MATG

As we all cling to what toilet paper we have been able to scrounge together, we would like to wish all of you a Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

We are also keeping in close contact with Fontana Village to stay well informed and keep a close eye on the virus situation. Fontana Village has ensured us that they are taking all possible precautions to prevent the possible spread of any and all viruses and bacteria.

At this time, MATG XXIV is still going on as planned. As we gather further information, and make decisions regarding MATG, we will pass it along as soon as possible.

Happy Thursday y’all! It’s less than 6 months until we all meet again on our favorite roads and with our esteemed vendors. As excitement grows for our 24th Miatas at the Gap, we want to extend this invitation to you to help us, help you… 

Our first priority is someone to lead the Sunset Run on Thursday night and the Fat Buddies run on Friday.

Our next priority is mid-pack leaders that would be willing to work with the group leaders to break up large drives or lead casual groups in some of these runs.

We have a pretty solid plan in place, we think, to make things a bit easier for all involved and will provide some guidance, information and maps as necessary to all who volunteer their time.

In 2020, Miatas at the Gap is moving….

… just a little ways up the hill.

Because MATG has booked the entirety of Fontana Village, we now have the ability to move the vendor’s area up to the Wildwood Grill parking lot. This will give us lots more room for vendors, and improved setup, parking, and electricity options. Stay tuned to our social media pages for more information.

We don’t enjoy passing along less than happy news, but a long-time attendee and friend, Lee Davis, has passed. Well known since our days at Tapoco, his passion for Miatas was always a sight to see. Our condolences go out to his friends and family and we can only hope that he’s enjoying Heaven’s version of The Dragon.

Details can be found here: www.morrisbaker.com/obits/walter-lee-davis

Are you an artist? Graphic designer? Have creativity running through your blood? We are in need of a logo design for MATG XXIV and want our attendees to help us represent the event as best as they can with a digital vector file that will be used for promotion and printed on our annual T-Shirts. If this sounds like something you’re interested in, send us a message with some examples of your artwork or a link to your portfolio to get the ball rolling.

Unbeknownst to us, the folks at Bring a Trailer joined the festivities at MATG in 2019 and wrote a fantastic article about the event.

BaT Event Coverage: Miatas at the Gap 2019

It certainly sounds like they enjoyed themselves and passed the time ogling at the beautiful Miatae that turned out this year.

We would like to thank Bring a Trailer for attending and offer an open invitation to join us again on August 6-9 2020, for our 24th annual Miatas at the Gap. We hope it is even bigger and better than this year’s event!

We’ve started the countdown again, and there’s only 356 days until MATG XXIV! Don’t forget to share all your pictures into the MATG Photo Pool on Flickr. The group can be found at: flickr.com/groups/matg/pool/

Please keep all photos MATG related!

Less than two weeks have elapsed since the room block at Fontana has been made available. All the cabins are already gone, and there are only 17 lodge rooms remaining. Currently, there are 10 standard lodge rooms, 4 fireplace rooms, 1 poolside cabana, and 2 sweetheart rooms available. Rates range from $113 to $156 per night. If you want to stay on site for 2020, you’d better hurry!

Don’t forget, the dates for MATG XXIV are August 6-9, 2020 and if you want to reserve a room at Fontana Village for next year, you’ll have to call them and say that you’re with “Miatas at the Gap.” The room block is not available online. The phone number is (828) 498-2211

As we continue to grow as an event we have to extend a HUGE thank you to our vendors who show of their wares. It’s pretty safe to say we wouldn’t have rewrote our record book without the help of:

Exomotive
Fab9 Tuning
Jeff Anderson
Jeff & Bonnie
KMiata
MK Turbo
Moss Miata
MX5 Digital
Nine Lives Racing
Paco Motorsports
Palm Breeze Car Care
RSpeed
SNS Mazda Parts
Spinnywhoosh
The Miata Fix
Three Spoke Garage
URace Simway
V8 Roadsters

Whew, please show them some love when you need what they have!!! We’d also like to say thanks to our special guests this year; Turbo Tom and Greg Peters. We hope to see all of you again in the upcoming years!