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Northwest Arkansas Corvette Club
Newsletter Editors: Linda and Gordon SlothowerEmail: [email protected]
Corvette TimesNovember, 2016
www.nwacorvetteclub.com
2016 Club OfficersPresident
Gordon Slothower479-263-8567
Vice-PresidentRichard Peak479-409-6642
SecretaryLinda Slothower479-263-8451
TreasurerJoanna Peak479-409-6641
President’s Corner ~ Gordon Slothower
Dear Corvetters,
The Holiday Season is upon us! I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends and that you have a stress-free Christmas.We had a great time at the Fayetteville Christmas parade and are looking forward to parades in Springdale and Rogers. We are also planning to go to the Purdy, Missouri parade the morning of December 17 and hope a bunch of you will join us. Following the parade we will be taking a scenic cruise to Shell Knob, Missouri and going to lunch at Steak Inn. This is Purdy’s first Christmas parade and may become a regular part of our club’s Christmas fun.If you haven’t already, let Richard Peak know that you will be joining us for a GREAT Christmas party on December 10 at the Springdale Holiday Inn. The fun will get started at 6:00 p.m. and will end when everyone leaves the Presidential Suite where we have our after-party. We’ll enjoy dinner together, a “Dirty Santa” gift exchange and a lot of fun with our NWA Corvette Club friends.. Thanks to Richard for his work planning this event. Hope to see you all there.Gordon Slothower President
P.O. Box 1064, Rogers, Arkansas 72757-1064
Newsletter deadline: Pictures, articles, items for sale must be to the editor by noon on Wednesday after the monthly meeting.
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Next Club Meeting: Our next meeting will be our
Christmas Party December 10, 2016
6:00 p.m. The Holiday Inn
1500 S 48th Street, Springdale
(Note: There will be no regular meeting on the first Monday of the month.)
Christmas Parades:Springdale Christmas Parade - Saturday, November 26, 6:00 p.m. Leaves from Parson’s Stadium. Rogers Christmas Parade - Friday, December 2, 6:00 p.m., downtown Rogers.Bentonville Christmas Parade - Saturday, December 3, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Donation boxes around the square collecting food items for Salvation Army. Apply at the Chamber at 479 254 0254 or [email protected], Missouri Christmas Parade - Saturday, December 3 evening parade, downtown Cassville. Call the Chamber to register: 417-847-2814.Purdy, Missouri Christmas Parade - Saturday, December 17. 10:00 a.m. Leaves from the Purdy school. This is their innaugural Christmas parade. Gordon Slothower is going to lead a cruise over to Purdy. We will leave at 8:00 a.m. from the Arvest bank in front of the Sam’s Club at Exit 86 (Hwy 102 and I-49). Following the parade he plans to take a scenic route to Shell Knob, Missouri where we will have lunch at the Steak Inn and then return to Northwest Arkansas. The club pays for registration for the Springdale and Rogers parades. Participants must have lights on their cars for evening Christmas parades. If you need help, contact President Gordon Slothower at 479-263-8679 or [email protected]. No throwing of candy at any parade.
NWA Corvette Club Christmas PartyOur Christmas party will be Saturday, December 10 at the Springdale Holiday Inn. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. as will the cash bar. We will have a brief meeting to present checks to our 2016 car show charities and elect 2017 club officers. Dinner will be followed by a Dirty Santa gift exchange. Bring a $15 – $20 gift per person participating. Those who wish to may wear their “ugly Christmas sweaters” for funThe Holiday Inn has offered us a group rate of $78 per night including two breakfasts. If you want a room, call the Holiday Inn and tell them you will be there with our club to get the special rate. We will also have the Presidential Suite for our after party - all are invited. The club will pay for your dinner. If you say you’ll be there and don’t show, you will be expected to reimburse the club.
NWA Corvette Club Celebrates the Holidays
Vette Together Dinner OutOur next Vette Together dinner out will be announced at the January meeting. There will be no dinner out in December because of the holidays, but your culinary test committee has found a few new places for 2017.
2017 Car Show Charities From the seven nominated charities, the Bella Vista Animal Shelter and the DEB Project were selected as the non-profit organizations which will receive proceeds from our 2017 Summer’s End Corvette Show. The DEB Project provides basic needs to children who are victims of disasters, economic distress or are entering the foster care system. The Bella Vista Animal Shelter is open every day of the year to care for animals brought to the shelter. Both charities provide valuable services to our communities.
Election of Club OfficersOfficers for 2017 will be elected at our December 10 Christmas party. The officers who have volunteered to serve again are:President - Gordon SlothowerVice President - Richard PeakSecretary - Linda SlothowerCharlie Magill has volunteered to serve as Treasurer. Any other members who may be interested in serving as an officer should contact Richard Peak.
2017 Corvette Shows - Save the DatesHot Springs Corvette Weekend - April 20 - 22 - Hot Springs Convention Center. This is an indoor show with a lot of activities and we usually have a good group that goes. http://www.hotsprings.org/events/event/2144/Lone Star Corvette Classic - Ft. Worth, Texas - May 19 - 21. The Saturday car show is held under the stands of the Texas Motor Speedway. There are usually 500 - 600 cars and a lot of vendors. Sunday gives attendees access to the Texas Motor Speedway track. Drivers follow a pace car until noon. Open road course on inside track. After lunch you can go again and it’s not as busy then. President Gordon would like to get a group together to go to this show. Charlie Magill was involved in this show when they lived in Ft. Worth. http://www.lonestarcorvetteclub.com/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=977600&module_id=159533 Eureka Springs Corvette Weekend - October 5 - 8, 2017. http://www.eurekasprings.org/event/25th-annual-corvette-weekend/
New C7 Corvette ZR1 Looks Even Better Than You ThinkBy Christian Moe - November 4, 2016, Corvette Forum
Chevy has been running camouflaged prototypes of the new ZR1 Corvette for a few months now. We have brought you all the spy shots, shown you the flared fenders, taller hood, and let you ogle the 747-sized rear wing. But frankly, we are tired of staring at the slabs of foam, cloth, and swirly camo. We want to see what this incredible beast looks like, so we called up one of our favorite render artists, gave him all the spy shots, and told him to spit out his closest approximation of what the new car will look like. And frankly, I have fallen in love.The new ZR1 is now way more open, to help improve cooling. And the larger hood sees a bigger vent to reduce underhood pressure, allowing even more air to make its way across the radiator, and whatever other cooling arrays may be down there. I say “other cooling” because rumor has it that GM may dump the super-charger in favor of a twin-turbo setup for the new car. Personally, I am skeptical of a move to turbocharging, but GM could be using the new ZR1 as a test bed for new turbo tech and designs that could filter into other cars in the Chevy family. And the upcoming mid-engined “Zora” is slated to see turbocharging as well.Regardless of the type of forced induction, expect horsepower to be well above the current Z06. Original ru-mors were saying 700 horsepower, but I would expect to see no less than 710. The new ZR1 needs to break records and barriers, and give GM a chance to take the title of most-powerful U.S. Production car from Dodge’s Hellcat family of machines. Why wouldn’t they take that crown if they are already targeting 700 ponies to start with?Beyond the new nose and motor, expect the new ZR1 to be a touch wider and lower than any other C7 Cor-vette, with every vent, intake, and cutout a bit deeper and larger. The skirts around the sides, front lip, and rear diffuser will also see dramatic size increases to improve downforce. This all ties into the giant wing. Chevy is chasing the Dodge Viper ACR form of thinking, and the new ZR1 should make more downforce than any Cor-vette before. Our render goes for a cleaner front end, but you would be a fool to think there won’t be a higher-aero version with nose canards and an even larger front splitter.If this new ZR1 can beat or equal the Viper ACR’s 1,700 pounds of total downforce, while making even more horsepower, all those American track records may soon be marked with a Bowtie instead of a snake. I can’t wait.If you want to see the real version of the new ZR1 (not just our vision of the car) it should be debuting at the Detroit Auto Show in January. If we can get more spy shots of the car, we may do an updated render with side profile and rear three-quarter shots. Keep your eyes here on Corvette Forum to make sure you don’t miss it. _________________For original article: http://www.corvetteforum.com/articles/new-c7-corvette-zr1-looks-even-better-than-you-think/?newsletter?utm_source=jan16&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=content
Meeting Minutes ~ Linda Slothower
MINUTESNorthwest Arkansas Corvette Club
November 7, 2016The meeting was called to order by President Gordon Slothower at 7:00 p.m.Reported on our November drive. Condolences to Jeff and Sharon Hunter on the death of Jeff’s father and the illness of Sharon’s mother.2107 Charities – June Hutton introduced with information from the November newsletterBella Vista Animal ShelterCASAChildren’s Advocacy CenterDonnie R. Couch Cancer FoundationDEB ProjectSouls HarborSpringdale Senior CenterMembers each voted for two charities. The charities that will receive the proceeds from the 2017 Summer’s End Car Show are: Bella Vista Animal Shelter and DEB ProjectAn article in Compassion House’s newsletter about our car show was sent around.Next meeting will be at our Christmas party on December 10, 2016 at the Holiday Inn. After a short business meeting where we will elect officers for 2017 and present checks to the charities from our 2016 car show. Meal is being planned. Rooms are available at a special rate. Just let them know you are with NWACC. After dinner we do a dirty Santa gift exchange. Bring a $15 – 20 gift to exchange if you want to participate. Doesn’t have to be car related. Just for fun. Cash bar at the party. Afterward there is an after-party in the Presidential Suite. BYOB for that event. Minutes of the November meeting from the newsletter were approved.Treasurer’s Report – Joanna Peak – approvedNo guests.November birthdays and anniversaries were recognized.No new cars. Oscar Escobar told the story of how he wrecked his car and his plan to repair it. You can now go online and build and price a 2017 ZO6. Until now they weren’t taking orders on ZO6s so they would have time to fulfill orders for the Grand Sport.ParadesWe attend three night time parades, all of which require that you put Christmas lights on your car. Can use battery pack or get an inverter. Can also use a blow-up on your roof. People love the cars. Ask for advice if you haven’t done lights on your car before.Fayetteville parade is at 6:00 p.m. Line up at Fayetteville library between 4:30 and 5:00 p.m.Springdale parade is November 26, 6:00 p.m. We are usually staged right across from the rodeo grounds. Line up around 5:00Rogers parade is December 2 starts at 7:00. Longest parade. Cassville is December 3. If anyone is interested, contact Gordon.Purdy Missouri’s inaugural Christmas parade is Saturday, December 17 daytime parade. North of Cassville.Don’t throw candy at any parade.Car ShowsEureka Springs cookout was fun with lots of attendees. Congratulations to Kevin and Lisa Merrill who won Best of Show.Salsa Fest – four of our cars were there. Won a total of 7 trophies. Jim and Roxie Underwood, Jack Willhite, and Joe and Debbie Murfin all participated.Lone Star Corvette Show in Ft. Worth, Texas - May 19 - 21. Saturday cars are under the stands of the Texas Continued on next page
Continued from previous pageMotor Speedway. Usually 500 - 600 cars. A lot of vendors. Sunday we have access to the track. Follow a pace car until noon. Open road course on inside track. After lunch you can go again and it’s not as busy then. Gordon would like to get a group together to go to this show. Charlie Magill was involved in this show when they lived there.Hot Springs Corvette Weekend - April 20 - 22. This is an indoor show with a lot of activities and we usually have a good group that goes.Vette Together Dinner Out for November was at Roger’s Catfish House. On Friday, November 11 will go to Joe’s Italian restaurant in Springdale at 6:00 p.m.CruisesDavid Hyden led a cruise in October with 20 cars participating. Drove from south Fayetteville to Huntsville, Boxley, and to Harrison where they had lunch at Jaimie’s Local Flavor. Then went to Eureka Springs and stopped in Garfield for an ice cream cone and then returned home. Colors weren’t very good but still had a lot of fun. It was an all-day cruise. If you haven’t been involved in a cruise, they are a lot of fun. It’s not just driv-ing. We stop and talk. Officers for 2017Charlie Magill will take the treasurer’s position. Other officers will remain the same unless someone volunteers for one of the offices. If you want to volunteer, contact Richard Peak.Kerry Norman showed car shirts. They are still available. Kerry offered to look in to fleece jackets and other items and bring options to the January meeting.Business card hand-out winner was Kerry Norman.There was no 50/50 pot drawing.Respectfully submitted, Linda Slothower, Club Secretary
Corvette Tech Corner Do you need help with that Corvette repair? Here are a few suggested businesses that can help.
AUTO GLASS:American Window Tinting ~ Fayetteville 479-443-4888Auto Glass Center ~ Bentonville 479-254-0505 Perfect Tint ~ Springfield, MO 417-865-8468
SUSPENSIONS/EXHAUSTS:Corvette Crib ~ Bentonville 479-464-7328Custom Motor Concepts ~ Lowell 479-770-0611
INTERIORS;Ashley Auto Trim ~ Bentonville 479-273-7670Turley Custom Auto Trim ~ Springdale 479-751-5170 Big Daddy’s (Chuck) ~ Bentonville 479-254-0210
AUTO PARTS:Country Corvettes ~ Rogers 479-531-9100Corvette Crib ~ Bentonville 479-464-7328Everett Chevrolet ~ Springdale 479-751-4573MODIFICATIONS: Custom Motor Concepts ~ Lowell 479-770-0611 www.custommotorconcepts.com
MECHANICAL:Bill’s Automotive One ~ Bentonville 479-273-2227Chevrolet of Fayetteville ~ Fayetteville 479-251-2100Hedges Corvette, LLC ~ Rogers 479-236-9012(also Body/Paint, Auto Glass, Interior, Auto Parts, and Suspensions/Exhaust) Specializing in 53-67 Corvettes Rick Lynn ~ Centerton 479-903-1173
BODY/PAINT:Bob Morey’s Auto Body ~ Bentonville 479-271-7292Dablemont Auto body & Paint ~ Springdale 479-756-6631
Redline Finishes ~ Springfield MO. 417-425-4820Whitlow’s Auto Body ~ Rogers 479-451-1240
TIRES: Garrett Tire ~ Springdale 479-756-6550
The Tire Rack ~ www.tirerack.com 1-888-981-3782Contact Linda Slothower if you have suggestions for this page.