CAPE FEAR CORVETTES. March 2018

CAPE FEAR CORVETTES. March 2018 CLUB OFFICERS PRESIDENT Richard Fox 910-228-1449 rlfox28409@aol.com VICE PRESIDENT Peter Ziehl 203-376-5391 chefpeter@ec.rr.com TREASURER Steve Primavera primavera@atmc.com SECRETARY Jarvis Simmons 910-371-6254 thefan1951@aol.com WEBSITE/WEBMASTER John Talatinian john.talatinian@gmail.com NEWSLETTER Peter Ziehl 203-376-5391 chefpeter@ec.rr.com MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN Bill Bordwine bordwinec@gmail.com NCM Ambassador Don Paulson dpaul79912@aol.com Facebook Administrators John Talatinian, john.talatinian@gmail.com Gordon Boyd, gboyd1@ec.rr.com NEXT CLUB MEETING: Thursday April 5th 6:30 p.m. The next meeting will be at Magnolia Greens Golf Course Banquet Room 1800 Tommy Jacobs Dr, Leland, NC 28451 Blossoms Restaurant & Bar next door. Meeting attendees can arrive early for a relaxed meal or can order carry-out and eat before or during the meeting. Food & adult beverages purchased at Blossoms can be carried to the Banquet Room

MEETING MINUTES March 6th 2018 President Richard Fox called the meeting to order and welcomed the 40 members that were present The minutes of the February meeting were approved Treasures's report was given by Steve Primavera Membership report by Bill Bordwine, we have 68 paid member for 2018 NCM report by Don Paulson Old Business: Everyone had a good time at the Daytona 500 gathering at Peter's garage New Business: Items are needed for the silent auction at our annual car show, give items to Peter Ziehl Several events coming up in the month of March March 10, Car and Coffee in Shallotte with lunch at Joey O's March 20, Tilted Kilt gathering from 5-8 PM March 26, Tech Day at Dave Thiesen's garage 5:30-8 PM Slots are still open for the NCCAR track day April 20th Looking for more cars for the Azalea Festival April 14th Our Web Site was expiring in two week and by a vote of the membership it was decided to renew at full price for two years Member Don Helms needs our prayers Next meeting will be held April 5, at the Magnolia Greens Golf Course banquet room. We need to spend $100 min at the restaurant and bar to wave the $150 fee for room Meeting was adjourned. Minutes respectfully submitted by Jarvis Simmons, Secretary

Ambassador Report March 2018 Cape Fear Corvettes, Wilmington, NC is a One Acre Club Donald & Debra Paulson Master Ambassadors & Life Members NCM MOTORSPORTS PARK NEWS Traffic Safety Education Foundation Finds New Home at NCM Motorsports Park In January we announced professional road racer and Corvette Hall of Fame inductee Andy Pilgrim would be joining the team at the NCM Motorsports Park. We can announce today that Andy will also be moving his Traffic Safety Education Foundation, to Bowling Green, Kentucky. Andy first became interested in road safety in the mid-90 s as a give back project, initially speaking to high school students in FL. Wanting to take things further, he launched The Traffic Safety Education Foundation as an official 501(c)(3) organization in 2008. Distracted driving is a growing epidemic in the US and the main cause for the massive increase in traffic deaths and injuries over the last 3 years. Andy has produced several educational videos to help improve things. They are aimed at new drivers, parents with children of all ages and driver education teachers. Read more http://motorsportspark.org/traffic-safety-education-foundation-finds-new-home-ncmmotorsports-park/

MUSEUM EXHIBITS New to the Floor - 1953 Corvette Cutaway Chassis New to the display floor at the National Corvette Museum is a 1963 Corvette cutaway chassis, on loan from Ed Foss. The display illustrates what's 'under the hood' of those first 300 Corvettes. Watch the video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy41xvpok9k&feature=youtu.be Pictures from display at Carlisle August 2017 $10 RAFFLE TICKETS DRAWING APRIL 28, 2018

1 Gordon Boyd 2 Terry Trebing 9 Peter Otten 16 Don Ruris 18 Jerry DiGiovanni April Birthdays

President s Message Fellow Cape Fear Corvettes members, I get questions from time to time about some of our policies and thought with so many new members; this may be a good time to answer some common ones. You are not required to drive a Corvette to any CFC function. You can bring a nonmember to any event or meeting. We welcome everyone. We have a Facebook page "Cape fear Corvettes" that all members should sign up for. It is the perfect place to communicate with other members about any car related subject. We welcome all event ideas and hope you will take the lead or assist in planning one. Our web site has a Members rides page where you can put pictures of you, your friends and family and of course you re Corvette. Out Newsletter has a for sale section for you to sell a Corvette or related parts. Send your description and picture to chefpeter@ec.rr.com You need to own a Corvette to join CFC, you do not have to own one at the time you renew your membership. We have an annual Corvette show Sunday September 16, 2018 that we hope ALL CFC members will participate in. It requires many volunteers to make it successful. Areas we need help include registration, judging, parking, 50/50, and your donations to the silent auction. Please help promote our show by printing a flier off of our website and distributing it to your neighborhood, friends and businesses. Thanks for a great start to 2018! Richard Fox

CHECK OUT THIS NEW RADIO SHOW ABOUT CARS AND THE STORY BEHIND THEM HOSETED BY WILMINGTON S OWN JOE PEPITONE IF YOU HAVE A CAR WITH A STORY AND WOULD LIKE TO BE ON JOE S SHOW YOU CAN CONTACT HIM AT pepitonecreative@gmail.com or 203-558-2921

MARCH CALENDAR OF EVENTS Thus-Sat 15-17 29th PeeDee Street Roders Run to the Sun Myrtle beach Sat. 17 Help for the Heros Car Sow, 9-3 Wrightsboro Bapist Church 2736 Castle Hayne Rd Sat. 17 Breakfast Cruise-In at Tee Time Cafe, Hwy. 130, Shallotte at 8:30 am Sat. 17 St Patricks Day Car & Truck Show Onslow Pines Park Jacksonville 9-3 Mon. 19 Cruise in at Peter's Speed Shop 530 till CANCELLED Tues 20 Corvettes & Kilts Cruise-In at Tilted Kilt Wilmington 5-8 Sat 24 Sun Coast Cruisers Law Enforcement Appreciation Parade Battleship Park 10:00 Mon. 26 Tech Day at the OG Annex APRIL Tues 3 Cape Fear Corvettes Monthly Meeting, N.E. Library Pine Room 6:00-7:30 Tues 3 Cruise In at Smithfields Lealand Highway 17 5:30 to 7:30 Sat. 7 Cars & Coffee Wilmington at the Point South17th St & Independence Blvd 9-12 Sat. 7 Thus-Sat 12-14 NCRS Regional Meet Greenville NC Sat. 14 Azalea festval Parade Sat 14 Cars & Coffee Shallotte at Chili's Shallotte Crossing 8:30-11 Sat 14 Sun Coast Cruisers Meet & Eat at Sonic 4206 Market Street Wilmington 5-7 Sat 14 O'Rielly's Auto Parts Cruise-in 2398 Carolina Beach Rd 12-4 Sat 14 Tobacco Road Cruisers Ham Jam at the Farm Car Show Hubert NC Tues 17 Corvettes & Kilts Cruise-In at Tilted Kilt Wilmington 5-8 Fri. 20 CFC Track Day rain date 4/16 Sat. 21 Vettes Doin Charleston Corvette Show Sat 21 Sun Coast Cruisers Cruise In at River Lights Marina Village, River rd, 6-8 pm Sat. 21 19th Bash at The Beach Car Show, Home Depot in Shallotte Mon. 23 Cruise in at Peter's Speed Shop 530 till Thus-Sat 26-28 National Corvette Museum Bash Fri-Sun 27-29 GoodGuys North Carolina Nationals Car Show NC State Fair Grounds Raleigh Sat. 28 Hempstead Student Ministry Car & Truck Show Hempstead Baptist Church 8-2:30 Sat. 28 32nd Pickle Festival Car Show, Mount Olive MAY Tues 1 Cape Fear Corvettes Monthly Meeting N.E. Library Pine Room 6:00-7:30 Tues 1 Cruise In at Smithfields Lealand Highway 17 5:30 to 7:30 Sat. 5 Cars & Coffee Wilmington at the Point South17th St & Independence Blvd 9-12

Sat. 5 Spring Car & Truck Show Eric's Grill Southport Walmart Parking Lot Sat. 5 Swansboro High School Car Show 161 Queens Creek Rd Swansboro NC Sat. 12 Cars & Coffee Shallotte at Chili's Shallotte Crossing 8:30-11 Sat. 12 Back to Summer Car Show Broadway at the Beach Myrtle Beach Sat. 12 White Oak High School Car, Truck & Bike Show, 9-4 Piney Green Rd Jacksonville Tues 15 Corvettes & Kilts Cruise-In at Tilted Kilt Wilmington 5-8 Wed 16 Corvettes Visit Wilmington Health & Rehab followed by lunch Sat. 19 Rims On the River Downtown Wilmington, see website www.rimsontheriver.com Sat. 19 10th Annual Spring Valley High School Car & Truck Show, Columbia SC Sun 20 Caro-Vettes NCCC Sanctioned Corvette Show, Marine Chevy Jacksonville Mon. 21 Cruise in at Peter's Speed Shop 5:30 till Sat. 26 Cruise & Dine Sat. 26 Hot Rods and Hamburgers Cruise-In at Ocean City Chevy HWY17 Shallotte 10-3 Sat. 26 Cruise & Dine JUNE Sat 2 Corvettes at Myrtle Beach Show at Broadway at the Beach Sat 2 Sun Coast Cruisers back to the Beach Car Show Fort Fisher Kure Beach Sat 2 Cars & Coffee Wilmington at the Point South17th St & Independence Blvd 9-12 Tues 5 Cape Fear Corvettes Monthly Meeting N.E. Library Pine Room 6:00-7:30 Tues 5 Cruise In at Smithfields Lealand Highway 17 5:30 to 7:30 Wed. 6 Hump Day Cruise & Dine Tues 12 Tri-Beach Cruisers Cruise In at Smithfields, BBQ Shallotte 6-8 Sat 16 Cars & Coffee Shallotte at Chili's Shallotte Crossing 8:30-11 Sat. 16 North Carolina Blueberry Festival Car & Truck Show, Burgaw Sat. 16 Cruise In at Jud Kuhn Chevy 3740 Hwy 9E, Little River SC 11-2 Sat. 16 Sun Coast Cruisers Cruise In at River Lights Marina Village, River rd, 6-8 pm Mon. 18 Cruise in at Peter's Speed Shop 5:30 till Tues 19 Corvettes & Kilts Cruise-In at Tilted Kilt Wilmington 5-8 ITEMS HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW ARE CAPE FEAR CORVETTS SUPPORTED EVENTS ITEMS IS RED LETTERS ARE NOT CONFIRMED AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Cape Fear Corvettes Tech Day at Dave Thiesen's Shop Monday March 26, 5:30-8:00 We have two vendors lined up first is AP Corp that specializes in Paint protection Films, wraps and window tint. Followed by Personal Touch auto detailing concentrating on interior detailing. Each will be about an hour long with a pizza break between. Bring a beverage and a chair. Please reply to this e-mail by March 19th if you plan to attend RLFox28409@aol.com Richard (910) 228-1449 Bring your questions for the experts! Location: 3208 Pennington Drive Wilmington N.C. 28405 Directions: From North Kerr Ave East of Blue Clay Road take Boundary Street North to left on Kitty Hawk Road to right on Pennington Road. Look for the third building on the right.

Cape Fear Corvettes 2018 Azalea Festival Parade Saturday April 14th Again this year Cape Fear Corvettes is proud to be the lead provider of cars for the Parade. This is a great opportunity for all of us to bring recognition to the Corvette brand and our club. We will drive the celebrities along the one mile parade route down 3rd Street. Cars that do not carry a celebrity will follow and drive the parade route as a club. Convertibles will have preference but Coups will also be welcomed. This is our chance to put our cars and club in front of thousands of spectators and even more viewers on television. Please reply ASAP by e-mail with your name and vehicle type convertible/coupe. RLFox28409@aol.com Thank You, Richard Fox All Corvettes that sign up will meet at the Southeastern Healthcare Chiropractic 1102 Market Street (located between 10th and 11th) at 7:15 AM We will depart promptly at 7:30 for our staging area at Dock Street and 3rd. After the parade we will head over to Carrabba's at 15 Van Campen Blvd. on Market Street for lunch. The NC Azalea Festival Parade is an annual event that is viewed by over 100,00 0 people. Join us for this year's parade and enjoy the floats, marching units and bands, clowns and horses, all highlighted by visiting celebrities, the Azalea Queen and her court, and the Azalea Princess! Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

CFC Members Azalea Festival Parade Rules Just to be clear all Corvettes must be prepared to carry a celebrity but we may end up with a few extra cars that wont have anyone to carry. So you can not bring a passenger. Below are some basic rules. Most of all be very nice to all other drivers, parade entries, Queens and Celebrities. Bring with you: - Two (2) towels, one for the queen or celebrity to sit on and one for their feet. - Wear your CFC name tag and shirt. - Cleaning materials - Cooler for water or soft drinks and anything you want to eat. Stay with your car. Be ready to move up at a moment s notice. Help whomever you carry. The one you are carrying will come to you. O.K. for you to have your Cameras and cell phones (but no talking while driving) NO Radios playing or excessive engine revving while on Parade Route. When you are driving, keep your eyes ahead and watch for people crossing in front of you. Don't stop while driving unless the parade unit ahead of you stops. Any Questions please call Richard at (910) 228-1449

CFC Track Day CFC has reserved the NCCAR track in Garysburg NC on Friday April 20, 2017 with a rain date of Monday April 23. from 10 AM till 2 PM. This is a non racing chance for you to get out on a great 2 mile long track and test your abilities to whatever extent you desire. Cars are adequately spaced with no wheel to wheel driving. Passing is only allowed in one area of the straightaway after notification and acknowledgement. An SA2010 or newer helmet is required. The track has loaner helmets available. The cost per car is $200.00 ( non refundable). A maximum of 6 cars are allowed on the track at one time and we can accommodate 2 groups for 12 total spots. First 12 to send their payment will be signed up. If you would like to attend this event please make your payment at the March 6th or April 4th CFC meeting or send your $200. check made out to Cape Fear Corvettes to : Richard Fox 2125 Harborway Drive Wilmington N.C. 28405 (910) 228-1449 Please sign and include the attached CFC release and waiver of liability, your name and vehicle you will be driving year, make, model, coupe or convertible. Payments are due on or before April 4th,2018 Your check will not be deposited and the event will be cancelled unless we have at least 10 cars payed by the due date. You may drive any capable sports car. Click here: North Carolina Center for Automotive Research NCCAR Please review the rules that are attached below. Please give it a try, this event is a BLAST! Richard Fox

NATIONAL CORVETTE RESTORERS SOCIETY Greenville SC Regional The Carolinas Chapter is hosting an NCRS Regional April 12-14, 2018. Come and join us during springtime in the South when everything is in bloom. The event will be held at the TD Convention Center in Greenville, SC. For information about the center visit http://tdconventioncenter.com Hall 1 (125,000 ft.) will be used for car judging. Greenville s revitalized and award-winning downtown has been written up in many magazines as a destination for fine dining. For more information visit http://www.visitgreenvillesc.com The host hotel is the Embassy Suites, about four miles away. Reservations open January 2 with a discounted rate of $159 through March 12. A shuttle to downtown Greenville will be provided mid-day Friday for a spouses' luncheon/shopping adventure. There will be free transportation from the Embassy Suites to downtown Greenville restaurants for a Friday evening on-your-own dining experience. Check the block on the registration form if you would use this service. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT: Meet information: Bob Kinstrey rbkinstrey@aol.com 864-346-6126 Judging information: Fred Jenkins fredjenkins@cacsnc.net 252-268-9624 Registration questions Peter Stout peterncsu@gmail.com 919-749-8061

Save the Date November 9-11, 2018 Mark your calendars now Friday: Meet & Greet Saturday: Photo in front of the Biltmore House Breakfast at the Stables Tickets to tour the Biltmore House Tickets for Candlelight Tour Dinner on Biltmore Estate Any questions call Frank Sancineto at 919-604-6978 or via email: caravan25th@aol.com

Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina & Virginia & West Virginia Corvette Caravan to the 25 th Anniversary of the National Corvette Museum Attention Corvette Enthusiasts: Are you ready for another caravan? If you missed the 50th Anniversary National Corvette Museum Corvette caravan in 2003, or the 15th Anniversary, National Corvette Museum Corvette Caravan in 2009, or the 20th in 2014, here is your chance to join other Corvette friends for the 25th Anniversary of the National Corvette Museum by participating in the 2019 Corvette Caravan; which will be a milestone event in the National Corvette Museum s history. So get ready to join us and your fellow Corvette enthusiasts to plan this Caravan. Mark your calendars for August 28 September 1, 2019. My name is Frank Sancineto, my wife Laura and I were captains for the 2003, 2009, 2014, Carolinas and Virginia Caravan. We had such a great time and met so many wonderful people we now call friends that we are going to be Regional Caravan Captains again for this milestone 25th caravan. Please contact Frank Sancineto at caravan25th@aol.com or call 919-604-6978. We need volunteers in each state to make this happen. Please call or email me to let me know you can help. Advertising is very important to our Caravan. Please help us keep costs to a minimum. If you know of a local business in your area that would benefit from advertising in our Carolinas & Virginia Corvette Caravan Route Book or on this website, your local Corvette Clubs are welcomed to sponsor also. You may also place a personal Ad in our Route Book. What better way for a business to reach this large and passionate group of consumers The Corvette Enthusiast than by advertising with us?

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Services and Classified Section. CFC DISCOUNT BOOKS: Quayside Publishing Group is offering a 50% discount to all CFC club members on all their books, including the recently released Corvette Stingray about the new C7. The discount applies to all automotive and motorsports books and shop manuals at http://www.motorbooks.com/. Also, many other books on aviation, history, sports, music, etc. can be found at http://www.qbookshop.com/. You can view the Quayside websites to find any books that interest you. The 50% club discount applies to ALL books on BOTH websites. The discount price is 50% off the RETAIL LIST price (not any marked-down price) plus NC sales tax. Free shipping is available on orders of $75 or more. The only restrictions are that the orders must be placed and paid for by one person and shipped to one address. 2017 calendars are also available, but order soon as they sell out quickly. I have volunteered to handle the orders for our club members and will group orders to qualify for the free shipping. To purchase any book, e-mail or contact me with the complete ordering information. You can pay me at any CFC meeting or event or mail a check made out to: Tony Caracciolo, 1007 West Cove Loop, Leland, NC 28451. I will deliver the books at a CFC event or you can pick them up at your convenience. Some examples of the newest books that can be made available for examination: Corvette Stingray The seventh generation of America s Sports Car - $20 CFC price The Complete Book of Corvette Every model since 1953 (includes C7) - $25 CFC Corvette Racing The complete competition history from Sebring to Le Mans - $30 CFC Art of the Corvette An artistic celebration of the Corvette - $25 CFC -- "Corvette: 7 generations of High Performance" - The ultimate Corvette history - $25 CFC -- "Track Days: A Glove-box Guide" - Vital advice handbook for the track-dayer - $10 CFC If you have any questions you can call me at 910-371-2375. Tony Caracciolo For Sale a set After Market Chrome C7 ZO6 Corvette Wheels Size 10 x 19 fronts and 12 X 20 rears. There is no damage to any of the wheels and as far as I know they were not on the corvette very long. Asking $600 or best offer. Peter 203-376-5391 or chefpeter@ec.rr.com