Newsletter Volume 43 - Issue 1 January, 2009 Officers: President............ Dale Brotton 316-722-2632 Vice President.....David Snodgrass 316-636-9157 Secretary....... Marsha Battaglear 316-721-1166 Treasurer............. Randy King 316-729-8079 Message from the Prez... Happy New Year to all! Hope your holidays were happy and that Santa was good to you and your corvettes. (Santa was VERY good to me.) As always, a very special thanks to Daryl and Cindy for hosting the Christmas party and to Betty for her fabulous decorations. The event was a great start to everyone s holiday season. Upcoming this month is our annual Awards Banquet on January 16 at the Petroleum Club. If you have not paid please do so by the January 7 meeting. The banquet always proves to be a great time to be had by all. Officer at Large.........Linn Smith 316-558-8569 N.C.C.C. Governor... Bob Battaglear 316-721-1166 Newsletter Editor...... Kent Michael 316-682-4403 ACCC s Web Page.. http://aircapitalcorvetteclub.com Remember the Meeting on January 7 and the Drive and Eat on January 10, when we will hopefully be making a return visit to one of our most popular destinations. I hope you are looking forward to this year as much as I am. If you have any ideas for club events or places to go, please make sure you share them with me or any one of the e-board members. See you at the meeting, Dale Page 1
January, 2009 Volume 43 - Issue 1 Minutes from the December 3, 2008 ACCC Meeting The meeting was called to order by President Monte Rans at Don Hattan Chevrolet. We welcomed our guest Jim Barkley. Curt Geis and Mike Walker, both South Winds members were here to present some information later. A motion was made and passed to accept the minutes as published. Daryl Burbach wished to applaud the out-going E-Board members, Monte Rans, Gary Jones and Jack Crossman. All members present chimed in. Monte moved directly to officer reports. Vice President - Jack Crossman reported that we have 75 memberships through January. But there are a few who have not renewed. Delinquent members now must pay more as they will be coming in as new members. Treasurer - Randy King reported that the checking account has a current balance of $768.35 and the Savings account is $2125.87 plus $30.00 cash. Secretary - Marsha Battaglear had nothing. Officer-at-Large - Lin Smith reminded everyone of the Awards banquet at 6:30 Jan 16 th at the Petroleum Club on the 9 th floor of the Bank of America building downtown. Parking is in the parking garage across from the bank. A sign-up sheet was sent around for those wishing to attend. Members who sign up are obligated to pay for their reservations if they are not cancelled by January 9 th. Please notify Lin at the January meeting or call Lin or Marsha by January 9 th to make reservations. The cost is $25 per person. NCCC Governor - Gary Jones was not in attendance but sent word that all memberships were paid after Thanksgiving and that Bob Battaglear needed to get his signature on the NCCC account as the in-coming NCCC Governor. Newsletter - Kent Michael as always continues to need pictures for the newsletter. Old Business Monte reminded everyone of the caravan for the Bloomington Gold Tour. He also mentioned tours to the Great Lakes and Grand Canyon. We needed to pay Terry Pollard for the canopy. Monte reported that the Yoder runway is not in good enough shape for us to consider for the KS Mile. We really need a 2 mile stretch of flat road. Travis Pearson agreed to chair a committee to pursue this endeavor. Interested members volunteered to serve on the committee: Barry and Matt Hoofer, Randy Smith, Monte Rans, and Don Crigler. New Business Daryl announced the Christmas party is ready to go. We need volunteers to help set up the chairs and tables and to help Betty Henderson with decorations. Members were reminded to bring one inexpensive gift per person. We also needed to pay Daryl back the rental charge. The doors will open at 5:45 and dinner will be served at 6:30. (Special thanks to Daryl and Cindy Burbach for the great venue for the Christmas party. And WOW Betty you always out do yourself. The decorations were gorgeous! Thanks also to everyone who helped in the kitchen and with set up and take down. Everyone pitched in to ensure that the party was great fun and a huge success) A request was made for apparel information to be placed on our web page. Marsha and Kent will put together that information and make it available. Curt Geis announced the intent of starting a NCRS chapter in Wichita. An organizational meeting will be in January. The cost of membership is $35.00 annually. Kent will send out an e-mail. The chapter is for those interested in restoring and maintaining vintage Corvettes. As his last gesture Monte welcomed new Board members: new Vice-President, Dave Snodgrass; new NCCC Governor, Bob Battaglear; and then he passed the gavel to new President, Dale Brotton. Swap & Shop Randy King has a Diablo tuner for a 99-04 for $325.00. He also has a Mass Air-flow Intake for a 2000. SLP-97-2000 Sensor for $225.00. (I have no idea if any of that is correct) Best to see Randy for details. Mike Smith is looking for 2 good used back tires, 16 40 series for his C4. 50/50 Pot Won by Dave Snodgrass Door Prize Drawing Won by Randy Smith. The meeting was adjourned Respectfully submitted, Marsha Battaglear Secretary Page 2
Volume 43 - Issue 1 January, 2009 Two Corvette Winners to Be Drawn in January January will be an exciting month for two people participating in our Corvette raffle drawings taking place in the next few weeks Have you got your tickets yet? For only $10 you can take a chance to win a 2009 Victory Red Coupe! Our drawing will take place in nine days, January 8 at 2:00 p.m. CT. This Corvette raffle car features the 3LT package, polished wheels, performance axle, NPP exhaust, glass top, automatic transmission, and ebony interior. Saturday, January 10th Drive & Eat Meet at the Paramount (Frontier) Antique Mall, 13200 West Kellogg (Us Highway 54/400) On January 15, we will draw the winner of the Jet Stream Blue Metallic Corvette Coupe limited to only 500 tickets to be sold at $250 each! This Corvette features an automatic transmission, two-tone seats with ebony and titanium detail, polished wheels, glass top, performance axle, NPP exhaust and the 3LT packaging that includes Head-Up-Display, heated driver and passenger seats, Bose system featuring a six-disc changer and mp3 playback, memory package with two driver settings and more. Hosted By: Gene & Marcene Brown Group Leaves Promptly at 4:00 PM Tickets are available online at: http://www.corvettemuseum.com/raffle/index.shtml or by calling us at: (800) 53-VETTE. Thanks to everyone for participating in these exciting raffles! We look forward to meeting our next Corvette raffle winners very soon! Page 3
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Volume 43 - Issue 1 January, 2009 January 7 January 10 January 16 January 21-24 February 4 February 7 March 1-7 March 5 March 8 April 1 April 4 April 4 April 4 April 23-25 April 24-25 May 6 May7-9 May 9 June 3 June 4-6 January Drive and Eat, Hosted by: Gene & Marcene Brown A.C.C.C. Awards Banquet. NCRS Florida Winter Regional Kissimmee (Orlando), Florida. February Drive and Eat, Hosted by: Doug & Mary Mehl National Corvette Museum Annual Cruise, 7 Nights aboard the Mariner of the Seas Cruise Ship, Cruise to Mexican Riviera. March Drive and Eat, Hosted by: Mike McKee April Drive and Eat, Hosted by: Keith & Margaret Wilkinson Corvettes of Enid Expo, Car Show, Enid, Oklahoma. 15th Annual Corvette Cup, Quality Inn of Columbia, Columbia, Missouri. C5/C6 Bash, National Corvette Museum, Bowling Green, Kentucky. 5th Annual Swap Meet & Car Show, City Park, Gateway, Arkansas. Swap Meet Fri & Sat Car Show Sat only. 11th Annual Central Arkansas Corvette Club Weekend, Little Rock, Arkansas, More Info at www.centralarkcc.com. May Drive and Eat, Hosted by: Dale & Barb Brotton Corvettes In The Dells, Chula Vista Resort, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, www.corvettesinthedells.com 2009 Schedule of Events June 6 June 25-28 July 1 July 11 July 12-16 July 15-18 July 23-26 August 5 August 8 August 8-14 August 28-30 September 1-2 September 2 September 3-5 September 5 October 1-4 October 7 October 10 November 4 November 7 December 2 December 4 June Drive and Eat, Hosted by: Kevin & Paula Mansfield Bloomington Gold, Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles, Illinois July Drive and Eat, Hosted by: Barry & Helen Hoofer NCRS National Convention, San Jose, California. Black Hills Corvette Classic, Spearfish, South Dakota Vette's on the Rockies, Frisco Colorado August Drive and Eat, Hosted by: Dave & Leslie Snodgrass NCCC National Convention, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Corvettes at Carlisle, Carlisle, Pennsylvania National Corvette Caravan to Bowling Green. National Corvette Museum's 15th Anniversary Celebration, Bowling Green, Kentucky. September Drive and Eat, Hosted by: Gene & Marcene Brown Eureka Springs Corvette Weekend, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. October Drive and Eat, Hosted by: Jack & Murla Crossman November Drive and Eat, Hosted by: Monte & Chris Rans December Drive and Eat, Hosted by: Daryl & Cindy Burbach Page 5
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Wichita, Kansas Membership Application Regular membership dues for A.C.C.C. are $50.00 per year for new members and $45.00 per year for renewals. Membership dues include A.C.C.C. spouse membership and one National Council of Corvette Clubs (N.C.C.C.) membership. Associate membership, designed for the non-corvette owner, is $25.00 per year for new members and $20.00 per year for renewals. Associate membership does not include spouse or N.C.C.C. membership. A.C.C.C. requires all members to be at least 18 years of age and hold a current valid driver's license. Dues for renewals are payable on September 1st and are considered delinquent after the November A.C.C.C. 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 or mail to: P.O. Box 813 Wichita, KS 67201 Checks should be made payable to: 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: Work 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: / / Work Phone: ( ) - Year(s) and Type of Corvette(s) Currently Owned: Members Signature: Spouse Signature: Date / /
P.O. Box 813 Wichita, Kansas 67201 January, 2009 Newsletter Next Meeting Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 7:00 P.M. Don Hattan Chevrolet 6000 Hattan Dr. Wichita, KS 67219 The meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month at Don Hattan Chevrolet, 6000 Hattan Drive, Wichita, Kansas 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. Non-members who would like to receive the newsletter can receive a one year subscription by sending $5.00 (to cover postage) to:, P.O. Box 813, Wichita, KS 67201