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1 Inside this Issue Presidents Message 1 Meeting Minutes 2-4 Pine Mountain Run 4 Tech Corner 5 For Sale/Members Business Cards 6 VTV Sponsors 7 For Sale 8-11 Calendar of Events 12-15 Presidents Message By Gale Haugen Due to the upcoming Autocross event we will de- vote the May meeting to preparation and assign- ing job details for those members that have of- fered to help. This will also eliminate the need for our Governors to hold a separate meeting prior to the autocross. As always, your support is appreciated. Mike Williamson will continue with his series on car care at the June meeting where he will dis- cuss How to dry your car and what to use.We value your presentations, Mike. Thank you to Chuck Robertson, Clay Beck, Frans Meyer and Nicole White for submitting pictures of the Pine Mountain Run. After they are published in the VTV Newsletter they are sent on for Chuck Robertson to post on our webpage. Cliff Erickson had the surgery on his knee and ac- cording to Bev the surgery went well and he was walking without a cane five days after. She also sent me a picture of his stitched black and blue knee but I decided after my horror I would not share it with you. LOL Hang in there big guy. Check out the For Saleitems in the back of the newsletter this month. We have added a couple previously owned Corvettes and a lift for a gar- age. I would like to wish all the mothers in our club a very happy mothers day. I hope you are able to spend it with your loved ones. Make it a special day. Until next Month...Save the Wave, Gale Board Members President Gale Haugen 773-4515 Vice President Clay Beck 481-4597 Treasurer Hector Paz 773-4515 Secretary Judy Fitzjarrell 937-5434 NCCC Governors: Charlie Perry 937-4420 Bill Santmyer 325-3750 Newsletter Gale Haugen 773-4515 Sunshine Dude Jerry White 733-1569 Web Master Chuck Robertson 934-0694 The Vapor Trail April 2016 Vapor Trail Vettes, P.O. Box 5241, Santa Maria, CA 93456 May 11 Peggy Jacob May 12 Clay Beck May 13 Patty Santmyer May 20 Mary Carson June 02 Chuck Jenkins June 07 Chuck Robertson

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Inside this Issue

Presidents Message 1

Meeting Minutes 2-4

Pine Mountain Run 4

Tech Corner 5

For Sale/Members Business Cards 6

VTV Sponsors 7

For Sale 8-11

Calendar of Events 12-15

Presidents Message By Gale Haugen

Due to the upcoming Autocross event we will de-

vote the May meeting to preparation and assign-

ing job details for those members that have of-

fered to help. This will also eliminate the need

for our Governor’s to hold a separate meeting

prior to the autocross. As always, your support is

appreciated.

Mike Williamson will continue with his series on

car care at the June meeting where he will dis-

cuss “How to dry your car and what to use.” We

value your presentations, Mike.

Thank you to Chuck Robertson, Clay Beck, Frans

Meyer and Nicole White for submitting pictures of

the Pine Mountain Run. After they are published

in the VTV Newsletter they are sent on for Chuck

Robertson to post on our webpage.

Cliff Erickson had the surgery on his knee and ac-

cording to Bev the surgery went well and he was

walking without a cane five days after. She also

sent me a picture of his stitched black and blue

knee but I decided after my horror I would not

share it with you. LOL Hang in there big guy.

Check out the “For Sale” items in the back of the

newsletter this month. We have added a couple

previously owned Corvettes and a lift for a gar-

age.

I would like to wish all the mothers in our club a

very happy mother’s day. I hope you are able to

spend it with your loved ones. Make it a special

day.

Until next Month...Save the Wave,

Gale

Board Members

President Gale Haugen 773-4515

Vice President Clay Beck 481-4597

Treasurer Hector Paz 773-4515

Secretary Judy Fitzjarrell 937-5434

NCCC Governors:

Charlie Perry 937-4420

Bill Santmyer 325-3750

Newsletter Gale Haugen 773-4515

Sunshine Dude Jerry White 733-1569

Web Master Chuck Robertson 934-0694

The Vapor Trail

April 2016

Vapor Trail Vettes, P.O. Box 5241, Santa Maria, CA 93456

May 11 Peggy Jacob

May 12 Clay Beck

May 13 Patty Santmyer

May 20 Mary Carson

June 02 Chuck Jenkins

June 07 Chuck Robertson

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April Meeting Minutes By Judy Fitzjarrell The VTV meeting at Giovanni’s Pizza in Santa Maria was

called to order at 6:31 pm by Gale Haugen. In attend-

ance were: Hector Paz and Gale Haugen; Cliff and Bev

Erickson; Nicole White and Frans Meyer; Jeff and Holly

Palmer; Dave Schultz and Jan Webb; Charlie and Joan

Perry; Clay Beck; Bill and Patty Santmyer; Judy Fitzjar-

rell; Michele Watson; Gerry White; Mike Williamson;

Bruce Potter; Chuck Robertson; and, Brian Weber and

Roberta Haylock.

Gale wished happy birthday to the April VTV members:

Holly Palmer (04-07); Gale Haugen (04-12); Gerry

White (04-19); and Tom Dobyns (04-22).

March Minutes were motioned for approval by Chuck

and seconded by Nicole. Approved by all present.

Treasurer’s Report – Hector Paz.

Hector reviewed the VTV Operating Budget with mem-

bers. The income for March 2016 came from NCCC

Membership dues collected. Expenses were the month-

ly website fee of $12.95; VTV badges for new members

was $42.13; TSA Badges was $50.00; and, Governors

Meeting mileage was $100.00. Mike made a motion to

approve the 2016 budget and Cliff seconded the mo-

tion. The budget was approved by all present.

Vice President’s Report – Clay Beck.

Clay updated the members regarding upcoming events:

April 2nd – Run to Pine Mountain. The Cobra Club

event is also on this date but was cancelled.

April 16th – Annual Axes & Axles Car Show at the

Santa Maria Elks Lodge.

May 7th – Estrella Warbirds Museum Car Show at

the Paso Robles Airport.

May 8th – Corvette Track Days at Spring Mountain.

There are four sanctioned events.

May 13th – Porsche Club is having the DE Buttonwil-

low event.

May 21st – VTV Autocross at the Santa Maria Air-

port.

May 27th- 29th – West Coast Kustoms Crusing at the

Santa Maria Fair Park

June 24th – 26th – Big Bear Bash Round Up at Big

Bear.

NCCC Governors – Charlie Perry and Bill Santmy-

er.

Charlie reminded members to register for the Corvette

Pirates Cruise – six days to the Mexican Riviera on a

Carnival Miracle (Spirit Class ship). This is the annual

Corvette cruise and will be leaving port of Long Beach

on January 29, 2017. Charlie and Joan have taken this

cruise for the past few years and really have enjoyed it.

April Meeting Minutes By Judy Fitzjarrell

Bill reported that the E Board reviewed the wireless tim-

ing equipment and that there are some questions we

need to have answered before this issue comes before

the members for approval.

Bill also discussed the racing helmet rental program. It was decided that he should order two medium and one large SNELL approved 2015 helmets and is approved to spend $500 for the purchase. Motion was made by Bill and seconded by Clay and was approved by all present.

Car Detailing Presentation—How to Wash your Car

the Smart Way & What to Use – Mike Williamson.

Mike continued with his presentation with the topic of

“Quick, Efficient, Simple, Water-Saving Exterior Car

Washing”. He explained that you do not have to have

expensive tools and products. He uses a dish pan from

a dollar store. He started with the wheels and tires and

suggested that you have a soft-bristled brush for the

wheels and a stiff-bristled brush for the tires. This way

you do not cross-contaminate or scratch the wheels. He

did stress that these two brushes should not be used

anywhere else on the corvette.

When washing the main body of the corvette, a small

bucket, a microfiber cloth, car wash and “The Absorber”

synthetic chamois is all you need. Clean one area at a

time, starting from the top. Then use the damp cham-

ois to dry the just cleaned area. Repeat the wash and

dry until you have completely washed the car. Mike ex-

plained how to use the chamois properly and to keep it

clean. Mike also recommended that you use a Califor-

nia duster between washes. Mike was asked what he

uses for the leather seat and he suggested McGuire

leather cleaner. He was then asked about removing tar

from the corvette. Mike uses denatured alcohol as it

does not damage the corvette’s paint. Never, ever use

rubbing alcohol on your car.

Mike will be having a detail clinic in the near future. He

will let everyone know when, where and time as soon as

he has everything ready.

Around the Table

Roberta - They went to the Nascar Sprint Car race in

Fontana. They watched the race in a free suite and

meet with Kurt Busch.

Charlie – Just wanted to remind everyone about the

Spring Mountain Corvette Track Days the weekend of

May 7th and 8th.

Cliff – Wednesday, April 13th, he is going in for left

knee replacement.

Bev – Their grandson went to Fontana races. He even got to go to Brad Kewlowski’s pit box.

Clay – Clay has two wheel covers for sale $20.00. He

will not be attending the May meeting or events as he is

working at Diablo. He and Kathy have finished the

kitchen remodel and are enjoying it.

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April Meeting Minutes By Judy Fitzjarrell

Nicole and Frans – They drove to LA and visited the

Peterson Museum for reconditioned cars. It cost be-

tween $10 and $15 and they would recommend the

tour.

Hector – Thanked Clay and Mike for the run to Pine

Mountain. They had 13 people in 10 cars for this run.

Hector especially liked that Clay and Mike had a safety

meeting before they left that included that on Highway

166, the speed limit is 55 and the road traffic pretty

much keeps you at that speed. One you are on the

“fun” road, take whatever speed you are comfortable

with. Hector congratulated them for the great job.

50/50 Drawing of $45.00 was won by Mike.

Name Tag Drawing of $5.00 went to Nicole.

Door Prize Drawing was won by Judy.

Meeting was adjourned at 7:41 PM.

Reminder – May 5th Monthly Meeting – CJ’s in

Arroyo Grande at 6:30 PM

Minutes submitted by: Judy Fitzjarrell, VTV Secretary.

Ladies...What do you think a fun so-cial event would be? Clay has often told me that planning social events that

are interesting to the ladies in the club is difficult. Of

course, we all love our Corvettes and enjoy the runs

and events but as the females in the club we also

have interests other than cars or car related activities.

Years ago I thought a trip to the Gilroy Outlets would

be a blast. OK, the guys were not that thrilled about

a shopping trip so I suggested that it could be a ladies

trip only. Well, the bottom line was that the Corvettes

were not that available for a female trip only. So the

next alternative was to rent a limo for the day and

shop till we dropped without the drive. OK, that did

not work out either. Too many ladies were interested

in going and there would not be enough room for our

shopping bags. I was informed that the limo company

would have to rent a small trailer, which they made

available at a very high rate. Now this may sound like

a feminist sharing this story but I can only say, in my

defense, that this is the reason I have my own Cor-

vette. I only shop enough to fill my luggage area and

do not buy large items that won’t fit with the hatch in

the down closed position...until today! My neighbor

and I were out shopping and she decided she needed

a couple of lawn chairs that were such a great sale

she could not refuse. We took them to my car and for

a good 10 minutes worked on positioning them to fit.

Bottom line is lets give Clay some ideas to help him.

Maybe a trip to the luffa farm in Nipomo or one of the

many historical museums in the area or how about

touring a lighthouse. What are your thoughts ladies?

Corvette Quiz—Test your Corvette Knowledge! 1) What year was dual point distributors first used I

in? (A)1956 (B)1957 (C)1958

2) What year was the last year exhaust was through

the bumper? (A) 1959 (B) 1960(C)1961

3) What year were big block engines first available

in? (A)1965 (B)1966 (C)1967

4) In 1956 what percent of Corvettes were painted a

different color? Less then ___%

5) What year was the last year of the tooth grill?

(A) 1959 (B) 1960 (C) 1961

6) What percent of Corvettes sold in 1972 were

coupes?

7) What year was aluminum valve covers first

available in? (A) 1956 (B) 1957 (C) 1958

8) How do you tell the difference between a 1960

and a 1959?

9) What year was telescopic steering column first

available in? (A) 1965 (B) 1966 (C) 1967

10) What year was the last year of aluminum knock off

wheels? (A)1964 (B)1965 (C)1966

11) What year was the last year Corvette were built in

St. Louis? (A)1967 (B)1972 (C)1980

12) What was the top speed of the 1998 Corvette? (A)

175 MPH (B) 180 MPH (C)185 MPH

Answer these questions to the best of your ability before checking the answers hidden in this news-letter. Have fun!

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VTV Meeting & Events Schedule By Clay Beck May 5th Monthly General Meeting—CJ’s, 611 E. Grand Ave, Arroyo Grande—No Speaker 7th Estrella Warbirds Museum, Paso Robles Airport - CANCELLED 21st VTV Autocross—Santa Maria Airport June 2nd Monthly General Meeting—IHOP, 202 Nicholson Ave, Santa Maria July 2nd July 4th BBQ/Meeting—119 Vista Del Mar, Shell Beach 9th VTV Autocross—Santa Maria Airport August 4th Monthly General Meeting—Santa Maria Olive Garden. 1210 S. Bradley Rd. September 1st Monthly General Meeting—5-Cities No Speaker 23/24 Annual VTV Blast October 6th Monthly General Meeting– Santa Maria No Speaker 22nd VTV Autocross—Santa Maria Airport November 3rd Monthly General Meeting– 5-Cities December XX Members Christmas Party If you have a social event idea please talk to

Clay and he will be happy to assist you in plan-

ning, scheduling and getting the word out to all

members.

Pine Mountain Run By Gale Haugen On April 2nd members of Vapor Trail Vettes met at the

junction of 101 and CA-166 for a run to Pine Mountain.

We were told at the drivers meeting that we had to

watch the speed limit on CA-166, which was the first 70

miles. We turned onto Cerro Noroeste Road (CA-33) to

find a Corvette drivers

dream of a road.

It didn’t take long for the lead cars to start testing their

driving skills. We drove approximately 25 miles into

Pine Mountain where we pulled off the road to collect

everyone.

It was a beautiful sight with snow capped mountains

and a quaint village. This was my first time to Pine

Mountain and I was absolutely blown away that this

gorgeous area was so close to Pismo Beach. It remind-

ed me so much of many areas in Washington State

where I grew up.

Clay lead us to a cozy diner that was being run by two

gentlemen. It took a little time to get our food but was

well worth the wait.

The return trip to the 101 seemed to go pretty fast, but

then so were the lead Corvettes that included Clay,

Mike, and Rich Austin. With the elevation and many

switch backs I could see the three of them miles ahead

on the mountain side. We finally saw them again at the

junction of CA-33 and CA-166 where they were waiting

for us. Thanks, Clay for planning such a fun day and to

Frans, Clay and Chuck Robertson for sharing your pic-

tures.

Pine Mountain Group

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Tech Corner— Quick, Efficient, Simple,

Water-Saving Exterior Car Washing By Mike Williamson

Few of us look forward to car washing, right? It’s such a hassle to do it the way we all learned it. There is a better, faster, easier way, and I’m going to share it with you. I have been using and refining this method for dec-ades, with great results. I first developed it during the droughts of the 1970’s, and I have used it exclu-sively, on all of my cars, ever since. Because washing is so simple, I keep all of my cars clean all the time. By not allowing my cars to get very dirty, washing is quick. It goes back to the point I made in the intro-duction at the last meeting: A clean car (or anything else) is easy to keep clean. The Method Wheels and Tires Wheels and tires should be cleaned first. If you wash the body first, you’ll mess it up when you clean the wheels and tires. The wheels and tires are the most labor-intensive part of the wash, and take about half the time you will spend on the entire project. Here’s how I do it, with minimum effort and maximum re-sults. What to use: polyethylene dish pan Armor All wheel and tire cleaner if the wheels have a

lot of brake dust contamination and the tire side-walls look more brown than black.

Car wash liquid or dish detergent A soft-bristled brush for the wheels A stiff-bristled brush for the tires A washcloth-sized cloth (I use a red shop rag) Hose with shutoff nozzle This is the one part of the wash where I use a hose. The process: Fill the dishpan with water and whatever soap you are

using Wash one wheel at a time Spray the wheel and inner fender with the hose

Use the rag and soapy water to wash the plastic inner fender liner if it is not too nasty. If the inner fender is really dirty, use the Armor All wheel and tire cleaner first. Spray it on and brush it with a brush that you are not going to use for anything else. After it sits for a few minutes hose it off. Repeat if necessary.

Rinse the rag well in the soapy water and then use the rag to clean the brake caliper, and the back side of the spokes and inner hoop of the alloy wheel. If these are nasty, use the Armor All wheel and tire cleaner here. A toothbrush will help get the caliper clean.

Use the soft brush and soapy water to thoroughly clean the alloy wheel face. Get all the spokes, openings, nooks, crannies, crevices and lug-nut holes. If the face has been neglected, use the Armor All cleaner here.

Use the stiff brush to clean the tire sidewall. If the sidewall is anything but dark black, use the Armor All cleaner here.

Thoroughly rinse with hose and spray nozzle when satisfied.

Tech Corner— Quick, Efficient, Simple,

Water-Saving Exterior Car Washing By Mike Williamson

Repeat for the other three wheels and inner fenders Don’t dry the wheels yet; they’ll just get wet again. In general, don’t use any of the wheel/tire c lean-

ing tools for any other part of the wash. The Car Body—This is the easy, fast part.

What to use:

Small, clean bucket

Clean microfiber cloth

Meguiar’s car wash or equivalent

“The Absorber” synthetic chamois The Process:

Add a dollop of car wash goop and fill the bucket with cold, clean water

Dip the cloth in the bucket and wring it well

Wash half the top, half the front and rear windows and all of the side windows on that side of the car. Dip and rinse the cloth in the bucket as necessary, wringing well.

Use The Absorber to dry the stuff you just washed. Repeat on the other half of the top. Dip and rinse the cloth.

Use the cloth without wringing to clean the nose of the car. Spend some time here to get all the bugs and debris. Make sure the grille and license plate are clean. I sometimes use the soft wheel brush on the grille or license plate, since they are not painted surfaces. Dip, rinse and wring the cloth and make a final cleaning pass over the nose surfaces.

Rinse and wring the cloth. Wipe down half the hood and the front fender on that side. If any of the bot-tom parts of the body are really dirty, I will use the red shop rag to clean the muck off before using the microfiber cloth on it.

Dry the nose/hood/fender with The Absorber

Work your way around the car in a similar manner, cleaning and drying discrete sections of the car body, wringing The Absorber lightly when neces-sary. This method produces a sparkling, spot-free finish, even in direct sun.

Finito! Clean-up and Put-away: Thoroughly rinse The Absorber in clean water. Lightly wring, fold, roll and insert The Absorber in its storage tube. The Absorber will stay moist and ready for use for long periods, and will not mildew. Rinse all other cloths, brushes, buckets and pans in clean water. Put the bucket in the dishpan, the brushes and cloths in the bucket, and stow this very compact set of stuff for the next wash. HOT TIP: Dust daily with a California duster between washes. Keep a plastic spray bottle with water and a microfiber

cloth in your car. Clean bird droppings and bugs off your car while you are out driving and when you re-turn home.

If you do these two things you won’t have to wash your car very often, and it will look just-washed all the time. My daily driver Mazda tribute sits in the drive-way because I don’t have room in the garage. Using the methods described here it looks pretty amazing consistently.

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For Sale/Club Members Business Cards

1991 Chevrolet Cor-vette L-98. Exterior color: White with blue/black flag trim. Interior color: black. 35,000 original miles. Engine: 5.7 L with modified exhaust system. Trans: 6 speed manual.

Body style: Coupe/hatchback with removable roof panel. Options: AM/FM Radio with cassette player, CD player; Leather Seats. Power Options: Air Conditioners; Cruise Con-trol; Power Locks; Power windows; Power Seats. Title: Clear. $10,000 or Best Offer. Call Steve Moore at 805-689-4461.

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Vapor Trail Vettes Sponsors

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For Sale

See details on next page.

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Monthly 2016

Every Saturday N/A Pismo Derelicts Car

Meet

OSH Parking Lot—Oak

Park Blvd.

8am-10am

Every Sunday N/A Orcutt Derelicts Car

Meet

Golden Donuts Shop-

ping Center– Clark &

Bradley

8am-10am

April 2016

Saturday 2 Cobra Club BBQ Lake San Antonio Cobra Club

Saturday 2 Pine Mountain Run Pine Mountain VTV Clay Beck

Thursday 7 Vapor Trail Vettes Gen-

eral Meeting

Giovanni's—1108 E.

Clark Ave., Orcutt

VTV Meeting starts at

6:30pm

Saturday 9 41st Annual Vette Set

Car Show RUBY’S DINER • 245

N. Harbor Dr. • Redon-

do Beach

The Vette Set WC-401-001

Thu-Sat 16 Porsche Autocross Santa Maria Airport Porsche Club

Saturday 14-16 19th Gambler's Classic. Car show, poker rallye, dinner show, raffles. Includes one T-shirt, goody bag and dash plaque.

Riverside Casino,

Laughlin, NV

Corvettes of

Bakersfield

Saturday 16 25th Annual New Cuya-ma Car & Motorcycle Show

New Cuyama High

School—8am

Saturday 16 Cambria Car & Motorcy-cle Show & Chili Cook-off

Vets hall & Pinedorado

Grounds

Saturday 16 Annual Axes & Axles Car

Show

Santa Maria Elks Lodge Santa Maria

Firefighters

Fri-Sat 22-23 NCCC National Meetings St. Louis, MO NCCC Allen Morris

Fri, Sat, Sun 29-1 Continental Tire Monte-

rey Grand Prix—

Featuring the IMSA

Weather Tech Sports

Mazda Raceway La-

guna Seca

www.mazadaracewa

y.com

Saturday 30 1st St. Mary’s School St. Mary’s Catholic

2015 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

NCCC, VTV & LOCAL EVENTS

Day Date Event Location Sponsor Comments

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2016 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

NCCC, VTV & LOCAL EVENTS

Day Date Event Location Sponsor Comments

April 2016

Fri, Sat, Sun 29-1 Continental Tire Monterey

Grand Prix—Featuring the

IMSA Weather Tech Sports

Car Championship.

Mazda Raceway Laguna

Seca

www.mazadaracew

ay.com

Saturday 30 1st St. Mary’s School Car Show

St. Mary’s Catholic

School, Santa Maria

May 2016

Sunday 1 COTV Car Show Temecula Promenade

Mall

COTV

Thursday 5 Vapor Trail Vettes General

Meeting

CJ’s—Arroyo Grande VTV Meeting starts at

6:30pm

Saturday 7 West Coast Regional gov-

ernors meeting

Marie Callender's Res-

taurant, Corona

Allan Morris 949-

367-9000

Saturday 7 Estrella Warbirds Museum Paso Robles Airport VTV Clay Beck

Sunday 8 Corvette Track Days Spring Mountain Corvette Su-

per Sports

4 Sanctioned

Events

Saturday 13 DE Buttonwillow Buttonwillow Porsche Club

Saturday 21 Autocross Santa Maria Airport VTV Two Sanctioned

Events

Saturday 21 All American Car Show Auto Club Speedway,

Fontana

PVCA Paul Cope—909-

568-4040

Fri-Sunday 27-29 W. Coast Kustoms Crusin Santa Maria Fair Park

June 2016

Thursday 2 VTV General Meeting IHOP, Santa Maria VTV 6:30pm

Sunday 5 Huntington Beach Con-

cours D Elegance

Huntington Beach Cen-

tral Park

OC Vettes Janet Cherry

Saturday 18 Porsche Autocross Santa Maria Airport Porsche Club

Fri-Sat 24-25 Big Bear Bash Big Bear Corvettes

West

Fri-Sat 24-25 Big Bear Bash Big Bear Corvettes

West

Details to be sent

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2016 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

NCCC, VTV & LOCAL EVENTS

Day Date Event Location Sponsor Comments

July 2016

Saturday 2 Vapor Trail Vettes 4th of

July BBQ

Shell Beach Hector & Gale Details to be sent

Monday 4 Solvang 4th of July Parade Solvang

Saturday 9 Autocross Santa Maria Airport VTV Two Sanctioned

Events

Saturday 9 5th Annual OC Vettes Pok-

er Run

Enderle Center, Tustin OC Vettes Janet Cherry

Saturday 16 Bent Axles Car Show &

BBQ

Old Orcutt Bent Axles

Sun-Fri 22-27 NCCC national Convention

in Car show, rallye, low

speed autocross, etc.

Omaha, NE

National NCCC 2016 NCCC Con-

vention web site

August 2016

Thursday 4 Vapor Trail Vettes General

Meeting

Olive Garden, Santa

Maria

VTV Meeting starts at

6:30pm

Saturday 6 Porsche Autocross Santa Maria Airport Porsche Club

Sunday 14 Ronald McDonald Car

Show

Pending Flyer Vettes-R-US

Saturday 20 26th Annual Classic Car

Show

Clocktower Park, 1400

Palisade Blvd. Dupont

Classical Glass

Corvette Club

Saturday 27 Desert Breeze Rallye Victorville Victor Valley

Vettes

[email protected]

om

September 2016

Thursday 1 Vapor Trail Vettes General

Meeting—No Speaker

5-Cities VTV Meeting starts at

6:30pm

Fri-Sat 9-10 NCCC National Meeting Sheraton Westport Pla-

za, St. Louis, MO

NCCC Allen Morris 949-

367-9000

Saturday 10 Model A Annual Event Santa Maria Model A Club

Saturday 17 Porsche Autocross Santa Maria Airport Porsche Club

SLO

Saturday 17 Cruzin for Life Santa Maria

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2016 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

NCCC, VTV & LOCAL EVENTS

Day Date Event Location Sponsor Comments

1) What year was dual point distributors first used in? (A)1956 (B)1957 (C)1958 2) What year was the last year exhaust was through the bumper? (A) 1959 (B) 1960(C)1961 3) What year were big block engines first available in? (A)1965 (B)1966 (C)1967 4) In 1956 what percent of coves were painted a different color? Less then 40% 5) What year was the last year of the tooth grill? (A) 1959 (B) 1960 (C) 1961 6) What percent of Corvette sold in 1972 were coupes? 75% 7) What year was aluminum valve covers first available in? (A) 1956 (B) 1957 (C) 1958 8) How do you tell the difference between a 1960 and a 1959? Seat stitching 1960 vertical 1959 was horizontal, 9) What year was telescopic steering column first available in? (A) 1965 (B) 1966 (C) 1967 10) What year was the last year of aluminum knock off wheels? (A)1964 (B)1965 (C)1966 11) What year was the last year Corvette were built in St.Louis? (A)1967 (B)1972 (C)1980 12) What was the top speed of the 1998 Corvette? (A)175 MPH (B) 180 MPH (C)185 MPH

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2016 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

NCCC, VTV & LOCAL EVENTS

Day Date Event Location Sponsor Comments

September

Saturday 17 West Coast Regional gov-

ernors meeting

Marie Callender's Res-

taurant, 12180 Maripo-

sa Rd., Victorville, CA

Allen Morris

Friday—

Saturday

23-24 Annual Corvette Blast Santa Maria VTV 6 Sanctioned events.

Saturday 24 17th annual Cruisin' For A Cure for prostate cancer . Proceeds go to the City of Hope for prostate cancer research.

Orange County Fair-

grounds in Costa Mesa,

CA.

Cruisin' For A Cure web site

Sunday 25 Corvette Super Sports Car Show

Pending Flyer Corvette Super

Sports

October 2016

Thursday 6 Vapor Trail Vettes Gen-

eral Meeting—No Speaker

Santa Maria VTV Meeting starts at

6:30pm

Saturday 15 Pismo Beach Clam Festi-

val

Pismo Beach Chamber of

Commerce

Corvettes in Parade

Saturday 22 Autocross Santa Maria Airport VTV Two Sanctioned

Events

November 2016

November 3 Vapor Trail Vettes Gen-

eral Meeting

5-Cities VTV Meeting starts at

6:30pm

Saturday 11 DE Buttonwillow Buttonwillow Porsche Club

SLO

Saturday-

Sunday

26-27 Sheraton Westport Plaza St. Louis, MO NCCC Allen Morris 949-

367-9000

December 2016

TBD TBD VTV Christmas Party