The Corvetter Volume 68 Issue 7- July 2016 Corvette Club of Texas P. O Box 36022 - Dallas TX, 75235-1022 www.corvettecluboftexas.org Sponsored by Friendly Chevrolet 2754 N. Stemmons Fwy - Dallas TX, 75207
On the Cover: Kind of dressed up for Upcoming Events a picnic... But maybe Corvette owners Before attending any event listed in this calendar please double check with dressed like that all the time in the the organizers for any last minute changes. CCT is not responsible for the 60s? accuracy of any listing except of CCT events. For NCCC events check http://www.corvettesnccc.org/ Monthly Meeting Held every third Friday of the month, at 7:30 p.m. at Friendly Chevrolet, 2754 North Stemmons Freeway, Dallas. All members, visitors and Corvette owners are welcome. Following each CCT membership meeting, a CCT after club social event is hosted by a CCT member, starting at approximately 8:30 p.m. Monthly Board Meeting Held before the monthly Membership Meeting at 7:00 p.m. at Friendly Chevrolet. All members are invited to attend. Our Friendly Rep! Friendly Chevrolet s representative to the Corvette Club of Texas is still pending. When you need to replace your Corvette with a new C7, or when you are upgrading the family car for a new one, be sure and give Friendly a call at 214-920-1900. In addition to his regular work schedule, the rep is normally at the dealership during our monthly Friday night membership meeting. The Corvetter Volume 68 Issue 7 The Corvetter, the offi cial newsletter of the Corvette Club of Texas (CCT), is published monthly by The Corvette Club of Texas P.O. Box 36022, Dallas, Texas 75235-1022 for the exclusive use of its members and invited guests. Initial distribution is done electronically by e-mail. A small number of paper copies are delivered via First Class mail or by hand when necessary. The newsletter is also available on the CCT web site: www.corvettecluboftexas. org Subscriptions to The Corvetter are free to CCT members. 2016 Corvette Club of Texas. All rights reserved. Reprints of original material are available on a per article basis only with written permission of a CCT offi cer, the author or the Editor. 2016 Jul. 4 Westcliff Village 4th of July Parade in SW Ft. Worth Annual parade is always fun, we usually go out to eat afterwards. Jul. 15 CCT Board Meeting at Friendly Chevrolet 07:00 PM The board meeting is held at the Friendly Chevrolet snack bar one half hour before the general meeting. All members are welcome. Jul. 15 CCT Membership Meeting at Friendly Chevrolet 07:30 PM The general membership meeting is held in the Friendly Chevrolet second fl oor meeting room. Bring a raffl e gift and get a free raffl e ticket. All are welcome to join us at an after meeting dinner at a different restaurant each month. Jul. 17-22 NCCC NATIONAL CONVENTION 2016 & NATIONAL MEETINGS Omaha NE. More info later Aug. 13-14 CTCC/TCCC 14 Autocross event Motorsports Ranch - 1.3 Mile Lower Track Aug. 19 CCT Board Meeting at Friendly Chevrolet 07:00 PM The board meeting is held at the Friendly Chevrolet snack bar one half hour before the general meeting. All members are welcome. Aug. 19 CCT Membership Meeting at Friendly Chevrolet 07:30 PM Aug. 20-21 Sep. 1-3 Sep. 15-18 The general membership meeting is held in the Friendly Chevrolet second fl oor meeting room. Bring a raffl e gift and get a free raffl e ticket. All are welcome to join us at an after meeting dinner at a different restaurant each month. SJCC/CMCT 10 Autocross event NCM MotorSports Park NCM 22nd Anniversary Celebration Check the NCM website for more details Mid America Funfest 2016 in Effingham, IL Sep. 16 CCT Board Meeting at Friendly Chevrolet 07:00 PM The board meeting is held at the Friendly Chevrolet snack bar one half hour before the general meeting. All members are welcome. Sep. 16 CCT Membership Meeting at Friendly Chevrolet 07:30 PM Sep. 17-18 Sep. 24-25 The general membership meeting is held in the Friendly Chevrolet second fl oor meeting room. Bring a raffl e gift and get a free raffl e ticket. All are welcome to join us at an after meeting dinner at a different restaurant each month. CCT/CTV 14 Autocross weekend Mineral Wells Airport. No frills autocross scramble. CCOC/TVS/SCCC 14 Autocross event At Sheriff s Facility Sep. 29-Oct 3 R8C / Xperience Reunion Check the NCM website for more details Previously copyrighted material if any retains the original author s copyright. Please send all submissions via e-mail to the editor at jwagner@gte.net. All submissions become intellectual property of The Corvetter. 2 Cont. Page 15
From the Editor Officers President Bob Kee 903-286-5757 dpskee@aol.com Vice President Michael Garrison 214-202-3012 mdgarrisom@tx.rr.com Treasurer Jim Iuele 817-428-1300 carguy0347@aol.com Secretary Melissa Leslie 214-566-6244 melissal@koonsfuller.com NCCC Governor Paul Wolter 817-478-6096 pwol1962@sbcglobal.net Board Members Richard Kapcsos Term ends 12-2017 972-230-0833 sk47tx@sbcglobal.net Carey Leslie Term ends 12-2017 469-404-6029 celeslie@tx.rr.com Sharon Norris Term ends 12-2017 972-412-7968 ssnorris@verizon.net Bob Mischel Term ends 12-2016 214-284-3482 bob-mischel@tx.rr.com James Powdrill Term ends 12-2016 214-558-0095 jamespowdrill96@hotmail.com Staff Chairpersons Activities TBA Charities Coordinator Mary Wolter 817-478-6096 mwol1990@sbcglobal.net Club Merchandise Mary Wolter 817-478-6096 mwol1990@sbcglobal.net Membership Mary Wolter 817-478-6096 mwol1990@sbcglobal.net Property Mary Wolter 817-478-6096 mwol1990@sbcglobal.net Historian Ken Bradley 214-348-0775 k.bradley@sbcglobal.net Newsletter Joe Wagner 817-282-1355 joe@y2k7.com Photographer Charles Whitaker 972-239-0485 whitaker@flash.net Raffl e Sandy Kapcsos 972-230-0833 sk47tx@sbcglobal.net Webmaster Joe Wagner 817-282-1355 joe@y2k7.com NCM Ambassador James Powdrill 972-838-4330 jamespowdrill@mypbmail.com After Meeting Drive & Eat Sign up at a meeting or email jwagner@gte.net Joe Wagner CCT Event Coordinator Sign up with the CCT Activities Chair or any offi cer. Month Host Month Coordinator January 15th Paul and Mary Wolter January Open February 19th Mitch and Carol Factor February Open March 18th Sharon Norris March Paul and Mary Wolter - Chili at TMS April 15th Mike and Debbie Garrison April Open May 20th Open May Open June 17th Bob and Paula Mischel June Open July 15th Carey and Melissa Leslie July Paul and Mary Wolter - 4th of July parade August 19th Open August Open September 16th Open September Mineral Wells Autocross October 21st Open October Open November 18th Open November Open December See you at the CCT Christmas Party! December Open Just passed 20,000 miles on my Corvette and my front tires are shot. That is roughly 10,000 miles further than the fronts on my 2012 Grand Sport, so I guess I can t complain. So now I have to face the old question: Buy new front tires and leave the rears, which have at least 10K worth of tread left, on the car or buy a full set of four. I have always bought full sets in the past because I hate mixing tires with different wear. And if I buy fronts only I have to stick with the same tire. I would never mix tire types. I have been eyeing the new Michelin All Season run fl ats so there is my quandary. If I go with the all season tire I have to buy all 4 but if I stay with the original tires I can save $600-700 dollars. I know... First world problem. Not to beat a dead horse but it is worth mentioning again. Charles is the club s photographer and an excellent writer who unfailingly submits 1 or 2 articles every month to the Newsletter. In the past couple of months he has been asked to also take the meeting minutes and publish them in the newsletter for our secretary, who has not been in attendance. Charles has more than once refused the position of secretary but seems to be pressed into service regardless. It is time to let Charles do what he is best at and have someone else take the minutes when Melissa is absent. 3
CCT General Membership Meeting Minutes June 17, 2016 Our president, Bob Kee, called the business meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. on June 17, 2016 with 22 people present. A motion was made by Bob Mischel to approve the May meeting minutes and seconded by Mitch Factor. Jim Iuele, our treasurer, reported that the treasury is in good shape. Mary Wolter, our membership chairperson, was absent, but the membership is status quo with 63 members and 59 NCCC members. Paul Wolter, our NCCC Governor, covered upcoming Corvette events including the 4 th of July parade in Westcliff Village, Fort Worth, Texas with lunch afterwards at The Mexican Inn Café on Hulen Street in Fort Worth. The Corvette Invasion is in Austin in July at the world s famous Circuit of the Americas F1 track. The 31 st Texas Roundup is in September. The combined Cowtown & CCT autocross and the NCCC governor s meeting are in September. Paul gave an interesting talk on the progress of his restoration of a 1962 Corvette. He said that he is fi nally making good progress that has been slowed because he doesn t have the shop at the auto class available this time. There was a short discussion on the Christmas Party and a motion was made and approved to have it in January with one descending vote. Respectively Submitted, Charles Whitaker The CCT Brunch The CCT Brunch will be held on Saturday, July 30, 2016 at 9:00 am at: Benedict s 4800 Belt Line Rd Addison, TX 75234 972-490-0500 http://www.benedicts-restaurant.com RSVP to Paulette and Joe Wagner (paulette@themoralefairy. com or 817-253-4030) Call or text with any last minute changes, please. 4
CCT donated $500 to the American Legion and received this letter of appreciation: 5
Letters Greetings from Bullhead City, AZ to all of my dear friends in Dallas Corvette Club, I think about y all a lot and miss not being able to participate in your fun activities. I thought I would tell you about my recent experience, as an example of how different people are out here. Not the loving, kind, caring folks that we all enjoy. Well, I was in a meeting and this one women spoke about her husband having a Corvette and they had gone on a tour with group. I mentioned to her that I was a member of the Dallas Club and sure missed them. Also, that I was still thinking of getting another Corvette. There was another woman there who owns an older Vette convertible and she too was interested in knowing more about the group. Do you know, that the member never once invited us to come to a meeting or did not give any other information. I was personally appalled. For I was constantly putting our cards into Vette windshields hoping to get more people interested. I believe that the couple from Carrollton was one that found us in this way. Well, that is the way it is. Now, I must tell you that it is over 100, 124 yesterday. The heat is ferocious for it never cools down. The pavements hold the heat and hot day and night. I do not even go out, at all, unless to grocery. Stayed in 3 days in a row last week. So far this week, two days inside. You cannot cool the car down enough from one location to another. I have a lovely home here in lovely area. I see my son and daughter-in-law once a week for dinner for sure. They work and are busy. I play bridge one day a week and go to a couple of AA meetings. That is bout the extent of my activities; and, you know that is just fi ne. I am sooo lost without Clint. Worse here than in Dallas for I had so many activities to take my mind off and good friends. Well, into all life some rain must fall. When it gets cold in Dallas, please feel welcome to come out to see me. I live near to Route #40, and Colorado River. Laughlin, NV the mini Las Vegas is near and you can always help to build another fl oor to the Casino by what you lose (that is what Clint always said when we lost money). I go over to eat once in a while and then put my dollars into the slots...sometime get some back!!! My address is: 2350 Adobe Rd., Lot 62, Bullhead City, AZ 86442 940 465 2044 Miss and love each one of you, Margaret Margaret Brennan margaret.z.brennan@gmail.com 6
June 2016 Meeting & Raffle By Charles Whitaker The regular meeting of the Corvette Club of Texas was held on June 17th at Friendly Chevrolet and there were 22 members in attendance. Our secretary was absent so I will cover the meeting announcements that I usually cover here elsewhere in the minutes. The Raffl e Lady, Sandy Kapcsos sold 17 raffl e tickets and there were 3 prizes. I won a nice 1993 Corvette Ruby Red model. Twenty Two CCT Members Present 7
Three Raffle Prizes Charles Whitaker Bob Mischel Paul Wolter Thanks to Joe Wagner for another great newsletter last month and to Paulette for sponsoring the monthly brunches. Of course, thanks to Sandy & Richard Kapcsos for selling the raffl e tickets and conducting the raffl e. Thanks to Friendly Chevrolet and Mark Eddins for supporting the club, providing a place for us to meet and selling us such great Corvettes. There was an excellent looking 2016 Corvette Z06 with red interior and red brake calipers for sale on the front porch of Friendly Chevrolet that would make someone a very happy owner so check out the great deals that they have on Corvettes. Lastly, but most important, thanks to the Corvette Club members that join in our activities. It takes a lot of work from a lot of people to run the club. All of these efforts are what make our club such a nice organization. 8
Westcliff West Neighborhood Association Independence Day Parade DATE: Monday July 4, 2016 CCT will join Cowtown Vettes and other parade entrants as in the past years and drive in the Westcliff West Neighborhood located in Southwest Fort Worth. Bring candy to throw to the children and dog bones for the dogs along the parade route. Don t forget to fly the CCT & U.S.A. car flags on your vette. If you don t have flags CCT has car flags for purchase (see Mary). MEETING LOCATION & TIME: Paul & Mary Wolter home at 4520 Fonda Dr., Arlington, TX 76017 @ 8:30 AM Monday morning, July 4th. We will depart @ 8:45 AM and caravan to the parade location in Southwest Worth. (If you prefer, you can meet us at the parade staging location). Be sure to bring water, sunscreen and hats. The church typically has free cookies, drinks, etc. for everyone plus rest rooms are available for use i n the church. PARADE LOCATION: From I-20: Exit Trail Lake Drive, proceed North. At the traffi c light at Granbury Road, stay in the left lane and go straight under the railroad overpass (remains of an old wooden trestle). Go straight, up a small hill by Westcliff Elementary, then down the hill to Manderly Place on the right. Turn right there and go into the First Congregational Church parking lot on the right. PARADE STAGING: 9:30 AM - 1st Congregational Church at the corner of 4201Trail Lake & Manderly PARADE: 10:00 AM Start PARADE ROUTE: thru the Westcliff West Neighborhood, ending back at the Church PARADE SPONSOR: Westcliff West Neighborhood Association The following link provides photos taken of the 2015 parade. hp://cowtownvees.org/events/2015/070415-4th-p1.html LUNCH AFTER PARADE: We will caravan to the Mexican Inn located at 5017 S. Hulen in Fort Worth for lunch following the parade. Questions call Paul & Mary Wolter 817-478-6096 home or 817-296-1958 cell. 9
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Sep. 30-Oct 2 GoodGuys 24th Lone Star Nationals at TMS Oct. 1-2 Oct. 8 CMCT 10 Autocross event Location TBD TOCC 7 Autocross event Location TBD Oct. 15 CTV Annual All Corvette Car Show in SW Ft. Worth Oct. 21 CCT Board Meeting at Friendly Chevrolet 07:00 PM The board meeting is held at the Friendly Chevrolet snack bar one half hour before Oct. 21 CCT Membership Meeting at Friendly Chevrolet 07:30 PM Oct. 22-23 Nov 4-6 The general membership meeting is held in the Friendly Chevrolet second fl oor meeting room. Bring a raffl e gift and get a free raffl e ticket. All are welcome to join us at an after meeting dinner at a different restaurant each month. COAST 7 Autocross 3 Drag event At Sheriff s Facility NASCAR Races at TMS Nov. 18 CCT Board Meeting at Friendly Chevrolet 07:00 PM The board meeting is held at the Friendly Chevrolet snack bar one half hour before the general meeting. All members are welcome. Nov. 18 CCT Membership Meeting at Friendly Chevrolet 07:30 PM The general membership meeting is held in the Friendly Chevrolet second fl oor meeting room. Bring a raffl e gift and get a free raffl e ticket. All are welcome to join us at an after meeting dinner at a different restaurant each month. 15