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November 2009 Volume 3, Issue 11 Summary of Club Activities Corvette Club Santa Barbara Ed Clerkin November 2009: Fred Markley has volunteered to organize a run to Deer Lodge, Ojai on Saturday,

1 November 2009 Volume 3, Issue 11 Summary of Club Activities Corvette Club Santa Barbara Ed Clerkin November 2009: Fred Markley has volunteered to organize a run to Deer Lodge, Ojai on Saturday, November 7th. We will meet at the Carpinteria City 10:00 AM with a departure time of 10:15 AM. The address of the Carpinteria City Hall is 5775 Carpinteria Ave, Carpinteria CA. See the Deer Lodge website for more information about this restaurant (click the link Hours, Directions & Reservations). December 2009: We are pleased to announce that we are planning a run to the 2009 LA Auto Show on Friday, December 4th, Ed Clerkin will pass around a sign-up sheet again for this event at the November 3rd CCSB General Meeting. Information on where to meet in Santa Barbara and who will join us down 101 will be provided to all participants via after the 11/3 CCSB General Meeting. The 2009 Christmas Party is scheduled for Saturday, December 12th, All members should have received an invitation from Mona Rotella via postal mail and if not, please contact Mona ASAP. Be sure to respond by the due date posted in the invitation so that Mona has a head count. January 2010: It s hard to believe that 2010 is just around the corner but no worries as we have already planned our 2010 Activities Calendar. Thanks to everyone that attended the 10/17 Planning Meeting and a special thanks to Steve and Linda Petersen for hosting the meeting at their home. We have penciled in a Progressive Dinner run in early January but we will discuss this activity at the November CCSB General Meeting. We also scheduled a Nethercutt Collection run on January 23 and we could use a volunteer to organize this run. Please contact Ed Clerkin if you can organize this run. Event Calendar November 3rd Club Meeting- Santa Barbara 7th Deer Lodge Ojai December 1st General Meeting Santa Barbara 4th LA Auto Show Los Angeles 12th Christmas Party Santa Barbara Meetings are 1st Tuesday of each month at 6:30PM. The meeting is held at Jake s Restaurant 2911 De La Vina St., Santa Barbara Inside this issue: Caravan 09 Impressions 2 Pozo Backroads 3 President s Message 4 Holiday Party 4 Membership 5 Classifieds 5 NCM Ambassador Calendar 7 October Minutes 8 Silkscreened Clothes 9

2 Page 2 Corvette Club Santa Barbara Participant Impressions We can hardly believe we were away a little over one month! Some of our favorite memories: Seeing all the cars lined up in Ontario and being excited to get started! The storm in Tucumcari just like in 2003, the ducks at the Peabody in Little Rock, finding Loretta Lynn s Kitchen in Tennessee and the delicious southern buffet there (Mona got a free piece of apple pie because it was her birthday). Arriving in Bowling Green and seeing so many other Corvettes. The Corvette Museum was fantastic! We could have spent more time there. Also the factory tour was even better the second time. Finding Abe Lincoln s birthplace was a happy surprise. Visiting Maker s Mark distillery and finding that they still had some Mint Julep available for purchase. We can t forget the seemingly haunted tavern in Bardstown. And we enjoyed touring the lovely Victorian mansion, Riverview at Hobson Grove in Bowling Green. Dinner at Jim s, visiting the Mariano s and Jensen's in NC. After we said our goodbyes we headed south to Savannah. We visited the Mercer Williams House made popular by the book and movie Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. We went to Baltimore, and two days later arrived in Pittsburgh on the anniversary of our first meeting there 39 years ago! Next, Ohio to visit Al s family. Heading south again, we met some former neighbors in Cincinnati for lunch. Next stop Nashville. We saw the Country Music Hall of Fame and the old Ryman Auditorium where the Grand Ole Opry was born. Travelling to Natchez proved to be very scary as we drove into the worst weather of the entire trip. It was raining so hard that windshield wipers were almost useless. It was like whiteout conditions. Consequently, we arrived in Natchez much later than planned and didn t have time to see any of the abundant antebellum mansions there other than the one we stayed at, which was pretty cool. Then San Antonio and the Alamo, a great tour. From there our sightseeing was over and time to head home! The overnight in El Paso was nice, the hotel shuttled us to a restaurant called Carlos & Mickey s, a really hopping place. We spent the last night in beautiful Blythe, CA where it was so hot we didn t even want to venture out for dinner, so we just ordered pizza and ate in our room. Finally home again the next day after a brief stop to visit Mona s parents! Al & Mona Rotella This was our third Caravan to the NCM and we look forward to the next one. Lots of reasons but they boil down to traveling with our Corvette family and sharing the road trip experience. Parts of the trip stand out beyond the rest like new parts of route 66, the Tucumcari Thunder & Lightning storms (2nd time), Elk City s hospitality and of course the stopping of traffic everywhere we went. The Hall of Fame dinner stands out because I was unable to control my cough and certainly made my presence known. Sharon s winning of a set of tires from Goodyear was certainly a standout event just seeing the look on her face was amazing thanks Sharon. Like most of the participants we also traveled after we left everyone in NC. We decided to travel as much as possible on back roads and highways rather than the Thruways. The small towns of America were amazing. We traveled through 30 States and put 10,400 miles on our no longer new C6. We had a ball! Fred & Sharon Smith

Page 3 Corvette Club Santa Barbara Back Roads to Pozo Saloon Bob & Inge Stallings A fun sunny day running back roads

We traveled the east route from Carpinteria via 150 and 33 up the edge of the Carriso Plain to 58 to the Pozo Saloon

In our travels through the golden grasslands we saw magpies, quail, red tail hawks, the ever fearless road

The hills are starting to get a thin coat of green after the much needed rain.

Barbara LoMonaco, Jim & Judy Purcell, Thore Edgren & Paddy, Jerry & Dotty Livers and new members Mario & Sandy Nargi.

The day was filled with curves, friends, fun and mystery we had a fun blue hair; a new redhead in a red vette; a

3 Page 3 Corvette Club Santa Barbara Back Roads to Pozo Saloon Bob & Inge Stallings A fun sunny day running back roads and curves to the 1858 Pozo Saloon for lunch. We traveled the east route from Carpinteria via 150 and 33 up the edge of the Carriso Plain to 58 to the Pozo Saloon for burgers and a Pozo Martini under the trees. In our travels through the golden grasslands we saw magpies, quail, red tail hawks, the ever fearless road chipmunks, and tarantula males walking across the road to find female mates. The hills are starting to get a thin coat of green after the much needed rain. Joining the fun were eight colorful vetts belonging to Fred & Anne Lopez, Sandy Rubel & Hib Halverson, Frank & Barbara LoMonaco, Jim & Judy Purcell, Thore Edgren & Paddy, Jerry & Dotty Livers and new members Mario & Sandy Nargi. They looked like Halloween candy in our mirror. The day was filled with curves, friends, fun and mystery we had a fun blue hair; a new redhead in a red vette; a borrowed bumblebee to carry J&J; an olive monster; a raisin hater says no olives ; a native daughter of the Taft area; and a Sturgis beer bi..ch, too. Due to goblin time constraints we used the 101 freeway for our return to the southland. We got back in time for the evening s Halloween Goblins... and to fall back from Daylight Savings Time. As always it is all about the cars and the drivers. Thanks for joining us.

Page 4 Volume 3, Issue 11 President s Message Fred Lopez We had a great turnout to the meeting in October, would like to encourage you attend once again.

Holiday Party Mona Rotella By now everyone should have received an invitation to the CCSB annual holiday party on December 12 th. If you haven t received one, please let me know.

Any checks in my mailbox after that won t be seen by me, and will be sitting in a stack of unopened mail at my neighbor s house.

com 2010 Grand Sport Just a few words about the gift exchange: We discussed this at the October meeting, and it was obvious that most members want to continue the tradition as we have done in the

4 Page 4 Volume 3, Issue 11 President s Message Fred Lopez We had a great turnout to the meeting in October, would like to encourage you attend once again. Unfortunately this is our last meeting at Jake s.. he is going out of business. Al Rotella, our very capable VP, is conducting a search for the a new meeting place. We will be discussing our meeting future at the meeting. The Christmas Party invitations have gone out.. we need a minimum of 50 people to have a party. Please sign up.. it will be great to see all of you at Mulligan s. Hope to see you at the meeting on Tuesday 3 November. Holiday Party Mona Rotella By now everyone should have received an invitation to the CCSB annual holiday party on December 12 th. If you haven t received one, please let me know. Since I won t be here at the beginning of December, it s imperative that I receive all the checks by the deadline on the invitation, November 27 th. Any checks in my mailbox after that won t be seen by me, and will be sitting in a stack of unopened mail at my neighbor s house. Privacy Reminder Old Club Rosters should be shredded not just thrown in the trash when replaced. National Corvette Caravan returns to Bowling Green in Grand Sport Just a few words about the gift exchange: We discussed this at the October meeting, and it was obvious that most members want to continue the tradition as we have done in the past. So each member who wants to participate will bring a gift. Our gift exchange is meant to be a means of fun interaction among the members. At the same time, it s not the place for gag gifts or white elephants. It s intended as a playful yet respectful way to share something special with other members of the club. It is not mandatory, and you may choose not to participate if that s your preference. If you do participate, please follow the guidelines for the gift exchange as stated on the invitation. In this way everyone goes home with something as nice as what they bring. Jacques Bellesiles PARTNER 5601 Lindero Canyon, Suite 210 Westlake Village, CA (818) (805) (800) (818) FAX jbellesiles@crowellweedon.com ALL MAJOR FINANCIAL EXCHANGES

Page 5 Volume 3, Issue 11 Corvette Club Santa Barbara Membership Column No new members to report this month. Lee Whitney We have a total of 95 members and 74 cars.

If you need interest cards, please contact me at either the monthly meeting at Jake s Restaurant, by email, or by telephone (see club roster). Don t forget to buy club stickers.

until May 2010. Kelly Blue Book Suggested Retail Value $53, 260 make offer. Contact Alan Emslie at (805) 685-8360 or aeehockey@cox.

5 +56 offset, 2 rears are 19 x 10 +56 offset. Center Caps included no lugnuts. $400 for all 4 wheels.

two wheels have minor curb damage the other two still look new. Includes center caps & chrome lugnuts $250 Contact Dennis Higgins at (805) 659-1071 or sandenhiggins@sbcglobal.

5 Page 5 Volume 3, Issue 11 Corvette Club Santa Barbara Membership Column No new members to report this month. Lee Whitney We have a total of 95 members and 74 cars. Please remember to put a CCSB Interest Card on any Corvette you happen to see locally that s not sporting a CCSB sticker. If you need interest cards, please contact me at either the monthly meeting at Jake s Restaurant, by , or by telephone (see club roster). Don t forget to buy club stickers. CLASSIFIEDS For Sale: 2006 Corvette Z06, Excellent Condition, Very Low Mileage 3,800 miles, exterior color: Machine Silver, interior: Ebony, 2LZ Package (w/ navigation system) HUD, registration paid until May Kelly Blue Book Suggested Retail Value $53, 260 make offer. Contact Alan Emslie at (805) or aeehockey@cox.net OEM New (5 miles) Take Offs 2008/09 C6 Split spoke wheels Silver painted factory finish (fits Corvette Coupe or Conv not Z06) 2 fronts are 18 x offset, 2 rears are 19 x offset. Center Caps included no lugnuts. $400 for all 4 wheels. (these wheels sell for $200 each on ebay) Contact Fred Smith at (805) or fred@smithshome.com Factory Reproduction C6 Chrome Wheels Two fronts and two rears off a two wheels have minor curb damage the other two still look new. Includes center caps & chrome lugnuts $250 Contact Dennis Higgins at (805) or sandenhiggins@sbcglobal.net Factory Reproduction C4 Chrome ZR-1 wheels 2 wheels 8.5 x 17, 2 wheels 9.5 x Offset - On '94 Vette for 4 months, always garaged. Never driven in the rain! Like new condition. Includes short chrome stems, center caps and chrome lug nuts with 4 locking nuts. $400 Contact Bob Szalay at dszalay@cox.net High Performance Crossover Pipe (X-Pipe) C5 Corvette Balances your engines exhaust pulses for a Scavenger effect that pulls exhaust from the cylinders. This boosts power & promotes faster revving. 3-5 HP increase. Make Offer Contact Fred Markley (805)

Page 5 Volume 3, Issue 11 NCM Ambassador WE ARE

com Frank LoMonaco Corvette Club Santa Barbara.

at the November, December and January meetings.

Seats Five-spoke, forged chrome aluminum wheels

transmission, paddle shift with automatic modes

AM/FM stereo, 6-disc in-dash CD changer and MP3

6 Page 5 Volume 3, Issue 11 NCM Ambassador WE ARE ON THE WEB Frank LoMonaco Corvette Club Santa Barbara. I will have tickets available for this raffle at the November, December and January meetings. If you are unable to attend the meetings please contact me to get your tickets Torch Red Coupe Raffle Thursday, January 28 at 2:00 p.m. CT. P.O. Box Santa Barbara, CA Ebony Leather Seats Five-spoke, forged chrome aluminum wheels Glass removable roof panel 6-speed transmission, paddle shift with automatic modes Dual-mode performance exhaust Audio system, AM/FM stereo, 6-disc in-dash CD changer and MP3 playback 3LT Package Museum R8C Delivery Program Unlimited number of tickets available Tickets are $10 each

Page 7 Volume 3, Issue 11 Corvette Club Santa Barbara 2010 Activities Calendar January 5 General Meeting TBD Progressive Dinner 23 Nethercutt Collection February 2 General Meeting 7 Super Bowl Party

May 4 General Meeting 20-23 Laguna Seca June 1 General Meeting 6 Installation Picnic (Board) 26 PCPA Theatre July 4 SB Parade (Mike) August 3 General Meeting September 7 General Meeting 6 General

7 Page 7 Volume 3, Issue 11 Corvette Club Santa Barbara 2010 Activities Calendar January 5 General Meeting TBD Progressive Dinner 23 Nethercutt Collection February 2 General Meeting 7 Super Bowl Party 21 Brunch Run Ventura (Judy) March 2 General Meeting 6 Brunch Run Morro Bay Palm Springs (air museum & follies) (Ed) April 6 General Meeting 10 Peterson Museum Paso Robles Wine Run (Tony) May 4 General Meeting Laguna Seca June 1 General Meeting 6 Installation Picnic (Board) 26 PCPA Theatre July 4 SB Parade (Mike) August 3 General Meeting September 7 General Meeting 6 General Meeting TBD Brunch Run Cambria 15 Warner Bros Studio TBD Tahoe tour (Steve) Route 66 & Grand Canyon Big Bear (Bob & Inge) October 5 General Meeting 8-10 Hoover Dam Tour & Barrett Jackson (Ed) November 2 General Meeting 6 Fillmore Historic Train December 4 LA Auto Show 7 General Meeting 11 Christmas Party

8 Page 8 Volume 3, Issue 11 Corvette Club Santa Barbara Minutes of October 6, 2009 General Meeting 1. Meeting called to order by President Fred Lopez at 6:43 p.m. 2. Forewent introduction of officers since there were no guests. Quorum established. 3. No Secretary s Report. (No September meeting) 4. Treasurer s Report approved as presented. Christmas party at Mulligan s Café/Bar deposit $ Membership Report: 95 members, 74 vehicles. No new members. 6. NCM Ambassador Report: Frank LoMonaco sick. Anne Lopez reports that Frank will have 2010 raffle tickets next month. The club flags are $15.00 and will collect money next month. 7. Activities Report: Ed Clerkin welcomes everyone back from Corvette Caravan to Bowling Green. Bob and Inge Stallings report having to put a new set of tires on car, getting pulled over but got l lucky and no ticket (thanks to Inge showing leg (: ) and the snow storm they drove thru. Dennis and Lynne Merenbach report getting two tickets within 15 minutes of each other in Wyo ming. Fred and Anne Lopez report on the Reno Air Races and meeting Sherman Smoot racing his Yak 11. Everyone who went on Tail Of The Dragon report it boring and that we have better roads here in California. 8. Activities Scheduled: 10/09/09 Edwards Air Force Base Run (Waiting list so if you can t go please let Fred Lopez know). 10/17/2009 Activities meeting at Steve and Linda Petersens 4:00 pm. 10/31/09 Pozo Run. Sign up sheet sent around. Inge will send . Halloween costumes Ok. 11/7/09 - Deer Lodge Run(Need volunteer). 12/4/09 LA Auto Show. Sign up sheet sent around. 12/12/09 Christmas party at Mulligan s 6:30. (Need helpers since Mona and Al Rotella won t be there). 9. Old Business: Lee Whitney reports on Pismo Beach brunch run. Roger Hoyt receives t-shirt from Willits CA since he had a few choice words about the city on the redwood run. 10. New Business: Birthdays for Sept/Oct Jerry Livers, Roger Hoyt, Yuriko Bellesiles, Bob Stallings, Barbara Lo Monaco, and Sandy Rubel. Hope I didn t forget anyone. Diane Szalay If anyone interested in silkscreen shirts. We need 24 people. Passed around clip board. Fred Lopez We have 23 cars going to Edwards Air Force base. Meet at 0700 hrs. Leave at 7:15am. Meet at Milpas and Carrillo parking lot on ocean side. Fred Markley shows corvette stein with your vette. If any interest will check on price. 11. Tech Talk: Talked about how trip odo resets at Talked about having to replace gas caps on C Trivia question won by Thor Edgren /50 Raffle proceeds $ Diane Szalay won prize. 14. Next meeting Nov. 3 rd at Jakes. 15. Members reminded to check correspondence table. 16. Meeting adjourned at 7:30. Respectfully submitted, Sandy Rubel Halverson, Secretary

Page 9 Swarovski Crystal/Metal Studded Corvette Wear For clothing embroidered with the Corvette Club

com Helen Jensen advises that she has found a source for the studded Corvette Jackets, hats & purses

MAZi of La Jolla has stock and is able to order items. They can be reached at (858) 454-0151 or www.

com Helen suggests you use her name and Corvette Club Santa Barbara when calling and they will know

SILKSCREENED CLOTHING GARAG We will be placing a new order for silkscreened items this month!

items and color catalogues will be handed out.

9 Page 9 Swarovski Crystal/Metal Studded Corvette Wear For clothing embroidered with the Corvette Club Santa Barbara logo or static cling logos for your car contact Barbara LoMonaco. For clothing that is silk screen printed with the Corvette Club Santa Barbara logo contact Bob Szalay. WE ARE ON THE WEB Helen Jensen advises that she has found a source for the studded Corvette Jackets, hats & purses since the Solvang source has gone out of business. MAZi of La Jolla has stock and is able to order items. They can be reached at (858) or Helen suggests you use her name and Corvette Club Santa Barbara when calling and they will know the type of merchandise you are talking about. SILKSCREENED CLOTHING GARAG We will be placing a new order for silkscreened items this month! At the General Meeting on Tuesday, November 3rd, a listing of this year's selection of silkscreened items and color catalogues will be handed out. We may bring samples of clothing for size comparison, etc. We need a minimum of 24 items to place an order. Here's your chance if you missed out last year! Alan E. Emslie, P.E. Principal 5290 Overpass Rd., Suite 217 Goleta, CA Cell aemsile@padreinc.com Salon Monaco Crescent LoMonaco Owner, Stylist Salon for Men & Women Yucca Lane Carpinteria, CA

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January 2008 Volume 2, Issue 1 Event Calendar Gold Country Run Corvette Club Santa Barbara S h a r o n S m i t h It s time for another CCSB Road Trip. This time we will be traveling to The Gold Country.