Miata Reunion Saturday Dinner Party
October 21st
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Sonoma Raceway
Turn 11 Club
TICKETS GO ON SALE
May 27th at 9am Pacific
(Tickets not sold at the door)
Join us for an evening of food and fun, mingling with all your Miata friends.
6:00pm: Doors open
6:30pm to 7:30pm: Dinner service
7:30pm to 9:00 pm: Car Show Awards; Keynote Speaker Ken Saward, designer of the NB Miata. Honored Guests Tom Matano, Norman Garrett and Mark Jordan in attendance
9:00pm: The party’s over!
$64 per person
Book a Club/Group Table & Save:
10 seat table $580
(space limited to 400 total)
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: KEN SAWARD
DESIGNER OF THE NB
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Ken served as one of Mazda's top designers for over 3 decades, and is credited with the design of the NB – but did you know he was also involved in the designs of the NC and ND as well? He joins us at the Miata Reunion from Southern California, where he continues his exciting career as Design Operations Manager at Singer Vehicle Design. A true Miata enthusiast, Ken has logged a ton of racing time in his Spec Miata (an NB of course!)
Ken will be a part of both the Panel Discussion on Saturday morning and will also be the Keynote Speaker for the Saturday Party.
SPECIAL GUESTS - MIATA LEGENDS
TOM MATANO, NORMAN GARRETT & MARK JORDAN
- We’re fortunate to once again have with us one of our favorite people – Tom Matano! Not only is he the original Chief Designer of the Miata, he’s a heck of a nice guy. There’s a bit of a tradition here, as Tom has joined us for literally every Miata Reunion event we’ve ever held – so it just wouldn’t be a Reunion without him. We look forward to Tom addressing our West Coast Miata family!
- Norman H. Garrett III is an accomplished Automotive Engineer working for major companies such as Mazda, Subaru, Volvo, etc.. He is best known as the Concept Engineer for the original Mazda Miata design, stemming from his work for the automaker’s Southern California Design Studio. There, he developed the original suspension and packaging layout, achieving the group's goal of the ultimate “Lightweight Sports Car" with excellent balance and handling characteristics. His corporate experiences span the global automotive development arena, with notable success in specific markets related to energy, emissions, and materials. He has worked on technology transfer projects with Georgia Tech and Oak Ridge National Lab as well as with private ventures. Garrett is a native of North Carolina with an engineering degree from Georgia Tech, where he has also served as an adjunct faculty member. He is currently an adjunct professor in the Motorsports Engineering school at UNC-Charlotte and Director of Test Engineering at Husqvarna’s R&D Center.
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Mark Jordan:
Before creating his own design consulting business in 2009, Mark was the Advanced Vehicle Development Manager at Mazda North American Operations. In this position, he led numerous programs in Advanced Product, Brand, and Production Development such as the MX-5 Miata,1992 Mazda MX-6 sports coupe, 1990 2004 Mazda RX8 concepts, plus others.
Mark is most widely known for his innovative work as the Lead Designer of the original Mazda MX-5 Miata sports car. Upon the Miatas Introduction, he was featured in an array of national and international publications as the chosen member of the Miata design team. He and Mr. Toshihiko Hirai, the MX-5 Japanese program manager jointly accepted the Automotive Press guild ‘Golden Gear Award’ for the trans pacific collaboration of the Mazda Miata development. In addition, he gave a presentation to the 1990 Automobile News World Congress on the Miata MX-5 design development.
