THE VETTE SETTE - Classic Glass Corvette Club

Volume XVIII Issue 4 April , 2008
THE VETTE SETTE
A Monthly Publication For The Members of
The Classic Glass Corvette Club
Volume XVIII April, 2008
I hope everyone had a good Easter weekend.
We are now into spring and you know what that
means…yes it is supposed to rain. Well I know those
days that we have had between the rain drops the roof
was off of my Vette and down the road I went. I
hope everyone has had the time to enjoy the same.
Looking at our event calendar there is enough offered
for all and starting here in March the club will get
into full swing. We have had our first planning
meeting for Super Vette Saturday and this included
planning also for Bogeys. Our second cruise of the
year is coming up to Warner Robins Air Force
Museum with 46 people signed up. This looks like
another great year for putting the rubber to the road,
tops down and hands out the window as we all wave
to those that are lucky enough to be driving the finest
sports car ever made.
During the past year as I was attending the meetings
and events as a general member, I thought I was
seeing everyone having a good time enjoying the
company of others in the club and supporting the
cause we are in this club for, the preservation of the
Corvette history. Now that I have the pleasure of
being on the elected board I am seeing things a little
differently. So far there have been heated discussions
during our board meetings and general members
voice their complaints without coming up with a fix.
During these fast moving 3 months I have come to
notice that it is very hard to get people to accept
nominations to our elected offices but it is not hard to
voice their dissatisfaction of the way things are being
handled by those that are elected. If you are one of
those that have concerns I hope to see your name
announced during next years nominations.
To have this club in its silver anniversary year proves
that the dedication through the years of all the
members have given us all something to be proud of.
With the President and Vice President of the club
only having 16 months each in the club, this club
needs to get more new people involved in the
leadership and give those always involved a well
deserved rest. We need to have our founding
members and previously elected officers available for
guidance but have a fresh turn over in the elections
each year.
To make it clear, I understand that you can’t make
everyone happy all the time but for those of you that
are not happy with the way things are going come up
with a fix instead of a complaint.
I look forward to seeing you all at the up coming
meetings and events, there are enough scheduled over
the year to satisfy all.
Don
(What year Vette is pictured above? Answer
somewhere in the newsletter)
Officers:
President: Don Jones - 770-578-9786
VP at Large: Darrell Gunter – 678-283-2370
VP Activities: vacant
VP Membership: Larry Yon – 678-283-9949
Director: Carl Etter – 770-427-3572
Director: Jack Kreger – 678-938-9262
Director: Barry Tomlinson – 770-753-0307
Director: Joe Owens – 678-427-8767
Secretary: Sherry Yon – 770-974-2763
Treasurer: Terri Martel – 770-421-0351
NCM Amb.: Fred & Glenda Hale 770-422-6206
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Webmaster: Chaz Cone – 770-394-2663
Newsletter Ed.: Bill Majoros – 678-521-7402
Club Store: Nancy Alexander & Toni Etter
Monthly Meeting Minutes
March 11, 2008
7:30 P.M. Don Jones, President
Don called the meeting to order, welcomed
members and guests. He advised members and
guests that in Darryl’s absence tonight Joe
Owens would be giving away the monies from
the 50/50 raffle ticket sales.
Classic Glass has received several thank you
notes; one from Toys for Tots for the generous
donation that Classic Glass made in two
thousand seven, and two from Wendell Strode
the Executive Director with the NCM for two
separate donations that the club has made. Don
thanked the members for their generous
donations in the Heart to Heart Bottoms Down
Campaign. Classic Glass members donated
several large boxes of underwear to the Foster
Care Foundation at the February meeting.
7:35 P.M. Guest Reese Cox – MTI Racing
Reece reminded members and guests that the
first race of the year has been scheduled for the
weekend of March 14th – 16th at Road Atlanta.
Four hundred teams will be participating
including a number of corvettes. He encouraged
everyone to attend the cost is only ten dollars for
the day at this premier US facility.
Reese reminded members that in addition to
high end racing products that MTI also provides
basic services such as oil and filter changes,
brake service, air conditioning service, etc. He
introduced Stephen Johnstone whom has
recently joined MTI working in the front office.
Reese provided details on several items that MTI
has developed not only for the high-end market
but also the streetcar market. He hopes to
schedule a Dyno Testing for Classic Glass
members later this year as well. He encouraged
everyone to visit MTI’s website; anyone with
questions or that requires additional information
see him after the meeting.
7:46 P.M. – Don Jones
Don thanked Reese stating that a few members
attended the Dyno Testing last year. He
reminded the group that Harriette Majoros has
resigned her office as Vice President of
Activities. Later in the meeting members will
be requested to nominate at least two members
to fill the vacated office; then during the April
meeting members will be requested to elect one
of the nominees.
7: 49 P.M. Sherry Yon, Secretary
Sherry requested a motion to accept the minutes
from the February meeting as published in the
newsletter. A motion was made, seconded and
accepted by the club.
7:50 P.M. Terri Martell, Treasurer
Terri provided the following summary of the
Treasurer’s report and asked for a motion to
accept the report as given. A motion was made,
seconded and accepted by the club.
Below is the financial summary report:
February 2008 Summary
Beginning Balance:
$ 5,093.42
Receipts
625.00
Disbursements:
( 809.24)
Ending Balance:
$ 4,909.18*
* Includes $2,000.00 Rainy-Day Fund
7:51 P.M. Larry Yon, Vice President of
Membership
Classic Glass currently has one hundred ninetyfour members including several that joined
tonight. Ninety-two members and seven guests
are present. Larry thanked the members and
guests for attending the meeting.
Larry introduced the guests to members
requesting they each provide the group with
some information about themselves and their
cars.
Christa Krawczyk was the lucky recipient of the
ninety-two dollars tonight.
8:00 P.M. Jennifer Still
Jennifer with Day’s Chevrolet reminded the
group that Day’s currently has promotional
pricing available for Classic Glass members. In
addition, Day’s Chevrolet has partnered with
Chevy Youth Baseball in an effort to raise funds
for local baseball associations. In doing so,
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Jennifer and Day’s Chevrolet has learned that
Cobb County does not have a baseball facility
for Special Needs Children. Therefore, Day’s
Chevrolet in an effort to raise money has raffle
tickets for sale for a 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe
which one hundred percent of the proceeds will
be donated to special needs children. After the
meeting members can purchase these raffle
tickets for five dollars each. All donations will
be appreciated.
event. Jerry stated he would email participants
with the final details later in the week.
8:02 P.M. Fred Hale, NCM Ambassador
Fred reminded members of the upcoming C5/C6
Bash April 24th – 27th. A few rooms at the
Hampton Inn are still available for this event.
Participants will have an opportunity to attend
the Official NCM Building ground breaking
ceremony, commemorating the muchanticipated NCM expansion. Images of the
expansion can be viewed on the NCM’s web
site; in addition hexagonal pavers that will line
Corvette Boulevard are available for purchase.
Jack Kreger reminded members of the upcoming
Riverstone Cruise-in. Sunday March 16th will
be the pre-season event with the regular season
beginning in April. During the regular season
participants will meet at the Varsity at Town
Center and cruise as a group to Canton. In
addition, Jack reminded members of the Year
One Experience at Road Atlanta May 16th – May
18th; this is always a fun event. On Friday May
16th participants have the opportunity to drive on
the track. The cost is one hundred seventy-five
dollars. Only five spots are available; anyone
interested please contact Jack.
The volunteer work weekend scheduled for May
31st and June 1st will be a fun event; participants
will dine on chocolate gravy at the Pig Diner in
Pig, Kentucky. Fred reminded members that the
expenses incurred during the work weekend are
tax deductible because the NCM is a 501C nonprofit organization. He is looking forward to the
upcoming events at the museum.
8:05 P.M. Tonie Etter and Nancy Alexander,
CGCC Store
Tonie invited members and guests to stop by and
shop. The store currently has a number of hats,
and the popular silkscreen tee shirt.
The Garrett Middle School Math Team placed
seventh out of nineteen participating teams.
Classic Glass is a partner in education with
Garrett and also provided monetary support to
the math team in two thousand seven.
8:07 P.M. Activities
Don reminded members that over the next few
weeks there are a number of events scheduled.
At the request of Don, Jerry Briant reminded
participants of the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade on
Saturday March 15th. Twenty-three cars with
thirty-two participants have signed up for this
Don advised members that he has been
contacted regarding club participation in the
North Marietta Little League Opening Day
Parade, which has been rescheduled for March
15th as well. Anyone interested in participating
in this parade should contact Don for further
details.
Carl Etter reminded the group of the Tybee
Island gathering May 3rd; a number of members
have expressed an interest in attending this event
again this year. Information has been provided
to Chaz for posting to the website. Anyone
interested in attending this event see Carl.
March 29th Cruise and Tour Warner Robbins Air
Museum with Harriette Majoros as the event
manager. Participants will meet at Sidelines at
9:00 a.m., departing at 9:30 a.m.
April 12th Poker Run with John and Keelie
Sparks. Keelie reminded members this event is
to benefit Autism Speaks, which is the largest
research foundation for autism. There is not an
entry fee to participate in this event, however
donations will be graciously accepted. John
requested volunteers, there are five stops along
the one hundred mile route; currently three
members have volunteered to pass out cards.
There will be several prize categories. Anyone
interested in volunteering please contact either
John or Keelie.
April 19th Truett Cathy Farm and Car Museum
Tour with Harriette Majoros. Due to the number
of members – almost 80- that wish to participant
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in this event, Harriette has emailed her contact at
Truett Cathy requesting an increase to the
reservation. She will email members on the
waiting list when she has confirmed whether or
not this is possible.
Joe Owens reminded members of the upcoming
Spring Corvette Expo which has moved to the
Sevierville Events Center at Bridgemont. This
is an inside event with a lot of cars and an
auction.
8:20 P.M. Mail Bag
Classic Glass received a thank you card from the
Foster Care Foundation; Don thanked members
for their support.
Don, reminded members that Harriette has
resigned as Vice President of Activities.
Therefore, a minimum of two nominations to fill
the vacated position is required tonight. At the
April meeting, members will be requested to
vote and elect a nominee for this position.
8:21 P.M. Chaz Cone, Webmaster
Chaz stated his objective is to keep the website
updated with current events and information.
He requested pictures for the members’ garage.
8:25 P.M. Wrap Up / New Business
Darryl Gunter, Vice President at Large did not
attend this meeting.
In Darryl’s absence Joe Owens collected monies
for the fifty-fifty drawing.Tonight the fifty-fifty
drawing netted two hundred eighty-eight dollars.
Ninety-four dollars fills the club’s coffers; with
the remaining balance split between James
Swope and Cindy Cowart.
A few members have purchased new cars.
Tom Wright has agreed to organize an overnight
trip to cruise the Blue Ridge Parkway the
weekend of September 26th – 28th. Participants
would meet at the Mall of Georgia travel to
Little Switzerland north of Asheville and
possibly to Grandfather Mountain.
Don advised members that the fliers for Bogeys
Car Show are available requesting that members
pick these up for distribution as they leave the
meeting tonight. He provided an overview of
Bogey’s for new members and guests.
Bogey’s is a Sports Bar located on Towne Lake
Parkway. It is the club’s first car show of the
season scheduled for May 10th 10:00 a.m. to
3:00 p.m. Twenty-four trophies will be
awarded: Top Twenty, Managers Choice, Best
In Show, Crowd Pleaser and a trophy as a thank
you presented to Bogey’s management.
The following members were nominated and
declined: Greg Brooks and Jerry Briant
The following members were nominated and
accepted: Cindy Owens and Tom Wright
A discussion ensued regarding Cindy’s
nomination; Don advised members that the
bylaws state a member can hold the same office
for two consecutive years. The bylaws do not
indicate a specific time lapse for that member to
be re-elected for the office. Harriette was
elected as VP of Activities for the year two
thousand eight, thus breaking the two
consecutive years that Cindy held the office.
With Harriette’s resignation Cindy is once again
eligible for election to this office.
Don reminded the group to take care of the wait
staff at Sidelines. He thanked members and
guests for attending tonight’s meeting and
reminded members of the board meeting next
Tuesday, March 18th at seven o’clock. Everyone
is invited to attend.
Meeting adjourned 8:35 p.m.
Respectfully submitted
Sherry Yon
Secretary
The first SuperVette Saturday planning meeting
will be Thursday March 20th 7:00 at Sidelines.
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Cars for SaleFirst car for sale is:
Offered by Marilyn Sabadaszka . Contact her
at 770-335-2627 or [email protected]
Below is the list of options on the 2005 C6
Convertible.....It's loaded plus a lot of tweaking
by Reese Cox of MTI Racing...............
2005 Corvette Convertible (Mileage:
13,423): Exterior Color: Daytona Sunset
Orange Metallic
Asking Price: $40,000
Interior Leather - Color: Ebony
1SB Option Package
Engine: 6 Liter, LS2, V8 SFI
Transmission: 6-speed manual
Convertible Top: Color: Black
AAB Memory Package
Air Bags, Frontal and Side-Impact
AQ9 Seats, Front Sport Bucket
CJ2 Air Conditioning
CM7 Convertible Power Top
DD0 Mirrors, O/S LH & RH, Remote
GU6 Axle: Limited Slip, 3.42 ratio
Seats, Heated
Steering Column, Power
Wheels, Polished Aluminum
XM Satellite Radio
Instrumentation, Analog
OnStar System
Homelink Transmitter
Sound System w/Navigation
Heads Up Display
Z51 Performance Package
AfterMarket by MTI Racing:
C6 Callaway Honker Air Intake
Hurst shifter
MTI Long Tube Headers, Hi-Flow Cats, X-Pipe
MTI S/S 3" exhaust
MTI Plug Wires
Lo Temp Thermostat
Car Lowered and Aligned
Dyno Tuned
For those who want to know the anniversary
edition has already been sold. We have pictures
of this car and will send them to you upon
request – ed. Note
Next car for sale
Contact Cindy or Alan Cowart 770-428-4882
regarding this car which is owned by a friend
1980 Corvette for sale has new rebuilt engine
with less than 3,000 miles.
For more info contact Stanley Carol #256-8780211 who is the owner.
Thanks
Cindy Cowart
(Ed note: if you want to see pictures of this
silver targa top Vette, please contact me.)
Racing is back in swing
Corvette Racing Scores Sixth Sebring
12-Hour
GT1 Victory
Corvette
Racing
scored its
sixth GT1
class victory
in seven
years in
America's classic endurance race, the
Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. Johnny
O'Connell, Jan Magnussen and Ron
Fellows drove their No. 3 Compuware
Corvette C6.R to an eight-lap victory over
their teammates Oliver Gavin, Olivier
Beretta and Max Papis in the No. 4
Compuware Corvette C6.R.
For the complete release read more at:
www.corvetteracing.com The next race is
scheduled for April 5, 2008, 1:30 p.m. ET,
Acura Sports Car Challenge of St.
Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Fla. TV: ABC
live telecast, 1:30 p.m. ET
VP Membership
I would like to thank everyone for their patience
with me during my illness in the month of
February. I am feeling much better now and
intend to pickup where I left off.
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I would like to welcome the following new
members that have joined our club in February
and March:
Remember to contact Jennifer Stills at Days
Chevrolet for your entire Corvette and Chevy
needs. Support Days, they support us.
Ronald & Deena Lee
Frank & Vivian MacCalusso
Robert & Debbie Overstreet
Jeff Hamilton
Natalie Orff
Keith & Charlene Kearns
Greg & Kathleen Brown
Thank you for joining Classic Glass, I look
forward to seeing you at future meetings and
events.
I also would like to thank the guests that have
visited one of our meetings and hope to see you
again in the future as new members.
See everyone at the April Meeting
Sincerely,
Larry Yon, VP Membership
From the Museum:
Historic Motorama II Update
Planning for Historic Motorama II is underway and will
include stops at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and
Corvette Central. The event will take place September
10-13, and will feature one Corvette from each model
year, 1953-2008, on a three-day journey departing from
Bowling Green, KY for the arrival in Detroit, MI in time
for the kick-off of GM’s 100th Anniversary festivities.
We are still taking applications for Motorama participants
and our selection will take place on Thursday, May 1. If selected, the cost to participate is
$500 per car (2 people per car) and includes 2 event shirts, a commemorative license plate,
car flag and event brick with certificate of participation, along with meals and refreshments
from various route sponsors. Participants are responsible for lodging and transportation
costs. The selection is open to NCM members only – and any remaining slots will be
opened to non-members after May 1. Entries must include name and address along with
year, photo and info on the entry car – only original or close to stock entries please. Please
email Adam Boca at: [email protected] to be included in the selection process.
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Upcoming Activities:
March 29
April 12
Museum of Aviation
Don’t Bet Your Vette Poker
Run
Truett Cathy Farm & Museum
C-5/C-6 Bash
Panama City Beach Run
CGCC Volunteer Weekend
April 19
April 24-26
May 15-18
Mary 31 & June 1
Warner Robins, GA
All over NE GA, ending in
Dawsonville
Hampton, GA
Bowling Green, KY
Dothan AL & PCB, FL
Bowling Green, KY
National Corvette Museum Activities, Bowling Green, KY
C5/6 Bash
C4 Gathering
Alaskan Cruise (Sold out)
CGCC Corvette Club Work Week End
High Performance Driving Event at VIR
14th Anniversary Celebration/Hall of Fame
Z06 Fest
R8C/Xperience Reunion
GA Crossroads Vette Rendezvous
April 24-26
Mary 22-24
May 30-June 6
May 30-31
June 30- July 1
August 28-30
September 11-13
September 25-27
November 6-8
HOTLINE (770) 662-4320
P.O. Box 4936
Marietta, GA 30061
Web Page:
http://www.cgcorvetteclub.com
Meeting Location
Sidelines Grill
1440 Roswell Road
Marietta, GA
Approx. 1 Mile East of the Big Chicken
2nd Tuesday of Each Month
Meeting Time: 7:30 PM
Next Meeting:
April 8, 2008
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