Author: MATG

After the holiday break, we have only 183 days left to prepare for MATG XXII.

I spoke with Fontana Village the there are still a few rooms and cabins available:

• 3 lodge rooms with 2 queen beds apiece
• 5 lodge rooms with a fireplace
• 2 two bedroom Hickory cabins
• 2 two bedroom Azalea Deluxe cabins
• 1 three bedroom Hemlock cabin
• 2 three bedroom Magnolia cabins

For full details, description, and pricing on these availabilities, check out the Fontana Village thread in the Places to Stay section of the MATG forum at forum.gapmiatas.com

Photo credit to Garry Guard

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After a phone call to Fontana Village, we already have filled more than 60% of our room block. Many of the unit types are already filled and no longer available.
I have updated the MATG Forum to reflect the current availability. It also includes a description of each room/cabin as well as the discounted price. As a reminder, you MUST CALL Fontana directly and tell them you’re with Miatas at the Gap in order to get the discounted pricing for the rooms. 828-498-2100

You can visit the Fontana Village thread in the MATG Forum here:
http://forum.gapmiatas.com/viewtopic.php?f=123&t=1933

 

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Our thoughts and prayers go out to those who were affected by Hurricane Harvey and those in the path of Hurricane Irma. Please take any necessary precautions to keep yourself and your loved ones safe.

Congratulations to David from KMiata and his wife on the birth yesterday of their baby girl Liana!!

Born at 1:31am on 8/23. 5lbs 15 oz and 19.25 inches.

Congratulations David!

Reservations at ground zero, Fontana Village, are filling up fast. You guys seem to be as excited about MATG XXII as we are, 43% of our room block is already full and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down. It’s always easier to talk with the vendors or walk to the beer and wine swap staying in the village.

Remember to call and mention Miatas at the Gap for the special rates and to waive the resort fees. Visit www.fontanavillage.com to pick out your room or cabin and then call them at 828-498-2211 to make your reservation.

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There’s a rumor floating around that we may split the raffle up a bit for a couple of reasons. One; to not cut so deep into the beer and wine swap, and to allow those who only make a day trip out of it a fair shot at some amazing parts. So, if you would like an earlier ‘small’ items raffle around lunch time please let us know in the comments below.

Since we’re still waxing nostalgic, and definitely upset about being back in reality we’d love to thank our sponsors who donated to the raffle and allowed us to give over $2,500 to the all-volunteer Graham County Rescue Squad who will save our bacon if, but hopefully not needed on any of the roads on the NC side of our playground. A quick list of our generous sponsors (alphabetic for fairness):

Advanced Autosports
Appalachian Inn
Bug Slide (Tail of the Dragon Store)
DDM Works
Fab9 Tuning
Ecotec Miata
Exomotive
Geri’s Bazaar
K Miata
Long Road Racing
Mazda Motorsports
Moss Motors
MX-5 Digital
Palm Breeze Car Care
Ride Rage Coatings
Rock Auto
Scratch-N-Sniff Parts
Spinnywhoosh
Superfast Miatas
V8 Roadsters

We hope to be as benevolent next year, so make sure to attend and buy tickets. As the details become available we will keep you informed.

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We think that we’ve finally recovered from the beer and wine swap, and are feeling a bit nostalgic today. One of our favorite activities is checking out www.killboy.com to see if there are any pictures we missed purchasing. There’s one problem, they don’t cover anything like the Dam(n) photo, the vendor area, the parking lots during lunch, all of our runs, etc.

Here’s one of our favorites from Scott Blue from the Thursday Night Sunset Run, but we’d like to see yours. Comment with a picture or a link to an album so we can shed a tear about being back to the grind (though we reserve the right to share them later with a photo credit).

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MOAR Video! Special thanks to our friend Turbo Tom for doing a video on the event last weekend. Please show him some love at either of his sites:

https://www.youtube.com/user/turbomiragedude
https://www.facebook.com/TomsTurboGarage/

And for those of us attending MATG XXII August 2-5, 2018 and plan to stay at Fontana Village we wanted to post a quick update; just a week out from the event and 40% of our room block has been booked. We usually expand the block based on demand but there are limits to all good things.

In case you’re new to the reservations at Fontana you NEED to call and mention Miatas at the Gap. This nets you discounted room rates and waives the resort fee charged to non-group members. Call them at 828-498-2211 after checking which cabin or lodge room suits your needs on www.fontanavillage.com

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While we normally like to be happy-go-lucky, there are occasionally some things that need to be addressed. That being said we avoided any major incidents this weekend and we would like to do a bit of a PSA to our fans and anyone else who may come across this post.

The single MOST important rule on this public road is to “Keep it between the mustard and the mayo”, colloquially. In other words, STAY IN YOUR LANE. The entire 11 mile stretch of US 129 and many of the other roads in the area are marked as No Passing. While the coast may look clear there is never any guarantee that someone isn’t coming the other direction at a high rate of speed.

We need to remember that after all, this is a public road with many tourists, cruisers, rockets, Miatae and other vehicles that all have a family that wants us to come home safe. So let’s all remember to stay within our limits and not let the red mist get the best of us.

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We had such a great turnout this year we would like to thank all that attended MATG XXI. Our friend Killboy (www.killboy.com www.facebook.com/killboydotcom/) shot some amazing footage of the annual Dam(n) photo; check it out and then start making your plan to attend next year!

August 2-5, 2018

Are your calendars marked or reservations made yet? Please comment and let us know.

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