July
2008 Newsletter
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on the web at: www.downtheroadcorvettes.org
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Visit NCCC on the web at: www.corvettesnccc.org
Next Meeting: July 24th, 7 PM Go
Chevrolet - 7320 North Broadway near I25 and the Boulder Turnpike.
Guest Presenters - Limit of 2 presentations per meeting, please make
arrangements with the President at least a day in advance to be placed on the
agenda and to see if the limit has been reached for this month.
2008 Down the Road Corvette Club Officers
|
President |
Tim Barnes |
Vice President |
Joan Breher |
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Treasurer |
Nancy Keyser |
Secretary |
Pat Barnes |
|
Governor |
Nancy Burritt |
Board Members |
Mike Kelley |
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Newsletter Info (Deadline the 15th) |
Official Club Address |
From your Prez
Boy is this year flying by!
It was great to have most of you over for the annual club picnic. I know that Pat and I had a great time!
I hope that all of you are enjoying the Corvetting season more than I’ve been able to do this year. Some times though, you just have to do what 7ou have to do knowing that it won’t last forever,
No matter what you do, keep the shiny side up and remember to “Save the Wave”!
Tim Barnes
President - Down the Road Corvettes
Misc.
ramblings from the Editor
Hi Everyone,
What a scorcher it was today. Although with my family reunion in town this coming weekend - better this weekend than next. So - that's what we've been up to - getting ready for visitors. "Spring" cleaning and painting trim, and putting up ceiling fans, etc. etc. That and chasing raccoons out of the fireplace. I don't care what Dave says, no wild animal baby is cute when it is rattling the glass doors wanting to come on in and sit a spell. And 3 babies are even less cute than one. So some bricks in front of the doors stopped that. Then the next night - 1:45 a.m. - I thought one of them was strangling - I'd never heard such an awful noise before. I think it figured if it wasn't sleeping why should anyone sleep.
It does make you think though - the evenings you may leave the garage door open for a while, etc. I'd hate to lock one in the garage with the Vette. That could get nasty. Now I look for wild critters before I go on the porch, or out in the garage if the door has been open, etc. So keep an eye out. And check your chimney caps. We're going up as soon as the weather cools down and as soon as we are positive the raccoons are outta there.
What with the family in town I won't be at the meeting on Thursday.
Thanks to MaryKay for organizing pre-meeting picnic of Subway to be eaten in the
meeting room - make sure to RSVP to her so she knows how much to get.
Have a great month,
Nancy B.
Minutes of Past Meeting
Down the Road Corvettes
Minutes of June 2008 Meeting
IINTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
No guests!
QUORUM
Quorum was present.
PREVIOUS MINUTES
The previous minutes were approved.
TREASURER'S REPORT
The treasurer gave her report. A motion was made and seconded to approve the
treasurer's report. Motion passed.
GOVERNOR'S REPORT
NCCC events are listed on the website.
SOCIAL COMMITTEE
The Social Committee has announced that the Club Christmas party will be at
"The Old Neighborhood Restaurant" this year. A date has not yet been
set.
NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM
The club museum Ambassador, John Harnagel brought some flyers and pamphlets of
the museum. There was discussion on donating to the Museum construction fund and
John will look into the details of donating.
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
No new members this month.
AUTOCROSS DIRECTOR
La Junta autocross details is on the website.
DRAG RACE DIRECTOR
The next race is June 20th.
MERCHANDISE COMMITTEE
Tanya and Jackie had some great merchandise available at the table and catalogs
to take any merchandise orders.
OLD BUSINESS
We will not be having a Dealer Appreciation Show this year. Annual summer picnic
is July 12th, turn in your food selection to Pat.
NEW BUSINESS
The club members have voted to have the club pay for all members dinners at this
year’s Christmas party. Guests will still pay for their dinners and all
members will still be paying for their alcoholic refreshments.
ADJOURN
Meeting was adjourned.
Submitted by
Pat Barnes - DtRC Secretary
Club News:
Pre-Meeting Eating:
Picnic without the ants - 5:30 Thursday, July 24, in our meeting room.
Monster Subway "cold cuts" sandwich & chips (condiments on the
side). Buy or bring your own drink.
RSVP by WEDNESDAY NOON, JULY 23RD - MaryKay (303-619-0107).
August Birthdays:
17
- Bruce K; 18 - Phil 0; 27 - Dean D; 28 - Roger L.
DtRC Hosted Events - Upcoming
DtRC/DCA La Junta Track Weekend - August 2 & 3
As the June meeting minutes mentioned - it doesn't look like there will be a dealer sponsored DtRC show this year. I'll wait until after this months meeting to make sure the status is still the same before I get the event removed from the regional calendar. And September will still be a busy month - the club has the CSP track at the end of that month - Sept. 28th.
Upcoming Other
Events
Remember a current schedule of NCCC events, access to flyers,
event results and regional points standings can be
found at www.rmrnccc.org .
CSCC - 2 Low Speed Autocrosses - July 27th. World Arena
Western Slope Weekend - August 9 & 10
Once again - Torca kicks off the weekend with a poker hand show, a PC show and a gimmick rally all on Saturday. Then Colorado West has 3 Autocrosses at the Fruita High School on Sunday. Six events of fun.
CWC - Annual Labor Day Round-up - Labor Day weekend. I believe the flyer also talks about this - but here is the info I received from Central Wyomin Corvettes:
We have made some changes to the event format
that we hope will make it more attractive. We have eliminated the
Sunday Banquet so that our out of town guests may leave Sunday and not miss
anything. We have brought back the Saturday night Barbeque at the Parkway,
Ribs under the tent - YUM. We have also shortened the autocross course to
hopefully allow for two sanctioned races with three runs each. The 3 runs
are not a promise but we think we can do it. The course will still be fun
using 3 parking lots and the straight away in front of the Events Center.
We have eliminated the autocross trophies this year but still will be doing 1st
and 2nd place in class trophies for the car show and first thru third for
the 2 Rallye's.
As always - lots more events - check out the region website - www.rmrnccc.org for all the upcoming regional events. Going out of state - check out www.corvettesnccc.org , scroll down almost to the bottom, click on the region you will be visiting, and see what is happening.
Past Events
DCA's Fourth of July Events at Keystone:
John H. was kind enough to call me and give me a brief rundown on the autocrosses. John H., Phil O.and Mike K. represented DtRC at this annual Corvette/Viper challenge. As usual - the Vipers showed up for the morning race. Although "race" may be a loose term. John reports that as usual the were hotdogging it, doing burnouts and loosing it a lot and doing donuts. There were 25 or so cars there.
Phil came out ahead in the Phil vs. John battle. John did report that he was having trouble getting the tire pressure correct and that that may have affected the outcome some.
Hastings:
John H. also wanted me to pass along that Bill M. is now a proud member of
the Alfalfa club at Hastings. At Hastings when you go off the track - they
have some nice soft, non-threatening Alfalfa for you to do donuts in. What
wimps. At CSP we have nice gravel and lots of dust - right Phil.
Much less wimpy. And an occasional rock as others can attest to. I
guess you have to start somewhere though. Does that mean the Bill is
taking the car back to John's for another detail job?
New DtRC Club award – nominations open
SO - we presented the first "Bone-Head" award to
Cathy S. - for "ruining" the original bones and for stinking up Bill's
shed. Thanks to Roger D. for bringing in more bones (already cleaned, and
drilled - nothing Cathy could ruin, unless she decides these also need boiled in
vinegar). And thanks to Pat for having dental floss handy - so we could
make a quick temporary necklace to present to Cathy at the meeting. Cathy
is putting the bones together. Cathy - when will we see this masterpiece?
Committee
Updates
Social Committee
Christmas Party - December 5th
Mary Kay has managed to reserve the back room at The Old
Neighborhood for 7:00 - December 5th. This is a Friday night - she was not
able to get a Saturday.
Club Picnic - July 12
Kudos to Tim & Pat for two great parties in under a month. What a fun event the annual club picnic always is. Great turnout, great food. While the club may have paid for the meat - I know Pat puts a lot of effort into getting it all prepared- and the shrimp was very very yummy. I tried Dave's steak also - tasty - and perfectly cooked- just like he ordered it. And the side dishes you all brought - wow!! I ate way too much as usual. Thanks everyone - it was a great success.
A big Thanks to Mike & MaryKay K. for organizing a mystery meal this month. There were 9 cars, and we took a lovely drive up highway 6, then over to Idaho Springs, up the road towards Mt. Evans, then down to Evergreen. We ended up for a nice lunch at the Whipple Tree restaurant. Thanks guys.
Anyone that is willing to organize a social event please contact MaryKay K., Deana D. or Carol A. They can also help with suggestions and date coordination.
Governor’s
Report -
By Nancy B.
Nothing really to report - the regional website is up-to-date with event results and standing up until Keystone. The Keystone results should be coming in and be posted this week.
At the risk of sounding like a broken record - please sign the waiver at any NCCC events you go to. There were several club members that are on the results as not signing the waiver for the Torca show. Gals - don't let the guys make you go up to registration alone - drag them along. I know no one in the club is chasing points, and the club is not chasing points either - but from being on the other end of it - it is a lot easier to do the points when you can find all the names on the waivers. Else you begin to wonder if you lost a waiver, etc. Enough said. I'll try to make this the last time I nag you about it.
50th Annual National Convention - August 7 - 14, 2009
- RMR -
And a permanent reminder for the next year’s worth of newsletters. Don't forget as you start making 2009 vacation plans - mark the following in your book. DtRC will be hosting the low-speed autocross at World Arena. I don't have the dates handy, but can get them if you need them this soon. Even if you can't join us for the whole week, we'll need lots of help the days of our events (it is over two days I believe).
For anyone that wants to get involved in the planning - even as a helper vs. a committee head - I believe the are looking for people. For our club members - if you can help over the next year with some of the duties - please contact John M.
NCCC RMR Events
Flyers are appearing on the regional website - www.rmrnccc.org - a copy of that calendar as
it stands today is at the end of this newsletter. For Flyer info and to
get the latest and greatest calendar info - check back on the regional website
often.
Drag Racing Report
Joan B.
Race Nights are: August 15, Sep. 5,26. The gates open at 3p.m. Eliminations at 7p.m. Test & Tune nights are Wednesdays and start April 12.
Alex Nelson's Rocky Mountain Corvette has agreed to have a team we can race with this year. Thanks Alex. Joan would love to have anyone who want to join them up at the track to come on up. If anyone would like more info, or to join Joan up at the track - please let her know and she'll get you all the details. .
Merchandise Report
Check
out the table at the back of the room during the meetings to see what is new and
to check out the catalogs.
NCM
Ambassador’s Report
John H.
No report this month. John will bring the information he has received to the meeting.
For the latest news and goings on at the museum go to http://www.corvettemuseum.com/ .
ROCKY
MOUNTAIN REGION
2008 EVENTS CALENDAR
Sanction Key:
(S) or Sanctioned - National Sanctioned - points awarded per NCCC rulebook
(R) or Region-sanctioned - Events that are listed as Region Sanctioned are the
same as non sanctioned events for any out of region entrants and no national
points will be awarded. Region members will receive region competition points.
(NS) or Non-Sanctioned - No points awarded to any entrants.
NOTE*** - this is a snapshot from the regional calendar the day I put together the newsletter. For up-to-date info and any revised flyers, please go to www.rmrnccc.org , click on the 2008 Events link on the left hand side of the page, and you will get an up-to-date calendar. Flyers don’t change often – but they sometimes do.
| 07-26 | Buffalo Bills Parade | CCC | Non-sanctioned | |
| 07-27 | 2 Low Speed Autocrosses | CSCC | (R) 30-CSCC, 31-CSCC | |
| 08-02 | LaJunta Track - Open Track Practice | DCA | (R) 21-DCA | |
| 08-02 | La Junta track - Low Speed AutoCross | DtRC | (S) RM-150-012 | |
| 08-03 | La Junta Track - High Speed AutoCross | DCA | (S) RM-114-011 | |
| 08-03 | LaJunta Track - Low Speed AutoCross | DtRC | (S) RM-150-013 | |
| 08-09 | Peach Rally (Gimmick) | TORCA | (R) 28-TORCA | |
| 08-09 | Poker Hand Car Show | TORCA | (R) 27-TORCA | |
| 08-09 | PC Show | TORCA | (R) 29-TORCA | |
| 08-10 | 2 Low Speed Autocrosses | CWCC | (S) RM-294-006, RM-294-007 | |
| 08-10 | Low Speed Autocross | CWCC | (R) 2-CWCC | |
| 08-16 | Gimmick Rallye - Pagosa Springs | CSCC | (R) 11-CSCC | |
| 08-16 | PC Show | DCA | Sanctioned | |
| 08-17 | PC Show - Pagosa Springs | CSCC | (R) 12-CSCC | |
| 08-23 | PC Show in Kremmling | CCC | Region-sanctioned | |
| 08-23 | Dealer PC Show | CSCC | Region-sanctioned | |
| 08-30 to 09-01 | Round-Up Event Casper, WY - PC Show, Poker Rally, Gimmick Rally, 2 Low Speed AutoCrosses | CWC | (R) 32-CWC, 33-CWC, 34-CWC, 35-CWC, 36-CWC | |
| 09-12 to 09-13 | National Governors Meeting St. Louis, MO. | |||
| 09-13 | Dealer PC Show (Date Tentative) | DTRC | Region-sanctioned | |
| 09-21 | Regional Governors Meeting (Conference call meeting) 303-709-9388 | |||
| 09-28 | 2 Low Speed Autocrosses - CSP Track | DTRC | Region-sanctioned | |
| 10-04 | 2 Low Speed Autocrosses | CSCC | Sanctioned | |
| 10-05 | Open Track Practice (am), Pueblo | DCA | Non-sanctioned | |
| 10-05 | High Speed Time Trial (pm), Pueblo | DCA | Sanctioned | |
| 10-12 | 3 Low Speed Autocrosses | CWCC | Region-sanctioned | |
| 10-18 | Regional Governors Meeting (Denver) 303-709-9388 | |||
| 10-19 | All Hallows Eve Rally | TORCA | Sanctioned | |
| 11-02 | Sno-Flake Rally | CSCC | Region-sanctioned | |
| 11-07 to 11-08 | National Governors Meeting St. Louis, MO. | |||
| 11-08 | 9 Shares & Vets Parade | CCC | Non-sanctioned | |
| 11-17 | CLUB NCCC RENEWALS DUE TO ELLOUISE | |||
| 11-22 | Sno Big Deal PC Shows | DTRC | Region-sanctioned | |
| 11-23 | Fun Rallys | DCA | Sanctioned | |
| 12-07 | Regional Governors Planning Meeting (Denver) 303-709-9388 |
Remember to check our website www.downtheroadcorvettes.org for even more events the club has been notified of and for events that may change (added/deleted) between newsletters.
DtRC Meetings are the 4th
Thursday of the month.
There are no club meetings in
November or December, except the annual Holiday Party.
2008 Committees:
|
Dealer Rep |
Don P (3 yr term - begins 2008) |
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Membership & Directory |
Cathy S |
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Social Committee |
Carol A Deana D Mary Kay K |
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Merchandise Committee |
Jackie M Tanya R |
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Rally Committee |
Tim& Pat B, Phil O |
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Show Committee |
Don P Dave C |
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|
John H |
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Webmaster |
Mike P |
|
Newsletter |
Nancy B |
|
Drag Racing Competition Director |
Joan B |
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Autocross Competition Director |
Frank A Bill M John M Roger L |
|
Tim’s Challenge Representative |
Carol P |
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Sno' Big Deal Extravaganza |
Bill S and/or Mike D and Don R |
|
Roving Reporter/Photographer |
Bill S. |
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