Welcome to the Windy City Miata Club!

The Windy City Miata Club (WCMC) is a not-for-profit organization designed to promote the enjoyment of good will and fellowship derived from owning a Mazda Miata. Though most of our membership is located in the Chicagoland area, we have members in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, and other states. As of the end of 2008, we have 365 members, with 247 Miatas.

You're invited to join us at our next meeting or activity! Regular club meetings are held the fourth Tuesday of each month at Fuddruckers in Downers Grove (Click Here).

New and prospective members are always welcome at our events. Some events may require an RSVP to the organizer. If you want more information about an upcoming event, please email the event organizer at the address shown on the event page or you may contact us here.

A Word from Our President

updated 06/03/09

Standing in the middle of Solidarity drive at the cross-walk facing the Planetarium, the sun warm on my face, the city’s skyline at my back and the reflection of all my friends’ Miatas in my glasses, it was a sight to behold.  This year’s president’s tour was up there with the birth of my first child, not that I have any children, but if I did, it would be like that, I’m sure.

The weather, traditionally quite awful, was without rain and only a hint of clouds.  We threaded our way though the city’s center section and broke out onto Lake Shore Drive, where we took a mostly traditional route to the Ravines and then the beach at the end of Tower Road in Winnetka.  It ended at our lunch stop at Country Squire Restaurant in Grayslake and then the ride home.  I want to thank Jeff, our VP, for setting this up and doing a great job.  I also want to thank Rick and Carol Wolfe for their local knowledge and, of course, Arlene Regan as my co-pilot.  Without them we would have been lost more times than we already were.

Speaking of Arlene brings me to my next topic; the 2010 20th Anniversary Club Calendar.  The board wants to have ready for sale late this year a calendar of club pictures, mostly collages of past events, which we can set up for sale on www.cafepress.com for about $15.

While my artistic abilities can best be described as challenged, it would be better if someone like Arlene (an art teacher) or Tony Armendariz (a talented and published artist – whose artwork is currently on display at the Skokie Library) were involved with this committee to ensure my artistic bent doesn’t drive this project into a ditch.  So, I am calling for about 3 to 4 artistically astute volunteers to produce a WCMC club calendar.  If you are interested (Arlene/Tony), please contact me @ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Want to drive a brand new dealer Miata in a parade?  Well, the WCMC’s participation in the Evanston 4th of July Parade is back on (after having been cancelled), thanks to John Panek, our dealer liaison, and Jim and Anne Osburn, so keep an eye out for more information on that event.  You won’t often hear me say this, but, I’ll take an automatic for this event!

We have a very busy month ahead, so check our website, www.windycitymiataclub.com, for the latest news.

See you at the next event,

Sal Leonardi
Your WCMC President