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This six page article appeared in the November, 1978 issue of Road & Track. John

This article appeared in the November 1978, Motor Trend. John

This article appeared in the February 1982 issue of Motor Trend (forgive my underlining). John

I posted an article in the Non-Tech forum at http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=124503 John

I posted some photos and descriptions in the Non-Tech forum at http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=124501 John

The first article appeared in the summer 2002 issue of Sport Z magazine (forgive my underlining) while the second article appeared in the November 2003 issue of Sport Compact Car. If you do a search using his name, you will find a number of posts from or about him on Hybrid. John

There are a quite a number of Hybrid Zs that most of us would acknowledge as being the ‘best’ ones ever done. Names like Terry, Pete, Dan, Tim, Vinh, Davy, Scottie, John, Jon, Owen and Mike (and the cars they have done) would quickly come to mind for most of us. Add in the acknowledged experts on the site - think of the people with thousands of posts to their names – you know who you are (take a bow) - many are Administrators. These are the people we hope will chime in with wisdom when a new question is posted and from whom we take inspiration. Consider a situation where a small group of these experts, perhaps selected or agreed upon by their peers, would periodically (monthly, quarterly, yearly) make an award (perhaps with a formal photo shoot) based on innovation, sound design and engineering, quality of workmanship, etc. Think of cars that once ran on the dry lakes 70 years ago and which today still have a SCTA dash plaque or think of a registry of cars that have won awards or trophies. One of the Z car sites has the Car of the Month award. Some innovators move on to other things (Dave Greiman, Ross Corrigan come to mind) and no longer (or seldom) post but they were/are inspirations, each in their own way. The whereabouts of some of the great Hybrid cars are no longer known (only two of the Primadonnas are known to exist). Some great cars were built by people who rarely, if ever, posted to Hybrid (the various Zs that won the GRM Challenge come to mind) but that doesn’t diminish their efforts. Any thoughts? John

Mike won the first two GRM Challenges with a Cosworth Vega engine in an MG Midget. John

These photos and descriptions are from several magazines that covered his win. Does anyone know where the car is today? John Erik Lawson - via the Internet "I was almost speechless when we got up to accept the Challenge trophy. If I would have had a clear head, my words would hove sounded more like this: "This car is the product of several people's efforts. Over the post three years, the following individuals have contributed many hours each to this project: Steve Van Driest, Steve Bowen, Jerry Lawson, Damon Dais, Paul Glasspoole, Steve Olson and Pete Glasspoole. “For those on the outside, these cars don't cost much in dollars, but they make up that cost in hours. With the time that these cars consume, it takes a strong support staff at home to keep things running without you. For me this is my incredibly understanding wife, Danelle, my mom, Judy, and my in-laws, Mike and Liz Klees. My daughters Summer and Piper have managed to remember who 'Daddy' is, and even take some interest in the car when it's time to clean it up and head to the drive-in for cruise night. I thank them all for putting up with me as well as helping us out. “The GRM staff put on a topnotch event. Having attended several larger automotive events over the past few years, the organization, hospitality and friendliness demonstrated by this group is unmatched. I also have to thank Danny Shields. He did an awesome job of exposing the autocross ability of our car. Thanks to Kumho, CSC, Discovery Parts and Nissan for supporting the event and giving out sweet awards. Thanks to NOS for allowing their tech guys to help those of us who buy their products used. They want us to succeed so we buy more of their product—what a concept! "The competitors are the main ingredient making this event what it is. The atmosphere is unique. The message board trash-talk starts 13 months before the event and lasts until everybody gets to Gainesville, but once we are there, almost everyone is friendly and helpful. It is feeling more and more like a 'reunion' each year. We're already anxious for the next Challenge!"

Here are several lists of specifications for our cars. Trevor also has some specs posted (http://www.geocities.com/~z-car/specs/) that he said “came from a booklet titled "Spirit" on the Z that I received from Courtesy Nissan.†John Specifications - from Essential Datsun Z by Colin Shipway Sales Numbers Side Profiles

Someone mentioned in an earlier link ( http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=94841&highlight=zxr+stripes) that having stripes made would be an option and I suspect the price might be in the ballpark, given how expensive a real decal kit would be if it could be found. Plus, who knows what a quarter century would do to the vinyl? I've seen articles that talked about having extensive graphics made by a shop and then installed on the car. I'd hate to try to put graphics like the ZXR stripes on a car myself. John

Bill Milliken's autobiography (600+ pages!) titled Equations of Motion: Adventure, Risk and Innovation. The forward is by Dan Gurney. It was published in 2006 by Bentley Publishers. Milliken has been around cars and planes for much of his 90+ years. His 'camber car' was recently featured at Goodwood. The World's Fasest Diesel: the inside story of the JCB Dieselmax land speed record success. It was published in 2006 by Haynes and has a lot of great photos. Everything I've read that was authored by David Tremayne has been worth it. The car, driven by Andy Green, raised the old record from 235 mph to 350 mph. Green drove the Thrust SSC to the supersonic world land speed record a decade ago. Tremayne had full access throughout the build of the JCB Dieselmax. Ask your library to purchase one or both. John

I posted a short article about the 280ZXR in the Non-Tech forum. http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=123913 John

This appeared in the June 9, 2003 issue of Autoweek. John

I posted seven articles about aerodynamics in the Non-Tech forum. Most of the information will be familiar to people who are interested in the wind tunnel forum but it may be useful to some people. Several of the articles are around 30 years old but I included them as historical reference. John 1. Article – Aero – NACA ducts - http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=123900 2. Article – Aero Tricks You Can Use - http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=123902 3. Article – Aero – Project Car: Crisis-Fighter Z-Car - http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=123904 4. Article – Aerodynamics – Part Two and Part Three - http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=123907 5. Article - Automotive Aerodynamics - Part Two - http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=123909 6. Article – Aero 101 - http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=123903 7. Article – Aero - Wind Camp - http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=123911

Article – Aero - Wind Camp This six page article appeared in Hot Rod in March 2007 and I believe it was discussed in the wind tunnel forum. John

Auxilary: Good eye! The typo has been fixed. John

Article - Automotive Aerodynamics - Part Two This eight page article appeared in Sport Compact Car, October 2006. Regrettably, I did not save Part One because at the time I thought it was too general. John

Part Two (four pages) appeared in the summer 2005 issue of Z Car Magazine (which eventually evolved into Nissan Sport magazine) and Part Three (also four pages) appeared in the winter 2006 issue. They were part of a three part series but, regrettably, I did not save part one since I felt it was too general at the time. One of our members, Primadonna Z, wrote a very nice history of the car pictured on the first page - http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=119098 John

Article – Aero – Project Car: Crisis-Fighter Z-Car This six page article appeared in Car & Driver in May 1974. It reflected current events of the time in terms of gas mileage concerns and how improvements might be found through aero changes. John

This four page article appeared in Circle Track magazine in October 2001. John

Article – Aero Tricks You Can Use This six page article appeared in Hot Rod magazine in September 2005. I think it was referenced in the wind tunnel discussions but here it is for those that didn’t see the entire article. John

This four page article appeared in Road & Track in March, 1970. The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) name was changed to NASA a long time ago. John

Brooklyn's is fine - I was kind of joking about a trendy place being Hooters (how would I know since I've never been there! ). The problem with my not going out very often is that I often don't have good suggestions. Brooklyn's is fine but, as I mentioned, I won't be there for the Z club meeting since I work late on Wednesdays (and Tuesdays). If you'd like to meet there just about any other afternoon or evening, my schedule is usually pretty free. Brooklyn's was chosen by the Z club since it is central so it might be a good choice. I'm really fine with any place. John

I'm going to be at the Mile High Nationals, but just on Friday (all day - my wife and another couple are catching up with me around 5pm) and without my ZX. Let me know if you will be there that day/evening and we can find a way to meet. Otherwise, I think you (schwiplarkin) once said that you had some cold beer in your garage and that you lived near Yale (I live near Yale & Downing). I could stop by most any time and I'd be happy to replenish your stock of beer. I could meet just about anywhere, though - jbk240z suggested everyone meet at Hooters which would be a cultural experience I have not yet had. I'd prefer some place less trendy, though, since I'm fast becoming part of the geezer crowd (58) and don't get out much. Someone should set a day/time/place and let's see who can make it. I work late on Wednesdays so I rarely get to attend the Z Car Club meetings at Brooklyn's but, as PrOxLaMuS and Darrel mentioned, it might be a good central place for everyone else to meet. If you haven't been there before, MapQuest it since I got lost my first time trying to find the place. John