Joe THE VETTE SETTE. President s Corner. Volume XV Issue 4 April 2005

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1 THE VETTE SETTE A Monthly Publication For The Members of The President s Corner Cough!! Cough!! Wheeze!! The pollen fairy has been very busy this month. Sometimes it is a good thing to have a yellow car the pollen doesn t show as much on yellow as any other color. Small blessings I guess We have just put the wraps on another GREAT show down at the Georgia World Congress Center with the 2005 AJC International Auto Show. A HUGE Thanks to Jack Kreger for putting this together with the folks at the GWCC again this year. If just a small portion of the folks that picked up flyers and club cards show at the events or join the club, we will have tremendous return on the time that everyone invested in the booth. Since the March meeting, we have had our Annual Head to the Highlands event. The details on the event will be listed later in the newsletter. Let s just say, CGCC knows how to have fun!! The NCM Cruise to the Western Caribbean was fabulous! We have lots of stories just ask us... The highlight of the trip had to be the swimming with the Stingrays in Grand Cayman. I was taught how to catch one and hold it; and lift it up so that you can see its smile! They are a little menacing to look at under water, but these have had years of people interaction and are as docile as most pets. It was also very informative listening to the guest speaker Gary Claudio. He and his wife Beverly are great people and a pleasure to be around. We have a contingent going to Bowling Green for the C5/C6 Birthday Bash and are looking forward to seeing, hearing, and caressing the new Z06. From what we saw at the Auto Show, the car looks awesome and we are anticipating it to be another huge success for GM. The folks down in Savannah/Tybee Island are putting on their The Gathering VIII April There is going to be plenty of representation of Classic Glass from what I can tell so far. It should be another great memory making event. Be sure to bring those cars out to Bogey s in Woodstock for our Annual VetteStock show. This is a great way to kick off the summer car show season. If you need flyers, let me know. We also need additional items for door prizes, get with Gail or me if you have collected any donations. The Champagne Show of the South in Birmingham is going to be May 14 th. It will be a 1-day event instead of the two-day show they have held in the past. It will be held at the Galleria Costco, which is near the location they used to use. Check their website for more details at: Super Vette Saturday will be upon us before you know it. We will be having a new feature this year at the Sock Hop Friday night; we will have the band The Sock Hops. We have seen them perform live at the park in Marietta and they are WONDERFUL! Please check with Gail Smith for information on what we still need in the way of volunteers and donations. Make sure you pickup some flyers at the next meeting and put them on every Corvette you see. We want this year s show to be even bigger and better than last years. After all. It s about the people who love the car! Every day is a Ragtop day! Joe Page 1

2 Officers for 2005 President Joe Owens Vice President At Large Randy Cooper Vice President of Membership Don Shamel Vice President of Activities Gail & Robert Smith Secretary Cheryl Tomlinson Treasurer P.J. Ray Board Members John Iroff Jack Kreger Bob Renneke Barry Tomlinson NCM Ambassador Ron Floyd Webmaster Bridget Stephens Newsletter Editor Cindy Owens Editor s Corner By Cindy Owens Hello Corvette Lovers! We have just returned from our annual NCM cruise to the Western Caribbean and it was great! We had a wonderful time and met a lot of new and interesting people. A must do for those who would like a different type of vacation. For those of you who missed the Highlands trip to North Carolina, this was a great trip. The drive up was picture perfect; the wine tasting was great as well as the meal afterwards. If anyone has heard about the wardrobe malfunction during the after dinner entertainment, it s true. I have pictures to prove it. As always, if you have any news worthy articles, or just something to put into the newsletter, send it to me at cindyowens@mindspring.com. As Always, Have a SUNNIE day! Highlands IV By Cindy Owens Cindy Our trip started early on Saturday morning with the forecast being clear but cool. We made the trip with 17 cars including 2 brand new C6 s. Our first stop at the Creekside Deli was met with a parade through downtown Cleveland. As we pulled in a lot of early parade viewers thought we were the beginning of the parade. But little did they know we were heading in the opposite direction and just there for lunch. After lunch, we proceeded to Clayton for our fuel and bio-stop. From there we made our way up the mountain towards Highlands. Once at the MainStreet Inn, we found the Classic Glass Club Banner waiting to welcome us. After settling in to our rooms and some individual shopping, the majority made their way to the local wine and cheese shop for a private wine tasting party. There was quite a few candid moments during the tasting and very few came away empty handed. Jan and Ferrell had a dinner buffet awaiting our return which proved to be very delicious. After a brief after dinner intermission, it was time for the Classic Glass Players to present the evening entertainment. Jack Kreger and Bob Renneke were the focus of the evenings adventure into the Class Glass world of retirement. Cameo appearances were made by the Time Traveler Don Shamel, the Classic Glass Retirement Home administrator-toni Etter, Nurse Good Body Lynn Kreger, a Shyster Attorney Tom Sauntry, a Funeral Home Director Bill Gohr, the Physical Therapist Terri Martell, and last but not least, Bob s wife Suzanne and the Pool Boy / Love Interest, Mark Martell. There was not a dry eye in the house at the end of the evening. The show was rated slightly more than PG-13, and I hear tail there are videos floating of the entire production. The month of April will start our busy season for car shows, cruises and get-togethers. Our first major show, VETTESTOCK will be at Bogey s on May 7th. Be sure to come out for this. Joe and I are still planning Sunnie s Wine Cruise up to Helen and the North Georgia Mountains. We will cruise to 2 wineries, lunch in Helen, do some shopping and then cruise back home. We will be starting on the calendar early this year. I will have my camera ready to get those pictures. Our goal this year will be to have it ready to go to press by September, earlier if possible. Page 2 The following morning we were greeted by a wonderful breakfast and a beautiful cruise through the North Georgia Mountains. Be sure not to miss next year s trip. Teddy Bear Collection in progress Thank You! We have had a very good response to our Teddy Bear collection. Harriette Majoros will be coordinating the delivery of the bears to the Cobb County Police and Fire Department. We will make sure everyone is notified when we have the date. It makes my very happy to see our clubs enthusiasm for this great cause! Good Job!!

3 As the Steering Wheel Turns By Joe Owens Thanks to Wayne Ray, Sunnie has new shoes to go with those new socks. A trip to Butler Tire to have them installed and a high-speed balancing makes a huge difference in the ride. The old tires could have doubled for drag slicks, because they were Blue had fun at the AJC Auto Show spending time with the other 4 generations. It was probably the first time in about a year that someone other than myself drove Blue and according to Jack Kreger, she behaved herself. There is a rumor that Dave Hill indicated at the Grand Prix of Atlanta race that Beige and Gray tops should be back into production soon The jury is still out on that one. So for now, we will just bide our time waiting for Tequila. We will see you next month with more tales from the Busted Knuckle Garage. Corvette Racing Update C6R Corvette Racing Personal Advertisements For Sale: 2003 Spiral Gray Corvette Convertible with a Black top and Black interior. Cold Air Induction and only 16,554 miles. Asking $40, O.B.O. Contact Martha Nedderman or (cell) Corvette Trivia 1. The 1984 brakes came from Girlock. True or False 2. The L98 first came along in the year True or False 3. In the 1980 s, the marketing name chosen for the new distributorless engine in the Corvette was Turbo-Jet. True or False Bonus: When did the National Corvette Museum open to the public in Bowling Green, Kentucky? A: June 1, 1957 B: June 1, 1981 C: Sept. 2, 1994 D: Sept. 2, 1995 Answers on the last page The Corvette Racing Team has had their ups and downs already this season. Their downs were at Sebring this year. A brake rotor disintegrated while Johnny O Connell was driving and almost cost us an entire car, but some quick thinking and great driving by Johnny saved the car and he managed to limp it into the pits for repairs. The Sebring race ended with the Austin Martin finishing in the top spot for GT1 followed by the #3 car only one lap down after the brake problems and third place was the #4 car after battling back from repairs as well in the weaning minutes of the race. The Grand Prix of Atlanta was the ups!! The Johnny O Connell and Ron Fellows in the #3 car took first place with a full lap to spare. Olivier Beretta and Oliver Gavin in the #4 car finished second even after losing 3 places earlier due to a spinout in turn 10. The Team and the C6R are headed for many more wins with the skill and support they receive. Good Luck Corvette Racing!!! We are all behind you! May 22 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio June Heures du Mans Le Mans, France Page 3

4 Meeting Minutes from April 12th Meeting 7:28 Welcome President Joe Owens Joe Owens opened the meeting and wished everyone a Happy Spring. He also announced that we have no visitors tonight. Everyone present is a member. If you missed the Highlands trip, you really missed a show. We attended a great wine tasting with some real expensive wines this year and then had a great buffet dinner and a show. We had a good turn out from our members for the Lanier car show last weekend. We had 13 cars in attendance and won the award for the club with the most participation. Several of our members also received awards. Congratulations to: Mike Greene, Mark Martell, Barry and Cheryl Tomlinson, Fred Hale and Carol and Brett Looker. Joe has produced a SuperVette Saturday video that will be sent to all the clubs to entice them to attend this event. We will also be selling these to the club members for $5.00 each. If you are interested in purchasing one, see Joe Owens. Joe showed a short version of the video at the meeting and he has done a great job. This is our 3 rd month for collecting the Bears for Kids for the Cobb County Police Department. Harriet Majoros will be presenting these to them soon and an will be sent out to all who wish to attend. She will also contact the media to make sure they are in attendance. 7:49 PM Secretary Report Cheryl Tomlinson Cheryl Tomlinson asked for a motion that the minutes from the last meeting be approved as written in the newsletter. Minutes were approved. 7:51 PM Treasurer Report P. J. Ray P. J. Ray gave us a summary of the treasurer s report and asked that a motion be made to accept the minutes. The motion was made and approved. P. J. also announced that a $ donation to Hospice in Ed Tillirson s name, which was approved by the Board, is included in this report. Treasurer s Report-P.J. Ray P. J. reported a financial summary of the below numbers for March 2005: Beginning Balance: $3, Receipts: New & Renewal Memberships $ Club Store $ /25/25 Raffle $ Total Receipts: $ Disbursements: Newsletter Postage & Copying $ Shipping charge $ (Banner to Highlands/Mtn Cty trophy) Video Supplies $ Bank Charge $ 4.00 Valentine Cruise Goodies $ Club Store $ Sunshine $ Donation Ed Tillirson Flowers Kathy Wilcox Ron Floyd Total Expense: $ Ending Balance **$ 3, **Includes $2, Emergency Rainy Day Fund 7:53 PM V. P. of Membership Don Shamel Don announced that we have 179 members with 68 members in attendance. One brand new member and their spouse were also in attendance. Also we had a guest that had joined us after the beginning of the meeting; Eric Nicholson had joined us for the meeting. Welcome Eric. The membership drawing for the evening was for $68.00 and was won by Wayne Ray. 7:56 PM V. P. Activities Gail and Robert Smith Gail had Jack Kreger talk about the AJC Auto Show and the Riverstone Cruise. The AJC Show opened Saturday April 9 th through April 17 th. If anyone is interested in helping man the booth at the show on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, please contact Jack. Jack has VIP tickets from the show and there are also tickets available at the will call window. This Saturday is the Riverstone Cruise. For anyone interested in cruising to the show, we will meet at the Varsity at Town Center Mall and cruise down together. If you want to meet us there, we will be parked on the far right hand side as you are looking at the shopping center. Bill Gohr spoke about the upcoming Gathering VIII at Tybee Island April 29 th -30 th. We will be meeting at Sidelines at 10:15 AM on Friday April 29 th and take I-75 South to Exit 201 where we will have a buffet lunch at Buckner s Restaurant. We will stop again near Dublin for a short break and continue on to the Ocean Plaza Beach Motel on the beach. The show will be on Saturday at Tybee Island. The ALMS Grand Prix of Atlanta will be this weekend at Road Atlanta from Friday April 15 th -17 th. Contact Road Atlanta for tickets. The C5/C6 Birthday Bash at the museum will be Thursday April 21 st 23 rd. Joe Owens says they plan to be Page 4

5 in Bowling Green around lunch time. See the website for more information. On this Saturday April 16 th, there will be a concert in the Marietta Square featuring Mark Lindsay from Paul Revere and the Raiders. A few of our members are planning to attend. Join us for the fun. Joe Owens knows about a 1986 Red Convertible for sale with low mileage for $23, See Joe Owens for details. 8:30 PM End of meeting (minutes) Our Bogey s show will be May 7 th at exit 8 off I-575 in Woodstock. We hope to have cars in attendance. For information on any of the events, please see the website. 8:09 PM NCM Ambassador Ron Floyd Ron Floyd thanked Robert Dukas for filling in for him while he was sick. Ron also wants to encourage anyone who is not a member of the museum to please join. Call or Ron, if you have any questions. Ron wanted everyone to know about the Top O Georgia Corvette Show with the North Georgia Corvettes in Blairsville. Classic Glass is also a sponsor for this show. The GM Racing Team has officially signed Colin Powell to drive the pace car for the Indianapolis 500. Go Team! 8:16 PM CGCC Store Rhonda & Bobby Kay Rhonda and Bobby are setting up an area in the back of the room during the meeting and have samples of some things they have for sale. If you don t see what you want then ask them to find out about it for you. 8:18 PM Webmaster Bridget Stephens If you are a new member and have not received an official welcome, please accept our apologies. We have had a few road bumps but are getting them straightened out. Bridget will finish getting the website updated this weekend. We still have calendars for sale. 8:21 PM Wrap up Joe Owens The websites supervettesaturday.com and supervettesaturday.net should be up and ready soon. New Business: Carl Etter said there will be a car show at the Harrison County High School this weekend. Entry fee $ See Carl. Flyers on the back table New Cars: Bill and Linda Smith have their new 1957 Fuelie they bought off ebay from Pennsylvania at the Auto Show this week. It looks great! 8:23 PM V.P. at Large Randy Cooper Randy Cooper announced that the 50/25/25 drawing has $ and gave $59.00 to P. J. Ray. Tom Wilcox and Hillary Dukas each won $29.50 in tonight s drawing. Congratulations. Please thank our Sidelines staff for all their fine work. Page 5

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10 Upcoming Activities: Apr The Gathering VIII in Savannah, GA May 7 Bogey s in Woodstock, GA May Panama City Run with Circle City Corvettes June 11 Top O Georgia Corvette Show w/ North Georgia Corvettes in Blairsville, GA. July 9 Annual Club Picnic at Coopers Furnace Aug 5 2 nd Annual Sock Hop at Cobb Conference Center in Kennesaw, GA Aug 6 Super Vette Saturday at Day s Chevrolet in Acworth, GA National Corvette Museum Activities April C5/C6 Birthday Bash May ZR-1 / C4 Gathering May Forum Cruise-In Answers to Trivia: 1 - True, 2 False, 3 False, Bonus C: Sept. 2, 1994 P.O. Box 4936 Marietta, GA HOTLINE (770) Web Page: 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: May 10 th THE VETTE SETTE Page 10