Article - Corvette`N America

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This event hosted over 100 Vettes from as far away as Florida.
Thirteen states were represented at the 1st annual Corvette'N America
Road Tour. Next year's event is now in the planning stages and will be
hosted again at the Little America Hotel in Flagstaff. The road tour will
be down through beautiful Oak Creek Canyon to the red rocks of Sedona.
This is scheduled for June 8-10, 2006. Put this on your calendar now and
plan to attend the 2nd annual Corvette'N America Road Tours.
My wife Cheryl and I traveled with 5 Corvettes from Tucson to
Flagstaff on Thursday and arrived early in the afternoon in the pines of
Flagstaff. It was a beautiful drive and especially when the San Francisco
peaks came into view.
The event began with a fabulous welcome reception the first evening.
The spread of food was great and the Native American dancing was quite
delightful. Dwayne and Cindy told of their desires and future plans for
the event and welcomed all of us. Little America Hotel was in a splendid
setting. They provided special parking which always makes Corvette
owners happy.
The next morning we met at Albertson's parking lot early and departed for the Grand Canyon with police escorts at 7:00 am sharp. Donuts
and coffee were provided, compliments of Bloomington Gold. We all
needed that after a night of entertainment and drinks. If you combine the
long, long line of Corvettes with the mountains and view of the up-coming Grand Canyon, what more can a Corvette owner wish?
The next stop was the IMAX Theatre. After viewing the entertaining,
informative movie, we all departed in our own separate groups to tour the
Grand Canyon and meet back at the IMAX Theatre. The drive back to
Flagstaff was as breath-taking as the trip up to the Canyon. The goal was
to travel old Route 66 and end up at the Historic Museum Club, which is
a landmark on Route 66. There we received "Road Tour Awards" and
enjoyed live music and dance. Many of us even took advantage of the bar
and really enjoyed the evening. The atmosphere of the log building and
the hunting trophies on the walls added to a night to remember.
For those who were up to it, there was a Cruise-In at the Sonic DriveIn & Galaxy Diner. Otherwise, many of us had a nice meal at the Little
America Hotel and called it a day knowing that Saturday would be another fun-filled day.
On Saturday morning all cars were to be in place at 9:45 am at
Flagstaff High School football field with the snow-capped mountains providing a back drop. 20% of admission sales were being donated to
Flagstaff Unified School District. The cars were judged by sponsors of
the event and Dwayne Bublitz with his two little girls, Kirsten & Faith.
'Dwayne and Cindy came up with the idea of naming the categories
"Sponsor Award," "She's a Beauty Award," and "Cutie Award." There
were two "Cutie Awards" handed out, Kirsten & Faith's picks. Both the
girls chose their favorites. Kirsten selected Dave & Carol Shine's '92 Teal
Blue Corvette from Tucumcari, NM. Faith's pick went to Bill & Sheri
Aker's from Tucson, Arizona for their 2000 Yellow Corvette. The trophies
were nice large stainless 10" cups. Cheryl and I were lucky enough to
receive one for our '03 AE roadster with the pace-car emblems. The show
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event was over at 2:00 pm so we departed to the hotel to get out of our
shorts and get cleaned up and ready for a cool evening at the Arizona
Snowbowl at the Hart Prairie Lodge.
A seven-mile winding drive though beautiful ponderosa pine and
aspen forests led us up to 9,500 feet where we could watch the northern
Arizona sunset. Many chose to take the Scenic Skyride to 11,500 feet and
enjoyed the unbelievable view. The memorable Corvette event was to be
concluded here at the Hart Prairie Lodge with a delicious, sit-down dinner. After the dinner, we were treated to a neat presentation of the history
of Route 66. After the dinner and presentation, we proceeded to the outside balcony where the Bob Bondurant race Corvettes were staged and
provided the backdrop for the drawings and more awards, including a
$500 cash prize for the Corvette club with the highest attendance. This
was won by Southern Arizona Corvettes of Tucson with seven Vettes
attending. There was also a $300 cash prize won by Dale & Mary Lee
McKeeman of Chandler, AZ for the best "Poker Play" hand.
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The BobBondurantSchoolof HighPerformanceDrivingparticipated
in all of the eventson Saturday.They raffledoff a pair of $400 Piloti
shoes, two I-day driving courses, and a $4,525 4-day driving course went
to none other than Cheryl Nance. It will be 3 days of driving the Corvette
race car and 1 day of driving a Formula 1 car. To say that my wife is
ecstatic is to put it mildly. Again, put June 8-10, 2006 on your calendar
for this unique event you don't want to miss.
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