Inside this issue:

President’s Letter 2

Calendar of Events 3

2018 Officers 3

Meeting Place 4

NCM Ambassador 5

New Members 7

Birthdays 8

Winners! 9

Upcoming Events 10

Event Recaps -

Corvette in the News 11

Corvette Racing 12

The CCR Store 13

Tech Tips 14

Sponsors 15

June 2018

Pictures from the RoundUp!

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A Message from the President Dear Fellow CCR Members,

We had a possible issue with the July Members’ Meeting being held at the Markel Building. Fortunately, the issue has been resolved, and we will meet there in July and August, and we expect to continue to meet there in the future. During the time that the issue existed, I did substantial research into al-ternate locations, found nothing that was free, and discovered most locations required significant ex-penditure. Thus, to be prudent, we are continuing to research alternate locations. If you have an idea where we could hold our West End meeting, please contact me at mail2ccr@gmail.com

Also, we are assembling an inventory of CCR property, so we will know where to find things when we need them. If you are storing something for CCR, please let Paul Murman or me know what you have so we can add it to the list. Now let’s get out there and have some Fun, Fellowship, and Food!

Cruise to Captain George’s – June 24th Corvettes at Carlisle – August 23-26th

Cruise to King’s Arms – September TBA Cruise to Louis Little’s – October TBA

Other Events are in the planning stages, so please help us fill the CCR Calendar! We would also love to hear your ideas for new Events, so talk to any Board Member and let us know how to make our club better with more CCR Events. I hope to see all the regulars AND lots of new faces at our upcoming Events. Best Wishes and remember to Save the Wave!

Life is a highway, and I wanna drive it in my Corvette with my best friend Doris as copilot. Your CCR friend,

Bob Brody

PRESIDENT

Bob Brody (804) 389-8153

VICE PRESIDENT

Bubba Carr (804) 356-8731

TREASURER

Paul Murman (804) 748-7695

RECORDING SECRETARY

Sue Ann Bickert (804) 330-3554

NEWSLETTER EDITOR

James Wilson (804) 382-1414

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY

Donna Carr (804) 356-3550

SERGEANT-AT-ARMS

Graham Wilson (804) 236-3918

HISTORIAN

David Dolan (804) 346-5266

WEBMASTER

Mike Starr (804) 527-0879

EVENTS COORDINATOR

Bill Knapp (804) 338-7314

Officers for 2018

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: Fri, Jun 8 Membership Meeting (Southside) - 7:30pm

After Meeting Social: Pietro’s

Sun, Jun 24 Cruise to Captain George’s

Fri, Jul 13 Membership Meeting (West End) - 7:30pm

After Meeting Social: TBD

Fri, Aug 10 Membership Meeting (West End) - 7:30pm

After Meeting Social: The home of Mike & Peggy Todd

Aug 23—26 Corvettes at Carlisle

Fri, Sep 14 Membership Meeting (Southside)

After Meeting Social: TBD

Fri, Oct 12 Membership Meeting (Southside)

After Meeting Social: TBD

*For event details, please see the website, www.corvetteclubofrichmond.com

June Meeting

Friday, June 8th at our South Side Location

Our next General Membership Meeting will take place at 7:30 PM at Grace Lutheran

Church, 13028 Harrowgate Rd, Chester, Virginia 23831. There is plenty of parking

available. So come early to visit in the parking lot with other members!

Meeting Directions (South Side)

From VA-288, take the VA-145/Chester Rd exit toward Chester.

Turn right onto VA-145 W/Chester Rd (signs for VA-145 W).

Turn right onto W Hundred Rd.

Turn left onto Harrowgate Rd.

Destination will be on the right.

After Meeting Social will be at Pietro’s. Directions can be found at the Sergeant of

Arms table at the meeting.

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By Barry Roper, NCM Ambassador/Lifetime Member

During the last week of April, as a part of the annual Michelin NCM Bash, General Motors held their event seminar providing updates and details on the 2019 model year Corvette. One of the last pieces of information to be released to the attendees and the press was the introduction of two exterior colors debuting for the new model year. They were presented by GM Bowling Green Assembly Body and Paint Manager Chuck Valentini who brought two rear quarter panels featuring the intriguing blue and gray options. Elkhart Lake Blue will replace Admiral Blue Metallic while Shadow Gray will oust Watkins Glen Gray as 2019 options. As of the first week of April, with 7070 Corvettes produced thus far, the third most popular color for the new year has been Watkins Glen Gray representing 15% (1060 cars) while Admiral Blue was the seventh most ordered for 5% (353 cars).

REVS & RUMBLES @ THE NCM

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(Continued) For those considering ordering a 2019, the presenter noted that the new blue is more 'metallic' than the retiring blue, while the new gray metallic exhibits a lighter shade than previous gray colors, along with its being a 'tinge' greener. The announced timing for the color swaps is as follows: GJ1 SHADOW GRAY (replacing G7Q Watkins Glen Gray) May 17th was the last day to order Watkins Glen Gray June 18th is the last day of production June 28th is the first day that Shadow Gray is available to order August 6th is the first day of production [There are no remaining allocations of Watkins Glen Gray for the ZR1] GS7 ELKHART LAKE BLUE (replacing GTR Admiral Blue Metallic) June 28th is the last day to order Admiral Blue August 13th is the last day of production August 30th is the first day that Elkhart Lake Blue is available to order October 1st is the first day of production [And, for the curious among us, Elkhart Lake is in Wisconsin] The 2019 exterior color palette also includes these existing choices: Arctic White, Black, Blade Silver Metallic, Ceramic Matrix Gray Metallic, and Torch Red as standard selections, plus three Premium tintcoats ($995 cost): Corvette Racing Yellow, Long Beach Red Metallic, and Sebring Orange.

REVS & RUMBLES @ THE NCM

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Al & Sharon (not pictured) Vincent

Gary & Carol Smith

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to those members celebrating birthdays this

month. May there be a shiny, new surprise in your driveway!

Danny Terry 6/2 Craig Callahan 6/6

Marcie Montgomery 6/6 Jane Campbell 6/7

Janie Hughes 6/7 Lori Dolan 6/8

Rob Olson 6/11 Gayle Haynes 6/12

Joe Cifelli 6/13 Rodney Haynes 6/13

Suzanne Burke 6/15 Lorna Maloy 6/15

Ralph Oldaker 6/15 Ed Paterek 6/15

Robert Knight 6/18 Johnny Temple 6/18

Anthony Campbell 6/20 Joyce Barker 6/21

Melvin Grayson 6/21 Steve Bradley 6/26

Val Miser 6/27 Gary Smith 6/28

Bob Wallace 6/30

JUNE

BIRTHDAYS

MAY MEETING’S BIG WINNERS

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

50/50 Winner—David Taylor

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Dinner Ticket—Robin Williams

Handshake—Wylie Dubose

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Upcoming Event Cruise to Captain George’s

June 24, 2018 Rob and Sue Ann Bickert

Cruise to Captain George’s June 24th

Rob and Sue Ann Bickert are inviting you to join them on a CCR cruise to Captain George’s

Restaurant, Williamsburg, Va.

At Captain George's the food is prepared fresh daily on the premises, everything from home-

made salads and dressings, to secret seafood casserole recipes, to freshly baked desserts and au-

thentic Greek pastries. The buffet features over 70 items.

The price of $42.48 gets you unlimited trips to the buffet, coffee, tea, water, and sodas and des-

serts. The price includes tax and gratuity.

Meet at McDonald’s in Quinton on the corner of Route 60 and 249 on Sunday June 24th at

12:30PM.

This cruise is rain or shine, bring your club radios and your appetites. We guarantee you will

not be disappointed.

Please register ONLINE or in the EVENT BOOKS by June 17th.

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Corvette in the News One Little Red Corvette Leads to Another Inspired by her father’s vintage Chevrolet—and her Bar-

bie’s old ride—Kim Burroughs bought and restored her

own classic

By: A.J. Baime May 22, 2018

Kim Burroughs, 43, a dentist from Gambrills, Md., on her

1962 Chevrolet Corvette, as told to A.J. Baime.

When I was little, my sister and I both had Barbie dolls and

Barbie Corvettes, which were toy cars that Barbie “drove.”

Mine was purple, my sister’s was silver, and we played with

them all the time.

Jump forward to 1997. My father John Burroughs bought a

1959 Corvette. I helped him push the car off the trailer

when it was delivered to his house in Sunderland, Md. I was

starting dental school in the Baltimore area, so I was not

around to help him restore it. He promised that this car

would be mine someday, but I guess I got impatient.

In 2015, my boyfriend Scott Chalk—who restores cars pro-

fessionally—told me about a friend who had a 1962 Cor-

vette that he had gotten in the 1970s. He had taken it apart

intending to restore it but that never happened, and now he

wanted to sell it. We went and saw the car; it had been

painted red and all the parts were in boxes.

The year 1962 was the last of the first-generation Corvette,

and the best in my opinion because the car came with a big-

ger 327 V-8 engine. In June 2015, I paid $30,000 for mine.

My boyfriend and I loaded it in a trailer and brought it

home. We created lists of all the parts we had and all the

parts we needed. I went to swap meets and Corvette shows

to find parts. We spent some 60 hours underneath the car

scraping off undercoating, which had probably been put on

by a dealership when the car was originally purchased.

The underside of the trunk lid was still the original paint

color so, a paint specialist used that to mix the right shade,

which was called Honduras Maroon.

For the full story go to:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/one-little-red-corvette-leads-to-another-

1526997436

2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Seeking miles per hour in the Texas Mile, tyrannizing Hill Coun-

try in the King of the Hill ZR1.

By: Josh Jacquot May, 2018

“Speed kills” is an old trope trotted out by those well-meaning souls who

probably haven’t ever actually gone fast. It’s a dictum intended to guilt

drivers into socially responsible behavior. We went 183.3 mph in Chevy's new Corvette ZR1 at the Texas Mile. Not once did we feel guilty.

Truth is, going fast, especially beyond the 150-mph mark, requires you to

act responsibly. The activity is fraught with exponentially increasing risk.

Accelerating through speeds previously only experienced on the fastest

road courses, then keeping the throttle pinned, is particular to the struggle

that is the Mile. Started in 2003, the Texas Mile, now held in Victoria, is a

standing-mile acceleration test for those seeking a long-term relationship with blurred scenery. Endurance drag racing, if you will. Combining

NHRA-like accumulation of speed and dry-lake-bed-like top end for street

cars, the Mile is unlike anything else in motorsports, a place to really un-

cork it.

We didn’t fully grasp this until we were there. Until we saw otherwise

unremarkable human beings drive 220 mph in stock-bodied Corvettes.

Until we heard all the ZR1’s 755 horsepower erupt from its four howitzer exhaust tips in qualifying. You see, no matter how sober you might be,

there are rules at the Texas Mile. And before you’re allowed to give ’er

hell the whole way in a car this powerful, you’ve got to show that you can

handle it by making a successful qualifying pass between 140 and 165 mph. Somehow, we managed.

Available in either a targa or a convertible body style and fitted with ei-

ther a high or a low freestanding wing, the ZR1 comes in the shape and aero profile of your choosing. Plant foot to firewall in any version, and its

715-lb-ft ax to the spleen reminds you instantly of the benefits of restraint.

The 6.2-liter LT5’s extra power and torque relative to the Z06’s LT4 powerplant largely come courtesy of a supercharger with 52 percent more

displacement. The ZR1’s Eaton TVS R2650 blower makes 14.0 psi versus

the LT4’s 9.4 and routes it through intercoolers with about double the heat

-transfer capacity.

For the full story go to:

http://www.thedrive.com/news/20278/the-2019-chevrolet-corvette-zr1-will-pace-

this-years-indy-500

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: BY THE NUMBERS By: Randall Shinn May 31, 2018

DETROIT (May 31, 2018) – Le Mans. The mere mention of the name stirs the soul and emotion of anyone who has experienced

one of the biggest motorsports events around the globe. It’s especially true for Corvette Racing and its following, with the world’s

premier GT racing program back for the 19th consecutive year. Corvette Racing’s record at Le Mans is impressive, to say the

least…

1: As in one team, one manufacturer and one model of car for 20 years: Corvette Racing, Chevrolet and the Chevrolet Corvette.

3: Generations of Corvette Racing entries since 2000 – Corvette C5-R (2000-04), Corvette C6.R (2005-13) and Corvette C7.R

(2014-current).

3: Number of wins for the Corvette C5-R – 2001, 2002, 2004.

4: Number of wins for the Corvette C6.R – 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011.

4: Most years between Corvette Racing victories at Le Mans (2011 to 2015)

8: As in Chevrolet’s small-block V8. More than 100 million units have been sold worldwide and is the most successful engine

in American motorsports.

8: Class victories at Corvette Racing at Le Mans – all since 2001.

9: Number of drivers who have won races at Le Mans for Corvette Racing – Olivier Beretta, Ron Fellows, Antonio Garcia,

Oliver Gavin, Jan Magnussen, Tommy Milner, Johnny O’Connell, Scott Pruitt and Jordan Taylor.

12: Manufacturer Championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing since 2001.

16: Number of GT Le Mans wins in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for Corvette Racing since the start of

2014. That’s the most of any manufacturer and team in GTLM.

19: Number of victories for Corvette Racing’s lineup at Le Mans. Oliver Gavin: 5 Jan Magnussen: 4 Antonio Gar-

cia: 3 Marcel Fässler: 3 Tommy Milner: 2 Mike Rockenfeller: 2

21: Tracks at which Corvette Racing has won races – Baltimore, COTA, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park/Mosport, Daytona,

Detroit, Houston, Laguna Seca, Le Mans, Lime Rock, Long Beach, Miami, Mid-Ohio, Portland, Road America, Road Atlanta,

Sebring, Sonoma, St. Petersburg, Texas, Trois Rivieres and Utah.

107: Victories worldwide for Corvette Racing – 99 in North America and eight at Le Mans.

202: Event starts by Corvette Racing since 1999.

90,130.78: Number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing in its 18 previous trips to Le Mans. That represents 10,698

laps and nearly four full trips around the Earth at its equator.

32,516: Pounds of air freight sent by Corvette Racing to Le Mans – parts, spares, supplies and other items. That doesn’t include

the two Corvette race cars, a semi-rig and a spare car!

274,646.76: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing since its inception. To put that in perspective Apollo

13 – the longest manned spaceflight in history – covered “just” 248,655 miles.

For the full story go to:

http://www.corvetteracing.com/news/corvette-racing-at-le-mans-by-the-numbers/

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The CCR Store

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Tech Tips From 2003 IMSA GTS Drivers Champion—Johnny O’Connell As some of you may know, early in my career, I spent a lot of time teaching high performance driv-ing. I started at Jim Russell, then a little time at Skip Barbers, a lot of time at Bob Bondurants, and then a little time with the Panoz school. Anyway, it has always shocked me at how little most peo-ple know about driving. With this in mind, I figured it might be a good idea to pass along some tips to help people get to be better street drivers. Some of the techniques…as I go along….will be some of the things we do in racing….but most are applicable to everyday street driving. The pur-pose is, of course , not to encourage you to speed on the streets…(most racers I know run pretty close to the speed limits)….but rather to give you some skills that will hopefully keep you and your loved ones out of trouble. Believe me when I say that it is a lot more dangerous driving on the streets then the race track…and something I have in the back of my mind every time I buckle up. With all that said….we’ll start out with the basics…and as the season goes along..keep adding stuff. First thing, and very important, is how to sit in a car. Sounds dumb, but most people don’t sit in a car properly. Your average street driver tends to sit to far away from the steering wheel, and thus when they get into a situation where they have to perform, they are unable to do so. Sitting close to the wheel allows you to move it quickly should you get in a skid. At first, it always feels awkward, but with time you get used to it. Anyway, the rule of thumb more or less is this. You should be close enough to the steering wheel so that you can drape your wrist (either one ) over the steering wheel at 12 o’clock…not pulling your shoulder blades off the back of the seat, and have a slight bend to your elbow. For most peo-ple, this tends to make them feel a little bit too close, and uncomfortable with their legs. Where it becomes a benefit performance wise, however, is when you get into an oversteer skid (the back end coming around). Being close to the wheel makes it much easier to move the steering wheel quickly..so that you can catch the skid. So give it a try…and hey, next time you are watching an in car camera shot of a driver working, take a look at where the driver sits…I think you’ll be surprised at how close we really are to the wheel. Be safe, and I’ll give you another tip after pre- qualifying for Le Mans. http://www.johnnyoconnell.com/tips1.html

Driving Tips Number #1

Driving Position

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