May_2014_Newsletter - Coastal Carolina Corvette Club

 http://www.4cccc.org/ Coastal Carolina Corvette Chronicle Club Officers: May 2014
President Kim Sheldon 388-­‐0050 VP–Competitive President’s Message This is an exciting time to be a Corvette enthusiast! The 2014 Stingray can be seen driving our streets daily, the 2015 Z06 has been introduced and in a convertible model (go figure!). Corvette racing is doing great and we are preparing for the 24 hour LeMans in France where our Corvette Racing teams will be participating. The National Corvette Museum (NCM) Motorsports Mac McDonagh Park announced the inaugural High Performance Driving Event (HPDE) in September and as a member of club who owns an acre th
552-­‐9708 you get priority to register prior to the this event registration opening to the public on May 12 . And yes, we will be celebrating th
the 20 anniversary of the NCM this year with a Corvette Caravan and be a part of thousands of Corvettes and their owners converging on Bowling Green. Owning a Corvette and being a part of all this is great. Something many people only dream of and VP – Social yet every member of our club has an opportunity to say they are a part of some or all of the above. Activities Danny Meadows At our May club meeting we had a great discussion about our club car portion of our shows. We had seasoned members speak out on what showing their car and being a member of our club means to them. While we had newer members ask some great 695-­‐8550 questions like, “will I need to spend thousands of dollars on bling to make my car show worthy?” VP – Membership The best answer for everyone is that being a member of this club will bring to you, and mean to you whatever it is you want it Christine Van Leir to. Y es, I h ave a car with a lot of bling and always have. But that was Chuck and my preference. That does not mean it is the right thing for everyone to do. Receiving votes on your car at our shows is a guessing game. The voters at any particular show 761-­‐0453 may favor the older Vettes, and at other shows the participants favor the newer ones, and at some shows folks look for the cleanest car or the color and paint scheme they like best. If you participate in our shows and bring your car whether it is the Secretary oldest, fanciest, fastest, the one with the most bling, it is great to just be there meeting our guests and knowing that you are a Liz Furmanek member of a club who supports our community and raises money for local charities. I think that’s the best reason to be there! 569-­‐2458 Once again I wish to thank everyone who participated and helped with the VDC show. It was one of our most successful shows and that is all due to the great club members we have. Today, many members of our club attended the Walterboro Cruisers Treasurer Show at the Veteran Victory House. Thanks to everyone who participated we “legitimately” kept the plaque by outnumbering the P
orsche’s attending. CCCC had 18 Corvettes attend and the Porsche club had 10 cars attend. Thank you to everyone. Jim Buckley 768-­‐5645 Our executive committee meets in May to develop the second half of the year’s social activities, discuss the future development of the website, the bylaws and review the financials. It is only May and already we have had a busy first half of the V.P. Charities year. Barbara Ditmore It is important for us to reciprocate area club who supported our VDC show by supporting theirs. I hope that CCCC members will 881-­‐8682 support the Capitol City Corvette Clubs show in May and the Myrtle Beach Corvette show in June. If interested in attending either you can find show information on the above mentioned clubs websites. We will plan a meeting time and place so those Board of Directors interested in caravanning can join us. This will be announced in an email to the entire club. Del Davids That is all for now. Hope to see you at our some of our events listed on the calendar and take care. Thanks for all you do as a CCCC member. I feel privileged to be a member of CCCC. 323-­‐9778 Enjoy Your Vette with Your Club! Jerry Holst Activities 769-­‐2995 Kim Sheldon, President Jim Furmanek 569-­‐2458 APPOINTED POSITIONS – 2014 Newsletter Editor: Mike Attisano Historian: Annette Samaniego Webmaster: Rick Wood/Adam Self NCM Ambassador: Kim Sheldon Logistics Coordinator: Del Davids Public Relations Rep: Jackie Holst st
CLUB MEETING – Sunday, June 1 , at Holiday Inn located at 5264 International Blvd. North Charleston. Socialization to begin at 2:30 p.m. with the regular meeting Starting promptly at 3:00 p.m. What’s Inside: President’s Message ................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE – Danny Meadows ...................................................................................................................................... 2
COMPETITIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS – Mac McDonagh ............................................................................................................................ 3
V.P. OF MEMBERSHIP CORNER – Christine Van Leir ................................................................................................................................... 6
SHOW SPOTLIGHT – Christine Van Leir & Mac McDonagh ......................................................................................................................... 8
CHARITY REPORT – Barbara Ditmore .......................................................................................................................................................... 9
NCM AMBASSADOR REPORT – Kim Sheldon .............................................................................................................................................. 9
2014 NCM CARAVAN ................................................................................................................................................................................ 10
MAY MEETING MINUTES – Liz Furmanek ................................................................................................................................................. 10
CCCC – 2014 CALENDAR OF EVENTS ......................................................................................................................................................... 11
CCCC – 2014 CLUB MEETING SCHEDULE ................................................................................................................................................... 11
CORVETTE RACING NEWS – Jim Furmanek ............................................................................................................................................... 12
BUSINESSES OF CLUB MEMBERS .............................................................................................................................................................. 12
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE – Danny Meadows We had a raucous good time at Smokey Bones after the TTC Spring Spin Off Show. It was a very nice setting and great weather for the show and their largest attended show. Everyone seemed to enjoy both events. As we test our endurance levels this month for car shows... remember we have a th
cruise to Pawley's Island to have lunch at NOSH at 1:30pm on May 17 and so far 36 folks have signed up. Many of you will be at shows so good luck and bring home some trophies! Drive Safe, Have Fun! Danny Meadows, VP Social/Activities 2
COMPETITIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS – Mac McDonagh Hello everyone, Well the show season is going hot and heavy now with “hot” becoming the operative word. •
Next weekend on May 17th the 2014 Miracle Cruise-­‐in Open Auto Show will run from 9am to 2pm at the Sam’s Club in North Charleston. Registration is $20.00. •
Our first Super Saturday Show of the season will be on May 25th at Crews Chevrolet. Hope to see everyone there for our first show at this location. Proceeds will go to the Wounded Warrior Project. For those wishing to help out at the show please show up around 8:30 so we could get ready for hopefully a large turnout! •
On May 31st the Capitol City Corvette Club will hold the 6th Annual Spring Valley Open Car & Truck Show at Spring Valley High School in Columbia. Registration runs from 9am to noon and is $25 on show day. There are four classes of Corvettes with trophies for the top two in each class with participant judging. •
The Myrtle Beach Corvette Club will hold their 19th Annual Corvettes at Myrtle Beach show on June 7th at Broadway at the Beach. Day of show registration is $30 for this judged show. For a list of all the shows and cruise-­‐ins that are happening in the area check out the SC Automotive Club Events Calendar on the club website. If you need any more info on these events feel free to contact me and as always, “SAVE THE WAVE.” Mac McDonagh, V.P. of Competition People’s Choice Awards
Our seventh annual Vette’s Doin Charleston show was held at the Citadel Mall for the second year in a row. You couldn’t ask for a better day, weather wise. The club car count was up from last year, with forty-­‐one club Vettes in attendance. Congratulations to Charles Long for taking first place with his 1964 Convertible, Bill & Regina Johnson and their 63 Split Window in second, and Joe Michel and his 77 Coupe in third for the second year in a row. As for the season standings, Bill & Regina continue to hold the top spot after two shows. The biggest improvement in the season standings goes to th
th Adam & Michelle Self and their 2004 Z06. With their ninth place finish at Vettes Doin’ Charleston, they jumped 9 places from 18 to 9 place! Also for those new to the club, the third column on the season standing shows the change from the previous show’s standings. The symbol NC stands for no change, (+ and number) stands for the number of places improved, while (– and number) stands for the number of places lost. Results of the April 12, 2014 Vettes Doin’ Charleston Show
41 Club Cars Showing Place Club Member st
1 Charles Long nd
2 Bill & Regina Johnson rd
3 Joe Michel th
4 Bill Morris th
4 Annette Samaniego th
6 Ed & Patricia Hammer th
6 Kathy & Dennis Smail th
8 Joe Samaniego th
9 Dave & Kris Carter th
9 Adam & Michelle Self th
9 Walt Winningham th
12 Jack Whitley th
13 Bob & Mary Driscoll th
13 Charles Younger th
13 Henry Younger th
16 Mike Attisano & Jennifer Hill th
16 Ed & Kathy Lipman th
18 Frank & Ann Armenio th
18 Dave & Kris Carter th
18 Ron Lazor th
18 Jim & Jean Mackulin Car 64 Convertible 63 Coupe 77 Coupe 74 Convertible 12 Grand Sport Coupe 77 Coupe 12 Convertible 01 Z06 71 Coupe 04 Z06 14 Coupe 10 Grand Sport Convertible 07 Convertible 11 Z06 14 Coupe 03 Convertible 08 Z06 12 Grand Sport Coupe 03 Coupe 01 Coupe 12 Grand Sport Coupe Mac McDonagh, V.P. of Competition 3
Season “Top Twenty-Five” Standings after Two Shows
46 Club Cars Showing Place Club Member st
1 Bill & Regina Johnson nd
2 Joe Michel rd
3 Annette Samaniego th
4 Bill Morris th
5 Ed & Patricia Hammer th
5 Walt Winningham th
7 Jack Whitley th
8 Ed & Kathy Lipman th
9 Adam & Michelle Self th
10 Charles Long th
11 Frank & Ann Armenio th
11 Jim & Jean Mackulin th
13 Derrol Turner th
14 Kathy & Dennis Smail th
15 Joe Samaniego th
16 Jerry & Jackie Holst th
16 David & Paula Jones th
18 Dave & Kris Carter th
19 Jim Buckley th
20 Dennis & Kathy Smail st
21 Bob & Mary Driscoll st
21 Charles Younger st
21 Henry Younger th
24 Christine Van Leir th 25 Mike Attisano & Jennifer Hill th
25 Jessie & Gail Smith Car 63 Coupe 77 Coupe 12 Grand Sport Coupe 74 Convertible 77 Coupe 14 Coupe 10 Grand Sport Convertible 08 Z06 04 Z06 64 Convertible 12 Grand Sport Coupe 12 Grand Sport Coupe 10 Grand Sport Convertible 12 Convertible 01 Z06 07 Coupe 08 Coupe 71 Coupe 03 Convertible 65 Convertible 07 Convertible 11 Z06 14 Coupe 04 Convertible 03 Convertible 07 Coupe Change NC +1 NC +2 +3 NC +6 +2 +9 +2 +2 -­‐3 NC NC -­‐9 -­‐6 -­‐6 -­‐18 -­‐16 -­‐12 Mac McDonagh, V.P. of Competition 4
How the People’s Choice Awards Points System works
The club’s point system for the People’s Choice Awards is rather simple. It is based on the number of club cars attending the show times two. So if twenty club cars show up at our show, the max points for the show is forty (20 * 2 = 40). First place will receive 40, second will get 38, third receives 36 and will continue to twentieth place receiving 2 points. Let’s now say that 45 club cars are at the show, max points are now ninety (45 * 2 = 90). Now first is awarded 90, second gets 88, third receives 86, fourth place gets 84 and continues down to forty-­‐fifth place receiving 2 points. So you see, the larger the show the more points are available. Let’s say you finish in first place at the twenty car show you will receive the max 40 points. Now at the second show with 45 club cars you finish in sixth place, there you’ll receive 80 points! Now let’s talk about ties, the points received is the average of the points received for those tied positions. Let’s use the twenty club cars show for this example. In this example second and third place received the same number votes so the average of those two placements is thirty-­‐seven (38+36 = 75), (75 / 2 = 37). Enough with all the talk of numbers, below is an example of a show with twenty club cars in attendance. Hopefully the table below will help to make more sense of the system. Car # Votes Received Finish Position Points Received 4 19 1st 40 1 17 2nd 38+36= 75/2= 37 17 17 2nd 38+36= 75/2= 37 5 16 4th 34 10 15 5th 32 20 14 6th 30+28+26= 84/3= 28 14 14 6th 30+28+26= 84/3= 28 3 14 6th 30+28+26= 84/3= 28 13 12 9th 24 19 10 10th 22 8 9 11th 20 12 5 12th 18 18 3 13th 16+14= 30/2= 15 15 3 13th 16+14= 30/2= 15 6 1 15th 12 11 0 16th 10+8= 18/2= 9 7 0 16th 10+8= 18/2= 9 16 Display Only 18th 6+4+2= 12/3= 4 2 Display Only 18th 6+4+2= 12/3= 4 9 Display Only 18th 6+4+2= 12/3= 4 Mac McDonagh, V.P. of Competition 5
V.P. OF MEMBERSHIP CORNER – Christine Van Leir 1953-­‐1962 1963-­‐1967 1968-­‐1983 1984-­‐1996 1997-­‐2004 MEMBER CORVETTES BY GENERATION: 2005-­‐2013 2014 34 3 3 15 14 4 21 101 Club cars Please help me in extending a warm welcome to the following new members: •
Ron & Donna Lazor and their Millenium Yellow 2001 coupe •
Bobbin Shoaf bringing with her a 1985 Bronze Coupe, 1999 Sebring Silver coupe and a 2013 Supersonic Blue 3LT GS! •
George Perrotta with his white 1985 coupe •
Kevin & Andrea Vest with their 2013 Torch Red 427 Convertible collector edition Welcome all! If you have not yet received your new member package, they will be available for you at the June meeting! MEMBERSHIP: •
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Club Membership as of 4/30/14 118 members New members for the year is 17 Attendance at the May meeting: 44 members REMINDERS: •
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Remember that Club members participating in a Club sponsored show cannot register as a show participant, participate in 50/50 or win a door prize. Our club sponsored shows are for our show participants and we show our Corvettes in the club class, voting is done by the show participants. In addition, club members may show a non-­‐Corvette vehicle in a club-­‐sponsored show as a display vehicle only, with no registration fee paid. Membership Renewal Dues – Annual Club membership dues are now past due and the $10 late fee is in effect. If you mailed your dues prior to the January meeting the late fee will not be assessed. Due fees were increased in 2013 with the new fee for renewal taking affect with the 2014 membership. The new fees are $30 for Single membership and $40 for Family/Dual membership. Dues may be paid at the monthly business meeting or mailed to VP of Membership Christine Van Leir. IN THE NEWS! Congratulations to: •
Clint & Barbara Russell on the purchase of their new 2008 Black convertible! •
Jerry & Jackie Holst traded out the 2007 for a 2013 Night Race Blue with Pearl stripe ZR1! SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Club Activity Points has been voted to remain in place. Attendance will be taken at all CCCC sponsored events for points. If you attend a NON-­‐CCCC sponsored event it is up to you to notify VP of Membership that you attended so that the points can be logged. MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORIES & CLUB BYLAWS: Club Bylaws & Membership Directories will be e-­‐mailed to all members when there are changes to the Bylaws and/or the Membership Directory. Copies of the Membership Directory, Club By-­‐Laws, and the Cub Point Schedule are also available at the monthly meetings, along with new member’s packets. DISCOUNT PROGRAMS: Adam’s Polishes Crews Chevrolet 277-­‐6187 10% Discount on all products if you purchase locally or order online. You must enter discount code, which is CCCC if you order online. 15% OFF Labor and Parts for all Repairs (not just the Corvette, but any GM vehicle owned by a CCCC member) Corvette Mobil 1 Oil Change: $59.95 NitroFill: $29.95 Free Roadside Assistance within 25-­‐mile radius if repairs/service are performed with Crews. Vehicle must be towed to Crews to qualify. Pleasant Details 10% Discount on all services including: Detailing, Paint Protection, 568-­‐0247 3M Vinyl & Films, Window Tinting, Clear Plex, Shrink Wrapping, Vinyl Rally Stripes, Paint less Dent Removal, Headlight Restoration/Protection: Not on Window Films SPECIAL ON 18-­‐INCH PARTIAL 3M CLEAR BRA: Hood & fenders, bumper, headlights for $650.00 Rick Hendrick Chevrolet: 15% OFF Labor and Parts for all Repairs 640-­‐6490 Corvette Mobil 1 Oil Change: $59.95 NitroFill: $29.95 Free Road Side Assistance within 25-­‐mile radius if premium oil change services are performed with Hendrick. Vehicle must be towed to Hendrick to qualify. Mt Pleasant Chevrolet: 15% OFF labor and parts for all repairs (not just Corvette, but any GM vehicle owned by a member). 1 (888) 717-­‐2068 Corvette Mobile 1 Oil Change: $59.95 NitroFill: $29.95 Free Roadside Assistance with in 25-­‐mile radius if repairs/service are performed with Mt. Pleasant Chevrolet. Vehicle must be towed to Mt Pleasant Chevrolet to qualify. NOTE: In order to receive these mentioned discounts, you must have a current 2014 CCCC membership card. Remember, Corvette is truly “The American Sports car”, drive ‘em if you got ‘em – Christine Van Leir ****It is very important to notify Vice President of Membership when you change your mailing address or email address. Please take a moment now to notify me if you’ve had changes. Also, the Officers use email communications to provide club information so it’s very important that we have current information so everyone is notified of last minute events. ******* 6/7 Michelle Self 6/8 Jim Mackulin 6/9 Ed Lipman 6/10 Jessie Smith 6/18 Sue Ciucci 6/20 Henry Younger 6/22 Barbara Stothard 6/23 Carol Patterson 6/16 Bill & Ardith Morris 6/22 Eddie & Patricia Hamner If you know of a fellow club member who is ill or in the hospital, has a death in the family, or new addition to the family please let me know by emailing or calling so we are able to communicate this to our fellow club members. 7
CCCC “Shop Till You Drop” Corner: (See web site for item pictures) •
CLUB JACKETS & SWEATSHIRTS: See web site for ordering specs and pricing •
Club Hats: $12.00 -­‐ Specify color: White, Red, Navy Blue, Black, Khaki $16.00 -­‐ Two-­‐tone colors – Black/Red, Black/White, Forest Green/White, Maroon/White, Navy/Gold, Navy/White, Red/White, Royal Blue/White, White/Black •
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Club Coin: $3.00/ea. Club T-­‐Shirts: $12.00: Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL Specify Color: Black, Red, Sport Gray, or White •
Club Blanket/Throw $32.00 •
Club Name Tags are $6.50/ea. •
Club Car Flags are available at $11.00/ea. •
Flag Caddies are available at $29.95/set includes 2 -­‐ American Flags and Poles. •
Club Logo static clings (3½”) are available at $1.00 •
Club Logo static cling (rectangular) are available at $2.00 Club Polo Shirts are available at $23.65 -­‐ $25.26 (heavyweight) and $20.40 -­‐ $22.02 (lightweight). All shirts must be pre-­‐ordered with color and size specified. Pocket shirts are available at additional cost of $1.08/shirt. Note: I need to order 6 club shirts at a time in order to receive the above prices. 2014 NCM Caravan items are available to purchase: (See Kim Sheldon for Caravan items) National Caravan Car Flag including Pole -­‐ $15.00 National Caravan Car Static Cling -­‐ $10.00 Regional Caravan Car Static Cling – 5.00 •
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SHOW SPOTLIGHT – Christine Van Leir & Mac McDonagh 4/2 – Bessingers – 8 club cars Marty Ott 2001 CV & Jerry Holst 1974 CP class trophy winners 4/5 LMC @ Flowertown – 3 cars representing CCCC 4/12 – Hemmingway Car Show st
Roger Leland 1 place in 1953-­‐1982 Corvette Class 4/17 rd
3 Thursday in Summerville – 1 club car O’Reillys in Goose Creek – Derrol Turner – class trophy 4/26 Trident – 13 cars from CCCC rd
Marty Ott – 2001 Convertible – 3 place nd
Bill & Regina Johnson 1963 Split window coupe – 2 place st
John & Barbara Ditmore 1962 convertible 1 place Thank you to all who showed their cars and congratulations to the trophy winners! Christine Van Leir, VP of Membership and Mac McDonagh, V.P. of Competition CHARITY REPORT – Barbara Ditmore Our charity for this month’s car show at Crews Chevrolet on May 24th is the Wounded Warriors Project. Please come out and help support the veterans and their families!!! Please feel free to email with any suggestions for future charities. VP Of Charities, Barbara Ditmore NCM AMBASSADOR REPORT – Kim Sheldon Sinkhole update: Please go to the NCM website to view the videos of the car removals as well as any further updated. Also on the NCM site is a great article about the owner of the 1962 Corvette that slipped into the sinkhole when the floor collapse occurred at the NCM in February. Raffles: •
5/22/2014 Limerock green Premier Edition convertible. VIN 00001 of the Premier convertibles made. 1000 tickets to be sold. $200.00 per ticket. •
8/30/2014 Torch Red convertible is being raffled. Tickets are $10.00 each with unlimited tickets to be sold. NCM sponsored HPDE (High performance driving experience) events coming: •
VIR 6/30& 7/1 •
Summitt Point 8/25 & 8/26. Inaugural Motorsports Park HPDE event The inaugural Motorsports Park HPDE event takes place September 26-­‐27 or September 28-­‐29. As a member of a club that purchased an acre you th
can register for this event BEFORE it opens to the public, which is May 12 . There will be 4 student run groups: beginners, low intermediate, high intermediate, and advanced. There will also be an instructor group and classroom sessions for the HPDE, Touring and PrimeDrive groups th
(convertibles can participate in the touring and PrimeDrive groups). You can register prior to opening up to the public (before May 12 ) by contacting Karen Renfrow at [email protected] calling her at 270-­‐467-­‐8804 or contacting Bryce Burklow at [email protected] or call him at 270-­‐781-­‐5286. Michelin tire has been announced as the official tire of the NCM and Motorsports Park. It only makes sense as all Corvettes rolling off the assembly line at the plant now have Michelin tires on them. Please see the NCM website for membership information or contact me with any questions. Please make sure you let me know if you join the NCM, renew your membership, purchase a brick or make any donation, attend an NCM function, or purchase raffle tickets. These all help our club acquire their annual points. If interested in keeping up with the progress of the Motorsports Park you can subscribe to the Motorsports Park monthly enewsletter called Track Time. To subscribe to this newsletter go to this site: http//www.corvettemuseum.org/ncmenews/index.shtml. Kim Sheldon, 2014 NCM Ambassador 9
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The 20 Anniversary of the NCM National Caravan is a little more than 3 months away. The agenda is now available for the caravan activities. The dates for the Caravan are as follows: •
Depart from Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet in Newton, NC on 8/26/14 & travel to Sevierville, TN •
Depart from Sevierville on 8/27/14 and arrive in Bowling Green, KY. The CCCC club plans to depart from Charleston on Saturday 8/23/14 and travel to Concord, NC. Everyone who has registered for the Caravan should have received their regional event schedule. Please make sure you complete this and send in th
with your check for any events with fees attached. This must be done by May 30 . If you are interested in driving the laps please sign up ASAP as it is limited to the first 200 cars to register. Please note that if you have registered for the caravan that you are invited to meet from 1:30pm – 2:30pm at the Holiday Inn prior to our next club st
meeting on June 1 . We will have an open discussion regarding our trip from Charleston to Bowling Green and events of interest once in Bowling Green. Several of us going attended the 2009 caravan and can answer questions anyone has re: packing, what to bring and what not, and what it is like to drive in this large of a caravan of cars. We will also confirm the departure location and time on Saturday 8/23/2014. The caravan schedule of events is published at: http://www.corvettemuseum.org/registration/celebration/info.shtml. There are planned cruises. Our club will plan to do some trips separately to some of these venues. However, if you want to make sure you take part in one of the cruises please go ahead and register to attend. We have a large group going to Bowling Green on the caravan and I am certain we will not all want to do the same things. st
2014 Caravan Bricks are available but must be purchased by July 1 in order for them to be placed in time for you to see on the caravan. Go to the NCM website and Bricks and Dedication Opportunities for more info. I have 2014 NC/SC/VA Regional window static clings for $5.00 each. Please see me at our club meetings to purchase. If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Kim Sheldon, Local Leader for Charleston, SC MAY MEETING MINUTES – Liz Furmanek
The meeting was called to order at 3:00 pm by Kim Sheldon, President. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited and a moment of silence was held. New members, Patricia Clarkin and John Smith, Jr. (1981 white with white T-­‐tops, red stripe and red interior) and visitor, David Baucom, (1996 silver Collector’s Edition) were introduced. Old Business: Kim provided a report on the VDC show and thanked club members who participated in the Meet and Greet and day of the show. Kim particularly mentioned that club members Henry and Charles Younger came all the way from Alabama to participate. A proposal regarding the point system and top ten club cars was discussed. It was determined that a decision would be made at the December meeting. Standing Reports: Jim Buckley, Treasurer, gave the Treasurer’s report. Jim reported that the club will be filing for a 501 C4 status. Jim held another “pop” quiz in regards to the Mt. Pleasant meeting room fee. Kathy Meadows was awarded 50/50 tickets, purchased by Jim, as the reward. Christine Van Leir, VP of Membership, reported on membership. Danny Meadows, VP of Social, announced that there will be a cruise to Pawley’s Island Nosh restaurant on May 17th. Mac McDonagh handed out certificates for club car awards for VDC and provided information on upcoming car shows. Kim stressed the importance of club members participating in the May 10th Veteran’s Victory House event so that CCCC can maintain the Porsche vs. Corvette most car competition trophy. Bill Johnson reported on the June 27th “Great Race” event. Interested members should contact Dennis Smail. Bobbin Shoaf reported on events at the NCM Bash. Adam Self, CCCC webmaster, reported on website updates. Kim, also NCM Ambassador and Caravan Chair, gave information about NCM raffles and the upcoming caravan. Jerry Holst, Board Member, reported on charity on behalf of Barb Ditmore, VP of Charities. Jerry thanked members for working at the VDC Meet and Greet and reminded members that the charity for the May 24th show at Crews Chevrolet is Wounded Warriors. Jim Furmanek, Board Member, reported that the Laguna Seca race will be televised and encouraged th
club members to participate in a “Hooked on Driving” event May 30 . Interested members should contact Jim. The 50/50 drawing was won by Frank Armenio. The meeting was adjourned at 4:15. Liz Furmanek 10
CCCC – 2014 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Acronyms of Host Organizations ACCA: Antique Automobile Club of America TUSC: Tudor United SportsCar Championship BESS: Bessinger’s BBQ West Ashley CCCC: Coastal Carolina Corvette Club MOPAR: Low Country MOPAR Club NCM: National Corvette Museum NCRS: National Corvette Restorers Society ROLEX: Rolex Sports Car Series PWC: Pirelli World Challenge LMC: Lowcountry Muscle Car May th
17 Cruise to Pawley’s Island; Cruise to Hammock Shops Village in Pawleys Island –11:00am 24th CCCC Super Saturday Open Car and Truck Show, Crews Chevrolet located at 8199 Rivers Ave., North Charleston 10am – 2pm st
31 Cruzin' the Valley Car Show, 2057 West Evans St., Florence, SC, noon – 5pm June th
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7 5 Annual Spring Fling Car & Bike Show, John C. Land III Boating & Sports Fishing Facility, Log Jam Road, Manning, SC, registration 10am – noon th
14 Ashley River Baptist Church Car Show, Ashley River Baptist Church, 1101 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407, 10am – 2pm st
21 Lunch and Harbor Cruise; Fish House Restaurant & Harbor cruise (water Taxi) – 11:00am st
21 2nd Annual Optimist Car Show, Dillon Park, Sumter, SC, registration 9am – noon NOTE: If any of the local car clubs would like for their event/events be posted on this list, please contact Mac McDonagh at [email protected] CCCC – 2014 CLUB MEETING SCHEDULE June ST
1 Monthly member meeting beginning at 2:30 p.m. to socialize and the club meeting will begin at 3:00 p.m. at Holiday Inn located at 5264 International Blvd. N. Charleston. Members and interested Corvette owners are invited to attend. July th
6 Monthly member meeting beginning at 2:30 p.m. to socialize and the club meeting will begin at 3:00 p.m. at Holiday Inn located at 250 Johnnie Dodds Blvd (Hwy 17) in Mount Pleasant. Members and interested Corvette owners are invited to attend. 11
CORVETTE RACING NEWS – Jim Furmanek TWO in a Row of the #3 Corvette C7.R After qualifying for a second pole position in a row, the # 3 Corvette continued its dominance on the West Coast. It wasn’t nearly as easy as Long Beach, but Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen scored their second straight GT Le Mans victory in the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship on th
Sunday May 4 . The duo won a hard-­‐fought battle for the second consecutive season at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca – this time in their No. 3 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R. Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner in the No. 4 Corvette C7.R ran among the leaders early and often before finishing fifth in class after Gavin was hit from behind and spun off track late in the race. Corvette Racing’s next event is the 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 14-­‐15. http://www.24h-­‐lemans.com/en/ th
The next GTLM round of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship takes place at Watkins Glen on June 29 . http://www.imsa.com/ Photos from Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca BUSINESSES OF CLUB MEMBERS 12