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This Cruise will be on the 11th October . If your Zed is raring to go but hasn't been out because of Covid-19 - now's the time to take it for a spin before 2020 ends. OCTOBER 11th EXCURSION – GRAND PACIFIC DRIVE ITINERY Meet at Big Daddy’s Burger Bar @ Casula from about 9.15 am Morning tea & snacks The convoy will leave at 10.00am Travel to Grand Pacific Drive at Stanwell Tops. The Grand Pacific Drive is a great scenic route with fantastic views. Follow the Grand Pacific drive through to Thirroul. Lunch will be at Club Thirroul Convoy will arrive at approximately 11.45 am. Note: As this is not a display event , if your Z is not at its optimal best – feel free to bring an alternate vehicle. Also, if you prefer to go directly to the lunch venue – the address is 2B Station Street , Thirroul. Please see views of the area, maps and menu for the lunch venue (attachments to this E Mail)

OK - last month's cruise to Kiama Downs was a great success - 27 Z people and 17 cars. So we're planning to have a bigger turnout for St Albans. This is a great drive with lots of "boy racer" twisty bits and great scenery. All enthusiasts invited. See details below SEPTEMBER 20th 2020 EXCURSION - ST ALBANS ITINERY This excursion consists of a ferry trip , a great sporty drive in rustic countryside and lunch at the Settlers Arms Inn (circa 1842). The convoy will meet at McDonalds at Thornleigh (218-226 Pennant Hills Rd) from about 10.00am for a morning tea break. or you can travel directly to the Settlers Arms Hotel at St Albans – 1 Wharf St , St Albans.(See separate directions) **The convoy will leave McDonalds around 11.00am NOTE: If you go directly to St Albans separately - Take the Webb St Ferry (left of Police Station) at Wisemans Ferry as there is a sealed road to St Albans on the other side of the Hawkesbury River . Lunch at the Settlers Arms Inn will be around 12.30PM (THIS HAS BEEN BOOKED) ** For the Settlers Arms Inn there is a “Pub” menu only which changes daily – provides most foods from meat pies upwards.

Great drive to a great venue . Get your Z out of mothballs and drive it ! Not for the faint hearted who would rather stay masked up in their garage shampooing the dipstick of their 260Z ! Get out in the fresh air with other enthusiasts. Details to follow.

Want to take a cruise with other Z car enthusiasts ? - a great drive to an interesting venue followed by lunch at a nearby club. The Z Car Club of Sydney is visiting the historic Lithgow Small Arms Museum on 26th July. If interested ( numbers appreciated) - leave a reply here as the lunch venue has been booked and numbers will have to be confirmed.

This will be a cruise by the Z Car Club of Sydney to the Kangaroo Valley - great drive and excellent views with a visit to a pioneer museum - great stuff ! Led by the "world's worst navigator" - just to add to the excitement ! More details to follow later.

Heads up on upcoming cruise by the Z Car Club of Sydney. This is a fantastic spot with great water views . If any Auszcar Club members are interested - please reply to this post - as numbers for lunch have to be communicated to the management ahead of time as the venue is not huge .Meals are very reasonably priced . Please see attachments. Berowra Waters Itinery..docx Berowra Waters Fish Cafe Menu.docx

The Z Car Club of Sydney has secured 4 spots on pitlane for this event. There will be four 240Zs displayed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 240Z . The rest of the members will be displaying their Zeds in Area E . Pop over & say hello to your fellow enthusiasts !

Seeing the emphasis in most of the forums is on intense mechanical themes - I'd better move with the flow . The 300ZX Z32 twin turbo has 4 wheel steering as part of its specs (known as HICAS). There are two sensors to monitor this system - one is behind the speedo and one in the bowels of the undercarriage near the gearbox. As the car comes into a corner the HICAS system monitors the speed (speedo sensor) and uses this to create a better turning angle by turning the rear wheels to an appropriate angle to enhance the cornering ability. However, as I have discovered - if any of these two sensors "go on strike" - one is immediately confronted with a big orange light on the dashboard and the speedo stops working. After pulling the speedo apart - it was found that it was the sensor "down under" and not the speedo sensor that was the culprit. Pricing on E Bay at the time for the sensor was north of $750 . Incredibly, it was less than half the price to get it from America - even factoring in the exchange rate and postage. After replacement , the orange light has disappeared and the 320kms/hr speedo is smiling again. Interestingly enough , on another topic - I had the wick turned up on the turbos to over 300kws , but later noticed a number of You Tube videos where 300ZX twin turbos ( purporting to be stock) were recorded doing in excess of 300kms/hr. ? maybe I should have saved my money.

To you nice guys (the silent majority) - thoroughly annoyed by trolling - relief may be in sight! Please see attachment. TROLL ALERT.docx

Z CAR CLUB of SYDNEY CRUISE 21st July - Fleet Air Arm Nowra All invited - see details July 21st Itinery.docx Directions 1.docx Directions 2.docx Directions 3.docx