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Volume XV Issue 5 May 2005

Classic Glass Corvette Club

THE VETTE SETTE

A Monthly Publication For The Members of

The Classic Glass Corvette Club Volume XV Issue 5 May 2005

President’s Corner Slip it into second gear… Summer is down around the corner and up around the bend. Everyone had a great time in Bowling Green for the C5/C6 Birthday Bash. It wouldn’t be BG without a little wet stuff, but when we needed sunshine the clouds parted and the sun came out! Like Dave Hill says, “God loves Corvettes…”. Sunnie got another celebrity choice, this time from General Motors Marketing Manager Nate Love. Drag racing was fun, but being cold we couldn’t get any traction and was spinning the first 30 feet… Gotta love that GM power! We had a good contingent from Classic Glass that attended the Gathering VIII in Savannah. There was a threat of hail and everyone was running for cover, but it fortunately never appeared. About 5 of our club members won awards for their beautiful Corvettes. Our Annual VetteStock @ Bogey’s was a big hit. We broke the record attendance set last year by having 72 Corvettes registered for the show. Also, this year Reese Cox and MTI helped sponsor the show and the C5 and C6 plaques. Reese also sponsored an MTI Racing Choice award that went to Marc Feiler of the Peach State Posse. Thanks for your support Reese! This past weekend several of Classic Glass members went to the Cystic Fibrosis show put on by the PSP at the Hooters in Hiram. Everyone had plenty of wings and fun. There was a brief shower, but just enough to wet the cars and then it was gone! Blue got a trophy for the “Antique” class, she was happy until about the time we got home… more about that later.

Quite a large crowd from Classic Glass plans on attending the Panama City Cruise this coming weekend going from Dothan, AL to Panama City, FL. It should be a great weekend there and the Classic Glass banner will be proudly waving. Vette’s in the Valley will take place over Memorial Day weekend in Maggie Valley, NC. It should be a great time, be sure to support that club with their first ever Corvette Show! We are going to have one more planning meeting for Super Vette Saturday. Gail Smith, our V.P. of Activities, will be announcing the location and date for that. We still need donations for door prizes. Also, if anyone knows of a business that would like to sponsor a trophy, please let us know! We will be publishing a roster of all the volunteers after the next planning session. If you wish to volunteer, please get with Gail Smith and let her know what you would like to help with. Keep in mind; we need volunteers to help with the Sock Hop on Friday night August 5th. This year, we are looking to try and outdo ourselves and have a bigger and better show than ever! Please check the website and your email for upcoming news on SVS. After all…. It’s about the people who love the car! Every day is a “Ragtop” day!

Joe



Officers for 2005 President Joe Owens – 770-971-7933 Vice President At Large Randy Cooper – 770-943-6131 Vice President of Membership Don Shamel – 770-751-5710 Vice President of Activities Gail & Robert Smith – 770-529-3217 Secretary Cheryl Tomlinson – 770-753-0307

Treasurer P.J. Ray – 770-998-5325 Board Members John Iroff – 770-973-3004 Jack Kreger – 770-428-2754 Bob Renneke – 770-218-2999 Barry Tomlinson – 770-753-0307

NCM Ambassador Ron Floyd – 770-591-3578 Webmaster Bridget Stephens – 770-891-6602

Newsletter Editor Cindy Owens – 770-971-7933

Editor’s Corner By Cindy Owens Hello Corvette Lovers! Do you believe we are already into May? Spring is here and summer is around the corner. We are approaching the 193 mark in memberships and hope to reach our 200-member mark by August. Do we think we can do this? Yes, we can. Our Bogey’s show, which was a great success, generated 5 new memberships and many more potentials. It is always exciting to talk to the people at a show and then they join the club. We have some exciting events planned for the upcoming months and for every member one of them should be on your to do list. We have the Panama City trip coming up, as well as our July picnic. There is Super Vette Saturday and the Sock Hop the night before. We still have CD’s of last year’s show if any one would like to get one. We have mailed short versions of this CD to the different clubs in the vicinity to generate interest in our Sock Hop Party and SuperVette Saturday. This year is going to be great with the “Sock Hops” performing live. Who knows I think the “Pink Ladies” will probably make their appearances. We recently got to preview the “Sock Hops” at a local dance establishment. This turned out to be a great outing

for Joe and me. The band played from 8:30 pm until 11:30 pm with just a short break. I’m thinking they will be a great addition to our Friday Night Sock Hop. The planning sessions for SVS are turning out to be very productive and informative. Remember if anyone would like to help or contribute to the cause, please see Gail Smith. As always, if you have any news worthy articles, or just something to put into the newsletter, send it to me at [email protected] . As Always, Have a “SUNNIE” day!

Cindy

The Gathering at Tybee Island By Bill Gohr

Friday, April 29th, 8 club corvettes left Sidelines for Savannah. We stopped for lunch at Buckner’s, an all you can eat restaurant in Jackson on I-75. Three more corvettes met us there and we caravanned the rest of the way to Savannah. Everyone had a great outdoor seafood dinner on the patio by the water at the Crab Shack. Saturday, the show was held next to the lighthouse. Top 25 winners included many winners from Classic Glass including Bill Gohr, Steve and Peggy Hodge, Bob and Amy Slaney, Ken and Jane Tenedini and Barry and Cheryl Tomlinson. In addition to these winners, we had 9 other club members present. In spite of overcast skies, we had only a few raindrops at night. This was the 8th show in Savannah and everyone is already looking forward to number nine next year.

** Upcoming Event ** Saturday, June 4, 2005, we will visit the private car collection owned by Dick Peden in Alpharetta. Ga. He has 13 or more original or top condition vehicles. All are kept inside in a 4500 sq. ft. building on a 12-acre horse farm. We will meet at Sidelines at 10:45 am and leave at 11:00 am. We will take GA 400 north to exit 10 and proceed to Jones Bridge Rd. Further directions will be posted on the web site. We will also send out a club email.

** Upcoming Event ** Saturday, September 24, 2005, we will visit the 40 – 50 car collection of Milt Robson in Gainesville, GA. It is one of the nicest car collections in the south. Most of his cars are one of a kind and all are in perfect condition. We will again join the American Dream Corvette Club of Gwinnett County. For those who have not toured Milt Robson’s garage this is a have to go to event. Classic Glass attended this event about 3 years ago and were blown away by how



nice this collection was. We also toured the main house as a special treat. More details to follow soon.

As the Steering Wheel Turns… By Joe Owens

Siblings are such fickle things. I think we finally got Sunnie settled and happy with the new tires and rotors. Now, Blue wants attention… Blue had been getting a little ornery after she warmed up and had been driven awhile. First I thought it might be the old stock coil. I replaced that with a brand new shiny chrome Super Coil. Then, maybe the fuel filter was clogging up… nope, the problem turns out to be the typical Rochester Quadrajet demons… flooding. So, either a rebuild or a new carburetor is in order. We may have a new surprise on the Tequila front… We are keeping our fingers crossed and holding our breath, we will let everyone know as soon as we get confirmation… The antici……..pation is killing us! We will see you next month with more tales from the “Busted Knuckle Garage”.

Corvette Racing Update

CCC666RRR Corvette Racing Team Corvette is preparing for another great outing at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. Corvette Racing has a flawless record at the 2-¼ mile course, finishing 1-2 in every ALMS race they have entered there. While the drivers prepare for this race, in the back of their minds loom thoughts of Le Mans. They are using the first 3 races of the year to get familiar and bond with the new C6R cars. Little things like the angle of the rear wing and weight distribution play big parts in the success of this new car. Be sure to check them out on CBS Sports Sunday May 22nd. You should not be disappointed. Good Luck Corvette Racing!!! We are all behind you!

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Corvette Trivia 1. The 1968 Corvette interior came in many different colors, including White. True or False 2. Everyone is familiar with the infamous ZR1 package in the early 90’s. That option was actually first introduced in the year 1970. True or False 3. The 454 big block engine was first available as a factory RPO in 1965. True or False Bonus: How many Corvettes were built for the Corvette Challenge series in 1988 by Chevrolet? A: 20 B: 50 C: 56 D: 76

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Meeting Minutes from May 10th Meeting

7:30 PM – President – Joe Owens Joe called the meeting to order and wished all the mothers a Happy Belated Mother’s Day. Joe announced that the MTI forms for the MTI Track Event @ Barber Motorsports were on the back table. You can signup and drive the track during the event. This should be a lot of fun. There are also C6 posters on the back table thanks to Vicki Hicks and we also have calendars for sale at a blow out price of $2.00 each. The ALMS Grand Prix was an exciting event and if you missed this you need to come out to the next one. Team Corvette finished 1-2 in GT1 class. The C5/C6 Birthday Bash was a great 3-day event with a special display showing the C6 Z06 and Chief Engineer Dave Hill provided a very detailed explanation of the new Z06. “Sunnie” received a celebrity award from GM’s Nate Love. Barry Tomlinson talked about the Gathering in Savannah where there were about 100 cars. Several of our members won awards for their cars: Steve and Peggy Hodge, Bill Gohr, Barry and Cheryl Tomlinson, Ken Tenedini and Bob Slaney. Congratulations to all. We had 71 Corvettes registered for the Bogey’s Show and we as a club cleared about $1400.00 according to early calculations. This was a new show record. 7:37 PM – Secretary – Cheryl Tomlinson Cheryl asked for a motion that the minutes from the last meeting be approved as written in the newsletter. A motion was made and the minutes approved. 7:38 PM – Treasurer – P. J. Ray P. J. gave us a summary of the treasurer’s report. P. J. asked for a motion that the treasurer’s report be approved. A motion was so made and the report was approved. Treasurer’s Report-P.J. Ray P. J. reported a financial summary of the below numbers for April 2005: Beginning Balance: $3,533.32

Receipts: New & Renewal Memberships $ 245.00 Club Store $ 13.00 50/25/25 Raffle $ 77.50 SVS Registration $ 70.00 Replace Start Up Cash for Bogey’s $ 100.00 Bogey’s Auction $ 260.00 Bogey’s Registration $ 710.00 Donation from Bogey’s $ 400.00 Bogey’s Raffle $ 289.00 Calendars $ 23.00

Newsletter Ads $ 50.00

Total Receipts: $ 2,237.50

Disbursements: Newsletter, Postage & Copying $ 15.60 SVS Lapel Pins $ 447.10 Bogey’s Plaques $ 431.75 Office Supplies $ 9.62 Business Cards $ 25.14 Insurance $ 380.00 Cash for Start Up at Bogey’s $ 100.00

Total Disbursements: $1,409.21

Ending Balance:** $4,316.61

**Includes $2,000 Rainy Day Fund 7:39 PM – VP of Membership – Don Shamel Don announced that we had 8 guests at the meeting and that we now have 188 members. Don introduced all the guests. We also had 1 new member that joined us at Bogey’s. Welcome to all. The membership drawing for the evening was for $64.00 and was won by Gus Puryear. Joe presented Roman Sabadaszka with the plaque that he won at Bogey’s.

7:49 PM – VP of Activities – Gail Smith Gail thanked everyone that had a hand and helped with Bogey’s. Thank you to everyone. Calvin Cruce will lead the caravan to the PSP Cystic Fibrosis Benefit on May 14th. Panama City Run May 19th – 22nd Top of Georgia Corvette Show June 11th need to register by May 19th Picnic July 9th - Everyone that plans to come please sign up so we will know a count SuperVette Saturday August 6th we need door prizes and donations for auction items. MTI Dyno Days June 25th 3 Dyno Runs for $50.00

7:53 PM – NCM Ambassador – Ron Floyd Need to pre-register for the NCM Labor Day Event. Also, June 11th we are co-sponsoring with Corvettes of Blue Ridge, the Top of the Mountain Corvette Show. Ron has copies of the special issue of last years Corvette Magazine for anyone that is interested. If you are not a member of the Corvette Museum but are interested in joining, please see Ron for information. 7:56 PM – CGCC Store – Rhonda and Bobby Kay



Neither Rhonda nor Bobby was able to attend but Joe announced that to check the web for information on what we do have for sale. 7:57 PM – Webmaster – Bridget Stephens Bridget announced that the member garage and photo albums are available on line. She will also be starting a new game during the meeting called Website Trivia? Question: Which page on our web site is most often accessed? Answer: Homepage A door prize was given, a 1953 Corvette die cast car, for the answer to the question “What is the 2nd most accessed page on the web site?” The answer was Activities given by Hillary Dukas. She was presented with the prize. 8:00 PM – Wrap up New Cars: Roman and Marilyn Sabadaszka have a new 2005 C6 Convertible- Daytona Sunset Orange New Business: Charlie Willis brought in a page from the magazine Corvette and discussed the article. He wants the club to start a dialogue to let people know about the pleasures of the Vette and do something to reach out to the young people to peak their interest in the Corvette. Any Ideas? Barry Tomlinson wants to have some T-shirts made up with an emblem on the back, and the front will have Classic Glass Corvette Club on the left side. Shirts will be $12-15.00. Any one interested see Barry after the meeting. 8:11 PM – VP at Large – Randy Cooper Randy welcomed our guests and members and wants to encourage people to participate in the club and in the activities. It is a great way to meet new people and enjoy the club. Randy Announced the 50/25/25 drawing has $153.00. He gave $75.50 to P. J. for the club and Wayne Ray and Kathy Arney each won $38.75. Those that are going on the Panama City cruise will meet at Sidelines on Thursday May 19th at 9:30 AM and will be leaving at 10:00AM. Board of Directors meeting is Tuesday May 17th at 7:00 PM at Sidelines Don Shamel said, “It’s all about the people that drive the car.” 8:15 PM End of Meeting (minutes)

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