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Volume 57, Issue 11
KALEIDOSCOPE
AMERICA’S OLDEST CORVETTE CLUB
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CORVETTE ASSOCIATION
November, 2014
Inside this issue:
President’s Column &
Welcome New Members
3
Membership News
5
General Business Meeting Minutes
Social Activities Column
6-7
9
WSCC Competition Results
11-13
Corvettes at the Castle
14-17
Birthdays
21
Calendar
30
Front/Back Cover:
Wishing you and your family
a very Happy Thanksgiving
President’s Column - Jim Wells
Winter is here and we have lots of
great things going on in the
Corvette community. Our Golden
Gate Fields Horse Racing event was
on November 1, our annual Fall
Banquet is on November 8, WSCC is
supporting the San Jose Veterans
Day Parade on November 11, Steve
Ashbaker’s 5k walk/run for Multiple
Myeloma is set for November 22,
there is track day at Thunderhill on
November 23, and our new eboard
is set to take effective December 1.
December brings us three NCCA
events; Christmas Party, San Andreas foster kids run, and a Christmas
Lights run. Hope you all join in on
the fun!
In addition to all our November and
December events, WSCC has
announced that their 2014 Award
Banquet will be held on January 17
in Pleasanton. Numerous NCCA
members should be getting awards
that evening.
I want to take the opportunity to
thank all our members for their participation in club events during the
past year and I would like to particularly thank the eboard members
for putting in many hours each to
make this club successful. Without
good members and exceptional
board members, we would not be
where we are today. As the oldest
Corvette Club in America, I am glad
to see we are keeping the club
what it was intended to be. The bylaws state, “The purpose of this so-
cial organization is to expand and
enhance the enjoyment of Corvette
ownership among its members.”
Enjoy all the upcoming events.
will see you on the road…
I
Welcome New Members
John & Norma Massielli
Steve & Joyce Miculinich
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2014 Board of Directors
President
Jim Wells
925.443.2707
president@
nccacorvettes.org
VP Events
Steve Logan
415.425.3105
vpevents@
nccacorvettes.org
VP Motor Sports
Tim Sullivan
vpmotorsports@
nccacorvettes.org
Secretary
Shirley Smith
510.481.2739
secretary@
nccacorvettes.org
Membership
Mary McMurry
925.736.2414
membership@
nccacorvettes.org
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Social
JoAnn &
Al Zwicky
510.314.
1938
social@nccacorvettes.org
Treasurer
Harvey Grasso
510.538.2844
treasurer@
nccacorvettes.org
Publications
Stayc Feil
925.829.1881
publications@
nccacorvettes.org
Public Relations
Chuck Gerughty
650.799.1975
publicrelations@
nccacorvettes.org
Historian
Raymond Barrett
925.918.2776
historian@
nccacorvettes.org
BMAL
George Robinson
650.291.4601
bmal@
nccacorvettes.org
WSCC Representative
Steve Bissett
925.455.6431
wsccrep@
nccacorvettes.org
Charitable
Foundation
Doug Knudson
925.855.0901 &
Paul Sotelo
925.348.6333
charitable@
nccacorvettes.org
Web Director
Dave Meccariello
209.814.2984
web@
nccacorvettes.org
K A L E I D O S C O PE
America’s Oldest Corvette Club
In July of 1956, two Corvette owners
waved & stopped to talk. Corvettes
were few in numbers then & several
weeks could pass before encountering
another. These drivers discussed the
starting of a Corvette Club.
By July 15, 1956, an informal meeting
of Corvette owners had decided to
establish the Northern California
Corvette Association. These early Corvette owners met frequently at each
other’s homes with their numbers increasing each month.
On March 28, 1957, an initial group of
35 met at Daily Chevrolet in Oakland
to establish the by-laws. By then Josh
Hogue, San Francisco Examiner’s
sports car event columnist suggested
that this group combine with the one
meeting at Les Vogel’s Chevrolet.
On May 9, 1957 NCCA was
incorporated & 40 members elected
Roy Storey, a TV & radio sportscaster &
Corvette participant in SCCA‘s regional races, President.
Sandy Greenblat was elected Vice
President, Patty Gellenbeck Secretary &
John Zeh Treasurer. The charter membership for NCCA was closed at the
end of May 1957 listing 47 members.
President Roy Storey suggested a series
of autocross’ named after Grand Prix
races. NCCA presented Northern California’s 3rd autocross. 150 cars drove
the course at the Milpitas Ford Plant.
This series set the standard for autocrossing in Northern California.
Though Roy Storey was soon transferred to Hollywood by CBS, he helped
NCCA to properly start as a competing
club.
NCCA is still participating in autocrossing, drag races, track racing & car
shows. The club is the oldest member
of the Western States Corvette Council
(WSCC), joining in 1966. We have
evolved into more of a social club over
the years with the focus on day &
weekend trips. In recent years interest
has increased in racing, with members
taking trophies in drag racing, autocross & entering more & more track
days at Thunderhill, Laguna Seca,
Infineon & Buttonwillow race tracks.
NCCA celebrated it’s 50th anniversary
in 2007 by inviting past presidents to
a dinner dance where we shared
memorabilia. Our
calendar is filled
each January with events for the
coming year that include trips to an
assortment of locations, car shows,
our annual fall banquet & Christmas
party.
Vette Magic, an all Corvette Drag
Race & Car Show, is sponsored by
NCCA each summer. Each year this
event draws a large number Corvette
racers and spectators from Northern
California & the surrounding States.
NCCA is a valuable member of our
community, as we contribute to several charitable organizations each year
through our charitable foundation.
Membership News - Mary McMurry
Membership
Newest stats
We now have 87 member households, 154 individual members and
93 member Corvettes. We also continue to add new members to our
family-friendly Corvette Club.
New Members
This month
Steve and
Joyce Miculinich and John and
Norma Masiello were inducted into
the club. Let’s make them feel welcome!
Total Likes
377
Average Reach Per Week
515
People Engaged (last week)
87
Likes (last week)
119
Comments (last week)
6
Shares (last week)
14
Clicks (last week)
155
I would like to encourage you to
“Like” the NCCA Facebook page as
there is a wealth of Corvette and
NCCA Information available and is
updated daily. All it takes is two easy
steps (see screenshot below).
Facebook
Our NCCA Facebook had another
great month.
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General Business Meeting Minutes - Shirley Smith
October 7, 2014
7:00 pm @
San Lorenzo Homes
Association
Meeting called to
order: 7:11 pm
Roll Call of Members - 34 in attendance
Jim Wells - President
Welcome members & guests.
Can we have approval of the minutes from the last
General Business meeting as published in the K.
Motion to approve was made, seconded and
approved by all members present.
The new E Board members will be presented at
the Fall Banquet.
December 1, 2014 the new board takes effect.
The Charity run/walk event that Steve Ashbaker
has put together is still on for November 22nd.
WSCC awards banquet is on January 17, 2015 at
the Pleasanton Sheraton.
I will be working on a detailed plan for next year’s
Legends car show and Vette Magic car show and
drags.
Officers Reports
Membership – Mary McMurry
Guest’s this evening are, Herb Clobe and Jim
Neylan’s brother. Steve and Joyce Miculinich and
John Massielli will be inducted this evening.
Welcome guests and new members.
I have 6 outstanding membership dues that have
not been paid and have sent out letters to these
members.
Treasurer – Harvey Grasso
Depending on the final costs of the fall banquet
and the publications for the last 2 months, we will
have a slight deficit for the end of year.
The club will need to look at our sponsorships for
next year to help fund our car shows and drags.
Hopefully, we will have a good turnout and make
money on Vette Magic 2015. The charitable foundation has a generous amount in that account.
Secretary – Shirley Smith
Nothing to report at this time.
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Events – Stephen Logan
No changes at this time.
Legend’s car show is scheduled for the last weekend in
April 2015 and Vette Magic is scheduled for October
3rd, 2015 for car show and October 4th for Drags.
Steve Bisset has signed a contract for the Marriott Hotel
for October 2015 and the Sacramento Raceway has a
deposit and will have us sign a contract in January for
Vette Magic Drag races in October.
Tim Sullivan and Jim Wells and Doug Knudson will talk
about the bracketing etc. for the cars since we will be
having an all bow tie event.
Social – Jo Ann & Al Zwicky
November 8th NCCA Fall Banquet at the Blackhawk
Grill in Danville.
Veterans Day Parade in San Jose, Sponsored by
Momentum Chevrolet and WSCC
Tuesday November 11th. They are looking for convertible Corvettes to carry dignitaries. Information is on the
handouts up front.
The Holiday Kick off 5K run/walk that has been
arranged by Steve Ashbaker is still on for November
22nd. This is a charity event in honor of Bob Ashbaker
and to support the Myeloma Research Foundation;
handouts up front.
December 7th Christmas party in Danville at Tim
Sullivan’s Club house, potluck dinner and white
elephant gift exchange; 1 gift per person if you want to
participate in gift exchange. Bring canned goods and
unwrapped toys that will be donated.
December 16th Christmas Lights run hosted by Doug
Knudson and Michelle Tornay is scheduled, a flyer will
be available at next month’s meeting.
San Andreas Foster kids run is scheduled for Saturday
December 20th. (Please note: the wrong date was
listed on the calendar; please correct information on
your personal calendars). NCCA, along with Glass Paks,
drive up to San Andreas to take toys to the foster kids
and we also give the kids rides in our Corvettes. Please
consider joining us this year. We need women drivers
for the kids also. We also have a wonderful home
cooked lunch that the foster mother’s of these children
put together. Thank you Jim Neylan and Lloyd and
Delores Peoples for all your work on this event. This is
a great cause, a positive experience and also a great
ride in our Corvettes. We look forward to seeing you
at this event.
January 17th WSCC awards banquet.
Also in January, we will have our annual Social Social
planning meeting, which is held at the end of the
month. More information to follow on our website and
the K for all of these events.
A big thank you to Doug Knudson and Michelle
Tornay for hosting the Golden Gate Fields event.
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General Business Meeting Minutes - Continued
It was a sold out event and everyone had a great
time. Great buffet breakfast and a prime rib and
turkey lunch. Valet parking and the weather was
great. Doug and Michelle want to thank all of you
for showing up for this event.
VP Motorsports – Tim Sullivan
11 months to go for Vette Magic Drags. Public Relations – Chuck Gerughty
Nothing to report at this time.
Publications – Stayc Feil
Barry will be taking over the K next month and
looking for articles and flyers of events past and
upcoming. Also would like to have photos of club
functions and reports of the events. If you have
anything for the K, please get to me by this Friday
evening.
Charitable Foundation – Doug Knudson & Paul Sotelo
We brought in a generous amount from last
month’s raffle. Thank you to our members for their
generosity. These funds are added to our charitable foundation for the end of year donations.
At the beginning of the year, we send out letters
to vendors to ask for donations, to use in our
raffles and also our members to donate items. We
use all of the donated items throughout the year
to raise funds for our end of year donations to
charities. We are working on sending out thank
you letters to all of the vendors that have donated
this last year. Next raffle will be in February 2015.
WSCC – Steve Bisset
I have printed up a few applications, which are up
front for the WSCC awards banquet for those who
are interested in attending.
BMAL - George Robinson
New E-Board will be inducted this Saturday. ByLaws will be updated starting in the spring of next
year.
Webmaster – Dave Meccariello
Nothing to report at this time.
Historian – Raymond Barrett
Fall Banquet slide show is ready. I am working on
securing the equipment needed for the slide show.
I will be working with publications and the webmaster to get all photos together and to set up a
photo drop bucket that club members can send
photos to. More information will follow.
New Business
Jim Neylan went to the WSCC Competition Code Meeting and they will have new rules pertinent to the car
shows. He proposed that they go back to the quarter
points system. Jim Neylan will get together an article
regarding the new information and have it posted in
the K.
Carol Robinson had unofficially contacted the car dealers regarding the sponsorship of our club, as they put
together their budgets in October of each year for the
donations. I have talked to Boardwalk, Momentum
and Abel Chevrolet.
Once I have a name of who to contact for Dublin
Chevrolet, I will contact them. I am in the process of
getting together with Rich Wilhoff of Abel Chevrolet to
talk to him regarding t-shirts or decals that they would
purchase for Vette Magic.
Sponsorship is a big issue for our club going into next
year’s events.
Carole Robinson would like to become an administrator along with Mary McMurray on the Facebook page,
so that she can post pictures, etc. It was agreed that
Jim Wells will set her up with the Facebook account.
Carole also suggests that we consider having a Jr.
Membership to kids under age of 16 to join our club
along with their parents or grandparents, who have
Corvettes or are interested in owning Corvettes. We
can offer safety information, driving information. Any
information that would be interesting and useful for
the teens to get them more involved with the cars.
This can be a way to get younger people involved with
our club. They could purchase a t-shirt and hat with
NCCA Jr. Member on them which they would pay for
themselves. We need to attract younger people to our
club. We need an avenue to entice the younger
group. This is a good idea and we will discuss it at the
e-board meeting and then bring it up at the December
general business meeting. Members in attendance this
evening are interested in this idea.
It was asked where do we get our photos for the front
of the K. Jim Wells usually puts together the photos for
the front of the K. Suggestion was made that we put
member’s cars photos in the K with an article about the
car. We have done this in the past and will look into
doing this again this year.
Announcements
None.
Next Meeting
GBM - December 2, 2014 at 7:00 pm
Meeting adjourned at 7:48 pm
Old Business
None.
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Hooked on Corvettes & Friends - Bruce Bourne
9 club members went for a great day run from Maxwell, CA to Thunderhill Raceway (benefiting the National Corvette
Museum) put on by WSCC, HOD, and NCM. The run was lead by the CHP starting in Maxwell heading West through the
mountains ending at the Track. Some members went on the track for laps on the new section. This is a great day outing
and for a good cause. Save a day next year for this one.
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Social Activities News - Al & Jo Ann Zwicky
October concluded with two very
successful events for NCCA Members.
NCCA Corvettes at the Castle on
October 18th at the Ledson Winery
in Kenwood in Napa County. The
circle drive in front of the castle was
again filled with Corvettes of all
generations. The weather was great
and the venue produced another
fun day for all.
9 NCCA members attended the
October 22nd WSCC/NCM/Hooked
on Driving Corvette Luncheon at
Maxwell followed by a Coastal
Range Tour. This weekday event
was a lot of fun with a lot of Corvettes and is highly recommended
for next year.
The NCCA Day at the Races on
Saturday, November 1st at Golden
Gate Fields saw an increase in
attendance this year. If you haven’t
been, this event at the Turf Club is
the only way to attend the races.
Try this next year. You will love it.
Of course, November means the
NCCA Fall Banquet. The date is Saturday night, November 8th. This is
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our annual year end semi-formal
dinner at the Blackhawk Country
Club. The evening starts with a
cocktail hour at 6:00 followed by a
seated dinner at 7:00, new eBoard
introduction, member awards, and
the year in review slide show. All in
all, just a great night of celebration
with great friends.
Tuesday, November 11th is the
Veterans Day Parade in San Jose
hosted by WSCC and sponsored by
Momentum Chevrolet, one of our
club sponsors. Corvettes are used to
carry dignitaries and NCCA has
been asked to help by volunteering
member cars. See page 2 of the flyer in our website Events Calendar in
you’re interested.
On November 22nd, Steve Ashbaker
is organizing a 5K Charity Run benefitting the Multiple Myeloma
Research Foundation in honor of
his dad, Bob Ashbaker. Bob was a
past president and a very active
long time NCCA member. NCCA
will be one the event sponsors and
members are encouraged to attend
and support this event. Details can
be found on the flyer elsewhere in
this issue and on the NCCA web
Events Calendar.
Don’t forget the NCCA Annual
Christmas
Party
on
Sunday,
December 7th at Tim Sullivan’s HOA
clubhouse in Danville. Note the
Sunday date so you have Saturday
night free for your other parties.
This potluck affair is for fun and
enjoyment with the White Elephant
Gift Exchange. But we also take the
opportunity to celebrate this
holiday season by giving to those
less fortunate by bringing canned
food and unwrapped toys for distribution through our charity foundation. See flyer in this issue.
As you can see, our calendar
remains busy throughout the entire
year. The NCCA website calendar
on www.nccacorvettes.org and the
K will provide you with all the dates
and details.
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Good Day HOD Drivers and Enthusiasts!
Some ask what is so special about HOD - It's our people!! And a handsome crew as well!! Thanks to our coaches, leaders
and other helpers! We couldn't do it without you!
Lots going on - please READ DOWN.
 WINE COUNTRY MOTORSPORTS HAS BECOME A PART OF THE TEAM HOD MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM - 10% ongoing
discount - and a once a year 15% discount on in-store or call-in orders - this makes TeamHOD even MORE of a
NO BRAINER!
Also note: Our website and registration system has been gaining more functionality and becoming friendlier by the day.
Keep in mind that it's now easier to start out by logging in and THEN clicking on "register" - also - check out the "your account" area and you'll see good information about your HOD acitivity.
HOLIDAYS AROUND THE CORNER - HOD DATES TO DRIVE:
 November 21st - Thunderhill Raceway - 3 Mile Classic Course
 November 28th - Sonoma Raceway - "Asphalt Friday" keeping drivers everywhere away from the Mall!
 December 1st - Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca - Fast turnaround for HOD drivers!
 December 13th - Thunderhill Raceway 3 Mile - "Thanks Coaches" event
2015 will be posted soon!
Have a GREAT WEEK - and Make your HOD Plans Today!
The NorCal HOD Leadership Team
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Corvettes at the Castle 2014 - George Robinson
In 2007, during a visit to our favorite winery, Carole and I were talking to the Events Manager at Ledson Winery. I
commented to him about there being a number of Vipers in the circular drive which is not open to the public for parking.
He told us that they have special events where they use the drive in front of the winery. On this day a Viper club had
arranged for a visit. He told us that the Porsche clubs have an annual event the end of September each year when they
park and show a number of Porsches.
At this point we were new members of NCCA, having joined in December 2006. We asked the winery would they be
interested in having a Corvette event there. He didn’t even hesitate. And thus was born “Corvettes at the Castle”. We
decided that this would be a good “run” for us to propose to the club. This first year we didn’t really think about Corvettes
beyond NCCA. We had around 27 NCCA cars on the run which proved a challenge for us neophytes to manage that
many cars on a 73 mile run. We learned however and arrived with all the NCCA cars and found a few other Corvettes
there also. The word had gotten out and other Corvette owners that were also Ledson wine club members showed up.
We had about 32 cars this first year… not enough to fill the circular drive but enough to present a good showing. The
event was a hit. Visitors to the winery enjoyed looking at the variety of Corvettes and talking about America’s legendary
sports car.
Ledson asked us if we would like to do it again the following year and this time we said yes without hesitation. This first
year we probably had about as many cars participate as the Porsche event. We decided that this would be a good event
to open up to the Corvette community and got the word out for 2008. That year we had about 50 Corvettes. This continued to grow yearly peeking in 2012 when we hit the 100 mark. We filled the circle and had both sides of the entrance
drive lined half way out with ‘Vettes. We had cars from about 7 clubs plus non club cars.
The last 2 years it dropped back into the 50-70 range. This year we think the prediction of rain keep some away… how
silly to listen to the weatherman! The only job where you can be wrong most of the time and keep it. This day was
perfect: temperature in the 70’s and mostly sunny all day.
After the first couple years it became obvious that leading the run and then setting up registration and getting all the cars
parked was not working. It was taking too long once the club arrived. I asked other members to lead the run and provided them with detailed directions and maps. Bob Ashbaker led the run at least 3 times and we miss him. Harvey Grasso
has led the caravan in the past and this year Bruce Bourne led about 20 cars from San Leandro to the Ledson winery.
Thank you Bruce. Carole and I either went up early the day of the event, or like this year, went up the night before.
Several club members did the same so we would be ready when the cars arrive around 10:00am. This year Dave and Kim,
Neal and Penny, Chuck and Debbie and Carole and I got to Santa Rosa the night before and prepared for the next day by
flushing our system with copious amounts of wine and steak, martinis and beer, etc.
Saturday morning we arrived at Ledson to find Dave and Kim at the wrong (closed) gate (see end of above paragraph).
We did however all get in and with the help of Scott Eddinger, Controller for Ledson and his staff, got set up and awaited the 50-60 Corvettes that arrived mid-morning. We have done this enough now that it didn’t take much coordination.
Dave blocked the entrance, Chuck put his ZR1 at the end of the circle to serve as the point from which to start back filling
the circle and I hung around the front of the winery picking off specific cars to showcase at the entrance, mostly classics
plus Jim Wells C7 and Steven Logan’s 427.
Debbie, Carole, Katherine Rabello and Janice Jackson manned (womened) the registration table. Scott and one of his
young staffers hung the 2013 NCCA banner that flew at the National Corvette Museum on one of the pillars and the
people arrived.
This is always one of the busiest days at Ledson and today was no exception. All four tasting bars were busy all day. The
deli was likewise busy. We handed out order forms for the deli and encouraged Corvetters to place their orders when
they arrived and pick them up at lunch time giving the staff time to get everything made and all but eliminate lines. It
worked. Bottles of wine flowed out into the picnic area under the oak trees, sandwiches and other foods were set up and
everyone spent a relaxed day eating, drinking and talking while visitors admired their cars.
Visitors voted for their favorite car and at around 2:00pm I tallied the votes. Ledson awarded a bottle of wine (winner’s
choice of the wine) for each generation Corvette and the People’s Choice winner (most votes overall) received a complementary private tasting for 4. This went to Clay and Janice Jackson and his C1. Clay is a wine aficionado so it went to the
right person.
By now it was 3:00pm and some Corvettes left while others hung around including the hard core: Dave & Kim, Wendy
and John and Carole and I who left around 4:15 for the drive home from another great day with Corvettes at the Castle.
See you all next year. (Pictures on Page 16 & 17)
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Priceless Corvette Restorers Strike Back
A special team of hotshot Corvette
restorers has dealt a blow against an
evil sinkhole that desecrated the
National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
This week General Motors and Chevrolet unveiled the 2009 ZR1 Blue
Devil -- the first of three damaged cars
that will be restored from a disaster
that stunned Corvette fans around
the world.
Remember? Back in February, a freakish sinkhole appeared inside the
museum, swallowing eight beautiful
machines with an estimated value at
about $1 million, the museum said.
When the cars were hauled out of
the hole, only three were deemed
unscathed enough for restoration.
Hey, this is a big deal. Experts call the
Corvette the most collected car in
America. GM says it's the "world's
longest-running, continuously produced passenger car."
The Blue Devil is no ordinary
Corvette. Even though it's only 5
years old, it's been dubbed a
"supercar" and "legendary" with a top
speed of more than 200 mph.
The sleek demon went on display for
the first time on Monday during a
ceremony at the big Specialty Equipment Marketing Association show in
Las Vegas.
It's not often car restorers get a
chance to rescue a vehicle this
special. This job was handled by a 10member team with a less-than-sexy
handle: GLS -- Global Logistics
Services.
That news will please CNN commenters who joked that the damage to the
cars could be "buffed out" -- as easily
as paint scratches.
The biggest challenge, he said, will be
the 1 Millionth Corvette, he acknowledged, the 1992 convertible which
was the millionth 'Vette to come off
the assembly line.
Fixing a hole
But what about that hole? This
coming Monday, work is set to begin
to fill the 30-foot-deep sinkhole which
ruined the museum's bright yellow,
red-spired Skydome. Estimated cost of
the eight-month project: $3.2 million.
"They'll be bringing in equipment and
moving cars out of the room, before
they start work on the sinkhole," said
museum spokeswoman Katie
Frassinelli.
The museum had initially considered
leaving the hole unfilled as a permanent display -- perhaps because the
disaster has been good for business.
In the months since the earth opened
up and snatched these precious cars
from our midst, visitors to the
museum have increased by 71% over
the same period last year, she said.
Folks have been able to see the hole
safely through a glass window.
Also on display, are five cars that
were pulled from the hole -- but were
too wrecked to be restored:
-- A 1984 PPG pace car
-- A 1993 ruby red "40th Anniversary
Corvette"
"We need to come up with a better
name -- like the Corvette Restoration
SWAT Team!" laughed GM spokesman Monte Doran.
-- A 2001 Mallett Hammer Z06
Corvette
It may feel like a big win for the
Corvette Nation against the forces of
nature -- but now may be a bit too
soon to crow about it.
-- A 1993 ZR-1 Spyder
"That car really had very little damage
done to it, compared to all the other
cars in the sinkhole. It was a relatively
easy restoration," Doran said.
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-- The 2009 white "1.5 Millionth
Corvette"
But visitors said they wanted more.
So the museum has started selling jars
full of dirt from the sinkhole for $10 a
pop. "They asked for it," Frassinelli
said. "The dirt has little bits of fiberglass in it from the cars."
A 1962 beauty dubbed the "Black
Corvette" is just too old for GM to
handle. The company says it no longer has the institutional knowledge
required to properly put it back in
shape.
That job is expected to be done by a
hand-picked restoration specialist
team, Frassinelli said. "We haven't
identified who's fixing it yet."
GM has accepted the challenge of
restoring the worst-damaged of the
salvageable cars: the 1 Millionth
Corvette.
It "has much, much more damage
than the Blue Devil," Doran said. It's
"going to be a much harder, much
longer process. Simply because the
car is older so it's hard to get replacement parts. We don't have all the
expertise in house that we do with
current Corvettes like the Blue Devil."
One of the biggest decisions is how
many of the parts on the car should
be replaced. "One of the guys in
design calls it a 'respectful restoration,'
" Doran said. "You want to keep as
much of the original components as
you possibly can to preserve the history of the car."
Restoration on the 1 Millionth
Corvette is set to begin in January,
Doran said, and the job is expected to
take about six months. Chevrolet's
total contribution to the museum:
$250,000.
An agreement with GM allows the
museum to keep the insurance
money for the Blue Devil and Spyder - which are both owned by GM -- in
addition to paying to fix the Blue
Devil, the 1962 Black Corvette and
the 1992 1 Millionth, Frassinelli said.
Meanwhile, the Blue Devil will be
back home soon. Packed with loving
care in a special enclosed truck by
special handlers, Doran said it is
expected to head to the museum
around Saturday.
When it gets there, workers will roll it
back into the holy church of the Corvette Nation, where for generations
to come, visitors will talk about how it
survived the Great Corvette Sinkhole
of 2014.
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November & December Birthdays
November
December
Dave Weidler
4
Debbie Gerughty
3
Barbara Esquivel
4
George Robinson
6
Kent Evans
5
Joe Rock
8
Joyce Miculinich
13
Paul Chervatin
9
Sharon Alvarez
17
Mike Lupeika
9
JJ King
18
Bill Toomey, Jr.
14
Garth Morgan
18
Pat Hendrix
15
Roland Smith
18
Mike Sanchez
15
Bart McMurry
22
Jeff Grounds
19
Luis Arevalo
26
Mike Jordan
19
Karen King
26
Don Walker
23
Linda Thompson
26
Carol Leytem
25
Sandy Wigand
29
John Feil
26
Harvey Grasso
28
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If you are interested in purchasing
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There are a limited number available
so don’t hesitate on getting yours
today.
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101 Year-Old Corvette Enthusiast Recounts a Century of Living
Viola Schiestl White is sitting in a C3
Corvette that is considered a classic by
car enthusiasts.
Nothing unusual about that.
What is unusual is that Mrs. White celebrated her 101st birthday on July 28th
so she can recall a time when there
were not only no Corvettes, but no
cars of any kind at all!
“I went to a school that had all eight
grades and I walked a mile and a half
to school,” White recalled. “At that
time, there were no cars and no nothing.”
Back in those days, riding a train or a
horse was just about the only method
of transportation.
“The railroad went through our property and if anyone would get sick
enough they had to go to a doctor …
we would go down and wait in the
box car on our property for a train to
go by,” she said. “Sometimes we would
get in with the horses and the cows.”
She remembers riding a horse to
school with her brothers and sisters
and then turning the critter around
and sending it back home.
The family did eventually get a car (a
Ford of all things!), and White was only
9 years old when she learned to drive.
She got her license for just a quarter
and didn’t have to bother with that
pesky parallel parking test; instead she
just went to the town garage in Foxboro and filled out a form.
“Those were the good old days,” she
laments.
That doesn’t mean she lives in the old
days now, however. Her daughter-inlaw, Sue Schiestl, says White has had
an e-mail account for 13 years and
got an iPad at 97. What’s next? A
bright red C7?
Sadly, she’s outlived many of her
friends and two husbands, Andrew,
who died in 1976, and Harold White,
whom she married 10 years later.
WSCC 2014 Competition Series Award Banquet
Will be held on Saturday, January 17,
2015 at the Four Points Sheraton
5115 Hopyard Road, Pleasanton, CA.
story swapping before the Registration opens at 5:00 pm and after our
gala has concluded.
The WSCC Executive Board Meeting
will be held in the Ballroom 10:00
am – noon; with the WSCC General Meeting in the same location
from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm.
Registration – 5:00 Social Gathering in the upper Lobby before dinner
– there will be libations available
Hospitality Room will be jointly hosted by SANTA CLARA CORVETTES
and WSCC! Please stop by and
enjoy some Corvette Comradery and
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Dinner – 6:30, Awards – 8:00
Entrée selections include Filet
Mignon, Chicken Marsala or Grilled
Salmon.
Page 27 is the registration flyer for
this event above. It is also located
on the WSCC website and Don
Herzer is including it in the upcoming issue of the Redline.
The award winners have put a lot of
time, energy and skill into this competition series, let’s show them our
appreciation of their hard work!
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We're happy to announce our 2015 track schedule. By popular demand, we've worked to get more dates at Laguna Seca this year, and of course many at Thunderhill, and our two Buttonwillow weekends. For the moment, we have a couple 2014 events remaining, and have opened the first two Laguna Seca events for 2015 for registration, and the rest
should be treated as tentative while we work through details. We'll open them up as soon as possible.
Saturday January 31
Saturday February 28
Saturday March 21
Monday April 13
Friday May 1
Monday, June 1
Saturday June 27
Saturday July 11
Monday July 27
Saturday August 8
Friday August 21
Friday September 18
Saturday September 26
Saturday October 17
Saturday November 28
Saturday December 12
Saturday December 19
Laguna Seca
Laguna Seca
Thunderhill
Thunderhill
Thunderhill
Laguna Seca
Buttonwillow
Thunderhill
Laguna Seca
Thunderhill
Thunderhill
Thunderhill
Buttonwillow
Thunderhill
Laguna Seca
Laguna Seca
Laguna Seca
Sunday March 22
Thunderhill
Saturday, May 23
Monday, June 8
Sunday June 28
Sunday July 12
Laguna Seca,
Laguna Seca
Buttonwillow
Thunderhill
Sunday August 9
Thunderhill
Sunday, May 24 Laguna Seca
Sunday September 27 Buttonwillow
Sunday October 18
Thunderhill
Sunday December 13 Laguna Seca
$10,000 Challenge
For 2015 we are running a $10,000 Challenge, offering serious money back to drivers who attend the most events with
NCRC. Half of the $10,000 pot will be given out for events from January-June ("heat 1"), and the other half for events
from July-December, heat 2. Drivers can attain points by attending events, with each track day being worth one point.
You will not score more than one point per day, 2 per weekend event. At the end of each heat, drivers ranking in first
through seventh place will receive money according to the following table, and points scored will reset for the next heat:
1st - $2500
2nd - $1000
3rd - $500
4th - $375
5th - $300
6th - $200
7th - $125
Ties will be split among the drivers with the same number of points. For example, if we have three people with the same
number of points in 2nd position, they will each get $333.33.
$10,000 Challenge details are at http://www.ncracing.org/club-info.php
ARC & Chrono Series Winners
The racing and time trial season was concluded last weekend at Thunderhill, so we are happy to announce these winners.
For Chrono S2K, Martin Riente, Anish Ramrakhyani and Matt Misencik took top honors
For Chrono Mixed, Jim Ghafoutpout, Steve Klein, Brian Bonessa, John Enni and Jack Hosee won their respective classes
For ARC, Mike Morrison, Greg Derian, Thim Barber, Shane Smith, Michael Karpinski, Mark Reese won their classes
For ARC SM John Dirkson was top dog
We're looking forward to a great 2015!
Dave & Luc
http://www.ncracing.org/
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General Membership
Meeting Schedule
Board of Directors
Meeting Schedule
FIRST Tuesday of Every Month
LAST Tuesday of Every Month
San Lorenzo Homes Association
Ricky’s Sports Theater & Grill
November, 2014
21
Friday
Hooked on Driving @ Thunderhill (www.hookedondriving.com)
22
Saturday
Alameda Holiday Kick-Off Run (see page 28 for flyer)
22-23
Saturday/
Sunday
Thunderhill Track Days
25
Tuesday
NCCA - E-Board Meeting @ Ricky’s 7:00 pm
27
Thursday
28
Friday
Happy
Thanksgiving
Hooked on Driving - Asphalt Friday @ Sonoma Raceway (hookedondriving.com)
December, 2014
1
Monday
Hooked on Driving @ Laguna Seca (www.hookedondriving.com)
2
Tuesday
NCCA - General Business Meeting @ San Lorenzo Homes Association 7:00 pm
7
Sunday
NCCA - Christmas Party - Danville 6:00 pm (see page 25 for flyer)
7
Sunday
Blackhawk Cars & Coffee 8:00 am
13
Saturday
Hooked on Driving @ Thunderhill (www.hookedondriving.com)
16
Tuesday
Holiday Christmas Light Run (info coming soon)
20
Saturday
San Andreas Holiday Run (see page 23 for flyer)
25
Thursday
27-28
Saturday/
Sunday
NCRC @ Laguna Seca (www.ncracing.org)
30
Tuesday
NCCA - E-Board Meeting CANCELED for December
31
Wednesday
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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
CORVETTE ASSOCIATION
P.O. Box 6232
Hayward, CA 94544
America’s Oldest
Corvette Club
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