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The Vette Set Colorado Springs Corvette Club, Inc. News

Volume 53 Issue 12 October 2016

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78 Members Present at the September Meeting

Guests Present

Name Corvette Meetings Attended Sponsor

Bruce Unger 2007 Silver Coupe 2-Jul/Aug/Sep Patty Strauch

Kerry Ferguson ‘16 Torch Red Cpe Z06 2-Aug/Sep Liz Scott

Steve & Angela Gums 2016 Cpe-Shark Grey 2-Aug/Sep Paul Rahne

Tom & Kathy Phillips 2015 Velocity Yell Conv 1-Sep/Sep Cynthia Robinson

Don Anderson Steve Bello Winnie Bochnak Charlie Boland Joy Boland David Browning Chris Capshaw Pete Claus Doug Cox Tanya Cox Gail Creighbaum Jane Creighbaum Brian Dahl Brian Dougherty Jerry fox John Gue

Judy Gue Tom Hanon Larry Harlin Mark Hauschild Tom Hoeppner Barb Hoeppner Tom Jackson Karen Jackson Walt Jenkins Nancy Jenkins Chuck Johnson Joe Joseph Bob Knowles Pete Kulzer John Losure Jerry Ludke

TJ Larson Lorren Loewen Jerry Ludke Dan McCann Dan McCarty Rick Mendoza Roger Miller Philip Moore Mike Neufeld Jim Nile Judy Nile Alta Olejnik Wesley Powell Troy Pracht Ann Prescott Richard Prescott

2016 Officers

President Vicki Ury (719)596-5549 vlury@comcast.net 1

st Vice President

Brian Dahl (719) 591-9093 brian_dahl@keysight.com 2

nd Vice President

Jeff Scott 719-447-1379 jeffvette08@gmail.com Secretary/Editor Gwenda Valentine (719) 635-4160 gwenda.valentine@icloud.com

Treasurer Paul Thompson (719)-510-4201 pgt1951@comcast.net Governor Lorren Loewen (719) 749-2898 lorren.loewen@gmail.com

BOARD MEMBERS

Lynn Wittrock (719) 749-9952 wittrocklynn@yahoo.com Tom Hoeppner 719-495-7102 tom.hoeppner@gmail.com Roger Miller 303-478-7228 boilermaker1968@yahoo.com

Walt Jenkins (719) 337-1143 waltjenkins@comcast.net

Archive Custodian Charlie Boland cmjoyboland@yahoo.com

Webmaster Walt Jenkins waltjenkins@comcast.net Assistant Webmaster TJ Larson stwizard@hotmail.com NCM Representative Barrett Benson bsqaured@q.com

Paul Rahne Nancy Rahne Bob Robinson Cynthia Robinson Alan Russ Joyce Russ Michael Sabo Liz Scott Ted Severn Carol Shumaker Anita Smith Steve Smith JD Southwell Mike Southwell Diane Stermer

Jerry Stermer Pat Strauch Melvin Swindale Paul Thompson Gary Turner Wayne Umland Susan Umland David Ury Phyllis Ury Tom Ury Vicki Ury Gwenda Valentine Larry Valentine Mike Walker Lynn Wittrock

“The general purpose of CSCC is to encourage planned trips, events and social activities

for members of CSCC; to act as a source of technical information; to establish rules and

regulations covering all activities of CSCC; to provide and regulate events and exhibitions

of Corvettes; and to encourage careful and skillful driving on public highways; and to own

personal property as individual to the foregoing purposes.”

Meeting Information Monthly business meetings are scheduled the

first Thursday of the month. The next meeting:

7:00 P.M. Thursday October 6, 2016

Meeting Location

Daniels Long 670 Automotive Dr

Colorado Springs, CO 719-632-5591

After the October Meeting

Join us for dinner, dessert, or just drinks!

Hello Corvette Enthusiast,

Knowledge: knowing that a tomato is a fruit.

Wisdom: knowing you don’t put a tomato in a fruit salad.

Board Meetings

Meetings are held the Tuesday prior to the business meeting.

The next board meeting:

Tuesday October 4 - 7:00 pm

Host – Paul Thompson 3820 Masters Drive

Colorado Springs, CO 80907 (The chairperson for each event should attend

the board meeting prior to their event.)

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BJ’s Brewery & Restaurant 5150 N Nevada Ave

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September Meeting Minutes

The September meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President Vicki Ury. Black Forest Together – Alta Olejnik

thanked everyone who participated in and volunteered to help put on the Dealer Appreciation Car Show charity event. The successful event made $1580 for our 2016 charity Black Forest Together. Alta presents the check to Eddie Bracken, the founder of BFT and chairman of the board.

Treasurer’s Report –Paul Thompson,

reported on the current funds available. He reported over 75 membership renewals already turned in. Deadline for renewals is the October 6 Club meeting. He reminded everyone that even new members in the last couple of months paid a prorated amount for CSCC dues, so everyone pays the full renewal amount due October 6 for the next year. August Meeting Minutes - The August

meeting minutes were approved as printed in the September newsletter. Past Event Reports – Members

participating in recent events were recognized. See articles, results and pictures of most events represented in the newsletter. Guests were introduced by Liz Scott.

Bruce Unger was voted in as new member. Welcome Bruce and Judy.

New Cars - Upgrades & Misc News – Dan McCarty reported they have ordered

a 2017 Grand Sport and are selling their 2015. Mike Southwell reported his dad JD Southwell is taking a trip to Bowling

Green with their Z06. JD is joining up with Barrett Benson and the Down the Road

Corvette Club for a VIP tour of Corvette Plant and Museum tour. That will be the last hurrah for the Z06 before it gets an overhaul of heads, cam intake, etc. Rick Mendoza reported someone was taking

pictures of cars at the Daniels Long Car Show and has many of our club member cars. Rick will send out email with contact information. Doug Cox is setting up

another tour of the WWII Aviation Museum for November 5 at 10:00 a.m $8/person. More information will be forthcoming. Mike and Winnie Bochnak have scheduled a

garage “day” for September 10, 3:00 p.m.

Upcoming Events – Check the Events

Calendar on the webpage for even more events, specific information, updates, and online registration. September 6 – 2017 Calendar Planning

Meeting at Tom and Vicki Ury’s Homecomings – Watch for email

announcements from Vicki Ury to sign up. October 8 – CSCC Autocrosses at PPIR

October 29 - CSCC Vettes & Vampires Golf Classic – Fun ½ day of golf.

November 6 – CSCC S’No Flakes Rallye

by Colleen & John Williams. December 10 – Christmas Basket

assembly and delivery. Contact Judy Gue to volunteer CSCC Officer Nominations –

Nominations were made for the 2017 officers of the Club. There will be another opportunity for nominations at the October meeting. The voting and election of new officers will take place at the October meeting. Two Board Member positions will be open for nominations following the election of the officer positions. Nominations made at the October meeting were as follows: President Vicki Ury and Chris Capshaw 1

st Vice President:

Brian Dahl and Steve Smith 2

nd Vice President: Chris Capshaw

Treasurer: Anita Smith Secretary: Gwenda Valentine Governor: Lorren Loewen

Requirements for CSCC Membership

The motion to change how one becomes a member of CSCC was made and an amendment passed to change the name of the application to coincide with the NCCC

Membership Application.

Motion to Change: A Prospective member must: pay dues; be at least 18 years of age; own, or be principal operator of a Corvette; or be a spouse or significant other of a Corvette operator and attend 2 membership meetings within 6 months. The prospective member must: complete the NCCC Membership Application after attending the 1

st membership

meeting; return the NCCC Membership Application with payment of all dues at the 2

nd

membership meeting. This will complete the membership process for a new CSCC member.

The amended motion was voted on. A motion to change the By-Laws requires a two-thirds majority of the quorum. With 75 members present, 42 voted in favor of the amended motion. The motion failed.

The process to become a member of the Colorado Springs Corvette Club remains the same. Unchanged Current By-Law: Article II, 1.0 Member

To become a member, one must: pay dues; be at least 18 years of age; own, or be principal operator of a Corvette; or be a spouse or significant other of a Corvette operator; attend 3 meetings within 12 months as a visitor; and be approved (as a member) at the prospective member’s third meeting by a majority vote of the members present at the CSCC meeting. Prospective primary members shall be voted on individually. Door prize winners: Donated this month

by Daniels Long, Bud and Anne Silvers, and several re-gifted items from the NCCC convention. Winners were JD Southwell, Wes Powell, Boyce Greenard, Pete Claus, Kitty Divis, Barb Hoeppner, Jeff Scott, Carol Schumaker, Mark Hauschild, Bob Sanders, Paul Hasty, Glen Mauer, Nick Renfro, Rick Prescott, and Phyllis Ury. 50/50 Drawing- Collected $186-$93 goes

to General Fund, $93 won by new member Carol Shumaker. Good News/Bad News Suitcase – Chris

Capshaw had the winning bid of $50 for the suitcase returned by Liz Scott. The meeting adjourned at 7:59 p.m.

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October Calendar

Thu Sep 22 & 24 Color Cruise Chris Capshaw Sun Oct 2 TORCA Fall Autocross Front Range Tue Oct 4 CSCC Board Meeting Paul Thompson Thu Oct 6 7 pm CSCC Club Meeting (6:30 for merchandise sales) Daniels Long Chevrolet Sat Oct 8 CSCC PPIR Fall Autocrosses Vicki Ury Sun Oct 9 SCCC Pueblo Motorsports Park Autocrosses Pueblo, CO Sat Oct 15 CSCC Newsletter deadline secretary@coloradospringscorvetteclub.org Sun Oct 16 CWCC – Fruita 3 Autocrosses Fruita, CO Sun Oct 23 TORCA – All Hallows Poker Rallye (2) Longmont, CO Sat Oct 29 CSCC Vettes & Vampires Golf Classic Tom & Vicki Ury Tue Nov 1 CSCC Board Meeting Vicki Ury Thu Nov 3 7 pm CSCC Club Meeting (6:30 for merchandise sales) Daniels Long Chevrolet Sat Nov 5 CSCC Tour National Museum of WWII Aviation Doug Cox Sun Nov 6 CSCC S’No Flakes Rallye John & Colleen Williams

Calendar dates as of September 09, 2016.

For the latest updates, flyers, and pictures, check out events on our webpage: www.coloradospringscorvetteclub.org

Pre-Registration for Upcoming CSCC Sanctioned Events

Member/prospective member volunteer opportunities abound! Contact the event chair people for information

Oct 8 – CSCC Fall Autocrosses at PPIR - Click Here for Full Flyer and Online Registration

Nov 6 – CSCC S’No Flakes Rallye - Click Here for Full Flyer and Online Registration

3.0 DUES 3.1 CSCC dues are to be paid at the annual meeting (Article III, Section 1) and are applicable for the fiscal year (Article VII, Section 1) following the annual meeting “The annual meeting of members is held the first Thursday of October of each year for election of officers.”

Renewal statements were mailed August 18. Return the renewal statement and a check by mail to Treasurer Paul Thompson prior to the annual meeting October 1, or drop it off at that meeting. Contact Paul Thompson if you did not receive your renewal statement.

pgt1951@comcast.net It is an important meeting - election of officers and membership fees are due!

CSCC Christmas Basket Project December 10th

Assembling & delivering at Loewen Construction Company building. Join the Christmas Basket Committee: Sign up at the October club meeting or contact Judith Gue,

719-440-9684. CSCC Christmas Basket Project Funding

Campaign...Feed the Pig-O-Meter!

Please consider making a donation to fund our annual Christmas Basket Project now through November 3

rd! Each basket costs

approximately $55 that fills a large laundry basket with many meals for a family of 5. Our goal is to fill and deliver baskets to 130 local families who need our help. Our funding goal is $7,150 and we would very much appreciate your generous support. You can make your donation of any amount to our treasurer by mail (Paul Thompson, 3820 Masters Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80907), at the October or November club meetings, or at the same time you pay your annual membership dues. Donations must be made by November 3

rd. Thank you so much! The Christmas Basket Committee

It continues to climb $2,854 plus

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CSCC MEMBERS

Need to update your information? Be sure to check the printed roster. It has more information about your car, your club history, etc. than the on-line Member Roster.

Information in “NOTES” is not included in the online version of the Member roster. If you want to add/delete/change anything, send changes to:

Paul Thompson: pgt1951@comcast.net.

New car(s), delete car, add the color or model of your car, new address, new phone number? The 2016 printed roster will be updated the first of the year and distributed in February.

For new members joined in 2016, check out the “Printed Roster Supplement”. You may want to add to the “NOTES”, or better describe your car model and color. You can make basic changes all year long as they happen, but to add the information in “NOTES” for the printed roster, beat the deadline - submit changes now.

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CSCC Cheers on the Sky Sox to Victory

Stop the presses! The Sky Sox finally won a game while the CSCC were at the stadium. 28 club members, joined by 14 family and guests, and 4 prospective members signed up to enjoy a night of baseball, and an all you can eat BBQ feast, which took place on August 18th. While everybody was busy sampling the fine cuisine, the Sky Sox were taking a pounding in the first inning. The punishment was short lived though, because the Sky Sox roared back, and won the game by a score of 13-5. An abundance of foul balls were hit in our direction and a few were taken home as souvenirs, along with a t-shirt or two. Sox the Fox, the team mascot made a special effort to visit our club members, which brought wide smiles to the young, and the young at heart. Sixteen Corvettes braved the threatening skies, and were admired by all who walked by them. A couple of fellow Corvette owners asked about our club. We provided them information cards. Hopefully we will see them soon. A great time was enjoyed by all, and plans are in place to do it again next year.

Name Car Car Car Placed

Year # Class

for Trophy

Richard Prescott 1961 3 C1 1st

Tom & Barb Hoeppner 1963 25 C2 1st

Johnny Harris 1963 26 C2 2nd

Michael & Diana Dittman 1982 42 C3 1st

Mark LaJoie 1979 48 C3 2nd

Jerry & Diane Stermer 1993 62 C4 1st

Brian Taylor 2000 88 C5 1st

Richard Weakley 1999 90 C5 2nd

TJ & Donna Larson 2003 92 C5 3rd

Tom Hanon 2007 101 C6 1st

Wesley Powell 2006 102 C6 2nd

Boyce Greenard 2011 105 C6 3rd

Jim Simonsen 2007 103 C6 4th

Michael Bochnak 2015 127 C7 1st

Carol Shumaker 2014 128 C7 2nd

Dave Barkus 2011 143 Custom 1st

Robert & Lucia Bell 1968 45 C3 Dealer

Chris Capshaw 1978 41 C3 People's

CSCC People’s Choice Car Show

Daniels Long Chevrolet

The August 20th dealer appreciation day started with a chill in the

air, but turned out to be a mild summer day. Eighty cars entered, with a few late comers donating to the charity and joining in just to be part of the Corvette gathering. Special recognition was given to the Club’s oldest member Helen McCaffery (a young 95), a member since 1994. Entering in the exhibition class, Helen, the original owner, showed her 1958 Silver Corvette that she purchased from Daniels Chevrolet in Colorado Springs, the original sponsor for our Club for over 45 years. A special thanks to Gary Crumb, a Club lifetime member, for bringing the car out and making the outing possible for Helen. A lot of work goes into putting on this event. 1

st time chairperson,

Anita Smith, and co-chair Vicki Ury did a grand job rallying the troops. Helping Daniels Long clear the parking lot were car movers: Nick Renfro, Vicki Ury, Larry & Gwenda Valentine, Rick Mendoza, and Tom Jackson. Day of event workers: Tom & Vicki Ury, Steve & Anita Smith, Barrett Benson, Brian Dougherty, Cynthia Robinson, Phyllis Ury, Larry & Gwenda Valentine, John Ames, Lucia Bell, Diana Dittman, John Gue, Tom Jackson, Rick Mendoza, Roger Miller, Philip Moore, Mike Neufeld, Jim & Judy Nile, Alta Olejnik, Wes Powell, Nick Renfro, Alan Russ, Jeff Scott, and Gerry Turner. Thanks to all.

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New Members Get Oriented at Ice Cream Social

Our hosts Tom & Vicki Ury, organized a glimpse into the inner workings of the Colorado Springs Corvette Club – a CSCC tutorial. Attending were new and fairly new members Pete Claus and Susan Garrison, David & Joanne Browning , Mike Walker, JD Southwell, Bruce & Judy Unger, Ted & Dusty Severn, Gerry and Kathy Turner, Paul Rahne, Dan & Jan McCarty, John & Colleen Williams, Tom & Karen Jackson, Ron & Debra Wynn, prospective members Bob Sanders, Kerry & Sheri Ferguson, and Tim & Elaine Collins. Some more seasoned members joining in were Lynn Wittrock, Walt Jenkins, Jeff & Liz Scott, Charlie & Joy Boland, Paul Thompson, Dave & Phyllis Ury, Bob Capraro, Gail & Jane Creighbaum, Jerry & Denise Phillips, Pete & Alta Olejnik, Chris Capshaw, and Larry & Gwenda Valentine. Thanks to all who attended. We are looking forward to starting the 54

th year for CSCC. Friendships and

CSCC Annual Picnic – August 28

Don’t we just love those big garages! Our hosts Walt & Nancy Jenkins and Vicki & Tom Ury accommodated 73 for the August 28 afternoon annual picnic. The usual Colorado afternoon was sunny, cloudy and just enough rain for everyone to run for cover for a short time – in the garages. With plenty of room for food and folk to move around, we were shortly back out enjoying the visiting, Jenga, and with a little fine tuning, the duck toss. Organizing the fun time was Vicki Ury and Nancy Jenkins – thank you ladies. Those attending: Don Adametz, Mike & Winnie Bochnak, Chris Capshaw & Jonathan, Doug & Tanya Cox, Gail & Jane Creighbaum, Mike Dittman, Brian & Pam Dougherty, Jeremy & Jessica Eldridge, John & Judy Gue, David & Shauna Hall, Tom & Maite Hanon, Tom & Barb Hoeppner, Tom & Karen Jackson, Pete Kulzer, TJ Larson & Amanda, Scott & Anne Lewis, Lorren & Laurie Loewen, Dan & Jan McCarty, Roger Miller, Pete & Alta Olejnik, Jerry & Denise Phillips, Nick & Susan Renfro, Alan & Joyce Russ, Larry & Sheryl Schubert, Carol Schumaker, Jeff & Liz Scott, Steve & Anita Smith, Jerry & Diane Stermer, Melvin & Patty Swindale, Wayne & Susan Umland, Dave & Phyllis Ury, Larry & Gwenda Valentine, John & Colleen Williams, Craig & Diane Wisniewski, Ron & Debra Wynn, and prospective members Bob & Shar Sanders, and Bruce & Judy Unger. Thanks to Chris Capshaw for capturing the pictures.

more fun ahead for all who choose to participate.

Corvettes at Keystone – Rocky Mt Region Labor Day Weekend

Over 75 people representing the regional clubs attended the weekend event for Car Show, Rallye, and Auto Crosses. The River Run Village at Keystone was the site for the car show on Saturday. We found ourselves amongst their holida too y October Fest Festival, including a 5K Run through the car show. The rallye, put on by our own Roger Miller and Don McCoy cruised us through the beauty of Colorado for a nice drive. Most arrived at the finish just in time to duck into the Damn Brewery before getting soaked by the rain. Sunday kept us guessing about the weather. What had promised to be a dry day turned into an on again, off again rain day, with bright sunshine in between to dry the auto cross course. Chairmen, Lorren Loewen and Walt Jenkins went with the flow. All-in-all, it was a grand weekend. Check the NCCC Rocky Mountain Region website for results for each event. CSCC members entering events or volunteering to work events were Mike & Winnie Bochnak, Chris Capshaw & Jonathan, Doug and Tanya Cox, Roger Miller & Kitty Divis, Brian & Pam Dougherty, David & Shauna Hall, Tom and Maite Hanon, Walt & Nancy Jenkins, Bob & Pam Knowles, Lorren & Laurie Loewen, Jerry Ludke & grandson Sam(who also ran the 5K), Don & Cindy McCoy, Carol Shumaker, Rick Mendoza, Jim & Bobbie Mesite, Alan & Joyce Russ, Jeff & Liz Scott, Steve & Anita Smith, Tom & Vicki Ury, and Larry & Gwenda Valentine.

How many men does it take to light a grill?

A dive to save the egg- was

that a “flopper”?

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Get to Know Your Fellow Members

An Interview with Roger Miller By Diana Dittman

. How long have you been a CSCC member? Since 2007; was a previous member, joined in 1997 and was a member for 12 years.

What Corvette(s) do you currently own? 1968 Convertible, 2004 Convertible ZO6, and a 2008 Z06

Marital Status? Single, but has a good friend,

Kitty Divis.

How did you meet? Roger and Kitty met in 2005 while on the road to autocross in Fruita, CO. Roger invited Kitty to take a ride to the Colorado National Monument.

Where are you from? Born and grew up in Chandler, Indiana. Lived there for 23 years and then moved to Colorado in 1968. Bought a 1968 Convertible Corvette and had it for 4 months, then sold it.

Employment? Roger is a civil engineer in natural gas, and has worked for Engineer Concepts LLC for 5 years. Since 1968, he has worked for various other companies throughout the years.

Kids? a boy who works for Mayo Aviation and one girl who works for the University of California,

Riverside. Also has an eight year old Granddaughter.

Favorite club activity? Auto crosses and rallies. (A side note: Roger has finished in the Top 5 for auto crossing in the Rocky Mountain region for 10 out of 15 years that he has been affiliated with a club).

Hobbies? Corvettes, wood working, and travel

What is the best vacation you ever took? Two trips come to mind. Roger and Kitty went to Montana to visit relatives and went sight-seeing (from a local’s perspective) including going to Glacier National Park. In 2004, Roger took delivery of his 2008 ZO6 at NCM in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He drove his 2004 out there and with the help of his son and former college roommate they drove both back. It was very special to have his son and college roomie there.

What is your dream corvette? He owns it, the 2008 Atomic Orange ZO6 with museum delivery.

How did your love of Corvettes come about? While attending Western Kentucky College in Bowling Green, Roger and his roommate Jack, both had pictures of a 1963 Corvette up on the wall and they would talk about it. The first car that Roger ever owned was a 1968 Corvette. He had it for four months, and then sold it. After 30 years, he was able to purchase a 1968 again. Another side note: his license plate for the 1968 is abbreviated for 30 year wait.

Anything else you would like to add? Roger enjoys the people in the club and the socialization at all of the events that the club has to offer.

Thanks for the interview Roger!

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G-Forces

When auto crossing, it’s important to monitor the condition of your tire tread wear and tire pressures. One of the things I thought was interesting is the information your car’s g-force meter gives you. For instance, when racing my C7 on street tires, I can achieve up to 1.07g’s in a corner, while on my race tires (Hoosier A6/A7 compound) I can get up to 1.25g’s - a very noticeable difference. I have noticed when the g-forces drop, it’s either due to too much heat and subsequent tire pressure or the tire has worn through to the cords. On C7’s with the Michelin Pilot Sport tires, you will notice significantly diminished performance when the outside edges of the tires are worn down. Different tracks/parking lots produce different g-forces and the same goes for ambient and track temperatures. Understanding this can help you feel your way around a track and know when you can push hard, and when not to push hard. If you own a C6, at the end of your run, simply press on the Page key (or one of those keys – I forget which one) on your head’s up display buttons for about five seconds and it will display the highest g-force encountered during that session – just make sure you check it before you shut the car off. C7’s will hold the highest g-force for a few seconds after it is encountered – good luck trying to monitor that in a race – best to use the track recording option some of you lucky people have. Tom Ury

Barrett Benson bsqaured@q.com Corvettemuseum.org

1-800-538-3883

2016 ANNUAL CELEBRATION RECAP

At this writing, I’ve just returned from the National Corvette Museum’s 22

nd Annual Birthday Celebration in Bowling Green,

Ky. Happy to report the weather was perfect, attendees were enthusiastic, and seminars were fantastic. I learned about the new C7 Grand Sport from GM’s Harlan Charles, and saw the 4 new colors offered for the 2017 Grand Sport model. All the Corvette Hall of Famers in attendance, including this year’s inductees, Bob Bondurant and Ralph Kramer, graciously obliged my request for autographs!

I spent some time with Paul Koerner, the Corvette Specialist. As usual, I learned more about the C7 than I can possibly remember. Filling up quickly, his workshops alone are well worth the trip to the Museum. The Hall of Fame dinner was delightful and food was outstanding. Background videos of the honorees revealed so much about what they’ve contributed to Corvette and why they were inducted into the Hall of Fame. Now into my 11

th year as a Museum member, I was again

recognized as a Master Ambassador at the Ambassadors meeting. I couldn’t achieve this high level without your support – thank you very much. As many of you know, I’m also a member of Down the Road Corvettes in Lakewood, and happily accepted the “Furthest Traveled Award” for the club’s summer visit to the Museum. Perhaps our Colorado Springs CC might also want to visit the Museum as a group… just let

me know and I’ll begin planning. I was present for the black 2016 Corvette Stingray drawing, and glad that a Coloradan, Mike Bacco from Loveland, won. No, I didn’t sell him the lucky ticket, but my friends asked me if I had. Hopefully yours will be the next lucky Colorado ticket!

I encourage each one of you to visit the Museum and, if possible, attend one of its several events. I’ll feature 2017 event dates in an upcoming newsletter. RAFFLE At the October meeting, I’ll have $10 tickets for the

next Corvette, an Arctic White Stingray Coupe, to be drawn in

February.

Come Tour the

National Museum of WWII Aviation

755 Aviation Way, Colorado Springs http://www.worldwariiaviation.org/

Saturday November 5th

at 10:00a.m Docent Guided Tour (2.5 hours)

Lunch to follow tour at the Airplane Restaurant down the street on Fountain Blvd. just off of Aviation Way

Cost is $8.00 for each Adult (Group Rate).

RSVP no later than October 21st

Email Doug Cox at gearslingr@skybeam.com .

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Want to Advertise?

If you are a member of the Colorado Springs Corvette Club, you may place a personal “For Sale” ad in the “VETTE SET” at no charge to you.

The cost of advertising for business ads for non-members are below and members’ receive a 20% discount or two months free when they purchase one full year.

Business Card $10.00/month 1 / 4 page $15.00/ month 1 / 2 page $20.00/month

Non-member – Car for sale $100/month for website and newsletter advertising

Colorado Springs Corvette Club

Sponsored By

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

Daniels Long Chevrolet is proud to be the official sponsor of the Colorado Springs Corvette Club. Our partnership gives you access to VIP benefits at our dealership. If you have not received your Daniels Long Chevrolet VIP membership card, please talk to your club president to get one. The VIP membership card must be presented at time of service or sale to receive benefits.

$49.95 Oil Changes plus shop supplies and tax (Corvettes only, 4 per member, per year)

All Parts for All Vehicles will be offered at 20% off retail pricing. Exceptions: Items priced-matched i.e., tires, batteries, etc. Service and Body Shop Labor will be offered at 15% off retail

rate for All Vehicles. (Excluding Regular Maintenance items that are already discounted, such as brakes, oil changes, etc.

All new vehicles will be offered at $100 over invoice (based on availability, excludes current model year Corvettes or Duramax Diesels.

All used vehicle inventory will be offered at $750 under internet pricing.

Our experienced and knowledgeable sales, parts, and service teams have been notified of these benefits for CSCC members. When the VIP membership card is presented, all above pricing and benefits take precedent.

Additionally, we have a great Thank You Cash program, and just for being a CSCC VIP member, we want to give you EXTRA cash rewards. Start earning today! Here’s how it works; contact me personally (my contact details are below), give me your name and VIP membership number along with the name and contact information of the friend or family member interested in purchasing a vehicle and I will set up an appointment with them. If your friend or family member purchases a new or used vehicle, we will reward you with $100 Thank You Cash!

My team is committed to providing you with an excellent sales, service, and parts experience. Stop in or call anytime…we are here to serve you!

Sincerely,

Brad Steuert, General Manager Daniels Long Chevrolet 719-228-3528

Phil Long’s

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Community Partner Since 1929

With over 18 years in the auto industry and Corvette Certified, Mike welcomes your questions or requests for Corvette or other car specials.

To be added to his contact list for regular updates call him directly, or contact him by email.

Mike Neufeld

Daniels Long Sales Consultant

mneufeld@phillong.com

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The Vette Set Volume 53 Issue 12 October 2016

Email Distribution List

To send an email to the entire club click below: csccvettes@googlegroups.com

All new members are added to the list using their email address from the Club roster. For questions about the distribution list, contact: pgt1951@comcast.net

Email Etiquette

Please keep content specific to Club related items or

Corvettes. The By-laws state “Misuse of the CSCC website, website email, or distribution email, will not be tolerated and may result in club probation or expulsion. Feel free to set up your own “group” for willing member participants for non-Club related content.

Refrain from using the “Reply All” function when you are

replying to an email. Only reply to the person sending the message, unless specifically requested to “Reply All”. Help keep the unnecessary responses to a minimum.

NCCC Rocky Mountain Region

Website

NCCC Rocky Mt Region Website

For a list of Regional Officers, Regional Clubs, expanded list of the regional Calendar of Events, Event Results, Race Number registration form, Rules and Forms, NCCC news, and more, visit and stay informed.

This link is also available on the CSCC web site.

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We’re on the Web!

www.coloradospringscorvetteclub.org

Visit our Sponsor – Daniels Long Chevrolet

www.danielslong.com

Colorado Springs Corvette Club, Inc.

P.O. Box 1986

Colorado Springs, CO 80901

Read the CSCC Newsletter in color on the web. Enlarge the print and photos for easy viewing as you read! Email secretary/editor - just enter “Remove” in the subject line and send.

secretary@coloradospringscorvetteclub.org.