Presidents Message

Welcome to June and the arrival of hurricane season, Flag Day, Father’s Day, and the first official day of summer.   We also welcome the thousands of visitors, family and friends to our area who will make southeastern NC their temporary home for a portion of the next three months.  I want to use this month’s…

What a great spring we are enjoying in southeastern NC.  We are beginning to feel the early hints of summer though, so enjoy the remaining spring days of mild temperatures and low humidity.  The summer weather we all love is on the way!  Also in order is another reminder of the upcoming hurricane season.  Make…

Spring has arrived!  Now is time to get our Miatas ready for top-down weather.  A dire but necessary reminder as we enter the second quarter of 2022 is that hurricane season begins in a couple of months.   Now is the time to begin planning and preparation for various scenarios including the gathering of needed supplies,…

I hope everyone has enjoyed these summer-like days we’ve had here at the end of February.  It has given us an excellent opportunity to get our Miatas primed for the top-down weather that is to come. The warm weather has made me wonder whether the “lamb” portion of March is going to be at the…

If January is any indication, 2022 is going to be another year that flies by.  We are entrenched in the cold days of winter and many of our Miatas are enjoying a brief respite from top-down weather.  But keep those batteries charged because spring will be here before we realize it.  As you all know,…

Happy New Year!  I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and a joyous beginning to 2022.  As we begin our 29th year of the CFMC, we continue to deal with what seems to be the never-ending threat of our old nemesis, Covid 19 and the repercussions associated with it.  The pandemic seems to have…

I hope this finds all our members safe and well and that everyone enjoyed a blessed Thanksgiving with families or friends.  We can now focus on the final month of 2021 and look forward to the coming holidays.  For those of us procrastinators, we count the dwindling number of days remaining to complete all the…

If you’re like me, you blink and realize it is November.  It makes you look over your shoulder and say, “Where did 2021 go?”  It is hard to believe that we only have 61 days left in this year.  Speaking of days left, please remember that hurricane season continues until November 30.  And that isn’t…

Welcome to Fall!  Cooler, less humid days are arriving and none too soon for most of us. This time of the year in southeastern NC is a perfect time to enjoy top-down weather in our favorite roadster.   As I write this column, we’re in Banner Elk, NC at approximately 4000 feet of elevation.  The air…

September means no more post-8 PM sunsets, fewer 90-degree days and Labor Day – sure signs that the summer of 2021 is quickly coming to a close.  Like it or not, we are in the peak of hurricane season here in the southeastern NC.  Our mantra should be:  Be prepared just in case!  We also…