The next club meeting:
7:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at the Golden Corral, Dothan. We dine
at 6:00 p.m.
February, 2009
A day at the drags, Montgomery Motorsport Park,
Kelly and Marty on our left, Bruce and Rob on the right.
The highlight of January was our monthly Mystery Cruise. Dan and Hassie Green went “above and beyond” on this cruise. We started off with 13 cars making a visit to the new Culture Arts Center in Troy, then it was on to the Old Barn Restaurant in the community of Goshen. There we were treated to gifts, great food, games and dancing – Wow! What a great time! Then on the 22nd, we made a trip to the Montgomery Motorsports Park for a little “fun” drag racing. Eight cars met up in Troy and made our way to the Tin Top Café for a terrific lunch, then it was on to the track. Even though it was only 51 degrees, the ladies rapped up with jackets and tried to stay warm, while the guys mixed it up on the track.
In February, we have a similar schedule, except instead of a Mystery Cruise, we will be attending the Cruisin’ Corvettes annual Sweetheart’s Party in Tallahassee on the 14th. This year they have the Ronald McDonald House scheduled for the party. Then on the 22nd, its back to the Montgomery Motorsports Park for more drag racing.
John Hickman is working hard making plans for our annual Beach Caravan Event in May. So far everything is coming together, but we still have a few “unknowns” we will deal with as necessary. I encourage all who plan to attend the event this year, and I sure hope its most everyone, to go ahead and make their reservations at the hotels. For Thursday the 14th, the host hotel is the Dothan National Golf Resort and Hotel, and you can call them at 800-214-1150. John got us a group rate of only $42.50. Then on the 15th and 16th, it’s the Marriott Bay Point Resort in Panama City Beach. Rates there vary from $129 to $289 and are listed on the “2009 Motel Reservation” information sheet everyone should have received via email. Just give them a call at 800-644-2650 and get signed up. MAKE SURE to tell them you are with the Circle City Corvettes Beach Caravan to get the discounted rate.
Bruce
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A little Corvette Trivia
Most of these Trivia statements were Technical decisions when they were made. Must have been Tech Tips once upon a time. Did you know..... ...that the man who named the Corvette, Myron "Scottie" Scott, was Chevy's Chief Photographer? He found the name in the "C" section of the dictionary. It means "a speedy pursuit ship in the British navy." Mr. Scott was inducted into the Corvette Hall of Fame in 2002. ...that the first emblem for the Corvette actually had a U.S. flag in it? But 4 days before the Corvette was introduced, GM Management said they had to remove the flag because it was improper and illegal. So they quickly replaced the U.S. flag with the red Chevrolet bow-tie and fleur-de-lis. ...that the idea for the bow-tie logo came from a piece of Paris hotel wallpaper that GM Founder William Durant took in 1908 and brought back with him? Although his wife says he found the inspiration from an Ad in a Virginia newspaper in 1912. Maybe the "Coalettes Ad of 1911 that also used the same bowtie? ...that when Bill Mitchell named the Corvette the "Sting Ray," Zora-Arkus Duntov said "It's a dumb fish!" I don't know if the fish is dumb or not, but sales increased by 50% that year to over 20,000 for the first time (and never went below 20,000 again)! So the idea must have been pretty smart. ...that only 199 buyers chose the Z06 Stingray performance option package in 1963 when it was first offered? It was the namesake for the 2001 Z06. Today it is estimated there are between 80 and 100 1963 Z06 cars remaining and the value of these cars has gone from the purchase price near $6,000 to the six-figure mark! ...that GM was thinking of adding a back seat to the Corvette around 1966? Yup. They were going to make it 10" longer to add a back seat. But when they had to remove the front seat to get Jack Gordon (the President at the time) out of the back seat of the prototype, that killed that idea. Here's my own "prototype" of what it would have looked like! ...that only 20 L88's Corvettes were built in 1967 when it was first introduced? Chevrolet rated the L-88 at only 430hp, but the actual output was estimated upwards of 550hp. Note: These are the cars that can fetch $600,000 or more in auction today (where's my checkbook?). ...that 1982 was the last year for both the 8-track player and CB radio option? ...that there is actually two 1983 corvettes? The official one was the last survivor when the initial 43 1983's were produced, which now lives in the National Corvette Museum. However, they didn't finish "building" it until 5 years later. The other 1983 was won in a National Council of Corvette Clubs charity raffle and is now owned by Dick Goyner. It was raffled as the first 1984 (with the only "Serial Number 00001" from any generation of Corvette known to still exist). There were 70 test vehicles built first with VIN's 00002-0071, then the 71st car built was given the VIN 0001. Mr. Goyner still has this car's original Build Sheet dated December 16, 1982. So it has been confirmed that he actually has a 1983 assigned vin0001 for 1984! ...that the last C4 (owned by Mid-America Design's Mike Yager) was signed by each Bowling Green, KY plant worker as it was being assembled down the line on June 20, 1996? That's a LOT of autographs on one car! It was the 358,180th C4 corvette, an Arctic White LT1 coupe with special accents. Mike even got to help put it together. This month’s tips are from Corvettes of Charlotte County Hope you enjoyed them! |
Terry
February
8 Autocross with the Wiregrass chapter of the SCCA at Hunt Stagefield.
14 Sweetheart’s Party with the Cruisin’ Corvettes of Tallahassee. More details at the February club meeting.
22 Drag Racing at the Montgomery Motorsports Park
March
7 Cruise to the Seacrest Wolf Preserve near Vernon FL. with Charley and Jim Robertson, followed by lunch in Chipley FL. More details at the club meeting.
18-21 Racing at Sebring. Contact Charley for details or http://www.sebringraceway.com
21 Corvette maintenance seminar at Solomon Chevrolet with Russ Lewis and the Solomon service staff. More details at the club meeting.
22 Drag Racing at the Montgomery Motorsports Park
29 Enterprise Alabama Piney Woods Festival includes the Weevil City Cruisers car and truck show. Click here for the Weevil City Cruisers Car Show
TBD Azalea-Dogwood Trail Lineup 1 pm Bank parking lot corner of
West Main and Woodland in Dothan.
We need ten cars to participate and carry the Azalea Court.
Note: Actual date determined by the climate and when the flowers bloom.
To the Cultural Center in Troy, then the
Old Barn restaurant, Goshen, AL.
that's N 31d 42' 03.2", W 86d 06'
01.1" in your GPS.
Here's a video, but it's 22mB
and a 5 minute download.
 Arrival
at our usual rendezvous in Troy. |
 Waiting
for Kelly... |
 Inside the
Cultural Arts Center in Troy. Many photo exhibits in the basement. |
 A quilt
exhibit currently on display. |
 Sunset
arrival at the Old Barn near Goshen. |
 The Old
Barn.The steaks are worth the trip. |
 Our
guides, Dan and Hassie Green, and the youngest of our our hosts' family. |
 Hassie,
our line dance instructor. See the video above, if you have fast
connection. |
Drag Racing, January 25th at Montgomery Motorsports Park. |
 Never a
group to miss a stop for good food.. |
and the Tin Top Cafe is good food.
US 231 somewhere north of Troy. |
And they're off !! |
Looks pretty close... |
hmm, maybe not so close. |
Brr. Were we the only folks there? |
When members travel, sometimes we receive a photo report. Hint, hint.
This is a brief history of our Corvette. I have wanted a Corvette for a long time but there always seemed to be something more important that needed to be done. In May of 2007 we decided that it was time. |
 We looked at a number of cars
locally and on the internet. We thought that we had found our car in
Houston, TX but we looked one more day and found this car, a Blue with
Tan interior 2004 Commemorative Edition, in Southport, NC. The car had
the acrylic Targa top and it had 16,650 miles on it. |
The owner, who had purchased the car new, had passed away and his brother was taking care of all of his business. I called him on Saturday June 10th and made the deal. I flew to NC on the following Wednesday and drove the car home. This was my Father's Day gift to me. |
 We have
purchased a solid black top. We had planned to get it painted but Blue
and Black looks so good together that we left it Black. We have not made
any changes in the appearance of the car yet. I think that we will but
whatever we do we want it to be tasteful and distinctive . |
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We have really enjoyed the car and becoming a part of the Circle City Corvette Club has made it even more enjoyable.
Thanks for considering our car.
Dan & Hassie Green
[webmaster: the color effects result from the reflections of the white building behind the car and cloud reflections in the gorgeous finish.]
We welcome our new members to the club!!!
December:
Johnny & Jhen Hickman 1999 Coupe
Fred Humphrey 2008 White Z06
William Sessions 1999 Red Convertible
January:
Gary Singley 2006 Silver Coupe
| HAPPY February BIRTHDAYS 2 Brian Webb 8 Linda Johnson 15 Bruce Carter 20 Dick Maccabe
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February ANNIVERSARIES:
19 Stan & Karen Kennedy |
| -- SOLD !! -- 2007 Corvette Z06 local trade (we sold it new) with only 8K miles. Russell Lewis
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LS2 Engine Assembly at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2ZQQRDmlJc&feature=related
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Bruce Carter
Vice
President: Russell Lewis
Secretary: Barbara Pattberg
NCM
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Robertson
Treasurer: Jim Robertson
Caravan Coordinator: John
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Local Event Coordinator: Bruce
Carter
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Editor: Terry Weldon
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