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1 August 2010 Volume 36, issue 5 CRUISE NEWS N o r t h C o u n t y C o r v e t t e C l u b Jack Grindstaff s 56 Sponsored by, Inside: Board of Directors President s Corner About Our Club Calendar Events Editor s Message Birthdays Get to know a member Classifieds Features 5 The Belzman s in Hawaii 6 Wheels of Freedom 7 Build a Corvette Engine 8 Greatest Show on Turf 9 C5 audio upgrade Corvette Ad 14 North Coast Vettes Golf 15 COCSD show 17 Prescott Corvette Show

2 Officers President: Sam Rindskopf Vice President: Sandy Mayer Secretary: Cathy Lewis Treasurer: David Regenhardt Activities Coordinator: Bob Brown Bob Hurst Historian: Gary Wood Sergeant-at-Arms

2 2 Officers President: Sam Rindskopf Vice President: Sandy Mayer Secretary: Cathy Lewis Treasurer: David Regenhardt Activities Coordinator: Bob Brown Bob Hurst Historian: Gary Wood Sergeant-at-Arms Carl Bushouer Past President Bob Belzman Appointees Members-at-Large Clarice Hurst Donna Rindskopf Raffle Lynn Grindstaff Lynn Mayer Webmaster Ed Daher NCM Representative Bob Hurst Charity Representative Bob Belzman Presidents Corner August 2010 Wow, a month has gone by, can you believe we are nearing the end of July already? By the time you read this we will have had our 2010 Awards Dinner and be looking forward to our upcoming President s Picnic to be held at our home in Ramona on August 14 th. The details of the Picnic will be sent out via and discussed at the next Club Business Meeting. We are also looking forward to hosting another Endless Summer Event at Bob Stall Chevrolet on October 10 th, so be sure to mark your calendars. Bob Stall has offered to provide Hot Dogs and Hamburgers at the event. I personally want to thank Rick Toomey for volunteering to chair this event. Speaking of Bob Stall Chevrolet, if you are considering a new Chevrolet be sure to go to ask for Mathew Page or Javier when shopping for your new Chevrolet. Matt is the young man who attended our last meeting and while he does not own a Corvette he does love them just like the rest of us. We will be making our annual charity check presentation from the proceeds of our Plastic Fantastic Car Show to the USO at next month s business meeting. Being a military veteran of the Viet Nam Era, I can tell you I am very proud to see our Club contribute to this outstanding organization. I want to encourage each of you to go to their website ( and see all the good things they do for the men and women of our Armed Forces. While you re there please click on the Volunteer link, download, and submit your volunteer application so that you will be able to participate in activities we are planning in support of the USO and our men and women in uniform. Bob Belzman, our Charity Liaison, is working closely with the USO to schedule these volunteer activities. I also want to encourage everyone to get their entries in for Main Street America on August 8 th, hosted by COCSD. They have thrown down the gauntlet by showing up at Plastic Fantastic with 30 cars (tying them for the club participation award). Let s see if we can beat that number at Main Street. Sam Car Club Council Jack Grindstaff Bob Hurst Jan Houshar Newsletter Editor Jeff Brandon jsbarchitect@yahoo.com submissions by the 20th to be in the next issue.

3 Calendar of Events August 1st Dalton s Cruise-In. San Marcos 4th El Cajon* - Cajon Classic Cruise - Main St. & Magnolia Avenue 5pm-8pm 6th Crusing Grand 8th Long Beach - Hi-Performance Swap Meet & Car Show - Veterans Stadium 10th (CLUB EVENT) NCoCC Business Meeting. The Well Church. 7:00pm 11th El Cajon* - Cajon Classic Cruise - Main St. & Magnolia Avenue 5pm-8pm 11th 12th 13th Chicken Pie Diner Cruise-In. Poway Back to the 50 s Cruise-In. La Mesa Crusing Grand, Escondido 14th (CLUB EVENT) NCoCC Past President s Sam & Donna s house 15th 15th 18th 19th 19th 20th CoCo s Cruise-In. Rancho Bernardo Pomona Swap Meet Chicken Pie Diner Cruise-In. Poway Back to the 50 s Cruise-In. La Mesa Encinitas Classic Car Nights. Encinitas Crusing Grand, Escondido 22nd Corvette Super Sports 2nd Annual Surf City Car Show. Huntington Beach 25th 26th Chicken Pie Diner Cruise-In. Poway Back to the 50 s Cruise-In. La Mesa 26th (CLUB EVENT) NCoCC Board Meeting. COCO s 7:00pm 27th Crusing Grand, Escondido 28th 11th Annual Christian Rods and Customs Classic Car Show. Spring Valley 29th San Diego Classic Chevy s Picnic by the Bay. Seaport Village Our Club Club members enjoy planned trips, car shows, auto rallies and a host of social and Corvette-related events, including a Holiday Party, an Annual Awards Dinner, two major NCoCC shows (PLASTIC FANTASTIC at Seaport Village, and ENDLESS SUMMER at Bob Stall Chevrolet), monthly fun runs, and special trips. We support local communities in the San Diego County area by participating in special event parades and high school homecoming events. Our members also devote a lot of time, energy, and resources in supporting our club charities. Meetings Business meetings are held the Second Tuesday of every month at 7:00pm in The Well Church Meeting Room located at Midland Road, Poway, CA We always welcome and encourage guests to attend our meetings and to participate in our club sponsored events. For a map of our meeting location please go to our web site at Membership Membership is open to anyone at least 18 years of age who owns or leases a Corvette. Applicants must attend two business meetings and participate in one club event before becoming a member. Membership in NCoCC entitles you to: A membership card for you and your significant other Discounts on parts and service at participating dealers (Bob Stall and others) A club T-shirt A name tag A newsletter via and Web. Members are expected to attend regular business meetings, maintain current dues, and support the club by serving on committees and participating in club events. Initiation fee is $25. Dues are paid in advance: $75 for one year. We hope this short introduction is helpful. If you have any questions, please contact us via 'snail' mail at P.O. Box , San Diego, CA 92150, or info@ncocc.com Again, Welcome to North County Corvette Club. Your only requirement is to have a great time and make some new friends along the way. 3 Sam Rindskopf President, North County Corvette Club

4 Calendar of Events continued September 1st Chicken Pie Diner Cruise-In. Poway Back to the 50 s Cruise-In. La Me- 2nd sa 3rd 5th Crusing Grand, Escondido Dalton s Cruise-In.

4 4 Calendar of Events continued September 1st Chicken Pie Diner Cruise-In. Poway Back to the 50 s Cruise-In. La Me- 2nd sa 3rd 5th Crusing Grand, Escondido Dalton s Cruise-In. San Marcos Editor s message August 2010 What a terrific July we ve had with club activities. The club attended the Wheels of Freedom event in Rancho Bernarndo on the 4th of July and The Greatest Show on Turf in June. The Belzman s hit Hawaii and we ve got two member profiles this month. Also, Dave Regenhardt gives us a step-by-step into his C5 audio upgrade. 6th 7th 8th Labor Day Holiday San Diego Car Club Council Chicken Pie Diner Cruise-In. Poway If you d like to share a brief story about your car, an experience you had at an event, what you enjoy about the club, a fun trip, or anything else, let me know! Send me a text file in any format along with some pictures and I ll include it in the next issue. 9th 10th Back to the 50 s Cruise-In. La Mesa Crusing Grand, Escondido 10-19t Diamond Valley Vettes Gold Rush Tour II 12th Redline Corvettes All Corvette Show. Thousand Oaks 12th Long Beach - Hi-Performance Swap Meet & Car Show - Veterans Stadium 4th (CLUB EVENT) NCoCC Business Meeting. The Well Church. 7:00pm Chicken Pie Diner Cruise-In. Pow- 15th ay Send me your submissions by the 20th to get into the next edition. Jeff Birthdays for August Sheila Kopelowitz 2 Wayne Osborne 4 Rachelle White 8 Back to the 50 s Cruise-In. La Me- 16th sa 17th Crusing Grand, Escondido Marge Ricketts 10 Bette Marks 13 17th North Coast Vettes 4th Annual Camp Pendleton Charity Golf Tournament (CLUB EVENT) Prescott, AZ Vette Sette All Corvette Show Motorhead Madness Car Show, Po- 18th way Bob Hurst 14 Cathy Lewis 17 Carl Bushouery 27 Dave Haltermann 27 CoCo s Cruise-In. Rancho Bernar- 19th do 22nd 23rd Chicken Pie Diner Cruise-In. Poway Back to the 50 s Cruise-In. La Mesa Candi Daher 29 Fun Question (answer on page 18) From: How Dumb Are You, by Adam Winer 23rd (CLUB EVENT) NCoCC Board Meeting. COCO s 7:00pm Can you name the planets in our solar system? We ll spot you Earth 24th Crusing Grand, Escondido A)?

5 Hawaiian style 5 Bob and Jo Belzman Celebrated their anniversary in Maui. This years annual trip to Hawaii included our Son Tim, daughter in law Ann and grandson Jackson. The weather was great, along with the warm tropical ocean waters. The theme was food, beach and fun! Bob enjoying the local attractions at the Luau. Rainbow over our Resort on the last day in Maui. Jo enjoying the local attractions at the Luau. Hamming it up near Hilo Hatties. Our family trying to not get blown away on a snorkeling cruise. Jo and Bob toasting the big event. Jo with her new friend A little more of the local color and attractions at the Lua. One of the beautiful sunsets in Lahaina taken from our restaurant of the evening. Bob and Jackson on the beach at Kapalua.

6 6 Wheels of Freedom Car Show We had a good turnout with nine cars from the club for the 4th of July show. The weather was just about perfect with a cool breeze in the morning, then warming up for the noon hour. The pancake breakfast was tasty as usual and a deal for $5. The show ended around 2:00 with awards handed out including one forbob Hurst and Bob Brown. All the club members attending the show were invited over to Bob and Liz Brown s house for a backyard BBQ and chill time.

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8 8 Greatest show on turf This years annual event was Saturday, June 5th. The show is hosted by The Car Club Council of Greater San Diego and supports the San Diego Automotive Museum. The day started off with breakfast at the Studio Diner before heading down to Balboa Park. The club was represented with nine member cars, though, Sam wasn t able to enter his 08 due to a strict no day-of-show entrants. Bob Brown and Bob Hurst did well for the club by taking home trophies. Studio Breakfast The Osborne s 65 Photo Op Sam and Ed Bob Brown s 59 Bob Hurst s 62 Jack s 56 Bob and Sandy

Submitted by Dave Regenhardt C5 Audio Upgrade 9 Here is my new

Alpine head unit, inline 45 watt amp and component speakers.

The sub is an MTX 300 watt mounted in a custom 3/4 inch mdf box

I covered all areas with one to two to three layers of Fatmat

The center console is now dead cool and the noise reduction is

I bought the pieces off ebay and online retailers and spent $841.

I cut no stock wires and used all existing factory holes.

except for the wheels. That will be for fun.

.. All new components are attached to the speaker adapters.

I ran new speaker wire to avoid problems with the stock wiring.

9 Submitted by Dave Regenhardt C5 Audio Upgrade 9 Here is my new system. Alpine head unit, inline 45 watt amp and component speakers. Head unit is now my bluetooth and full ipod controller. The sub is an MTX 300 watt mounted in a custom 3/4 inch mdf box driven by a Kenwood single channel 300 watt amp. I covered all areas with one to two to three layers of Fatmat sound deadening material. The center console is now dead cool and the noise reduction is amazing. I bought the pieces off ebay and online retailers and spent $ total. I drilled one hole to mount the rear tweeters. I cut no stock wires and used all existing factory holes. I could return the system back to stock in less that an hour. This would be a $ system installed at a full price retailer. I really enjoy doing this. Picking out the parts, getting the best deal and making the box. It's my art form. I love music. My mother was an opera singer and I spent my childhood around the stage. Even was on it once. I have come to the realization that I just can't leave anything alone. On this car, I won't do anything that doesn't have function, except for the wheels. That will be for fun. This sub will blow my hair from behind! love it... All new components are attached to the speaker adapters. Stock holes are used. I ran new speaker wire to avoid problems with the stock wiring. So many people have had trouble with the Bose system that it was easy to run new wire. took 5 minutes. The inline amp is the square behind the gray foam piece. The amp is bolted to the rear fiber material then self tapping screws are used to hold the rear panel in place. Super solid. This is a cover that I custom cut to fit my application. Metal to protect the sub from things in the back. The black carpet matches better in person. This cover is a cheap chine pot metal thing that I shaved 3 inches off the bottom and painted it with bed liner spray paint. Love that stuff. So forgiving!

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Sam earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at California Polytechnic University Pomona, and a Master s of Science in Engineering from the University of Southern California.

11 Get to know a member submitted by Liz Brown Sam and Donna Rindskopf 2008 Corvette convertible, black (is there any other color?) Sam is originally from Salt Lake City, Utah; he moved to Anaheim at the age of 11 and resided there until he went into the U.S. Air Force after high school and college. Sam earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at California Polytechnic University Pomona, and a Master s of Science in Engineering from the University of Southern California. Donna is originally from Redlands, California. She moved around a bit ending up in Orange, CA. She had 2 older brothers. She is a graduate of Orange High School and attended college at Alan Hancock Community College. She comes from a family with an automotive history, her uncle raced in the Indianapolis 500, her father owned many great cars including a 1957 Thunderbird, her oldest brother Skip worked as a starter at Lions Drag Strip, and her other brother - Spike traveled the world racing motorcycles. They were married in June 1969 on Donna s birthday at the Chapel of the Reflections at Knott s Berry Farm; is that legal? They have lived in Lompoc, Vandenberg AFB, and Bloomington, California; Las Vegas, Nevada; Shreveport, Louisiana; and Washington D.C. (Pentagon City) prior to moving to Ramona. They have 4 daughters, 4 granddaughters, and 3 grandsons. Sam and Donna met through her brother Spike. It seems Spike was working on the pit crew of Ronnie Runyan s 1963 Blue Hell Corvette Funny Car and Sam was working on the crew of Charlie Wilson s 1960 Vicious Vette Corvette Funny Car (pictured). This was back in the mid to late 60 s when Funny Car match racing was a lucrative business and it turned out that these were the 2 quickest and fastest Corvettes in the world, so getting match race bookings in SoCal for these Corvettes was easy. Sam and Spike soon became best friends which led to Spike inviting Sam to meet his little sister, the rest as they say is history. Sam and Donna s first date was at Orange County International Raceway to watch drag racing. Sam s love for Corvette s didn t start here; it reaches all the way back to his early youth when he graduated from building model airplanes to building model cars. One of his first models was a C1 Corvette. And while Donna s love for cars focused on her prized 1950 Studebaker, Sam s love for Corvette s grew through high school and college years. However economics and family prevented the purchase of a Corvette until the kids were out of the house and safely through college. At that time Sam and Donna decided to buy a C1 or C2 Corvette. After searching for just the right car, they found a low mileage 1960 Fuel Injected Corvette on ebay and while they were the high bidder, they failed to meet the buyer s reserve. After a failed attempt to negotiate a deal with the seller, they decided to just buy a new Corvette. In mid-october of 2007 they purchased a black 2008 convertible Corvette. This was no ordinary Corvette; it had been used for driver introductions at the Sharp AQUOS 500 held at the Auto Club Speedway on September 2, This particular Corvette convertible was used to parade Jeff Gordon around the track, Donna s longtime favorite driver. As soon as she heard that the deal was done and they were on their way home to Ramona with their new Vette. Unfortunately a few days later while they were out of town helping their daughter move, their home and their brand new Corvette (less than 200 miles) burned to the ground. They also lost their 1957 Nomad, 1957 Chevy Pickup, Z28 Camaro, numerous other vehicles, and everything else they owned except the car they were in and the clothes on their back. They were not about to let this tragedy slow them down for long, days later they were back at the Chevrolet dealer buying the twin sister Corvette, the exact same car in every detail except this Corvette was used to parade Jeff Burton around the track in September 2007 at the Auto Club Speedway. They have since replaced their 1957 Nomad, and have rebuilt their home. However to this day, they both still tear up at the thought of the loss of all of their family pictures, and home movies, everything else is replaceable in some form according to Sam. As members of NCoCC they have participated in many events, the most memorable of which was the 2009 Corvette Caravan to Bowling Green, KY. The highlights of which include: the tour of the Corvette Bowling Green Assembly Plant, the tour of the National Corvette Museum, and many amazing and historic places along America s Highway Route 66. They are thankful to Bob Brown and Clarice Hurst for organizing and leading the event.

Get to know a member submitted by Liz Brown Jay and Sheila Kopelowitz 1963 Split Window Coupe in Saddle Tan with Saddle Tan Leather Interior The car was originally purchased from Trinity Chevrolet in

They took it to the Bloomington Gold event in 1991 and 1993. In 91 it received a Silver Certification scoring a 92.4 and in 93 it received a Gold Certification scoring a 96.5.

12 Get to know a member submitted by Liz Brown Jay and Sheila Kopelowitz 1963 Split Window Coupe in Saddle Tan with Saddle Tan Leather Interior The car was originally purchased from Trinity Chevrolet in Youngstown, Ohio (See attached). Total cost in 1963 was a whopping $5, As best that we can tell, some of the early owners of this Vette were Dave and Peggy Lindsay of Wanawa, Wisconsin. They took it to the Bloomington Gold event in 1991 and In 91 it received a Silver Certification scoring a 92.4 and in 93 it received a Gold Certification scoring a We acquired the car in January 2009 at the Russo & Steele Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. Jay has lived in Long Island, NY, Gainesville, FL, West Palm Beach, FL and San Diego (Mission Valley, Point Loma & Carmel Valley). Sheila has lived in Bayside, NY, Oneonta, NY and San Diego (UTC, Mission Valley, Point Loma & Carmel Valley). Although we are both from New York, we met here in San Diego in Jay is an Exec. V.P. at ODM (a graphically driven clothing apparel company in Poway). Jay also a lawyer by trade and maintains a law firm, a licensing agency and several real estate investment & management companies. Sheila is a Licensing Agent for Capital Licensing Group as well as Assistant Property Manager for Via Cortina Properties in Del Mar. They have one Son Matthew (9) who is already becoming a car guy. He loves riding in the 63 Vette because it is the only car in which he does not have to sit in the back seat due to his age. Acquiring the Vette at auction was based on luck and was obviously meant to be. The car was scheduled to be auctioned at approximately 9pm in the evening. My friend and I arrived in the late afternoon and checked out all the cars (three 63 Split Windows) that we were interested in. We prioritized the three cars and decided that the unrestored Saddle Tan Fuelie was our favorite. Since we had a lot of time to kill, we decided to find the buffet dinner that was included with our bidders passes. We ended up being first on line and had a very early dinner. We had completed our dinner and were strategizing on how much to pay for the Vette we were going after when we heard the announcer say that the next car up for auction was a Saddle Tan Split Window. This was at approximately 6pm (three hours before the car was supposed to come up for auction). We immediately went to the area for bidding and became the successful bidder among three other bidders. Later we overhead several people comment that they missed a great opportunity for a split window that went up for auction hours before its appointed time because they were on the buffet line trying to get dinner. After bringing the car into California and owning it for six months, I decided that I wanted to get black plates pursuant to the YOM program to replace the standard plates that DMV gave me. I went on ebay a few times and luck struck again because I was the successful bidder on a set of un-restored, non-personalized black plates with the following number: JAY 378 This Vette is great to look at but is also driven practically every weekend. You will most frequently see it cruising Hwy 101 between Del Mar and Oceanside.

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$150 non Full page: $100 year member / $200 non Fun Question (from page 4) From: How Dumb Are

(technically, Pluto isn t considered a planet anymore, but it was in your second-grade textbooks,

) In 2006, astronomers officially defined what qualified as a planet - something they d

19 CLASSIFIEDS Advertising Fees: 19 Bus. Card: $25 year member / $50 non 1/4 page: $50 year member / $100 non 1/2 page: $75 year member / $150 non Full page: $100 year member / $200 non Fun Question (from page 4) From: How Dumb Are You, by Adam Winer Answer: Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter, Pluto (technically, Pluto isn t considered a planet anymore, but it was in your second-grade textbooks, so we re expecting you to remember it.) In 2006, astronomers officially defined what qualified as a planet - something they d shockingly never done before. That s when Pluto got the boot. If the astronomers hadn t adopted tight rules, three other newlydiscovered floating rocks would have also made the cut, leaving us with a ridiculous 12-planet solar system.

CRUISE NEWS. N o r t h C o u n t y C o r v e t t e C l u b. Features: Inside: July 2013 Volume 39, Issue 7. Sponsored by,

CRUISE NEWS. N o r t h C o u n t y C o r v e t t e C l u b. Features: Inside: July 2013 Volume 39, Issue 7. Sponsored by, July 2013 Volume 39, Issue 7 CRUISE NEWS N o r t h C o u n t y C o r v e t t e C l u b Your 2013/2014 Board of Directors: Vice President, Rick Toomey; Treasurer, Gary Sadnick; President, Sam Rindskopf;