Cape Fear Corvettes Newsletter

CAPE FEAR CORVETTES.
AUGUST 2013
CLUB OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Tony Caracciolo
VICE PRESIDENT
Richard Fox
TREASURER
Greg Stanley
SECRETARY
Peter Ziehl
CAR SHOW CHAIRMAN
Gordon Boyd
WEBSITE/WEBMASTER
John Talatinian
NEWSLETTER
Peter Ziehl
910-371-2375
a_caracciolo@bellsouth.net
rlfox28409@aol.com
203-376-5391
peter@chefziehl.com
jtdamage@gmail.com
203-376-5391
peter@chefziehl.com
MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN Jim Martin
NCM Ambassador
Facebook Administrators
Don Paulson
John Talatinian,
Gordon Boyd,
Ken Bomhan,
Publicity Chairman
NEXT CLUB MEETING:
September 10th
2013 6:30 p.m.
Jeff Gorden Chevrolet
In the Used Car showroom
South College Road, Wilmington NC
MEETING MINUTES August 13th 2013
Call to Order: Tony Caracciolo called the meeting to order at 6:34pm and welcomed 50
members and guests. All 2013 officers were present.
Minutes: The minutes as printed in the newsletter and as posted on the website were approved
without any additions or corrections.
Financial Report: The July CFC financial status was reported by Greg Stanley. The club is on
sound financial ground and the 50/50 charity fund raffle is doing well. We have a record
number of pre-registrations for the upcoming car show
Membership status: As of June 30th we have 89 members: 79 Full, 10 Associate. Membership
Chairperson Jim Martin reported he had a number of name badges for new member so if you
have not received your name badge contact Jim to get it.
National Corvette Museum:
Don spoke about this upcoming trip to Corvettes at Carlisle returning back with a stop at the
anniversary celebration at the National Corvette Museum. He also spoke about the three
museum hall of fame inductees, Wil Cooksey, Werner Meier, and Johnny O’Connell. Don has
raffle tickets for a 2013 60th anniversary coupe so if you’re interested see him for a ticket. The
complete report with details can be found in the newsletter.
Old Business
Tony has not been able to update the website for the changes to the bylaws but hopes to have
that taken care of soon.
July 14 was the rain date for the Poplar Grove car show there were about 100 cars displayed
including 6 of our members displaying their corvettes. Several members won trophies.
August 3rd was the ECCC track day attended by a number of members and a good time was
had by all. A couple of members had minor mishaps with no damage reported.
Saturday August 3rd was Cars and Coffee at Chili’s on South College there were 200 plus
cars and a good turnout of corvettes and mustangs as well as lots of other types of cars. Several
members won gift cards in the raffle
August 10th was the CFC track day at Darlington we had 25 cars total with 4 members of the
Mustang club joining with us. A good time was had by all. To see pictures of the event go to the
clubs or Darlington race tracks Facebook Page.
August 11th was the Sneads Ferry Shrimp Festival car show attended by several members
that also won trophies.
Congratulations to all members that won trophies. Well done
CFC Corvette Show: Gordon Boyd spoke about the upcoming corvette show. He asked the
members to take some advertising flyers to put around town to promote the car show. Gordon
has a goal of having 100 corvettes in the show this year so let’s get out and promote the show.
Gordon has been in contact with the Myrtle Beach corvette club and has challenged them to win
the best club participation trophy at our show as we have won it the last three years at their
show and they have a much bigger club than ours.
Gordon spoke about the need for members to sign up to help with the various jobs the day of the
show a volunteer signup sheet was sent around for members to sign up for jobs at the car
show. Please let Gordon know that you can help with the car show what you are willing to do by
calling or e-mailing him. (gboyd1@ec.rr.com).
Judges Needed:
Don’t be afraid to volunteer to be a judge as that’s a job that needs a large number of people so
we can get it done promptly and we will be having a judging clinic and cookout starting at noon
Saturday September 7th (details in the newsletter) to help everyone with judging skills.
Donations and Prizes Needed:
Gordon also asked that the members continue getting some donations for the silent auction and
bring them to the next meeting. Remember the charity we will be supporting with the proceeds
of the corvette show is AARP drive to end hunger. We are asking all club members to please
bring a car related door prize item to our next meeting (value not to exceed $10.00). This would
be in addition to any silent auction prize that they would like to donate. We are asking members
to visit businesses to solicit silent auction items. All sponsors of items will be listed on our
sponsor board and literature.
PLEASE bring canned food or non-perishable food to the car show to support the local food
bank. Last year our donation to AARP the local food bank was able to provide meals for 22,000
people. GOOD JOB Cape Fear Corvettes Members.
The National Corvette Museum store will also be in attendance again this year.
Saturday Meet and Greet:
There will also be a meet and greet Saturday night (9/14) at 5:00 on the porch at Carrabba’s
Italian Grill for the people traveling to the show from out of town and we need a good group of
CFC members to also attend.
CFC Social After the Show
After the show there will be a social at the Fox and Hound Grill in Mayfair for anyone interested
in attending. They will reserve tables in the pool room area and provide free appitizers.
Members are requested to wear a white club logo shirt for the car show so we can be recognized
by the attendees as member of Cape Fear Corvettes
Club Logo Clothing:
Club logo apparel is available from Best Uniform Inc., 2716 Exchange Dr., Wilmington (910-7916050) and from Queensboro Shirts, 1400 Marstellar St. Wilmington (910-251-1251)
Tony is planning to place an order for club shirt before the car show in case anyone needs the
white club shirt. Please let Tony know if you need one of these shirts.
(a_caracciolo@bellsouth.net)
TECH-TIPS .
Hutch spoke about a way to refresh your windshield wipers. Take a smooth flat sheet of 220 grit
sand paper and lightly sand the edge of the blade
Reminders:
Send a photo of you and your spouse (if you have one) in front of your Corvette to
Webmaster John Talatanian at jtdamage@gmail.com. so he may post it on our website. This
will allow both new and old members to know what you look like and what your corvette
looks like.
Next Membership meeting: 6:30PM on September 10th, at Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Used Car
building. The meeting was adjourned at 7:52PM. Afterwards a group of members cruised to
Carrabba’s Italian Grill for a social gathering and meal. PREENT’S
MESSAGE
SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS
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Donna White
Margie Lauria
Bobby Smith
Peter Ziehl
Donald Paulson
Debra Paulson
Ed Worrell
Evelyn Stanley
J.R. Best
I will work on getting a list of everyone’s birthday and updating
this with names as quickly as I can. Please e-mail Jim Martin (JMarti2148@aol.com) the day and
month of you’re and your spouse/ significant other birthdays
I will be looking for items to populate the newsletter with so any corvette or major
personal news you want to share with the members please e-mail me. Also any
information you have about upcoming events please forward for the events
calendar. And please if you go to a corvette event take some pictures and write a
short note about it and send them to me
Thank you
Peter
Ambassador Report
August 2013
Donald Paulson – Master Ambassador & Life Member NCM
See me on how easy it is to become a member of the NCM. You can join thru me or go directly to
www.corvettemuseum.org to join, just let me know so I can recognize you at our next meeting.
August is a great month to enjoy your corvette.
First off to Carlisle
Look for us Friday or Saturday in the fun field at Carlisle.
We plan to spend a few days with our daughter in York, PA and help her celebrate her birthday.
Then a leisurely drive to the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY to the 19th NCM Anniversary
Celebration and Hall of fame induction the following weekend. This trip would not be complete without a few
stops along the Bourbon trail.
We are excited to be attending the Ambassadors luncheon and award Ceremony. It is always fun to meet and
see what the other ambassadors are doing. We also will be attending a Life member dinner at the NCM. We
will not leave without visiting the new Motorsport Park.
The 2013 Corvette Hall of Fame inductees are:
Wil Cooksey – former Bowling Green Plant Manager. Cooksey’s GM career began in 1972. From
there he moved between several plants including St. Louis, Missouri, Doraville, Georgia, and
Fairfax, Kansas. In February 1993 he became Plant Manager at the Bowling Green Assembly Plant
and stayed until there until he retired in 2008. He also served on the NCM Board of Directors and
started many of the Delivery Department programs at the Museum including R8C Museum Delivery,
Xperience, Buyers’ Tours, and others. In 2008 GM offered a limited number of Wil Cooksey
Corvette Z06′s.
Werner Meier – Corvette enthusiast, historian, and restorer. Meier bought his first new Corvette (a
1969) on his 18th birthday. After graduating from General Motors Institute (GMI), he worked at GM
in a variety of engineering roles over his 33 year career. After leaving GM he started Masterworks
Automotive Services (http://www.mwauto.com/) specializing in Corvette repair and restoration.
Some of Meier’s personal Corvettes have included the 1958 “Fancy Free” styling car, the 1963
Corvette Harley Earl styling car, and Bill Mitchell’s 1964 styling car. He has also organized Corvette
displays at significant events such as the Meadowbrook Concours d’Elegance, Bay Harbor Concours
d’Elegance and Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. Meier was inducted into the 1998 Bloomington
Gold Corvette Hall of Fame and is a Lifetime Member of the National Corvette Museum.
Johnny O’Connell – Corvette Racing driver. Johnny O thought of as the most successful GM
factory racecar driver from the U.S. O’Connell joined the factory Corvette Racing team in 2001 and
helped them score overall victory at Daytona and class victory at Le Mans. Since that time he has
assisted the Corvette Racing team capture eight straight manufacturers’ titles and seven class wins at
Sebring. He is the first American to score four class wins in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He holds
ALMS records including: the most career starts (102), most podium finishes (80), most top-five
finishes (93), and most top-10 finishes (100). He is a member of the Sebring Hall of Fame in addition
to serving as the Bondurant School of High Performance Driving’s VP of Global Operations and
ZR1 expert instructor. You can also see him on TV as a commentator for ABC, ESPN, and SPEED.
Hall of Fame membership is the highest honor bestowed by the museum.
Lingenfelter Celebrates 40th Anniversary with Exhibit
In celebration of their 40th anniversary, Lingenfelter Performance Engineering has
loaned to the Museum five iconic Corvettes for display in the Skydome now through
January 2014.
The display includes the:
2006 C6 Z06 Twin Turbo Motor Trend 2007 Shoot Out car,
1995 Corvette ZR1 415 CID LT5 featured in the August 1998 issue of Road & Track,
1995 Corvette ZR1 368 CID LT5 Twin Turbo,
427 Twin Turbo 2000 Corvette 2002 Motor Trend Shoot Out car and
2006 Lingenfelter C6 Commemorative Edition Corvette.
Learn more about each of these display cars on Lingenfelter's website and make plans
to visit them here at the Museum!
.2013 60th Anniversary Coupe Corvette Raffle
Saturday, August 31, 2013 at 3:30 pm CT
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Last Regular C6 Coupe Built 6.2 liter V8, 436 HP engine
6-speed AT w/ paddle shift Magnetic Selective Ride Control
Dual-mode performance exhaust Chrome aluminum wheels
4LT Premium Equipment Group including heated seats, custom leather-wrapped interior,
memory package, navigation system with AM/FM CD player, head-up display
Dual Roof Package 60th Anniversary Design and Stripe Package
Unlimited tickets
$10
PURCHASE YOUR RAFFLE TICKETS NOW
CALLAWAY TO BUILD FIA GT3 CORVETTES
Callaway Competition to Develop, Homologate New Corvette C7 Race Car
OLD LYME CONNECTICUT/LEINGARTEN GERMANY (July 24, 2013) –
Callaway Competition GmbH, Leingarten Germany, will embark on a development program for making the
new Corvette C7 into a GT3-class race car and submit for homologation from the FIA.
Specialists, like Callaway, require authorization from original equipment manufacturers, like Chevrolet, to
submit the homologation forms necessary to allow their version of the car to be the version allowed in FIA
competition. As Callaway has just received the required letter of authorization from Chevrolet, Callaway
has become the appointed specialist representative for building and holding the homologation of the
Corvette C7 FIA GT3 race cars.
Callaway has also been the homologation holder for the Corvette C6 version of the GT3 car with the FIA.
The Callaway team is currently the most successful in GT3, based on numerous Drivers and Team
Championships from 2007 to present.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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Cedar grove Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show, Supply, NC
Sun Coast Cruisers Cruise In Smithfield BBQ 17th Street 6:00-8:30 pm
Capital City Truck, Car & Bike Show Raleigh
Leland Under the Lights Car Show Lowes foods Parking lot 3-8 pm
Corvettes at Carlisle Carlisle PA.
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Cruisin Classic Cars Chick Fil A on Oleander 5 to 9 pm
CFC Member's Judging Class & Show with Cook-out
Pig Cook Off and Car, Truck & Bike Show Sanders park Swansboro
Cars & Coffee BMW on New Center Rd Lunch after at Carrabba's
Cape Fear Corvettes Monthly Meeting
CFC Pre-Show Cruise-In Meet & Greet Carabba's Italian grill 5:30
CFC Annual Corvette Show at Jeff Gordon Chevrolet
Nabor Dodge All Car Show Shallotte
Sun Coast Cruisers Cruise In Smithfield BBQ 17th Street 6:00-8:30 pm
Battleship Park Car & Truck Show
Vietnam Veterans Motorcycle Run, Rally Car & Bike Show
Jacksonville
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4-6
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Vette Fest Gatlinburg TN
See www.etcorvette.com for details
Cars & Coffee
Cape Fear Corvettes Monthly Meeting
Ol' Lightnin Rods Antique Car Show Lisbon Street Clinton
Airborne & Special Ops Museum Tour
Muscle Car Show Marine Chevrolet Jacksonville
Open Car Show & Craft Fair Bridgeway Church Beaufort, NC
Caro-Vettes NCCC Corvette Concourse
Items Highlighted in Yellow are Cape Fear Corvette sponsored events
See Flyers for details on these events
Benefits North Brunwick Chamber of Commerce & Education/Scholarship Funds
BRUNSWICK FOREST-LOWES FOODS
SECOND ENTRANCE ACROSS FROM LANVALE RD
Top 25
Best Interior
Best in Show
Best Motor
Best in Class -1985 & older Best Paint
Best in Class – 1986 & newer Kids Choice Award
Powder Puff
Club Participation
SATURDAY
AUGUST 24, 2013
Best General Motors
Best Import
Best Ford
Best Chevy
Best Mopar
Registration from 3-5
Show runs from 3-8
Judging from 5-7
Awards announced 7:30
FOR INFO: NORTH BRUNSWICK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 910-383-0553
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