Badgerland Miata Club




 
 


LATEST WEBSITE UPDATE:
April 28, 2026


BMC History Current officers & Staff BMC Information Tech Advisors Tech Files Car Modifications
Membership Application Membership Application - Electronc Membership Renewal Payment by Credit Card
Classified ad Rules-Read before submitting BMC Car Magnets
Route 66 Lincoln Highway Shadow's 40 Day-Miata Adventure
Member Login
BMC 35th candid photos
BMC 35th action photos
Club Apparel BMC Car Magnets
Event Photos



CALENDAR OF EVENTS! WELCOME TO THE BMC! BULLETIN BOARD and
MX-5 MIATA LINKS!
BMC 2026 Events
For Members Only
(click on links, below, for event information & registration)

January 11 : Paul Frederick - Downtown Farmington social

February 22: Zorns - Iguana Wana Mexican Grill & Tequila Bar

April 29 : Cinealis - Victor Schlitz Mansion-post event

June 18-20: Stratz & Bright - Green Bay Car Show and Door County Drive

June : Loeffler - Holiday Mazda ride (20th or 27th)

July : Jones & Stratz - Minnesota & BMC Ride

July 25 -26 : Sieb - Holy Hill ride

August : Hotz drive

August : Cinealis - P-ing Around Wisconsin

Sept 1 : Brew City Cruise Night. The River Club in Mequon.

Sept 6 : Brights - Delafield event on a Sunday

Oct : Loeffler - South Kettle Moraine on a Sunday

Oct 17 : Netzinger - Color Run

Unknown : Don & Tom - Brew City Cruise Show & Dinner on a Tuesday

Unknown : Brewer or Packers Tailgate

BMC 2026 Racing Events
 For Members Only

May 16 : Mrozek - Road America Vintage Races

Sept 19 : Mrozek - Road America Vintage

Oct : Mrozek - Road America – Runoff SCCA – co-sponsor Holiday Mazda

(click on links, below, for event information & registration)





Other Special Events
Updated February 8, 2024

Here's where you will find information on Autocross, The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Road Rallies, High Speed Performance Events, etc.!

Sunday July 27 Spring Scamper car rally in Verona

Touring Italy in Miatas

Victor Schlitz Mansion-post event
Victor Schlitz Mansion & Harley-Davidson Museum Milwaukee
Post-Event Write-up
by Marcy Hotz
     On a chilly, damp Wednesday morning in late April, about 27 cheerful, chatty Miata lovers met outside the Victor Schlitz Mansion in Milwaukee. As we gathered in the side yard of the 1890 Victorian Queen Anne-style mansion once owned by Victor Schlitz, Tim and John, the two current owners and residents, gave us an overview of the stately home's interior and its contents. The Victor Schlitz Mansion was completed in 1890, following two years of construction on two of the five city lots Victor Schlitz purchased with money he inherited from his uncle, Joseph Schlitz, founder of the Schlitz brewery. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. One of our participants commented that she had once worked in this building.
     The home is laden with distinctive detail on the outside, including a turret, a matching curved porch wall, stained-glass windows, and a separate small porch. The front steps are adorned by twin lions on either side.The Schlitz family lived in the home which the children sold to the St. Vincent de Paul Society following the deaths of Victor and his wife, Augusta. The building has served as an orphanage, a Montessori school, a boarding house, and a single-family home over its lifetime.
     On entering the huge home, one is awed by the 12-foot ceilings, carved woodwork and ornate doorknobs, hinges, and strike plates. As we moved through the many rooms on the first floor-a parlor, dining room, the beautifully updated kitchen with a butler's pantry, and bathrooms (including one toilet with a wood-clad tank on top and a chain pull to flush)-we were overwhelmed by the many pieces of art, glassware, statues, collectibles, and antiques. Tim and John had been antique dealers, and when they went out of business, they brought what was left into their new home-and then bought more! Much of the art was Asian, as Tim proudly pointed out. He played a metal disc, about the size of an LP record, with holes punched in it that played a musical tune. These discs use the perforations to pluck tuned teeth on a metal comb to produce music.
     The second story contained five bedrooms, a sitting room for watching TV, at least three bathrooms, and even more of the art, glassware, statues, collectibles, and antiques-plus several taxidermied birds and classic miniature books. I overheard words like:

Incredible
Gorgeous pieces
Overwhelming
So much stuff
Exquisite
Dusting would be a full-time job Overcrowded
And more...

     There was also a third story and a basement which contained Christmas accoutrements. After about an hour, we Miatans climbed into our vehicles (mostly OTMs) and wound our way over pothole-riddled downtown streets, through construction and detours, and finally to a restaurant named "Motor," across the street from the Harley-Davidson Museum. The large group crowded around one very long table (a bunch of tables, really) and renewed our acquaintances. Mary Lynn C collected everyone's lunch money, and a subset of the lunch bunch crossed the street to enter the Harley-Davidson Museum. This museum is the only Harley-Davidson Museum in the world, and whether you're a devoted biker or just interested in learning more about an American institution, there is plenty to explore. You'll see more than 450 motorcycles and artifacts, dating back to the oldest known Harley-Davidson motorcycle, Serial Number One. During WWII, chrome was scarce, so the metal was painted black; rubber was needed for the war effort, so plastic handle grips were used instead.

From there, a few folks opted to check out the Lombardi Brewing Company, a new brewery started by the grandson of Vince Lombardi.

Many thanks to Mary Lynn and Tom Cinealis for an educational and fun day when driving around top-down was not an option!
Green Bay Car Show and Door County Drive & Road America Event

Information has beeen added for the Green Bay Car Show and Door County Drive event which will be held June 18-20, and the May 17 Road America Event. Members can now sigh up for these events.

New Facebook Page

The BMC now has a Facebook page that is open to the public.
If you have Miata-related stuff to post that is NOT specifically meant for BMC members (such as videos and articles from digital magazines and websites), feel free to post it on our new Public page. You may find it here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1813680495999781

he "Members Only Page" will be reserved for ofical club information.





Join us on
Facebook Icon
* Contact BMC
* BMC Four Regions Map
* WI County Road Maps
* WI County Bicycle Maps

**** MESSAGES ****

Video Introduction to the Badgerland Miata Club Web Page.

* Replacement Badgerland Miata Club Badges.
If anyone needs a new name badge for the Badgerlandmiata Club you should contact Jim Hotz at treasurer@badgerlandmiataclub.com

. The cost for a replacement badge is $10.00.

Annual membership dues are $25.

If you would like a BMC logo sticker for your Miata, contact treasurer@badgerlandmiataclub.com.

* Do not use Facebook to register for an event. Contact the event host via the contact link in the event description.

* BMC Tech Advisers.
Click on the above link to email miata tech questions
and access tech information from our library

*Ride with GPS.
Go to the members only section for instructions on how to use "Ride with GPS" and how to download routes into a Garmin.
or
You can view the following instructional video on how to use "Ride with GPS". In order to use all the benefits of "Ride with GPS" you need to open a free account, then email Jim Loeffler at vp-se@badgerlandmiataclub.com. He will give you access to the Badgerland Miata Club Group which will inlude all the options
https://www.sceniccitybackroads.net/tutorial


Officers for 2023:

President: Don J.
president@badgerlandmiataclub.com

VPSE: Jim L.
vp-se@badgerlandmiataclub.com<

VPSW: Henry N.
vp-sw@badgerlandmiataclub.com

VPN: Mike S.
vp-n@badgerlandmiataclub.com

Secretary: Cari Z.
secretary@badgerlandmiataclub.com

Treasurer: Jim H.
treasurer@badgerlandmiataclub.com

Webmaster: Ron S.
webmaster@badgerlandmiataclub.com

Facebook Admin: Marcy H.
infotech@badgerlandmiataclub.com

vp-motorsports:Mark M.
vp-motorsports@badgerlandmiataclub.com

Miata Generation Guide

Click here to see the different Miata generations.


Messages from the Treasurer:

Keeping the members list up-to-date is part of the treasurer's job. If any of your information changes, such as your email address, phone number, etc., please notify me at: treasurer@badgerlandmiataclub.com or 414-507-4111
Thank you for your help. Jim

Messages from the Webmaster:

Share your event photos. Create a link to your photos that can be included with event updates.

Email event articles and photo links to Ron at webmaster@badgerlandmiataclub.com


** MX-5 MIATA LINKS **

Miata Clubs in USA and World

Miata.net

MiataFun.net

Our Neighbors:

Abe Lincoln Miata Club

Miata Club of Minnesota

Windy City Miata Club

The Badgerland Miata Club, Inc. assumes no liability for any information contained herein; or injuries or damages resulting from the use of
this information. The ideas, opinions, maintenance or modification tips expressed are to be used at the reader's discretion.
Individual contributors and/or the webmaster/editors express no approval, authentication or endorsement. All events are informal gatherings and
the Badgerland Miata Club, Inc. assumes no liabilities. Further, the Badgerland Miata Club, Inc. assumes no liability for any injuries or damages
to a member resulting from membership in this club. All articles and content are subject to editing.

All pages & copy; 2004 - 2023 Badgerland Miata Club, Inc.