September 2016 - Las Vegas Corvettes Association

THE OFFICIAL MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE LAS VEGAS CORVETTES ASSOCIATION
October 2016
Volume 44, No.10
2016 Team Vegas Vettes SSCC
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LVCA EXECUTIVE BOARD
President:
Kathy Clapp - (702) 254-3265
Vice President:
Holley Holran - (702) 254-9749
Secretary:
Nita Russell - (702) 435-2259
Treasurer:
Connie Gentry - (702) 565-7587
Director:
Benita Klaizner - (702) 614-7968
Director:
Lin Hoernke - (702) 364-0221
Director
Scott Mergele - (702) 528-4537
Events Coordinator:
Roy Hoernke - (702) 364-0221
Membership:
Jim Gregorio—Vettech
702-523-8697
*Performance Modifications
*Maintenance *Repairs
*After-market Warranty & GMPP
Julie Cantonwine - (702) 501-2369
Publicity:
Ken Ackeret - (702) 743-3181
Newsvetter Editor:
Jimmy Cavallo - (702) 459-4244
NCCC Governor:
Bill Thomas - (661) 645-1630
Webmaster:
Pat Russell - (702) 435-2259
COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS
Racer’s Edge:
Lanny Lowman - (702) 269-0609
Drag Race Series:
Ken Rees - (702) 649-1495
Community Service:
Storekeepers:
NCM Ambassador:
Sunshine:
Sponsor Liaison:
Brenda Cavallo - (702) 459-4244
Patty & Jim Annis - (702) 533-2949
Bob O’Brien - (702) 558-0778
NewsVetter Advertising Rates
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Monthly
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Finance:
Carl Hastings - (702) 655-2890
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Yearly
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Thank you
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NCCC West Coast Regional Calendar
~ NCCC Sanctioned Events are in Red ~
~ West Coast Region Events are in Blue ~
~ Other Events are in Black ~
2016
Oct. 22
Two low speed autocrosses in Santa Maria, CA - Vapor Trail Vettes - Register at
MotorSportsReg.com
Nov. 11-12
NCCC national meetings at the Sheraton Westport Plaza, St. Louis, MO - Allen Morris
(949) 367-9000 Email: [email protected]
Dec. 29Jan. 4
Corvette Pirates 6 day cruise to the Mexican Riviera aboard the Carnival Miracle
2017
Jan 21
West Coast Regional governors meeting at Marie Calender’s Restaurant, San Juan Capistrano,
CA - Info: Allen Morris (949) 367-9000 - Email: [email protected]
Feb. 24-25
NCCC national meetings at the Sheraton Westport Plaza Hotel, St. Louis, MO - Allen Morris
(949) 367-9000 Email: [email protected]
May 5-6
NCCC National Meetings at the Sheraton Westport Plaza Hotel, St. Louis, MO - Allen Morris
(949) 367-9000 Email: [email protected]
West Coast Regional governors meeting at a location to be announced. Info: Allen Morris
(949) 367-9000 - Email: [email protected]
May 17
June 4
People’s choice car show - OC Vettes. You must register with Huntington Beach Concours to
participate in this event
Aug. 21-25
58th annual NCCC national Convention in Bowling Green, KY - 2017 NCCC Convention
web site
Sept. 8-9
NCCC national meetings at the Sheraton Westport Plaza Hotel, St. Louis, MO - Allen Morris
(949) 367-9000 Email: [email protected]
West Coast Regional governors meeting at Marie Calender’s Restaurant, 12180 Mariposa Rd.,
Victorville, CA - Info: Allen Morris (949) 367-9000 - Email: [email protected]
Sept. 16
Nov. 10-11
NCCC national meetings at the Sheraton Westport Plaza Hotel, St. Louis, MO - Allen Morris
(949) 367-9000 Email: [email protected]
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Las Vegas Corvettes
Association Schedule of
Upcoming Events
2016
(Revised 09/30/2016)
Date
Event
Event Chairs and Co-Chairs
October 1
October 8
October 8-9
October 15
October 16
October 22
October 29 to November 5
*2nd Annual Show & Shine (CS)
*Cars & Coffee
*Magnum Combo Shootout (RE)
*One Hero at a Time (CS)
*MTT Autocross #4 (RE)
*Monster Mash Car Bash (CS)
*7 Day Cruise - California Coastal Area
Roy Hoernke & Connie Gentry
Skip Kelley
Lanny Lowman
Cindy & John Fuller
Lanny Lowman & Marvin Maize
Ken Ackeret & Kathy Clapp
Benita Klaizner
November 5
November 11
November 12
November 19
November 20
*Cars & Coffee
Vettes for Vets. at Hard Rock Café (CS)
*Cowboy Brunch in the Park (CS)
Findlay Thanksgiving Car Show (CS)
*MTT Autocross (RE)
Skip Kelley
Scott Mergele
Mosseybacks (Bonnie Corbett)
Scott Mergele
Lanny Lowman & Marvin Maize
December 3
December 10
December 11
December 17
*Cars & Coffee
*Dyno Shootout
*Cookie Exchange
*Adopt-A-Kettle (CS)
Skip Kelley
Ken Rees
Dawn & Jim Gregorio
Brenda & Jimmy Cavallo
CS - Community Service Event RE - Racer’s Edge Competition Event
NCCC - NCCC Sanctioned Event
To schedule an event call or email Roy Hoernke - 2016 Events Coordinator at (702) 364-0221 or email: [email protected]
*LVCA Sanctioned/Approved Event
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to get an accurate head count, we will be
collecting $15 per person as your reservation.
All LVCA members will get their event fee
return when they arrive at Hemenway Park in
Boulder City. No RSVP money will be returned
after the event. We are also participating in a toy
drive for St. Jude's Ranch for Children. Bonnie
has a list of all the children for the toy drive. If
you haven't signed up yet, please contact Bonnie
Corbett at (702) 566-6787.
It is now time to start thinking about next
year's elected club positions. Our nominating
committee this year is Cindy Fuller, Benita
Klaizner and Linda Simpson. Thank you for
volunteering as our 2016 nominating committee.
They will be calling you, our members, to see
who is interested in volunteering for our 2017
elected Executive Board positions.
The
following are the elected E-Board positions:
President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer,
and a Director. This is an opportunity for you to
volunteer and continue to make our club a
success.
We have several up-coming events
scheduled for this month. On October 1st is the
2nd Annual Show & Shine Car Show at the Las
Vegas Motor Speedway. On October 8th is Cars
and Coffee at their new location. They are
moving to Speed Vegas 14200 S. Las Vegas
Blvd. On October 8th & 9th is the Mojave Mile
in Mojave, CA. On October 15th is One Hero at
a Time at the Joker's Wild. On September 16th is
the MTT Autocross at the Las Vegas Motor
Speedway. On October 21st is the Homecoming
Parade at Canyon Springs High School in North
Las Vegas. On October 22nd is the Monster
Mash Car Bash at the New Horizon Center for
Learning located at 6701 W. Charleston Blvd.
and on October 29th - November 5th is the
LVCA 7 Day Cruise through the California
Coastal area. For more information on our
upcoming events, please visit our website at
www.vegasvettes.com or the monthly
Newsvetter. You can also pick up a copy at our
monthly meetings.
Hope to see you at our events and
meetings. Thank you all for your continued
support of LVCA and your participation. Happy
Halloween and Nevada Day LVCA!
We are now in the fall season and starting
to see all those wonderful colors that autumn
brings. This has always been one of my favorite
times of the year with the yellow, orange and rust
colors to decorate with and cooking lots of
comfort foods. Also, I'm looking forward to the
Holidays especially Christmas; it is just around
the corner..... time to start thinking about your
family and friends with all your family traditions
or even creating new ones with your Corvette
friends too.
After months of looking for a volunteer to
continue in the position of our LVCA webmaster
and recognizing that Pat Russell wanted to step
down after 8 years of service to the club. I'm
happy to inform all of you that we have a
volunteer.
Thank you Mike Frizzell for
volunteering and stepping up to be our new
webmaster. Also, thank you Pat Russell for all
your time and many hours serving as our
webmaster.
Last month, we participated in collecting
items to donate to the Animal Foundation. On
Saturday, September 17th the board had the
opportunity to meet at Julie Cantonwine's home
to pick up our donations and deliver them to the
animal shelter. LVCA truly made an impression;
they were so excited to receive all of our
donations. Thank you LVCA for donating, it was
very much appreciated. Also, thank you Julie for
organizing this community service. So far this
year we've had 10 (CS) events. Way to go
LVCA! If you haven't had the opportunity to
earn 5 points to receive your 2016 community
service pin at the Banquet in January, it's not too
late. You still have time to earn points with 8
more community service events scheduled.
On Saturday, November 12th, is a
"Membership Appreciation" event planned by the
Mossybacks of LVCA. The event is "Brunch in
the Park" and it is a "FREE" event to all
members. There will be lots of fun activities
along with food and games. This is an event that
provides us an opportunity to give back to all our
members. This event will be catered and in order
Kathy Clapp
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Terry Rees
Sunshine
I am very happy to report that members
Rich McSimov, Jan Tucker and Nancy
Ledwon are on the mend from their various
ailments and felt well enough to attend our
September membership meeting. They were
welcomed with cheers and best wishes from
all who attended. Please continue to keep
them in your thoughts and prayers as they
progress through their rehabilitation and
healing.
Our Vice President, Holley Holran, is at
home recuperating from a short hospital stay.
She says that her doctors are very pleased
with her progress and that she is feeling
remarkably well. Holley would be happy to
hear from you and is grateful for our thoughts
and prayers.
Fall is finally here and with it so many
wonderful opportunities to join with our club
members to enjoy fellowship and memorable
times. Check out our schedule of events and
plan on attending one or two of our sponsored
activities. You will enjoy yourself and we
will enjoy having you with us. See you there!
Bill Thomas
NCCC Governor
The NCCC West Coast Region took place
Sept. 17, 2016, Victorville, CA. The meeting was
held at Marie Callender’s. Regional reports were
given and discussed.
The Regional Treasure reported the 2017
Club Assessment would be $25.00, no increase from
last year
NCCC Newsletter contest results were
announced, Corvettes of Temecula Valley was the
winner, with LVCA placing in the top TEN!
Membership Dues, due November 15, 2016,
Late fee of $15.00.
Next Meeting will be Jan. 21, 2017 in San
Juan Capstrano, CA.
The Newsvetter is published monthly for the
members of the Las Vegas Corvettes
Association, P.O. Box 80831, Las Vegas, NV
89180-0831. All articles, flyers and ads should
be sent to the above address. Attn: Newsvetter
Editor or E-mail: [email protected].
Please Remember: All articles, ads and
flyers are due by the 20th of each month.
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Introduction of New & Prospective
Members: Julie Cantonwine introduced our guests
this evening: Elena & Joe Montgomery, Robert
Florian (joining), David Skarda, Luz Pastor, Ron
Guerra, Clyde Carley, Scott White, Todd Howell,
Roger Wagner, Kim & Mark Means & Edward &
Maria Miranda.
Committee Reports:
Sunshine: Terry Rees was glad to report all
good news for this month. Returning to our meetings
& events are Nancy Ledwon, Jan Tucker, Rich
McSimov & Joyce Colucci. Anniversaries this
month are: Ingrid & Bob O’Brien-8 years!, Patty &
Jim Annis-28 years!, Tomoko & Ken DePiero-35
years! & Nita & Pat Russell-48 years!
Congratulations to you all and many, many more!
Racers’ Edge: Lanny mentioned that there will be 5
cars from LVCA racing on September 15th-18th at the
Silver State Classic Challenge in Ely, NV. On
September 25th there will be a MTT Autocross at the
LVMS. Signups can be done online at Sports Car
Club of America (SCCA). Lanny encouraged anyone
to participate either by driving or just riding along.
NCM-LVCA Banner: Bob O’Brien announced that
our LVCA Banner is up in the north parking lot,
section 2 at NCM. Ken mentioned that we all should
be proud that our club is represented as 1 of the
national clubs supporting NCM. The banner will
remain up for 1 year & then will be given to us.
Past Events: from August were Cars &
Coffee on August 6th & the Annual Mt. Charleston
Run Away (Cool Down & Lunch) on Saturday
August 27th.
New Events: The Mossybacks of Vegas
Vettes Tuacahn 2016 Trip will be September 10th11th. There are 28 members going. Unfortunately, the
Lowmans will not be able to attend, & they are
donating their trip to the club. Denise asked that the
lucky person to win the special raffle see her after the
meeting for all the details. Denise asked everyone to
wear their club shirts to the play. Weather forecast is
good. Denise also made a plea for new members to
volunteer with ideas & help with events. She thanked
Mike & Claudette Frizzell, (new members) for
helping her with the Tuacahn event. Barbara Belak
spoke about the Silver State Classic Challenge that
will take place in Ely, NV on September 15 th-18th.
Please contact Ray or Barbara if you are interested in
helping & learning more about Silver State. The
President’s Run to Prescott will be September 22nd25th. The Prescott Vette Sette Corvette Club will have
their 10th Annual All Corvettes Car Show. They
expect 275 Corvettes! The show is in support of the
club’s Charitable Foundation, and this will make our
event a community service event. See the Vetter or
Website for more information. A Thursday Caravan
will meet at Railroad Pass Casino at 9 am to depart at
9:30. A Friday Caravan will meet at Fiesta Henderson
SECRETARY
Nita Russell
The meeting was called to order by President
Kathy Clapp at 7:32 PM at the McDonald Ranch
Clubhouse Banquet Room. She thanked everyone for
coming tonight. Kathy made 2 announcements early
regarding the Christmas in September donations & a
special raffle for 2 tickets to Tuacahn. She wanted
everyone, who had donated pet supplies, to be sure to
see Lin Hoernke to get credit for their donation. 2
tickets to the Tuacahn show have been donated, & a
separate raffle will be held at the end of meeting for
these tickets. There were 58 members and 14 guests
present.
Findlay Chevrolet: Slim Stephens thanked
the membership for their continued support for our
sponsor, Findlay Chevrolet.
Mt Charleston Volunteer Fire Department
Donation: Connie Gentry introduced Volunteer
Fireman David Martin. LVCA has been donating for 8
years to this department. There are 18 current
volunteers. Donations will be used to buy equipment
that is not provided by Clark County. David thanked
the membership for the $370 that was donated.
Motion to approve the August 11, 2016
minutes: Cindy Fuller made the motion to approve
the minutes as written; Bob O’Brien seconded.
Motion passed.
Birthdays for the month of September were
read by Lin Hoernke.
Treasurer’s Report: Connie stated that our
Nevada Commerce Tax is due. She will be filing for a
tax exempt status due to our Not for Profit standing.
Kathy reminded everyone that they can find up to date
information about the budget on the website.
President Report:
We have signed &
returned our contract with the MacDonald Ranch
Clubhouse for our meeting room for the years 2017 &
2018. Kathy mentioned the need for a volunteer to
replace Pat Russell as webmaster. Pat will be
“retiring” at the end of 2016, & the club needs
someone to keep the website current & up-to-date.
Please see Kathy or Pat or any of the Eboard members
if you might be interested. Kathy mentioned that we
need to be thinking about nominations for next year’s
officers. We need volunteers for a nominating
committee. A minimum of 3 members are needed to
contact members about their interest in running for an
office. Cindy Fuller, Benita Klaizner & Linda
Simpson volunteered.
Old Business: None.
New Business:
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event. 27 children’s names will be available in
September so members can provide Christmas gifts by
November 12th. The cost of the brunch will be $15 per
person. LVCA Members who attend the Brunch will
receive their money back at the event as a token of
appreciation. For more details see the Vetter & the
Website. Roy reminded all event chairmen to please
turn in the event sign-in sheets to him ASAP.
Remember, anyone can plan and present an event.
See Roy for details!
Miscellaneous Announcements:
Victor
Rodriquez, Jr mentioned the upcoming SEMA 16
Event on November 1st-4th. Victor needs a head count
of members who are interested in attending SEMA so
that he can see if we will be extended access passes to
us this year. Julie thanked everyone who donated
supplies for the Christmas in September event to
support the Animal Foundation. The Foundation was
established in 1978 & provides shelter services for
Las Vegas, North Las Vegas & Clark County. The
Foundation is planning to become a “no kill” shelter
by 2020.They are the largest shelter in Nevada & have
over 1000 volunteers to help take care of animals.
July & August are their heaviest months for sheltering
animals, so maybe next year LVCA can donate in the
summer. The Animal Foundation is located at Mojave
& approximately Bonanza. Rex & Jeremy Wilhoite
are selling the Cobra that took 3 years to build at a
cost of about $70,000. It’s a beautiful car! Rex will let
it go for $40,000. Contact Rex if you are interested.
Clean Car Award was won by Ken Kroeger
with his 2003 50th Anniversary Edition C5 Burgundy
Coupe.
Badge Drawing: Terry Rees was present &
won $70. Next month’s drawing will be $25.
50/50: Joel Thies had the winning ticket for
$166.
Raffle was conducted with the items from our
sponsor, Findlay Chevrolet and from members. Raffle
prize winners were Rex W, Bill C, Jim A, Agnes J,
Robert F, Bruce L, Rick B, Jim G, Terry R, Ken K,
Sharron G, Rudy B, Victor R Jr & Linda S.
Special Raffle for the Tuacahn Trip won by Steve &
Jan Tucker. Tuckers donated the tickets to Dennis &
Nancy Ledwon.
Reminder: Please pick up all flyers from the
tables after the meeting adjourns. Thank You!
Motion to Adjourn was made by Linda
Simpson; seconded by Scarlett Stuart. The motion
carried and passed. The meeting was adjourned by
President Kathy Clapp at 9:15 PM.
Respectfully submitted by Nita Russell, Secretary
Casino at 9 am. Contact Scott if you have any
questions. MTT Autocross/SCCA RE#13 will be on
September 25th at LVMS. October 1st will be the 2nd
Annual Show & Shine Car Show at the Las Vegas
Motor Speedway. Connie Gentry & Roy Hoernke are
co chairing this community service event that will
benefit the Speedway Children’s Charities.
Registration is online & will cost $40 per car. Entrants
will receive 4 free tickets to the NASCAR Truck Race
that night & a very nice “goodie bag”. There will be a
kid’s zone, beer garden, live entertainment, food
trucks, petting zoo, pet adoptions, door prizes &
NASCAR Truck Driver Autograph session. Details
are in the Vetter & on the Website. If you register, let
Roy know so he can contact you with updates. Roy
mentioned that the group will meet at 6:45 am to
enable LVCA to park together. If you don’t want to
stay for the NASCAR Truck Race, departure will be
approximately 4-4:30 pm or 5:30 pm. Cars and
Coffee will be October 8th at 7am. Location is
Sansone Park Place Shopping Center on Eastern,
south of the 215. Skip encourages everyone to come
out & enjoy all the great cars! October 8th & 9th will
be the Mojave Mile RE#14, #15 & #16 in Mojave,
CA. Contact Mike & Marsha Borders if you would be
available to help. See the website for more details.
Cindy Fuller presented information about the 5 th
Annual One Hero at a Time Event to be held on
Saturday October 15th at the Joker’s Wild Casino in
Henderson. This is a community service event to
benefit 1 former Service Veteran & their family. The
asking donation is at least $20. ALL donations will be
given to the Veteran! There will be live music, a beer
truck & food available. Members are asked to meet at
PT’s Pub on Eastern & Pebble at 11:30 am in order to
caravan to the Joker’s Wild. See the website for
details. MTT Autocross RE#17 will be October 16th
at LV Motor Speedway/SCCA. On October 21st there
is a need for Corvette Convertibles to provide Canyon
Springs HS Homecoming Support. Please see Roy if
you can participate. Participants receive a community
service point. Monster Mash Car Bash will be
October 22nd at the New Horizons Center for Learning
from 10 am to 3 pm. This is a community service
event to benefit NHCL & Students with learning
difficulties. Entry fee is $25 for this unique car show.
The children have a great time receiving candy &
talking with all the participants! See the Vetter &
Website for more details. CA Coastal Cruise will be
October 29th to November 5th. Ports of Call are San
Francisco, Santa Barbara, and San Diego & Ensenada,
Mexico. Check the Vetter & Website or contact
Benita Klaizner for more details. There will be a
Cowboy Brunch & St Jude’s Ranch Children’s
Gift Giving on November 12th starting at 11 am
located at Hemenway Valley Park, Boulder City.
Bonnie Corbett is chairing this Mossyback Event. It is
a Member Appreciation Brunch & community service
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October
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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2nd Annual
Show & Shine
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3
4
5
6
7
8
Cars & Coffee
World Teacher’s
Day
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9
Magnum
Shootout
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11
12
Magnum
Shootout
13
14
Membership
Meeting
E-board
Meeting
One Hero
At a Time
Columbus Day
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18
MTT
Autocross
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20
21
24
25
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30
31
26
22
Homecoming Monster Mash
Parade
Car Bash
Evaluate Your
Life Day
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15
27
28
29
Nevada Day
Frankenstein
Friday
Halloween
California
Cruise Starts
October Birthdays
Sharron Grodzinsky
Brenda Cavallo
Kay Thomas
Debra Leatham
Don Kilgore
Tim Fleenor
Denise Karpa
Eve Gray
Ken Kroger
Victor Rodriguez Jr.
10/2
10/5
10/8
10/10
10/11
10/17
10/21
10/25
10/27
10/31
Marsha Borders
Jim LaMar
Sandy Bagnall
Craig Carrell
Jeff Blue
James Di lorio
Terry Rees
Michael Gatenby
Bruce Locker
Happy Birthday
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10/5
10/6
10/9
10/11
10/13
10/18
10/23
10/27
10/30
Sun City MacDonald Ranch
Willows Restaurant
~ General Membership Meeting ~
Thursday, October 13, 2016
7:30 PM
Sun City MacDonald Ranch
2020 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway
Henderson, NV 89012
Members Corner
Mt. Charleston Volunteer Fire Chief
David Martin
Event Chair Connie Gentry
President Kathy Clapp
LVCA Banner at Corvette Museum Pictures
Secretary Nita Russell
President Kathy Clapp
Events Chair Roy Hoernke
Corvette Museum Chair Bob O’Brien
Publicity Ken Ackeret
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2016
LVCA Executive Board
President
Kathy Clapp
Vice President
Holley Holran
Secretary
Nita Russell
Treasurer
Connie Gentry
Director
Benita Klaizner
Director
Lin Hoernke
Director
Scott Mergele
Events Coordinator
Roy Hoernke
Membership
Julie Cantonwine
Publicity
Ken Ackeret
NewsVetter Editor
Jimmy Cavallo
NCCC Governor
Bill Thomas
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2016
LVCA
Executive Board LVCA Committees
Web Master
Pat Russell
Finance
Denise Karpa
Storekeepers
Patty Annis
Storekeepers
Jim Annis
By-Laws
Carl Hastings
Racer’s Edge
Lanny Lowman
Mossybacks/Archives
Debra Leatham
Drag Race Series
Ken Rees
Community Service
Brenda Cavallo
Sponsor Liaison
Ron Petersen
Sunshine
Terry Rees
NCM Ambassador
Bob O’Brien
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Cars & Coffee
September 3, 2016
By Skip Kelley
Photos by Skip Kelley
On Saturday September 3rd, the LVCA
gathered for Cars & Coffee for the last time at
the Sansone Plaza in Henderson! Starting
with our next monthly gathering it will be at
Speed Vegas, a new racing facility open to the
Cars and Coffee is a laid back gathering
public… but more on that later.
where gearheads are free to share their ideas,
offer advice resources and tips, give
encouragement or just chat it up!
C&C attracts car lovers of all Marques
and styles… classics… hot rods… muscle
cars… customs… and spot on restorations.
And it’s always great find a seat at one
of the cafes to grab a bite and a beverage with
an old friend or new acquaintance.
While there are always a great variety
of makes and models, at this C&C in, addition
to all the classic Chevys, GTOs, Cobras,
Mustangs, etc., there was an amazing showing
of our own plastic fantastic Corvettes. Yes, of
course LVCA members, but also a large
number of privateers and members of other
clubs there to represent our favorite
automotive passion!
Our next official LVCA Cars & Coffee
event will be at the NEW LOCATION.. Speed
Vegas, 14200 S. Las Vegas Blvd South a bit
over 2 miles past the M Resort at 7am
Saturday October 8th, as always, the weekend
prior to our General Membership meeting.
Hope to see you there!
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Christmas in Sept. Pet Drive
September 8, 2016
By Julie Cantonwine
Photos by Jimmy Cavallo
For the animals in shelters Christmas is
just another day. But when they want
something to play with or a nice bed to lay on,
Christmas can be any day. In this case, it was
September 17th•
After requesting donations from The
Animal Foundation's wish list provided at the
August membership meeting, the Animal
Foundation was "overwhelmed" with the
amount of items donated.
We had a total of six Corvettes meet at
my house to load up and drove the short
distance to the shelter as they wanted
several cars for the pictures they will be
posting on their Facebook page.
They kept saying "there is so much
stuff' and what a great variety as well.
Although Jimmy Cavallo had to give up
his (bed) we are certain it will be put to good
use.
Thank you to everyone who donated
and to those who helped in making the
delivery. I couldn't have done it without
you.
Look forward to doing this very worthy
donation drive again next year.
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Tuacahn Amphitheatre
hospitality suite to turn in their rally sheets
and scavenger hunt items.
Of course,
everyone enjoyed some adult beverages and
snacks until it was time to board the bus to St.
George to see “Tarzan” at the Tuacahn
outdoor theater.
September 10-11
By Denise Karpa
Photos by Pat Russell, Ken Ackeret &
Kathy Clapp
On Saturday, September 10th, a group
of 28 came together to enjoy a very fun
weekend in Mesquite and St. George, Utah.
We started the trip at the speedway with a
rally and scavenger hunt to benefit St. Jude’s
Ranch for Children, which was put together
by Kathy Clapp and Ken Ackeret. The
participants needed to identify things during
the drive to the Casablanca Hotel & Casino in
Mesquite as well as find items upon their
arrival at the hotel. I’m sure everyone who
participated appreciated the effort put into this
rally to make it both fun and challenging
After a nice lunch, the group checked
into their hotel rooms and then gathered at the
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Water rushed the stage and Tarzan and Jane
flew over the audience…some things you can
only see at an outdoor theater! The weather
was perfect to be outside under the stars,
among the red rocks, enjoying a fun show. I
would like to recognize that Jim Ranney has
not missed a Tuacahn run since the club has
been doing the trip, and I know he enjoyed all
of them!
Mike and Claudette Frizzell put
together a fun game to pass the time on our
way to the show. Keeping with the Tarzan
theme, the game was animal alphabet, and
everyone had 20 minutes to write down an
animal for each letter of the alphabet (no
Google allowed)! As you can see from the
picture, everyone put their thinking caps on
and found out this was a challenging game.
The winners will be announced at the October
meeting, along with the winners of the rally.
After arriving back at the Casablanca,
we enjoyed some more time in the hospitality
suite before calling it an evening. Everyone
met for a buffet breakfast on Sunday morning
(the mimosas were good), and a few stayed
over an extra night to enjoy some spa
treatments and a great dinner at Katherine’s.
It was the perfect end to a great weekend of
We soon arrived at Tuacahn just as the games, fun conversation with friends, a great
sun was setting. Since this was a Disney show, and we raised money for St. Jude’s!
production, the costumes and special effects
were very professional as were the actors.
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There will be 2 more RE MTT events later
in the year, on Oct 16th and Nov 20th with both
out at LVMS. Come on out and join us to
compete, to watch, or go for a ride. See you there.
MTT Autocross
September 25, 2016
By Marvin Maize
Photos by Skip Kelley & Lanny Lowman
All we knew was that this autocross was
out at the Speedway and that it might be at the
Bullring Parking Lot. When that proved not to be
the location I then headed for the Metro Training
Lot. There it was but they were not even using a
large part of the south end of the lot. Thought this
seemed strange.
We had been running night events with the
SCCA at the Silverton where the lot was small but
had lights and every bit of the lot was used. This
metro lot had previously been divided with
concrete barriers but was now wide open. This
northeast end was wider. The remaining lot we
were using, was huge. It is a great lot with a long
flowing course. The length definitely became very
obvious when walking the course.
Entrants were back in force from SCCA
for this first event going back to daytime. There
had been 80 pre-registered entries compared to 36
at the last night event. Turns out there were 117
participants with four Racers Edge entries.
Besides longer this was a much faster
course. It was hard to remember the entire layout
and it was easy to overlook turn in points. With
the number of entries we were back to 3 run
groups. I ran in the second run group and the rest
of the RE drivers ran in the third run group. In
other words there was a long time from when the
coarse was walked till we were able to run, so it
was a real test.
We had a good cross section of Corvettes.
We had Skip's '67 C2, my '92 C4, Lanny's '07 Z06
C6 and Rick's beautiful new silver Z06 C7. We
each had 3 runs in the morning and 3 more runs in
the afternoon. With the number of entries it was
an all day event.
Again the spread between the best MTT times was
very close.
RE #13
Skip Kelley
Marvin Maize
Rick Bolin
Lanny Lowman
0.026
0.191
0.212
0.641
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NEWSVETTER
Clean Car Award for September 2016
is awarded to Ken Kroeger’s
2003 Anniversary Edition Coupe
with
Anniversary Red - Exterior
&
Shale - Interior
Las Vegas Corvettes Association
P.O. Box 80831
Las Vegas, NV 89180-0831
For more information
visit us at
LVCA General Membership Meeting
7:30 P.M.
2nd Thursday of the month at:
Sun City MacDonald Ranch
2020 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway
Henderson, NV 89012
(702) 294-1392
www.vegasvettes.com
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