Gazette. Vette Set members and guests on Jack s Monday Driver s Club run to Agua Dulce and Vasquez Rocks MARCH 2018

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1 Gazette The Vette Set, Inc. 221 Paseo De Suenos Redondo Beach, CA The Vette Set Sponsored by MARCH 2018 Vette Set members and guests on Jack s Monday Driver s Club run to Agua Dulce and Vasquez Rocks 1

2 OFFICERS AND APPOINTEES The Vette Set Gazette is a monthly publication of The Vette Set, Inc., sponsored by Win Chevrolet, 2201 E. 223rd Street, Long Beach, CA Articles from members are always welcome, and are to be submitted to the Newsletter Editor (cowleys@yahoo.com) by 6:00pm Sunday following the General Meeting. These meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month at 7:00pm at Win Chevrolet, 2201 E. 223rd Street, Long Beach. Guests are always welcome to attend any Vette Set event Vette Set Officers & Appointees Office Name Phone PRESIDENT David Tavares davidtapc@earthlink.net VICE PRESIDENT Chuck Hammer ballpien99@hotmail.com SECRETARY Stephanie Klakovich oanniedog@roadrunner.com TREASURER Gloria Flemming gcarolee@aol.com SERGEANT-AT-ARMS Gary Gaffney garyogaffney@gmail.com ACTIVITIES Jennifer Walton violinwalton@gmail.com AMBASSADOR Anton Wijenayake awije@yahoo.com AWARDS BANQUET Dixie Foster dixiekim@msn.com Sharon Cowley skcowley@gmail.com BY-LAWS Jerry Clement jerryc700@aol.com John Tully jtul01@aol.com CAR SHOW Dick Whitford dito@dslextreme.com Santiago Chavez sechavez@hotmail.com Linda Glaza lglaza@earthlink.net CHARITY Linda Tully Tullylkt@aol.com HISTORIAN Sharon Cowley skcowley@gmail.com N.C. MUSEUM AMBASSADOR George Person vettcapt@aol.com NCCC GOVERNOR Bruce Gaines bgaines4@gmail.com NEWSLETTER EDITOR Pat Cowley cowleys@yahoo.com PROCUREMENT Bill Molinelli molecule11@hotmail.com RACE Santiago Chavez sechavez@hotmail.com RAFFLE Reata Chance ddddkwrkc@sbcglobal.net Yvonne Molinelli yvonnemol@pacbell.net SPONSOR RELATIONS George Person vettcapt@aol.com SUNSHINE Yvonne Molinelli yvonnemol@pacbell.net WEB MASTER Raul Rodrigues rjrodr@earthlink.net Chevrolet trademark(s) used with the written permission of General Motors. 2

3 PREZ SEZ David Tavares A year has gone by since I've been President. Now I found myself preparing to be the MC for the February Awards Banquet. It was held on Saturday 2/3 at Admiral Rhisty Restaurant. It was organized by Dixie Foster with help from Sharon and Pat Cowley as well as Chuck and many members that contributed to the awards. I've had such great enjoyment spending time with my friends of The Vette Set. One of my quotes that really sticks in my mind is "People come in to this club because of a car and they stay in because of the people." I heard from quite a few people how much they enjoyed the Venue and the fun atmosphere. We also had a Sweetheart Rally on Sunday Feb. 11th by Jennifer and myself. It started on a parking lot off a side street close by WIN Chevrolet. Shortly after several Corvettes gathered, we were swarmed by security cars and guards. They told us we had to leave, as more and more Corvettes pulled into the lot. My guess is the lot belonged to some sort of defense contractor. After we left there, the members drove through beach cities looking for answers to the clues given. Everyone made their way to Don the Beachcomber restaurant where we gathered for lunch and passed out prize money and some small gifts. Stay tuned for more activities next month. This includes another Jack Walter Monday run. Can't wait. NCM AMBASSADOR & SPONSOR RELATIONS George M. Person, Jr. NCM NEWS Your Name in the Museum Whether you're looking for a unique gift idea, to have bragging rights at the Museum, or simply for a way to support the hobby you love - the Flint Brick Wall is a great opportunity to check all those purposes off the list! Located at the St. Louis Assembly Plant display within the Museum, the dedication wall is composed of bricks from the razed Flint, Michigan GM facility where the first 300 Corvettes were assembled. Each brick space features an engraved signature plate attached to the permanent fixture and is recognized with a certificate for a tax deductible donation of $ Long Beach Red Z06 Corvette Coupe Raffle The drawing is Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 2pm CT. The price of each tickets is $250 and the total number is limited to 1,000. SPONSOR RELATIONS As I announced in the General Meeting, the dealership is offering discount pricing on several Corvettes. That is the only thing that I have to report from our sponsor. George Person, Jr. Until next time, Goodbye Vette Setters! David Tavares 3

4 CAR SHOW John Tully Our All GM Beach Classic is April 28, 2018 at Ruby s Dinner in Redondo Beach. The Car Show planning committee will meet this month Mar. 6, 7 PM at the Tully s, 21 Roanwood Dr., Rolling Hills Ests. All Vette Set members who wish to contribute to the planning are welcome. Car Show sponsors and donations are beginning to arrive. We have potentially 8 major sponsors and 2 tee shirt sponsors so far. A major sponsor contributes $500 or equivalent product and a tee shirt sponsor contributes $250 or equivalent product. Our committee has been calling many of the probable/potential sponsors (the potential sponsor list is over 400). And we are seeing a lot of support with this personal contact. If any TVS members would like to help with this please give me a call. It s really easy and can be quite rewarding as most companies like to support charity events and all are most cordial to requesters. We also have trophy sponsorships available. They are $25 each and will have the sponsor s name on the trophy. Please let me know if you, your business, or a business you frequent would like to sponsor. If you would like our Sponsor Solicitation Letter to help you approach anyone just let me know and I will forward it to you. All the Sponsor levels and Car Show details are in the letter. John Kern has asked Malcolm, who brought the classic motorcycles to our show last year, if he would bring some for this year s Show. He will be coming with more motorcycles. And John is hoping that Red Bull will take up our offer to come. Energy drinks for all! John Tully NEW MEMBERS Our Raffle is one of the most enjoyed portions of our Car Show. To make it the best we encourage all Vette Set members to donate a raffle prize to the Car Show. The easiest way to do this is to contact an owner/manager of a business you frequent and ask if they would donate a gift card, dinner coupon, item from their store, etc. Most businesses appreciate the advertisement, good will, and positive endorsement of a customer. Naturally we appreciate individual club member donations as well. Please bring donations to our next General Meeting, April 3, New members, Paul & Anahit, with club VP, Chuck At the General Meeting on March 1, club members welcomed Paul & Anahit as new members of The Vette Set. 4

5 ACTIVITIES Jennifer Walton VETTE SET ACTIVITIES CALENDAR March General meeting at WIN Chevrolet at 7pm. March 3, 4, 10, Display your Vette at the 47 th Annual Dana Point Festival of Whales. No entry fee! Limit 25 Corvettes each day. John and Diane Kern will be attending most likely March 4. To coordinate with them, johnkern@live.com. For more info on the festival, go to: For more info on diplaying your Corvette, contact Al LaRoche for more info: arlaroche@outlook.com. Meet at Carl s Junior at 7:30am off Ortega Hwy/5 freeway in San Juan Capistrano. Leave at 8am for the Festival. March Monday Driver s Club led by Jack Walter. Run to Vasquez Rocks County Park with lunch in Aqua Dulce. Meet at 10am at In N Out on Inglewood, just of the 405 freeway. Rain date will be March 12. March Activities Dinner Meeting at 6:30pm at King s Hawaiian Bakery & Restaurant, 2808 Sepulveda, in Torrance. Bring your researched ideas for new club runs or activities! April General meeting at WIN Chevrolet at 7pm. April Meet & Greet : Meet the Corvette Drivers of the Grand Prix! Jennifer Walton will get the details in Feb or March and pass along to the club. April David Tavares and Jennifer Walton are attending the Grand Prix on this day, Friday. There is very limited Corvette Corral parking. For tix and parking, call Cecilia at (562) It s $108 for two general admission tickets and one Corvette Corral parking pass for FRIDAY only. The weekend Corvette Corral spots are sold out. April Activities Dinner Meeting at 6:30pm. Location TBD. Bring your well researched ideas for new club runs or activities! April Vette Set Car Show at Ruby s Diner. Contact John Tully to volunteer to help! May General meeting at WIN Chevrolet at 7pm. May 6 & Monday Driver s Club led by Jack Walter, bringing back May Madness for an overnight trip to Julian and San Diego including Cabrillo National Monument. Details TBA. May Activities Dinner Meeting at 6:30pm. Location TBD. Bring your well researched ideas for new club runs or activities! June Club Run led by Jennifer Walton and David Tavares to Boys Town Fundraising Reception, Dinner & Program ($100/person) & Steve McQueen Car Show in Chino Hills, celebrating the 50 th Anniversary of the movie Bullitt. Pine Tree Best Western is $77.40 per night, just 10 min drive from the car show. Saturday night dinner at Tony s Spunky Steer across the street from Best Western. More details to follow. July 9 ---Monday Driver s Club led by Jack Walter. This is a mountain run to Idyllwild. August --- Breakfast Club Run to The Filling Station Restaurant Old Towne Orange led by David Tavares and Jennifer Walton. Details TBA. Sept Monday Driver s Club led by Jack Walter. This is a run to the Desolate Desert. Sept 19-Oct Lee & Diane Feher would like to propose a 12 day Alaska cruise aboard the 5

6 Star Princess. The cruise leaves from the Port of Los Angeles, in San Pedro and returns to the same port. If you are AAA member and don t have a travel agent, you can contact Melissa Colburn at the Torrance AAA office (310) or call Princess Cruises at (800) This link takes you directly to this specific cruise: do?voyagecode=9831&bid=pcdir NON-VETTE SET SPONSORED SO CAL ACTIVITIES April Gambler s Classic at Don Laughlin s Riverside Resort. Questions, call Greg Brott at (925) To register online and/or print out registration and informational forms, go to: ler August Vettes on the Rockies at the Steamboat Grand Resort, Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Last Vette Set Run to the Rockies was in 2008, led by Hal Vatcher. He has all the info regarding that last trip if someone wants to lead? His number is (310) Garden Grove Car Show --- Every Friday 4-8pm in Old Town Garden Grove. For more info, contact David Tavares at davidtapc@earthlink.net or (562) Cruising 50 s nd Saturday of each month, 2-6pm for pre 1974 cars at Farmer Boys, near the 110 Freeway & Redondo Beach Bl. Caffeine Cruisers --- Every Saturday, 7-10am in Torrance, on SE corner of Artesia & Hawthorne, between Starbucks & Sizzler. Jennifer REATA/YVONNE NAME BADGE DRAWING At the March club meeting, the new visitor, Bob, drew John Rose s name, but because he was not present, the value of the drawing at the April meeting will be $20. 50/50 DRAWINGS March Monthly Meeting The raffle drawing this month was for $130. John La Bella s name was drawn by Kim, a new visitor, so half ($65) went to John and the other half went to the club. March 5 Monday Driver s Club 50/50 After going on the Little Tujunga Canyon Road, the group had lunch at the Sweetwater Bar & Grill. Reata collected $XX and the new visitor, Bob, received $X. LUCKY MONTH March Madness St. Patrick s Day 3/17/18 Spring Begins 3/20/18 MARCH BIRTHDAYS: 3/09 Santiago Chavez 3/24 Gary Pebley 3/24 John Tully 3/28 Robin Morelock 3/30 Robert Gibbs SUNSHINE Yvonne Molinelli MARCH ANNIVERSARY: 3/14 John & Diane Kern Thanks, Yvonne/Reata 6

7 2007 Corvette Z51, 3LT For Sale, $28K Features Monterey Red with Cashmere interior 6 speed paddle shift 70,000 pampered miles New Michelin run flat tires New Z51 cross-drilled rotors and Red Calipers New Delco battery Custom polished Stainless steel exhaust system (cat back) Custom carbon fiber leather trimmed cons 2 tops Sequential tail lights Complete factory documentation Build Sheet, Window Sticker and Showroom Brochure Contact Ken Foster (cell) karkrazy66@gmail.com C5 Corvette Targa Top Wanted Features Transparent or Solid Color Contact Oscar Amaro (home) (cell) osmar919@yahoo.com 7

8 NCCC REPORT Bruce Gaines NCCC West Coast Region Calendar Sanctioned events are in red West Coast Region events are in blue Other events are in black March Sat-Sun April Thu- Sat 28 Sat May th annual non-sanctioned autocrosses at the Riverside County Fairgrounds in Indio, CA -- Palm Springs Corvette Club WC-401-N01 Non-sanctioned low speed autocross (Saturday) WC-401-N02 Non-sanctioned low speed autocross (Sunday) Click here for more information 21st Gambler's Classic at the Riverside Casino and Resort in Laughlin, NV -- Corvettes of Bakersfield WC Sanctioned people's choice car show WC Sanctioned chance rallye Click here for more information<="" font=""> 43rd All GM Beach Classic car show at Ruby's Diner in Redondo Beach -- The Vette Set, Inc. WC-401-N01 Non-sanctioned car show Click here to see a flyer and registration form<="" font=""> 4-5 Fri-Sat 12 Sat 19 Sat NCCC national meetings at the Sheraton Westport Plaza Hotel, St. Louis, MO -- Allen Morris (949) amorrismv@aol.com Two low speed autocrosses at Santa Maria Airport -- Vapor Trail Vettes WC Sanctioned autocross WC Sanctioned autocross Regional governors meeting at a location to be determined. The meeting starts at 1:00. Come earlier for lunch. Allen Morris (949) amorrismv@aol.com June Sat Two low speed autocrosses at Santa Maria Airport -- Vapor Trail Vettes WC Sanctioned autocross WC Sanctioned autocross July Sun-Fri 21 Sat 59th annual NCCC national Convention at Best Western Plus Landmark Hotel & Suites in New Orleans, LA Car show, rallye, low speed autocross, matching time trial, high speed autocross, drags, funkhana, golf tournament, tours of local attractions, Corvette Mall, hospitality room. Parties, national champions awards banquet, Convention awards breakfast NCCC Convention web site Two low speed autocrosses at Santa Maria Airport -- Vapor Trail Vettes WC-518-R01 Sanctioned autocross WC-518-R02 Sanctioned autocross 8

9 HISTORICAL REPORT SWEET HEART RALLYE SUNDAY FEBRUARY 11, 2018 Rosie, with hands on her hips, came close to giving INEOS Security a piece of her mind The Sweetheart Rallye was led by David Tavares and Jennifer Walton. The plan was to meet between 11:30 and 11:45 at the INEOS Olefins & Polymers, USA parking lot (2384 E. 223rdSt, Carson 90745) with the Rallye starting at noon. We learned two things that day: (1) INEOS, with a production of 7.5 billion pounds of Olefins and Polymers per year, is the third largest manufacturer of high density polyethylene and polypropylene in the USA and (2) they don t want people using their parking lot to stage events. David and Jennifer handed out Rallye instructions to answer clues and answer questions pertaining to landmarks in Long Beach and Orange County beach cities. At the end of the journey, we arrived at Don the Beachcombers in Sunset Beach for lunch. We had Chris David awarded prizes based on the number of correct answers and the time it took to complete the drive. Some of the winners were: Kim & Dixie, Bob & Susan and Pat & Sharon. Thank you to Dave & Jennifer for all their time and effort in planning a fun run. 9

10 MONDAY DRIVER S CLUB AGUA DULCE & VASQUEZ ROCKS MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2018 Jack Walter led our group on a scenic ride to Agua Dulce and Vasquez Rocks. As usual, we met at the IN-N-OUT before departing. Kim Foster showed us his newest acquisition, a red C7. Kim s new C7 Jack gave instructions before departure From IN-N-OUT we drove about 33 miles to the Hansen Dam Park before departing to Agua Dulce via the Little Tujunga Canyon Road. Guests included Bob Borge, Nico s friend, Zack, and Gary s friend, Jack. We had ChrisB Nico, Zack & John at the Hansen Dam Park The canyon ride Jack & Reata Lucky Bob Sweet Water Bar & Grill Reata collected $80 for a 50/50 drawing. The club and Bob Borge each received $40. Group photo after lunch Thanks, Jack, for taking us on another fun run. Sharon 10

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