Name: Larry & Janice Alster
Web Sites: HoneyB Whooosh
Tell us a little bit about yourself: Larry is a transplant from New Yawk City. Actually he is from the Queens and Long Island areas. He knew he belonged here rather than there because he liked grits and NASCAR from birth. So, in 1990 he came "home" to the Charleston area. Larry became a single man again after moving to Charleston. He has a daughter, Michelle, from his first marriage, who is now almost 15. Larry has continued in his career in Charleston with digital imaging technology, with his start in the mid 80's in New York.
Janice, a Kentucky native, moved to the South Carolina/Charleston area in 1997, after enjoying the arid cool ocean breezes, bug-free, but not smog-free southern California coastal area. What a shock! Before moving to South Carolina, Janice had posted erratically to the Miata.net list server. It was in response to one of the posts concerning brake rotor allowed widths that Janice met Larry.
Almost a year later in Columbia, Janice and Larry met each other in person, after having realized they knew each other from the 'net. They soon discovered they had a lot in common - Miatas, autocrossing Miatas, and racing Miatas.
 A wedding soon followed in 1998. There is now a son, J.R., in the family. Although he has said "Mommy, your car is too loud," we are hoping he will come to his senses and realize he has the genetic markers for a fine motorhead.
Both Larry and Janice remain enthusiastic about being members in the LowCountry Miata Club. Larry served two terms as president, during 2001 and 2002. He now serves as an advisor on the officers committee. Janice has served both as newsletter editor for the club and webmaster. Someone else has embraced the newsletter editor position, so Janice now spends her time making the club web site spiffy.
Janice and Larry both have considerable computer skills and knowledge. Larry's specialties are: home networking, cable modem networking, wireless networking, PC hardware troubleshooting, PC upgrading to include memory or processor upgrades, peripheral specialties include: printers of all types, gaming devices, and scanners. He also is adept in digital camera technology.
Janice enjoys proficiency in the following software programming languages and applications: advanced HTML (all pages you are viewing are 100% handcoded), JavaScript, some dHTML, VB 6.0, introductory skills in ASP.NET, SQL, ACCESS, PHOTOSHOP, WORD and many other graphics and office applications.
Larry spends his non-miata time enjoying the company of other Duramax Diesel owners. Larry also particiaptes on the Miata Listserve and the Miata Power list.
Janices enjoys tole art and decorative painting on wood, paper, or other surfaces.
Year/color/options of your Miata?
Currently we own 3 Miatas:
White Knight is a 1991 Base model that has been modified to SCCA CSP specs. It has Koni Shocks and FM Springs. A Hard Dog rollbar, a JR CAI and header, a Brainstorm exhaust. The red and blue strips on the Crystal White paint let people know it is coming. This car is currently Janice’s track event car and Larry’s sometimes street car.
Silver Bullet is a 1992 Silverstone A package Miata that Janice bought new in 1992. It is currently modified to SCCA EM specs. This includes a BEGI System IV turbo kit with some additional mods. In addition it has all the standard suspension mods and a Hard Dog rollbar. This car is currently Larry’s track event car and Larry’s sometime street car.
HoneyBee is a 1992 Sunburst Yellow that we bought in 1998. This car has had a tough life and is going to be restored in the future with a Racing Beat body kit, Hard Dog rollbar and a JR Supercharger. It currently has a FM Dual exhaust system and a JR CAI with a Genie header. This car was originally from Oklahoma and has survived a tornado. This car is Janice’s everyday street car and J.R. has commuted in it from the time he was 6 weeks old.
UPDATE 07/2003
Honey Bee has had Phase I of her restoration completed in time for her annual trip to Deal's Gap.
She has gotten a Racing Beat body kit, a Cabrio World cloth top and a complete new paint job.
More still to come.
UPDATE 3/23/2004
We just brought home Whoosh to live with our other Miatas. He is a 2004 MazdaSpeed MX5 in Titanium Grey Metallic with a black leather interior.
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