July - the Easton Area Corvette Club

THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER
VOLUME 47 • ISSUE NO. 7
OF
THE EASTON AREA CORVETTE CLUB, INC.
• OUR 47TH YEAR •
JULY 2015
From Behind The Wheel - The President’s Message
CLUB OFFICERS
President - Tom Warrelmann
Home - 610-867-8947
Cell - 610-653-3806
Email:
[email protected]
Vice President - Gene Ujvary
610-253-2645
Email:
[email protected]
Secretary - Sally Alercia
610-248-6055
Email:
[email protected]
Treasurer - Brad Orey
610-762-3165
Email:
[email protected]
Newsletter & Membership
Brad Orey
610-762-3165
Email:
[email protected]
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©2015. The Blue & Gold is published monthly
by:
The Easton Area Corvette Club, Inc.
P.O. Box 3969
Easton, PA 18043-3969
CLUB MEETINGS
Club meetings are held on
the first and third Thursday of each month
from March through October. November
through February meetings are held once
a month on the first Thursday of each
month. Meeting dates might be changed
depending on holidays. All meetings are
held at the YR Club on Rt. 611 in Easton
except during the months of May through
September, when the first meeting of the
month will be held outdoors at Hackett
Park weather permitting. All meetings start
at 7:30 PM and are subject to change
depending on weather conditions. To
find out the status of a meeting, check
email prior to the meeting.
Hello Easton Area Corvette Club. Well it has been a busy month for
some of us, from Cruises to car shows. We started the month of June with the
Lafayette College Alumni Parade and finished up June with the Skyline Drive
Corvette Show at Alvernia University. Along the way many of EACC members
picked up several awards at the shows and made a great example for our club
along the way. There are other events to get the cars out to this coming month
so stay tuned for emails as they come up. As far as Club Events go this
month, Cruisin on The Trail is on the 4th of July starting at 5:00. This will be
our 3rd cruise of the season with only 3 left after this one. The club picnic is on
Sunday the 12th of July and it is still not too late to sign up for this fun event.
We will need to get a count pretty soon (July 5th) in order the correct amount of
food. Please either sign up at this coming Thursday’s meeting or send the club
an email to let us know if you are going. Then on the 25th of July is the Wheels
For Meals car show, our club is one of the Co-sponsors for this event so a
good turnout would help the club. The funds raised from this car show go to
the local Northampton County “Meal on Wheels” organization so it is a great
cause. Check the club web site for information on this show or once again pick
up a flier at the meeting. We all need to keep in mind our own Car Show
“Vette’s for Pets” is coming up soon on Sunday, August 9th. This is an event
that takes as many of our EACC members as we can get to turn out to help so
we can have a great show as we have done in the past. There is still plenty
work going on behind the scenes right now and the more help we can get the
easier it will be on everyone. We still need items for the Tricky Tray iand door
prizes so please think about picking up something for this important part of the
show. If every club member donated one item, it would be a great help. Also,
sponsors for the book are still welcome so if you of know of someone or you
yourself want to become a sponsor please send an email to the club and we
will contact you. Keep in mind the money we raise that day goes to The Center for Animal Health and Welfare so I am looking forward to the great Easton
Area Corvette Club turnout as we have had in the past. Everyone should take
a look at the awards pages of the newsletter and you maybe surprised at the
amount of awards our club members are winning. This past month there have
been several Judged shows which are the difficult ones to win. Just another
reason to be proud of our great club. Always look at the events section of our
web site for shows coming up you can always register the day of any event.
Well hope to see you at the meeting.
Saturday, July 4, 2015 - Cruisin on The Trail
Saturday, July 12, 2015 - EACC Picnic
Mauch Chunk Lake - Deadline to sign up is July 5th - Meet at Park & Ride @ 10:30 AM
Saturday, July 18, 2015 - Nazareth Day Car Show
Application available on EACC Web Page
Saturday, July 18, 2015 - Lost in Time Car Show
Pocono Palace - Marshalls Creek, PA
Application available on EACC Web Page
Sunday, July 19, 2015 - Crazy for Cars - Animal Shelter of Monroe County
At Memory Town - Grange Rd., Mt. Pocono
Application available on EACC Web Page
Saturday, July 25, 2015 - Wheels for Meals Car Show
This show is co sponsored by the EACC @ the West End Fairgrounds, Gilbert ,PA
Sunday, July 26, 2015 - Gary Lee’s Cruise-Aide Against Cancer
Brown Daub KIA, Easton, PA - Application available on EACC Web Page
Sunday, July 26, 2015 - Tatamy Historical Society Car Show
Application available on EACC Web Page
360 Route 31 South - Washington, NJ 07882
Sales: (908) 320-4032  Service: (908) 320-4033
Back in 1978 when I graduated college and got a job with Xerox, I was living home and didn’t have many bills to pay
so I decided I was going to buy myself a Corvette. My first Corvette was a Dark Brown 1974 Coupe. The car didn’t stay long
since someone else liked it more than I did and stole it from the driveway at my parent’s house. When the insurance paid the
claim, I waited a few weeks and found another 74 at Malcom Konner Chevrolet in Paramus, NJ. This one was Yellow and
was a 4 speed. This was my daily driver and it was driven in rain and snow (I know better now). This was the Corvette that I
decided to propose to Denise in at a traffic light in Union, NJ right by Kean College (romantic huh)? Well I kept this Corvette
for a few years and realized it wasn’t best used as a daily driver so I sold it in 1982. Fast forward to 2000 when Denise came
up with an idea to get a sports car since we were still in our 40’s and not ready for a Buick or Grand Marquis. I mentioned
getting a Corvette and she said we couldn’t afford a new Corvette. I did not say anything about a new Corvette so we started
looking for a nice used one. We looked around on line and saw a couple of nice C4’s on the Stoudt’s Corvettes webpage so
we took a ride down to do some Sunday shopping and there was a 96 Polo Green 6 speed and a 93 Black Rose Metallic
automatic that we liked on the lot. A few days later we went down and I took the 93 for a ride and that was all I needed. So a
couple of days later without Denise knowing, I took a ride down to get a closer look and find out what the deal was on the 93.
We had looked at others on line with higher mileage that were more money and Stoudt’s reputation had me sold on the car. I
called Denise at work and asked her if she liked the 93 and did she want to buy it. Well Denise’s intuition somehow knew I
was at Stoudt’s and she wasn’t real thrilled that I was there by myself. Well a week later we had the 93 home after Denise
and our friend Brian picked it up. I was away on business and she didn’t want to drive the car home from Reading so Brian
got the first drive in our car. That was in August and I joined the EACC at the September Cruise at Northampton Crossings.
For a few years the 93 had the garage all to itself until I got an email from a woman who wanted to know if I could put her 89
in the newsletter since she wanted to sell it. She gave me the details on the car and when I told Denise she asked if I wanted
to go look at it. Well I might not be the sharpest knife in the drawer but I had to say yes. Off we went to look at the 89 off of
512 near Wegmans. A test drive and a short conversation was all it took to make us a 2 Corvette family and give the 93
some company in the garage. The 93 was very clean when we got it but the 89 was far from presentable for shows and
cruises. After a few years of hard work and a few bucks, I was finally ready to open the hood and let people see the results
of some elbow grease. In 2009 the 1993 was selected as a Celebrity Pick at Carlisle and 4 years later the 1989 also got a
Celebrity Pick. In 2010, the 89 was part of a flag display at Carlisle to help raise money for families of our veterans. More
important than the number of awards and trophies we have won, the people we have met and become friends with these
past 15 years are by far worth more to us. In addition to our fellow club members, we have met many great people from
other clubs who share the same interests. This August will be the 10th year that Denise and I will be chairing Vettes for Pets
which is an event very near and dear to us. We would both like to thank everyone in the club for allowing us to share our
Corvettes and the events they have taken us to. Looking forward to many more years with the EACC.
June was a busy month for members of the EACC. There were so many winners,
there are two pages this month! Congratulations to all the winners.
Summer Bash Top 20
In-Vette-Tational
Len Feinberg
1st Place - C7
st
Dave Labar
1 Place - C3 Stock
Jim Peters
1st Place - C6 Stock
Faulkner Car Show
Jim Peters
3rd Place - Best Corvette
st
Brad Orey
1 Place - C4 Stock
Len Feinberg
1st Place - C7 Stock
Dave Gittings
Not Pictured
Tom Warrelmann
Randy Beck
1st Place - C5 Stock
Dave Gittings
2nd Place Custom/Modified
Brad Orey
Jim Peters
1st Place - C4 Stock
Brad Orey
1st Place (Tie) - C6 Stock
1st Place - C4 (1991-1996)
Len Feinberg
Tom Warrelmann
1st Place - C7 (2014-2015)
St. Matthew’s UCC
Strawberry Festival/Car Show
st
Tom Warrelmann
1st Place (Tie) - C6 Stock
Len Feinberg
1 Place - 1996 & Newer
1st Place - C6 (2005-2013)
nd
Jim Peters
2 Place - C6 (2005-2013)
Contact Marty or Tom ( 855 ) 436-1495 for EACC Special Pricing
2015 Corvette Stingray - NEW
Velocity Yellow
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2011 Corvette ZR1
Crystal Red
13,000 Miles
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60th Anniversary 427
Arctic White
8,466 Miles
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Z51 3LT Package
Cyber Gray Metallic
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