The most common is the Fun Run, which is a driving event. Tech days are gatherings where club members can get help with or observe Miata repairs or improvements. Social events are get-togethers where SDMC members can socialize such as dinners or picnics. Charity events can be organized to help raise money for a good cause. SDMC members also participate in car shows and parades. Events are easy and fun to plan, and help is abundant.
As a reward and incentive for planning and hosting a Fun Run, members receive a pair of magnetic SDMC logos to display on their Miata. The Miata on the logos is the same color as their car!
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The SDMC Event Calendar is hosted by Localendar.com. The Event Calendar is maintained by Diane Foster, SDMC's Event Coordinator. Click here to open the Event Calendar in another window.
Signature Events
Although SDMC hosts or participates in dozens of events every year, there are certain events that take place on a regular basis and attract a lot of participation. These are SDMC's signature events.
Rose Run
This annual New Year's Day fun run was started by Ray and Christine Corbyons in 2006. Beginning with a delicious breakfast on New Year's morning at the Westside Cafe in Escondido, the group takes a spirited drive through 50+ miles of twisty roads to Julian for lunch. The return trip is just as exhilarating. What a way to start off a new year!
The Puke
This amazing run is so much fun that we've lost count how many times Steve and Laurie Waid have put it on. This intricately planned run incorporates just about every twisty road in northern San Diego County, with numerous run groups running opposite directions and passing each other along the way. The commemorative puke bags have become quite the collectible... if they haven't been used!
Search for Madonna
This three-day run, again put on by Steve and Laurie Waid, snakes up the coast of California and ends at the amazing Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo. Although it began as an annual run, it now happens every other year. And remember... what happens at the Madonna Inn stays at the Madonna Inn. Unless incriminating photos sneak out!
Summer Picnic
The details of this event change often, but the Summer Picnic always happens. Usually preceded by a fun run, food comes from everyone in a massive potluck or a hired caterer. Regardless of where the food comes from, this event is always a big hit. Food, fun, Miatas, and a warm summer day!
Twilight Run
Here is another run that we have lost count of, dating back to the days before SDMC. Started by Mark and Cathy Booth, this annual late-summer run takes a more leisurely pace through east San Diego County and finds it way up Mount Laguna for breathtaking sunset views. This run has been known to attract more than 80 Miatas!
Moon Over Miatas
This is definitely one of the more unique fun runs, thought up by Steve and Laurie Waid. This late-summer run begins after the sun has set, and finds a large group of Miatas traveling through the desert on S2 under a gorgeous full moon, from Highway 78 to Interstate 8.
Surf'N'Safari
This a huge regional event that SDMC hosts once every five years or so. Hundreds of Miata enthusiasts from several states and even other countries join SDMC for several days of fun runs, parties, and an excellent vendor mall. The next one is scheduled for 2010. Let the planning begin!
Holiday Party
What better way to conclude a year than a Holiday Party with all of your Miata friends? Originally held at members' homes, SDMC has grown to banquet halls at beautiful restaurants like the 94th Aero Squadron or The Butcher Shop Steakhouse. After dinner is the legendary SDMC gift exchange!
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