8th Annual Jim Padgett Ice Cream Drive 7.26.25

July 26,2025, Saturday, July 26 Meet 5:00PM Depart 5:30PM  Journeys Food Store/Mobil, 9206 County Rd 125, Glen St Mary, FL 32040 (same as last year) See link below.

8th Annual Jim Padgett Ice Cream Drive

It's time to beat the summer heat with an Evening Drive! This is our annual July drive to Powell's Dairy Freeze in Starke FL. This drive was a favorite of late member Jim Padgett, which is why it's named in his memory.

The 8th Annual Jim Padgett Ice Cream Drive will take us from Glen St Mary to Powell’s Dairy Freeze in Starke for a variety of cool summer treats as well as hot dogs, burgers, fries and other goodies. We will meander thru farm and cattle country along scenic byways on roads both familiar and new with minimal traffic and few traffic lights after we leave Glen St Mary.

We will make a *pit stop* at Hardee’s in Lake Butler (not to dine- that's why we're going to Powell's!). Powell’s has a variety of food and ice cream treats! Our recommendation is the Chocolate Coke milkshake.  

Webnote: MENU IS FROM THE MOST CURRENT INTERNET. Prices may be different. The ETA for Powell's is 8pm.  See you on the 26th!!!

August 9,2025, Saturday, open 7:00am, Meet 8:00am-11:00am. The Avenues, 10300 Southside Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32256 

Saturday, August 9, FCMC will once again be the First Coast Car Council “Club of the Month” at Caffeine & Octane Jacksonville. We will have our own special parking paddock in the Central Lot, down by the food court and the former Sears location. ALL MIATAS ARE WELCOME! The bouncy castles will be gone, so we will have plenty of space, but it is still limited, so come early! Last time we filled our space and still had Miatas parking all around.  This is a big deal!

Caffeine & Octane goes from 8AM-11AM, and parking opens at 7AM. We have a lot of Miatas in Jacksonville, and a lot of them attend Caffeine & Octane, so let’s fill our space up!

The club drives for the future are under construction. 

Future events in the works;

-  8.16.25 Fish and Ships Drive (Saturday morning, time TBD)  More details as they develop! 

- Don Garlits Museum Ocala. Drive under construction September ish?

Call to Action: Do you have an idea for a club drive, activity, or event? Come to a club meeting!

Have an idea, place to visit, a restaurant with good food and want to lead a drive?  Come to our meeting and bring it up for discussion.   Driving 10-100 miles for  a special meal is one of the things this club does.  We all love to drive and eat!!!  

Experienced members can guide you and your help is valued.