2025 Meetings and Events

CVMC meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month. We meet at 6:00 p.m. at the Hogshead Cafe, 8902 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA. Members gather at 6:30 p.m. to enjoy a meal and social time, which is followed by a discussion of club business and the opportunity to share news about our cars or other information of interest to club members.

Drives, tours and special events are held throughout the year and provide opportunities to enjoy a group Miata drive through the beautiful Virginia countryside. Although the schedule varies, drives are generally held on the Saturday following the monthly meeting, weather permitting.

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January

2025 Planning Meeting: Tuesday, January 21

You are invited to our CVMC meeting! Be there by 6:00 p.m. so we can order by 6:30 p.m.

Hogshead Cafe
8902 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23294
(804) 308-0281

(Upstairs room - no elevator)

Hosted by Christi

Saturday, January 25 - No Drive

 

February

Meeting: Tuesday, February 18

You are invited to our CVMC meeting! Be there by 6:00 p.m. so we can order by 6:30 p.m.

Hogshead Cafe
8902 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23294
(804) 308-0281

(Upstairs room - no elevator)

Hosted by Christi

Drive: Saturday, February 22 - Winter Fun Drive

THE ROADS LOOK GREAT AND WE'RE READY TO ROLL FOR OUR WINTER FUN DRIVE! We hope you can join us!

We will meet at 9:15 a.m. and leave at 9:30 a.m. at the:

BASS PRO SHOPS
11550 Lakeridge Parkway
Ashland, VA 23005

(Front parking lot on the side across from the Lennox Building)

This is not a Zoom-Zoom route... just an easy going wintertime drive with some stop-and-go through Ashland (but the architecture and the roads are good). We'll end our drive in Maidens, VA for lunch at:

GG'S PIZZA
2031 Broad Street Road
Maidens, VA 23102

ROUTES:

Hosted by Brian & Lisa

March

Meeting: Tuesday, March 18

You are invited to our CVMC meeting! Be there by 6:00 p.m. so we can order by 6:30 p.m.

Hogshead Cafe
8902 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23294
(804) 308-0281

(Upstairs room - no elevator)

Hosted by Christi

Invitation for overnight drive to Hershey, PA, Saturday, March 8

Greg, Dee, Lisa and Brian will be driving to Hershey, PA on Saturday, March 8th.

The plan is to leave home early (7am?) and drive to the AACA Museum in Hershey (approx four and a half hours away). We would spend about 2+ hours there, then maybe go to Chocolate World for a late lunch, buy lots of candy, then perhaps stop by the AACA Headquarters building.

We will stay at the TRU by Hilton, in Grantville, Pa. for one night, and head home the next morning. If you would like to join them, please make your own individual hotel reservations.

This will be a spontaneous adventure. All who want to participate are welcome. There is no time or place to leave from, no caravan of cars to hook up with, no set time to arrive at any of the destinations, and no official time or place to have dinner. You can checkout any of the potential destinations online. This may make some of us feel like college kids, just traveling with friends, with very little structure. If you have any questions, please text us, and if you decide to come along, just let us know!

Brian, Lisa, Greg, Dee

 

Drive: Saturday, March 22

Our March 2025 Cruise will have us gathering at 9am for a 9:30-ish start from the Bruster’s Ice Cream/Sheetz gas station located at 2602 Anderson Hwy in Powhatan, with a mid-point stop at the Exxon Station/McDonalds located at 16042 N. James Madison Hwy in Dillwyn and a destination of La Parota Mexican Restaurant at 1521 S. Main Street in Farmville. These are all three familiar locations to many of us.

If you will be joining us, PLEASE RSVP FOR THE MEETING by Thursday, March 13th and RSVP FOR THE CRUISE by Tuesday, March 18th using this SIGNUP GENIUS link: RSVP Signup Genius for March Dinner Meeting and Cruise.

Our first leg will be over familiar roads through Powhatan and Cumberland and then into Dillwyn. Our second leg will be over mainly new roads with a trip through the campus of Hampden-Sydney College just south of Farmville. This will be a relatively short cruise of about 87 miles but over nice country roads with each leg about an hour long. Judy and I saw a small zebra on the left at mile marker 12.3 in Powhatan and two Amish horse drawn buggies in Prince Edward county on a Sunday route recon on March 2nd.

ROUTE:

Hosted by Roger & Judy

April

Meeting: Tuesday, April 15

You are invited to our CVMC meeting! Be there by 6:00 p.m. so we can order by 6:30 p.m.

Hogshead Cafe
8902 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23294
(804) 308-0281

(Upstairs room - no elevator)

Hosted by Christi

Drive: Saturday, April 26 - A Bridge To Far

RAIN OR SHINE... Join us for our "Bridge Too Far" drive where we see how many bridges we can cross as we make our way to Scottsville, VA!

We'll meet at 8:30 a.m. and we'll depart at 9:00 a.m from the parking lot of Tuckahoe Village Shopping Center:

Tuckahoe Village Shopping Center
Between 11280 and 11298 Patterson Avenue
(Between McDonalds and Arbys)
Richmond, VA

We'll have two pit stops on this rally, one at Blanton & Pleasants General Store in Cartersville and one at the Scottsville Food Lion.

We'll then proceed to Scottsville where we have 1:00 p.m. lunch reservations at the Tavern on the James.

Tavern on the James
280 Valley Street
Scottsville, VA 24590
434-286-3500

Routes

Hosted by Gail & Chauncey

May

Meeting: Tuesday, May 20

You are invited to our CVMC meeting! Be there by 6:00 p.m. so we can order by 6:30 p.m.

Hogshead Cafe
8902 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23294
(804) 308-0281

(Upstairs room - no elevator)

If you will be joining us, PLEASE RSVP using this link to SIGNUP GENIUS by Thursday, May 15

Hosted by Christi

Drive: Saturday, May 24- James River Ferry & BYOPL

Roger and Judy are hosting our May 2025 cruise as a BYOPL (bring your own picnic lunch) on the patio at their home at the end of the cruise.

If you will be joining us, PLEASE RSVP using this link to SIGNUP GENIUS by Tuesday, May 20 so Judy and Roger will know how many to expect for the cruise and picnic. Thanks!

We will start our cruise at:

Love’s Travel Stop
6870 Jimmy Burrell Lane
Providence Forge, VA 23140

We will travel through New Kent County then down towards Williamsburg. Our mid-point stop will be at the Jamestown Settlement Facility at 2110 Jamestown Rd, Williamsburg, VA.

We will leave as one group and board the James River Ferry then meander through Surry and Prince George Counties. Hopefully we will get some great pictures of our Miata’s on the Ferry.

Our destination is Roger and Judy’s home where we'll have a picnic on their patio at:

Casa de Judy
11019 Chippoke Place
Chester, VA 23831

Once we arrive at Judy's home, please do not park on any cultivated grass! They, and their neighbors, have irrigation heads placed along the roadway edges.The Bennett’s are having a new house built next door to them so be cautious of any construction debris that may be left on the roadway.

THE PICNIC LUNCH...
REMEMBER to bring your own picnic lunch and beverage, a camp chair, one per car should work! Judy has seating for 20 folks on the patio and 10 or so in the “Chesapeake Room” (4 season room attached to their house) and more in the house if weather pushes us indoors.

Roger and Judy will have some bottled water and a limited beer selection available.

Volunteers to lead the 2nd group and the 2 trail cars are needed and appreciated.

Hosted by Roger & Judy

June

Meeting: Tuesday, June 17

You are invited to our CVMC meeting! Be there by 6:00 p.m. so we can order by 6:30 p.m.

Hogshead Cafe
8902 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23294
(804) 308-0281

(Upstairs room - no elevator)

Hosted by Christi

Special Event, AACA 56th Annual Richmond Collector Car Show & Swap Meet -Saturday, June 14

The Richmond Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America will be holding its Annual Car Show on Saturday, June 14th at St. Joseph's Villa in Richmond. Once again, our Club has been invited to participate, and we will be eligible for our own Class (and Class Awards), if our car count is high enough. The Class will either be named Miata or Mazda.

PLEASE NOTE: Members who are not entering their cars are very welcome to come to the show as spectators and hang out with us. You will need to pay admission at the gate.

Hosted by Brian & Lisa

Drive: Saturday, June 21

Hosted by

July

Meeting: Tuesday, July 15

You are invited to our CVMC meeting! Be there by 6:00 p.m. so we can order by 6:30 p.m.

Hogshead Cafe
8902 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23294
(804) 308-0281

(Upstairs room - no elevator)

Hosted by Christi

Drive: Saturday, July 19

Hosted by

August

Meeting: Tuesday, August 19

You are invited to our CVMC meeting! Be there by 6:00 p.m. so we can order by 6:30 p.m.

Hogshead Cafe
8902 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23294
(804) 308-0281

(Upstairs room - no elevator)

Hosted by Christi

Special Event: Miatas at the Gap: Saturday, August 7-10

Simply put, MATG is THE longest running and one of the largest Miata gatherings in the country. Located near the Tail of the Dragon, Miatas at the Gap brings enthusiasts together to drive some of the greatest roads in the country. 2025 will be the 29th anniversary of MATG!

Drive: Saturday, August 23

Hosted by Greg & Dee

September

Meeting: Tuesday, September 16

You are invited to our CVMC meeting! Be there by 6:00 p.m. so we can order by 6:30 p.m.

Hogshead Cafe
8902 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23294
(804) 308-0281

(Upstairs room - no elevator)

Hosted by Christi

Drive: Saturday, September 20 - Party at the Austin's Amelia Retreat

Hosted by Brian & Suzie

October

Meeting: Tuesday, October 21

You are invited to our CVMC meeting! Be there by 6:00 p.m. so we can order by 6:30 p.m.

Hogshead Cafe
8902 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23294
(804) 308-0281

(Upstairs room - no elevator)

Hosted by Christi

Drive: Saturday, October 25

Hosted by Nino & Fran

November

Meeting: Tuesday, November 18

You are invited to our CVMC meeting! Be there by 6:00 p.m. so we can order by 6:30 p.m.

Hogshead Cafe
8902 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23294
(804) 308-0281

(Upstairs room - no elevator)

Hosted by Christi

Drive: Saturday, November 22

Hosted by Brian & Lisa

December

CVMC FA LA LA LA ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM Christmas Party - Saturday, December 6 - 3:00 PM

Hosted by

No drive this month

 

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