MACC “TRACKS” MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

January - February 2015 www.midalcorvette.com

2014 CHAPTER OFFICERS

President & Executive Board Member: Wayne Allen Vice President & Executive Board Member: David Overton Secretary & Executive Board Member: Carol Harding Treasurer & Executive Board Member: Jim Harris Past President & Executive Board Member: Hoke Graham Membership: Sara Boehme NCM Ambassador: Fred Atkins Newsletter: Joy Wade Web Site Chair: Thom Williamson Social Chair: Patricia Lawrence Sunshine Chair: Phyllis Overton

Message from the President Wayne Allen

HAPPY NEW YEAR to MACC members! 2014 was a great year. We survived! World of Wheels, Mardi Gras, Vette Spectacular, Vettes 4 Vets at Talladega, Pike's Peak, Tail of the Dragon, and many excellent Club meetings were all part of 2014. New members, new cars, and lower gas prices belonged to 2014 also. Welcome to 2015, and let's start all over again. Plan to participate in as many events as you can. Drive your Corvette, and get the full enjoyment of driving America's premier sports car!

Message from the Vice President David Overton

It's 2015! Time to plan the year for Corvette fun. Some of our major plans start with the World of Wheels in February, Vettes4Vets in May, and the Vette Spectacular in June. For those who are new members Vette Spectacular is MACC's annual Corvette show to raise money for Magic Moments of Alabama. Vettes4Vets is an annual event to raise money for veterans that is held at the Talladega Speedway. We are looking forward to what this year brings and we welcome everyone's input and ideas. This club is for its members and having fun, so drive your Corvette and have fun in the new year.

Tail of the Dragon

Membership News Sara Boehme

Please welcome all our new members. Charles Armstrong Ed Roberts Trussville Calera 1997 Carmine Red 2000 Platinum Convertible Jeff & Kate Benedict Birmingham 2015 Black Z51 Dues for 2015 are currently due. Please bring to the January meeting or mail to 208 East Linwood Drive, 35209. They should have all be paid by the end of 2014. Please handle this as soon as possible. We will be purging the membership list and email list soon. If your car, address, phone, email, etc. change, please let me know to correct it on the membership list. Also go to the website and make sure all your information is correct, including the birthday/anniversary list. If you are not on it, Phyllis doesn’t know when to send you a card. Sara8464@yahoo.com

Veterans Day Parade

MACC once again participated in the Veterans Day Parade in downtown Birmingham. We were honored to have several distinguished guests ride with us, including veterans!

Museum News Fred Atkins

NCM Bash registration is now open! Corvette event season will kick off April 23-25,with our annual Bash event. This year, on Thursday, we are offering a Meet 'n Greet with Museum Board of Directors. High performance driving event will be offered at the NCM Motorsports Park. Corvette window stickers are once again available! Window sticker can be purchased through the Library & Archives for 1981 to the present Corvettes. Museum member price is $75.00. Non-Member price $90.00. Additional copies are $10.00 each for members and $12.00 each for non-members. Lamination is available for $5.00 additional per item.

MACC Christmas Party

The annual MACC Christmas Party was held at Grayson Valley Country Club. Thank you Tricia Lawrence for planning this fun event! Members in attendance enjoyed awesome food, a great comedian, music, dancing and fellowship. If you did not make it this year, please try to attend next year.

Sunshine News Phyllis Overton

We have several members who have been under the weather. Pat Bell, Toby Truett, and Ronnie Folds are recovering from surgery. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. Continue to pray for Donnie Hulsey as he battles his health problems.

January Birthdays: Bob Borland, Brandon Saremi, Howard Whatley, David Hughett, Bettina Foster, Paul Jones, Joy Redmon, Bill Brasher, Bonnie Smith, Richard Miller, Susan Fullerton, Jim (Jocko) Lewis, Jane Lewis, Lisa Holcombe, Mike Williams, Charlotte Graham, Diane Lovoy, Peggy McInnish January Anniversaries: Jonathan & Kelly Davis, Jim & Jane Lewis. February Birthdays: Brad Davis, Danny Thomason, Phyllis Fisher, Jessica Landry, Janice Woodard, Kristin Mansell, Jimmy Walker, Penny DeSantis, Carol Borland, Jim Fisher, Jilda Hulsey, Angela Nations, Terry Truett

February Anniversaries: Mitch & Reggie Rhodes, Randy & Joan Hydrick, Bob & Carol Borland, Rob & Fran Conrad, Chris & Terra Horton

Alabaster Christmas Parade

The weather was frightful, but Charlie and Kim Rauccio braved the elements for the Alabaster Christmas Parade. MACC is kind of like the US Mail!

Corvette Trivia Thom Williamson

A first-ever removable roof is being offered on the 2015 Z06. The stiffer design of the aluminum frame allows the Corvette Z06 to be offered with a removable roof panel for the first time. With the lightweight, carbon fiber roof panel removed, the new Corvette Z06 offers 20 percent more structural rigidity than the previous model’s fixed-roof design. It is 60 percent stiffer than the previous model with the roof panel installed. This means you can open up the top on your daily drive without suffering a huge performance hit. The heart of the 2015 Corvette Z06 is the all-new LT4 6.2L supercharged V-8 engine, delivering 650 horsepower (485 kW) and 650 lb-ft of torque (881 Nm). To balance performance and efficiency, the LT4 leverages the same trio of advanced technologies introduced on the Corvette Stingray: Direct injection, Active Fuel Management, or cylinder deactivation, and continuously variable valve timing.��These technologies – combined with the fuel-efficient multi-speed transmissions, aerodynamic design and lightweight construction – help make the new Z06 surprisingly fuel efficient.

The supercharged LT4 is offered with a standard seven-speed manual transmission with Active Rev Match, or an all-new 8L90 eight-speed paddle-shift automatic transmission designed to enhance both performance and efficiency. ��Unlike most ultra-performance cars, the Corvette Z06 offers customers the choice between two transmissions to suit their driving styles. The seven-speed gives the driver the control of a true three-pedal manual transmission with perfect shifts enabled by Active Rev Matching. The new eight-speed automatic offers drivers the comfort and drivability of a true automatic transmission, as well as lightning-fast shifts and manual control for track driving.

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Tech News

It has been suggested that we add a Tech News section to the newsletter each month. It’s a great idea, so everyone, please get on board and send me a summary of your issue and a fix for it. Thank you Mark Davis for sending the first two.

Problem: I wanted to get rid of the dust on my brake pads.

Solution: I just put Hawks Ceramic brake pads on my 13 GS to get rid of the

dust. One person on MACC commented he did the same thing but they

squeaked when first cold. I believe I have about 98 % less dust and no

squeak. Stopping is great.

Problem: I have been having problems with my gas Cap on the 2013.

I looked on line and this is a problem for all.

Solution from the Corvette Forum: “I had this problem several times with

my '09. I bought 3 new gas caps, and they worked for 6 months or so and

then went bad again. When the message would come up on the DIC, I could

tell that the cap wasn't locking properly when it clicked. The cap would be

loose in the filler neck. Eventually I learned that if I turned the gas cap

counter-clockwise until it clicked a time or two, it would start locking

properly when tightened to one click clockwise. You might try that. Once the

message shows on the DIC, you will continue to get it for a few days after the

fix. I guess the computer is just programmed that way.”

I used this guy’s idea, and it worked.

Problem: Some C6 owners received a recall notice about low beam

headlight failure.

Solution: Basil and Jo Sloan contacted Scott Barber at Dewey Barber

Chevrolet about correcting the headlight issue. Mr. Barber assured MACC

members that they recently received the parts to correct the problem.

Danny Tichnell sent an email to MACC members stating that Dewey Barber

repaired his C6 on Friday. It took about an hour for Johnnie Adams to

complete the work. Danny was very complementary of Scott Barber and

Johnnie Adams’ professionalism and courtesy.

Clay Christmas Parade

Jocko gave stuffed animals to the children at the Clay Christmas parade this year. MACC always has fun passing out candy, beads and stuffed animals to children during the Christmas season.

Corvette Cruisers Bowling League Sara Boehme

The Corvette Cruisers will resume bowling on Jan 19th at 6:00. We will again bowl at Vestavia Bowl every Monday for 12 weeks, except for Feb. 16th when several members will be in Biloxi for Mardi Gras. We do need a few full time bowlers. Please let me know if you would like to join our fun group on Monday nights. If you are interested in being a sub, please let me know and I'll add you to our list. If a member can't bowl one week, we will call you to see if you can. Come visit with us even if you aren't interested in bowling.

Upcoming Events Patricia Lawrence

January 18, 2015 MACC Club Meeting

Johnny Ray’s - Pelham

February 1, 2015 Super Bowl Party

Joe and Peg Planson’s Awesome Basement

February 6-8, 2015 World of Wheels

February 15, 2015

MACC Club Meeting Johnny Ray’s - Pelham

February 16, 2015

Mardis Gras Parades Mobile and Biloxi (Beau Rivage)

Many thanks to all of you for great participation in our activities in 2014. We will be working on more fun stuff for 2015. We’re hoping it will be an

active and enjoyable year for everyone. As always, I would love to hear any suggestions.

Contact me at plawrence@otelco.net

Mid Alabama Corvette Club Meeting

Sunday, Jan 18, 2015 Johnny Ray’s Bar B Q 2252 Pelham Parkway

Pelham, Al 35124 This is in the strip mall behind Dairy Queen on

Hwy 31 where Hwy 119 runs into it. Eat at 1:00, Meet at 2:00

AMERICA STILL BUILDS ROCKETS!