A Love Affair with America s Sports Car

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1 A Love Affair with America s Sports Car GORDON BISEL PERRY EDGAR ZEKIE MAE and JOHN McVEIGH NOV 2017 Sponsor: AutoNation Chevrolet, Gulf Freeway

2 NOV 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS PRESIDENT 3 SPONSOR-AUTONATION 4 VICE PRESIDENT 5-6 MEMBERSHIP 7 ANNIVERSARIES/BIRTHDAYS 8 GOVERNORS REPORT 9 ACTIVITY DIRECTOR 10 SJCC AUTOCROSS INFO UPCOMING EVENT FLIERS 14 ARTICLES FROM MEMBERS SJCC LOGO APPAREL CORVETTE RACING NEWS 21 TRAVELING TROPHY S 22 EDITOR S PICK 23 OUR SUPPORTERS 24 SJCC PAGE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ken Bakenhus Adam Beaty Bill Heede Frank Bobbie Paul Echols Mark White 2017 SJCC OFFICERS PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT SECRETARY TREASURER GOVERNOR ACTIVITIES MEMBERSHIP NEWSLETTER SERGEANT- AT- ARMS Hank Wrenn (hwrenn@mac.com) Paul Lazor (p.lazor@gmail.com) Jan Grout (pjgrout@gmail.com) Dana Petroni (petronide@aol.com) Suzanne Ansley (suzvette01@hotmail.com) Danny Beaty (danny@thebullogic.com) Paul Grout (paul_grout@live.com) Duane Lee (duanelee22@att.net) Paul Echols (caboman1@gmail.com) 2

3 A WORD FROM THE PRESIDENT Hello, November 2017 We are coming up on the end of the year quickly. If you have not been to a meeting lately then now is the time to come out and visit everyone and put in your vote for the upcoming Board and Officers. A few months ago, Paul Lazor brought to the monthly meeting a SJCC banner he had made that retracted up in to a canister. It was displayed at the front of the meeting for all to see. It has gone missing and we are asking for your help to find it. If you have seen it, please contact me and let me know. The following are current nominations for the upcoming 2018 year. The vote will be at the November General Meeting. San Jacinto Corvette Club 2018 Officer s & Board Nominations President Geoff Ansley Vice President Tim Mattingly Mark White Secretary Jan Grout Treasurer Dana Petroni Newsletter Editor Duane Lee Activities Director Paul Echols Sargent at Arms Carl Carrington Paul Echols Membership Director Paul Grout Board Members Mark White Paul Echols Adam Beaty John Kappel Frank Bobbie Ken Bakenhus Kim Swart Valarie Hendershot If you want to see pictures of the past events and upload your own pictures, make sure you are on Shutterfly. Our Shutterfly site hosts all club pictures from all previous events. Any member can go on and upload their own pictures for other members to enjoy. If you need help and/or access, please contact Suzanne Ansley. Drive safe and keep the shiny side up! Hank Wrenn 3

4 For All of Your Chevrolet and Corvette Sales and Service Support Our Sponsor AutoNation Chevrolet Gulf Freeway Houston, Texas The San Jacinto Point of Contact Lauren Faulkner Phone: (281) Need Parts? Enjoy a 25% Discount on All Parts Mention you are a part of the San Jacinto Corvette Club on checkout to receive the discount 4

5 VICE PRESIDENTIAL INPUT "Lazor's Focus" November 2017 As of the publishing of this newsletter, on or about November 1, 2017, there will officially be only five weeks until our Holiday Party, (The SJCC 60th Anniversary Holiday & Awards Gala), and only 2-3 weeks to get in your pingg.com RSVP. Please reply soon, so that our planning and preparations can indeed ensure our best holiday party ever! And on the planning and preparations front...i would like to thank my wife, Barbara, Duane & Linda Lee, Paul & Jan Grout, Danny Beaty, and most recently, Charles & Joleen Billington, who have already stepped forward to help with decorations, prizes, entertainment, and registration. But, if you are interested, please contact me asap. We will definitely appreciate and use your help, both beforehand, and during the event weekend. We will discuss our plans and make our final attendance appeal in person, one more time, at our November 3rd meeting. We will also conduct the drawing, for the free hotel room, among the first ten folks to have pre-paid for their holiday party attendance. If you have not yet paid for your attendance, or made your hotel room reservation, please hurry and do it/them asap! Don't forget...this is planned as a two-day event, with both a hotel reception and our dinner dance on Saturday, with a really nice chef-prepared group farewell breakfast for us at the hotel on the following Sunday morning. I hope to see you all at all of these events! This will be a wonderful celebration of our historic and fun year. Our most recent version of our Holiday Gala flyer follows. Happy Holidays!, Paul 5

6 Come join the fun, celebrating the holidays and the wrap-up to our amazing year at: Our SJCC 60th Anniversary Holiday & Awards Gala Courtyard Marriott Katy Mills Mall Saturday-Sunday, December 9-10, 2017 The Club at Falcon Point - Katy Katy Mills Pkwy, Katy, TX Falcon Point Dr, Katy, TX / / Welcome Reception, Nightcaps, Farewell Breakfast Beverages, Dinner, Dancing, Photo-Props, and other Fun Saturday Evening, Dec 9: 6:15-7:15pm - Marriott: Pre-Event Welcome Reception, Cocktails & Hors D oeuvres 7:30-11:30pm - Falcon Point CC: Main Event Dinner, Dancing, Awards, Prizes, Fun 11:35pm -??? - Marriott: Post Event Nightcaps! Overnight Accommodations Marriott (King: $119/couple, $109 single Incl. Brkfast) Sunday Morning, December 10: 9:30-10:30am - Marriott: Farewell Breakfast (vouchers incl. with room rate) - Cost: $50.00 per person ($100.00/couple) Payable to: SJCC Mail to: Paul Lazor Alexander Crossing Lane Katy, TX Questions?: Please call Paul at or to p.lazor@gmail.com Notes: The two venues are only 1.7 miles apart.shuttle will be available from hotel to Falcon Point and return. Reserved Corvette parking will be available at the hotel. Space is Limited. Please RSVP by Nov 10,

7 MEMBERSHIP NEWS November 2017 Dr Suess 2017: One Vette, Two Vette, Red Vette, Blue Vette Enjoying my second professional life (helping in) raising this handsome and loving grandson Dr Suess 1960 VOTE NOV. 3 for your 2018 OFFICERS and BOARD MEMBERS You can vote ONE of 3 ways: IN PERSON at the Nov.3 rd meeting you will get an official meeting ballot for yourself and each proxy form presented at sign-in. ABSENTEE ballot received by Oct.31 mail or to Paul Grout. PROXY form give your signed form to a member attending the meeting. We need a quorum, so please come, participate, vote. NEW MEMBERS Three new members make SJCC 212 strong. Please welcome Ken Albers Secondary member with Kathy Kirk Janet Mattingly -- Secondary member with Tim Mattingly Stu Miller of Bellaire, with his black 2002 Z06 DUES -- the NCCC discount is no longer available, so dues are now the standard rate: $75 single, $100 couple. Make checks out to SJCC, and mail to me: Paul Grout/SJCC 2605 Lakeway Dr Seabrook, TX Paul_grout@live.com (there s an underscore in that space)

8 SJCC CELEBRATIONS November 20 YEARS: Bob Doyne Wayne Long Debra Kelley Fred Groh Rick Owens Jonelle McWilliams Rich Borremans Ken Bakenhus Kimberly Hess Walter Hendershot Marc Smith Diane Hunziker Barry Shepherd Zelma Reid Paul Grout Al Schubert Melanie Carrington 8

9 GOVERNOR S REPORT November 2017 Governors Report - In 2018 the National Council of Corvette Clubs (NCC) Convention will be in New Orleans, July th. This is an easy drive from Houston and we should try and plan to have a group from SJCC go to this event. There is something for everyone and you don t have to be one of those racers! There will be a Car Show, track events (auto cross and drags), golf, Cajan cooking classes, swamp tours, city tours, Funkhana, trophies AND parties!!!! The committee is busy building out the schedule, the hotels have been reserved. Below is the link that can provide you the current plans for this event. Road Trip!!! - There will be a Convention Warm-Up taking place this December 1 3 at the NOLA track in New Orleans. December 1 st will be an open track day with 20-minute sessions. This is open to novice, intermediate/advanced and race cars. December 2 3 will be auto cross events. We have a small group of SJCC members who are planning on attending this event, so if you want to come along and put you and your car through its paces drop me an or call me - The Fall edition of the Blue Bars is now available online. Lots of interesting articles, so make a cup of coffee or tea, find a place to put your feet up and read this quarters edition Thanks to everyone for your timely renewals for club membership. Remember to check the NCCC on a regular basis to see what discount offers are out there, plus upcoming events. Thanks Suzanne Save the Wave 9

10 ACTIVITIES November 2017 Can your Corvette come out and play with us? November is a Huge month for the SJCC, it is when we get to exercise our freedoms by voting for new club Leadership. Be sure to cast your votes at the Monthly Members Meeting on November 3 rd. This November will also be Huge for all Houstonians as we will hopefully be celebrating winning the World Series! GO ASTROS!! Of course we will be celebrating Thanksgiving with our Families and Loved Ones. Watching Parades and a whole mess of Football are just icing on the cake. So come on November, bring it on! November 3, Monthly Members Meeting; Mattingly s 7pm social hour, 8pm meeting. We will be Voting for 2018 Officers & Board Members at this meeting so be sure to attend. November 4, 2017 Heels and Wheels Hosted by Suzanne Ansley This is one especially for the Ladies, A nice leisurely country drive followed by some Christmas shopping and lunch. Sounds like fun! November 20, Board of Directors Meeting; Autonation December 9, 2017 SJCC Christmas and Awards Banquet Hosted by Paul Lazor - Paul has pulled out all the stops to ensure our 60 th anniversary Christmas / Awards party is one to be remembered. If you haven t already signed up to attend this is your wake up call. SIGN UP SOON, DON T GET LEFT OUT IN THE COLD.. December 18, Board of Directors Meeting; Autonation Be sure to look for all the upcoming event flyers further along in this edition of the Grand Sport. Danny Beaty 2016 Activities Director Danny@theBullogic.com or cell

11 SAN JACINTO CORVETTE CLUB AND CORVETTE MOTORSPORTS CLUB of TEXAS PRESENTS 14 Event Autocross Weekend October 28-29, 2017 The members of San Jacinto Corvette Club and Corvette Motorsports Club of Texas invite you to join us for a fun-filled Fall weekend at the Houston Police Academy with 14 Low-Speed autocross events. We anticipate providing a challenging and exciting course with 2 runs per each NCCC sanctioned event. This is a NO FRILLS event weekend, and in order to minimize costs, no awards will be presented. Cars and trailers may be left at the track Saturday night. There will be no host hotel. There are numerous hotels in nominal distance of the track. Following is a partial listing: Best Western / North Freeway / (866) (Host Hotel in previous years) Howard Johnson / 2221 Greens Road / (281) Comfort Suites / 1350 N. Sam Houston Parkway E / (281) Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites / 125 Airtex Drive / (877) Registration and Tech: Track gate opens Saturday: 7:30 am; Sunday: 8am. Registration and tech will be held at the track at 8:00 am Saturday and Sunday mornings. Tech sheet will be handed out at registration. Lunch: We will have a 1-hour lunch break Saturday and Sunday. Bring your lunch or plan to locate a facility for lunch within this time frame. Suzanne Ansley NCCC Governor SJCC Event Co-Chair suzvette01@hotmail.com Fred Bakenhus CMCT Governor - CMCT Event Co-Chair bakenhusf@yahoo.com 11

12 DATE: October 28, 2017 DATE: October 29, 2017 NCCC OFFICIAL FLYER SAN JACINTO CORVETTE CLUB AND CORVETTE MOTORSPORTS CLUB of TEXAS 14 LOW-SPEED AUTOCROSS EVENTS CLUB: San Jacinto Corvette Club CLUB: San Jacinto Corvette Club CLUB: Corvette Motorsports Club of Texas REGISTRATION OPENS: 8:00 am REGISTRATION CLOSES: 1 st car out DRIVERS MTG: 9:15 am Sat. / 9:00 am Sun. FIRST CAR OUT: After Drivers Meeting ENTRY FEE: See Registration Form LOCATION: Houston Police Academy, Aldine Westfield, Houston, TX SPEED EVENTS: LOW SPEED: XX EXHAUST-Closed: XX SJCC NCCC GOVERNOR: Suzanne Ansley CMCT NCCC GOVERNOR: Fred Bakenhus Sat. Event Chairs: SW Auto-X 1 - Suzanne Ansley P.O.Box 10992, Houston, Texas SW Auto-X 2 - Adam Beaty P.O.Box 10992, Houston, Texas SW Auto-X 3 - Kathie Kochanowsky P.O.Box 10992, Houston, Texas SW Auto-X 4 - Marlene Pattillo P.O.Box 10992, Houston, Texas SW Auto-X 1 - Suzanne Ansley P.O.Box 10992, Houston, Texas SW Auto-X 2 - Danny Beaty P.O.Box 10992, Houston, Texas SW Auto-X 3 - Marilyn Bakenhus P.O.Box 10992, Houston, Texas SW Auto-X 4 - Fred Bakenhus 3609 Pinemont Dr. A, Houston, Texas SW Auto-X 5 - Danny Beaty P.O.Box 10992, Houston, Texas SW Auto-X 6 - Marilyn Bakenhus P.O.Box 10992, Houston, Texas SW Auto-X 7 - Ann Bailey P.O.Box 10992, Houston, Texas Sun. Event Chairs: SW Auto-X 5 - Bob Pattillo 3609 Pinemont Dr. A, Houston, Texas SW Auto-X 6 - David Graham 3609 Pinemont Dr. A, Houston, Texas SW Auto-X 7 - Gilbert Fergerson 3609 Pinemont Dr. A, Houston, Texas MAP AND EVENT INFORMATION DIRECTIONS to Track: Exit Airtex #62 (from north). Head east on Rankin and continue to Aldine Westfield. Turn left onto Aldine Westfield; turn (B) Houston Police Academy, Aldine Westfield Rd., Houston, TX Enter the first main parking entry gate and follow that street back to the track. 12

13 Car numbers MUST be clearly marked on driver AND passenger sides. SJCC/CMCT AUTO-X EVENTS OCTOBER 28-29, 2017 Driver #1: Class: Requested car # Car make, model & Year: Color: Address: NCCC #: City: State: Zip: Phone: Club: address: Driver #2: Class: Requested car # Address: NCCC #: City: State: Zip: Phone: Club: address: S A T U R D A Y Event Sanction # Pre- Registration Register At Event Auto-X 1LS SW $15.00 $17.00 Auto-X 2LS SW $15.00 $17.00 Auto-X 3LS SW $15.00 $17.00 Auto-X 4LS SW $15.00 $17.00 Auto-X 5LS SW $15.00 $17.00 Auto-X 6LS SW $15.00 $17.00 Auto-X 7LS SW $15.00 $17.00 Driver #1 Driver #2 Total $ *Day Package (7 events) $95.00 $ S U N D A Y Auto-X 1LS SW $15.00 $17.00 Auto-X 2LS SW $15.00 $17.00 Auto-X 3LS SW $15.00 $17.00 Auto-X 4LS SW $15.00 $17.00 Auto-X 5LS SW $15.00 $17.00 Auto-X 6LS SW $15.00 $17.00 Auto-X 7LS SW $15.00 $17.00 *Day Package (7 events) $95.00 $ *Week-end Package (14 events) $ $ TOTAL Make check payable to SAN JACINTO CORVETTE CLUB (SJCC) Mail To: Suzanne Ansley 3618 Wellspring Lake Dr, Weston Lakes, TX

14 Heels and Wheels Saturday, November 4 th, 2017 Meeting place - Bucee s on Hwy 290 and FM362 Drivers meeting: 9.00 a.m. Departure: 9.15 a.m. Arrive for lunch at 11a.m. Calling all lady drivers. Come for a short leisurely drive with a 30 minute stop at Brookwood Community for some Christmas shopping followed by a fun lunch in the country. Plan is to sit outside for lunch so dress appropriately. You can bring your favorite passenger along with you. Special invite will be extended to male drivers. If they wear heels!! LOL Questions call Suzanne Ansley Cell suzvette01@hotmail.com 14

15 OCTOBER RUNS Wow! October and Fall got off to a great start on October s first Saturday, thanks to the planning of Duane Lee and Carl Carrington in the Run to the Store in Kenney. Just look at the fall colors above in the twenty vettes parked in front of the Kenney Store! Beautiful. Turned a lot of heads as the highway traffic passed through. We enjoyed good roads, good food, and good companionship. Originally a general mercantile store, now turned restaurant it has been featured in the Texas Bucket List. So I can scratch that one off my list 73 more to go. The following Saturday s trip to Teague s Tavern (below) in Round Top, population 90, was just as exciting. Once again, good roads, good food, and good companionship. We ate on the second floor, overlooking Henkel Square and Bob & Sandy Johnson s Pace car below. Thanks to Marc & Marcia Smith for a great time. After visiting a few shops, we found that Mr. Royer now has--just a block from his famed Café--a separate pie shop Royer s Pie Haven below, featuring the lovely and highly talented, Mrs Grout. Paul G. 15

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17 S.J.C.C. 60 TH ANNIVERSARY JACKET The 60 th Anniversary jacket is now available for purchase These jackets will only be available this year For pricing information see order form in this issue of the Grand Sport For more information contact Ken or Marilyn Bakenhus Ken: Marilyn:

18 SJCC 60 th Anniversary Jacket Order Form Name: Date: Small Medium Large Cost: Small-XLarge.. If you want your name on the front add $7 + Tax XLarge 2XLarge $ Tax Tax $ 8.17 $ With Name $ XLarge. $ tax Tax $ 8.42 $ If you want your name on the front add $7 + Tax Name on jacket: With Name $ Make Check payable to S.J.C.C. Return completed order form with payment to: Ken or Marilyn Bakenhus 232 Gabriel Court or at September 8 th Membership Meeting Thorndale, TX K: M:

19 San Jac 60th Anniversary Apparel Only Two Months Left There are only two months left in 2017, our SJCC's 60th anniversary year. That means that there are only two months left to order your 60th apparel. These items will not be available in There are many options and various items you can purchase with the logo. Read on for specifics. Embroidered items such as shirts, hats, jackets, and patches are available only at Hyperstitch.com. You can get to this website by following the directions and the link Suzanne Ansley issued to all members on March 4 through Shutterfly.com. Or you can go directly to Hyperstitch.com, click on SHOP, then CLUB/ORGANIZATION, then SAN JACINTO CORVETTE CLUB. You'll find about 50 choices on patches, clothing, bags, hats, chairs, coolers-most anything you want. But, if you cannot find what you want on the website, call them at and someone will assist you in getting the exact item for embroidering. T-shirts with the 60th logo are available at CorvetteThreads.com/SJCC. Jackets with the special logo can be ordered through Ken Bakenhus. him or contact him at the meeting for specifics. Frank Bobbie 19

20 CorvetteThreads.com/SJCC Disclosure: Adam Beaty currently owns and operates CorvetteThreads.com 20

21 Updates from Corvetteracing.com Duane Lee Chevrolet Earns Second Consecutive IMSA GT Le Mans Manufacturer Title Corvette Racing capped its championship-winning season Saturday with a runner-up finish at Road Atlanta s Petit Le Mans for Antonio Garcia, Jan Magnussen and Mike Rockenfeller in the No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R. It put a Bowtie on a day that saw Corvette Racing and Chevrolet sweep the GT Le Mans (GTLM) Manufacturer, Driver and Team titles in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The second place finish in the 10hour Petit Le Mans for the No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R gave Chevrolet its 12th GT Manufacturer title dating back to the 2001 American Le Mans Series season. In the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class, Chevrolet and Corvette Racing outlasted intense competition to bring home all three class championships. In what many consider to be the closest GT racing in the world, the No. 3 Corvette C7.R duo of Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen recorded a top-five finish in every race this season, including three victories. These championships were the second consecutive for the manufacturer and team. Chevrolet and Corvette Racing won four times in 2017 with the Chevrolet Corvette C7.R, powered by a 5.5liter Chevrolet small block V8. Drivers Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen also claimed the GTLM Driver Championship, and the No. 3 Corvette won the GTLM Team title. 21

22 CURRENT TROPHY HOLDERS: GOLDEN ARMADILLO = SUZANNE ANSLEY WHY ME, LORD? = PAUL LAZOR HERO DRIVER =? I LL NEVER DO THAT AGAIN = DANA PETRONI T. O. M. = PAUL ECHOLS 22

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25 SAN JACINTO CORVETTE CLUB INC. P. O. BOX 13992, HOUSTON, TX PHONE: FAX: San Jacinto Corvette Club, Inc. (SJCC), established in 1957, is an organization of Corvette enthusiasts and their spouses. SJCC is a member of the National Council of Corvette Clubs, Southwest Region. SJCC monthly club meetings are held on the first Friday of each month, except December, at Mattingly Enterprises, 9426 Katy Freeway, Building #8, Houston, TX at 8 p.m. Visitors are welcome! SJCC Board of Directors meetings are held the third Monday of each month at AutoNation Chevrolet, Gulf Freeway, Houston, TX at 7pm. Yearly membership dues are required. Annual dues are $70 for a single membership and $90 for joint membership. - The Grand Sport is a monthly publication of SJCC solely for the purpose of reporting club news and other items of interest to the membership. The Grand Sport welcomes articles from the membership. Some articles may be edited before publication. Please submit articles electronically (preference is MS Word in Calibri 12). to current President: Hank Wrenn at hwrenn@mac.com. SJCC members receive The Grand Sport by each month without charge. Non-members may subscribe for $20 per year by . - ADVERTISING Advertising rates (semi-annually/annually for 2017 are: Full Page $100/$120 Half Page $80/$100 Quarter Page $60/$80 Business Card $45/$60 Trade Fair: $30/3 mos.; $45/6 mos; $60/year Corvette related items for sale by club members may be included in the newsletter FREE of charge, on a space available basis. Please submit ads in writing ( ). Ads by non-club members are billed at the Business Card rate listed above. Contact the President: Hank hwrenn@mac.com.