{"id":9170,"date":"2017-09-28T15:36:38","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T23:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/?p=9170"},"modified":"2018-09-13T12:59:11","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T20:59:11","slug":"dear-car-clubs-we-want-to-hear-from-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/dear-car-clubs-we-want-to-hear-from-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Car Clubs: We Want To Hear From You!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Car Guy,<\/p>\n<h2>Did you know there are LOTS of Car Guys and Gals out there in the Mazdaspeed world?<\/h2>\n<p>From Nator Clubs and Mazda Nova Clubs to Mazdaspeed and Meet Up Clubs, the branding is slightly different for each area and each group, but the heart and soul of the people who get involved stays the same.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Great people, big appetites (for speed and food), awesome tastes in beers and booze, and a genuine care for their fellow club members.<\/strong> I have made sure to attend meets and get to know the nitty gritty center of our Mazda Community, mostly because who doesn\u2019t want to do Car stuff with their Car friends. <strong>However, I also do it because it\u2019s an integral part of CorkSport\u2019s vision, to give unprecedented levels of customer support and connection to the Mazda Community<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>We ultimately just want to LOVE OUR CUSTOMERS, and I\u2019ll take one for the team and meet you Guys and Gals face to face.<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9171\" src=\"\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20643092_1237342279708589_5385149072866999169_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1031\" height=\"1031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20643092_1237342279708589_5385149072866999169_o.jpg 1031w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20643092_1237342279708589_5385149072866999169_o-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20643092_1237342279708589_5385149072866999169_o-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20643092_1237342279708589_5385149072866999169_o-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20643092_1237342279708589_5385149072866999169_o-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20643092_1237342279708589_5385149072866999169_o-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20643092_1237342279708589_5385149072866999169_o-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>We\u2019ve been to the MidWest Nator meet, the East Coast Nator Meet, and the Boise Mazda Take-over event this past year.<\/strong> We have also hosted our CorkSport Dyno day and given the west coast Mazda community a place to gather as well! Let me just say, it\u2019s been amazing getting to know everyone, and seeing some awesome familiar faces.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9173\" src=\"\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/T-shirt-examples.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/T-shirt-examples.jpg 960w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/T-shirt-examples-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/T-shirt-examples-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The one thing that really stands out for me is the sense of community that is built at the center of all of this.<\/strong> I\u2019ll admit I\u2019m a people person, so of course YOU are my favorite part of working for CorkSport, however, it\u2019s a community like no other, regardless of the title it goes by. The values of the Mazda community stay fairly similar, with mods, install days, track days, meet ups, and expansion of the love we all share for the Mazda Platform.<\/p>\n<h2>A group of awesome individuals, getting together, teaching those who don\u2019t know how, and taking are of those who do (and still break down).<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9172\" src=\"\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/stuckmuch.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/stuckmuch.jpg 960w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/stuckmuch-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/stuckmuch-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>There are Groups all over the US (and I\u2019m sure international), that we don\u2019t even know about. It\u2019s my hope that when you read this, you pass me your group pages, club names, social addresses, etc., so that CorkSport can help others in your area connect!<\/h4>\n<h1>Near and Far, no matter where you are, let CorkSport hear from you!<\/h1>\n<p>Until next time, stay safe, stay fast, stay happy my friends!<\/p>\n<p>-Kim @ CorkSport<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Car Guy, Did you know there are LOTS of Car Guys and Gals out there in the Mazdaspeed world? From Nator Clubs and Mazda Nova Clubs to Mazdaspeed and Meet Up Clubs, the branding is slightly different for each area and each group, but the heart and soul of the people who get involved &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/dear-car-clubs-we-want-to-hear-from-you\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Dear Car Clubs: We Want To Hear From You!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[464,392,277],"tags":[37,46,439,460,15,10,41,452,434,435,30],"class_list":["post-9170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dear-car-girl","category-dear-car-guy","category-mazda-mazdaspeed-lifestyle","tag-cool-stuff","tag-corksport","tag-event","tag-lifestyle","tag-mazda-2","tag-mazda-3","tag-mazda-6","tag-mazda-news","tag-mazdaspeed-3","tag-mazdaspeed-6-performance","tag-miata"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9170"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9170"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9170\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}