Ontario Z-Car Owners Association

OZC May 2022 Eastern Member Meetup - In Person ONLY
2022-05-04 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Watt’s Restaurant, 1 Eglinton Square, Scarborough, Ontario, M1L 2K1, Canada
Join us at our monthly meetup to hear the latest club news, events updates, both past and upcoming ones and catch up with old and new friends. (Unfortunately we don’t have a zoom virtual link this month)
EASTERN MEETINGS
Meet up with us on the first Wednesday of each month, returning to Watt’s Restaurant. We start the meeting at 7:30 PM but come earlier to join us for a bite to eat at 6:00 PM.

OZC Motorama Meetup
2022-04-30 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Tim Hortons – International Centre, 6767 Airport Rd, Mississauga, Ontario, L4V 1E6, Canada
After a year hiatus… we’re looking forward to the upcoming Motorama Custom Car & Motorsports Expo.
Meetup with your OZC friends to tour the show! OZC Member Grant Iwasa has offered to host a meetup for coffee before the show on Saturday and then head over as a group to tour the show. Contact Grant and let him know if you’re interested in joining for as little or as much of the day as you like.

OZC Spring Swap Meet 2022
2022-04-23 09:00 - 15:00 (America/Toronto) | Cyrious Garageworks, 1393 Wallace Road Unit 1, Oakville, Ontario, L6L 2Y1, Canada
Got some parts to sell or need to buy? Or just looking to get back together with your Z friends and socialize?
Come to the OZC Spring Swap Meet on April 23, 2022 and get your fix! This year’s event will be hosted at Cyrious Garageworks – a very exciting restoration and fabrication shop located in Oakville, ON. Check out their website for project pictures and services offered!
Lots of features for this year’s event:

Start time is 9am and we’ll keep going until 3pm
Catering to all generation of Datsun/Nissan Z Cars (and affiliates)
Presentation/introductions to Pat Cyr and Cyrious Garageworks – see some of their latest projects
Food and drink to be provided at a nominal cost – come for lunch!
Tables for sellers/vendors are available indoors – free for OZC members, $10 for non-OZC members (contact info@ontariozcar.com to sign-up by April 20th), limited space available outdoors if you want to sell from your vehicle
Non-members welcome to stop by and check-out what OZC and Cyrious Garageworks is all about

OZC April Western Member Meetup - In Person
2022-04-13 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Pickle Barrel, 510 Hespeler Road, Cambridge, Ontario, N1R 6J7, Canada
After a real long absence, we’re back to holding our monthly chapter meetings again. Come on out to hear the latest club news, events updates, both past and upcoming ones and catch up with old and new friends.
WESTERN MEETINGS

Meet up with us on the second Wednesday of each month. We’ll be hosting you from a new location. We start the meeting at 7:30 PM but come earlier to join us for a bite to eat at 6:00 PM.

OZC April 2022 Eastern Member Meetup - In Person & Virtual
2022-04-11 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Toronto) | Nissan Canada Headquarters, 5290 Orbitor Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 4Z5, Canada
After a real long absence, we’re back to holding our monthly chapter meetings again. Come on out to hear the latest club news, events updates, both past and upcoming ones and catch up with old and new friends. (We’ll still have a virtual link for those who are too far to travel.)
EASTERN MEETINGS
Meet up with us on the first Wednesday of each month, returning to Watt’s Restaurant. We start the meeting at 7:30 PM but come earlier to join us for a bite to eat at 6:00 PM.

OZC-ZCCQ March 2022 Virtual Meetup
2022-03-11 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Toronto) | ZOOM
Looking forward to meeting up with our friends from the Z Car Club of Queensland, Australia! OZC members and their friends/family (and anyone interested in becoming a member) are welcome to attend our regular monthly meetings – for this month we will be meeting virtually on Zoom so we can connect with our good friends across the oceans.
If you haven’t received the email link from our Membership Director you can email info@ontariozcar.com for more information.
The meeting starts at 7:00pm and usually goes for about an hour.
We’ll talk about upcoming events and socialize quite a bit.

OZC February 2022 Member Meetup - Virtual
2022-02-02 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | ZOOM
OZC members and their friends/family (and anyone interested in becoming a member) are welcome to attend our regular monthly meetings – for this month we will be meeting virtually on Zoom. If you haven’t received the email link from our Membership Director you can email info@ontariozcar.com for more information.

The meeting starts at 7:30pm and usually goes for about an hour
We’ll talk about upcoming events and socialize quite a bit

OZC December 2021 Member Meetup - In Person & Virtual
2021-12-01 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Watt’s Restaurant, 1 Eglinton Square, Scarborough, Ontario, M1L 2K1, Canada
How about coming out and attending a good old fashion meeting where people actually get together? Our regular monthly meeting place at Watt’s Restaurant is back in play and we’ve decided to hold our December Eastern meeting there. It’s been a while since our last one, like 2019!

The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. but why not join some of us for dinner there, about 6:30 if you want to grab a bite to eat.
Covid-19 safety guidelines in effect, proof of double vaccinations required.

For members who are further away or simply can’t attend in person – we will still be facilitating the meeting on ZOOM. Club members will receive the link via email from our Membership Director. Or email info@ontariozcar.com for more information.

OZC November 2021 Monthly Meetup - Virtual
2021-11-03 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | ZOOM
Join Ontario Z Car members and special guests for our monthly club meeting. Normally we have physical meetings located in Toronto and west of Toronto, but during COVID-19 we’re holding these virtual via Zoom!
Club members will receive the link via email from our Membership Director. Or email info@ontariozcar.com for more information.

OZC October 2021 Club Meeting - Virtual
2021-10-07 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | ZOOM

OZC 2021 Tobacco Country Tour
2021-10-02 10:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Tim Hortons Woodstock, 566 Norwich Ave, Woodstock, Ontario, N4V 1C6, Canada
Once again, OZC is providing an opportunity to make new friends and enjoy some of the attractions that Ontario has to offer!
This time, OZC member Keith Corby is organizing a tour to Tobacco Country, which is also home to the first oil well in Canada.
Tour highlights include:

Tour start at 10:00am near Woodstock, ON
Canadian Drilling Rig Museum
Lunch stop at Ramblin’ Road Brewery Farm
End the day near Brantford

You do not have to drive in a Z car to attend, friends and family welcome.
Please contact Keith Corby or Eric Zondervan for more information and to sign up.
This event will be held in compliance with COVID-19 regulations.

OZC at Drive Festival 2021
2021-09-11 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, 3233 Concession Rd 10, Bowmanville, Ontario, L1C 3K6, Canada
OZC member cars will be on-location at the DRIVE FESTIVAL on September 11, 2021 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in partnership with Nissan Canada to represent the many generations of the Z car..
The Drive Festival is an outdoor automotive exhibition to be held from September 10-12 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
Created after touring the world’s foremost car events, and modeled after the most popular automotive event in the world – Drive Festival is the ultimate new event for auto enthusiasts in Canada.
Plenty of exciting activities are being planned over the course of the weekend… check out the details at www.drivefestival.com

OZC September 2021 Club Meeting - Virtual
2021-09-01 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | ZOOM

OZC 26th Annual Z-Fest
2021-08-29 09:00 - 15:00 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
Ontario Z Car and Nissan Canada present OZC’s 26th annual Z-FEST!
Join us on Sunday, August 29th from 9am to 3pm at the Nissan Canada Head Office (5290 Orbitor Dr., Mississauga, Ontario L4W 4Z5) to celebrate Datsuns, Nissans and affiliated brands. The event will follow COVID-19 regulations.
Enter your car in the show’n shine which includes awards in all car categories plus a people’s choice award.

awards are based on popular vote ballots submitted by the car show registrants
arrive no later than 12:00 noon to be included in the voting process (voting ends at 1pm)
the car show pre-registration deadline is August 25, doing so reduces your car show entry fee and eliminates your paperwork the day of!
the car show fee is $15 for OZC Members, $20 for Non-Members; after August 25 and at the gate the entry fee is $25 for all car entries
print, fill-in, scan/snapshot and email the registration form to howieyoshida@gmail.com

Spectators are welcome and entry is free.
Questions? Email info@ontariozcar.com
Pictures from the last Z-Fest in 2019 are available on FaceBook.

COVID-19 REGULATIONS: FOR ALL EVENT ATTENDEES/VOLUNTEERS:
If you answer “YES” to any of the following questions, please do not access the event site:

Have you tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 14 days and/or are you waiting for the results of a COVID-19 test for yourself? YES/NO
Do you currently have a temperature of 38C or above, or have you had such a temperature within the last three (3) days YES/NO
In the last 14 days, have you been within six feet/2 meters of someone longer than 10 minutes who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 or who is awaiting results of a COVID-19 test? YES/NO
In the last 14 days, have you experienced one of the following: persistent dry cough, or shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, or any two of the following: fever, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, body aches, vomiting/diarrhea, nausea, new loss of smell or taste? YES/NO
In the last 14 days, have you traveled internationally? YES/NO

2021 34th Annual ZCON in Colorado Springs
2021-08-16 - 2021-08-22 | Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO, United States
ZCCA’s ZCON week is packed with regional activities, car shows and motorsports activities – all in celebration of the Z car!
This year’s convention is being hosted by the Z Car Club of Colorado and being held in Colorado Springs. It includes:
– Opening ceremonies & Texas Chili Party
– Group drive to Pikes Peak
– ZCCA judged car show competition
– Mid week social evening
– ZCON Track Day and Group Photo at High Plains Raceway
– Denver Downtown InvaZion
– Time attack, drag, parade laps and aerial photo at Pikes Peak International Raceway
– Special guests evening “tech talk”
– People’s choice car show
– Awards banquet and closing ceremonies
– Lots of socializing and hanging out with our like-minded Z car friends

OZC August 2021 Club Meeting - Virtual
2021-08-04 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | ZOOM

OZC July 2021 Club Meeting - Virtual
2021-07-07 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | ZOOM

OZC at VARAC Vintage Grand Prix Lapping Day
2021-06-17 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, 3233 Concession Rd 10, Bowmanville, Ontario, L1C 3K6, Canada
Every year as part of the annual VARAC Vintage Grand Prix weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, VARAC runs a lapping/test day on the Thursday of the event.
And every year, a handful of Z cars from OZC join them!
By far it is the best “bang for your buck” on the Grand Prix Track at CTMP, with this year’s fee staying at only $350 for the day.
This is not an aggressive track day – it’s a well organized, well run, good people kind of event. Only one group is available for street cars (so a diversity of cars is vast) – but everyone who has attended in the past has expressed what great value it is, and what a fantastic day they had with lots of run time.
Bonus is that you’ll get to see all the race cars up close and personal that will be racing at the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix that weekend.
To register, access the event website listed in the details below; for more information you can contact event organizer Ted Michalos (vgp@varac.ca) or for a OZC member’s perspective you can contact nigelwhite1971@gmail.com or howieyoshida@gmail.com

OZC June 2021 Club Meeting - Virtual
2021-06-02 19:15 - 21:30 (America/Toronto) | ZOOM

OZC May 2021 Club Meeting - Virtual
2021-05-05 19:15 - 21:30 (America/Toronto) | ZOOM

Spring 2021 FotoZed Awards Night (co-hosted with OZC & ZCCQ)
2021-04-16 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Toronto) | ZOOM
With over 300 fantastic photos & stories submitted to our Spring 2021 FotoZed online car show – it’s going to be almost impossible to pick the winners!
But our very talented and experienced panel of judges has done the job. And we’re very excited to announce the winners!
We’d love to invite all the OZC and ZCCQ members to join us on Friday April 16th at 8pm EDT (Saturday April 17th at 10am AEST) as we announce the winners of our first ever online car show – and our first ever collaboration event with OZC & ZCCQ.
OZC and ZCCQ members should have received the Zoom link to the event – contact your club membership if you need assistance (info@ontariozcar.com for OZC).

OZC April 2021 Club Meeting - Virtual
2021-04-07 19:15 - 21:30 (America/Toronto) | ZOOM

2021 Spring FotoZed PEOPLE'S CHOICE - Vote until April 14th 11:59pm EDT
2021-04-06 08:00 - 2021-04-14 23:59 (America/Toronto) | Ontario Z Car Website
Voting is NOW ON for the FotoZed PEOPLE’S CHOICE award.
Review all the photos and stories submitted in our Spring FotoZed online virtual car show and pick your overall favourite!
Entries can be viewed and voted on here: https://ontariozcar.com/fotozed-2021-spring/

2021 FotoZed Online Car Show
2021-03-23 - 2021-04-05 | Ontario Z Car Website
Get your photos ready!
From the frozen north to the sizzlin south… the Ontario Z-Car Owners Association in Canada and the Z Car Club of Queensland in Australia are co-hosting an online car show for their members and entry is open March 23rd to April 5th, 2021.
FotoZed is open to all current members of OZC or ZCCQ with any make & model of Datsun/Nissan. There are 7 judged categories that you can enter, and an overall people’s choice award. The prizes are simply bragging rights. The benefit is enjoyment of so many amazing photographs! Our top winners will be featured on our website, social media and in our quarterly publication of Zedline.
Entry opens March 23rd
– If you are a current OZC or ZCCQ member, you will receive a link to the entry form via club email
– With the entry link you’ll be able to submit 1 entry for each category (for every Datsun/Nissan car you own)
– If you haven’t received your entry link by March 24th – contact us at info@ontariozcar.com to inquire
More information is available in the event posting.

OZC March 2021 Club Meeting - Virtual
2021-03-03 19:15 - 21:30 (America/Toronto) | ZOOM

February 2021 - Auzzie'z and Canuck'z Online Meetup
2021-02-05 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | ZOOM
Come on out and meet our amazing new friends from the Z Car Club of Queensland Australia! We had such a great call last November, we’re looking forward to doing it again.
Despite being half way around the world, our clubs are very similar (same size, same types of events and definitely the same love and passion for Z cars!). We can’t wait to show off our cars to each other (bring your pictures to share, and stories to tell) and widen our Z circle of friends.
Save the date – February 5th at 7pm EST and we’ll be sending the zoom link out closer to the call time. In the meantime, check out their links:
https://zcarclubq.org.au (their website)
https://www.facebook.com/ZCarQLD/ (their facebook page)
https://youtu.be/ZsMzlHmmOg4 (coverage of their Festival of Z)
https://youtu.be/OpYHH2_dIkw (Dave’s Datsun in-car video of a lap of Mount Panorama)

OZC February 2021 Club Meeting - Virtual
2021-02-03 19:15 - 21:30 (America/Toronto) | ZOOM

OZC January 2021 Club Meeting - Virtual
2021-01-06 19:15 - 21:30 (America/Toronto) | ZOOM

CANCELLED - OZC 2020 Year-End Dinner & Social
2020-11-28 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Ontario
UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO COVID-19 WE HAVE HAD TO CANCEL THIS EVENT FOR 2020.

Auzzie'z and Canuck'z Online Meetup
2020-11-20 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | ZOOM
Come on out and meet our amazing new friends from the Z Car Club of Queensland Australia! After introducing ourselves to each other at the Z Proto zoom call from Japan, our club execs jumped on a call to get to know each other better, and what a mighty fine bunch! (See our article on this in the next Zedline!) Through the wonders of technology (and a 14 hour time difference) – we’re super excited to introduce our club members to each other!
Despite being half way around the world, our clubs are very similar (same size, same types of events and definitely the same love and passion for Z cars!). We can’t wait to show off our cars to each other (bring your pictures to share, and stories to tell) and widen our Z circle of friends.
Save the date – November 20th at 7pm EST and we’ll be sending the zoom link out closer to the call time. In the meantime, check out their links:
https://zcarclubq.org.au (their website)
https://www.facebook.com/ZCarQLD/ (their facebook page)
https://youtu.be/ZsMzlHmmOg4 (coverage of their Festival of Z)
https://youtu.be/OpYHH2_dIkw (Dave’s Datsun in-car video of a lap of Mount Panorama)
