Sun Riders Miata Club of Tampa Bay
Past Sun Riders Miata Club of Tampa Bay events
(We update this page every quarter or so)
April, May, June and July 2024
From Spring to the dog days of Summer.
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April 7th.. Bowling at Maple Lanes ! A club favorite ! Lunch afterwards at LBC. (Local Brewing Co) in Palm Harbor.
April 18th, 19th and 20th.. A group of SunRiders setup at Mazda of Clearwater to help celebrate their one year anniversary at the new location. Food trucks, prizes and 3 days of fun hanging out with new friends and new members.
April 20th.. A trip to the Early Bird Dinner Theater in Clearwater for dinner and a show. A comedy written by Steve Martin. Food is always good there and the show was excellent.
April 27th.. Another club favorite ! A large group of Sun Riders made the journey to the Yahala Bakery and Yalaha Bootlegging Co. A beautiful day with lots to see and do.
May 4th .. A new adventure for us ! A group of SunRiders went to the Festival of Speed held at the new beautiful World Equestrian Center in Ocala Fl. Some really nice cars at this event !
June 2nd.. Sweet Treat runs are back !! Everyone met up at Jeremiahs Italian Ice in Largo.
June 22nd.. A return trip to the Lakeridge Winery in Clermont Fl. We haven't been there in a number of years. We got there early and setup camp under the biggest oak tree we could find. A tour of the winery, lunch and some great music rounded out the day.
June 30th.. Sweet Treat number 2. Everyone met at the Baskin Robbins in Oldsmar.
July 13th.. A lunch meetup at Thomas P's Sports Bar in Tampa. Good food. Good Friends and Good times !!
July 28th.. Sweet Treat number 3. The iconic Dairy Joy in south Tampa.
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Dec 2023, Jan, Feb, March 2024
The end of one and the start of another fun year !
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Dec 2nd.. The Florida Mines Ride. We've done this before and it's a fun one. Starting near Brandon and heading east to Bartow you'll find some great winding roads. 14 cars made the trip this time with lunch at Sonny's in Bartow.
Dec 10th.. The annual Holiday Party !! This years event was back at Banquet Masters in Clearwater.
A fabulous buffet meal with so many choices, it was hard to decide what to have. Afterwards, the always fun dirty Santa gift exchange. Some pretty good gifts were bounced around before finding new homes. Check out those towels that were a HOT commodity !
Jan 7th.. A large group of Sun Riders joined the Tampa Bay Miata's for their annual gathering at Fort Desoto. Some great looking Miata's from all generations to look at.
Jan 21st.. A bunch of Sun Riders met up at the Festival of Speed in St Petersburg. Always a lot to see there.
Jan 27th.. A trip to the Medieval Times in Kissimmee Fl. Dinner and a show was enjoyed by the group.
Feb 10th.. Planes Trains and Automobiles. A large group of members attended this annual event held at the Plant City Airport. The weather was perfect and show was great. If you haven't been to this one, you're missing out on one great time. Our own Dave from Atlas Aviation was there and signed up several Sun Riders for flight lessons !
Feb 24th.. A return trip to the car show at Lakewood Ranch. We met at the Skyway rest stop and caravanned to the show. This one has a lot of high end autos to check out. Lunch afterwards at McGraths in the square.
March 8th.. St Pete Grand Prix weekend !!
March 9th.. A large group of Sun Riders attended (and showed their cars) at the first annual car show for the Imagine Museum in St Pete. An excellent show and a tour through the museum made this one great day !!
March 16th.. Game Show Ride 8 Time ! To boldly go where no members have been before. This years event had 19 cars traversing their way through 3 counties answering 67 zany questions. A quick break at Boyetts Grove halfway through and then onward to our lunch destination at the Brooksville Country Club. New champions, Kerri and Dave, were crowned with 52 of 67 correct. GSR7 champs, Debbie and Dave were second with 51 of 67 correct. Joyce and Brian snagged 3rd with 47 of 67 correct. Everyone had a good time.
