Glen Belnap's ZDayZ Biography

 

I came to the first ZDayZ as a participant back in 2004.  I think there were only a few of us back then (maybe 70-80 cars).  I brought my wife and we had a blast (well, me more so than her).  I was in my White 78 280Z that year and absolutely tore the roads up – or as much as a stock '78 can do.  I literally had the tires squealing every turn, which was not quite what my spouse signed up for.  I remember thinking that this could be a premier event for the Z community and that I wanted to be a part of it.  At the end of the weekend I approached Andy and Morris offering my assistance.

 

Five years later, I have been assisting at the registration table and keeping all of the registrants in order.  The event has grown so much since the first year.  I still see some of the same faces, I know most everyone’s name, and I know most faces, but in the rush, I don’t always get time to put the names with the faces.  I haven’t brought the '78 back. I have been driving a White 94 300ZX 2+2 and still having a good time – although there is something about a 1st gen car that just gets me more excited than any other (sorry all you 350 and G35 guys – if you have never taken a mountain drive in a 1st gen, you would not understand). 

Each year seems to get easier for the registration crew.  We seem to have all the pre-registered folks under control, they usually move in and out within 1-2 minutes.  The on-site registrations do take longer, we have to process them completely and that takes time – and gets some people “excited”.

 

One of the things that I have discovered during this event is that I have met some incredible people.  The real shame is that I really don’t have the time to socialize with them during the event, nor do I have time to get together with them during the rest of the year, but I do look forward to this event every year, I am also glad when it is over and we can take a month to rest before we start on the next year.