Publication Vol 53 Issue 2 Aug 09

THE CORVETTE WAVE
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VOL-- 53 Issue 2
August 2009
THE CORVETTE WAVE IS A PUBLICATION OF THE CORVETTE OWNERS CLUB OF SAN DIEGO
COCSD Sponsored by Bob Stall Chevrolet
“AN AMERICAN REVOLUTION“
The Corvette Wave is a periodical monthly publication of:
Pages
Table of Contents
Officers and Appointments
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President’s Page
3
Notes from the Editor
4
May Birthdays & Anniversaries
4
General Meeting Minutes
5
Pop Tops, DMV, Legislation
6
Treasurer Report & Humor
7
Car Club Council / SD Auto Museum & Humor
8
National Corvette Museum News
The Corvette Owners Club of San Diego
8130 La Mesa Blvd. #184
La Mesa, CA 91941-3099
Visit our web site at
www.cocsd.com
I.D. Statement
The Corvette Wave (ISDN 1531-1333) is published monthly.
Subscription rate is $18.00 per year.
Circulation 180 copies.
Postage paid San Diego and additional offices
POSTMASTER:
9 - 10
Activities Corner
12
Merchandise Sale & Things you should know
13
For Sale
14
Send address changes to:
The Corvette Wave at : 8034 Linda Vista Rd 2U
San Diego Ca 92111
COCSD was founded in 1956 by Al and Lois Carroll It is
the
oldest continuously active Corvette Club in existence.
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Dedicated to preserving the Spirit Legend Corvette.
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America’s true sports car
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COCSD is a member of the San Diego Museum and
the Car Club Council of Greater San Diego.
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Past Events
Upcoming Events
Advertisers
Calendar of Events
Membership Dues:
Contact the Editor: James Vallejo
858-974-9814 phone/fax
Single: $59/year
858-663-2162 mobile
Couple: $82/year
[email protected]
Membership Requirements
Mail TO: 8034 Linda Vista Rd #2U
San Diego Ca 92111
Deadline for Reports, Articles, Flyers and
Pictures is the: 15th of the Month
Front Cover;
COCSD Member’s Inaugural
and Clubhouse Opening
Club Sponsor:
A person (s) desiring to join COCSD must:
Be at least eighteen (18) years of age. Provide “Proof of
Corvette Ownership” (long term Leases are considered
Ownership). Register a Corvette with COCSD (registration of
more than one Corvette owned by a member is permissible.
Attend one of three options: One (1) general membership
meeting and one (1) COCSD sponsored event (Not including
after meeting events) or two (2) general membership
meetings or two (2) COCSD sponsored events. Be sponsored
by two (2) COCSD members in “Good Standing”. Show proof
of Insurance, on Corvettes used in COCSD activities.
Submit completed application with appropriate fees and/or
dues and be favorably approved by the Board of Directors.
Member in “Good Standing” is a Lifetime member or an
individual or joint member with dues current.
Meetings
“AN AMERICAN REVOLUTION”
7:30 pm 2nd Friday of each month
P.O. Box 338 ~ 7601 Alvarado Rd.
La Mesa Women’s Club
La Mesa, CA 91941
5220 Wilson St.
(619) 460-1311
La Mesa, CA 91941
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directly across from Drew Ford
OFFICERS
President
Justin Stewart
Vice President
Aurora Hangen (619) 248-6684
Treasurer
Tina Somers
Secretary
Pat Guiant
Activities Director
Don Evans
Newsletter Editor
James Vallejo
Membership Chairperson
Sharon Green
Public Relations
Bob Swanson
Historian
Jerry Bach
Board Members
Marie Taylor
Jim Lassiter
(619) 208-0307
(619) 284-8470
(858) 451-0609
(858) 200-5140
(858) 451-0609
(858) 663-2162
(858) 433-0446
(858) 336-4390
(619) 255-6277
(619) 582-1470
(619) 843-7028
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
We have an action packed summer for all of you members! Please take a look at the activities calendar and see what the happenings are. We are always looking for new people to help plan and host
events so if you’re up for it, please see Don or Tina for information.
I hope all of you that came to this year’s inaugural had a fantastic
time! Once again, Viki and her team put on an event for the record
books. Thank you Viki and committee for all your hard work!
BOARD APPOINTMENTS
Web Master
Michael A. Jukich
(619) 921-2823
[email protected]
Club Photographer
Ron Hutchinson
(619) 659-0984
Car Club Council / San Diego Auto Museum Rep
Jeff Lonsdale
(858) 278-1933
National Corvette Museum Representative
Ron Hutchinson
(619) 659-0984
Newsletter Staff
Candie McDevitt
(619) 405-0494
Property Managers
Kitten Schumaker
(619) 582-2488
Charles Stankovich
(619) 838-8020
Merchandise Chairperson
Pat Coburn
(858) 487-6847
Sunshine Chairperson
Janet Dawes
(619) 749-9470
Meeting Hostess
Susie Hinson
(619) 403-4084
Lisa DiSabatino Assistant
(619) 312-2600
Restoration Rep
Craig Moya
(619) 660-8071
Technical Rep
Keith Kingsley
(858) 715-3889
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I also want to say thank you to Craig Moya and his committee
for all the work they put into the new Corvette clubhouse at the Corvette
Diner. This room will be a great way to project the image and history of
COCSD out into the community. I had a great time getting to check out
the new restaurant and look at the cars on display outside. I especially
had a good laugh seeing Don with his face painted, what a crackup! We
also got some great pictures of the group taken outside that will make a
nice addition to our yearbook.
I can’t wait to see how well this year’s Main Street car show turns
out! We had some great raffles going on at this last meeting so if you
have anything you’d like to donate, please do so. I’m also looking forward
to seeing all of you at this next after meet at Jim Lassiter’s house for a
pool party…always a memorable event that I look forward to.
Have fun and take care of each other and we’ll make this another fantastic year of COCSD.
Justin Stewart, President COCSD
AUGUST BIRTHDAYS
Bernie Hartman
Richard Balliet
David Baker
Ginger Wahlstrom
Bill Raver
Walt Beeson
Patricia (Pat) Caudel
Ron Burgandine
Loida Wheeler
Melanie Traci
Sylvester Crowel
Don Sherrillo
Patricia Coburn
Diane Crowel
Jerry Harrison
Lore Young
Greg Magill
Keith Peterson
Cynthia Wharton
Darcy Dimuzio
John Moorehead
Steve Bronstein
Lisa Foland
Joe Villegas
James (Pete) Cox
Terri Mosher
Doug Hall
FROM THE EDITOR…
Hello COCSD Members
Many will agree July was a very busy
month for COCSD and its members with respect to the big events. It started with the fun at
the Inaugural and followed by the excitement of
the COCSD Club House at the Corvette Diner.
We, as COCSD, shined!
Thank you for showing you care about
your club functions. As with the grand opening,
I thank you for displaying your beautiful cars
for family, friends and the general public. It was
a real treat!
Main Street America is our next major
upcoming event and even with these difficult
times, I believe we’re still going to make a difference in raising contributions. With so many
San Diegan’s in “Stay–Cations,” it will be a
great local treat. Take the time to invite family
and friends. It couldn’t be in a better location or
greater venue. Have fun!
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8/22
8/25
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8/31
8/31
AUGUST ANNIVERSARIES
Harry and Jodi Lockman
Gary and Marilyn Fingerman
Joe Howell
Mike Poirier
Duane and Sharon Sceper
Robert Mueller
Bill Bennett
Johnny Lockhart
James Pope
Janie Robinson
John and Dianne Kernan
Marie DeMarbiex
Thomas Kelly
Jim and Linda Eckmann
Rod and Linda Weissenberger
David Desoto
Jason McCallister
Maria Martinez
Just a note regarding our sponsors and advertisers... Please support them. Our traditional and
yearly fund raisers, requires more and more money
each time and with each event.
When we ask for donations, from our sponsors and advertisers, they are there for us, so be
there for them by supporting their businesses as
well. Always consider them as your first choice.
Just remember that when we take care of them,
they will help take care of our club!
Thank you
Take care and safe driving!
JAMES VALLEJO, EDITOR
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Street America car show. She asked for volunteers to help
with the event. She announced the Lion’s Club would run the
food booth again this year.
Don Evans introduced Steve Oregon, a visitor from east
County Cruisers, who made several presentations about upcoming events. His main message was to attend the upcoming October show event (see the calendar in the WAVE for
details).
Craig Moya reviewed plans for the upcoming grand opening
of the Corvette Diner and the club’s car display. He reviewed
details, times, and locations for synchronizing COCSD participants. He encouraged all to buy flags and plaques to support the clubs activities and investments in the Corvette Clubhouse at the Corvette Diner.
July 10, 2009
Corvette Owners Club of San Diego
General Meeting Minutes
The meeting was prefaced with an announcement by former
President Chris Dawes at 7:19 PM encouraging attendance
at tonight’s aftermeet and providing directions to the location
of the event.
Activities were announced by each of the members planning
an event. Details and coordinators can be found in the WAVE
newsletter.
The meeting was called to order by Justin Stewart, new
President, at 7:31 PM.
Viki Lassiter thanked all of her staff who helped with the inaugural, including helpers who were not members of the club.
She also announced the August aftermeet will be held at
there home El Cajon on August 14th. (see flyer)
Justin welcomed all and made the announcement that he
was the new President of COCSD.
Sharon Green reminded all to pay dues before August 1st.
Justin announced that COCSD is proudly sponsored by Bob
Stall Chevrolet.
Jeff Lonsdale reviewed information from the car council and
upcoming events.
There was no representative at tonight’s meeting from Bob
Stall Chevrolet.
Mike McIntosh thanked everyone for brining pop top tabs to
support the efforts to raise funds for the Ronald McDonald
House project.
Justin acknowledged several participants and organizers:
Pictures of the Inauguration were displayed in the back of the
room and he encouraged people to view them and take them.
Don Evans announced plans for Laguna SECA run and that
the hotel was already booked. He wanted all to know that he
is planning to coordinate a tour of Callaway Corvettes.
He thanked Viki Lassiter and her committee for the outstanding job on the inaugural.
He thanked Craig Moya for his efforts to spearhead the Corvette Diner project.
Pat announced that all members should hold the September
20th date open to participate in the scavenger hunt for information run. More details will follow. Hold the date open.
He encouraged all to participate in the run tomorrow for the
car show at the grand opening of the Corvette Diner.
See the WAVE calendar for upcoming events and information.
Tina Somers announced that there would be a special action
tonight to raise funds for the Main Street America project.
Pat Coburn announced information about merchandising and
the visitor plans for the next meeting.
At 7:35 PM, Justin turned the microphone over to Aurora
Hangen. She reviewed the membership requirements. She
announced the birthdays and anniversaries of members of
the club. See the WAVE for specific details.
At 8:19 PM, Justin turned over the floor for an auction for
Main Street America to Jay and Tina. Significant revenues
were raised by this auction.
At 8:47 the name tag drawing was held.
Aurora Hangen announced the names of guests ( 1st and 2nd
time) and had each first time guest speak to the club members. She announced new members and presented new
member packets to them. They were as follows: Susie Hinton, Tony Robin and Anthony Bridgewater, Rita Jensen, and
Tim Gates.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:52 PM.
Respectfully submitted by Patrick Guiant, Secretary
Justin congratulated all new members and guests.
Don Evans led the announcements of activities planned for
the club. See the WAVE newsletter for complete information
on planned activities.
Peggy Stankovich spoke of plans for the upcoming Main
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The Pop Tops for Ronald McDonald
House Charity
Collect just the pop tops as it contains more aluminum by weight.
Most of our members drink sodas or
have pets or eat Spam or soup that
has a pop top. If they would take a
plastic zip lock bag and pull the tops off the cans
bring them to the meeting and I will get them to
Ronald McDonald House. We may set up a run for
the first time we take tops to them. I will also try to get
several Ronald McDonald pop top Houses to distribute to members that want to take them to work to collect tops. If you have a favorite bar, or place that uses
or sells Beer or Pop and would collect the tops it
would be appreciated. My understanding is they get
over $15,000 a year for turning in the tops.
Reporting a DUI – There are several holidays during the summer when people enjoy having, or going to parties and barbeques. Unfortunately, this can lead to people drinking more than
the legal limit, but still deeming themselves fit to drive. If you
suspect someone on the road is driving under the influence
please call 911 and provide the law enforcement with the exact
location, the vehicle make & model, and the license plate number. And always remember, don't drink and drive.
By following these few safety tips you will be on your way to a
safe and enjoyable summer! Go online!
The DMV’s Web site, www.dmv.ca.gov, offers a multitude of
online resources that your members will find useful and convenient – saving them lots of time and money. California residents
can now complete many DMV-related transactions online, including renewing their driver license and renewing their vehicle
registration – and with the convenient online appointment system, they can even make appointments up to 30 days in advance at any California DMV field office!
Drivers and Legislators Dismiss
It is easy to do and helps the family's of children at Cellphone Risks — By Matt Richtel
the hospital have a room for free to stay while their
OKLAHOMA CITY — On his 15th birthday, Christopher Hill got
children at in therapy or dying.
his first cell phone. For his 16th, he was given a used red Ford
Thanks, Mike McIntosh, COCSD Member #900
[email protected]
tel:619-561-6241
mobile:619-316-7732
DMV Offers Tips
for a Safe and Fun Summer
Road Trips- Long distance drives can be strenuous on you and
your car, so it's important that you are fully alert at all times,
and that your car is in safe operating condition.
Tailgating- On long trips, many people often get antsy and
want to drive faster. It's important that you don't tailgate the
person in front of you as tailgating is the leading cause of rearend collisions. To avoid tailgating, use the “three-second rule” always make sure that you pass a certain point at least three
seconds after the car in front of you passes that same point.
Driving in the Dark- On road trips, people often drive through
the night to get to their destinations sooner. When driving at
night, make sure you drive slower because the darkness can
make it harder for you to see what is in front of you, giving you
less time to stop if there is a hazard ahead. Also, most highway
construction takes place at night so be cautious of road workers
and pay attention to any signs that may tell of what is
ahead. Always remember to Slow for the Cone Zone.
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Ranger pickup, a source of pride he washed every week. Mr.
Hill, a diligent student with a reputation for helping neighbors,
also took pride in his clean driving record. “Not a speeding ticket,
not a fender bender, nothing,” he said. Until last Sept. 3. Mr. Hill,
then 20, left the parking lot of a Goodwill store where he had
spotted a dresser he thought might interest a neighbor. He dialed her to pass along news of the find. Mr. Hill was so engrossed in the call that he ran a red light and didn’t notice Linda
Doyle’s small sport utility vehicle until the last second. He hit her
going 45 miles per hour. She was pronounced dead shortly after. Later, a policeman asked Mr. Hill what color the light had
been. “I never saw it,” he answered.
Extensive research shows the dangers of distracted driving.
Studies say that drivers using phones are four times as likely to
cause a crash as other drivers, and the likelihood that they will
crash is equal to that of someone with a .08 percent blood alcohol level, the point at which drivers are generally considered intoxicated. Research also shows that hands-free devices do not
eliminate the risks, and may worsen them by suggesting that the
behavior is safe.
A 2003 Harvard study estimated that cell phone distractions
caused 2,600 traffic deaths every year, and 330,000 accidents
that result in moderate or severe injuries. Yet Americans have
largely ignored that research. Instead, they increasingly use
phones, navigation devices and even laptops to turn their cars
into mobile offices, chat rooms and entertainment centers, making roads more dangerous.
A disconnect between perception and reality worsens the problem. New studies show that drivers overestimate their own ability
to safely multitask, even as they worry about the dangers of others doing it. Police in almost half of all states make no attempt to
gather data on the problem. They are not required to ask drivers
who cause accidents whether they were distracted by a phone
or other device. Even when officers do ask, some drivers are not
forthcoming. Cont’d in The New York Times, July 19, 2009.
Corvette Owners Club of San Diego
Treasurers Report - General Account
Beginning balance 6/1/2009
Expenses
Membership Name Tags
Newsletter May and June
Activities Raffle May - July
Rent June
Activities Inaugural
Subtotal
Income
Newsletter Advertising
Loan from MSA for Corvette Diner
Activities Inaugural
Fundraiser Corvette Diner
Activities June Raffle
Merchandise
An Honorable Profession...
$ 7,949.20
Debits
$ 76.11
$ 509.18
$ 108.28
$ 300.00
$ 3,300.26
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$ 4,426.62
$ 3,522.58
$
$
$
$
$
$
An old southern country preacher from Georgia had a teenage son named David and it was getting time the boy should
give some thought to choosing a Profession. Like many
young men, the boy didn't really know what he wanted to do,
and he didn't seem too concerned about it.
One day, while the boy was away at school, his father decided to try an experiment. He went into the boy's room and
placed on his study table four objects:
•
•
•
•
Credits
365.00
1,000.00
1,380.00
475.00
41.00
74.00
I'll just hide behind the door," the old preacher said to himself, "and when he comes home from school this afternoon,
I'll see which object he picks up. If it's the Bible, he's going
to be a preacher like me, and what a blessing that would be!
If he picks up the dollar, he's going to be a Businessman,
and that would be OK; but if picks up the bottle, he's going
to be a no-good drunkard, and, Lord, what a shame that
would be. And worst of all, if he picks up that magazine he's
gonna be a skirt-chasin' bum."
__________
$ 3,335.00
Ending Balance
$
6,857.58
The old man waited anxiously, and soon heard his son's
footsteps as he entered the house whistling and headed for
his room.
Corvette Owners Club of San Diego
Treasurers Report - Main Street Account
Beginning balance 6/1/2009
The boy tossed his books on the bed, and as he turned to
leave the room he spotted the objects on the table. With curiosity in his eye, he walked over to inspect them.
$ 3,149.80
Expense
Loan to General Account for Corvette Diner $ 1,000.00
Registration Mailing
$ 132.00
Supplies
$
13.05
Subtotal
Finally, he picked up the Bible and placed it under his arm.
He picked up the silver dollar and dropped it into his pocket.
He uncorked the bottle and took a big drink while he admired this month's Centerfold.
$ 2,004.75
Income
Entrance fees
Ending balance
$
$
$
A Bible
A silver dollar
A bottle of whisky
A Playboy magazine
"Lord have mercy," the old preacher disgustedly whispered, "He's gonna be a pilot!"
1,725.00
1,725.00
3,729.75
Submitted by Barbara McNally
Respectfully submitted by Justin
Stewart for Tina Somers, Treasurer
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San Diego Automotive
Museum News
along costal 101 between Oceanside and La Jolla. Visit
www.drivethe101.com for interesting photos.
A Classic Car Showdown is coming October 10th to the Del Mar
The San Diego Automotive Museum is free of admission Fairgrounds.thPre-registration for this Wild (1979 and older) Ride
charge to County residents from 10am to 3:45 every 4th Tues- is August 15 if not sold out first.
n
day of the month. The new display is called “Classic TreasSubmitted by Jeff Lonsdale
ures”. All local cars from San Diego hobbyists. Visit
San Diego Auto Museum/ Car Club Council Rep
www.sdautomuseum.org for exhibits and other current news.
Car Club Council Events
Flat Tire Incident
OK, for all of those who asked, The Beef and Bun is on
Fletcher Parkway at Edwards Street. About one block East of Yesterday I had a flat tire on the interstate, so I eased my car
Navajo Road. It is just a small gathering of Motorhead Misfits over to the shoulder of the road, carefully got out of my car and
opened the trunk.
one Thursday each month.
The 18th Annual National City Automobile Heritage Day is on I took out 2 cardboard men,
unfolded them and stood them
Sunday, August 2nd presented by the Chamber of Commerce.
at the rear of my car facing onThe South Bay Cruisers hold their Blast From the Past cruise coming traffic.
every Tuesday this Summer. COCSD will be the featured Club
They look so life like you wouldon August 4th to boost interest in Main Street America.
n't believe it! They were in
August 22nd is busy. The San Diego chapter of the Studebaker trench coats exposing their unDrivers Club has their Cool Classic Car Show at the Auto Mu- dressed bodies and private
seum from 8am to 3pm.
parts to the approaching drivers.
The Historic Route 80 fundraiser is from 6-9pm also at the Auto To my surprise, cars started slowing down looking at my lifelike
Museum. Visit www.OldHighway80.com for details.
men. And of course, traffic started backing up. Everybody was
tooting their horns and waving like crazy.
There is a Picnic By the Bay on Sunday, August 23rd at the Embarcadero Park. The Classic Chevys of San Diego welcomes It wasn't long before a state trooper pulled up behind me. He
all 1972 and older American vehicles. Pre-registration deadline got out of his car and started walking towards me. I could tell he
is August 15th and visit www.classicchevysofsandiego.org for was not a happy camper!
more information.
'What's going on here?' he asked. 'My car has a flat tire', I said
The 10th Annual Classic Car Show hosted by Christian Rods calmly.
And Customs is August 29th benefiting Calvary Ranch, an alco'Well, what the hell are those obscene cardboard men doing
hol and drug recovery program.
here by the road?' he asked. I couldn't believe that he didn't
The South Orange County Rods and Customs Club is hosting know.
the first Honor Run benefiting the families of wounded and disSo I told him,
abled warriors Saturday, September 5th starting in Oceanside.
The Mopar Club of San Diego support San Diego’s enlisted 'Helloooooo, those are my emergency
again this year with the All-AMERICAN CAR SHOW XI Sep- flashers!
tember 12th in Carlsbad.
The Motor Head Madness Classic Car Show benefiting the Soroptimists International of Poway is September 12th at Poway
Transmissions.
Submitted by
Angie Villalobos
USD and KFMB are celebrating their 60th anniversaries this
year with a fifties-theme parish picnic. The committee would
like to have 6 vintage cars September 13th for display. A Corvette would be at the top of their wish list. If interested, please
contact Mona Morebello at 858-571-7123 as soon as possible.
The 16th Annual Fall Classic Car Show is presented by the
Camaro Club September 20th at Tidelands Park, Coronado.
Proceeds to benefit Conner’s Cause for Children.
Are you getting’ ready for some speed? The Coronado Speed
Festival is coming September 26th and 27th this year. For some
reason, they chose Camaro for the class honors.
Sunday, September 27th is the Beach ‘n 101 Cruise. Cruise
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NATIONAL CORVETTE
MUSEUM
NEWS
Chevrolet builds the
1,500,000th Corvette,
prices 2010 Grand Sport
Corvette Ranked Best GM Model JD Power Results
are in and Corvette was ranked the Best GM Model! The Chevy
Corvette score came in at 71 PPH (problems per hundred),
placing it at the top of the pack for all GM models.
The legendary American sports car badge sees its volume figures rise even as its parent company falls
This score is an improvement of 21 points over last year’s
score of 92 PPH. In addition, Corvette came in at the top of its
segment – beating Porsche by 1 PPH. We appreciate the hard
work of the Corvette Team and look forward to seeing more
great American Sports Cars!
Building 1,500,000 of just about any complex machine is a serious milestone, but it's much more than that to the motoring
spirit of America when it's the Chevrolet Corvette. Today General Motors announced the production of the 1,500,000th Corvette at its Bowling Green Assembly plant.
Bowling Green has Vacancies During the 15th
Anniversary Celebration
Along with the announcement of the sales landmark, Chevrolet
released pricing on the 2010 Corvette Grand Sport. The standard coupe GS starts at $55,720 and the GS convertible starts
from $59,530.
Make your reservations now! Several hotel
room blocks have opened up and there is
lodging available in Bowling Green during
Caravan and the 15th Anniversary Celebration! For a complete list of availability
check out the Visitors Bureau website at:
http://visitbgky.com/caravan/lodging
"The Corvette Grand Sport achieves a 0 - 60 time in less than
four seconds, pulls 1.0g on the skid pad and still boasts an impressive 26 highway mpg," Chevrolet product marketing director Karen Rafferty said. "These numbers are unmatched by any
of Corvette's competitors." The 2010 Grand Sport was unofficially priced just over a week ago, but the official announcement today confirms those numbers.
Looking back on the nearly 60 years of Corvette production that
got them to the Grand Sport, Z06 and ZR-1, Rafferty remarked,
"The 1.5 millionth Corvette is a great example of how Chevy is
America's Brand. For nearly 60 years we have built America's
Sports Car and this milestone is a solid proof point."
Corvette Assembly Plant Schedule Change
Corvette Assembly Plant will be making some minor changes
to their tour schedule beginning July 20 and if you are planning
to schedule a club visit this year, you may want to plan on arriving on Saturday or Sunday and schedule your plant tour for
Monday.
Obviously, GM will be leveraging its most iconic products to
help rebuild the company's image in the wake of its massive
bailout and bankruptcy. The new Grand Sport sport is a step in
the right direction, however, adding performance and value to
an already impressive American sports car.
The plant will be moving to four 10hour work days – Monday through
Thursday. The morning tour times
(9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.) will remain the same and the afternoon
tour time will be changing – look for
details coming on this change.
If you would like to schedule a club
visit or make changes to your existing visit, please contact Chris
Sweeney at [email protected] or contact Chris directly at 270-467-8885.
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Corvette Racing's C6R GT2 Cars
are Officially Entered in their
First ALMS Race
After making history
and completely dominating in the GT1
class, Corvette Racing
will officially enter the
GT2 classification in
the ALMS race at MidOhio on August 8th,
2009. In this race they
will debut their ZR1
based body design cars, piloted by Johnny O’Connell/Jan Magnussen and Olivier Beretta/Oliver Gavin.
#003:
WORLD'S OLDEST
Corvette Racing Manager Doug Fehan, said today in a telephone interview, "We are looking forward to this new chapter in
CORVETTE
Corvette Racing history. By entering the GT Global Classifica-
Serial Number E53F001003
tion, Corvette racing will be going against some of the finest
sports cars in the world--Ferrari, BMW, Porsche, Ford, Viper.
This is going to present an opportunity to demonstrate the durability, reliability and performance capability of the Corvette on a This rare automobile is 1953 Corvette serial number
#E53F001003. Known to fans worldwide as #003, this is the
world stage."
3rd Corvette to ever come off the production line. It is the oldest
of the first 300 Corvettes made in 1953, the first year of producIf you have the opportunity to attend this historic race, make tion. 2003 was the 50th Anniversary of Corvettes and #003.
sure you show your support by visiting the Corvette Corral. For
more information on the team, and television schedules visit, You may have seen the "restored" Motorama Corvette, please
know it is a replica, and a replica of a concept car, nonetheless.
corvetteracing.com.
But it helps the dealer sell Corvettes, so whose to complain?
Anyway, if you want to know some real Corvette history, at the
bottom of this page is a link to The Earliest Corvettes, where
Submitted by Ron Hutchinson
you can learn more about #003 and the first Corvettes.
Care was taken that the historical significance of #003 was not
lost to over-restoration. Thanks to months of assistance from
Chevrolet and General Motors, records and documents for the
earliest Corvettes underwent careful analysis, insuring accurate
documentation and preservation. Detailed documentation was
published in the 1993 issue of the NCRS Corvette Restorer by
John Amgwert’
entitled The Earliest Corvettes.
Displaying workmanship and material of the times, #003 is a
rare piece of automotive history, providing an accurate account
of early Corvettes.
Historic Restoration by
Lloyd Miller & Howard Kirsch (deceased), of Southwestern
Restorations.
Addi’l research and support by John Amgwert and Les Bieri.
Special assist by Art Armstrong, General Motors and Chevrolet.
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My First Fiberglass Dream
Celebration of life
Event
In Loving Memory of
Ricardo Mendoza AGlipay
07/31/46 – 07/25/09
COCSD Member #957
I was stationed in Georgia from 1969 to 1970 and after my
tour In Viet Nam, I was glad to return back to the States. I
had a cool 9 to 5 job checking the avionics on board the
helicopters. I had weekends off and plenty of time to mess
around with the locals. When this great deal on a 1963
Corvette Convertible.Came up, I jumped on it. I got this
beautiful car in great shape for $1800.00.
I loved that car,
it had looks
and power. It
had a 327 cu in
engine,4 speed
transmission.
Having that car
made it easy to
get in with the Officers who also had Corvette’s and we
would hang out at the Big Boy’s in town. The cars always
drew a big crowd and we made a lot of friends with the
locals. Guy’s never listen to a dame when she tells you to
get rid of your car, the trade off is never equal and you
wined up being very sorry. Fanci is my 1998 Corvette
Coupe, it has a 350 cubic engine and automatic transmission. This car flies and fun to drive. My wife and I love it.
We love to be in parades and car shows. She hasn’t won a
prize yet, but to us she’s a winner. We’ve had her since
about 2005. My wife takes her to work daily. I love to take
her on long trips to Vegas, where I can open her up and
flush the carbon build up out. I’m looking forward to the
nest long haul with “Fanci”
Yours Truly, Richard and Rhonda Aglipay
THE CORVETTE WAVE
Publication Vol 52 March 2009
October 23-25th is also Steve Breault’s party as part of the
Big Bear October Fest, so give Steve a call for details.
ACTIVITIES CORNER
For your long range planning,
COCSD ACTIVITIES
November we will have a run to the Calloway High PerformWell, if you missed the COCSD Inaugural on June 27th ance Corvette operation in Corona. Details are not yet comyou missed a great dinner, dance and fun activities. Viki plete, but if you are interested in FAST Corvettes, you may
want to keep this in mind.
Lassiter and her committee did a bang-up job and get all
our thanks.
December 5th is the COCSD Christmas Party and what a
way to start the Christmas Season. Keep this date open, and
Also, if you missed the Corvette Diner Grand Opening details will be coming from our hostess, Kimberly Hutchinson.
on July 11th, you missed out again. If you have not
been there, stop by, and be sure and see the Corvette December 19-20th we will do an overnight to the Nethercutt
Museum in Sylmar and the Reagan Library in Simi Valley.
Clubhouse featuring COCSD.
Both places will have their Christmas decorations up. The
AUGUST is a busy month. The big event for this month is Reagan will have a display of Christmas Trees Around The
Main Street America.
World. Remember this 2 years ago. It was great. Don and
Tina will host, 858-451-0609, and group size is limited.
Sunday August 9th. Hopefully by now you have volunteered
to help and signed up your Corvette. Remember, we have
challenged North County Corvettes and they are shooting for Have an event you would like to see happen or like to
30 registrations. We sure don’t want them to beat us at our sponsor. Contact Don or Tina at 858-451-0606 or talk to
own show.
us at a meeting. We would be glad to help.
August 15th is your last chance to join COCSD at the Drive In
Movie. Meet at Bob Stall Chevy at 6:45, bring chairs, your FM
radio for sound and snacks if you desire. Call Kimberly Hutchinson for details at 619-659-0984 for info.
Submitted by Tina Somers & Don Evans
August 21st is Cruising Grand Avenue night in Escondido, by
Charles and Peggy. Call them at 619-838-8020 for details. O
August 28th a group of COCSD members depart for Caravan
09 to the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Call Don at 858-451-0609 for info.
August 29th, Steve Breault Productions , 619-741-6565, puts
on his Annual Beach Party at De Anza Cove on Mission Bay.
If you like picnics, bonfires, Croquet, Bochi Ball or Horse
Shoes, be sure and sign up.
September 6th the fast and furious crowd of COCSD will go
to the K1 Track in Carlsbad for another round of racing. Everybody is invited to watch the fun and to join in a lunch after
the races. Come out and see who the really fast members of
COCSD are, and maybe watch some members crash and
burn. Craig Moya at 619-660-8071 for info.
September 12th is for Fire Works lovers with a tail-gate party
at Qualcomm Stadium followed by a Aztec football game, followed by the SKY SHOW, one of the biggest fireworks displays in the West. Steve Breault is again sponsoring this
event. What more can you ask for?
October 8-11th COCSD members will go to Laguna Seca
ALMS races for the 4th year. The change this year is Corvette
will have some competition, running in the GT-2 Class against
Porsche, Ferrari, Viper, BMW, etc. We fully expect Corvette to
dominate the GT-2 Class like they did the CT-1 Class for
years. Steve Bronstein is leading the group.
2010 Hennessey Z700 unveiled
for track-happy ZR1 owners
Hennessey Performance Engineering makes the
point that track-oriented Porche owners can opt up
from a normal 911 to a GT# RS and Viper owners
can choose the ACR edition, so what’s out there for
ZR1 owners who want a more hardcore machine?
October 23-26th is the High Rollers/Fast Racers trip to Las
Vegas (for the rollers) and Spring Mountain (for the racers). To answer that question, HPE has introduced the
Z700 for 2010.
Craig Moya is hosting and will have details coming.
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California Bill to Require ANNUAL
Emissions Tests for Vehicles 15-Years
Old and Older Dies in Committee
Merchandise Sale
We still have plenty of merchandise for
sale. T-shirts, caps, and ladies’ tops seem
to be the hot items, with the exception that
the meeting on the 13th moved a lot of
weather-specific merchandise (like fleece
jackets).
We have sold the last of the club watches
and the license plate frames. If you need
these, see Cat Guiant and she will start an order list. As soon
as we get enough people interested, we will re-order.
We are starting another “club jacket order sheet.’ See Cat if
you want to order one. Last order was $87. We must have at
least 6 and over 6 gets us a pretty good discount.
Legislation (A.B. 859) in the California Assembly to require annual Smog check inspections for vehicles 15years old and older was held in the Assembly Appropriations Committee and is essentially dead for the
year. The bill would also have required that funds generated through the additional inspection fees be deposited into an account which could have been used to
scrap older cars. Pre-1976 motor vehicles would have
remained exempt under A.B. 859.
Highlights from SEMA
BUY COCSD STUFF!
Respectfully submitted by Pat Guiant
CORVETTE
A Corvette turned into a fastback
The foregoing message is brought to you by
the Specialty Equipment Market Association
(SEMA). If you would like our guidelines on
what to do if your new car warranty is denied, check out the Warranty Denied?
Things You Should Know …
section of our web site. www.semasan.com
Corvette C6R GT2 cars officially
entered for MidMid-Ohio ALMS race
Following the 2008 American Le Mans Series, Chevrolet
announced that it’s Corvette Racing team would abandon
the largly uncontested ranks of GT1 and take on the challenge of GT2. As General Motors careened toward bankruptcy court this spring, the team completed in it’s final
GT1 races at Sebring, long Beach and Le Mans—but the
big question was whether the GT2 program would be stillborn. Well, Corvette fans can now breath a sigh of relief-
Submitted by Keith Kingsley
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I have had this Corvette for
about 25 years. It has a fully
welded and gusseted frame,
per the GM issued Corvette
Race prep manual. Frame is
powder coated. Dick Guldstrand and I installed the All
aluminum ZL-1 limited issue
(only 200 ever made) GM
1957 Corvette, Aztec Copper with beige coves, beige interior
and tan vinyl top. Also includes a body color hardtop. Numbers
matching 283/270 engine with two 4bbl carbs, T-10 4-speed
transmission and 4.56 posi. Multiple award winner. For more
info, contact Craig at 619-723-2020 or go to
www.corvetteforum.com
and look under C1 and C2 Corvettes for sale
Factory Engine. #194
Big Block. Dick added
fuel injection, Rack
and Pinion Steering,
Hydraulic Power
Brakes (run off of a
racing type engine
driven pump) Suspension modification etc. Rare 200 MPH Speedometer. The car
was originally sent to Baldwin Motion in 1969 for Factory GM
Road Race Fenders and Baldwin Motion Hood and paint etc.
It is the original Daytona Yellow. The only modern aspect to the
car is the fuel Injection and Steering rack for all around drivability. I chose to do rear exhaust for drivability as well. Less
noise, no passengers getting burned getting in and out. The
car is a complete frame off and ready for any magazine!
I would like to sell the car. My asking price is $85,000.
2000 Yellow Corvette
with 59300 miles
Asking $20,900
2002 Red Corvette
With 29300 miles
Quite a bit less than I have in it and it is certain to increase in
value Less Than 1000 miles on it since restoration. The car is
located in downtown San Diego. Call Aaron at 619-252-0347
Asking $24,500
Call Robert at
760-779-8659 or
760-831-2611
Four C5 OEM Tires, Wheels, and
TPMS. Good condition, xlnt track set,
$500.00. Call Steve 619-337-0316
1994 Corvette
E X C E L L E N T
ONLY 54,OOO miles!!!!
New BF Goodrich KDW
Tires and New Bilstein
Shocks,
Removable
roof, Dark Red, Chrome Factory Corvette Wheels, 6 Speed,
Loaded.....Air, cruise, 6 way adjustable seats, etc Only $14,900
Call Barry 760 310 9206 [email protected]
1997 Corvette
Metallic silver w/
black leather interior. Loaded w/
options, 6 speed
manual transmission. 12 disc CD changer in the back, single CD up front,
BOSE sound system, dual power seats, power locks/windows,
cruise, dual A/C and climate control, removable top. Asking
$14,400 OBO email Joe at: [email protected]
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1971 Vette with #s matching
454 - 4 speed. The car was
totally rebuilt in '94 by Larry
Hofer. Asking $ 22,000
Call Jim Smith 619-460-4258
COCSD GOES TO GREAT
WHEELS AT THE DEL MAR FAIR
A Salute to Jerry Austin
In July 1957, Jerry began racing Corvettes for the C.S. Mead
Chevrolet Dealership in Pasadena, California. He participated
in fifteen races with the 1957 Corvette winning all but three
and placing second in two.
In all, Jerry participated in 58 documented races. Of these, he
placed 1st in his class and/or overall 28 times, 2nd, 11 times,
and did not finish (DNF) in nine races due to car trouble or
accidents. In 1955, Jerry was the Western States Champ in
the Class C Production category with the Jaguar XK140 MC
and second runner-up nationally. In 1957 he was the Western
States Champ in the over 1500cc Production Class in the
1957 Corvette as well as 7th national runner-up in the Class C
Modified division with the D Jaguar.
Jerry was featured in many sports car publications including
being on the cover of Road and track magazine in the May
1956 issue.
Jerry winning his First Race with the 57 Vette
Pomona July 27, 1957
One of Jerry’s specialties was the “Le Mans” type start which
required the drivers to line up across the track from their respective race cars and sprint to them when the start gun
sounded. The drivers would hop into their cars, start them as
quickly as possible and take off. Jerry was in three races with
the Le Mans type start crossing the start line 1st in each race.
He practiced this maneuver many times before these races.
Some of Jerry’s Racing Photos are hung in the COCSD
Corvette Diner Clubhouse “Check it Out”.
Photo and article submitted by
Jerry’s Son, Gary Austin
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2009 COCSD
‘SAFARI NIGHTS’ INAUGURAL
Held on Saturday June 27th at the
Catamaran Resort Hotel
I would like to start off by saying a big ‘thank you’ to everyone
responsible for making this year’s Inaugural a huge success. To
my committee members:Cat Guiant,Cooky Campbell,Sharon
Green,Candie McDevitt,Diean Jukich,Gloria Jones, Lisa Foland
and Aurora Hangen and to their significant others; Pat Guiant,
Leonard Campbell, Rich Green, James Vallejo, Keith Kingsley,
Craig Moya and my husband Jim Lassiter. To our Photographers’ Ron & Kimberly Hutchinson our Reception Greeters Mike
and Sharon MacIntosh and Jenny Butcher, our DJ Frank Amescua and last but not least to all of our COCSD members and their
guests who attended
this event.
Your
continued
support
will ensure that we
will be able to enjoy
and look forward to
the Inaugural year
after year.
After the announcements and awards the music resumed and
DJ Frank got out on the dance floor and gave us lessons on how
to do ‘Cupids Shuffle’. It was great to see so many people participating and having fun learning the line dance. At around 9PM
we were treated to spectacular fireworks that could be seen from
nearby SeaWorld, we couldn’t have had a better view.
From 9-10PM we occasionally interrupted the music to play a
few games. We started off with Musical Chairs played to the
song ‘Jungle Boogie’. Six men were asked to volunteer and
come up to the dance floor to participate. Alan Atha, Jerry Bach,
Justin Stewart, Chris Dawes, Don Evans and Jay Orband volunteered. Each person was given a monkey mask to wear and a
banana to hold. DJ Frank started playing the music and the race
was on! One by one the men were eliminated when they lost
their seat. It came down to Justin and Jay and only one chair
left. Now, I’m not going to say that these two guys are competitive but wow, you would have thought they were going to win a
million bucks! Jay ended up being the winner of a $20 Home
Depot gift card.
The next game was the ‘ Tarzan Yell’ contest. Three men and
three women were asked to volunteer and step up to the dance
floor to test out their ‘pipes’. Gloria Jones, Cooky Campbell,
Lisa Foland, Rich Green, James Vallejo and Ken Wood took
turns trying to impress the audience that would be judging them.
The winners were determined by the loudest and longest applause. They all did a great job and each had their own ’unique’
As the guests checked in
sound. It ended up being a close call between Rich Green and
at the reception table they
Cooky Campbell so they let out their yells again and Rich was
were given a raffle ticket
finally deemed the winner of a $20 Target gift card.
and a box or a coin purse
with a little ‘gift’ inside. The third game was ‘Pin the Tail on the Tiger’. Six women volunThen they were sent over teers were needed and with much
to our beautiful photo coaxing Kim Hutchinson, Tina Ngo,
back-drop to have their Tina Somers, Sharon Green, Nancy
picture taken with a ‘wild Oeh and Janet Dawes were ready to
tiger’! After checking in play. Each contestant was given a
they headed into the ball- ’tiger tail’, blind folded and spun
room decorated in an around a couple of times then guided
‘African Safari’ theme to enjoy the cocktail hour while listening to up to the tiger poster to pin their tail
‘African mood” music and mingling with fellow club members.
while DJ Frank played ‘I’ve got a Tiger
by the Tail’. It was determined that
After the cocktail hour it was time to sit down and enjoy the deliTina Somers got her ‘tail’ closest to
cious buffet, dinner music and our gorgeous view of the bay.
the tiger’s tail and she was the winner
While we ate we began calling out raffle ticket numbers. We had
of a $20 Bath and Body Works gift certificate
19 prizes in all which included an assortment of gift cards, lottery
tickets, goodie bags and DVD’s.
The dancing continued until 11PM and when Frank played the
song ‘Last Dance’ we knew it was time to call it a night.
At 8PM it was time to get the party
started with music and dancing. It The committee and our other volunteers started the process of
wasn’t hard getting people on the ‘un-decorating’ the ballroom. We finished in record time, loaded
dance floor with our first song up our vehicles and said “Good Night”.
‘Footloose’.
We were sad to see it end but we all agreed that we had a wonAt 8:30PM we took a break from dancing and our outgoing Presi- derful time and that we can’t wait until next year. What will Lisa
dent Chris Dawes introduced our new Officers: Justin Stewart Foland have planned for 2010? I guess we’ll just have to wait
(President), Aurora Hangen(VP), Tina Somers(Treasurer), Pat and see.
Guiant(Secretary), Don Evans(Activities Director), James Vallejo
(Newsletter Editor), Sharon Green(Membership Chairperson), Thank you for allowing me to chair this event for
Bob Swanson(Public Relations), Jerry Bach(Historian) and Board
the past two years, I’ve had a blast!!!
Members at Large Marie Taylor and Jim Lassiter. Then it was
time to announce the Award winners: Jim & Viki Lassiter
Respectfully submitted by Viki Lassiter
(Perpetual Award), James Vallejo & Candie McDevitt
(Outstanding Production of Newsletter Award), Craig Moya &
Lisa Foland(RayTaylor Award), Don Evans & Tina Somers(Lynn
Woolley Award) and Dan McGehee(John Waters Award).
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“A Night Under the Stars,
Summer Drive-In Movie Nights”
On the nice warm summer evening of July 11th, several friends
gathered for Drive-In Movie Night, following a great day of celebrating the Grand Opening of the Corvette Diner. The group included Jim and Vicki Lassiter, Pat and Cat Guiant, Randy and
Dawn Stanke, Leonard and Cookie Campbell, Jay Orband and
his nephew Dominic, Angie Villalobos, Craig Moya and Lisa
Foland, James Vallejo and Candie McDevitt.
The group enjoyed Transformers and Star Trek. Transformers
featured a prototype Autobot Corvette (a “good guy” of course!)
and Star Trek featured a beautiful classic corvette, so the movies were very much enjoyed by the group. The weather was perfect and everyone enjoyed good conversation, movie treats and
entertaining blockbusters!
Join us next month on August 15th for another
“Night under the Stars” at the Drive-In!
Submitted by Kimberly Hutchinson
THE “CORVETTE CLUBHOUSE”
AT THE CORVETTE DINER
and the Corvette
Owners Club of
SanDiego”. Also
on the east wall
are framed CorBy now, you should be
vette advertiseaware that David and Les- ments, two club
lie Cohn, owners of the
photos, including
Corvette Diner (and sevthe most recent,
eral other successful res- and copies of the
taurants) offered COCSD two oldest known
the opportunity to design
photos of COCSD Corvettes, taken in 1958.
the décor for one of the
The south wall is highlighted by the “Founders’ Wall”, with Al and
two party rooms at the
Lois Carroll’s original club shirts in frames. There is also a
new Corvette Diner.
framed copy of the original COCSD membership list, in Marie
Located at 2965 Historic Taylor’s handwriting.
Decatur Road in Liberty
The west wall
Station, the new Corvette
is covered with
Diner is more than twice
framed photos
the size of the old restauthat are a great
rant in Hillcrest. Being built
representation
within a designated hisof who we are
toric building presented a number of design challenges, but the
and what we
Cohn Restaurant Group and their architect turned some of the
do as a club.
restrictions to their advantage. They converted a relatively long,
narrow space into what appears to be the inside of a diner car.
Enhancing the illusion are a number of flat-screen televisions Also on the west wall is the wood molding in which the COCSD
built into the walls that can show what appears to be scenery member flags are placed.
moving by a window. For those of us who are children of the
And the member donation “bricks” small metal plates with the
sixties and seventies, there is the black light room, with black
donors’ names and other text, are attached to the west wall, with
walls and ceilings, highlighted by posters and artwork in fluoresa clear plastic plate covering
cent colors. But clearly the best room in the restaurant is the
them. The north wall of the
“Corvette Clubhouse”. David and the design team incorporoom is broken into two segrated almost all of the elements the COCSD Corvette Diner
ments. One segment awaits the
committee had
future display case, which will
presented
to
hold COCSD club trophies and
them. The most
other artifacts. The other porstriking
eletion of the wall is dedicated to
ment is the
Corvette racing. Framed phocolor of the
tos of C6Rs in action from 2007 and 2008 are joined by photos
room torch red.
of Corvettes racing in 1957. There is a framed Corvette Racing
Aluminum diacap and poster, signed by the current Corvette team drivers.
mond plate has
been used for Also in the north wall is a black-framed door with a decal of
“Jake”, the stylized skull symbol of the Corvette Racing Team.
wainscoting,
with a black
chair rail above
it. At the top of the 12 foot-high walls is a black and white checkered band, with red and yellow wood strips below it. The floor is
also done in black and white squares, with a four-foot diameter
COCSD logo right in the center of the room. Running through
the logo is a long “east arrow” noting the direction and distance
to the Corvette factory in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Another major design element is the “road” painted on the east
wall and a portion of the
south wall. Attached to
the road are twelve 1/24th
scale Corvette models,
with two per Corvette
generation.
Above the road are large
vinyl letters proclaiming
“50+ Years of Corvette
The door leads to “Jake’s Room”.The floor, walls and ceiling in
this small room are black. This is to take the greatest advantage
of what will soon be installed in the room – a Corvette racing
simulator. The simulator will include a racing seat attached to a
moving platform, with
a shifter, pedals and a
steering wheel. Connected to a Playstation
and a flat-screen television, the simulator
allows the driver to
race a C6 Z06 Corvette on his or her
choice of a number of
racecourses, or through the streets of London. Once the simulator is in, if you ever have to find me, look here first!
high quality as has always been the hallmark of Cohn restaurants. And the surroundings are amazing. By the time this
newsletter goes to print, I will have met with Michelle, the restaurant manager and worked out the details on how the club will be
able to use the Clubhouse. The Board is considering using the
room for their monthly meetings. It is clearly not large enough to
be used for general meetings, but one of the reasons we were
given this opportunity is that the Cohns would like the Corvette
Diner to become a destination for fun runs and other club
events. Because it is a party room and not regularly used due to
staffing issues, it is unlikely that one or two couples from the
club would be seated in the room. But it will be made available
to larger groups with enough notice. And you can always check
out the room before or after eating elsewhere in the restaurant.
I strongly encourage you to do so. I think it will make you proud
to be a member of the oldest continuously active Corvette club.
Future additions to the
room will include a
COCSD announcement
board, another television, and probably a
neon sign or two. The
Cohns have spent a
great deal of money on
the room, but they are
very pleased with the
way it has come out.
Everyone to whom I have spoken believes that it is a wonderful
reflection of COCSD. I think it shows what talented and creative
people make up our club.
There are a lot of people responsible for making this happen. It
starts with the COCSD Corvette Diner committee. Jerry Bach,
Russ Bergen, Steve Breault, Patricia Coburn, Chris Dawes, Don
Evans and Tina Somers, Lisa Foland, Aurora Hangen, Greg
Kirkland, Jim and Viki Lassiter, Greg and Eunice Magill, Mike
McIntosh, Carol Lynn Murphy, Jay Orband, Peggy Stankovich,
Bob Swanson, Marie Taylor and James Vallejo all made contributions in developing the design plan and getting the pieces installed. Others who made significant contributions include Zig
Byra, who designed and provided (at no charge) the brackets to
mount the model cars on the wall, and the donation brick cover
plate. Carl Best cut and drilled all of the frame mounting blocks
and the drilled the car models so that the brackets could be attached. Susie Hinson and Gilbert Peet provided assistance in
getting everything mounted. Angie Villalobos worked with James
to make the “road” look like the real thing. Paul Berning, Joe
Howell and Scott Norton donated Corvette models.
Now it’s up to the entire COCSD membership to contribute. Although they are in the Diner, the club maintains ownership of all
of the club artifacts. The cost of the reproduction, framing,
mounting and maintaining of all of the photos and artifacts, as
well as the cost of the club logo is the responsibility of the club.
We also will be purchasing the announcement board. In all, our
expenses will be close to $3000. To cover these costs, we are
selling the member flags for $100 and the donation bricks for
$25. Please refer to the flyers in this newsletter for the details.
There is room for only 38 flags and 100 bricks. Once those
spaces are filled, there will be no room for additions. Don’t you
want to take advantage if this very limited opportunity to add
your name to the Clubhouse?
If you have not yet visited the Corvette Diner, you owe it to yourself to go check it out. The food and service are of the same
Thank you Craig Moya for bringing
COCSD to another level for COCSD
Club Generations to come!
What: A good Old Fashioned Drive-In Movie in the warm San Diego summer night
When: Saturday night, June 13th, Saturday night July 11th, Saturday night, August 15th
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Water Vollyball (see flyer)
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