CAPE FEAR CORVETTES. APRIL 2013
CLUB OFFICERS
PRESIDENT Tony Caracciolo 910-371-2375 [email protected]
VICE PRESIDENT Richard Fox [email protected]
TREASURER Greg Stanley
SECRETARY Peter Ziehl 203-376-5391 [email protected]
CAR SHOW CHAIRMAN Gordon Boyd
WEBSITE/WEBMASTER John Talatinian
NEWSLETTER Peter Ziehl 203-376-5391 [email protected]
MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN Jim Martin
NCM Ambassador Don Paulson
Facebook Administrators John Talatinian,
Gordon Boyd,
Ken Bomhan,
Publicity Chairman
NEXT CLUB MEETING: May 14th 2013 6:30 p.m.
Jeff Gorden Chevrolet
In the Used Car showroom South College Road, Wilmington NC
MEETING MINUTES April 9th 2013 Call to Order: Tony Caracciolo called the meeting to order at 6:30pm and welcomed 41
members and 3 guests. All 2013 officers were present. Minutes: The minutes as printed in the newsletter were approved without any additions or
corrections.
Financial Report: The March CFC financial status was reported by Greg Stanley the club is on sound financial ground.
Membership status: As of March 31st we have 75 members: 67 Full, 8 Associate. Old Business
The trip to Rockingham Race Track was on March16th and everyone had a great time. 24 corvettes participated in the laps around the track. Something about Gordon Boyd being the
slowest driver and it seems Dom Helms travels to events with his own personal pit crew. And we will be going to Darlington on August 10 to do laps around that track.
Greg then spoke about the trip to the Lake Waccamaw Boys & Girls Home. There were 18 Corvettes and 20 plus people in attendance. The children were happy to receive the gift and
the see the collection of corvettes. The corvettes were parked on the new paved parking area making the owner very happy. There was a tour of the chapel and the office which is in a very old house after which the group walked across the street for a nice lunch. Special thanks to
Greg for organizing the event and to Sandy Fox for shopping and donating a number of the items given to the children,
Sat April 6th was a Cars & Coffee cruise at Red Robin in Mayfair. This is a fun event held the first Saturday of every month and with the nice weather there has been over 100 cars at the
last couple. You will see all type and varieties of cars at this cruise. New Business
April Events, April 20th Vettes Doin’ Charleston the weekend of April 19th and 20th, Saturday April 20th is the Twin River Corvette Club Show in New Bern anyone wanting to
travel together to New Bern meet at the Harris Teeter in Porters Neck at 7:45 with an 8:00 departure. Saturday April 27th is the 22ND Mount Olive Pickle Festival Car Show from 9-4,
Saturday April 20th is the Tri-Beach Cruisers Bash at the Beach in Shallotte. May Events, Saturday May4th is the Cape Fear Cruisers 8th Annual Spring Car Show in Southport and the Southwest High School 5th Annual Car, Truck & Bike Show in
Jacksonville. May 11th is the Coastal Cruisers Classic Car & Truck Show in Wilmington.
May 18,19 are the dates for the Caro Vettes Corvettes shows in Jacksonville, people’s choice on Saturday and judged show on Sunday. Saturday May 18th is the GO Automotive 1st Annual Car Show in Wilmington
Sunday May 19th is the Tri Beach Cruisers Spring Fling in Wilmington. Saturday May 25th is Hotrods & Hamburgers at Ocean Chevy in Shallotte. June Events, Saturday June 1st Corvettes at Myrtle Beach in Myrtle Beach SC.
Saturday June 1st Cars and Coffee in Wilmington Saturday June 15th North Carolina Blueberry Festival Car & Truck Show in Burgaw
John Talatinian spoke about a charity event the Mustang club is planning for May 19th and wanted to know if any members would like to join them he will have additional information at
the next meeting.
Flyers for all events will be in the newsletter.
Family Picnic May 11th.at Moores Creek Battlefield save the date
We will be having our first annual family picnic Saturday May11th at Moores Creek Battle Field in Currie. It will cost $10.00 per person and $5.00 for children 12 and under. It will be a catered event with this menu FRIED CHICKEN & PULLED PORK BBQ, BOILED POTATOES &
BAKED BEANS, HOUSE SALAD, BROWNIES, ICE TEA & LEMONADE Get your checks to Greg Stanley to hold your spot. This is a rain or shine event and we must have your payment to ensure we have food for all those attending.
Club Logo Clothing:
J.R. Best presented two sample jackets with the club logo stitched on the front and a large one stitched on the back. J.R. donated the two jackets to the club and they will be raffled off at the car show in September.
Club logo apparel will be available at Best Uniform Inc., 2716 Exchange Dr., Wilmington (910-791-6050).
Car Show: Gordon Boyd spoke about the car show flyer and had some for distribution and asked all members to take some and distribute them any place they see a corvette.
Ellen Boyd had the car show sponsor letters, please if you know someone that can donate something for the auction please ask them and provide them with a copy of the letter below. Any questions contact Ellen Boyd.
National Corvette Museum:
Don Paulson spoke about the upcoming bash at the museum and about the track project as well as that the museum store will be at Vettes Doin Charleston. The complete report with details can be found in the newsletter
Reminders:
Send your Corvette photos to Webmaster John Talatanian at [email protected]. Tony reminded everyone that Doug Holmgren has information about the track day at NCCAR
on August 3rd Also the Pinehurst event in May is looking to do a Corvette vs. Porsche show on Saturday if
anyone is interested in participating or going to see it.
Next Membership meeting: 6:30PM on May 14thth, at Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Used Car building.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 7:35PM. Afterwards a large group of members
cruised to Carrabba’s Italian Grill for a social gathering and meal.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
We frequently get requests for recommendations for shops to take our Corvettes for various kinds
of work, especially specialty shops that are experienced with older models. If you have had a
good experience and have a recommendation for a specialty shop, please let me know. You can
also write up a little article (see Peter’s below) detailing your experience. They could also make a
good contact as a potential supporter of our Corvette show. Peter has added a “Services and
Classified” page to the newsletter, so if you have a recommendation or items for sale, send the
information to Peter for publication.
Thanks! TC
CAPE FEAR CORVETTES MEMBER SPOT LIGHT Peter Ziehl
As some of you know I have two old corvettes that are powered with modern LS-1 engines. After completing the restoration of both cars I wanted to have them Dyno tuned. With that in
mind at the end of February it was off to National Speed on Gordon road here in Wilmington with both corvettes to get them tuned. The 1966 had an issue with an air intake temperature sensor and once that was repaired the car gained 90 additional rear wheel HP from the tuning
and sensor repair. Putting down 345 RWHP with 355 ft. Lbs. of torque. The 1961had no issues and gained 25 additional HP after the tune and put down 325 RWHP and 340 ft. Lbs.
of torque. Every one at National Speed was very professional and treated me and my corvettes with the utmost respect. I would recommend them for tuning or upgrade work on any car.
.
1961 on the Dyno Rollers 1966 on the Dyno rollers
MAY BIRTHDAYS
5 Mike Hagler
12 Ronnie Rhodes
14 Jon Mason
15 Dori Dohrmann
20 John Fort
20 Carl Robinson
23 Don Helms
26 Joe Craig
29 David Compe
I will work on getting a list of everyone’s birthday and updating
this with names as quickly as I can. Please e-mail Jim Martin ([email protected]) the day and
month of you’re and your spouse/ significant other birthdays
I will be looking for items to populate the newsletter with so any corvette or major personal news you want to share with the members please e-mail me. Also any information you have about upcoming events please forward for the events calendar. And please if you go to a corvette event take some pictures and write a short note about it and send them to me Thank you Peter
CAPE FEAR CORVETTES
CALENDAR OF EVENTS APRIL
Sat. 20 Twin River CC Spring Corvette Display
Fri-Sat 19-20 Vettes Doin Charleston Corvette Show
Sat. 20 Rims On the River see website www.rimsontheriver.com
Sat 27 Mount Olive Pickle Festival Car Show
Sat 27 Bash at the Beach Car Show, Shallotte
MAY
Sat. 4 Cape Fear Cruisers Car & Truck Show Southport
Sat. 4 Southwest High School Car, Truck & Bike Show
Sat. 4 Cars & Coffee Schaeffer BMW 4920 New Centre Dr
Tues 7 Cape Fear Corvettes Monthly Meeting
Sat. 11 Moore's Creek Park CFC Family Picnic
Sat. 11 Cruise For The Kids Classic Car & Truck Show
Sat. 18 Caro-Vettes People’s Choice Car Show
Sat. 18 Go Automotive Car Show
Sun. 19 Caro-Vettes NCCC Corvette Concourse
Sun. 19 Tri-Beach Cruisers Spring Fling Jeff Gordon Chevrolet
Sat. 25 Hotrods & Hamburgers Ocean Chevy RT17 Shallotte
Fri 31 Corvettes at Myrtle Beach Preshow Party
JUNE
Sat 1 Corvettes at Myrtle Beach Show at Broadway at the Beach
Sat 1 Cars & Coffee
Tues 4 Cape Fear Corvettes Monthly Meeting
Sat5 8 Asphalt Ventures Zoom and Vroom Photo Shoot and Track Day
Sat. 15 North Carolina Blueberry Festival Car & Truck Show, Burgaw
See Flyers for details on these events
SPRING CORVETTE
DISPLAY
Date: Saturday, April 20, 2013
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Place: Joe Alcoke Chevrolet;
3405 Dr. M.L. King, Jr. Boulevard
(Hwy 17 South),
New Bern, NC
No Entry Fee
Door Prizes
Dash Plaques
Hot Dogs, Chips & Beverage to
Participants
All Proceeds will be donated to Charity
50/50 Drawing
For More Information, contact
Willard West, Jr. at (252) 633-3408
or [email protected] Sponsored By
And Joe Alcoke Chevrolet
Twin Rivers Corvette Club
Spring Corvette display
April 20, 2013 10AM to 3PM Located at Joe Alcoke Chevrolet & Truck Center
3405 Dr. M. L. King Jr. Blvd (Hwy 17)
New Bern, N.C.
NO Entry Fees
Door Prizes
Dash Plaques
50/50 Drawing
Hot Dogs, Chips, & Beverage To All Participants
*All Proceeds Will Be Donated To Charity*
_____________________________________________________
REGISTRATION FORM Registration 9AM to 12 Noon
Name________________________________________
Address_______________________________________
City ___________________ State _____________ Zip________
Phone__________________ E Mail ________________________
Year_________ Color__________ Coupe____ Convertible ____
I am a member of ___________________________ Corvette Club. Liability Clause: Participants of this event, by execution of this form, release and discharge the Twin Rivers Corvette Club, and Joe
Alcoke Auto & Truck Center, their offices, directors, members, employees and anyone connected with the presentation of this car display,
from any & all known and unknown damages, injuries, losses, judgment and/or claims from any causes whatsoever that may be suffered
by any participate to person or property.
Signature/Date _____________________________________
Please mail or e-mail this form to:
Willard West Jr.
PO Box 1022 Call (252) 633-3408
New Bern, NC 28563 E-mail: [email protected]
Sponsored by Joe Alcoke Chevrolet
CAPE FEAR CORVETTES FIRST ANNUAL FAMILY PICNIC
DATE; SATURDAY MAY 11TH TIME; 11:00-3:00
COST; $10.00 PER PERSON, KIDS 12 and UNDER $5.00 LOCATION; MOORES CREEK NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD
40 PATRIOTS HALL DRIVE CURRIE, NORTH CAROLINA 28435
THIS WILL BE AN ALL INCLUDE CATERED PARTY
MENU FRIED CHICKEN & PULLED PORT BBQ BOILED POTATOES & BAKED BEANS
HOUSE SALAD BROWNIES
ICE TEA & LEMON AID SAVE YOU SPOT BY SENDING YOUR CHECK TO
Greg Stanley 2015 Woodwind Drive Leland, NC 28451
Feel free to bring guests and this is a rain or shine event as the
Battle field has a large covered place for us.
All checks must be received by May 7th If you want to bring other drinks or food please feel free to
Alcohol may not be brought to the battlefield.
CARO-VETTES CORVETTE CLUB
Presents
NCCC Sanction CA356-0002 Host: Caro-Vettes Corvette Club
Location: Marine Chevrolet,
1408 Western Blvd., Jacksonville, NC
Saturday May 18th
5:30 P.M. –Car Show Registration & Corvette Cleanup
Sunday May 19th 8:00 A.M. – Concours Registration
11:30 A.M. - Drivers Meeting (Cleaning Stops)
12:00 Noon - Judging Begins
4:30 P.M. – Awards Presentation at Marine Chevrolet
AWARDS FOR 1ST
, 2ND
& 3RD
PLACE IN EACH “C” CLASS
“BEST IN SHOW” AWARDS
Information: Jim Roddy, (910) 389-8914/455-8511 or Chris Fountain, (910) 376-2072/455-2121
Pre-Registration Fee: $10.00 (Until 4 May 2013): Registration Fee: $15.00 (After 4 May 2013)
National Council of Corvette Clubs Judging & Rules applies for this Sanctioned Event
Complete registration form for each Corvette entered and make checks payable to:
Caro-Vettes Corvette Club
Mail To: P.O. Box 1654, Jacksonville, NC 28540
NAME: CLUB:
ADDRESS:
CITY: STATE: ZIP:
PHONE: DATE:
NCCC# VETTE YEAR: COLOR:
SIGNATURE: MODEL: E-MAIL: FEE ENCLOSED: $
Note: First 30 Corvettes registered guaranteed Indoor placement for event
Presents
Concours d’ Elegance XXXI NCCC Sanction CA356-0001 Host: Caro-Vettes Corvette Club
Location: Marine Chevrolet, 1408 Western Blvd., Jacksonville, NC 28546
Saturday 18 May
3:30 P.M. –Concours Registration Opens
5:30 P.M. – Corvettes Inside/Cleaning until 6:30 P.M.
Sunday 19 May 8:00 A.M. – Concours Registration Re-Opens
11:30 A.M. – Drivers Meeting (Cleaning Stops)
12:00 Noon - Judging Begins
3:30 P.M. – Awards Presentation at Marine Chevrolet
National Council of Corvette Clubs Judging & Rules applies for this Sanctioned Event
Classes: Concours Prepared (Stock) * Race Prepared * Modified (4 - 15 Major Modifications)
Custom (16 Major Modifications) * Street/ Show *Wash & Show (No under hood judging)
Awards: 1st, 2
nd & 3
rd Place per NCCC Rules
Special Awards: Best Paint, Best Engine, Best Interior, Dealers Choice, BEST IN SHOW
Dash Plaques first 75 cars Door Prizes Lodging/Hospitality Room: Fairfield Inn
121 Circuit Lane, Jacksonville, NC 28546
Independent Judges 50/50 Raffles **Rate $109+ Tax until 4 May
(910)938-4499
Hospitality room ** Saturday 18 May ** Fairfield Inn 6:30 – 1100 P.M.
Questions: Jim Roddy, (910) 389-8914/455-8511 or Chris Fountain (910) 376-2072/455-2121
Proceeds from this event will be donated to a LOCAL Charity
Mail Forms & Fees to: Caro-Vettes Corvette Club, PO Box 1654, Jacksonville, NC 28540
REGISTRATION FOR CORVETTE CLASSIC XXXI
NAME: CLUB:
ADDRESS: HOST CLUB: Caro-Vettes, Inc.
CITY: STATE: ZIP:
PHONE: NCCC#
DATE: YEAR: COLOR:
SIGNATURE: CLASS
E-MAIL CONCOURS ENTRY FEE: $25.00 Per Vehicle
DISPLAY ONLY: $10.00 Received by 4 May 2013: $20.00 VENDORS FEE: $75.00 “FOR SALE CORRAL”: $10.00
NOTE: FIRST 30 CORVETTES GUARANTEED INDOOR SHOW SPACES
April 9, 2013
Dear Sponsor,
I am contacting you on behalf of the Cape Fear Corvettes’ Club located in Wilmington, North Carolina. We are
currently making preparations for our Sixth Annual Corvette Car Show, to be held on September 15, 2013. The
show will be held at Jeff Gordon Chevrolet in Wilmington, North Carolina.
We are asking for your support as we secure items for our charity auction and door prizes for the car show. We
would greatly appreciate any product or gift certificate you can donate.
This year we are again partnering with AARP and plan to donate all net proceeds raised from the show to AARP
and Jeff Gordon’s “Drive to End Hunger”. Drive to End Hunger is a multi-year commitment to solve the problem
of hunger in America, particularly among the more than six million older Americans who face the threat of hunger
each day. Our fundraising efforts include an auction and a 50/50 raffle. We are currently working with AARP and
our local food bank, The Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC, to organize a food drive in conjunction with the
show. Last year we raised over $4,400.00 and donated 300 pounds of food to our local food bank. That provided
over 25,000 meals to the hungry in Wilmington.
As a sponsor, your name will be posted on a Sponsor Board at the car show, for all participants and spectators to
see. Additionally, a list of all sponsors will be included with each door prize given to all participants.
I am collecting items at my home address, so I would ask if you could send all items to the address listed below. If
you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at the phone number I have provided, or send me an email at
the address below.
Ellen Boyd
4304 Gatewood Court
Wilmington, NC 28405
Phone # (910) 508-4348 email address: [email protected]
Thank you in advance for supporting our show and our club. It would not be possible for us to have a successful
show without sponsors like you.
Ellen Boyd
Member - Cape Fear Corvettes
Door Prize and Auction Chairperson 2013
Services and Classified Section
Need work on your Corvette AUTO TECH
They have vast experience on C3/C4 vettes 3616 Carolina Beach Rd. Wilmington, NC 28412 ph.: (910) 392-8620 fax: (910) 392-0534
FOR SALE Set of race ramps only used a couple times
Great for working on your Corvettes
New Retail Price $352 get these for only $200 or BO Call Peter at 203-376-5391 or E-mail [email protected]
If you have a service you want listed here or want to sell something send an email to [email protected] to be included in this section