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The 1963 GS-II Corvette

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November 2020

2020

ary2020

2015

The Newsletter of Pacific

Coast Corvettes

P a g e | 2 Corvette Waves November 2020

TABLE OF CONTENTS

President's Corner 3

Vice President’s Message 4

November & December Celebrations 5

Another Mid Engine Corvette 6

Visiting Spring Mountain 8

Back at the Track 11

Various Aspects On Owning a Corvette 12

Halloween Fun 14

Charity Committee Update 18

Scholarship Update 18

Monday Funday 19

Legacy Cars and Coffee 22

November & December Calendars 25

All Seriousness Aside 26

PCC Sponsors:

Speed Ventures 28

Simpson Chevrolet 29

USA Express Tire & Service 30

Cypher Scientific 31

Greg Glick, A Professional Realtor 32

Event Flyers 33

The End 34

2020 PCC Officers President: Harold Brunski

(949) 472-8194 Vice-President: Ray Marshall

(949) 786-8365 Treasurer: Mark Smith

(949) 493-4072 Secretary: Sandy Savanich

(949) 468-8049 Sergeant at Arms: Bob Savanich

(949) 422-1947 Historian: Dave McCue

(949) 716-4841 Hospitality Chair: Kandra Longo/Vicky Kovacs

(949) 233-1878 Awards Chair :Judy Nunn/Sheryl Brunski (949) 586-1746 Newsletter Editors: Walt & Vicky Kovacs

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PRESIDENT’S CORNER

BY HAROLD BRUNSKI

Hello PCC Members,

First of all I’d like to thank everyone for their hard work and helping out with this years election &

charity committee. Volunteers for the Board and individuals/couples are what keeps the club

going.

Thank you to our outgoing board members:

• Vice President - Ray Marshall

• Secretary - Sandy Savanich

• Sgt-at-Arms - Bob Savanich

• Hospitality - Kandra Longo and Vicky Kovacs

Thank you to our returning board members:

• Treasurer - Mark Smith

• Historian - Dave McCue

• Editor(s) - Walt & Vicky Kovacs

Welcome aboard:

• Vice President - Don Wilder

• Secretary - Gary Uchino

• Sgt-at-Arns - Mo Wise

• Hospitality - Dick Jones

During our last Zoom call I announced that the January 2021 Awards Banquet will be postponed and re-scheduled for

2022. The Phoenix Club allowed us to use the deposit for a future date.

The Board is looking into putting together an abbreviated Awards Banquet that can be held in an outdoor setting. Stay

tuned more details.

A few of our members have been going through some health issues. Alyson Rose has been battling COVID. Barb Gildner

had a stroke. Gary Lane had a biopsy and Kandra was hospitalized because of a tree that fell on her. Sheryl and I wish all

of them speedy recoveries

If you would like to send any of them an email or a card I’m sure they would appreciate the support from the club.

If anyone knows of a club member that is going through any health issues and they are up for emails or phone calls,

please send an email out to the club.

Sheryl and I would like to wish all of you a very Happy & Healthy Thanksgiving!

Regards,

Harold Brunski


VICE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE BY RAY MARSHALL

What have we done? (Yes, we actually got to do something this month)

Fire and Rain. October 26th – PCC Drive to Lunch – GOT BURNED OUT. We were supposed to go to Cars and

Coffee at the Tustin Legacy but that rained out.

October 31 – Halloween Drive/Breakfast. Harold took us to breakfast at Paul’s Pantry. Good turnout.

The November 8th Cars and Coffee got rescheduled to November 15th. We had about 8 cars from the club show

up to park our cars by the Porsche crowd. They were the “mark”. For this month. This meet is growing in popularity, it will be interesting to see how many cars show up next month. The lot was pretty much full this

month.

On Monday November 16th we made the delayed Monday Funday run to the Mess Hall at Tustin Legacy. Once

again food was consumed and no one went away hungry. The food is great but the place needs some ice cream. The ice cream thing was rough because we met up in the shopping center where Fuddrucker’s was and there is

now a Handel’s ice cream store there. We left from a place that had ice cream and went to a place that did not.

What is coming up?

On November 20-22 we have a club racing event at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway. We did this last year, rented

cabins at the track, raced, talked too much. Many other racing events are listed on the PCC calendar at

pccvettes.org.

December 5th we will be going to Cars and Coffee at the San Clemente Outlet Mall for the annual Toys for Tots

toy collection. Bob and Sandy Savanich are in charge. Please bring a NEW UNWRAPPED toy valued at $20 or more. We leave from Carl’s Jr in San Juan Capistrano at 8:15 sharp.

December 12th – SCCA Sanctioned Road Rally held South County. Bob Rose is in charge. There are still some

spots available. Plenty of Racing events on the calendar.

There is another hotel event being looked at for February. More details to follow.

If you have an idea for an event, please let me know.

Always a pleasure.

Ray Marshall


November & December Celebrations

Anniversaries

Henry & Becky Lewis Nov 06 Jim & Eileen Robinson Nov 10

Norm & Jackie Deangelo Nov 22 Richard & Barbara Block Nov 27

David & Gina McCue Dec 03 Ron & Barbara Pavek Dec 17 Ray & Nancy Marshall Dec 19 Ron & Jodi Bruckel Dec 27

Birthdays Al Krauza Nov 01 Nancy French Nov 04

Alyson Rose Nov 06 Al LaRoche Nov 12 Dave (Arch) Archard Nov 14 Joe Perschler Nov 14

William (Bill) Colvin Nov 17 Ken James Nov 17 John Waltman Nov 18 Mona Gantt Nov 22

Dan Beadle Nov 29

Linda Iest Dec 01 Barbara Block Dec 01 Sabrina Glick Dec 01 Jackie DeAngelo Dec 05

John Iest Dec 06 Barbara Pavek Dec 06 Connie Ensign Dec 08 Howard Foss Dec 12

Robert (Bob) Savanich Dec 12 Sherry Maples Dec 12

Don Fedderson Dec 15 Carol Gates Dec 17 Ed Baumgarten Dec 18 Gini Conner Dec 19

Ellis Delameter Dec 22 Joe Gildner Dec 22 Nancy Radigan Dec 24 Ted Sickles Dec 24

Becky Lewis Dec 24 Rudy Pollak Dec 25

Mary LaRoche Dec 26 Mark Alter Dec 27 Bruce Robinson Dec 28 Kandra Longo Dec 29

Carole Deering Dec 30

Years In Club

Year Joined Voted In Date Years David & Gina McCue 1999 11/01/1999 21

Ken & Jill James 2004 11/03/2004 16

Bruce & Deborah Robinson 2005 11/07/2005 15 Bob Kluss & Traci Bernstein 2007 11/07/2007 13

Nancy French 2010 11/03/2010 10 Bob & Connie Ensign 2011 11/02/2011 9

Steve & Nancy Radigan*** 1989 12/01/1989 31 Jerry & Jill Schlatter*** 1989 12/01/1989 31

Jim & Peggy Whiteaker*** 1989 12/01/1989 31

Cliff Harris 1989 12/01/1989 31 Jim & Eileen Robinson 1992 12/01/1992 28

Ron Hubbart 1994 12/01/1994 26 John & Linda Iest 2003 12/03/2003 17

Richard & Barbara Block 2013 12/04/2013 7

Rick & Marcey Alpert 2014 12/03/2014 6 David Yeates 2016 12/07/2016 4

Please note: Birthday, Anniversaries, and Years in Club come from information on the PCC Roster. ***These members helped create the club in

June 1989.If there is an error please contact Ted Sickles to update the information on the roster. Thank you.


ANOTHER MID-ENGINE CORVETTE

The 1963 GS-II Corvette

BY DON WILDER

Note: The following article was written by Nick D and appeared on-line on the Supercars.net

blog in March 2016. It is included here, (with several comments included parenthetically), without significant change. DW

(When one mentions the 1963 Corvette what usually first comes to mind for most of us it the ’63 split window coupe. But

in doing research for a recent article on the Chaparral race cars, I came upon this article. I find the lines of the Corvette GS-II so beautiful and reminiscent of several cars in my past that I believe from now on, this is what I will think about

whenever I hear mention of a ’63 Vette. DW)

After the American Manufacturer’s Association (AMA) banned direct factory involvement in competition, companies like

Chevrolet were limited to research and design vehicles that assisted private teams. This kind of relationship was formed

between Chevrolet and Chaparral and that’s precisely where the GS-II fits in. (Note: Following the 1955 Le Mans disaster and

the 1957 NASCAR Mercury Meteor crashes into the grandstands, the Automobile Manufacturers Association placed a ban on factory-supported racing. The ban began to be ignored in 1962 when Henry Ford II announced that the Ford Motor Company would again begin participating openly in NASCAR. In the following years, other manufacturers followed Ford’s lead and began to support and be involved in racing programs. DW)


Despite being labeled as a Corvette by GM marketing, the GS-II was an experimental race car that paralleled Chaparral development. The project was headed by F.J. Winchell, vice-president of GM engineering, who wanted to build a mid-

engine sports car that would out-perform and become an extension of the Grand Sport (GS-I) Corvettes. He probably named it Corvette to avoid Chevrolet bureaucracy while at the same time using it to test highly advanced racecar

engineering.

The design was loosely based around the

Monza GT concept car which used Corvair running gear in Chevrolet’s first

monocoque design. But unlike the Monza

GT, the GS-II took the theme several steps further by using light-gauge steel,

an experimental 327 V8 engine that was all-aluminum and a one-speed

transmission.

Having Chevrolet research and design at

his fingertips, Jim Hall at Chaparral embraced many of the new technologies

from Chevrolet and the GS-II. This meant

both companies had a symbiotic relationship that was hard to manage

since Chevrolet was not supposed to be directly involved in the first place. The fact that the Chaparral 2C had a remarkable resemblance to the GS-II was no coincidence.

The GS-II was initially built around a steel monocoque chassis and an extremely thin fiberglass body designed by Larry Shinoda. The chassis was later replaced by a very lightweight aluminum counterpart and became known as the GS-IIb.

Chaparral modified the aluminum tub design for his 2C which many drivers didn’t trust due to its extremely low weight. However, it retained so much rigidity that Jim Hall nicknamed it the ‘eyeball jiggler’.

The one-speed automatic transmission was developed by engineer Jerry Mrlik at Chevrolet to help deliver monstrous power to tires that

could barely cope. It used a torque converter and a single-speed transaxle to send varying amounts of power the rear wheels. The

same unit was also used in the Chaparral 2C which won to everyone’s

surprise the first few times out! These automatics, in both one and two speed configuration, were very reliable and helped Chaparral win

16 major American road races in 1965.

To test various wheel/tire combinations, the wheels were also special on the GS-II . Chevrolet devised a multi-piece

design that could be more easily changed without having to mount cumbersome race tires. The solid disc design overheated the brakes in testing and were adopted by Chaparral for a very limited time.

Suspension for the GS-II came from another car called the Suspension Test Vehicle (STV). This crude test mule lent its

developments including a fully independent front and rear setup.

The results achieved with the GS-II were phenomenal. Engineer Jim Musser did a test run at the proving grounds that

reached 198 mph. This was in large part due to the cars low weight. At just 1450 lbs, the large block V8 had no problem propelling the GS-II.

Sitting somewhere between a sports car and a race car, the GS-II never left its experimental role. It was followed up by the GS-III an experimental open-wheeled car that was a possible Indianapolis contender. Beyond the GS-II, several more

mid-engine Corvette prototypes were made, but none were suitable enough for production, nor as radical as the GS-II.


Pete Dolbee and Al Krauza, world famous PCC drivers, standing ready to dominate the competition in the track events

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VISITING SPRING MOUNTAIN

BY PETER DOLBEE

Exploring the Capabilities of the C8

One of the benefits of buying the new C8 is an extra cost

option not shown in the order book, a subsidized class at the

Ron Fellows Performance Driving School at Spring Mountain

Motor Resort and Country Club. Mere mortals have to shell

out about $3,500 for the two day course, but thanks to the

generosity of Chevrolet, the subsidized cost of the school for

new Corvette owners is only $1,000. Quite the bargain.

Pete Dolbee and Al Krauza decided to take advantage of the program this

month, and we thought our members would be interested in learning about

the features of the school and what we learned about the car. Susan

Dolbee joined us, taking advantage of the time to check out the venue, root

us on, and to read in preparation for her book club the following week.

The School

The Spring Mountain Motor Resort is located in Pahrump, Nevada, about an hour WNW of Las Vegas. The facility

includes a welcome center and store, 3 different race tracks with more to come, condominiums for participants located on

the second story above multiple garages, various other motorsports facilities including skid pad and autocross areas, 3

separate class rooms, a club house featuring buffet style meals, and all of the associated support facilities needed to

maintain and repair the cars used by members of the club and participants in the Ron Fellows school.

Check-in for the school is after 3:00 the preceding day at the

welcome center, where rooms are assigned, directions and

maps are provided, and the schedule for the next two days is

explained. Once the check-in process is complete, it is time to

find the room and plan dinner. The rooms are pleasant and

clean and have kitchenettes for those planning to make their

own meals.

“The subsidized cost of the school for new Corvette owners is only $1,000. Quite the bargain.”


Speaking of meals, breakfast and lunch are provided both days of classes, as is dinner after the first night, but because

dinner selections must be made by noon, there is no dinner available the night of check-in. We decided to skip dinner

that day, but there are a variety of restaurants in town for those interested in trying local cuisine.

The grounds are spread out, so this isn’t the place to be exploring without a car. Those coming from further states

rented a car, but we had our Corvettes to ferry us around. Breakfast was served as early as 6:45 and classes and events

were from 8:00 to 4:00.

The facility is in fact a country club for motorsports enthusiasts. We talked to one couple who are members who keep

five Mazda Miatas at the club. They said membership costs $6,000 per year. There are also lots being sold, and

members are building homes on the property. We didn’t have an opportunity to tour the residential neighborhood, but

from a distance some of the houses looked pretty nice.

The school’s cars are all 2020 Z51’s with all the associated electronics and performance options. They are in excellent

condition and very low mileage, although those miles are obviously hard miles. They are in all the 2020 colors, so it is

generally easy to find the car each participant is assigned.

The Program

The program focuses on performance driving, technical aspects of the car, and exploring its capabilities. There are classes

for both C7 and C8 owners, but the C7 classes are discontinued at the end of this calendar year. Class time is used

primarily to learn the nuances of cornering on closed race tracks, a skill that requires knowledge of both the car and the

techniques used to maximize speed around the track. The school uses an 8 step cornering program intended to

accomplish this, and there is certainly skill required. Although we improved over five track sessions over the 2 days,

those who truly become competitive have talent and have clearly honed those skills over many hours on the track.

Track time is conducted following

the instructor who is tasked with

introducing participants to the skills

involved while maintaining safety

on the track. He is in radio contact

with each participant, advising on

proper positioning in the corner,

gear selection (all driving is in

manual mode using the paddle

shifters), braking and acceleration.

Generally, each instructor leads

three participants, with rotation by

the participants to the position

directly behind the driver every couple of laps. As skill levels increase, the instructors increase speeds until escape

velocity is reached and orbit achieved. - Just kidding about the last part. In any event, we have proof of our expertise,

since all of our track driving is documented in videos recorded on our car's Performance Data Recorders, complete with

track overlays and all the performance metrics.


The autocross sessions were all timed, with a total of 6

runs. Although we didn’t win these events, there was a

groundswell of support for us PCC boys, primarily because

of our good looks and charm. The skid pad session was fun

and we saw first-hand how the electronic “nannies” of the

car keep the driver out of trouble. Put another way, it’s

easy to get in trouble if the car isn’t in weather mode when

driving on low traction surfaces. We also tried launch

control a couple of times. That is fun! Not surprisingly, this

car is fast. We didn’t see the

published 2.8 second time to 60

because Pahrump is over 2,000 ft.

and the air conditioning was on,

but 3.1 is achievable at that

altitude.

And in Conclusion

While we don’t think there is any likelihood that either of us

will be setting track records or gracing IMSA podiums with

our visage, the experience at Spring Mountain is

worthwhile. Learning how capable these cars really are

cannot be done on public highways, and techniques to

make them go fast must be learned. That is why Chevrolet

has this program, We are glad we did.

Demonstrated here how

silver cars generally go

faster than red ones. Al

isn’t buying this…..


BACK AT THE TRACK

BY BOB ROSE

Greetings,

Less than 4 weeks remain before the super awesome and 100% Covid proof SDR-SCCA (that's

for San Diego Region - Sports Car Club of America) Avocados, Vines & County lines road rally. So

far we have 6 PCC'ers signed up. As we get closer I will tee up the meeting place and time so we

can caravan down to the start at I-15 & the 76. Hopefully we get a few more.

Looks like we are headed for more shut down so this is the perfect way to get out and blow the dust off the vette. The

route takes about three hours and there are opportunities for potty stops at least twice during the run. We start at 9:00

so even the very last car will be done by about 1:00. Everything is logged with a free app so no human interaction at

checkpoints is required. There will be a beginners Zoom school the week before and a Zoom drivers meeting the night

before.

It's filling up though. We opened up extra slots and are allowing 70 cars, but we already have 53 confirmed. That means

only 17 more opportunities to get into this super fun event. After another 4 weeks of lockdown and you are going to be

wishing you signed up.

Here is the link: https://www.motorsportreg.com/events/sdr-scca-december-road-rally-san-diego-solo-104325

Tip: You have to register your navigator first so have all of that ready when you register.

Bob Rose

Catch me if you can!


VARIOUS ASPECTS TO CORVETTE OWNERSHIP

BY MARK ALTER

There are many aspects to Corvette ownership. The first and most important is Corvette Parts.

These are the pieces that your Corvette had when it left the factory or when you modified the

car. What I have for sale on eBay is as follows:

Corvette Parts

C4 HD Front Brake Pads

C5 Front Lower Valance Spoilers

C6 Ignition Switch

C4 RH Fuel Rail Cover

C6 Instrument Cluster Housing – Gray

C5/C6 CAGS Switch

Another important aspect of Corvette ownership is Corvette Pictures. Everyone wants pictures of the Corvette they have

or the Corvette they wished they had. This can come in many different varieties, such as pictures, picture frames,

paintings, posters, tapes, and paper media. What I have for sale on eBay in this area is as follows:

Corvette Pictures

Framed 2004 Indy 500 Track Car

30 years of Tradition Drawing by Marty Speer

Blank C5 Picture Frame

Blank C6 Picture Frame

Set of 3—Vintage Sales Ads

Qty 2 – 1995 Corvette Indy 500 Posters

2007 Combo Indy 500 Program/DVD/Newspaper

2001 VHS Tape showing Features/Benefits

One of the most fun aspects of Corvette Ownership is buying accessories for your car, or your mancave, or for you. This

is a very wide category with everything from lamps to wall hangings to clothes. What I have for sale on eBay in this

category is as follows:

Corvette Accessories

Large Red Corvette Lamp with Sound

Large C6 Emblem Wall Hanging

Qty 2 – 1995 Indy 500 Jackets (very rare and expensive)

Combo 1995 Day @ the Races (Indy 500)

Lighted Route 66 Sign


The last category of items I have for sale is Corvette Models. These can range is size from very large to very small. They

can also range in workable features and overall quality. Some models are intended to be shown off on a shelf and others

can be played with. The ones I have fall into the latter category.

Corvette Models

2007 Z06 Coupe by Greenlight Dk. Blue, 1:24, Die Cast, #429

1997 Convertible by Burago, 1:24, Yellow/Gray, Die Cast made in Italy

New in Box 1995 Convertible by Maisto, 1:18, Purple-White/Black, Die Cast, Indy 500 Pace Car

That’s It! Thanks for looking and if there is any interest in one particular item, contact me and I can furnish pictures of

any item easily.

Mark Alter

949-922-5697

[email protected]


BY DAVE MCCUE

For fun, here are some pictures of Halloween past (2008) and present (2020)

Terry Smith Laurie Smith

Ray Marshall

Cliff Harris

Cate Riggs

Donna & Dan Fost


Mona Gantt

Laurie Smith, Dave McCue, Linda Iest

Harold Brunski, Sherry Maples, Sheryl Brunski

Henry Lewis, Sherry Maples Donna and Steve Walling


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Not Halloween.... but funny anyways.

Bob Rose at a 2018 Awards Dinner

Linda and John Iest

Ray and Nancy Marshall Ray and Nancy Marshall. Sherry Maples


PCC Drive and Halloween Breakfast

The group stopped at Paul's Pantry in Mission

Viejo for breakfast. The food was great; and

we had our own parking section.

Our only challenge was the garbage truck that

decided it needed to empty the restaurant

bins by driving through our parking area.

We all met at Ayres Hotal in Laguna Woods.

We took a nice ride on PCH. There we

encountered some fog, but it dissipated once

we turned inland.

Prizes were given for the best man, the best

woman's costume.

Bob and Sandy Savanich

Bob and Sandy Savanich, Ray Marshall, Dick Jones

Dick Jones and Marilyn Parker


2020 CHARITY AWARD RESULTS

BY GENE INSLEY

Final recommendations were made from the five submitted charities and where approved

at the November monthly (via Zoom) meeting. $500 has been awarded to each winner.

This year’s selections are:

Saddleback Church Grocery Distribution submitted by David Yeates COVID has created many hardships everywhere and we discovered among the many local food distribution centers in Orange County Saddleback is providing broad and excellent service to all who need basic nutritional assistance. Never Ever Give Up/Jesse Rees Foundation submitted by Michelle & Chip English This Irvine charity supports Orange County children who have cancer by bringing a little light into a very difficult situation. We all share a special concern for children impacted by this terrible illness and know hope is a valued contributor to brighten their lives. Parkinson’s of Orange County submitted by Sandi & Bob Savanich Many of us have friends and/or family impacted by this disease that robs al too many of basic motor skills. Many charities exist for this disease and this one was selected due to its local focus. Thanks to all who have support PCC’s tradition of supporting one of our most worthwhile activities through the years. It’s never too early to begin thinking of who should be awarded in 2021 !! Your 2020 Charity Committee David (Arch) Archard Gene Insley David Yeates

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SCHOLARSHIP UPDATE

BY DON WILDER

No new updates


MONDAY FUNDAY 11/16/20

BY RAY MARSHALL

It has been a trying year for events. We have done some breakfast runs, a couple of

breakfast runs and a lunch run. We even made a trip to Cambria and it looks like

everyone has survived. So Nancy and I decided to sponsor a weekday lunch run.

Our new favorite hangout is the Mess Hall at Tustin Legacy.

This is in a new development near the intersection of Red Hill

and Barranca in Tustin. You can tell that it is Tustin because

there is actually a colorful display on some of the buildings

(Irvine joke). This is the latest development at the old Tustin

Marine base. For those new to the area, the base was once a

base for “Lighter than Air” aircraft (think blimp). In later

years it was a Marine helicopter base. The main landmarks

remaining are the two blimp hangars. Note: for the most part

what was based there were not blimps although there must

have been some. The big (really big) hangars housed

airships. These are a couple of the largest buildings made of

wood in the world. The club got to go inside as part of the

C8 rollout that was done in one of the hangars. Blimps are

like balloons like the Goodyear Blimp, airships have a rigid

framework inside, think Hindenburg. The development is a

new office complex with the Mess Hall being the common

eating area. The Mess Hall is what is now being called a food

hall as opposed to a food court. There are about 10 vendors

in the building with varying menus. Next to the Legacy is a

new Tustin park. The park is another new and beautiful place

with lots of walking paths. We parked in the park so that we

could all park together.

We started at the shopping center where Fuddrucker’s once was. It was sad to see the vacant building. A

couple of months back Mo and Marker Wise took us on a run from there to the Market Place in Tustin. The

shopping center has improved since then

because there is now a Handel’s Ice Cream

Parlor there. Well, we left a place that had ice

cream and went to a place that did not. We will

have to make up for that. We queued up and

left as a group. In an amazing execution of a

perfect plan we all got out of the shopping

center together without getting broken up at

the first light. Actually, for almost the entire


trip we stayed together and made it through all the

lights as a group. We went up El Toro Road to

Santiago Canyon Road. We then continued all the way

through to Jamboree Road. I am not a big fan of

Santiago Canyon Road because it is one of the most

dangerous roads around. It is a bad combination of;

beautiful scenery, motorcycles, bicycles, racing cars,

construction and hills. There was a woman bicyclist

killed the weekend before our run. But somehow we

survived. We turned off jamboree at Tustin Ranch

Road. At least most of us did, Walt Kovacs decided to

take an alternate route and came out in front of the

group. As we continued down Tustin Ranch Road we

got split up, Mark and Patty Smith and Mo Wise and

friend didn’t make a light. A little bit of poor directions

and bad choices and they were off to Timbuktu. Not

to worry, they found us as we were getting ready to eat.

We had 11 cars in our caravan and a couple of folks met us at the mess Hall. I think we were a surprise to

the Mess Hall, Gary and Joanne Walsh wanted to get lobster rolls at the fish place but another of the group

had just got the last order. So they went one stall down to get a meatball sammich at the Italian stall but they

were out of those.

Dave McCue did not make the trip so the pictures

are few because I was busy eating.

Just a little note again about the Legacy. Things

have changed since I worked. The Legacy

complex is beautiful with a park, and a full food

hall that contains a full bar. Not exactly what I

was used to in working 40 years.


Through Silverado Canyon.

We encountered road work 2x, and had to wait for our turn to pass through the area.


LEGACY CARS AND COFFEE

BY RAY MARSHALL

In this messed up year there was actually something new on the agenda. There is a new area

in Tustin called the Legacy. This center is near the corner of Red Hill and Barranca in Tustin. It

is an all new area and very nice. The center opened about a year ago and was immediately

impacted by COVID. In an attempt to get some action at the center they have allowed a once-a-month Cars and Coffee

on a Sunday morning.

Bob Savanich found out about it at Cars and Coffee in San Clemente. Bob went to one of the meets and told me about

it. We decided to make the next one a club event. The one we wanted to go to was rained out and rescheduled to the

next week. We attended what was the fifth meet.

The “mark” or featured car for this event was Porsche. When

we got there about 7:30 the parking lot was almost completely

full. Cars kept coming in and filled every parking spot and even

filled the red curbs. The organizers said that 300 cars showed

up with over 230 of them being Porsches. It was a great

collection of cars. One of the cars there was a magnificent 906

Long Tail that was in the movie “Ford vs. Ferrari.” OK, Porsches

are not the car for us Corvette guys (and guyettes) but it is nice

to see so many fellow car enthusiasts.

It will be interesting to see what happens with this event in the future. After filling the place on only the fifth event they

might have to make some adjustments. The parking lot there is a good place for a gathering like this, there are

bathrooms and the Mess Hall (see the other article) Coffee shop was open. It was easy to see that they were

overwhelmed by the attendance. I am sure that the Lost Bean coffee shop was happy to get the business, but they had

a hard time keeping up with the demand.

I am sure some of us will be going to the next one on December 13th. At the December meeting the mark will be Ferrari

and they will have a Christmas Toy Drive.


NOVEMBER & DECEMBER CALENDARS

Keep Checking For Additions, Postponements And/Or Cancellations

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ALL SERIOUSNESS ASIDE Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called “Rush hour”?

Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?

If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?

SHIRTS


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Pacific Coast Corvettes is pleased and grateful for the involvement

and support of the following sponsors:

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Speed Ventures is a motorsports group operating out of California which has been organizing track

events since 2001. We organize lapping days, driving schools, time trials, and races in California and

Nevada, providing a fun environment to learn the limits of your car and improve your driving abilities.

We offer instruction in performance-driving technique, optional AMB transponder-based timing at all

events, and an opportunity to affordably live your dream of driving your car on a real racetrack. We

can also arrange for race car rentals and professional race-driving instruction.

Our mission is to provide the highest quality track experience for the best value. With safety as a

driving concern, we strenuously work to make our events run smoothly and professionally.

Additionally, we set rigid registration limits to keep traffic to a minimum and maximize your driving

enjoyment.

www.speedventures.com

(323) 973-7744

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Simpson Chevrolet appreciates the affiliation it has with Pacific Coast Corvettes and is proud to be a

club sponsor and participant with PCC and major contributor to PCC’s Scholarship Program. We are

pleased to continue our sponsorship for an additional year, through 2021 and committed to

contribute $1000 to the club’s scholarship fund plus an additional $500 scholarship contribution for

continued excellent college academic performance for previous scholarship awardees.


Cypher Scientific, the first corporate sponsor of Pacific Coast Corvettes, has been reporting that MedWand, a device we have been working on for almost three years, has been released to manufacturing. MedWand is a disruptive medical device that enables a doctor to examine you remotely, regardless of where you are, or where the doctor may be. It finally puts “medicine” into telemedicine. You can see it in action at www.medwand.com. MedWand is now in pre-FDA submission testing and we expect final approval by June. Watch for MedWand to make an immediate impact in home healthcare, telemedicine, and remote access to quality healthcare.

Along with MedWand’s release, Cypher Scientific is now a partner in Amoled Technical Services. We have begun producing replacement screens for after-market repair of the iPhone X in our factory in Korea and have launched sales worldwide. Check it out at www.amoledscreens.com. Another factory, located in Southeast Asia for the production of replacement screens for the Samsung OLED phones like the 8, 8+, 9 and 9+ is in planning for later this summer.

We also are proud to continue to be involved as part of the Corvette community through our sponsorship of Bob Rose’s car in the Wilwood Corvette Challenge series again for the 2021 season and are looking forward to expanding that sponsorship into the 2021 SCCA Solo and Pro-Solo Autocross series as well. We are also interested in helping support a multi-car Pacific Coast Corvettes Racing Team in 2021.

Cypher Scientific’s mechanical and electrical engineering teams can bring your imagined products to life. Medical, home, automotive, robotic, industrial: What can we build for you

http://www.medwand.com/

http://www.amoledscreens.com/


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