FLAT OUT - Z Car Association of Richmond

T IDEWATER Z C AR C LUB & Z C AR A SSOCIATION
240Z, 260Z,
280Z, 280ZX,
300ZX Z31,
300ZX Z32,
OF
R ICHMOND
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V OLUME 12, ISSUE 6
J UNE 2007
S PECIAL POINTS OF
INTEREST :
11 TH A NNUAL TZCC C AR S HOW
The Tidewater Z Car Club held its 11th Annual Car Show at POMOCO Nissan in Hampton, VA on May 19th. 41 entries from TZCC,
Z Car Association of Richmond, Emerald City Z Club, and faithful
Ken Lewis of the New England Z Car Club. The weather was perfect for the show, just enough sun but cool enough to enjoy the day.
The Food Banks of the Peninsula and Southside were once again
the beneficiaries of the proceeds. With Mike Kirsh as The Auctioneer, and from the food sales, TZCC raised about $1,500.00.
•
Remember When? What
do YOU remember of a
club past event? Let us
all know about it
•
Club Cars Show season
has begun.
•
The Year’s Calendar of
Events so you can plan
your schedule to attend.
•
Nissan Sport News Alert
TZCC would like to Thank Henry Ayer and the rest of the POMOCO
Nissan Staff for the support and hospitality that they extent to us
each year. Henry tells me they sold 16 cars during the day, so it
worked out pretty well all the way around.
See Page 7 for the Final Standisngs
F ROM
THE
E DITOR
I NSIDE THIS ISSUE :
I’m beginning to catch up with the Membership Chair duties and would like to welcome the new
MemberFirst Name
Last Name
Number
200
Keith
Parnell
201
Tyson
Shaffer
202
Melissa
Watkins
203
204
Melvin L.
Joshua
Moore
Dawson
205
206
207
Thomas
Jerome
Brendan
Gonnella
Shepherd
Cowcer
208
Veronica
Palomino
209
210
Vanessa
Desmond
Claggion
Blount
Date Joined
Year
TZCC M INUTES
3
ZCAR M INUTES
4
U PCOMING E VENTS
5
R EMEMBER W HEN ?
6
TZCC S HOW
7
B IRTHDAYS
9
ZCAR C HAMPS
10
Model
9/23/2006 1982 280ZX
11/11/2006 2006 350Z
11/30/2006 1979 280ZX Fairlady
2+2
11/30/2006 1987 300ZX (Z31)
11/11/2006 1990 300ZX (Z32)
2+2
1/8/2007
4/10/2007 1990 300ZX (Z32)
4/13/2007 1984 300ZX (Z31)
2+2
5/19/2007 2006 350Z E– Convertible
5/19/2007 2006 350Z
5/19/2007 2006 350Z EConvertible
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C LUB O FFICERS
TZCC
ZCAR
President
Todd Wagner
(757) 851-8098
[email protected]
President
Membership
Chairman
Theo Hartmann
(804) 763-0285
[email protected]
Vice President
Kim Setzer
(757) 721-4555
[email protected]
Vice President
Nick Sletnar
(804) 307-1071
[email protected]
Treasurer
Frank Hudson
(757) 867-7698
[email protected]
Treasurer
Gaile Cormier
(804) 270-1842
[email protected]
Secretary
Wendy Smith
(757) 483-5026
[email protected]
Secretary
Aleta Perkins
(804) 526-8227
[email protected]
Membership
Chairman
Paul Hollander
(757) 483-9745
[email protected]
Web Master
Randy Frommater
(804) 264-0662
[email protected]
Tech Chairman
ZCCA Liaison
Todd Wagner
(757) 851-8098
[email protected]
ZCAR Store
Ronald Perkins
[email protected]
Newsletter Editor
Paul Hollander
(757) 483-9745
Motorsports
Jim Setzer
(757) 721-4555
[email protected]
Historian
as of:
Checking Account
Previous Balance
Mandi Gregg
(757) 851-8098
Webmaster
Don Strifler
[email protected]
Mar-07
Deposits & Other
Credits
Checks & Payments
Patti Hollander
(757) 483-9745
[email protected]
Activities
TZCC Store
TZCC Treasurer's
Report
Ending Balance
$0.29
$102.50
$166.44
Mar-07
$4,163.24
$0.00
Interest
Ending Balance
$268.65
Apr-07
Savings Account
Previous Balance
Wayne Lewis
[email protected]
27-Apr-07
Deposits
$0.00
Withdrawals
$0.00
Apr-07
$4,163.24
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TZCC M INUTES
TZCC Minutes
May 14, 2007
Meeting Call to Order
Todd Wagner called the meeting to order. New member John
Cowcer (1984 300ZX 2+2) was welcomed, along with Guests
Veronica Palomino (2006 350ZX convertible) and Alex
Morales (Nissan 240SX). Frank Hudson presented the treasurer’s report, showing balances of $166.44 in the checking
account and $4,163.75 in the savings account as of April 30th.
The April minutes were approved as written.
Membership chairman Paul Hollander outlined the Z Car Association of Richmond’s plan for awarding points for participating in club events, with an annual award presented to the
most active member at their combined holiday banquet/dinner
meeting.
Activities chairman Mandi Gregg discussed planned events,
including the club’s annual car show, the Norfolk Tides baseball game on June 3, and the picnic at Newport News City
Park later in June.
Motor sports chairman congratulated Rob Davis for his performance at Pungo the previous day. The Tidewater Sports
Car Club’s series at the ACU 4 facilities now require more
information for the base access list: Driver’s name, driver’s
license number, make and model of car. The access list closes
Wednesday afternoon. TSCC is running two sessions, morning
and afternoon, to accommodate the number of interested
auto-crossers. The morning session in particular fills up fast.
Coming events include the Old Dominion Region SCCA
events at Pungo and the TSCC events at ACU 4. The Langley
amateur racing series takes place Wednesday evenings, and
NASA is sponsoring a series of autocross events at Langley.
The Tarheel Sports Car Club and Triangle Z Car Club are
sponsoring a joint event at Roebling Road on Father’s Day
weekend, June 16-17.
During the past weekend, Roy Armstrong drove his 510 in the
first races of the season at Virginia International Raceway.
He took two second place finishes, one each day, and
turned his fastest lap of the weekend stuck in 4th gear.
There were 90 cars in his class on Saturday. Roy kept it on
the track, didn’t do any sheet metal damage, and had no
problems getting there and back. Steve Shell crewed.
Old business
The more-or-less annual wine trip took us to new wineries
via new driving roads during the last weekend in April. We
met the Richmond club at the Boar’s Head Inn on Saturday
afternoon for a photo opportunity. We dined at a Charlottesville brew pub on Saturday night and visited Monticello on Sunday.
New business
Future events: The National Convention is Oct. 1-5; see
details at www.flza.com. The Emerald City Z club’s annual
show is June 2 in New Bern, NC. Our own show is May 19
at Pomoco Nissan. Proceeds will be divided between the
Food Banks of Southeastern Virginia and the Peninsula,
with checks to be presented at the Mayflower Marathon in
November like last year. Volunteers are needed for all
phases of the show, and any assistance getting items for
auction would be appreciated.
The meeting was adjourned to the parking lot at 9:00.
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ZCAR Z OOMINGS
Minutes of ZCAR Meeting May 21st at Ghengis Kahn Mongolian Grill were taken by the newly appointed secretary,
Aleta P. Perkins.
The meeting was called to order by Club President Theo
Hartmann at 7:30 pm.
June 24th – Day trip to Luray Caverns. Meet at Debbie’s
Kitchen to leave promptly at 9:00 am arriving at approximately 11:30 am. Entrance fee is $19.00 per adult; however group discounts are available depending on number of
attendees. Part of the entrance fee may be paid for from
the club treasury. If we have 15 members attend, we can
get our own tour guide. Also available is a car and carriage
museum. Consider bringing a windbreaker due to the cool
temperature inside the cave.
Attendance: There were 20 members present and 1 guest.
The guest was Jeff Gray but no relation to the ZCar member #104 Jeff Gray.
July 22nd - Summer picnic at Lynne Kelly’s house. Flyer
to be published soon.
Old Business:
Aug 26th – Flying Circus Air Show near Warrington, Virginia.
Theo introduced the club officers and announced that
Aleta Perkins has volunteered to fill the vacated
club secretary position. Aleat received an standing
ovation from the floor and was appointed club
secretary. Congratulations Aleta !
Theo called for the minutes to be accepted as published
which was approved by Gaile Cormier and seconded by
Randy Frommater.
Treasury Update - April’s previous balance was $3,565.54.
Current balance is $3,588.18 which reflected an April
credit of $183.00 based on the 50/50 raffle $33.00, and
other checks/cash collections of $115.00. Debits included
checks for $25.20 and $135.16 (Lazy Parrot Grill) for a
total of $160.36.
September 23rd – State Fair Parade in Richmond.
October 21st – Ztoberfest Car Show at Victory Nissan in
Richmond.
November 18th – Gimmick Rally.
December (date unknown) – Christmas party to be decided at a later date.
Club Championship Standings –
lst place – Gaile & John Cormier, Theo Hartmann
& Sharon Upton
2nd place – Ron and Aleta Perkins
3rd place – Lynne Kelly
4th place – Nick Sletnar & Tammy Carter
5th place – James Csomay
Membership Update – The club currently stands at 47 paid
up members which equates to approximately 60 active
members.
New Business:
Events – At the Tidewater Z Odyssey, our club had 10 cars
entered in the show with 41 cars competing. Trophy winners were Theo Hartmann, Ronald Perkins, Gaile
Cormier, George Metcalf, Larry Fowler, Ed Hall, Todd
Wagner and Lynne Kelly.
Upcoming events:
Theo mentioned this was the last meeting for Randy Frommater. Randy will continue to update the website for the
club.
There was no door prize or 50/50 drawing at the meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:05 pm.
Best regardZ
Aleta
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U PCOMING C LUB E VENTS
Date
Time
3-Jun-07 12:00 PM
24-Jun-07
24-Jun-07
Club
TZCC
TZCC
9:00 AM
ZCAR
22-Jul-07
ZCAR
29-Jul-07
TZCC
12-Aug-07
TZCC
26-Aug-07
9:00 AM
26-Aug-07
23-Sep-07
ZCAR
TZCC
6:00 PM
TZCC
ZCAR
Event and Contact Info
Tides Baseball Game
Norfolk Harbor Park @ 3rd base side at the
Ticketron; Games starts at 1:15 PM
TZCC Club Picnic
Newport News Park, Newport News, VA
More to follow
Cavern Exploration
More to follow
Zcar Club Picnic
More to follow
Pool Party
More to follow
Bowling
At Damneck or the Oceanfront, VA Bch
Kim/Jim Setzer (757) 721-4555
Air Show
www.flyingcircusairshow.com
Bealeton, VA
Brewery Trip
More to follow
Wendy/Steve Smith (757) 483-5026
Virginia State Fair Parade
Parade thru the fair + 2 free admissions + guarded parking
[email protected]
600 E Laburnum Ave, Richmond, VA 23222
All Clubs 20th Annual Z Car Club Convention
www.flza.com/convention_info.htm
21-Oct-07 10:00 AM ZCAR Ztoberfest Car Show
Victory Nissan, Richmond, VA
More to follow
20/21-Oct-07 12:00 PM
Townpoint Park Wine Festival
Townpoint Park, Norfolk, VA
More to follow
1-5 Oct-07
Call ZCAR @ (804) 763-0285 or TZCC @ (757) 868-6753 for additional information
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R EMEMBER W HEN ?
(Beginning this month this new column titled “Remember When?” is for
YOUR memories of past TZCC or ZCAR events or happenings. Please feel
free to email them to me, Patti Hollander, TZCC Historian, at
[email protected]. Each month I would like to include your
“Remember When?”. Paul submitted this one.)
Remember When? The FIRST Z Car Club Convention where there
were a number of TZCC members to attend. That was the 2001
Convention held in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. This was the formation of “Team Tidewater”. Leaving early on a Sunday morning at
the McD’s on North Hampton Blvd. About 14 of us assembled and
started North over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel up Rt. 13.
Picking up I-83 we arrived in York, PA for lunch. Finally finding
the West Side Grill we went in, only to remember that it was Father’s Day but we were fortunate and did not have to wait. I-83
merged into I-81 which would take us all the way to Canada
Evening of Day One found us in Binghamton, NY checking into a
hotel. We asked the hotel staff to recommend a place for dinner.
Does anyone remember “The Spot”, that’s really the name of it.
The food was great and you would not believe the desserts!
Back on the road on Monday morning, a couple of hours found us
stopping at the Nissan dealership in Syracuse just off I-83. We had a
pit stop and picked up members of the Georgia Z Club and from the
surrounding New York clubs. Fifteen Z cars out on the Interstate
makes a wonderful sight. It got very interesting going through Customs at the border. We wanted to stay together, but the Canadian
Custom folks didn’t want us to hang around. “Sorry, we don’t
speak Canadian.”
Monday is traditionally the Nissan Opening Reception and the
Texas Z Clubs Chili Party. The reception was held at a park a
little distance from the hotel and a shuttle bus was available.
Nissan had sent the prototype 350Z there. Team Tidewater (we
all had TZCC jackets and sweatshirts) gathered together and had
our picture taken with Mr. K. It was the first time that many had
ever met him. One thing I do remember, as Todd and I both
found out, DO NOT be liberal with Dave’ Insanity Sauce on
your chili!
Tuesday was the Rally and Team Tidewater was THE Team. The
countryside in that are of Ontario is beautiful and I highly recommend another visit. Wednesday was the car show which was
held inside a hockey arena (no ice). Thursday was a day at the
track. And, Friday was a day to rest and attend the awards banquet that evening. What an evening, Team Tidewater (I mean
Steve and Elaine Shell) won the Rally but the biggest news and
the best of the night was when Roy Armstrong’s name was announced as a winner of a ZCCA Gold Medallion for his 1978
280Z. I think the building shook from the yelling by Team Tidewater.
It was a great experience and TZCC worked as a Team.
Let’s hear your “Remember When?”
(How about following Steve Shell through Atlanta?)
Go to Www.flza.com for more information
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Tidewater Z Car Club
Z Odyssey 2007
Final Standings
19-May-07
Total Points
First Name Last Name
Car Number
Year Model
Daily Driver
240Z
148
Mandi Gregg
16
A
1973 240Z
101
Bryan Pilati
15
1971 240Z
280Z
170
Theo Hartmann
34
1978 280Z
160
Rick Marshall
38
1979 280Z
150
Kevin Wagner
36
1978 280Z
105
Gerald Rogers
41
1979 280Z
160
Mark Kane
11
1983 280Z
280ZX
300ZX (Z32)
193
Ken Lewis
5
1991 300Z
167
Steve Smith
28
1990 300Z
26
1990 300Z
165
Gerald Dale
Stock
300ZX (Z31)
271
Mike Kirsch
21
1988 300Z
247
Gary Bowles
24
1986 300Z
233
Mandi Gregg
16
B
1986 300Z
268
Patricia Hatala
3
1990 300Z
237
Lawrence Davis
22
1990 300Z
300ZX (Z32)
350Z
295
Ronald Perkins
2
2005 350Z
271
Lynne Kelly
39
2004 350Z
268
Edward Hall
23
2004 350Z
266
William Clarke
40
2004 350Z
Street Modified
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(Continued from page 7)
240Z
257
Paul Hollander
10
1972 240Z
276
Randy Timmons
20
1978 280Z
261
Cameron Edmondson
25
1980 280Z
283
Larry Fowler
13
1994 300Z
280Z
280ZX
300ZX (Z32)
350Z
296
Gaile Cormier
12
2004 350Z
294
Mike Buckhorn
32
2005 350Z
294
Ed Breuer
29
2003 350Z
289
Jim Setzer
7
2003 350Z
276
Donald Strifler
18
2004 350Z
287
Mark Garrenton
4
1971 240Z
283
John Ambrose
6
1978 280Z
278
Roger Williams
30
1975 280Z
265
Eric Atkinson
31
1979 280Z
270
Vernon Dyke Jr
35
1981 280Z
292
George Metcalf
33
1990 300Z
287
Nate Windley
37
1990 300Z
298
John Dunn
27
2003 350Z
289
Todd Wagner
19
2003 350Z
John Santiago
14
1974 260Z
Nissan Modifed
240Z
280Z
280ZX
300ZX (Z32)
350Z
Ultra Modified
260Z
274
(Continued on page 9)
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Best of
Show, Exterior, Interior and Under Hood
Best in Show
High Car Number
298
Name
27
John Dunn
Club
Year
Model Class
Emerald City Z Club
2003
350Z
Nissan Modifed
Best Exterior
Points Car Number First Name Last Name
100
27
Year Model
John Dunn
2003
350Z
Best Interior
Points Car Number First Name Last Name
Year
Model
100
2005
350Z
2
Ronald
Perkins
Best Engine
Underhood Car Number First Name Last Name
100
12
Gaile
Year
Cormier
2004
Model
350Z
Pictures next month— IF anyone sends some to me.
Birthdays in June
Date
Name
Club
June 1st
Veronica Palomino
TZCC
June 5th
Kitty Gray
ZCAR
June 9th
Heather Van
TZCC
June 19th
Tom Hartmann
ZCAR
June 20th
Diana Hall
ZCAR
June 25th
Cleveland Lynch
TZCC
June 26th
Ronald Perkins
ZCAR
June 27th
Barbara Santigo
TZCC
June 27th
C. Krusen Heller
ZCAR
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ZCAR Club Championship Standings 5/21/07
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
45
45
45
40
35
29
25
24
22
21
17
14
14
14
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
6
5
5
5
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3 5
3
3 5
3 5
3
3
3 5
3 10
3
3
3
3
3 10 3 5 3 5 5
3 5 3 5 3 5 5
3 5 3 5 3 10 5
3 5 3 5 3 5 5
3 5 3 5 3 5 5
5
10 3 5
3 5 3
3
3 5 3
3 5 3 5 3
3 5 3
3
3
5
3
3 5
3
5
3
5
3
3
3 5 3
3
5
3 5
5
5
5 5
5 5
3
5
5
5
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Sep
Meeting
Air Show
Aug
Meeting
Summer Picnic
Jul
Meeting
Cavern Exploration
Jun
Meeting
Meeting
May
TZCC Show
Angelo's 99th
Apr
Meeting
Wine Tour
Mar
Meeting
Karting
Feb
Meeting
Bowling
Meeting
All Club Meetings
Nissan Sport Article
Member Name(s)
Gaile & John Cormier
Sharon, Marian & Dale Upton 10
Theo & Delia Hartmann
Ron & Aleta Perkins
Lynne Kelly
Nick Sletnar & Tammy Carter
Randy Frommater
James Csomay
Shelly McNeece
Colin Walker
10
George Metcalf
Jay Beard
Larry Fowler & Sabrina West
William Clarke
Roy Spease
David Miller
Ed Hall
Mark Meade
Al Lambiase & Suzanne Cox
Paul & Patty Hollander
Todd Wagner & Mandy Gregg
David & Sandy Collins
Angelo Ricciardelli
Cortez & Joyce Dial
Gerald Dale
Gregory Smith
Rick Marshall
Doug Smith
Ellsworth Jackson
Eric Woodfin & Loraine Bryan
Jodi Abel
Kru & Connie Heller
MaryBeth Forester
Max Travis
Jan
Newsletter Article
New Member Referral
Points
Pos
Meeting / Event Attendance 2007
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JOIN US ON A ROADTRIP TO:
Luray Caverns
When: June 24, 2007
Where: We will meet at Debbie’ Kitchen, 13155 Mountain Rd (Route 33),
Glen Allen, VA 23059 and depart promptly at 9:00AM.
Route: See emailed directions or contact Ronald or Aleta Perkins
Details: Details concerning Luray Caverns can be found at http://
www.luraycaverns.com/. The
entrance fee of $19.00 should be reduced by group discounts (depending on
how many people are able to attend, and how much ZCAR decides to pay to
offset the fee), and includes admission into the Car and Carriage Caravan Museum. Bring a jacket or windbreaker as it will be a cool 54° Fahrenheit yearround in the caverns.
Points of Contact: Ronald & Aleta Perkins who can be reached at
[email protected] or at (804) 526-8227.
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Preferred vendors
Tidewater Z Auto Service
757-868-6753
Special consideration given to club members.
Banzai Motor Works
301-937-5746
www.zzxdatsun.com
Steve Millen Sports Cars
Black Dragon Auto
(714) 540-9154 ext. 138
1-800-789-DRGN(3746)
Ask for Adam. Discount varies by part and Free catalog
order.
www.BlackDragonAutocom
Advertising Rates
Motorsport Auto
800-633-6331
10% off parts, identify as a club member.
Victory Nissan
757-436-4900
Michael Hemelin—Parts Specialist
20% off Nissan parts
10% off Motorsports (NISMO) parts.
Griot’s Garage
www.griotsgarage.com
Special consideration given to club
members.
The Z Barn Inc.
www.zbarn.com
800-247-2793
Hall Nissan of Chesapeake
757-233-8189
Stormy Barnett—Parts Specialist
20% off Nissan parts
10% off Accessories and Motorsports
(NISMO) parts
Advertising rates are as follows:
Business card:
$15.00 per quarter
¼ page
$30.00 per quarter
½ page
$50.00 per quarter
Full page
$75.00 per quarter
For Sale:
Members – Free
Non-Members – 1-Month Free
— $5.00 for 3 months
Membership Dues
Includes a subscription to Sport Z Magazine.
Membership dues are as follows:
The Tidewater Z Car Club has the
following items for sale:
TZCC 3-in-1 jackets
$110.00
Z Car hats with varied logo’s
$13.00
TZCC Window decals
$ 2.50
Club Tee Shirts
$15.00
Z Mouse Pads
$ 8.00
Club Polo Shirts
$30.00
“My other car is a classic Datsun”
$ 5.00
The Tidewater Z Car Club web site is
located at:
www.zcca.org
Internet Z Car Club:
Car Club Council of Central Virginia (legislative information)
www.zhome.com
http://www.tzccva.org
www.carclubcouncil.com
Z Car Club Association:
license plate frame
*REDUCED*
Contact Wayne Lewis @
[email protected] for other
items.
Mr. K biography.
$20.00
2007 ZCCA Convention:
Www.flza.com
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Place
The club for 240Z, 26 0Z, 2 80Z, 280ZX,
300ZX Z31, 300ZX Z32 , 35 0Z Enthusias ts
Postage
Here
T IDEWATER Z C AR C LUB & Z C AR
A SSOCIATION OF R ICHMOND
P.O. Box 1941
Newport News, VA 23601-1941
Mailing Address Line 1
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 757-483-9745
Fax: 757-686-3217
Mailing Address Line 2
Mailing Address Line 3
Mailing Address Line 4
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ENJOY Z RIDE
This Month’s Meeting Places
TZCC
ZCAR
(Tidewater Z Car Club)
(Z Car Association of Richmond)
June 11, 2007
June 18, 2007
Frankie’s Place for Ribs
Ghengis Kahn Mongolian Grill
In the Fairfield Shopping Center
2011-A Huguenot Road
Virginia Beach , VA 23464
Richmond, VA 23235
Dinner: 7 PM
Dinner: 6:30 PM
Meeting: 8 PM
Meeting: 7 PM