Utah Miata Club hosts Miatas in Moab V

The red rocks of southern Utah will be the backdrop for the Utah Miata Club's premier event next week - Miatas in Moab V. When we met club president Mike Bailey earlier this year at the Utah International Auto Expo he let us know about this event held every two years in beautiful Moab, Utah.  Mike tells us this event just keeps getting better each time they meet with close to 300 Miatas from all over the country in attendance.  (To see where people will be driving in from, check out the map on the Utah Miata Club website.)

Miatas in Moab 2012 will be held, as it was last time, at the Red Cliffs Lodge.  The event begins Thursday, May 3 and runs through Saturday May 5, 2012 (Checkout Sunday).  Event registration opens at 5:00 PM Thursday, and the welcome Social is Thursday Evening at the Red Cliffs Hotel. Many will be coming a day early as events and drives will start at 9:00 a.m. Friday. Attendees are also encouraged to stay an extra day or two to enjoy the national parks and all there is to do in the area.


Moab is a gorgeous venue for these Mazda enthusiasts...makes me wish I drove a Miata!   If you'd like to join in on the conversation about this event or Mazda Miatas in general check out the Utah Miata Club group on Facebook or the forum on Miata.net.

Here is a video highlighting just how fun Miatas in Moab can be:

ZoomAutosUtah.com visits the 2012 Utah International Auto Expo

ZoomAutosUtah.com spent some time at the Utah International Auto Expo at the South Towne Expo Center in Sandy, UT.  Presented by the New Car Dealers of Utah and produced by Motor Trend, the Expo is a great place to see 2012 model vehicles from auto makers all in one place. You can see vehicles like the 2012 Hyundai Veloster, the 2012 Chevrolet Volt, the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro and the pre-production 2013 Mazda CX-5.

We talked with Jeff Miller, General Manager of Mark Miller Subaru about the all new 2012 Subaru Impreza - at 36 mpg, the Subaru Impreza gets the highest gas mileage of any all wheel drive vehicle on the road.   We also were able to get an up close look at the all new luxury plug-in electric Fisker Karma. Fisker is the new American car maker producing the Karma, a beautiful four door sports car that has a 50 mile battery range and is able to meet global safety and emission standards without modification.



Mike Bailey of the Utah Miata Club talked with us about his love of the Mazda Miata and also let us know about the Miatas of Moab event coming up this spring in Moab, Utah.  Camp Jeep kept the crowds entertained with rides in a Jeep through an obstacle course demonstrating the Jeep's on road and off road capabilities.

Jodie Cox with ZoomAutosUtah.com found the car of her dreams - a Ferrari F430 Spider - in the Exotic Car display.  Also on display were the Ferrari FF and the Maserati Gran Turismo S.

The Utah International Auto Expo is going on at the South Towne Expo Center in Sandy, Utah, through Monday, Jan. 16th.