{"id":8865,"date":"2017-07-10T06:00:52","date_gmt":"2017-07-10T14:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/?p=8865"},"modified":"2017-07-26T14:50:23","modified_gmt":"2017-07-26T22:50:23","slug":"dear-car-guy-our-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/dear-car-guy-our-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Car Guy: Our Beginnings and Our Why"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"CorkSport
That old CorkSport logo is a blast from the past!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dear Car Guy,<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a bit. I hope you\u2019re well and having a great time getting your baby ready for the summer weather!<\/p>\n

Recently, I\u2019ve been getting a lot of questions about why CorkSport sticks with the Mazda market. Some of these are more like comments, but really it seems like a continuous surprise to some that we find ourselves still innovating and providing for this market that we work in daily. The answer to this question was simpler than I expected to be once I gave it a good thinking over.<\/p>\n

Mazda is in our blood. It\u2019s who we are.<\/p>\n

Where it all began<\/b><\/h2>\n

From the beginning, the founders of CorkSport were Mazda guys. They worked on their own cars with big dreams of racing and of building the biggest, baddest, most amazing Mazda parts around!<\/p>\n

Yes, you\u2019re welcome to giggle. I know I did when I went through some of these pics of our history.<\/p>\n

When you\u2019re a company in the early going, you take pride in some of the simplest things \u2014 like our first time in the Yellow Pages or CorkSport\u2019s first blog<\/a>. Or in something like our new website back in 2009. Or even when we finally got a banner in our window with the new logo.<\/p>\n

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CorkSport\u2019s Yellow Pages premiere.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You should check out this blog about how we came up with our name and logo designs<\/a> for some excellent throwback CorkSport information.<\/p>\n

We love the Mazda community<\/b><\/h2>\n
\"CorkSport
We always love getting out and meeting more members of the Mazda community.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We\u2019ve continuously stuck with the Mazda community due to their passion, support, and \u2014 of course \u2014 the NATOR Club! We\u2019ve written about this in the past, and you can find a ton of blogs that reference this club, but here are a few of my favorites to check out if you\u2019re interested.<\/p>\n

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What unites this group? The Mazda platform we all love.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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  1. While we love you, Car Guys, we love our lady drivers, too. Find out what it means to be a Car Girl<\/a>.\n

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    The community that plays together stays together.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  2. See what that NATOR life is all about<\/a> with this recap of a great event a few years back in 2014.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    We love our customers, we love our community, we love Mazdas. So why do we do what we do? What\u2019s our reason why? It all comes down to you, Car Guy!<\/p>\n

    CorkSport\u2019s reason why<\/b><\/h2>\n

    We stay in the Mazda market, we continue to innovate, and we push ourselves \u2014\u00a0sometimes to the breaking point (yes, sometimes breaking cars, hearts, minds, and wills in our offices!) \u2014 in order to supply this amazing platform with great parts, awesome community, and realized dreams!<\/p>\n

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    Community is key. You\u2019re our family. You\u2019re our reason why.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    It\u2019s short, it\u2019s sweet, and it\u2019s our reason why: It\u2019s all for you.<\/p>\n

    I almost wish it were more complicated than that.<\/p>\n

    Thanks for the support, Car Guy! Until next time …<\/p>\n

    Stay safe, stay fast, and stay happy, my friends!<\/p>\n

    -Kim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Dear Car Guy, It\u2019s been a bit. I hope you\u2019re well and having a great time getting your baby ready for the summer weather! Recently, I\u2019ve been getting a lot of questions about why CorkSport sticks with the Mazda market. Some of these are more like comments, but really it seems like a continuous surprise … <\/p>\n

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