May, 2010
The next club meeting:
7:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Golden Corral, Dothan.
Join us for dinner at 6:00 p.m.
the banner says it all - but see the photos below
What A Great Caravan We Had!!! Not only was it a blast, but we raised a bunch of money as well. A lot of the credit has to go to all the club members who were ready and willing to lend a hand whenever necessary. On the top of that list has to be Jeff and Cindy who donated the use of their Dothan Conference Center for the Thursday night party and saved the club several hundred dollars, and a lot of work. Also a big thanks to all those who helped out Thursday morning getting Solomon’s showroom set up, and Thursday afternoon when we made the move to the DCC. The old saying ‘many hands makes light work’ is certainly true, as that’s what made a potentially difficult day into an enjoyable day.
The actual Caravan went very well also, with the use of highway 20 and 79 getting rave reviews from our participants. Jim and Charley did a great job leading the roughly 80 Corvettes, taking advantage of a ‘spirited passing’ opportunity on highway 20 when confronted with slower traffic.
Saturday’s activities went smoothly with almost 40 cars showing up for the Corvette Show and seminars conducted by Steve and Kirk. The Saturday night auction was the best with Kelly and Steve keeping the action moving as well as entertaining the crowd.
As our 30th Beach Caravan event gets wrapped up we can all be proud of our club. We provided an enjoyable event for our participants, and raised several thousand dollars for charity.
Also in April, in fact the day after we came back from the Caravan was the annual Azalea/Dogwood Trail parade. Despite returning from a major 3 day event, we managed to put up 8 Corvettes for this parade!! How about that!!
Then on the 24th, the Emerald Coast Corvette club had their major event, the Corvette Beach Odyssey. This was held at Pier Park and although the weather was windy and rainy, we had a great time along with 3 other Circle City cars.
On the 29th thru the 1st , the NCM is holding their annual C5/C6 Bash. We will have at least 2 cars attending this fun event at Bowling Green.
Next month we have the Cruisin Corvette club’s show in Tallahassee to look forward to. This will be on the 15th, with a welcome party on the 14th. I hope you will plan to attend.
Bruce
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- Charley Robertson
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So, do you really void your new car warranty by doing modifications the engine? Well, the short answer is no. You could be denied warranty work ON the engine if it has been modified, but how often does a Vette go in for warranty work on the engine - rarely. Usually the problem is an electrical issue, or maybe a rattle. In most of these situations the Tech won't even look under the hood! I have also heard people say if you use the wrong oil you will void the warranty. Ok, think about that one for a minute. Do dealers have a lab to analyze the oil - No. Would they take time to send it to a lab - usually not, but if you brought the car in with a broke engine and they suspected improper lubrication - maybe. Remember, new car dealers are always trying to keep their customer base and they do that by keeping their customers happy. Not ticking them off by denying warranty coverage.
Bruce
May
1
The Mural City Art Fest 2nd Annual Antique and Collector Car & Truck Show
Dothan, Alabama. Click here for
info.
14 - 15 All corvettes are invited to join
Cruisin’ Corvettes for their annual car show, sponsored by Champion
Chevrolet located at 3127 West Tennessee Street, Tallahassee FL.
Registration is from 8 – 12, awards at 3. Preregistration is $25.00, day of
show $30.00. Participants’ lunch is provided by Champion Chevrolet.
May 14, 2010, Friday, 6 pm, Cruise in & Dine.
May 15, 2010, Saturday, Registration @ 8 am, awards @ 3 pm.
Click here for the
registration form and more info.
July
3 "Vettes 4 Vets" - pace
laps at Talladega for donation. The first 200 cars - Corvettes only.
Click here
for registration form;
click here for the flyer.
| 2010 Panama City Beach
Caravan - 30th Edition. We have far more pics than you
see here. Click here to see Charley's collection in a new window. Click here for the webmaster's collection. Click here to see Kirk Bennion's seminar at the Caravan. (click and scroll down.)
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| 2010 Panama City Beach Caravan - 30th Edition |
He says it ALL fits in the 'Vette! Thanks, Ben Labaree, for the fight to Conquer Cancer. |
The arctic white trim inside ! |
Steve Grilli and Kirk Bennion, our car show judges. So many winners... |
Steve's ride |
Self-captioning cake...
Many thanks to the Dothan Conference Center for the use of their fine facility for the Thursday night gathering. |
Somewhere in Pier Park before the webmaster could get off w*o*r*k*... |
Steve Grilli's seminar. Always good info and better stories. |
The Grand Sport's view of the seminars. |
Kirk Bennion speaks about the Z06 Carbon. Click the link above to see the video. |
Our car show. Looked like much fun for all. |
| Emerald Coast Beach Odyssey or go back up to recent events |
The Emerald Coast club members are Great - they even helped detail Bruce's car!! |
Car show at Emerald Coast Beach Odyssey. |
| Dothan's Azalea Trail or go back up to recent events |
At the line up. |
Uhh, nice car. |
Mayor Mike Schmitz opens the Trail. |
We welcome our new members to the club!!!
Brad & Martha Braddock
Jim and Elaine Dodd
Roger & Debra Flythe
George & Sandee Wallace
Bill & Lynn Rawson
| HAPPY May BIRTHDAYS 2 Diane Jehle 5 Bobby Johnson 7 Jackie James 7 Noreen Maccabe 14 Rob Eggleston 20 Brent Gourley 20 Lynn Rawson 27 Sandee Wallace 28 Susan Early 29 Charley Robertson 30 George Wallace |
and May
ANNIVERSARIES:
12 John & Barbara Hickman 19 Daniel & Laura Braley 28 George & Sandee Wallace
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| The webmaster will sell his one-half interest in this classic: |  |
New record, 6:58, on Nurburgring by Ferrari
Vettes for Vets Event ON the Talladega Motor Speedway
How to clean a car, by the MiniCooper group.
Building the last C4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YII-h21xJvw&NR=1
Think you can win that ZR-1 and the '67/427 advertised on Facebook?
Read here before you donate:
http://www.sptimes.com/2004/12/05/Northpinellas/Wish_granting_charity.shtml
How to make your car last - http://tinyurl.com/qwdp7t
LS2 Engine Assembly - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2ZQQRDmlJc&feature=related
President: Bruce Carter
Vice President: Russell Lewis
Secretary: Barbara Pattberg
NCM Ambassador:
Charley Robertson
Treasurer: Jim Robertson
Caravan Coordinator: John
Hickman
Local Event Coordinator: Bruce Carter
Newsletter Editor:
Brent Gourley
Member at Large:
Charley O. Robertson
Member at Large:
Rick Early
Webmaster: Brent Gourley
