C5/C6 Registry magazine - Chip Miller Charitable Foundation

DAN’S SAY
By Dan Adovasio, Director, Email: [email protected]
A Father’s Corvette Dream Fulfilled
By the time you read this the
Historic 87th running of the 24 Hours
of Le Mans Race on June 12-13, 2010
will have already been completed and
another winner will have their name
recorded in the Le Mans racing history
book!
John Fitch tells Lance Miller about #3’s Glory Day at Le Mans! Photos Courtesy of Lance Miller
center stage as a participant of the
What you may not realize is that
this year’s Le Mans race represents 50
Grande Parade Des Pilotes where half
years since the first Briggs Cunningham
a million race enthusiasts will be able
1960 Corvette #3 ran this coveted
to catch a glimpse of this historical
course at Le Mans and WON!
Corvette as it drives through the streets
of Le Mans. On Saturday morning,
You see, in 1960 Briggs Cunningham
fielded a trio of Corvettes at Le Mans as
June 12th, it will once again be driven
purely privateers. Factory involvement
by John Fitch, the very man who drove
was not allowed since 1957, but
it 50 years before, around the famous
amazingly enough, Zora Duntov was
Le Mans circuit with over 50 Corvettes
in town for the Le Mans race! This #3
following. I don’t know about you,
Cunningham Corvette driven by John
but for a Corvette guy like me, this
Fitch and Bob Grossman won first in
incredibly emotional moment will sum
their class and 8th overall which was
up a dream that Chip Miller always
a great tribute to America’s sports car
had after he located and restored this
and also to the American automobile
Chip Miller standing by his prized possession!
industry. This effort showed the world
place of its greatest victory,
that the American sports car had
Le Mans, France, impeccably restored
arrived and they could now compete
by Corvette Repair, Inc., of Valley
with the European sports cars on their
Stream, NY, to its full race trim as
own track. Ironically enough this was
it looked and ran during the 1960
the first Corvette to ever win first in
24 Hours of Le Mans.
class at Le Mans and held its title for
over 40 years!
Now 50 years later the same #3
Big doings will have taken place
at Le Mans with the arrival of the #3
Corvette. It will first be on display at
Corvette owned by the Miller family of
the legendary Le Mans Museum for
Carlisle, PA, was shipped back to the
all to see. Friday afternoon it will be
piece of Corvette Racing history for all
of us to enjoy!
All of this happened because of a
dream a father had and the dedication
of a son to fulfill his father’s dream.
Chip Miller (co-founder of Corvettes
at Carlisle) bought and fully restored
the famous Cunningham Corvette #3
in October 2000. It was his dream
to bring it back to Le Mans in 2010
for the 50th anniversary of its historic
victory. Unfortunately, he was not
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Sebring
The first challenge
of the season begins!
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WIN OR LOSE
Registry Member Dave Matulis
[C5R# Y3699] follows his
passion and lives his dream!
C5/C6 BIRTHDAY BASH
Cover
This one-of-a-kind 50th
Anniversary 2011 Special
Edition Carbon Z06 reflects
its Racing Heritage!
Mike & Jill Rosedale [C5R# W1010] cover the Bash
Experience for Registry Members!
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Corvettes
Photos by Steve Robertson
First
Challenge…
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Sebring, Corvettes first race of
the 2010 American Le Mans Series,
was cut short by an unfortunate pit
lane mishap which sent the C6.R
#4 Corvette behind the wall. This
decisive moment occurred at 3:09 pm
when the C6.R #3 Corvette pitted
with Magnussen replacing Johnny
O’Connell. Magnussen was released
from his pit box just as Emmanuel
Collard was entering the adjacent stall
in the C6.R #4 Corvette. The resulting
contact damaged both vettes with the
#4 being immediately sent behind
the wall to the transporters garage
where the Corvette crew replaced its
front stabilizer bar and significant
bodywork. Meanwhile, the #3 suffered
a punctured front tire and returned to
the pits for repairs after completing
another lap at reduced speed.
Program manager Doug Fehan
said, “An incident like this has never
You can either beat yourself up or
happened before at Corvette Racing.
be encouraged by how well the crew
A perfect storm of events that certainly
performed to get both cars back in the
we can’t attribute to any one thing
race. The guys were awesome. We got
caused the two cars to come together
a lot of positives out of this event:
in pit lane. We’ll go back and look at
We made good progress on our engine
what took place, establish procedures to
development and we got a gauge to
ensure that it never happens again, and
measure where we stand versus the
come back stronger for the next event.
competition. The mark of a champion
Even when our guys were laps down to
is overcoming adversity and finding
the leaders, they ran just as hard after
ways to win, and I know this team can
that incident as they did before. That
do that.”
tells you what Corvette Racing is about.”
Johnny O’Connell chimed in saying,
Your friends and supporters here at
the Registry agree that racing is hard
“Racing is hard stuff, and no matter
stuff. But now it’s off to Laguna Seca
how hard you try and how hard you
for this year’s first win!
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prepare, sometimes things go wrong.
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By Dave Matulis [C5R# Y3699] Marlborough, CT Email: [email protected]
My interest in Corvettes began
some of you know what I’m
in the late 60’s when I was in
talking about.
high school. Like so many from
Hope arrived through a
my era, I love the mid-year
friend of mine who bought a
models and would have liked
new 1999 C5 and let me drive it.
for a 1967 to appear for my
I was AMAZED at how great the
graduation present. But reality
performance and quality was on
was always a factor then and
this generation of Corvette. That
I couldn’t afford one. Truth be
did it for me! In February 2000
told, I didn’t even get my first car
I bought my first Corvette, a new
until I was 20 years old, a used
2000 C5 Coupe, and it was truly
1961 Chevy Impala Convertible.
a blast to drive!
My Corvette dreams continued
That year I also turned 50
all through college with yet
and decided to commemorate
another hope of getting one
the occasion with my first ink,
upon graduation. But I ended up
a Superman tattoo on my right
getting a used 1970 Camaro Z28
shoulder. Times had changed
with an LT1 motor and 4.11 gears
and tattoos had lost the negative
that really lit up the streets!
connotations they had when
Shortly thereafter I got into
I was in high school, so I didn’t
a “Sports Car” phase....because
think twice about “inking” one.
I needed a daily driver and the
Several years had passed and
Corvette’s of 1975-1990 eras
I just couldn’t get my high school
didn’t really excite me. I know
dream of owning a beautiful 1967
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Corvette out of my mind. After
Corvette owners have for
considerable searching, I bought
their Corvettes. I worked on
my second Corvette, a 1967 L79
several concepts and themes
Roadster Survivor! Its side pipes
with my tattoo artist until
are music to my ears!
we created what I wanted to
Some years later I was
immortalize… “Win or Lose, All
attending Corvettes at Carlisle
or Nothing” Z06! The checkered
and was smitten again after
flag background with (Corvette
coming upon a Wil Cooksey
Racing) Jake piston heads on the
Edition Z06. Yep, you guessed
motor makes this skin illustration
it, I bought my third Corvette,
a work of art!
a Wil Cooksey Special Edition
My hope is for all my fellow
Z06 #114 produced on April 4,
Registry brothers and sisters
2008. This was a great early 60th
to take time to enjoy their
birthday present to myself and
Corvettes, follow their passions
I decided to commemorate it
and live their dreams, and not be
with my second tattoo. I wanted
hesitant to express them!
it to capture the passion that
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Our 2010
C5/C6
Bash
By Mike & Jill Rosedale [C5R# W1010], Cary, IL Email: [email protected]
We had a great time at Thursday’s
comes out, you can bet “it will be the
Corvette Race Team luncheon with
culmination of all we have learned
guest speaker C6.R #3 Driver Johnny
on the race track.” They were very
O’Connell [C5R# Z5207] and Corvette
gracious and signed Compuware
Racing Manager Doug Fehan. Johnny
Corvette models, posters and
Museum, especially when your
O’ entertained us with wonderful
autographs for everyone.
visit is for the FUN-FILLED
close calls on the racing circuit, and his
preparing for the Celebrity Choice Car
hilarious adventures on the autobahn.
Show. Everywhere we looked there
Johnny O’ remarked that about the
were beautiful C5’s and C6’s gleaming
attending the Bash, and this year
only thing he couldn’t beat with a car
clean as far as the eye could see! Some
is photo radar! Doug commented that
of this year’s notable celebrity judges
was no exception!
when the next generation Corvette
were Chief Engineer Tadge Juechter,
Wow! What else can you say
when you walk into the beautifully
remodeled National Corvette
C5/C6 Bash! We always enjoy
stories about his travels in Europe,
Outside, Corvette owners were
Don & Pat Carlson [C5R# K6646] are ready to head out on a Corvette caravan and everyone is lined up to go!
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Marketing Manager Harlan Charles,
for those present to test drive. I can
Brand Quality Corvette Art Spong,
tell you that this was a big hit with us
Corvette Racing Manager Doug Fehan,
Corvette enthusiasts!
Friday’s lunchtime road tour caravan
Retired Chief of C6 Corvette Tom
to the Porky Pig Diner was truly a
Wallace, and C6.R Driver Johnny O’!
highlight! The weather was perfect, but
One exciting addition to this year’s
weather reports were indicating that
Bash was that we had the chance to
possible severe storms were coming
test drive the all new exhilarating
our way. Even that didn’t stop us all
Camaro…What a thrill! GM brought
from having a really great time.
several cars, including a new Corvette,
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TOP RIGHT: When Registry Members get
together, it is always a FUN time!
PHOTOS
Corvette Designer Kirk Bennion,
TOP LEFT: Jill & Mike head into the Porky
Pig Diner with all their Registry friends for
a wonderful lunch.
TOP RIGHT BOTTOM: We all support Ben
Labaree [C5R# W1097] as he continues
his Corvettes Conquer Cancer Tour.
Below, left to right: Don and Pat Carlson
[C5R# K6646] along with GM Engineers
Josh Holder and Angela Benczik, Aida and
George Walden [C5R# X2801], and Jill and
Mike Rosedale [C5R# W1010] in front of
the museum. Josh will be accompanying
Jill & Mike in a Z06 Velocity Yellow C6
to Maine.
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Then it was back to the NCM for the
2010, pgs 54-55) about the new C7
#3 on the doors just like they had in
Corvette and what we can expect; yet
1960. This C6 Z06 pays homage to the
he confidently relayed to the group that
original, but in a very modern way!
no one will be disappointed! Of course
Other members told us later that
Facts and Figures seminar about the
we told him that we are all anxiously
they had a magnificent time at the
2011 Corvette led by Corvette Product
awaiting its arrival!
Margaritaville dinner. We look forward
Manager Harlan Charles. Then we
With the big storm quickly
to seeing you all at the C5/C6 Bash
all headed out to the Esplanade near
approaching, we decided to leave
next year!!! Mark your calendar now
the Logo Circle for a Walk-Around of
Saturday morning to outrun the
April 28-30, 2011.
the new 2011 Corvette! Tadge, Kirk
reported hail. We hated to miss Lance
and Harlan demonstrated to us the
Miller’s morning seminar about his
C5/C6 REGISTRY THANK YOU to Jill &
improvements they had just spoken
father’s 1960 Corvette Le Mans Race
Mike for their kindness in volunteering
about. Then Chief Engineer Tadge
Car #3 that ran and won its class at
to share their C5/C6 Bash weekend with
Juechter unveiled the new for 2011
Le Mans 50 years ago! Chip Miller’s
all of us. As you may know, Director
Carbon Edition Z06! Wow! What a
Corvette was so historically significant
Jake and his wife were attending two of
Fabulous Corvette!
that Chevrolet created a true one-of-a-
their daughter’s college graduations on
kind (VIN 001) White 2011 Z06 Carbon
the same day (April 30) and Director
Edition that was designed to match
Dan was out of the country.
Later in the day Tadge skillfully
avoided discussing his article that was
Editor’s Note: We want to give a BIG
printed
in Automobile magazine
(June
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including
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MR.Y2000
Email questions to: [email protected] with “Mr. Y2000” in subject line
Q: Since I purchased my 2009
Jetstream Blue Z06 I have noticed a
haze in the headlamps at night. You
can’t see it during the day, but at night
with the lights on, the lens of the
headlamp is not as clear. Is this caused
from moisture that gets in it and do
they need to be replaced?
Mr. Y2000: I have discussed the
moisture in the headlamps before so I
a cracked lens you are looking at a
is one exception to this and it is a
$1,000 expense per side.
cleaner that GM released specifically
Q: I have the five-spoke chrome
wheels and they appear to have dark
clouding on some parts of them. I have
tried several products to clean them,
but the dark cloud won’t come off.
What can I use to get them back to the
original shiny chrome?
for chrome. The part number is
1052929 (for our Canadian friends it
is 10953202). This cleaner has a mild
phosphoric acid that does a reasonably
good job. Personally, all I use is a
mixture of simple green and water and
a soft brush. It takes a little longer,
but I don’t want to have to replace the
won’t dwell on that; other than to say
chrome wheels on my vette. Whatever
that unless there is enough water to
you decide to use, make sure you
support a small gold fish, I wouldn’t
use plenty of clean water to flush the
worry about it, nor would I replace
cleaner off the wheels!
them. You see, the haze or cloudiness
Also, take note that most of the
some owners have reported is a
calipers on the Corvette have a coating.
reflective coating installed by the lamp
Some are painted, some are anodized,
manufacturer. The manufacturer coats
and a few are powder coated; whatever
the lens on the inside before they are
they are, the strong wheel cleaners will
assembled to help direct the light so
they act as a headlamp beam rather
than a 200 watt light bulb.
For those that have driven or owned
a fourth or fifth generation Corvette
with the pop up headlamps, the C6
lights are noticeably better in the
amount of light that is projected out in
front of the vette, and you don’t have
to worry about the headlamps not
popping up as your vette gets older.
One more word on headlamps,
the high intensity lamps put out a
tremendous amount of heat. The lens
is all part of a cooling design to bleed
off the heat. A Word of Caution: When
the lens is covered with anything,
including those advertised clear chip
protector plastics, it will reduce the
lamps ability to cool. When the lamp
is overheated, small stress cracks
will start to appear over the lens. As
most of you know, the lens is not
sold separately. So in order to replace
Mr. Y2000: Dear Lost Your Shine:
Since I don’t know how you take care
of your wheels in the first place, it is
really difficult to know what you are
seeing. It sounds like you may have
used a wheel cleaner that uses a mild
acid solution to help melt away the
brake and road grime. If you have
been using a wheel cleaner, then you
need to check the bottle. If you find
the words hydrofluoric acid or oxalic
Bulletin 00-03-10-002 that describes
staining and pitting of chrome and
aluminum wheels. If you have any
questions, stop by and see your local
Chevrolet Dealer, your wheels may
be covered under the warranty. They
can pull up the bulletin and see if
your wheels are stained or if there is
something else going on.
Q: I’ve seen in this column before
acid, then the chrome is most likely
where you have mentioned a GM
stained. Both of these acids are known
Bulletin. Is there a way I can get my
to stain chrome and it actually will turn
hands on a copy of a bulletin that
the shiny chrome to a dark or milky
you referenced without going to the
appearance. If you walked around the
dealership? My dealership is like 45
car and sprayed it on your wheels and
miles away and I just don’t get there
then went back around with a hose to
that often and when I do, I never
wash it off, it was most likely on too
remember to ask for a bulletin.
long and the damage was done.
A good rule of thumb is if the bottle
Mr. Y2000: Great question,
complicated answer! I will have this
advises to avoid contact with painted
answer for you in the next Official
surfaces, then you most likely should
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WAY OUT WEST
By Janet Curran, [C5R# W0477], Yucaipa, CA Email: [email protected]
I’M BACK…
...and for the most part have recovered
from my back surgery. My very best
day was when I was finally able to
drive my Corvette to Physical Therapy
all by myself. I felt such freedom and
knew that I had finally turned the
corner to recovery.
It is Corvette time year-round
in Southern Nevada, Arizona and
California, but Autumn is the very best
time for Corvettes. There are so many
Corvette activities that it is difficult to
choose. There have been car shows,
A perfect day for the Coronado Speed Fest Historic Car Races.
homecoming parades, the fabulous
Coronado Speed Fest Historic Car Races,
the ALMS race at Laguna Seca and
Spring Mountain Corvette Track Days.
The Coronado Speed Fest, now
sanctioned by the Historic Motor Sports
Association, was held in September
2009 at the Coronado Naval Air Station
North Island in San Diego. Vintage
racecars compete on a road track set
up on the runways and taxiways. The
Speed Fest provides corral parking for
several car clubs including Corvette,
Porsche, Ferrari, Mustang, Cobra, Viper
and many others. There is also a car
show for those that want to compete
for the honor of most beautiful car. The
pits are open for everyone to peruse the
vintage racers and chat with the owners,
drivers and mechanics. This event is
one of the best-kept secrets in Southern
California. The racing is exciting, the
vendors plentiful and interesting, and
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On Saturday, all eyes were on Corvette as they raced. Photo Courtesy of GM
best of all, are the beautiful and seldom
Championship Cars, 1966 Historic
seen rare vintage racecars.
Trans-Am and new this year Historic
Vintage racecars ranged from
NASCAR. The pace car for this year’s
1952 Sports & Production cars, 1962
event was the brand new 5th generation
Formula Cars, 1965 FIA Manufacturer
2010 Camaro. Members mark your
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calendar for September 25-26, 2010 and
The Corvette Parade Lap was filled to
be a part of Speed Fest. Speed Fest is a
capacity, giving everyone an on-track
part of San Diego Fleet Week. You will
view of what the racers see at a much
want to attend the entire week to enjoy
higher speed.
all of the festivities.
Saturday, October 10, 2009 brought
A fabulous dinner on Friday
night was held at Charlie Sammut’s
race fans converging on the Monterey
Vision Quest Ranch and Wild Things
Peninsula to watch the Monterey Sports
Experience. Vision Quest Ranch www.
Car Championships. The weather was
visionquestranch.com “is dedicated to
beautiful and the racing exciting, right
providing professionally and humanely
up until the end when we watched Jan
trained wild/exotic and domestic birds
Magnussen [C5R# Z5216] get booted
and animals for film, television, live
into the wall to end up finishing in 2nd
productions, education”. They also
place. The Corvette Corral provided
provide a sanctuary for animals in
a great area for the Corvette fans to
need. Trainers were roving around
gather and participate in the activities
the tables with many different exotic
provided by Corvette Racing, GM
animals. There was a huge elephant
and the National Corvette Museum.
WAY OUT WEST
UPCOMING EVENTS
June 25-27, 2010
Big Bear Bash,
Big Bear Lake, CA
www.corvetteswest.com
July 10, 2010
ALMS Utah Grand Prix,
Miller Motorsports Park, Tooele, Utah
www.corvettemuseum.com
Aug 12-15, 2010
Monterey Historic Reunion
http://www.mazdaraceway.com/pages/2010_
Rolex_Monterey_Motorsports_Reunion
Sept. 25-26, 2010
Coronado Speed Fest,
San Diego, CA
www.fleetweeksandiego.org
If there is an event that you believe others
might care about, please let us know.
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If you need to pit, you want Pratt & Miller as your team! Photo Courtesy of GM
Johnny O’ and friends…hear no evil, see no evil and speak no evil! Photo by Charlie Sammut
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At the Vision Quest Ranch & Wild Things,
Johnny O’ along with friends Tadge & Mary
Juechter, Dick Guldstrand, Gary Pratt, and Charlie
Sammut connected with their wild side!
Photos by Charlie Sammut
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that loved to be fed baby carrots by the
participants such as Gib Hufstader
forgotten Trans Am event. Watch for
Corvette enthusiasts. The presentations
from GM, Bill Preston from Sunoco,
the announcement of their 2010 event.
by Chief Engineer Tadge Juechter
Parnelli Jones, Dick Guldstrand, Peter
Admission to the Petersen Automotive
and Corvette Racing’s Ron Fellows
Brock, Tony DeLorenzo, Buzz Dyer,
Museum is free with your NCM Life
[C5R# Z5201] were informing and
Ronnie Kaplan and John Martin, quips
Member card.
very interesting. The animals were
and secrets were tossed around like a
Please remember to support your
absolutely fascinating. Thank you
bench racing session. Just how were
local Corvette clubs and their activities.
Charlie, NCM and WSCC for putting
they able to fit 23 gallons of fuel into
Much of the money raised at these
on the very best dinner I have ever
a 22-gallon tank ­— by packing it in
events is passed on to local charities.
attended. Please note that the Laguna
dry ice. The consensus was that there
We ALL have FUN and many people
Seca ALMS race will no longer be in
were two types of racers ­— cheaters
benefit.
October, but will now take place in the
and losers. Of course there were those
Spring. (By the time this goes to press,
that called it innovation, not cheating.
it will have already taken place on
It was all basically ingenuity, creativity
Saturday, May 22, 2010.)
and hard work. The extreme pressure
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The Petersen Automotive Museum
to win on Sunday and sell on Monday
Editor’s Note: We just want Janet
held a Tribute To Trans Am Racing
created the incentive to do whatever
to know how much she is appreciated
on November 12, 2009. There was
was necessary to win or become
by the Registry and its members for
an afternoon session entitled “How
sponsorless.
all her wonderful articles and keeping
to Cheat in the Trans Am”. This was
In 2008 the Petersen Automotive
us informed about the happenings
a panel discussion comprised of
Museum held a tribute to Corvette
out west. We are so glad to hear she is
approximately 20 drivers, crew and
Racing that was a not-to-be-missed
back in the saddle again driving her
vendors of Trans Am Racing. With
event. In 2009 they held this not to be
Jetstream Blue Z51 C6!
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able to see his dream realized as
Members, for more detailed
#3 also donned. Yes, it’s true, you,
Chip passed away in March 2004
information on the return of the
can purchase this piece of history
from a little known disease called
1960 Corvette #3 to Le Mans, please
for a mere $85,000 price tag….along
Amyloidosis. Chip’s son, Lance, picked
visit our C6 Registry Hot News www.
with a three hundred thousand dollar
up the torch of his father’s dream and
c6registry.com/Hot_News/index.htm
donation to the National Corvette
brought it to fruition. Chip and Lance
and read the May 5, 2010 posting.
Museum! Oh, did I mention it will be
had a great bond as father and son, but
While I’m on the subject of Dream
shown for the first time with its older
also as best friends. And it’s a tribute
Corvettes, have you heard about
brother (1960 Cunningham Corvette
to Lance’s father that the Cunningham
the one-of-a-kind (VIN 0001) 50th
#3) during Corvettes at Carlisle?!
Corvette #3 is in Le Mans. Because of
Anniversary 2011 Special Edition
Lance’s tenacity in fulfilling his father’s
Carbon Z06? This one-of production
late April here in Florida and I have
dream, he overcame all the obstacles
beauty was built to commemorate the
enjoyed driving my Machine Silver Z51
thrown at him and has now achieved
50th anniversary of the 1960 Corvette
Coupe everywhere! I hope the weather
his dream for him and his father Chip.
#3 making its first appearance at Le
has warmed up in your area and you
Lance and his family started the Chip
Mans. This Special Edition Corvette
too have been out enjoying these
Miller Charitable Foundation where all
Z06 includes the Z07 performance
endless summer days in your Corvette!
proceeds go to help raise awareness
brake and wheel package, along with
and hopefully a cure for amyloidosis.
the CFZ Black Carbon Fiber Package
If you would like to learn more, please
similar to the ZR1. You won’t be able
visit chipmiller.org.
to miss this White with Blue Stripe
I have known Lance a long time
paint scheme that the 1960 Corvette
and I could have told you without a
Summer has been in full swing since
I’ll be at Corvettes at Carlisle in
August and I hope to see all of you there!
Viva La Corvette!
Dan
doubt after his father’s passing that
this is one dream that was going to be
fulfilled. Lance is a dedicated young
man and his love for his father’s
memory is all the driving force he
needed to make this happen!
Members, I know you recognize
that Lance is one of the owners of
Carlisle Events which puts on premiere
shows all summer long, including my
personal favorite Corvettes at Carlisle.
Lance and his family are keeping the
Corvette dream alive for all of us, and
more importantly, for all our children.
So if you are planning on attending
a Corvette show this summer, may I
strongly suggest Corvettes at Carlisle,
August 27-29, 2010, because I’m sure
there will be tons of stories being told
about the Briggs Cunningham Corvette
#3 return to Le Mans. Trust me, you
will want to be there to hear those
stories firsthand!
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