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Randy York, the former President of United Five-Ten Owners of Southern California, passed away just over 2 years ago. We will once again remember him by having our 3rd annual memorial cruise up the Angeles Crest Highway with both the 510 club and members of the van club that Randy was also a member of. This will not be a spirited drive as we will stop several times for pictures before the vans allow the 510s to go first. The road is well patrolled, so keep your speeds within normal please Last year we only had "2" 510s attend (and about 15 vans)... I'd like to bring out the 510s in force this year! When: March 24th, 2018. Meet up at 9am, leaving at 10am Where: 1919 Verdugo Blvd, La Canada Flintridge CA 91011 We'll have a group lunch at Newcomb's Ranch. (We have a group reservation) I hope you can join us! -Sebastian Hill UFO SoCal President | Dime, Quarterly Web Admin | San Diego Datsun Enthusiasts President

​The event is held evert third Sunday of each month at: The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (Camel Mountain) 12070 Caramel Mountain Rd. Ste. 296, San Diego, California 92128 All Datsun/Nissan enthusiasts as welcome, regardless if you bring your ride. Come hang out and check out the cars, chat with like minded enthusiasts and sip some coffee. (All Old School Japanese cars are also welcome to join us) Please no showboating, racing, and any other stupid stuff that might get us thrown out of the mall :)

A small contingent of UFO SoCal peeps (who also did the pilgrimage to Shasta back in the day) made the drive out to the BRE Open House in Henderson, Nevada (near Las Vegas) and then out to Williams, Arizona for the Multi-State Datsun Meet on Saturday. Overall the drive was mostly uneventful minus the usual semi-truck lane changes giving someone a heart-attack or need to change underwear. It was a bit warm in the desert sections (80s on the way in, high 90s on the way home) but the weather was about perfect in Williams during the day and dropping to a manageable chill in the beautiful fall evening. The meet started with a meet and greet Friday night at a local restaurant. The food was tasty, but a bit pricey if you didn't buy the food with your pre-registration, so I definitely recommend doing that in the future. (Also note that most of the restaurants in town are slightly pricey... Williams is a bit of a touristy town.) The car show ran from 9am to 3-4pm on Saturday. There were probably about 75 cars or so, with the Z cars being the largest group in attendance followed by 510s/roadsters. The cars varied from very nice to drivers with project cars somewhere in the mix as well. The show was well organized and we all got parked in fairly quick order. The only down-side during the show was that the road wasn't blocked off to traffic so as a spectator you needed to keep an eye on the road while taking pictures and/or casual chatting with fellow enthusiasts. The organizers know this is an issue and are looking to improve this for next year. I was glad to have run into a few old faces, finally met a few of my Facebook friends in person and make a few new acquaintances. Overall it was a nice event and I would love to see it grow in size and duration. (Perhaps it needs a poker rally or a run to the grand canyon) Here are some photos from the BRE Open House https://1drv.ms/a/s!AmC9JU6NGcDujcZjZiWyI79Ta5vvGw And from the meet in Williams, AZ: https://1drv.ms/a/s!AmC9JU6NGcDujcc0_wgzNwsSESFlvA -Sebastian Hill Janitor - The Dime, Quarterly

Pictures are uploaded to facebook and on The 510 realm: http://the510realm.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=28938&p=254995#p254995 Sorry, I don't know of any 510 specific meets in SoCal this weekend. (There is a "old school" meet the following weekend) A picnic would be awesome.

The last turn out (June 2016) was the best ever. We had what I believe was over 25 Datsuns/Nissans in attendance. That was nearly double what we had the previous two events. I'm hoping to see a few more cars this weekend!

All Datsun/Nissan enthusiasts are welcome, regardless if you bring your ride. Come hang out and check out the cars, chat with like minded enthusiasts and sip some coffee. I'm hoping to make this a reoccurring event every third Sunday of the month, so please help spread the word. Please no showboating, racing, and any other stupid stuff that might get us thrown out of the mall :) Date: Third Sunday of the Month from 7:30am - 9:30am Where: The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (Carmel Mountain Rd, San Diego) 12070 Carmel Mountain Rd, Ste 296, San Diego, California 92128 We also have a Facebook page! 'San Diego Datsun Enthusiasts'