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Inside this issue:

President’s Message 2

Barrett-Jackson 3

Classifieds 3

Kustom Car Show 4

Bakersfield Run 4

NCM Ambassador 5

4th of July Parade 5

Activities Report 6

Membership 7

May Minutes 8

June 2011 Volume 5, Issue 6

Meetings are 1st Tues-day of each month at 6:30PM . The meeting

is held at Woody’s Roundup Bar & Grill 3400 Calle Real, (Earl

Warren Showgrounds)Santa Barbara

June

5th Installation Picnic Goleta 7th General Meeting Santa Barbara 25th Barrett Jackson Orange County

July 4th Parade & Party Santa Barbara 5th General Meeting Santa Barbara 10th Motorsports Gath-ering Ventura

Installation Picnic Sharon Smith

CCSB Installation Picnic, a washout! God loves Corvettes, but Mother Na-ture….not so much! Mother Nature and I have to have a talk. What are the odds that a 20% chance of rain dumps a good share of that 20% on Stowe Grove Park, and turns the park-ing lot into a swimming hole in less than ½ hour? And did I say that this was in June, in sunny California, where it never rains, in June, in sunny California, on

Corvettes, in June, in sunny California. You get the picture. It was a very wet one. This is the first time in CCSB history that our installation picnic suffered a rainout. Fred and I arrived to find set up and barbeque crew members Wayne Reddoch, Roger Hoyt, Jerry Livers, Bryce Lovett, Peter Mackins, and Al Rotella soaked to the bone. Everyone scrambled to get the supplies and food loaded into vehi-cles and left the flood plain. I made a ―red alert‖ call to Ray Seider with the list of attendees to notify of the cancellation. Jim Purcell had also been in communica-tion and started dialing members as well. Wayne Reddoch, in his last hurrah as our vice president, had not a trial by fire, but a trial by water. Wayne put on his Superman cape once more to bring calm to chaos. So we are set up to do an indoor version of the picnic with a buffet style service at our general meeting Tuesday, June 7. Woody’s will be cooking our tri-tip and chicken and setting up a buffet for us. Here is the scoop. We will be in a mother nature friendly facility. We will have the drawing for the prizes from raffle tickets given to members who have paid their dues. Tickets to be given out at the meeting. If you have not paid your dues yet, be sure to bring your $72.00 to the meeting Tuesday night so you can get your ticket. We will have three absolutely delicious cakes for you to indulge your sweet tooth. Instead of ordering off the menu for this meeting, we will be having buffet tri tip and chicken barbeque for the cost of $10 ―using our club food‖ fee person. Remember they provide the food storage, the facility, the serving utensils, wash the dishes, and clean up. There is no senior discount for this meeting. There will be a very short business meeting starting promptly at 6:30 PM with din-ner to follow at 7:00 PM with prizes and fun for all. So I look forward to a good participation by the membership for this meeting to start our new year.

Editor and Publisher

Fred Smith Publicity

Another Corvette Club Santa Barbara year of activities is in the history books, and here we go again with a new year filled with more fun and adventures in new and exciting places and old and familiar ones. The year certainly started out with a new experience with the first rainout of our installation picnic in our club history. There might have been a time when we all enjoyed stomping around in water puddles, but I think that most of us no longer

find that to be the attraction it once was. So everything was packed up by the hardy, but soggy barbeque crew to be used for an indoor installation picnic/general meeting on June 7. We certainly do owe a huge thank you to all of the members, that I mentioned in the article on the picnic, who were out there in the rain. We have some one-day events on the calendar in the next couple months which should make it easier for some of you to participate. The Barrett-Jackson Auction this month is an easy drive and a great car enthusi-ast venue. In July we have our traditional appearance in the Santa Barbara 4th of July parade followed by a picnic at Frank and Barbara LoMonacos'. Then a short run on July 10th to Ventura for a Motorsports Gather-ing in a nice setting by the beach. August gives us a chance for a road trip as we have the run to Pleasanton for the Good Guys Car Show. Pleasanton not only has the car show, but there are several great wineries as well as other venues to experience while you are in the area. A sign up sheet for the Pleasanton run will be at the June meeting, but I would encourage you to get your hotel room booked ASAP if you plan to go. See a prior email that I sent out for hotel details or call or email me. Come September the Activities committee will be looking for suggestions for the activities calendar for 2012. If you have a special place that you like to travel to that you think the club would enjoy, let us know. Also we are always looking for members willing to lead the runs. So thanks to the CCSB board members for your leadership, and thanks to all CCSB members for making this last year a great one by your participation in club activities. We look forward to seeing more members take time out in the new year to have fun with your Corvette family. Remember without ―u‖ there is no club.

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President’s Message Sharon Smith

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2009 Forged Polished Aluminum Wheels. Fits P245/40ZR18 tires on the front, P285/35ZR19 tires on the aft. One is slightly scuffed, other three in excellent condition. $500 OBO. Contact Fred Lopez 805 964-9546 flopez32@cox.net

Factory Reproduction C4 Chrome ZR-1 wheels—2 wheels 8.5 x 17, 2 wheels 9.5 x 17 +56 Offset - On '94 Vette for 4 months, always garaged. Never driven in the rain! Like new condition. Includes short chrome stems, center caps and chrome lug nuts with 4 locking nuts. $375 Contact Bob Szalay at dszalay@cox.net

CLASSIFIEDS

Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction – Orange County, Saturday, June 25 Sharon Smith

Saturday, June 25 is the Barrett-Jackson run to Orange County. The caravan will start from Carl’s Jr. in

Carpinteria with drivers’ meeting at 8:45 AM and departure at 9:00 AM. You will meet up in Ventura with Fred and Sharon and we will lead you to Orange County. We should arrive at the Orange County Fairgrounds by 11 AM. You will have time to view the cars that will be going across the auction stage, view some of the auction, shop the vendor booths and enjoy the total auction experience. We are planning a late afternoon departure from the event with a dinner stop on the way home for those who are interested in joining us. Sign up sheet at June meeting or email me at sharon@smithshome.com or call at 805-701-9686 if you want to join us.

2 Goodyear Corvette Tires. P255/50ZR16 tires in good condition. (Early C4) $100 each. Contact Bryce Lovett 805 448-0039

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Saturday, May 28 Roger Hoyt, Jerry and Dotty Livers, Fred Markley and Rustie Van Buren, Linda Peter-sen, Ray and Mary Sue Seider, and Fred and Sharon Smith headed north to Santa Maria for the West Coast Kustoms Car Show. I have been to several car shows over the years, but I realized very quickly that there are car shows and then there are ―car shows”. This definitely was all about showing off individual style in both the car’s and owner’s appearance. The word ―custom‖ puts it mildly. The imaginative work shown brightly in flames, swirls, chrome, stripes, graphics, and eye popping custom colors. How low can they go? Many of the cars were literally resting millimeters from the ground.

Then there were the whitewall tires. I have never seen so many white walls as-sembled in one place, and they were beautiful to behold. When Fred and I were walking through one of the vendor buildings we met up with Dennis and Sandy Higgins, who were staying in the area for the weekend. Dennis was shopping for more signs for his garage. Is that kind of like a woman needing more shoes??? Despite the cold winds we all were impressed with the variety of auto-motive artistry displayed and the passion of this genre of the automotive world.

Saturday May 14 Ed Clerkin, Thore Edgren & Shirley, Hib & Sandy Halverson, Roger Hoyt, Frank & Barbara LoMonaco, Dennis & Lynne Merenbach, Jim & Judy Purcell, Ray & Mary Sue Seider, Steve & Bonnie Sidwell, and Fred & Sharon Smith took to the backroads towards Bakersfield. We made our way through the Los Padres National For-est and were in the Ventucopa area when the unthinkable happened. Steve Sidwell radioed that his Corvette was sounding very bad and they needed to stop. One look at the trail of oil leading from the back of the car confirmed that all was not well. After deciding that the car needed to be flat bedded back to Santa Barbara, Ray and Steve stayed with the disabled vehicle while the rest of us continued to Bakers-field.

We had a quick lunch at In-n-Out Burger before arriving at the Kern County Museum. We all enjoyed a tour of the Pioneer Village, and several of the group participated in my Scavenger Hunt. Dennis and Lynne Merenbach were the winners using their best sleuthing skills to find the most correct answers to the questions. Congratulations. Af-ter all that walking it was time for an ice cream break at Dewar’s Ice Cream & Candy. The long wait was worth it as the ice cream was as good as advertised. A short rest at the hotel and it was time to head over to Buck Owen’s Crystal Palace for dinner and a really good country band and singer to entertain us. A few of us even got out on the dance floor for a spin or two and we were impressed by the line dancing skills of some of our ladies. After all that excitement it was time to head our Corvettes back to the hotel and turn in for the night. Thanks to Ray and Mary Sue Seider for sug-gesting this event. It was great fun to get a little country.

West Coast Kustoms Cruisin Car Show Sharon Smith

Bakersfield Run Sharon Smith

NCM Ambassador Frank LoMonaco

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GM Announces C7 to be Built in Bowling Green

Last month General Motors North America President Mark Reuss announced plans to invest $131 million in the Bowling Green Assembly Plant, "This facility is particularly thrilling for me because I've had Corvettes; in fact, Corvette is one of the reasons I went to work for the company a long time ago," he said.

Reuss announced that the next generation Corvette, the C7, would be produced in Bowling Green and that 250 jobs would be created.

He added that the current generation will continue for about two more years while work happens behind the scenes to update the facility and ensure the Corvette will continue to be the true American sports car built here for many years to come. The C7 model is predicted to be debuted in the Spring of 2013 for a 2014 model year Corvette.

Bowling Green is a special place to General Motors and to Corvette lovers around the world. It is THE mecca for those who appreciate true affordable sports car performance. People come from around the world to see the plant. It is amazing and it is inspiring and it is very American."

Get your cars all shined up and decorated because our club will again be participating in the 4th of July parade down State Street. We don't have exact information yet - no surprise there - except to say that the parade will be on Monday, July 4th and you should plan to line up around 11:30 AM. The staging location will be announced as soon as Mike LoMonaco knows anything but the last few years our area has been on Micheltorena in the first block just west of State Street. This would be a great opportunity to display your club flag and don't forget the candy for the kids! After the parade there will be a car show at the lower end of State St. Please be sure to sign up at the picnic, at the

June meeting or email Mike LoMonaco - mukdweller@aol.com - to let him know you will be participating. After the Parade and Car Show there will be a BBQ in the backyard at Frank and Barbara LoMonaco's house - drive in the yard and park on the lawn. Last year 62 people came – what a wonderful turnout! We'll be having burgers and dogs and all of the fixings. Please be sure to BRING YOUR OWN DRINKS as no drinks will be provided. THE COST OF THIS EVENT IS $5.00 PER PERSON. There will be a sign up sheet passed around at the annual picnic and at the June meeting so you can sign up then and get all of the details. This should be a fun day and we hope many of you will participate. If you will not be at the picnic or at the June meeting, please email Barbara LoMonaco – lomoco@aol.com - to let her know you will be coming.

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Hello everyone. I can't begin without thanking our president, Sharon Smith, who stepped up when no one else volunteered, and has taken over my duties for 3 months. Thank you Sharon…..SO MUCH. As most of you know we sold our house and we are now in our new house and have no idea where many things are but I know we will find them. We leave on the 15th for Europe and will be gone until July 9th. and, just for the record, will be gone again

August 2nd. through the 5th. and September 2nd through the 12th. Bakersfield run: Fred and Sharon led the run and I'm sure will have more to say. It was lots of fun and most of us ended up dancing at the Crystal Palace after a great (very large) dinner. If you ever find yourself in Bakersfield on a Sunday morning I've heard SO much about the Brunch at Crystal Palace that has consistently been voted the best in Bakersfield (not sure if that is good or bad). After waiting for Sidwell's car to be picked up along highway 33 and arriving in Bakersfield in between events, Steve and I found ourselves at the local Hooters Restaurant which was right by our hotel. BIG disappointment guys and not what you gals expect.

Santa Maria Kustom Car Show. We had a small turnout with five cars (Fred & Sharon, Jerry & Dotty, Roger and his date Linda Petersen, Fred Markley & Rustie and Ray and Mary Sue. Great drive up the coast and it's fun and inter-esting to watch and learn how the club maneuvers, as a group, around slow ve-hicles (Roger is very good at pulling to

the left and blocking traffic for the rest of us to pull in). When we arrived in Santa Maria is was cold but the wind was howling which made the wind chill factor about 20 below. Since this run was my idea and Sharon car-ried it out I hope it was enjoyed by those that did attend. You have never seen a more interesting bunch of cars and people as we saw yesterday. Famous car designer George Barris was on hand for a "meet & greet" as was legendary Art Winfield. For those interested you could even purchase a full Zoot suit for your more formal events. Sharon will be introducing some up and coming June events and we will see you at the picnic prior to heading out.

Activities Column Ray Seider

Privacy Reminder

Old Club Rosters should be shredded not just thrown in

the trash when replaced.

Membership Column Pat Bloom

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98 members with 80 vehicles. Dues for the 2011/2012 year are up for renewal in June. We must have proof of insurance verifica-tion, along with your check and signed Release and Waiver of Liability form to keep your member-ship in good standing. No event after June 5TH can be attended unless renewal is completed. This can be handled at the meeting or our Picnic in June. If you are not planning to attend either the meeting or picnic, please mail these papers and check to me at my home. The Release and Waiver form can be downloaded from our website. I will confirm by email that they were received.

HIGHLIGHTS: In honor of June, here are two more stories of courting and marriage. The Halverson's:

Hib and I got married Oct 2007 but we had a long distance romance lasting 18 years. We met in Las Ve-gas in 1989 where my girlfriend and I were on a car rally. My girlfriend asked him to sit with us be-cause two other guys were trying to pick us up. I found out he lived in West Covina and he had been com-ing up to Santa Barbara when his sister went to UCSB. We started commuting on weekends and have been together going on 22 years.

The Szalay’s: Bob and I have only been married 15.5 years, but we were engaged in 1962 and didn't get mar-ried until 31 years later. A woman I knew from work introduced us when he was in California on R&R from the Air Force, on his way to Spokane WA. We got engaged, he left, we broke up and reunited 32 years later.

The Ventura Motorsports Gathering is Sunday, July 10th at Marina Park in Ventura. It is from 10 am to 3 pm and the cost to park in the Corvette Corral is $20. That includes the parking and admission for 2 people. They are limited to 50 spaces on the lawn so if you are planning on going, complete your entry form either online or download the application form and mail it. All information is on their web site www.venturamotorsportsgathering.com. Entry form is for both car show participants and Corvette Corral Parking. Corvette is the featured Marque at this year’s gathering. There will also be Classic Sports and Race Cars, American Classics and marques from all other countries. As an added feature they will show case those great Woodie Automobiles of the nostalgic 50’s. Classic Wooden Boats will be displayed on the lawn and at the dock. We are offering boat rides throughout the day to the Ventura Harbor Village for various lunch options there. A gourmet vendor will be located on site for those who need to remain in the park. If you have not signed up, you can do so at the June meeting or let me know by email sharon@smithshome.com or phone 805-701-9686. Caravan instructions will be in the July newsletter.

Ventura Motorsports Gathering Sharon Smith

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Minutes of May 3, 2011 General Meeting

1. Meeting called to order by Sharon Smith tonight at 6:32 pm. 2. Introduction of Officers. Dan brought guests David and Sandra. They have a 1970. Dan was also wearing a special hat. You had to be at the meeting to ap preciate. Wish I had my camera. 3. Secretary’s Report distributed and approved. 4. Treasurer’s Report distributed and approved.

5. Membership Report: Pat reports 95 members with 78 cars. New member Peter Mackins rejoined. Collecting membership dues of $72.00. Release of Liability forms need to be signed to go on any events. Due at picnic.

6. Bragging Corner: Email Pat for anything interesting happening to you for the newsletter. 7. NCM Ambassadors Report: Frank LoMonaco reports ―Toast to our troops, they got him‖. GM in-

vests 100 million in corvette assembly plant. 2012 ZR1and Z06 still available. No new models. 8. ACTIVITIES: Ray Seider reports.

5/14 - 5/15/11 – Bakersfield run. 5/28/11 – West Coast Kustoms Car Show at Santa Maria Fairgrounds. 6/05/11 -- Club picnic at Stow Park. 6/25/11 – Barrett-Jackson Auction. Sign-up sheet. 7/04/11 -- July 4th parade and Barbeque at the LoMonacos. ( $5.00 a person). 7/10/11 – Ventura Motorsports Gathering in Ventura. GM marquee and Corvette corral. 8/25-8/27/11 – Good Guys Anniversary West Coast Nationals Car Show in Pleasanton. Judy Purcell working on trip to Hearst Castle night tour in October. More to come.

9. Old Business: Thor’s logo on jackets. See Frank LoMonaco for catalog from Chaz. Group rate. 10. New Business: Happy Birthday to Tony Megowan, Bryce Lovett, Claudia Whitney and Sharon

Smith. New Board approved. President—Sharon Smith Co Vice Presidents - Jim and Judy Purcell Secretary – Sandy Rubel Halverson Treasurer – Tony Megowan Membership – Pat Bloom Activities – Ray Seider Historian - Roger Hoyt Ambassador - Frank LoMonaco Publicity/Web Master - Fred Smith Fred Lopez talks about his Bondurant Driving School Experience which he won on the Blooming-ton Gold Route 66/Grand Canyon tour that our club went August 2010. K/K Insurance renewal. Our premium lowered. From $1500 to $500. Ray to check into this.

11. Tech Talk: Fred Markley talked different floor mats from Film tech. 12. Trivia question: Which year was the first Stingray produced? Answer 1969. Barbara LoMonaco won ticket. 13. 50/50 Raffle – Dotty Livers won pot $30.00. Judy Purcell and Peter Mackins won chocolate bars from Bondurant. 14. Next meeting June 7th at Woody’s Roundup Bar and Grill. 15. Correspondence.

16. Meeting adjourned at 7:49. Respectfully submitted, Sandy Rubel Halverson, Secretary

Woody’s Roundup Bar & Grill - 3400 Calle Real - Earl Warren Showgrounds, Santa Barbara, CA

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For clothing embroidered with the Corvette Club Santa Bar-bara logo contact Frank or Bar-bara LoMonaco. For clothing that is silk screen printed with the Corvette Club Santa Barbara logo contact Bob Szalay.

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