Mike. August 2012 Beyond the Glass 1 ARTICLES OF INTEREST

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1 FROM THE PRESIDENT... You re just going to have to be patient with me this month. You see, I just got back from a fun-filled 9-state, 10-day vacation with a group of CRCC friends and I am now in a serious state of depression and am enduring intensive rehabilitation as I return to reality for my first day back to work. As I looked at the upcoming schedule of events, I m sure to be on the mend in a very short time, as we have lots of fun things going on in August! On August 5 th, we need your help with our final autocross practice at Hawkeye Downs in preparation for the real thing on August 25 th & 26 th. Food will be served at all three events by one of our charities, The Brain Injury Association of Iowa, lead by our own Kathie Adams, (with a little help from Jerry). ARTICLES OF INTEREST From the President... 1 CRCC July 19, 2012 Meeting Minutes 2-3 August CRCC Meeting Notice & Meeting Agenda 4 August Dinner Cruises 4 Help Wanted 5 August Birthdays & Anniversaries 6 August At-A-Glance... 6 CRCC Competition Director 7 SPEED CRCC Governor 8 Route 66 Trip 9 Thank You Notes 10 For Sale CRCC Throw 10 Advertisers NCCC Convention Director s Thank You 12 Convention Photo Gallery 13 Pat McGrath Chevyland 14 On the 14 th, Terry has set up another mystery cruise. Last year was a blast, so plan on attending. Our regular meeting will be held on the 16 th at McGrath s, and on the 18 th another cruise to Gunder, Iowa for a light lunch is planned. If you have never seen a Gunderburger, it can be a life changing experience and a fun day! Then on August 25 th & 26 th, CRCC RUNS THE DOWNS will be held. It takes a lot of people to make this important event run smoothly, so please plan on attending to lend a hand even if you don t plan on racing. As I continue my recovery back to reality, I am told that it helps to talk about my vacation, so don t hesitate to ask me when we meet, if you have a lot of spare time on your hands. Mike August 2012 Beyond the Glass 1

2 Cedar Rapids Corvette Club Meeting Minutes July 19, 2012 Madeline Watertor, Secretary The meeting was called to order by Vice President Mike Benge at 7:00 PM. The meeting was held at Pat McGrath Chevyland with 43 members in attendance. Vice President Mike Benge welcomed all members to the meeting. Guests present were Randy Sanders and Bob Dunahugh. Randy owns a 2011 Black Corvette Coupe and Bob owns several Corvairs in many colors. Vice President Mike Benge read the list of members celebrating birthdays and anniversaries during the month of July. A complete list can be found in the newsletter. CRCC club member Jeremy Crandall reported he is selling his 1985 corvette. He wants to buy a ruby red 40 th anniversary corvette. Vice President Mike Benge asked for any additions or corrections to the minutes of the June meeting. There were no additions or corrections to the minutes. Vice President Mike Benge called for a motion to approve the minutes. A motion was made by John Pickrell and was seconded by Terry Primrose to approve the June meeting minutes. The motion was passed. Treasurer Larry Bushaw presented the club s financial report. Larry reported Richard (Lee) Jones made a generous donation to the Honor Flight Program. Vice President Mike Benge called for a motion to approve the financial report as presented. A motion was made by Bob Parrish and was seconded by Terry Kocher to approve the financial report. The motion was passed. Secretary Madeline Watertor reported a get well card was sent to Dennis Bruster. A sympathy card was sent to Chuck and Corrine Waters for the death of Corrine s father, and a sympathy card was sent to Lyle and Dianna Knutson for the death of Dianna s brother. Vice President Mike Benge showed a copy of the banner at the meeting. Members were pleased with the banner. Vice President Mike Benge reported there were 20 CRCC corvettes at the Vettes on the River event at Le Claire, Iowa. The temperature in his corvette read 107 degrees. A vote was taken on the proposed picnic meeting in the park in September. Members voted to have a picnic meeting in the park. The vote passed. Vice President Mike Benge read a letter from a U.S. Navy Veteran of WWII. The letter read: I am sitting this day remembering my Eastern Iowa Honor Flight on June 5, The trip to Washington D.C. to visit the World War II Memorial was one I will never forget. I am still overwhelmed by the generosity of so many people who made this trip possible. I would especially like to thank the Corvette Club of Cedar Rapids for the beautiful plaque commemorating my trip. What a memorable keepsake. Thank you again for your thoughtfulness. The letter was signed by Louis C. Folken. Social Director Terry Primrose thanked members who participated in the Keystone Place event. There were 30 people at the July Tuesday Dinner at Whitey s in Lisbon. The August Tuesday Dinner on August 14, 2012 will be a Mystery Cruise. Members will leave K-Mart West at 6:00 PM. On Saturday, August 18 th there will be a cruise to Gunder, Iowa to eat the famous Gunderburger. Members will leave from Culver s in Hiawatha. Governor Larry Beebe talked about the NCCC Convention in Topeka. Larry had extra shirts, mugs and zip bags for sale from the convention. Competition Director Chris Beebe reported there would be a practice Autocross event at Hawkeye Downs on Sunday, August 5, The events will be timed so participants can see how slow or fast they ran. There will be sanctioned Autocross events on August 25 th and 26 th There will be a welcome party on Friday and a Pizza Party on Saturday. Chris reported Diane Bowen is the Pizza Queen and will be purchasing the Pizza. Vice President Mike Benge thanked Bob and Marlys Bitterman for purchasing the CRCC 50 th Details will follow in the newsletter. Anniversary Banner to be placed in the National Corvette Museum. August 2012 Beyond the Glass 2

3 Editor Kathy Willenborg reported all information to be printed in the newsletter must be received by Wednesday July 25, Kathy asked members to be sure and save toiletries they get from vacations. Kathy also asked members to give her their birthdays and anniversary dates. There were no Trustees present at the meeting. Larry Bushaw took a count of the members present at the meeting. Historian Dianna Knutson was absent from the meeting. WebMaster Larry Bushaw reported he is trying to keep the CRCC website up to date. Messenger Bob Bowen was absent from the meeting. Car Show Co-Chairman Wayne Martin thanked everyone that participated or worked at the 2012 Car Show. Thanks to Bernie for the trophies. Wayne reported he and Dick Butschi have co-chaired the Car Show for many years. Wayne has co-chaired the show for 8 years and Dick has co-chaired the show for 10 years. Dick and Wayne have decided to do the show for one more year, and then would like to turn the show to other members. Car Show Co-Chairman Dick Butschi reported the Car Show requires a lot of work and there needs to be some new blood to take over the show. Wayne and Dick will work with the new chairmen next year and then turn over the organization of the show in Homecoming Director Brian Richardson reported 10 schools have sent him their homecoming dates so far. Thirty cars will be needed for homecoming events on September 28, John Watertor reported he had new membership lists and handed out copies at the end of the meeting. Larry Bushaw reported the Corvette Club of Australia requested information from him about CRCC. Larry sent the club a club t-shirt, some lapel pins and some cling-ons. Larry also reported there is a company that is willing to make club throws. Kyle Shatek thanked everyone that attended his 50 th birthday party. Kyle presented the idea of having pamphlets to present to potential new club members telling them about the club. The pamphlets would be trifold. The cost would be around $0.65 for each tri-fold. The price would be the same no matter how many were ordered. There was discussion about this idea. It was reported there was already CRCC pamphlets and business cards somewhere but no one seemed to know where they are. The club does have stationery and envelopes with the CRCC logo on them. The proposed pamphlets would have the club s address, the website address and other additional information. Kyle Shatek would be willing to design and print the pamphlet. There was not a vote taken on the idea at the July meeting. Jim McLaughlin reported plans are being discussed for the CRCC 50 th anniversary celebration in Al Willenborg thanked those who participated in the reopening of the National Czech and Slovak Museum. Pam Parrish was the winner of the 50/50 drawing. Bob Dunahugh reported on the Marshalltown go-kart track and that CRCC members could rent the track for a day and run an autocross or a speed event. Vice President Mike Benge called for a motion to adjourn the meeting. A motion was made by Larry Beebe and was seconded by Terry Primrose to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned to 8:00 PM. The next meeting will be on August 16, 2012 at Pat McGrath Chevyland. The September 20 th meeting will be a picnic/meeting in the park. The picnic idea was voted on and approved. THANK YOU to all our advertisers. We appreciate your continued support. August 2012 Beyond the Glass 3

4 AUGUST CRCC MEETING NOTICE The August meeting of the Cedar Rapids Corvette Club will be held Thursday, August 16, 2012 at Pat McGrath Chevyland... Membership meeting at 7:00 PM come earlier to meet and greet friends. It is important for you to attend! Our meetings wouldn t be the same without your attendance and ideas! AUGUST CRCC MEETING 1. Welcome and vote in potential new members 2. Good and Wellness 3. Review and approve the previous meeting's minutes 4. Review and approve the financial reports 5. Officers Reports 6. Committee Reports 7. Old Business 8. New Business 9. Adjourn ARE YOU READY TO CRUISE????? WHERE ARE WE GOING????? REMINDER Our August dinner outing will be held on Tuesday, August 14 th. This will be a mystery cruise. We will meet at the old K-Mart Store on 16 th Ave SW and leave at 6:00 pm. We will be ordering off of the menu. The menu is a complete menu with appetizers, soups, salads, burgers, sandwiches and dinner entrees. Please RSVP to me at tvprimrose@mchsi.com no later than Sunday, August 12 th. I will be turning in a head count on August 13 th. Hope you can join us. CRUISE TO GUNDER HOME OF THE "GUNDERBURGER" REMINDER We will be cruising to Gunder on Saturday, August 18 th. We will meet at Culver's on N Center Point Rd in Hiawatha and leave at 9:30 am. For those of you that are new or have never attended this cruise you are in for a real treat to see some of our members eat a 16 oz burger!!!! First, we will cruise to Gunder and eat lunch. After lunch we will continue on and cruise to Lansing, WI, then down the Wisconsin side of the Mississippi and back to Iowa. Please RSVP to me at tvprimrose@mchsi.com no later than Sunday, August 12 th. I will be turning in a head count on August 13 th. The proprietor wanted the count five days in advance to allow time for proper staffing. We have always had a great time in the past. You may come hungry but definitely will not leave hungry!!! Chevrolet trademarks used with the written permission of General Motors August 2012 Beyond the Glass 4

5 Positions Soon To Be Open Help Wanted: Administrative positions to be filled CRCC Charity Car Show chairmanships. May choose to serve as intern for the coming year. On-the-job training. Meet new and interesting people. Flexible work hours. Salary is non-existent, but fringe benefits are many. You will find the job very fulfilling! Apply now with Dick and Wayne! Yes, it s true. Dick Butschi and Wayne Martin are stepping down as co-chairs of the annual car show. They have been deeply involved in the show for 11 and 8 years, respectively, but will be hanging it up after the 2013 show. The positions are open to any and all members. It works better to have at least 2 co-chairs, and a small team of 4-6 members could split the responsibilities and make light work with many hands. It might also work better for those interested to get onthe-job training during this coming year, learning the inand-outs of running the show and getting a feel for the timing of its various aspects. Wayne and I have had a great time in coordinating this show for many years, and working with co-chair Danny Roberts, the past 3-4 years. We ve done a lot of planning and evaluating, overcome obstacles and made a lot of sacrifices to put on what we believe to be one of the better shows around this part of the state. But it s time to pass the torch. We will still be around, hopefully, to help with the show after 2013, but in a lesser capacity. Each member now needs to reflect inwardly and ask if it s time for them to step up and do their part as a club member not necessarily for 10 years, but maybe a couple. If you have questions, please contact Dick at , or captart66@fmtcs.com, or Wayne at , or satchelwayne@yahoo.com. Responsibilities would include: securing a site for the show, securing main sponsors and trophy sponsors, helping to design the show flyer and t-shirt, contacting corporate sponsors for donations, solicitation of door prizes and silent auction items, and organizing the general day-of-the-show activities. This all sounds overwhelming when listed, but keep in mind that most all of the sponsors are currently secured and there will be experienced people there to help with the various aspects of the show. It s a team effort coordinated by the cochairs, but accomplished by the efforts and talents of members like the Willenborgs (t-shirts, trophies, etc.), the Dolphins (data entry), the Thompsons (show registration), the Primroses and Parrishes (prize solicitation) and many others too numerous to mention. You will certainly not be alone with this event. The fringe benefits are many. You will meet and work with many outstanding people members, sponsors, vendors and entrants. And perhaps the most outstanding benefit is the tremendous feeling of accomplishment and pride in helping the less fortunate as you hand them a very healthy check, at the October club meeting. One needs purpose in their life a reason for being, and in this case, a reason to be a member of CRCC. August 2012 Beyond the Glass 5

6 HAPPY BIRTHDAY in AUGUST to: Nancy Fischer 8/1 Darryl Tower 8/3 Kathy Wiles 8/5 John Cole 8/7 Madeline Watertor 8/8 Terry Primrose 8/19 Diane Bowen 8/20 Cindi Kocher 8/22 Ton Schleder 8/22 Audrey Dolphin 8/23 Bob Kemmerer 8/24 John Goedeken 8/26 Randy Sanders 8/26 Denise Baker 8/29 HAPPY ANNIVERSARY in AUGUST to: A GLANCE... August 1-3 "Iowa Gas Swap Meet" in Des Moines August 3 rd Open invitation to show Hawkeye Downs Speedway on Friday nights August 5 th CRCC Practice Hawkeye Downs August 9-12 "39th Annual Vettes-On-The- Rockies" in Winter Park, CO August "20th Annual Country Cruisers Car Show & Cruise" in Manchester August 11 th "Cabbage Head Car Show" in Lisbon August 14 th CRCC "Mystery Dinner Cruise" August 16 th CRCC monthly Pat McGrath Chevyland August 18 th CRCC cruise to the Irish Shanti in Gunder for the famous Gunderburger August "CRCC Runs the Downs" NCCCsanctioned Hawkeye Downs As always, be sure to check the website on a regular basis to get details of upcoming events. The month of August has a lot of car shows/events to pick from! Larry Bushaw does a great job keeping the CRCC website updated. Jim & Tammy Schrier 8/12 Tom & Sandy Oakley 8/17 John & Audrey Dolphin 8/18 Marv & Diane Peters 8/26 Ed & Darice Recker 8/30 August 2012 Beyond the Glass 6

7 Welcome Race Fans! The time for our Hawkeye Downs Low Speed Autocross is nearly here. On Sunday, Aug. 5 we will be holding our Practice Autocross at Hawkeye Downs. We will be out there setting up at 8 am. We can always use help setting up the course, setting up the timing equipment and just getting stuff out. This practice is open to everyone and any type of car. The fee is $15.00 of which $5.00 will be donated to the Honor Flight Fund. The remainder goes to meet the cost of the track rental, ice, and water. Any money remaining goes in the competition fund. This is a good opportunity to drive your car on an oval track, and also through a course set up with cones. Come out and play with your car and improve your driving, braking and steering skills. We will have the timer set up, but that doesn t mean this is a competition. You drive at the speed you are comfortable with; no one will be pushing you to go faster. We hold a practice autocross for our club members enjoyment and to have a dry run before our NCCC sanctioned event on Aug 25 and 26. The Big Event!! Our NCCC sanctioned Low Speed Autocross will be held Saturday, August 25 and Sunday, August 26. On Friday, August 24 we will host a Welcome Party at the Clarion Hotel on 33 rd Ave for our entrants and all CRCC members. We will be registering and teching cars starting at 6:00 pm. Registration is held in the meeting room behind the bar while tech will be held in the parking lot. This competition welcomes all Corvette drivers, but if you are not an NCCC member or you are not driving a Corvette, you will be classed as a guest. If you would like to help with anything, please come out. Don t worry if you think you don t know anything about it. We will explain, and we won t throw you in over your head. Things that need to be done on Saturday, August 25: Saturday morning 6:30-7 am Set up shelters, get out tables and chairs, get cones out, set up tech area, set up staging, help set up the course, chalk the cones on the course, set up display, timing lights, set up the computer and the printer. Set up the big display easel board-cover with sheet for the stickers. Saturday morning 7 am Registration Fill out registration sheets and tech sheets. Collect money and make change. Set up a table for signing the waiver and wristbands. Set up a table for coffee and donuts. Bring supplies for coffee, pre order donuts and pick them up in the morning. Saturday morning 8:45 am Drivers Meeting - then racing starts. Help with staging (sending cars to the start line). Starters need a couple so they can relieve each other. Crow s Nest watches the cars call in when cones are hit or car goes off the track. Also waves flags for caution and stop. Will have radio contact with the timing table. Corner workers usually sit on the stage, watch for cones and cars off track, call in on radio. Will have a vehicle parked out there with oil dry, broom, shovel, and fire extinguisher. Driver must stay with vehicle (golf cart or gator etc.) and be readily available to drive out to pick up cones or to respond to emergencies, spills, etc. Timing table help Larry or Jon Pickrell give them breaks. If you are interested in the timing and are computer literate, this is a good time to check it out. Sticker runner takes stickers from the label printer and put it in the appropriate spot. Water boy or girl Help fill coolers with water and ice. Take bottles of water to the starter, stagers and crow s nest. Saturday afternoon/early evening help set up for Pizza Party. Set up tables, put out donated food, put out coolers of pop. After Pizza party, need to put food away, clean up. Put away timing equipment. Things that need to be done on Sunday, August 26: Sunday morning 6-7 am Registration trailer, waivers and wristbands, set up shelters, take work vehicle out to track, set up fresh display board. Set up table for coffee and donuts, and leftover food. Fill coolers with ice and water, may need to go get ice. Set up timing equipment, display, and timing table. I know it sounds like a lot, but with plenty of help, everyone only has to work part of the day. We have a lot of fun, talk with people from other clubs and regions, and watch some pretty fast cars! If we all work together, we can do everything by the book and have a smooth running, enjoyable event that all our entrants will want to come back to. After all, this is how we maintain our competition budget, which in turn maintains our trailer and equipment fund, and helps support CRCC. A big thanks to everybody who has helped in the past, and continues to do so; you guys are the ones who make this possible! Chris Beebe, CRCC Competition Director August 2012 Beyond the Glass 7

8 2012 Convention Update Selected Peculiars Elegantly Edited and Delivered The 2012 NCCC Convention sponsored by the West Region is over! A BIG Thank You goes out to the CRCC members who volunteered to be Chairmen and to the members who volunteered to help work the many events throughout the week. Bills are being paid and the financial success will be known shortly. Because of the efficiency of the Chairmen, we had no major problems. This Convention was a total success because of the members of the West Region. NCCC Local, Regional and National August 5 th The fall CRCC Practice Autocross at Hawkeye Downs. Set up 8 AM, Registration and Tech 10 AM and cars on the track at Noon till 5 PM August 18 th 19 th Twelve low speed autocrosses at the Ankeny Airport in Ankeny, Iowa August 25 th 26 th CRCC s Racing at the Downs Weekend. Tech, Registration and hospitality room on Friday night with seven low speed autocrosses on Saturday and five on Sunday. After racing Saturday there will be a parking lot pizza party September 1 st, 2 nd & 3 rd The All Iowa Corvette Weekend in Chariton, IA. Car Show sponsored by CRCC on Saturday along with rallye and funkhana. Sunday and Monday moves to the airport for some action with low speed autocrosses September 22 nd 23 rd Corvette Club of Iowa s racing at the Iowa Speed Way in Newton, IA. Seven low speed events on Saturday and Five High Speed Events on Sunday West Region Competition Schedule can be found at: Thank you again for all of your help, Larry Beebe CRCC Governor 2012 NCCC Convention Director August 2012 Beyond the Glass 8

9 Route 66 Trip Marjory and I celebrated our 45 th wedding anniversary by driving our Corvette convertible from Chicago to California on old Route 66. This 2 week trip was one of the more memorable (and a check off the old bucket list ) trips we have ever taken. This was the first time we have taken a trip with no real daily destination just drive until you want to stop for the day. We had a map book entitled EZ 66 Guide that was just excellent at keeping us on what was left of the old road. Driving Route 66 thru Missouri was the prettiest and best labeled. Most parts were like driving thru a tree lined park. All the old ruins were just left standing as they were when abandoned. Oklahoma was able to keep us on the old route the entire width of the state. Arizona was the worst putting us up on I-40 at least 150 miles of the state. All the other states did put us on the interstate when the old road was no longer there but most did this for only miles each state. BUT old Route 66 just beat us to death! It is far from a smooth road and run flat tires didn t make the ride any smoother. Western Arizona was interesting as we drove from Kingman to Oatman thru a mountainous area that had probably 50, 15 mph switchbacks on the way to California. Some of the more memorable sites were "Standing on a corner in Winslow, AZ"; the meteor crater west of Winslow; Cadillac and Bug ranches in Texas; Tom Stafford museum in Oklahoma; Needles, California; Route 66 Museum in Oklahoma; Wigwam Motel, don't remember where!; Oatman, AZ; and all the old ruins. We did take two side trips. One was to Phoenix to visit Marjory's older brother where we spent our anniversary by going to a dinner theater to see "Grease" which was very well done. The other side trip was to the Grand Canyon. If anyone wants to do the trip and borrow our book, they are welcome to it. Marjory was making notes in it thru out the trip. Larry Bushaw I think we drove the entire width of Oklahoma at 45 mph but then we were in NO hurry anyway. We averaged 28.8 mpg for the entire 4,435 miles but that was probably because we never were driving very fast. We did drive with the top down until the temperature hit 107 one day people look at you like you re NUTS! It finally hit 116 degrees that particular day south of St. Louis. We never really felt hot until we got back to the Midwest corn and soy bean fields humidity. From central Missouri west most all the ruins were still standing, just abandoned. Central Missouri east to Chicago the ruins were basically gone and something new built on the site. It s just amazing to drive thru these old towns and see a dozen old abandoned hotels and gas stations in what was at one time a bustling town. August 2012 Beyond the Glass 9

10 I want to thank all of you that attended the Cook-out at Keystone Place on Thursday, July 12 th. The food was great!!! Several of the residents rode in our cars and had a lot to talk about. A couple of staff members got to take a ride as well. The residents look forward to this each year and are already talking about next year. Thank you all again for your time and sharing your cars with the residents. You made their day!!! Terry We are being offered the custom CRCC stitched blanket throw shown below at a price of $35 (includes the tax & shipping). These throws are 50" x 70", 100% cotton and if they all are like the sample that was sent - Beautiful! You can send the $35 checks directly to me. They say delivery should be 3-4 weeks after the order is placed. Any questions, I'm at: lebushaw@msn.com Thanks! Make the checks out to CRCC. I plan on placing this order within the next couple of weeks (probably around Aug 7 th ) so if you want one, be sure to get the check to me. I currently have checks for 23 throws to order. Larry Bushaw; 3903 Sally Drive NE; Cedar Rapids, IA August 2012 Beyond the Glass 10

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12 From the desk of Larry Beebe 2012 NCCC Convention Director Thank you to all West Region Clubs, The 2012 NCCC Convention, sponsored by the West Region, is now just a memory and we hope you have all resumed your normal summer routines. We are still dealing with expenses, requests for reimbursements, etc., so I can t say yet if our Convention is a monetary success but I can say that we feel the Convention was in every other respect a great success. In going through the lists of chairpersons and volunteers, we find that around 200 people volunteered to chair or work (or both) more than once during the week of Convention. The level of commitment from you and your Club was very gratifying and we hope you realize that your willingness to organize, plan, invest your time, money and energy resulted in what we feel was one of the best Conventions in recent years. Convention had no major problems because each Chairperson had everything organized and a plan set so everything could move along smoothly. We all made new friends, people we may not have known without Convention and we look forward to seeing them at other events and at the West Region Banquet. The West Region came through with flying colors and the help and cooperation between all of the Clubs is the best indicator of why West is Best. Please forward this to all of your Club Members. Once again, thank you to you and your Club for all of your help and support, Larry Beebe, 2012 NCCC Convention Director Linda Siecgrist, 2012 NCCC Convention Co-Director August 2012 Beyond the Glass 12

13 CONVENTION PHOTO GALLARY Land of Oz We didn t win! Track Assembly for Valve Cover Races Setting up for Funkhana Senior Prom 2012 Wicked Sin-Sations Wine Tasting Lining up for the parade August 2012 Beyond the Glass 13

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