Joe THE VETTE SETTE. President s Corner. Volume XV Issue 10 October 2005

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1 THE VETTE SETTE President s Corner As we slip into the crisp cool weather of fall, we remember how great it is to own a Corvette. Fall is a great time for cruising through the North Georgia Mountains with the turning leaves and sweeping turns, top down and heater blasting Classic Glass does several community events each year by donating their time and use of their Corvettes for parades and homecomings. This year has been no exception. We were contacted by the North Georgia Fair committee and asked if we could help them with parading The Company, a group of very talented kids from the Pebblebrook High School. And, have provided cars for Harrison High Schools Homecoming Court. The big event was Petite Le Mans. Several of our members joined Bob Renneke who had setup in his favorite spot just outside of the Suzuki Bridge and enjoyed the race. You can see all the way from turn 9 through turn 12!!! The only other great spot to see that much track is turn 5. It is always fun to watch the staunch competition between the Corvettes and the other GT1 competitors. Corvettes Against Breast Cancer III started a little damp and cool, but turned out to be a great day. Lots of folks made donations and took their Corvette onto the track at Atlanta Motor Speedway and enjoyed some lively laps. PaceSetters put together another great event. Classic Glass also made a $250 donation for a great cause. Cindy Owens and Gary Griffin won awards for their cars. As we move forward, we are taking nominations for the 2006 President and Board of Directors. If you are interested in making a nomination, please contact Don Shamel, Jack Kreger, Hillary Dukas, or myself. Or, if you are interested in running for an office, you can contact the same folks. A list of those nominees A Monthly Publication For The Members of The Volume XV Issue 10 October 2005 Page 1 we currently have is posted later in this newsletter. We almost have a full ballot!!! And without having to do too much dentistry We have more fun events coming up this year with the 3 rd Annual Cherohala Skyway Cruise and Picnic. This has been a great event to try and tame the Tail of the Dragon. This may be the last year we get to do the entire tail of 318 turns in 11 miles since they are planning to put a major highway through the middle of it. I for one am looking forward to the event. Our Annual Holiday Party and December Meeting will be held on December 3 rd at the Timber Ridge Conference Center. Invitations and details will be going out in the mail shortly. Please bring a donation of either boy s jeans sizes 5-10 or children s underwear/socks or pajamas to the Holiday Party. These will be donated to the Foster Care Foundation as we have in the past. We are also getting ready for the Needy Family program this year and have already had a great response with volunteers to shop for the families. Since we have had such a great show season this year, we will be increasing the number of families from last year. We will be also preparing for our annual outing with Calvary Children s Home. We will schedule that event in the January/February timeframe. After all. It s about the people who love the car! Every day is a Ragtop day! Joe Officers for 2005 President Joe Owens

2 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 are nearing the end of the year and this year has been a phenomenal one. We have contributed to our community as well as to each other. We have shown other clubs how much fun we have together. We have also shown that when we get behind a cause or event, that CLASSIC GLASS RULES! Thru the year CGCC has participated in various club events with other clubs and out of those I think we have had 100% club participation. It makes me very happy to be a member of a club with so much enthusiasm. After 5 years of doing the newsletter, it is with much regret that I need to seek a recruit to take this important task. The Newsletter needs new makeup and I know there are some very creative people just waiting for this opportunity. So please call me or Joe and let us know if you are interested. 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! Cindy Page 2 Volume XV Issue 10 October 2005 ** Upcoming Event ** Nov. 12, rd Annual Cherohala Skyway Cruise and Picnic. We will travel to Blairsville for breakfast at the Cookie Jar Restaurant. Then we will travel to the Cherohala Skyway where the Tail of Dragon provides some great driving and scenic views. We will then have a picnic at one of the overlooks (bring your own lunch). Then we will cruise back. Some of our members will be staying over night in Hiawassee or Brasstown Valley. Check the website for more details. Should be a great time! ** Upcoming Event ** December 3, 2005 Our last regular meeting of 2005 and our annual Holiday Party will be held at the Timber Ridge Conference Center. Please be sure to sign up on the website so that we can get a headcount. We once again will have live entertainment and other surprises. More details will follow shortly. ** Events you may have missed ** On September 24, more than 23 of our Classic Glass friends attended the Corvette Roundup with American Dream Corvette Club in Gainesville. We had a great day and the cruise was just as great. We all participated in the Poker Run and our own Tonie Etter won the prize. We toured Milton Robson s garage museum and marveled at the variety of cars in one place. We had a great Bar-B-Que lunch and a lot of socializing. Some of our members took home top 25 honors and most important, Classic Glass took home the $100 Most Club Participants award. ** Events you may have missed ** The weekend of Sept. 29,30 and Oct. 1 was one not to be missed if you like listening to loud exhausts and watch cars go fast. Petit Le Mans was held at Road Atlanta this weekend and many of us made the drive to cheer our corvettes in yellow on to yet another win. The Corvette Corral was a great parking place to leave your car and then partake in all of the other activities that was happening around the track. At one point, it was estimated that there was over 300 cars in the Corral. The NCM was there to sell merchandise and let the public become familiar with them. One of our members Jim Lyons even got to spend time down in the Pits with the actual crew of the Corvette Team. I know a lot of people who would have loved to have been in his shoes. After all was said and done, the #4 car finished 1 st in class and the #3 car had a problem with the engine. ** Events you may have missed ** The day of Oct. 8 started off very damp and soggy but with optimism that the day was going to get better, 7 corvettes departed from Sidelines to go to Atlanta Motor Speedway for the 3 rd Corvettes Against Breast Cancer Cruise. We made it to the track as the sun was coming up and for a mere $25 we were able to do 5 laps around the speedway. And did I mention that there was no limit on the laps as long as you paid another $25. We had a great time with more and more corvettes showing up as time went on. We then had a car show behind the speedway where about 60 cars were registered. Reece Cox had his autocross set up

3 and quite a few people participated. There was a silent auction and many door prizes given. Classic Glass donated $250 to the Breast Cancer Foundation. Some of our members received Best of Class awards but we all felt like we had contributed to a good cause. As the Steering Wheel Turns By Joe Owens Not much this month. Sunnie is a little bit happier with us since I installed the new set of Bilstein shocks. No more leaks! But, I still need to take her into the shop for the air conditioning issue. However, since the weather has turned cooler, I need the heat now and can put off the other repair to spring. Tequila has a list of things that she wants for Christmas as well as Blue. I hope that Santa will be good to us all. As we move to the cooler months of fall and winter, I will have more time to spend on upgrades and maintenance items. The Busted Knuckle Garage is moving downstairs now that the new bathroom is almost finished. We are looking forward to it. We will see you next month with more tales from the Busted Knuckle Garage. Corvette Racing Update C6R Corvette Racing The Corvettes have finished the year on an upbeat note! The boys in yellow have completed the 2005 ALMS race season on top with wins at Petit Le Mans and Laguna Seca. Petit Le Mans was a very grueling race this year with lots of good close competition from the Austin Martins and the Saleen. Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta, and Jan Magnussen in the #4 Corvette not only won the GT1 class, but also came in 3 rd overall and posted a podium finish along side the P1 cars. The #3 car was out after 357 laps with a mechanical failure that ended its hopes at a top 3 position in this race. Laguna Seca was another great 1-2 finish for Team Corvette with the #4 winning the GT1 class and the #3 close behind in 2 nd place. This race also clinched the GT1 driver s championship for the Ollies Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta with 197 points only 19 points ahead of Ron Fellows and Johnny O Connell. Corvette Racing also clinched the Manufacturers Championship and the Team Championship! Great Job!! If you have a Corvette for sale, we will put it into the newsletter for 1 month free of charge. The ad can have up to 3 lines and contain only a basic description and contact information. After that you can run an extended ad for 6 months and only have to pay $10 for members and $25 for non-members. This should be a great new feature to the newsletter. If you have any questions, please contact Joe or Cindy Owens. ** Corvette items for free ** - Complete cat back exhaust system that came off of a 99 Corvette shortly after being purchased new. A little dusty, but basically like new. - Left rear bumper for a mid-year. Slight bend in the vertical portion. Could likely be straightened and replated if necessary. First come, first served. Contact Ron Floyd, Corvette Trivia 1. Zora Arkus-Duntov came on board with General Motors in May True or False 2. In 1956 RPO 440 referred to a two-tone paint scheme. True or False 3. In 1959 a new Turquoise soft-top color was offered that never reappeared in the solid axle days. True or False Bonus: Which year was the last to have contrasting side coves? A: 1961 B: 1962 C: 1967 D: 1968 Answers on the last page Nominee and Voting Requirements Any active member in good standing who has been a member for a minimum of six (6) months prior to the commencement of the term of that position. All candidates for office must pay renewal dues prior to the adjournment of the regular meeting in November. All members must pay renewal dues prior to the election in order to vote. Voting is conducted by secret ballot. Congratulations Corvette Racing!!! We are all behind you! ****New**** *Corvettes For Sale* Page 3

4 CLASSIC GLASS CORVETTE CLUB MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL It is time again to renew your Club Membership for the coming year. As per the club by-laws, dues are payable between October 1 and December 31 each year. Please note the following important considerations: Membership automatically lapses if dues are not paid by the December meeting. Dues not paid by December 31 will require member(s) to rejoin CGCC and pay the higher new member dues. No member may be listed on election ballot unless dues are paid by end of November meeting. No member may vote on the officers and directors slate (or any other Club business) at the Annual Holiday Season party if their dues are not paid at or before the meeting. PLEASE remit your dues for the upcoming year as soon as possible to ensure your payment is recorded prior to the December meeting/holiday party. Please mail this form completed with your check made payable to to: P. O. Box 4936, Marietta, GA NAME: Spouse/Significant Other : ADDRESS: CITY: State: Zip: PHONE: Home Work: / / Cell: / (Would you like your Monthly Newsletter, The Vette Sette, to be ed instead of by snail mail to save the Club postage? Yes No YEAR JOINED CLUB: MEMBER OF NCM/YR JOINED: / CORVETTE(S) OWNED Remember to contact Bridget Stephens (bridget.stephens@comcast.net) to have your Corvette showcased on the Website!!! $35 Single Regular Member Renewal $20 For Spouse/Significant Other $ Total Enclosed NOTE: If you were a new member in 2005 and your new membership dues were received on or after October 1, you are not required to pay renewal membership fees until the Oct-Dec period the following year. Page 4

5 Meeting Minutes from October 11th Meeting Volume XV Issue 10 October :30 PM Joe Owens, President Joe called the meeting to order and wished everyone an early Happy Halloween and gave a run down of the past month s events: Mountain City Corvette Show & Drags We attended the drags on Saturday and Saturday night we met at the pool area and talked and played Jenga. We had the car show on Sunday and everyone had a great time and about 90% of our club members won trophies. Our club won the Club Participation Award. North Georgia Fair Kick-off Joe said that there were 21 cars that showed up, he didn t think the free food had anything to do with it. Those that attended received tickets to the fair and they gave us a $ donation to the club. Corvette Roundup About club cars met at the Mall of Georgia and cruised over to Milton Robson s ranch. He has 30+ cars, all in mint condition, except a Cadillac, which was in Survivor condition. The club won the Club Participation award, which was a $ bill. Gary Pippel had left early and Joe presented him his trophy that he had won. Petite Le Mans Vicki Hicks headed up the Corvette Corral with about 300 cars. Bob Renneke had his motor home there at the track and most of our club met there and watched the races and Bob cooked hamburgers and we sat around and had a great time. Corvettes Against Breast Cancer - PaceSetters is a small club (only about 10 members) that sponsored this event and they did a great job. We cruised to the Atlanta Motor Speedway and everyone was able to run hot laps on the track and then moved to outside the track for the car show. There were a lot of cars there and the final count is not in as to how much they made. We as a club donated the $ that we received from the Fair Kick-off. Joe then had all the 2005 Officers and Board of Directors stand and introduced them and the club gave a round of applause for the work they have done this year. 7:44 PM Cheryl Tomlinson, Secretary Cheryl asked for a motion to accept the minutes from the September meeting that was in the newsletter. A motion was made, seconded and passed by the club. 7:45 PM P. J. Ray, Treasurer Receipts: Club Participation Awards $ Memberships $ Total Receipts: $ Disbursements: Breast Cancer Donation $ Total Disbursements: $ Ending Balance:** $10, **Includes $2,000 rainy day Fund 7:46 PM Holiday Party, Needy Family Program, Calvary Children s Home Holiday Party Joe brought before the membership 3 options to vote on for the Holiday Party: Option A Club Subsidizes 100% of the meal, facility and entertainment, same as last year and we follow the same guidelines Option B Club Subsidizes 50% of the meal, all of facility and entertainment Option C - Club Subsidizes only the facility and entertainment The facility cost is $ and the entertainment is $ The meals are $30.00 per person. By a majority vote of the members present Option A was passed. Vicki Hicks will plan and handle the Holiday Party at Timber Ridge like she did last year. Members will pay for the dinner ($30.00 single, $60.00 couple) to reserve your spot when they RSVP and will get their check back at the party. Needy Family Program Last year we spent $ and helped 4 families. This year we would like to have approval for $ to help 4-5 families. We will work with 4-5 schools to locate families to help and need volunteers to purchase and deliver to those families. Randy and Mildred Cooper, Wayne and P. J. Ray, Bill and Harriet Majoros, Carl and Tonie Etter and Jack and Lynn Kreger have volunteered to help. P. J. gave us a summary of the Treasurer s report and asked for a motion to accept the report as given. A motion was made, seconded and passed by the club. P. J. reported a financial summary of the below numbers for September 2005: Beginning Balance: $10, Page 5 A motion was made, voted and passed by the members present to dedicate $ to the Needy Family Program. Calvary Children s Home Need approval for $ to be used for the January/February outing to U. S. Play with the Calvary s Children s Home. This amount is based on the actual expenses that were incurred from last year.

6 A motion was made, voted and passed by majority vote of the members present. 8:02 PM Don Shamel, VP of Membership We had 68 members present with 5 guests. Please welcome Bob Casey, Julio and Maria Perez, Hope Chatham, and Scott McClain. Carl Etter won the membership drawing. Door prizes were won by: Fred Hale, Peggy Hodge, Don Jones, Dave Ross, and Gary Griffin Remember, it is renewal time. We have received renewals already. Thank you. 8:10 PM Gail and Robert Smith, VP of Activities Gail and Robert were not able to attend the meeting. Joe gave us a run down on the upcoming activities. Georgia Tech Drive and Ride Charlie Willis has the info on this ride. It is a prequel to the April Show. Corvette Beach Odyssey 10/21-22 Has been cancelled Veteran s Day Parade 11/11 - They need convertibles 3 rd Annual Cherahala Skyway 11/12 - Will have breakfast at The Cookie Jar and picnic lunch at the top of the mountain. Annual Holiday Party/Meeting 12/3 - this will be at Timber Ridge on Bankhead Highway. We usually collect items for the Foster Care Foundation at the Holiday Party. This year they need jeans for boy s sizes 5-10 but you can bring pajamas or other items as well. Acworth Show will be held on the 5 th Saturday of October. Reece Cox will be holding another Dyno Days. The information for this is on the Peach Sate Posse website. Steve Hale announced that his church, Crossview Baptist Church, will be having a benefit car show this Saturday, October 15 th. This is a free open car show and there will be a lot of activities for kids. The show is from 9-2 and flyers are on the back table. Bridget Stephens said to see her if you need hotel reservations for the Tale of the Dragon, Cherohala Highway cruise. She is also making reservations for a buffet dinner. 8:18 PM Ron Floyd, NCM Ambassador 2006 events: C5/C6 Birthday Bash 4/20-22 ZR-1/C4 Gathering 5/4-6 Corvette Forum Cruise-in 5/25-27 Z06 Fest 7/20-22 There is also a list of activities listed on the museum website corvettemuseum.com If you are planning to attend the Birthday Bash and the Labor Day Anniversary events, you need to make hotel arrangements now. Attention: Any non-members of the museum. See Ron for an application for the museum. He has special shirts for new members. You can order window stickers, build sheets and owners manuals from the museum. Check the website for information. 8:25 PM Rhonda and Bobby Kay, CGCC Store We need a volunteer to take over the store duties. 8:26 PM Bridget Stephens, Webmaster Thanks for the photos she has received for the member s garage. We have about 68 photos. We still need photos for the rest of the members. Our garage is the 3 rd most popular page viewed on the website. Cindy Owens and Bridget Stephens will be working on the calendars for next year and need your photos. If your car has NOT been in the calendar, then get your photos to Cindy or Bridget by the November 1 st deadline. Trivia: What other Corvette only website draws traffic to our website? Answer: The Corvette Forum 8:30 PM Nominee Requirements and Nominations Must be a member for at least 6 months Must have paid renewal by the end of November meeting Members wishing to participate in the voting have to renew before/at the Holiday Party Meeting Nominees: President Barry Tomlinson Accepted Charlie Koninsky Declined Chaz Cone Declined VP at Large Randy Cooper Accepted VP of Membership Don Shamel Accepted Martha Nedderman Accepted VP of Activities Cindy Owens Accepted Board of Directors Charlie Willis Accepted John Pardus Accepted Cary Liphart Accepted Martha Nedderman Declined NCM Ambassador Fred Hale Accepted Page 6

7 Nominations made to be accepted or declined: Tom Sauntry - VP at Large Accepted Reggie Martin - Board of Director Accepted Bob Renneke Board of Director Accepted Nominations from the Floor: Ron Floyd NCM Ambassador Accepted Bill Gohr President Accepted on the Bill Gohr ticket (Accepted just to have someone else on the ballot but does not want the position) Roman Sabadaszka VP of Activities Declined Toni Etter VP of Activities Accepted on the Bill Gohr ticket Gary Pippel Board of Director Declined Steve Hale VP of Activities Declined 8:43 PM New Business Ed Gollob knows someone, Sara Kruger, who does photo professional photo shoots of cars. She does a great job. She can be contacted at or sarah@sarahkrugerphotography.com Barry Tomlinson has the T-shirts that have been ordered and will take orders for more. Polos $22.50 White T-shirts $14.50 Black T-Shirts $ :46 PM Randy Cooper, VP at Large 50/25/25 drawing $ was collected of which $75.00 goes to the club and $37.50 goes to 2 lucky winners: Wayne Ray and Don Jones Wrap-up Bob Renneke said that last year Vicki Hicks took the money that she paid for the reservation for the Holiday party and donated it back to the Foster Care Foundation and several of the other members did the same. Bob wants the members to consider this when paying and getting back the money that you send for the party. Jim and Sheryl Lyons won the drawing for a day in the pits at Petit Le Mans and had a great time. If you have the chance to do this, Jim strongly encourages you to do so. Cindy Owens needs a volunteer to take over the newsletter for next year. New Cars: Martha Nedderman has a 2005 Mag Red Board of Director s meeting October 18 th at 7 PM Next Monthly meeting November 8 th at 7:30 PM 8:58 PM Close (end of minutes) Current 2006 Officer Nominees President Barry Tomlinson VP at Large Randy Cooper Tom Sauntry VP of Membership Don Shamel Martha Nedderman VP of Activities Cindy Owens Board of Directors Charlie Willis John Pardus Cary Liphart Reggie Martin Bob Renneke NCM Ambassador Fred Hale Ron Floyd LOOKING BACK Classic Glass 15 Years Ago By Ron Floyd From the Oct "Classic News", forerunner to the "The Vette Sette" newsletter, President Nancy Slaney opined on the upcoming officer elections. Upcoming or recent events included World Of Wheels, Vette Fest, Raccoon Mountain Cruise and the Panama City Trip. John Smith, VP of Membership reminded all about upcoming dues renewals, Secretary Tonie Etter recounted the September meeting minutes and Treasurer Bob Salisbury reported on the Club's finances. Monthly meetings continue to be held at the Old Country Buffet. Then and current member Steve Hale was selling 1960's to 1970's license plates saying "Get yours before the Mustang people do!" Page 7

8 Business Advertisements 02/06 Relocating soon to a new location in Acworth, GA 08/05 05/06 08/05 07/06 Page 8

9 09/05 Club members, come by the store and have your watch battery replaced, FREE! Loose Diamonds (Any Size) Colored Stones Appraisals Engraving Special Pricing to Members Page 9

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11 Upcoming Activities: Nov 12 3 rd Annual Cherahala Skyway Cruise & Picnic (Tail of the Dragon) Dec 3 Holiday Party / December Meeting National Corvette Museum Activities 2006 Events Apr C5/C6 Birthday Bash May 4-6 ZR - 1/C4 Gathering May Corvette Forum Cruise-in Jul Z06 Fest Aug 31 Sept 3 Anniversary Celebration Sept R8C Xperience Reunion Oct C3 Extravaganza Answers to Trivia: 1 - True, 2 True, 3 True, Bonus B: 1962 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: Nov. 8th THE VETTE SETTE Page 11