June, 2016.pub - Grand Valley Corvette Association

June, 2016
President’s Letter
This months meeting is our first of the summer & will be at Johnson park at the Butterworth St.
pavilion. Chicken will be the main course, please bring a dish to pass & your own drinks. Dinner
will be @ 6:15 with the meeting to follow.
We will be picking out the styles of jackets & shirts to order with the club logo's so please be
there if you can.
Kool Chevy is not going to host our winter meetings any longer so we need to find a place & get
it set up for the winter. So far Teaser's on Ottawa Ave. & Nick Finks in Comstock Park have been
mentioned as sites. If you have a place in mind let me know.
The ladies only FTL on 5/21 had 9 cars & 18 ladies attending & Pam reports they had a fun time.
The summer car show season is here so if you have a local show you'd like the club to be a part
of we could make it a "Club Event".
Yours, Marc Amate.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President:
Marc Amante
9580 Oriole Dr
Coopersville, MI 49404|
616-837-0565
[email protected]
Treasurer
Jill Host
2965 Castle Rock Dr. NE
Grand Rapids MI 49525
(616) 361-7990
[email protected]
Newsletter Editor & Webmaster
Paula Down
8502 Carriage Lane
Portland, MI 48875
(616) 780-0815
VP of Competition
To be announced
Secretary
Gail Schuiling
1330 Webster NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504-2954
(616) 446-6569
[email protected]
Governor
Jeff Janus
6650 Twin Springs Ct.
Rockford, MI 49341
(616) 560-5200
[email protected]
VP of Membership:
Todd Tamminga
2625 Cedar Grove South
Jenison, MI 49428
(616) 669-8718
[email protected]
[email protected]
Kool Chevrolet Club Sponsor
David Bailey
3770 Plainfield NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49525
Phone 616-364-9431
Grand Valley Corvette Association
General Membership Meeting
Thursday, May 12, 2016
Held at Kool Chevrolet
Board Members Present: Marc Amante, Todd Tamminga and Gail Schuiling. Both Jeff Janus and Jill
Host were absent.
President’s Report: Marc called the meeting to or der with 19 present at 7:00 p.m. There have
been many changes at Kool Chevrolet in new managers and new management. We were informed
tonight that this will be our last meeting to be held here. Fortunately we have summer meetings at local parks so we will have a little time to find a new monthly meeting place. Our meeting in June will
be at Johnson Park. The main dish provided by the club will be chicken. Members attending are
asked to bring a dish to pass and their own beverages. Plan to arrive by 6:15 and we will eat at 6:30
with the meeting at 7:00 pm.
Secretary’s Report: A motion was made and seconded to accept the minutes posted in the May
newsletter. Motion carried!
Treasurer’s Report: J ill was absent tonight as Har r y had some minor sur ger y today. No report.
Membership Report: Todd introduced two new visitor s and repor ted we cur rently have 105
paid members.
Competition Report: VP of Comp. position is still open. Interested in ser ving??
Governor’s Report: No repor t as J eff was absent.
OLD BUSINESS
Once again our annual Banquet was a great success. Lots of great “awards” were given out to welldeserved club members. Both Char Gabbert and Gordy Wilcox were unable to attend the banquet so
Denny Link presented them both with the gifts from the club for having been our past secretary and
president.
A big THANK YOU to Ty Mason for our Corvette Physical Day. It was a great success and thanks
again to those that helped him, Denny Link and Curt Craven. Another great annual event!
Our new clothes person Lori Pearce was unable to attend the meeting tonight (tickets to Garth Brooks
show) but she did have several samples of clothes the new vendor has to offer for us to look at. Those
present were urged to look them over tonight after the meeting.
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Future Event Schedule/Calendar:
June 8
Test and Tune Martin/131 Dragway 6 to 10 pm Meet at Talsma Furniture at 5:30 pm
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on 84 Street. Bring a helmet and wear long pants.
June 9
GVCA General Meeting at Johnson Park at 6:15 pm
June 16 Car Show Westphalia. Dick Young will do a FTL with meeting place/time to be announced
June 18
Creston Car Show HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
July 4
come.
Ada Parade at 9:00 am followed by a Pool Party at Young’s. More information to
July 16 Low Country Boil at Wilcox Cottage. See flyer
Spectrum Health Rehab & Nursing Center Car Show on Fuller Ave.
July 30
Veterans Picnic
NEW BUSINESS
The topic of a new meeting place was discussed. Marc asked for someone to head up a committee to work on this. A new prospective member Howard Hansen expressed interest in helping with this. We will need others in the club to assist in this project. If you are interested in
helping please give Marc a call.
No swap and sell.
Motion made and 2nd to adjourn. Motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Gail Schuiling, Secretary
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
JUNE
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16
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Test and Tune at Martin/US 131 Dragway—see minutes & flyer
General Membership Meeting - Johnson Park—Summer Park Meeting
Westphalia Cruise-in—Youngs, see flyer attached.
Creston Car Show 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. [Cancelled].
JULY
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16
16
AUGUST
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18-19
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26-28
Ada Parade
Pool Party after Ada Parade—Youngs—sign up sheets at June meeting—See invite
General Membership Meeting - Location to be announced
Low Country Boil - Wilcox cottage— See invite
Spectrum Health Rehab and Nursing Car Show—see flyer
General Membership Meeting -Meeting place to be announced
Motor City Round up—see attached flyer
Beach Party—Westerhuis—more information as it becomes available.
Corvette Crossroads Trip—Mackinaw City
SEPTEMBER
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General Membership Meeting - To be announced
OCTOBER
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General Membership Meeting - To be announced
NOVEMBER
10
General Membership Meeting - To be announced
DECEMBER
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General Membership Meeting - To be announced
All bold items are GVCA sponsored events
Michigan Region of NCCC Corvette Clubs Home Page and Link to Calendar
http://www.michcorvette.org/index.html
Cards and get well wishes or expressions of sympathy, please contact
Jan Czerney at ([email protected])
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Our GVCA Banquet was held Saturday, April 7 at the Highlands Country Club. It was
good to welcome back most of our Snow Birds.
Thanks to Marc & Pam Amante and Gail Schuiling for handling this event. The food
was delicious, and there was even a cake decorated with the GVCA logo. Thanks also
to Gail for the centerpieces.
After dinner, awards were announced for Gordon Wilcox, as outgoing President &
Char Gabbert, as outgoing Secretary,
Next came the voted on awards:
Most Valuable Female - Pam Amante
Most Valuable Male - Denny Link.
Marc announced his President's Award giving a dinner gift certificate to Char & Denny
Link.
Denny presented Marc with the incoming President's Gavel, which should get much
use.
Sally Rynberg and Tony Lakatos did their usual fine job of remembering members' guffaws of the past year. Denny Rynberg assisted Sally in her presentations, while Janine
disavowed any complicity or knowledge of Tony's "awards". Vicki Briggs and Marc also presented humorous awards to deserving members. However, Marc ended up getting
his "Bonehead" award back again from Roger Davis.
We also had some nice door prizes from The Highlands Golf Club, Kool Chevrolet and
Caron Stetler, who gave gift certificates for Jaffra. Thank you very much.
All in all, it was a great evening.
Char & Denny Link
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BIRTHDAYS FEBRUARY & MARCH
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Test & Tune
These are evenings the track is open to anyone and everyone to race down The Fastest Track in Michigan! It
doesn't matter if you are driving a fast racecar or mom's grocery getter anyone can drive down the racetrack.
These events are offered on specific Wednesdays and Fridays. The open Test & Tune evenings on Wednesdays
and Fridays are Fun 'n Grudge and once a month during the Test & Tune/Fun 'n Grudge US 131 features a
Monster Midnight Madness.
Wednesdays Test & Tune
Participants will not want to miss these bargain nights with lots of track time. The US 131 Motorsports Park
staff will be available to assist anyone interested in learning more about drag racing and bracket racing. We will
run open time runs for the first part of the event. Drivers will then be able to place a dial-in on their car, if they
choose, and run just as if they were running in an actual bracket race. All just for fun to see who can take the
win light!
Gates open at 5pm, racing from 6pm to 10pm.
Admission for spectators $10
Racers pay only $25
EDITORS NOTE:
Char Gabbert posted this on Facebook regarding Roger. Please keep them in your
prayers.
Well I know many people want to know how my husband Roger Gabbert. Been in
the hospital for 5 weeks in critical care awaiting a heart transplant. Found out yesterday his heart has deteriorated even more. They say he won't make it thru the surgery. So, it's the heart pump called an LVAD or hospice. The pump goes in Thursday morning. Prayers still needed, and thanks.
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GVCA 4TH OF JULY FAMILY POOL PARTY
July 4th
After the Ada Parade
Dick and Karen Young
3750 Hilton Ave SE, Lowell, Michigan
Bring a dish to pass. Please email Karen at
[email protected] or call her at 616-450-8027 with
the selection from these items that you would like to
bring to the party.
Categories are:
Cold salad,
Hot dish, such as baked beans
Dessert
Meat will be provided—brats and burgers
BYOB
Swimsuits, towels, chairs and your pool toys.
RSVP: 616-450-8027
(By June 27th.)
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Spectrum Health Annual Car Show
Spectrum Health Continuing Care holds an annual car show for our patients and residents. Held each year at the Rehab and Nursing Center at 750 Fuller Avenue in Grand Rapids, we invite the community, staff, friends and family to bring their hotrod, muscle or classic cars
to our car show. Admission is free for cars and the community!
Our patients and residents are able to submit their People's Choice Award nominations after viewing all of the cars. At the end of the
show, three awards are given to the car owners who were chosen by the residents.
Attend the 2016 Car Show!
Date: Saturday, July 16, 2016
Time: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Location: 750 Fuller Avenue NE, Grand Rapids
Free admission and lunch.
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Your Club is Invited
to the 2016 Motor
City Roundup!
I’m reaching out to you, as a leader of your car club, to invite you and your club members to participate in
an exciting high performance driving event (HPDE), the Motor City Roundup!
Grattan Raceway
Belding, Michigan
Thursday Aug 18
Motor City Roundup is operating its 3rd annual event, this year at Grattan Raceway in Belding, Michigan
on Thursday August 18, 2016. This event is just before the Woodward Dream Cruise weekend. This is an
opportunity to generate excitement and participation for the members of your club.
Register Early for
Significant Savings
Drivers save money with early registration. Register before May 18 for $139. When early registration ends,
the standard cost is $179. Register today at msreg.com/mcr2016grattan.
Special Offer for
Event Organizers
When 5 or more club members register, car club event organizers receive two registrations with a 50%
discount off the standard cost (for more info or to redeem this offer, email [email protected]).
All Drivers and Vehicles Are Welcome
The Motor City Roundup event is appropriate for everyone who wants to have fun driving their car fast in
a safe and controlled manner. Any licensed driver is welcome, from experienced racers to drivers who’ve
never been on a road racing course, and everyone in between. All makes and models are welcome.
Organized and Safe
with Driver Instruction
The Motor City Roundup event is safely and professionally run by car enthusiasts that are experienced race
track drivers. Learn from experienced driving instructors who provide both classroom instruction and incar coaching, all included in the registration cost. Drivers learn to drive their car safely at a level of performance with which they are comfortable.
Other Driver Benefits
Event t-shirt
Barbeque lunch
Raffles
Sponsor car hot laps
Spectator rides
Sponsor tech talks
Sponsor Opportunities Available
If your club or other businesses with whom you have relationships are interested in being a sponsor for this
event, Motor City Roundup provides several great promotional opportunities at low cost. For more information, please email [email protected].
Promotional Assistance is Available
For more event details, see www.motorcityroundup.com. Attached find the event flyer. We are happy to
help you promote the Motor City Roundup as a club event to your members. Let us know your ideas and
how we can help.
Stay Informed
We would like to keep you up to date with current information. To subscribe to the Motor City Roundup
email list, click here.
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Vehicle Preview: 2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport
Track-ready performance in a car you can drive every day
The Chevrolet Corvette is an unparalleled American success story, and the 2017 Corvette Grand Sport is an exciting new chapter in world-class performance and driving
pleasure. The all-new 2017 Corvette Grand Sport – which will be available in both
coupe and convertible body styles – combines the racing legacy of the original 1963
Grand Sport with the advanced technologies of today.
The newest Corvette Grand Sport is specially designed to dominate the track, much like
the 1963 Corvette Grand Sport, which had a
large impact on the future of Chevrolet racing; the 1996 Grand Sport, which marked
the end of fourth-generation Corvette production; and the 2010 Grand Sport, which
featured an impressive 3.95-second zero-to60 mph time and 436 hp from its 6.2-liter
LS3 V8 engine, yet still returned 26 mpg highway.
"Racing has been part of Corvette's essence for more than 50 years and that track
experience has helped us build better, more capable cars," said Mark Reuss, executive vice president of Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain for
General Motors. "The global acclaim for the seventh-generation Corvette validates
that direct link, and the 2017 Grand Sport takes its track-bred technology to a new,
exciting threshold."
The new 2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport is the latest Corvette to push the performance envelope. It combines the power of a naturally aspirated 6.2-liter LT1 V8
engine with a revised chassis and aerodynamics package that’s been specially designed for unmatched handling and grip. The engine produces 460 hp and 465 lb/ft
of torque, good for a 3.6-second zero-to-60 mph time, and you can choose a sevenspeed manual transmission with Active Rev Matching or an available eight-speed paddle-shift automatic.
A dry-sump oil system makes sure oil flow is maintained even through the most intense cornering. That system will be necessary, as the new Grand Sport is capable of
serious high-g-force cornering: Chevrolet reports 1.05g in cornering capability with
the standard tires, and up to 1.2g when the Z07 package is added.
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You’ll get Michelin Pilot Super Sport summer tires and staggered wheels –
285/30ZR19 tires with 19x10-inch wheels in front, and 335/25ZR20 tires with 20x12
wheels in back. Big Brembo brakes provide strong stopping power. There are 14-inch
rotors with six-piston calipers in front and 13.4-inch rotors with four-piston calipers in
back. An electronic limited-slip differential, Magnetic Ride Control suspension with
specific stabilizer bars, and an active dual exhaust are also standard.
"We didn't hold back with the new Grand Sport," said Tadge Juechter, Corvette chief
engineer. "For the first time, buyers can equip the Grand Sport with a Z07 performance package – which adds carbon-ceramic brakes, Michelin Sport Cup 2 summer
tires, and carbon-fiber aero package that delivers true downforce."
To achieve the serious racing specs, engineers adapted the high-performance cooling
system, chassis tuning and other performance technologies of the Corvette Z06 for
the 2017 Grand Sport.
On top of its track-focused exterior aero features, the 2017 Grand Sport has modelspecific front fender inserts, wider rear fenders and a Z06-style grille. It will offer the
same interior and exterior colors as the Stingray, plus special, customized choices.
For example, an available Heritage Package includes unique hash-mark fender
graphics in six colors, full-length exterior stripes, and interior brushed aluminum trim
with hash-mark detailing.
“The choices are almost endless,” said Harlan Charles, Corvette product marketing
manager. “The packages take personalization to an unprecedented level, enabling
customers to create their own Corvette Grand Sport statement like no other.”
A limited-production Grand Sport Collector Edition will also be available in Watkins
Glen Gray Metallic, with Tension Blue hash-mark graphics, black wheels and fulllength satin-black stripes. The Collector Edition cabin is wrapped in Tension Blue
leather and suede and features headrests embossed with a 3D rendering of the original Grand Sport. There’s also an instrument panel plate with each vehicle’s unique,
sequential build number.
The 2017 Corvette Grand Sport will be available later this year, so watch for more information and come in for the latest updates on ordering and availability.
This article is presented by Kool Chevrolet in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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