June – 2016–Newsletter

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COB VETTE NEWS
Since 1981
Volume, 35
June 2016
Issue 6
Notes from the President
Sunday, May 22nd was a beautiful day for a BBQ at Wings
Flight of Hope in Orchard Park. The membership was out
in force with approximately 95 members present. Thank
you Lee & Mike Buccilli for arranging the BBQ and to all
the members who brought goodies to share after
dinner. A special thank you also goes out to Sam Iraci who
won the 50/50 and preferred the money go back to the
club. The club donated the entire amount, $228 to Wings
Flight of Hope which will allow them to fly patients out of
town for medical care at no charge to the patient and
their family. We are all fortunate to drive great cars and
we should be very proud as a club to help out others.
At the BBQ I talked to Lowell Rothenberger who filled
me in about the seven members who traveled to
Springville the day before escorting the Queens for the
Cavalcade of Bands. Unfortunately it rained. Again.
As I write this column, next on the COB calendar is the
Williamsville Memorial Day Parade. Member John
Heffernan said we have 35 Corvettes signed up for the
parade, with many new rides.
The local cruise nights have been well attended by
members who are helping out by passing out flyers for the
Salvatore's Italian Garden Super Cruise on
Wednesday, June 29, and our 12th annual Corvette
Caravan in August. If you talk to people interested in
attending our events but don't have any flyers to pass out
refer them to our website corvettesofbuffalo.com; where
they can download a copy and mail to register. For the
members who post on Facebook be sure to check out COB
where Dan Wroblewski and others post pictures.
Finally congratulations and welcome our newest
members, Dave Spencer and Gail & Mike Gruber.
Have a great summer. See you at an upcoming event.
Frank
CORVETTES of BUFFALO
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What’s Happening This Month
See page three.
Super Cruise Request
For Volunteer’s
For the Super Cruise on
Wednesday June 29th,
volunteers will be needed to help
with basket raffle, 50/50 split
raffle, parking, registration, set
up and take down. Sign-up
sheets will be available at the
May and June meetings.
Everyone’s help will be greatly
appreciated. If anyone has any
questions please contact
me. Thank You Again,
John Biggie
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Officers
June Anniversaries
President ---------Frank Pastore ------ 716-694-9024
Vice President --Wayne Scudder----- 716-692-8178
Treasurer --------Marianne Pastore -- 716-694-9024
Secretary ---------John Biggie --------- 585-492-2927
Board of Directors
Sue Brownlee ------------------- 716-693-4654
Dick Brownlee ------------------716-693-4654
Mike Buccilli --------------------716-648-2037
Bruce Graham -------------------716-741-3350
Jim Kelly --------------------------716-681-7931
Skip Polowy ----------------------716-201-1889
Rich Zahner ----------------------716-225-1188
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Diane Skeide
716-876-1197
Webmaster
Jim Bonus
716-695-7643
Activities Dir.
Lynda Graham
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Club Photographer
Dan Krakowski
716-675-5880
Face Book page Manager Dan Wroblewski
716-542-2041
Liaison for Out of Town Corvette Clubs
Mike & Lee Buccilli
716-648-2037
June Birthdays
Meeting every second Saturday of the month at
First Presbyterian Church
9675 Main St. Clarence, NY, 14031
Meeting starts 7:00 p.m.
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Submissions must be in by the 26th
Late submissions will be published the following month.
Bob & Donna Harrer
Reas & Nancy Graber
Skip & Maureen Polowy
Mike & Lee Buccilli
Dick & Sue Brownlee
Jim & Lynn Kelly
Lowell & Karen Rothenberger
Dennis & Mary Ann Buckley
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Marie Fetes
Ron Rusin
Jim Fetes
Rodney Mitchell
John Meyerhoff
Paulette Krakowski
Pamm Seifert
Diane Skeide
Sally Scudder
WHATS HAPPENING IN JUNE
June 1
1000 Islands Trip – see Wayne Scudder
June 2
Akron Cruise night – 5pm
June 3-5
London Ontario Show- See Bruce Mussehl
June 4
Engineering Society Car Show, Harbor State Park – Gene Colucci
June 5
Raymour Flannigan Cruise 1459 Nia Falls Blvd. Amherst, NY 3pm-6pm
June 11
COB Club Meeting – Clarence Church – 7 pm -- Please bring non-perishable
food donations for the Church food pantry to the June meeting!!
June 12
Street Machines of Rochester Car Show, 1120 Latta Rd. Greece, NY 9am- 4pm
June 16
Akron Corvette Night – 5pm
June 16
Charcoal Corral Cruise Night -4pm
June 18
Legendary Motorsports Canada Trip – See Frank Pastore
June 19
WNYCC Joe Basil All Corvette Cruise – 10am- 4pm
June 19
Miller Hose Father’s Day Show – Vol. Fire Hall, Newfane, NY 9am – 3pm
June 22
Elderwood Cruise, 2600 NF Blvd. Wheatfield, NY 6pm-8pm
June 22-26 Bloomington Gold Trip – See Frank Pastore
June 26
Niagara County Swap Meet & Car Show – Rt. 78 Lockport, NY 8am- 5pm
June 24
Wilson Super Cruise – Rt. 425 – 5:30 pm
June 25
Central Terminal Car Show 495 Paderewski Drive, Buffalo 11am -4pm
June 29
COB Super Salvatore’s Cruise – John Biggie - TBD
June 30-July 1
Watkins Glen Corvette Weekend – see Buccilli’s or Kirkland’s for info
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2015 SUPER CRUISE
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Corvettes of Buffalo 2016 Picnic
Hi all, Just to give some quick info. on our 2016 picnic. Date Aug. 14th.
11am - ? place Tonawanda Firemen's Park 318 Two Mile Creek
Road, Tonawanda 14150. Lunch will cooked onsite by BBQ Master
Michael Bampton. Lunch will be smoked pulled pork sandwiches,
roasted chicken half’s, baked beans, coleslaw, ears of corn grilled or
boiled, Butter(salted & unsalted), 3 different BBQ sauces, Salt/Pepper. Anyone able to bring an appetizer, salad, or
desert would be appreciated. There will be a signup sheet at March meeting. There will be cold pop & water. If you
want to bring beer or wine in a cooler that's ok.
Thank you, Wayne & Sally Scudder 716 861-7331
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Alexander Bay -----1000 Island Trip
Here is the information for Capt. Thomson's Resort P.O Box 160 45 James Street Alexandria Bay NY 13607
[Phone: (315) 482-9961 Fax: (315) 482-9511]. http://www.captthomsons.com/resort/
I have 10 rooms reserved, 6 Lower Harbor 4 Upper Harbor all on the Main Channel.
The dates are check-in June 1st and check-out June 3rd. There has been an Off-Season Escape Package price increase
Lower Harbor 2015 was $387.00 now price is $419.00 Upper Harbor is now $459.00 these are double occupancy
prices. This is the best price I could get. If anyone wishes to reserve June 1st Escape Package trip. My contact is
Megon 315 482-9961 tell her you are with the Corvettes Of Buffalo group. There will be a sign-up sheet at March
Meeting. Please feel free to call me if you have any questions. Wayne Scudder 716 861-7331.
Escape Package includes:
2 night stay Double Occupancy
A drink per person @ Riley’s
Bottle of Champagne in room
1 dinner for two and two breakfast for two @ Riley’s
Singer Castle boat tour & Castle tour is a 3 ½ hr. boat tour and guided castle tour in one
All sales taxes & services charges
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LADIES LUNCHEON
On May 16, Patti Kirkland planned a COB Ladies Luncheon held at the Fuji Grill in
Niagara Falls. Our Chef Cowboy was amazing for the entertainment cooking our lunch in
front of all us women.
Now I know for sure the eleven women that attended this luncheon DO NOT have big
mouths.
There wasn't one of us that could catch a piece of zucchini in our little mouths that he
tossed to us.
We won't be signing up for the circus any time soon.
Joanne Brozyna and Patti Kirkland were the only brave ones to try the SAKE that Chef
Cowboy squirted in our mouths. Next time it's Bib's for us.
Our food was delicious and most of all the company of us women getting together and
having fun with laughs made my day. Thanks; Diane S., Pamm S., Lee B., Karen R., Patti
P., Joanne B., Jeanette M., MaryAnn B. and Marianne P. for making a trip up to the north
town area.
Patti Kirkland
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A Thank You Message
I want to thank Corvettes of Buffalo for the 50th Anniversary Celebration for my 1966
Corvette at the May meeting. Lee and Mike Buccilli did a great job getting the great
Corvette cake we all shared. We took the remaining cake to our church the next day,
Sunday. Our congregation enjoyed cake and coffee between our two services.
My ’66 Laguna Blue Stingray went down the St. Louis assembly line on May 23,
1966. I purchased the car in June of ’66 from Jacob Chevrolet in East Aurora, NY. The C-2
will always be my favorite body style. It is a timeless design.
I also want to thank Sue and Dick Brownlee for the beautiful plaque they presented
to me at our Dinner Dance in March to commemorate my Corvette’s 50th Anniversary. It is
now proudly displayed in our living room.
Once again, thank you to everyone!
Lowell Rothenberger
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C.O.B. CHICKEN BBQ
I would like to thank everyone for joining us at our Chicken BBQ at Wings Flight of Hope
Center. We had over 90 members attending. Once again great turnout! It’s always a wining
combo when you have good food; great friends and a fantastic place to park you butt.
I thought giving C.O.B’s share of our 50/50 draw to Wings was a nice gesture but when Sam
Iraci said if he won he wanted to give his share back to the club. Frank and the Board
members who were there decided to give it all to Wings that was even better. I believe it was
a total of $228.00 and I know the people at Wings were very happy to receive it.
Finally I would like to thank Lee for working emails plus making sure we got everything we
asked for and organizing the desserts and snacks that we all enjoyed. A little bit of hard work
goes a long way
Once again “Thanks to All”,
Mike B.
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Presentation of Donation to Wings Flights of Hope
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(Article is reprinted with the permission of: ( National Corvette Museum e-NEWS @ http://corvettemuseum.org ).
2016 CORVETTE HALL OF FAME
The National Corvette Museum has announced the following inductees to be recognized as
part of the 19 th Annual Corvette Hall of Fame Ceremony in 2016: Bob Bondurant in the
category of Racing; Ralph Kramer in the category of GM/Chevrolet; and Donna Mae Mims
in the category of Enthusiast. These three individuals will be recognized with the highest
honor bestowed by the Museum for their contributions to the past, present and future of
Corvette.
Affectionately known as “The Lady in Pink,” the
late Donna Mae Mims became a true Corvette
enthusiast from the first moment she spotted one,
a 1957 Corvette, for sale on a dealership lot. At
the time she and husband Mike had never heard
of the model, but ended up purchasing a brand
new one from Don Yenko Chevrolet. An invitation
from a fellow motorist to a sports car meeting is
what got Mims involved in SCCA, and in 1961 she
started racing, winning the B Production national race that same year at Cumberland. While
Mims liked her Corvette, she was not fond of the color. Her husband would not let her paint it
pink, so she painted ‘Think Pink’ on its side. Her subsequent race cars bore the same name,
while Mims sported pink coveralls, a pink crash helmet, and full pink wig behind the wheel. In
her championship driving year, she was part of the Yenko/Chevrolet race team that dominated
A/Production and B/Production SCCA racing with Corvettes, all while she was driving her little
pink H/Production bug-eyed Sprite.
Her dedication to racing was not only recreational, but also professional, serving as Manager
of Hi-Performance at Yenko Sports Cars. Her duties included helping other racers specify parts
and even find sponsors, and her “company car” was a 1969 L88 Stingray. Mims freelanced as
a writer for several car magazines, including Competition Press, Corvette News, SCCA’s Sports
Car, and Sports Car Graphic magazines, among others. She participated with an all -female
team in the 1972 Brock Yates Cannonball Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, driving a
Cadillac. Adrienne Barbeau’s character in the Cannonball Run movie was based on Mims.
After retiring from racing in 1974, Mims stayed busy as a worker in Race Control at three Ohio
race courses, and remained active in events of the Steel Cities SCCA Region, Corvette Club of
Western Pennsylvania, Three Rivers Corvette Club (which she founded), Steeltown Corvette
Club, and the Tri-Rivers Car Club Council. Sadly, Mims passed away on October 6, 2009 at the
age of 82. Fittingly, her body was displayed in her pink 1979 Corvette during visitation at the
funeral home, and a large group of forty plus Corvettes participated in the funeral procession.
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Ralph Kramer was one of the first Chevrolet executives to bolster GM support for the
Corvette Museum in its founding years. He helped the museum gain stature with the
management of Chevrolet-Pontiac-Canada Division, providing several major contacts which
were developed and established, opening doors and helping to preserve history. Through
Kramer’s contacts and influence, many individuals both inside and outside GM became aware
of the Museum’s mission, and many current Corvette Hall of Fame inductees were introduced
to the museum by Kramer. He found ways to create Chevrolet media events that got the
Museum noticed around the world. Although its official independence from GM was a constant,
Kramer’s quiet work with Chevrolet General Manager Jim Perkins on behalf of the Museum saw
it survive and grow. Had it not been for Kramer, the one-millionth Corvette likely wouldn’t be
a museum display piece today. He served on the NCM Board of Directors from 1990 to 1998.
Kramer was a reporter for The Indianapolis News before joining GM in 1973. During his tenure
in Chevrolet public relations, he managed Chevy’ pace car and race engine presence at the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He left GM in 1995 to become the Speedway’s public affairs
director and director of the Hall of Fame Museum. In 1998, he formed TheKramerCo., a PR
and marketing firm. He helped found the “Corvette Enthusiast” magazin e, where he was a
columnist. Since then, he has authored two books about the Speedway, “100 Years of Racing”
and “A Century of Excitement.” He and Jerry Burton, a 2014 Hall of Fame inductee, co-wrote
the widely acclaimed “100 Years of Chevrolet” book for Automobile Quarterly.
“Though I left GM in 1995, I have remained involved with the National Corvette Museum
ever since,” said Kramer. “They say you come for the car and you stay for the people, and
that’s definitely true with Corvette. Coming to events in Bowling Green brings back great
memories and it’s an opportunity to share Corvette history with those new to the hobby. I’m
looking forward to the 22nd Anniversary Celebration and Corvette Hall of Fame induction
Labor Day weekend and the opportunity to be inducted into a group of Corvette elite.”
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During Corvette’s early years, Bob Bondurant helped to validate the Chevrolet Corvette as
a world-class sports car, winning on racetracks both in the U.S. and abroad. Bondurant’s
greatest racing achievements came while driving not only Corvette, but also Cobras and
Formula One Ferraris. Some highlights of his Corvette achievements include in 1959, he won
18 of 20 SCCA-B production races, winning the West Coast Championship in his 1957 Corvette
#51. From 1959-63, Bob won 30 of the 32 races entered, driving the Shelly Washburn 1959
Corvette and the 1963 Z06 Sting Ray, both #614. In 1967, Bob led the GT Class at Le Mans
with co-driver Dick Guldstrand in a stock L88 Corvette Sting Ray until retiring at t he 15th
hour.
In 1967 while driving a McLaren Can Am car at Watkins Glen, Bondurant was seriously injured
in a horrific crash when the steering arm failed at 150 mph. While recuperating in the
hospital, he began drafting ideas
for a high performance driving
school. After a full recovery, he
opened the Bob Bondurant School
of High Performance Driving in
1968 at the Orange County
International Raceway. Forty
three years later, Bondurant has
graduated more than 500,000
students ranging from celebrities,
military officers, professional race
drivers, teens and driving
enthusiasts to be better, safer
drivers at his facility in Phoenix,
Arizona.
“Like most racers, I started on
ground zero. I am an original
California hot-rodder turned
WHITE HOT when I started
winning everything in my
Corvettes,” said Bondurant. “My
Corvette race record reflects
winning National Corvette Driver
of the Year and the big launch
pad with Carroll Shelby. I went
on to win Le Mans, was the winningest driver on the American team, the f irst and only one to
win the World Manufacturer’s Championship, and lived my dream to be a Formula One driver
and work for another legend, Enzo Ferrari. Being inducted into the Corvette Hall of Fame is
my moment to honor and express my humble appreciation to the #51 and both #614
Corvettes that whispered to me after each win: ‘It’s your destiny to be a champion, now go
live your dream’ . . . and I did.”
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Reprinted from: http://car.and.driver.com/
C8 in 2018: The Latest on the Mid-Engine
Chevrolet Corvette
May 13, 2016 at 4:31 pm by Don Sherman | Photography by Chris Doane Automotive, Illustration by Nick Kaloterakis
It’s time for an updated report on the mid-engine C8 Corvette, and here’s the game
plan as we understand it from our impeccable source: The 2019 Chevrolet Corvette
(code name: ZERV, perhaps chosen as an homage to Zora Arkus-Duntov’s 1960s midengine CERV concepts) will bow in production form at the North American
International Auto Show in Detroit in January 2018 with a version of today’s pushrod
V-8 engine delivering 450 to 500 horsepower. Expect a base price of approximately
$80,000.
When volume production begins, presumably later in ’18, today’s C7 Corvette will
expire, although there should be remaining stock for those who prefer the traditional
powertrain layout used for more than six decades. The C7’s final hurrah will occur at
next year’s 2017 NAIAS, when a swan-song mega-power edition debuts, possibly
wearing the illustrious ZR1 badge.
A notable power upgrade to the C8 will occur in January 2019, attributable to a new
four-cam, 32-valve V-8 set to be presented at NAIAS. That C8 surely will top $100,000.
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To continue building momentum, Chevy hopes to show, in 2020, a hybrid E-Ray
Corvette—a term GM has trademarked—with electric front-wheel propulsion. C8
Corvettes may wear ZORA identification of some sort (such as ZoRa1) to pay homage
to Zora Arkus-Duntov, the car’s spiritual godfather and mid-engine advocate from 1955
to 1975.
Experimental C8s currently reside in Building 54 (a.k.a. Area 54) at GM’s Milford,
Michigan, proving ground. Since we nabbed aerial photos of one test mule two years
ago, prototypes seldom leave the building during daylight hours. GM owns two Ferrari
458 Italia’s for benchmarking, and the company once had a McLaren in its benchmark
fleet. Also owned by the General: a Nissan GT-R, two Porsche 911 Turbos, and a BMW
i8, any of which may be being used to aid in C8 development. So focus your eye-in-thesky cameras on coordinates 42° 35’ 11” N and 83° 41’ 10” W—in the event you hit pay
dirt, remember Car and Driver is information central for all there is to know about the
next-generation Corvette.
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Lockport Monday Night Car Cruise
May 20, 2016 - News - By Jennifer Lysiak
Reprinted from: The Lockport Star
http://lockportstar.net
Car owners Bob Harrer, owner of a 2016 Corvette, and Skip Polowy, owner of a 1967 Corvette, show off
their cars at the Lockport car cruise on Monday night.
Whether it’s a motorcycle, classic, custom, or modern car, Lockport’s
community of car enthusiasts know how to make a statement with a set of
wheels….As temperatures begin to warm up, we start to see them appear from
long winter hibernations. You may hear the rumbling of a mustang’s engine or
see a Ford Model T emerge from the garage ready to hit the street.
Now in its 17th year, the Lockport Monday Night Car Cruise, which is organized
by the Optimist Club, brings an average of 100 to 150 cars each night to Ida Fritz
Park, located in the heart of Downtown Lockport.
“We work on the premise of family, fun, and free,” said Lockport Monday Night
Car Cruise Optimist Club President, Pat Schrader.
There is no registration or fee to display your classic or custom car, truck or
motorcycle. Any money the club receives is from their sponsors and through
vendors, and after bills are paid, the club donates to charity. Some charities
include Lockport Youth Bureau, the city’s Easter egg hunt and parades, and the
auxiliary police.
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The cruises are held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Monday night from early May
through Labor Day.
‘We wanted to do something different,” remarked Schrader. “We want to bring
people out on the warm summer nights.”
However, it was a little bit on the cooler side this past Monday, but cars and
motorcycles did line up to show off their wheels. Schrader, who doesn’t bring out
his 1988 Corvette in the winter or rain, said once it gets warmer the streets
around the park will be filled with vehicles. Schrader has owned his car for
nearly 20 years.
“It will lead my funeral,” laughed Schrader.
Cars can bring back a lot of memories for many people. Some even end up
buying that one particular car that they had when they in their late teens and
now that their older they say, “they’re going to get another one of those,” said
Schrader.
“This is their chance to bring it out, show it off, and talk to their neighbors and
their friends,” added Schrader.
In fact this Monday brought out car owners Bob Harrer, owner of a 2016
Corvette, and Skip Polowy, owner of a 1967 Corvette, who have a passion for
corvettes.
“They’re neat to drive,” said Harrer. “They’re fun to drive. It’s just a unique car
and there are clubs you can join.”
Harrer and Polowy both belong to the Corvettes of Buffalo, a club that has 127
members.
“We travel all over,” said Polowy. “It’s a family thing. All the husbands and
wives. It’s as much a social club as it is a car club. We hold fundraisers for
charities and we do all kinds of activities.”
Polowy said he got the bug in 1961 when his dad got a corvette and his uncle got
a 1957 corvette.
“I was a young boy at the time and they were beautiful,” added Polowy. “That
was my dream car when I saw my dad’s. He had a blue one and my uncle had a
red one. I knew I had to get one when I grew up.”
Polowy has owned a 1998 and 2005 corvette and currently owns a 1967 and 2015
corvette. Harrer has owned three corvettes, a 1965, 2006, and now a 2016.
Skip Polowy
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“Wheels in Motion Car Show”
Saturday - July 23, 2016
To be held in Ontario Beach Park, Lake Avenue, Rochester, NY
Sponsored By: The Ontario Beach Park Program Committee
"Hosted by the Rochester Corvette Club”
“Great Music, Food & Family Events”
50/50 Raffles & Proceeds to benefit the Patriot Guard Riders of N.Y.
Show Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Rain Date – July 24, 2016
Registration: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Award Presentation: 4:00 PM
___________________________________________________________________________
Please make checks payable to: Rochester Corvette Club
Mail to: Rochester Corvette Club, 386 Upper Valley Road, Rochester, NY, 14624
Early Registration: $10.00 - Must be postmarked by July 9, 2016 - Early entries will receive a FREE Dash Plaque
Late Registration: $15.00 - After July 10, 2016 and Day of Show
Mail in Registration ends July 16, 2016
Questions?
Contact: Dave Kuchman
Entry Form (Please print clearly)
NO REFUNDS
585-506-8581
Email: [email protected]
“Wheels in Motion Car Show”
Name:_________________________________
Phone:____________________
Address:_____________________________________
State: _____Zip______
Office Use
Cash_________
Check_________
Email:_______________________________________
Check #_______
Car Club Affiliation:___________________________________
Date Rec.______
Car Year:____ Make:__________Model:___________Stock:____ Modified:____
Entry #________
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2016 Indianapolis 500 Pace Car Reunion
In celebration of the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame celebrated an annual tradition that began
with Indianapolis Motor Speedway co-founder, Carl Fisher.
Fisher chose to start the inaugural Indianapolis 500 in 1911 with a flying, rather
than standing, start. Being a dealer of Stoddard-Dayton automobiles, Fisher chose that
brand for pace car duties in the inaugural race.
Thus began the tradition of pace cars in motorsports. Through 2015, the 500 has
had 99 different pace cars, representing 27 different makes - from Buick to Stutz.
The IMS Hall of Fame celebrated this tradition by hosting a Pace Car Reunion on
May 20-22, 2016, during qualifying weekend for this year’s Indy 500. The Hall of Fame
asked owners of Indianapolis 500 pace cars, 500 Festival and track cars, replicas, and
safety/support vehicles to submit their cars for participation in the event.
Dave Huber
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Springville Parade
2016
Mother Nature didn’t disappoint us because again this year we had cloudy skies and light
showers. This is a hard event to get a good day because it is early in the spring in the Northeast.
We had 7 cars from Corvettes of Buffalo and about 4 cars from Springville residents. Our
sponsor, Cappellino Chevrolet loaned the Pageant of Bands Committee a new 2017 Red Camaro
Convertible. Great looking machine!
Following the parade, Springville’s Kiwanis Club held a great luncheon for our members, the
queens in the parade and dignitaries from New York State at Papa Jake’s Bar & Grill in the center of
town. As always, we had a great time.
On the way home, the clouds broke up and the sun came out. PERFECT!
I want to thank those who braved the weather to drive their Corvettes in the parade: Skip Polowy,
Pete Ricigliano, Mel Skeide, Joe Dionne, Grant Violino and Dave Spencer. Diane Skeide and Karen
Rothenberger provided moral support. Nancy Conroy rode with Grant and braved the raindrops.
Lowell Rothenberger
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12thAnnual
All Corvettes are invited to attend the Caravan & Luncheon
Sunday, August 21, 2016 – 8:30 AM to 3 PM
COB Escorted Caravan,
Hosted By:
www.corvettesofbuffalo.com
Gathering at Cappellino Chevrolet Inc.
9000 Boston State Road, Boston, NY at 8:30 AM
Lunch Buffet & Awards at
The Grapevine Banquets, 333 Dick Rd., Depew, NY
Pre-Registration is Required – Limited to 150 Corvettes
Assembly & check in 8:30 am
Drivers Meeting: 9:45 am
Departure at 10:00 am
Continental Breakfast
Sponsored By
Cappellino Chevrolet Inc.
 Portion of Proceeds to support
Grapevine Banquets
local charities
OPEN Cash Bar – 12:00 noon
Lunch Buffet --- 1:00 pm
 “Free” Custom Caravan
T Shirt (1) per Car
9000 Boston State Road
Boston, NY 14025
 Door Prizes
 50/50 Split
716-941-5255
www.cappellino.net
Registration includes: Buffet Luncheon, tax & gratuity
Mail registration form & check payable to:: Corvettes
of Buffalo
C/O Robert Joseph, 12 Dover Ct, Lancaster, NY 14086 *** NO Later than August 4, 2016
Note: Confirmation of your registration will be done by E-Mail.
Cancelled check is your receipt of registration, unless you pay by cash.
Name (s) :
Phone :
Address:
Club/ Group:
Year & Color of Corvette:
Signed:
E Mail:
Registration: Driver $40. Passenger $30. = Total
Additional T Shirts S, M, L, XL---$15.00 ea.
(1) Free T Shirt size: S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL
2XL, 3XL---$17.00 ea.
Total Enclosed $
Please complete this form and mail it along with your check. This form must be signed and submitted. Participants assume all risks and
liabilities for their actions and their vehicles. By signing this form I release Cappellino Chevrolet, The Grapevine Banquets and Corvettes of
Buffalo from any and all liability.
For more Info Contact: Robert Joseph (716) 440-6091
or Norma Joseph (716) 440-1040
Return bottom of Flyer with Payment Check
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2015 Caravan Drivers Meeting
Drivers Meeting
2015 Registration
2015 Breakfast
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PLEASE PATRONIZE OUR MAJOR COB SPONSORS
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9000 Boston State Rd, Boston, NY 14025
Sales: 716-941-5255
Service: 877-317-8150
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