January 2016 - Longhorn Corvette Club

Graphic by Lance Spracklen
LONGHORN CORVETTE CLUB
BULLetin
The Monthly Publication of Longhorn Corvette Club
January 2016
2016 Officers
Issue 1
***Reminder***
President – Lance Spracklen
Our Monthly Business
Vice President –
Meeting
Tammy Spracklen
January 8th
Treasurer – Open
at 7:30p.m.
Secretary – David Safely
Henna Chevrolet
Governor – Mike Sears
8805 IH 35
Editor – Amy Priest
512-832-2305
Activities Director – Kelley
Directions
Knight-Heins
Support our Sponsor
Henna Chevrolet
Al Marweg – Pre-Owned Sales
[email protected]
Direct: (512) 415-1600; Main:
(512) 832-1888 ext 389
8805 Interstate 35
Austin, TX
Vice-President’s Message
President’s Message
Happy New Year Members! We have an exciting year
ahead of us. We'll continue to host charity fundraisers
and have lots of fun. I've already challenged the V
Club to another chili cook-off at the VFW. Our club
has participated in the Chilly Chili contest at the VFW
every year. Last year I challenged the V Club to a
private cook-off during the Chilly Chili contest. We
lost the challenge, but beat them in the overall,
ranking us 9th place & them 14th place. This year I
plan to beat them in both contests. I hope y'all can
attend on February 13th. We always need judges to
try out the tasty bbq & chili.
Another event to look forward to in February is the Sweetheart Rally. In March,
car show season typically kicks off. I expect we'll join HOTCC again with the cruise
to the Florence Winery. That is always a favorite of mine. In April, we have 3
major events with the Space City Corvettes & Crawfish, Perry Hampton Memorial
Picnic, and the Boerne Open Car show. I have some very coveted awards from
Corvettes & Crawfish, and Boerne with my 2005 Daytona Sunset Orange Z51
Coupe. I'm hoping to re-up those awards with my new 2016 Daytona Sunrise Z06
Convertible. I would love to have many of you make these trips with me to NASA
& Boerne.
Another event my focus is on this year is the Corvettes Cruisin’ Galveston on June
3-5. I've reached out to Corvette World to offer our support. Please stay tuned on
how these events develop. I'll be working with our Activities Director, Kelley, to
get you all the dates of these major yearly events so you can plan your year
accordingly. Most of the dates will be set over the next few weeks. A couple of
other dates to save are the Vettes & Jets on September 9-11 and Operation
American Muscle Car Show on October 1st.
I want to thank everyone who helped last month with the bike build, toy drive,
and Christmas Party at the VFW. I had a great time and hope many of you did
also. A special thanks goes out to Denis and Janice Brooker for hosting the New
Year’s Eve Party. They opened up their beautiful home to us and threw an
amazing bash! I know it was very much appreciated by myself and all of the other
members who attended. I'm looking forward to more parties in 2016!
President ~ Lance Spracklen
2015 has gone by in a flash! What are
your resolutions for the New Year? 2015
was a great year for LCC. We raised a
lot of money for the Wounded Warrior
project and helped out several other
organizations. I am proud to be a
member of the LCC and proud to call
you all my friends. Thanks to Denis and
Janice Brooker we were able to ring in
the new in high style. The Brookers
graciously opened their homes to their
friends and club. I had an absolute blast,
thanks again for inviting us. 2015 was a
big year and I am hoping to make 2016
even bigger! More charity events and
more outings that involve the club. Like
always if you have any questions or
suggestions on what the club can do in
the New Year please reach out. I am
always happy to hear from our
members. Happy New Years!
Vice-President ~ Tammy Spracklen
As everyone knows by now, 2015 has been a very sorrowful year with the passing of many members. One in
particular recently was Jim Brennan. Jim was a great guy for those who knew him on a personal level. He was a
caring and yet stubborn individual. Jim would offer his assistance with any project that needed to be attended if he
couldn't do it he would pass in to Diane...ha! They both worked as a team, balancing each other as he was Diane's
rock. I don't know if all the members knew that he was from California, an Educator of Science, Basketball Coach,
Youth Correctional Teacher, Veteran, Father of two, as well as a handful of grandchildren. They decided to retire in
Austin and joined the Longhorn Corvette Club. Jim loved his C5 Vette and won many trophies in car shows. He
loved caravans with other cars and though in no hurry, he would get himself there. He was a great guy all
around. Jim will be missed and remembered as our other members who passed this year. And yet another was good
guy was given a great eternal life. RIP Jim!
~ Lucy Medrano
Howdy Herd,
Governor’s Message
Happy New Year! I’m looking forward to what 2016 will bring the club and spending
time with each of you.
HELP NEEDED! Amy is going to enter our club in the newsletter contest and we need
everyone’s help to improve our chances of winning. How you can help is by writing and
submitting some articles to Amy for publishing in the BULLetin. Here are the categories that we
are judged on, and any articles in any of the categories would be helpful.
Local News:
News of your Club
Technical News:
Repair, Replacement, Restoration, Technical Information
Charity News:
Charity news and Contributions for Club, Region or National
NCCC News:
Items concerning National Council (NCCC)
Regional News:
Your Region news or other Regional news
Composition:
Structure and content and readability of your magazine
We need to submit 3 issues between now and June 1st for judging and Amy will be selecting the issues and articles.
Here is 2016 National Convention link,
http://www.corvettesnccc.org/Convention2016.html.
Registration will open on the 1st of February and there is a tentative schedule posted on
the website. The event runs from Sunday, July 17th to Friday, July 22nd. I tentatively plan
to attend the entire event. This will be my first NCCC convention and I’m looking forward
to the experience.
The annual Sweetheart rally is scheduled for Sunday, 14 February. Loren and I are in the early planning stages and
would welcome suggestions. Please talk with me at the meeting or send me an e-mail with any suggestions you may have.
[email protected].
March 19 will be the Southwest region annual awards banquet in Fort Worth. If you are interested in going please let
me know. Last year was a lot of fun, with a live comedian.
If you are interested in attending some of the region events this year, here is a link to the schedule,
http://www.ncccswregion.org/schedule.html.
Have fun and keep the rubber side down,
Mike Sears ~ Governor
Activities!!!
Many of you saw me at the Christmas party hobbling around. Thanks to
everyone who helped out with set up and take down at the Christmas party.
It means a lot to me. I'm hopefully on the road to recovery from the torn
cartilage and ligament sprain in my knee--without surgery. My goal for 2016
is to be healed up in time to race my car in autocross and my body in
triathlons.
By the time the newsletter is out, we will have kicked off the year with our
first cruise, the Underwear Cruise that was held on January 2. If you have
gently used clothing that you are looking to donate, may I suggest you stop
by the VFW 8787 at 500 VFW Rd. The Ladies Auxiliary, a few times a year,
bring in homeless veterans and give them clothes.
Did I say, "I want to autocross in 2016?" Well I do. And I need more information so I'm working on finalizing "Intro to
Autocross" after Jan. 13. But with people on vacation and such, it is hard to wrap up loose ends. So stay tuned to
your email, the LCC Facebook pages, and the LCC calendar. The LCC autocross experts will share their tips and tricks,
what rules to know well, etc. And cross your fingers that we are given the green light for a mini-autocross at a big
parking lot near us.
Kelley Knight-Heins ~ [email protected]
Monthly Club Meeting
January 8, 2016
7:30 to 9 p.m. with dinner to follow
Henna Chevrolet
8805 Interstate 35 Austin, TX
Christmas Tree Party
Sat, January 9th, 2016
6:30 p.m.
Todd and Diana Lind will be hosting
the first party of the year at their
beautiful home and you’re all invited!
The party will showcase their 7
different stunning themed Christmas
trees. Food and drinks will be
provided. This is a private LCC
member only party...please RSVP to
Todd Lind via phone number shared
in email blast and on Face Book
member’s only page.
Cars & Coffee
January 10, 2016
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Oasis on Lake Travis, 6550 Comanche Trail, Austin, Texas
LCC Executive Committee Meeting
January 13, 2016
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
VFW 8787
500 VFW RD
Austin, TX
Room behind bar
Round Rock Car Show
January 17, 2016
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Centennial Plaza, 301 West Bagdad Avenue, Round Rock, TX
78664
Monthly Social
January 20, 2016
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Ross' Old Austin Cafe
11800 North Lamar Boulevard #6, Austin, TX 78753
Join us for this monthly event where we just sit and gab
about whatever with other members. Enjoy some great food
at great prices. It is okay to bring the daily driver.
Points Trail for 2016
After being in the club a year and seeing all the activities everyone likes to do and show their love of things Corvette, I have come
up with a new Points Trail for this New Year. You earn points for anything you do in your Corvette that represents LCC. Cruises, car
shows, show and shines, volunteering at our events, autocross, going to the NCCC national convention, and more. There will be
events that will be selected as premium events (earn more points) starting in February. Also, when Lance handed out the MM
awards (in memory of Manuel Medrano) to people that volunteered at almost every LCC event this year, we decided to keep that
going as well, so if you volunteer throughout the year, you will be eligible for an MM award as well.
You will need to earn 20 points between January and November. Each category is worth 1 point, unless you participate in a
premium event (you’ll get more than 1 point).
You get points by:
1. Racing
2. Driving events (Rides/Rallies/Parades/Cruises):
3. Car Shows/Corvette specific events (i.e., OAM, other LCC shows, Corvette Invasion, NCCC conventions, Vettes and Jets
on the Lex)
4. Monthly meetings, socials, Perry Hampton and other club specific events
5. LCC Goodwill: Volunteer at NCCC auto cross or other NCCC events that aren't hosted by LCC, promote LCC events such
as Operation American Muscle, give rides to children/veteran causes in your Corvettes, submitting stories to the
newsletter, etc.)
You get bonus points for:
1. Volunteering at LCC events (for example, you lead a cruise after the Leander Car Show)
2. Attending Premiere events: These are events chosen by the Activities Director beginning in February.
3. Bringing your Corvette: You will get extra points for bringing your Corvette to the business meeting, executive
committee meeting, and/or the social. We understand if your car is not street legal or the weather you feel that you
need to keep the Corvettes safe but we'd really like to see more cars at our events. Those that volunteer and we use
your vehicle to haul the stuff for the event will get extra point too.
Anyone who gets 20 or more points will be invited to an end of year Points Trail Party.
Everyone is eligible to gain points in the trail. It will be extremely important to submit your activity EACH TIME you participate in an
event…especially if it’s not an LCC event, since you might be the only one from the club there.
To get a point(s):
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Email photos of you at the events (include your name and event)
Make sure to sign in at any LCC events
Post pictures (include your name and event) on the private Facebook group
On a quarterly basis, a list of those that have earned points and bonuses will be posted in The BULLetin. Kelley may also send out
the tracking spreadsheet or post it on the private Facebook group. If you are on Facebook and don't know about the private
Facebook group email [email protected].
Any questions? Email Kelley at [email protected]
Looking ahead to February
Activities
Save these LCC dates for February!
More information to come:
February 13: Chilly Chili
February 14: Sweetheart Rally
February 20: Ladies Cruise to Round Top: Pie is involved of
course.
Needed: Activity Leaders!
Need Activity Leaders for monthly car shows
We need activity leaders for Leander, Cars and Coffee, and
Round Rock Car shows in 2016. You can select which shows
you want and you don't have to do all of them. Main duties
will be to take photos, have members sign the log, send
logs/photos to me for Points Trail, pass out LCC business
cards/fliers to other Corvette owners, and maybe lead a
cruise after the event. You will get a bonus point for the
Points Trail. Please let me know what months and shows you
are interested in being an activity leader. Send an email to
[email protected] or call/text me at 512-284-4754.
Techno Corner
Corvette Named a “Best Sounding New Car” by Road
and Track
Road and Track has posted their picks for the “10 Best Sounding New Cars for Under $100,000” and not
surprisingly, the C7 Z06 made the cut.
The gallery caption stated “The Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is an absolute monster. It makes 650 horsepower and
650 pound-feet of torque out of its 6.2-liter supercharged LT4, and in the right hands, it can run a sub-10.5second quarter mile. It sounds absolutely devilish.”
Give it a listen and decide for yourself!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udSolPpcHwE&feature=player_embedded
Others making the list include the Alfa Romeo 4C; Dodge Challenge / Charger Hellcat; Fiat 500 Abarth; Ford
Mustang Shelby 350 GT; Jaguar F-Type V6 S; Lexus RC F; Maserati Quattroporte S; Mercedes AMG C63 S;
and Porsche Cayman GT4.
Wanna hear all the rides? Check out the gallery on Road and Track. But we all know it’s the Corvette you want
to hear. Source: Road and Track
Website Source: http://www.corvettemuseum.org/corvette-named-a-best-sounding-new-car-by-road-and-track/
2016 Events to Note
January
Birthdays
Forest Priest
Ronald Malaya
Keith Morgan
Ellen O'Conner
Dennis Oliver
Sheri Sullivan
OJ Vander-Meiden
Secretary’s Message
Please review these minutes prior to our meetings so that we can vote to approve them. Thanks!
~ David Safely
Dec 2015 Business Meeting Minutes
Dec 2015 Executive Meeting Minutes
* ** If you cannot open, please email [email protected] and I will email them to you. ***
Reminder…Not just for your Vette!
Meet the Members!
Pete Vera
Welcome to Pete!
Pete is the happy owner of a new 2016 Stingray, non Z51, in Grey.
He’s been having fun with it for about 2 months. This is his 1st
Corvette. He wanted a car that he could use to drive all of the Texas
backroads. So far, he’s been enjoying Sunday drives, mostly, but also
weekday drives! He would like to talk with other members about
Corvette stuff and join in on drives. He is retired and lives in
Georgetown. He’s another motorcycle lover and has ridden for 50
years.
LCC Christmas Party & Toys for Tots Toy Drive
Thanks for those of you who came out to the Christmas Party! A fun time was had by all! Good food, good
conversation, good music, lots of toys received for donation and best of all…great friends! Thanks to Forest & Amy
Priest, Tammy Spracklen, and David Safely for the pictures.
Pictures with
Santa and
Mrs. Claus!
Hilarious
picture
progression!
Awards!
More Awards!
We had the band,
Quarterway, playing
for us.
The Longhorn Corvette Club wishes
everyone a happy, healthy, and prosperous
New Year!
Here’s to an exciting 2016!
Look at all those toys!!!
Reminders:
Meeting
Welcome to our new
2016 Executive
Committee
January 13th
Forest Priest
7:00p.m.
Matt Stark
VFW Post 8787
Joyce Stark
500 VFW Rd.
Lynn Bailey
Austin, TX
Lee Heins
Executive Committee
512-836-8767
Appointed Positions:
Directions
Historian: Amy Priest
ALL members are welcome to attend
the Executive meeting.
NCM Ambassador and
Web Master: Tracy Prout
Longhorn Corvette Club
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Austin, TX 78711
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