Odometer (Legend coupe): 565,337
Odometer (Legend sedan): 160,602
The time has come! The National Acura Legend Meet, otherwise known as NALM, is accepting participant registration for its 15th annual event. Launched in 2005 in Dallas, Texas, NALM has been held in 14 cities around the country and this October will have its first event in Florida. Here is a blog what shows photos and videos from each year / location.
Hosting this year’s event will be Alan Jackson, Alex Alperovich, Chris Miller, Thomas Stinson, and myself. The festivities will kick off on Wednesday, October 9 in Ormond Beach along the Atlantic coastline, with a full roster of activities concluding on Saturday evening with a dinner and awards ceremony. For me it’ll be a 5,000+ mile road trip, but I’m up to the challenge and excited to drive Interstate 10 end-to-end across the country.
Here is the registration link on Google Forms. The cost is $85 through the end of August, and the fee includes a T-shirt, NALM-sponsored food events, access to all activities, lanyard with name badge, sticker, and awards/prizes. Keep an eye on the forums for more information about schedule and other announcements.
Special thanks to Jason of Pawela’s Garage for some awesome graphic design including the above logo & below announcement!
There are all sorts of anniversaries taking place. I’ve now had my Legend coupe for 16 years and put around 470,000 miles on it. I decided to drive it to work on the anniversary date, March 26, and snapped a photo before heading to the office.
Current odometer:
I was pleased to share the anniversary date with Patricia, the original owner of the car, who reported that she was enjoying her time in South America and wished me another happy “sweet 16.”
I also heard from Acura General Manager, Jon Ikeda, who wrote a very nice and meaningful email about how proud he is of the vehicles themselves as well as the people who manufacture them. This guy knows what’s up!
Mom even made cupcakes for the occasion. Thanks, mom!
The Arizona region was happy to have a special guest in our presence earlier in the week: Jason “HondaPro” Richmond of Chicago was passing through the area and joined a Taco Tuesday meet up at Dos Gringos in Tempe. I stopped by to greet everyone briefly.
Over the last 7 years, Jason has been a traveling “brand advocate” for Honda – meeting with dealerships, training their staff, and building a massive social following / community for brand awareness. Here he was chatting with Chris Sadowski, who recently completed a right-hand-drive conversion on his 2G Integra.
Jason’s Civic Type-R is the only one in the country painted yellow.
Yesterday morning, I made the 2-hour drive to Tucson bright and early in my NSX for an event hosted by Chapman Acura. The dealership provided hospitality and refreshments for about 20-25 cars including a surprisingly high volume of second-generation (2017+ NSX models). When the group split a little after 10:00 a.m. to make a Mount Lemmon run, I headed back to Phoenix.
Halfway to Tucson at ‘Picacho Peak.’
Thermal Orange Pearl 2019 model front & center.
Both of these ones were rebadged as Hondas.
Love the aero treatment & wheels on Adrian’s Formula Red car here.
The SLX is chugging along and occasionally even gets freeway use. I dared take that top-heavy box to 75 miles per hour the other day. Haha.
Also, I am continuing to make enhancements to the house / showroom. I recently added $14 worth of LED strip lighting to the glass showcase. Fun little upgrade!