Volume 50 - Issue 6 June, 2016 Air Capital Corvette Club Newsletter Message from the Prez... Wow! What a turn out for the ACCC Best Western Car show. The weather was perfect, the food truck worked out great and we had good music. We will probably need to expand the show area next year. Everyone please thank Dale and Barbara for organizing the show, getting donations and giveaways, and getting Davis-Moore to donate the cost for the trophies. Later that day we all went on our monthly drive and eat to Mulvane at The Eatery where we had a good buffet to choose from. Thank the Dykes and Coopers for the new eating venue. Okay, I told you not to miss it. Those that went to the Lawrence Smith car collection got a real treat. It appeared to me that Lawrence had sold some cars but replaced them with some new cars. He has 85+ in his collection, including: Bentleys, Rolls Royce s, hot rod classics, Jaguars, muscle cars, race cars, motor bikes, a fire truck, a plane and automobile memorabilia. There were six ACCC couples represented at The Lone Star Corvette Classic in Fort Worth at the Texas Motor Speedway. Friday night started with a BBQ and drive, and then ended with the movie American Graffiti on the Texas Motor Speedway big screen. My alternator quit on me half way thru the drive back to the speedway to view the movie. Thank God it didn t give out on the way to Texas, and I was able to find a replacement Saturday morning. Dennis Thomas won his class in the Autocross. Cindy and Gary Dyke won a plaque at the car show for the Special Andy Pilgrim Award; yours truly won the Hot Wheels Corvette Lone Star Classic. Four ACCC members made it into the finals. Cristy Bailey finished 3rd while Cindy Dyke and Barbara Brotton finished 5th and 6th. The last event Cristy and I participated in was the blindfold golf cart autocross. Turn right-right, now straight, now left-left, no wait right-right, no wait left! I think I had the fastest time of the day, and I only hit 16 cones. Cristy s time wasn t as fast as mine, but she only hit 3 cones. I think it may have been the most fun we had all weekend. Sincerely, Glen Bailey ACCC President Page 1
June, 2016 Volume 50 - Issue 6 Air Capital Corvette Club Officers: President: Glen Bailey 316-721-5518 Vice President: Bob Battaglear 316-721-1166 Secretary: Preston Hughes 316-706-7984 Treasurer: Deb Schmitz 316-214-6940 Officer at Large: Linda Tillman 316-689-8184 Events Chairman: Brad Ketchersid 316-733-4919 Newsletter Editor: Kent Michael 316-682-4403 ACCC s Web Page: http://aircapitalcorvetteclub.com Saturday, June 4th Brunch Drive & Eat Meet in the Dillons Parking Lot in Andover at the SE Corner of Andover Road and Kellogg. Hosted By: Preston & Leanore Hughes Group leaves Promptly At 9:00am June Drive& Eat Date: June 4th, 2016 Meet: Dillons Parking Lot in Andover at the SE Corner of Andover Road and Kellogg Leave: Promptly at 9:00am Place: Beaumont Hotel in Beaumont, Please be at the northeast corner of the Dillons parking lot in Andover (US 54/400 and Andover Road) no later than 8:45am.We will leave for Beaumont by 9:00am arriving in Beaumont around 10:00. We will have a brunch buffet meal at the hotel. Page 2
Volume 50 - Issue 6 June, 2016 Minutes from the May 4, 2016 ACCC Meeting Glen Bailey, President, opened the meeting by recognizing guest, Mike Blackburn and new member, Steve Henderson. There were no objections to the minutes as printed in the newsletter. Jay Shore moved the minutes be accepted as printed, seconded by Betty Henderson. The motion carried with only three discentions. Bob Battaglear reported we currently have 103 paid memberships. Treasurer, Deb Schmitz, reported a bank balance of $3,727.53 Upcoming events were covered by Brad Ketchersid with help from Barbara Brotton (ACCC Best Western All Corvette Show) and Kent Michael (Lawrence Smith collection). ACCC members were active in several activities including a trip to City to visit the Arabia River Boat Museum, the Hot Springs, AK Corvette Weekend (five couples attended) and the Newton Prom Escort for special kids (22 cars gave the kids plenty to choose from). Thanks to Mike Dierking who agreed to take July, all of the Drive and Eats are now covered. Kevin Mansfield made a presentation of the fourth Corvette generation, C4. He owns a C4 that has been totaled and rebuilt, so he is intimately familiar with this generation. Prizes were awarded and the Village Inn count taken prior to adjournment. Respectfully submitted, Preston Hughes, Secretary National Corvette Museum Visit I am excited to announce that Air Capital Corvette Club is planning a trip to the National Corvette Museum on Wednesday July 20,2016 thru July 24,2016. We have a block of 25 rooms (more can be added if needed) at the Fairfield Inn in Bowling Green. The hotel is just a few miles from the museum. We have a fun weekend planned. Such as a Corvette Plant tour, Museum tour and time at the Motorsports Park. There will be a drive and eat to a distillery sometime during our stay. For those that are interested you will need to make your room reservations by June 15,2016 to secure block room rate. To make room reservations contact Fairfield Inn and tell them you are with Air Capital Corvette Club. Our negotiated room rate is $99.00 per night or $109.00 if you would like a suite. The suites are on a limited basis, so they are first come first serve. There will be more details to follow as the trip gets closer. I am looking forward to making this trip and hope you are as well. Feel free to call or email me if you have any questions. Fairfield Inn 1832 Cave Mill Rd. Bowling Green, Ky 42104 270-599-1832 National Corvette Museum 350 Corvette Drive Bowling Green, Ky 42101 1-800-538-3883 Thanks, Craig Unruh craggar1@att.net 316-371-3568 Page 3
June, 2016 Volume 50 - Issue 6 Minutes from the May 18, 2016 ACCC E-Board Meeting Bob reported 107 paid memberships Deb reported a $3,412.98 bank balance. Brad to contact Monte Rans about setting up a fall bowling night. Brad suggested an outing at the NBC baseball tournament-free tickets are often available. We have a good problem. Attendance, along with memberships, is increasing and we need more chairs to accommodate everyone. Glen will talk to Davis-Moore. Because questions have come up about spending limits and there are no records of including such things in a set of by-laws, we are going to write by-laws to our constitution as provided for in the constitution. In doing so, we will move some provisions in the constitution to the by-laws. There are no fundamental changes anticipated. We are simply moving things out of the constitution that should be in the by-laws and further clarifying other items. Examples are: Amount of club dues should be in the by-laws so that it does not require a constitutional vote to change the dues. The requirement for dues will remain in the constitution. Detailed job descriptions for officers will be placed in the by-laws, because these may need to be changed from time to time. Preston and Deb have volunteered to take on this task. The board has approved the purchase of a thumb drive for the secretary to store all club documents for retrieval and passing on to the new secretary. More will be presented as we go along. There will be a vote on the changes at the annual business meeting. Respectfully submitted, Preston Hughes, Secretary Page 4
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June, 2016 Volume 50 - Issue 6 2016 Schedule of Events June 1 June 4 June 19-11 June 11 June 12 June 12 June 16 June 18 June 18 June 19 June 23-25 June 25 July 2 July 4 July 6 July 9 July 9 July 14-16 July 16 July 16 ACCC June Drive and Eat, Hosted by: Preston Hughes BlackTop Nationals Car Show, Downtown, Wichita,. Midway USA Chapter of NCRS All Corvette Show, Davis Moore Chevrolet, Wichita,. 44th Annual All Wheels Car Show, Lake Afton, Wichita,. Hooters & Hot Rods, Hooters, 3151 N. Rock Road, Wichita,. Hot Rod Power Tour 2016, This one of kind event has only seven stops on the national tour and Wichita is one of them. Upwards of 3,500 cars are expected to participate in this amazing event, Pavilions, Wichita,. Stearman Field Fly-In & Car Show, Stearman Field Bar & Grill, 14789 SW 30th., Benton,. 18th Annual Showdown In The Valley Car Show, Star Casino Arena, 777 Star Dr, Mulvane,. Father s Day At The Zoo Car Show, Sedgwick County Zoo, Wichita,. Bloomington Gold Corvettes, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis,Indiana. ACCC Trip to Tanganyika Wildlife Park, Wichita,. Newton Cars In The Park Car Show, Athletic Park, Newton, 16th Annual Park City Car Show, Hap McLean Park, Park City, ACCC Meeting/Ice Cream Social, 6:45 P.M., Segdwick County Park, Wichita, ACCC July Drive and Eat, Hosted by: Mike & Sheri Dierking 22nd Auromobilia s Moonlight Car Show & Street Party, 6pm to Midnight, Downtown Wichita, Wichita, Black Hills Corvette Classic, Spearfish, South Dakota. Veterans & Family Reunion 4th Annual Car Show, El Dorado State Lake, El Dorado,. 2nd Annual Arc of Butler Cars for a Cause Car Show, Andover Dist. Stadium, 1747 N. Andover Rd., Andover,. July 17 July 17-22 July 20-24 August 3 August 6 August 14 August 19-21 August 20 August 25-28 August 27 September 1-3 September 7 September 10 September 15-18 September 17 October 5 October 6-9 October 15 November 2 November 5 December 7 December 10 Hooters & Hot Rods, Hooters, 3151 N. Rock Road, Wichita,. NCRS 2016 National Convention, Warwick, Rhode Island. ACCC Trip to National Corvette Museum, Bowling Green, Kentucky. ACCC 50th Anniversary Hooters & Hot Rods, Hooters, 3151 N. Rock Road, Wichita,. Potwin Rod Run, Potwin,. 35th Annual Mulvane Old Settlers Rod Run, Mulvane, Corvettes at Carlisle, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. ACCC Trip to Luckus Garden of Eden, Lucus,. NCM Anniversary Celebration, National Corvette Museum, Bowling Green, Kentucky. ACCC September Drive and Eat, Hosted by: Richard & Phyllis Burch Corvette Funfest, Mid America Motorworks, Effingham, Illinois. ACCC Trip to The Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum & Boyhood Home, Abilene,.. Eureka Springs Corvette Weekend, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. ACCC October Drive and Eat, Hosted by: Ron Boswell ACCC November Drive and Eat, Hosted by: Dale & Barb Brotton December Drive and Eat/Christmas Party, Hosted by: Daryl Burbach Page 6
Volume 50 - Issue 6 June, 2016 There was a lot of fun had in Texas at the Lone Star Corvette Show. Hundreds of beautiful corvettes, good meals, nice people, a special speaker, and special awards. Gary and I were lucky enough to have guest speaker and race car driver, Andy Pilgrim, choose our car for a special award. We also won the best in class award for our car. Join us next year for all the fun. Page 7
Air Capital Corvette Club Wichita, Membership Application Regular Membership dues for 2016 are $30.00 per year. Associate membership, designed for the non-corvette owner, is $30.00 per year for 2016. Associate members are entitled to all the privileges of regular membership with the exception of voting and/or holding office. ACCC requires all members to be at least 18 years of age and hold a current valid driver's license. Dues are payable on September 1st and are considered delinquent after the November ACCC meeting. Renewals received after the November meeting will be considered as new. Memberships received after September 1st will be valid through the next calendar year. Please fill out this form and bring it to the next meeting of The Air Capital Corvette Club or mail to: Air Capital Corvette Club P.O. Box 813 Wichita, KS 67201 Checks should be made payable to: Air Capital Corvette Club Regular Membership Associate Membership Amount Paid: Name: (Last) (First) (Initial) Address: Home Phone: ( ) - Date of Birth: / / (City) (State) (Zip) Do you have a current valid driver's license? Yes No State Issued: Place of Employment/Occupation: E-Mail Address: Cell/Mobile Phone: ( ) - Spouse: Name: (Last) (First) (Initial) Do you have a current valid driver's license? Yes No State Issued: Place of Employment/Occupation: Date of Birth: / / Cell/Mobile Phone: ( ) - Year(s) and Type of Corvette(s) Currently Owned: Members Signature: Spouse Signature: Date / /
Air Capital Corvette Club P.O. Box 813 Wichita, 67201 Air Capital Corvette Club June, 2016 Newsletter Next Meeting Wednesday, June 1st, 2016 6:45 P.M. Davis-Moore Chevrolet 8200 W. Kellogg Drive Wichita, KS The Air Capital Corvette Club meetings are held at 6:45 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month at Davis-Moore Chevrolet, 8200 W. Kellogg Drive, Wichita, unless otherwise stated. The Newsletter is published monthly for the members of the Air Capital Corvette Club and other Car Clubs who wish to share newsletters or information with our club.