Event Calendar

Corvette Club

Santa Barbara

Inside this issue:

President’s Message 2

NCM Ambassador 3

Membership Column 4

Activities Column 4

Daytona Party 5

Member Highlight 6

January Minutes 7

Bunnin Ad 8

Member Advertising 9

Museum Calendar 10

February 2016

Volume 10, Issue 2

Meetings are 1st Tues-day of each month at 6:30PM . The meeting is held at Mesa Café &

Bar, 1972 Cliff Dr., Santa Barbara

February

2 General Meeting Santa Barbara 7 Super Bowl Party Santa Barbara 21 Daytona Party Goleta

March 1 General Meeting Santa Barbara 12 Winos Gone Wild Santa Barbara 6 Petersen Museum Los Angeles 20 Runch Run Malibu

Editor and Publisher Fred Smith Publicity

Well the first run of the year, and our first Runch Run ever is in the books and it was definitely a success. We left Timbers with 13 cars led by a metal car (unfortunately it’s not May yet). In attendance were Tony and Paula Megowan, Frank and Barbara Lo-Monaco, Fred Markley and Marilyn, Den-nis Trammell, Peter Mackins, Ray Tracy and Ursula, Ray Seider and Gretchen

Falvo, Jacques and Yuriko Bellesiles, Sandy Halverson, Steve and Lin-da Petersen, Hans and Maria Loesche, and Dave and Deborah Hanks. We were met at Industrial Eats by Ed Clerkin and sister Kathy, and Jim and Judy Wafer.

After a short drive up Highway 101 to Buellton we arrived at Industrial Eats. It is located in a little non-descript business park but the food and service are excellent. We were seated at three long tables and took up over half of the restaurant.

We sampled several of their favorites from pizza to salads to sandwiches and shrimp. All of it was fantastic. As good as the food and service was the company was even better. I am hoping more of you will attend these Runch Runs and take the opportuni-ty to get to know your fellow club mem-bers. We really are a fun group once you get to know us.

More Photos on the website

Industrial Eats Run Tony Megowan

Volume 10 Issue 2 Page 2 WE ARE ON THE WEB

www.corvetteclubsantabarbara.com

As I pen my message to you I’m in the Dallas – Fort Worth metroplex visiting my son and his family and my goddaughter and her family. Ever since Tony told me he was ordering his new Vette in Long Beach red I have been interested in seeing the color in person. I thought with Dallas – Fort Worth, being just slightly larger than Santa Barbara, there would be a good chance I would find a dealership with a Long Beach Red Vette in stock. Sure enough, not far from my goddaughter’s home was Stonebriar Chevrolet. This dealership was about the size of the six dealerships in the Hope Avenue auto center combined. I guess everything really is bigger in Texas. Stonebriar had 12 Corvettes in stocking including three Z06s and one Z07 and yes one Long Beach Red Stingray. Tony, you and Paula made a great choice, that color is beautiful. It’s similar to but not exactly like the burgundy color on your previous Vette but one beautiful color.

I’m very optimistic for the club in the upcoming year. Attendance at the meetings has been increasing and I have received positive feedback on our speakers. At the February meeting Tony Megowan will be making a presentation on planning and executing a successful run and the importance and enjoyment of having your vehicles equipped with a CB radio. This was to have taken place January but was delayed due to weather. January 17 saw the inaugural Corvette Club Santa Barbara “Runch Run”. Again the idea of these was to put together short runs, ideally half day that would be held on Sunday to include those who for one reason or another cannot make the Saturday runs. We had a great turn out for the run to International Eats in Buellton where the proprietor provided a sampling of a number of menu items. Another reason for my optimism is the glimpses I had at the work Ed Clerkin has done on our already award winning website. Fred Smith has done a masterful job on the website for many years as wit-nessed by many top website awards Fred has won on behalf of the club from the National Museum. The work Ed has done will take the current site and add features including but not limited to making it easier to sign-up for runs and to get reminders of upcoming events. For those who are looking forward to the prospects of a mid-engine Vette you might want to click on the address below. According to the author there may be a few bugs to work out first. http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a27957/avoidable-contact-mid-engined-corvette/ We all are very lucky to have such talented individuals that keep this organization active and vital. With

February being Valentine month you all have my heartfelt thanks and gratitude. I’ll see you all Tuesday.

President’s Message Peter Mackins

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!

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NCM Master Ambassador Frank LoMonaco Here are two more chances to win a Corvette from the National Corvette Mu-seum:

2016 Long Beach Red Stingray Corvette Converti-ble Thursday, February 25, 2016 at 2 pm CT

6.2 Liter V8 460 HP Engine

8-Speed Paddle-Shift Automatic Transmission

Multi-Mode Performance Exhaust

Magnetic Selective Ride Control with Full-Width Rear Spoiler

Motorsports Polished Aluminum Wheels

Spice Red Design Package including Spice Red Converti ble Top and Jet Black / Spice Red Leather Trim Combination

3LT Equipment Group Chevrolet MyLink Radio with Navi gation, Bose 10-Speaker Audio System, Head-Up Dis play, Heated and Vented Seats

Performance Data and Video Recorder

Rear Vision and Curb View Front Cameras

Battery Protection Package

Corvette Museum Delivery

Limited to 1,000 Tickets Tickets: $150

2016 Torch Red Stingray Corvette Coupe Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 2 pm CT Last chance to buy tickets for this raffle. I will have tickets at the meeting. The tickets are $10 and there is no limit on the number that will be sold. The car has a 6.2 liter V8, 460 hp engine; 8-speed paddle shift auto-matic transmission; multi-mode performance exhaust; chrome alu-minum wheels; Jet Black leather interior; 2LT equipment group including head-up display, heated and vented seats, Bose 10-speaker audio system, universal home remote; Chevrolet MyLink Navigation system; one-piece painted removable roof panel; battery protection package and Museum delivery.

Privacy Reminder

Old Club Rosters should be

shredded not just thrown in

the trash when replaced.

Membership Column Pat Bloom

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There are currently 96 members and 71 Corvettes. A big welcome to Ken and Danielle Felts who are our newest members. Ken is President of Specialty Plumbing, Inc. in Santa Barbara and they own a 1969 silver Stingray and a 2009 grey Z06. February Birthday wishes go out to: 2/01 Val Piermarini 2/03 Bill Barrison 2/08 Daryl Burgess 2/11 Paula Ross 2/25 Sandra Christeson 2/26 Jerry Wilson 2/27 Olivia Peters 2/28 Phil Neff

Well our first two runs of the year are in the books. The Runch Run to Industrial Eats and the run to the Hot Rod Show (article will be next month for that one) were fun and different.

In February we will have two events. The Super Bowl Party at Steve and Linda Petersen’s and the Daytona 500 Party at Hib and Sandy Halverson’s. Both of these events are al-ways well attended and a lot of fun. I will email the details as I get them.

For March we have 3 runs planned. We will be moving the Winos Gone Wild Run to Satur-day the 12th of March.

Now it’s time to climb on my soapbox. We plan these runs for all of you. A lot of planning and effort goes into these runs by the people leading them. I know things come up but if at all possible if you have signed up for a run please do your best to attend. And if you do have to cancel be sure to do as soon as you know. Some of the runs have to be prepaid so it will save having to pay for a run you signed up for but cannot attend. Not only have the run leaders put in a lot of effort, but the places we show up at will some-times go out of their way to make it special for us. It is not fair to them to tell them 25 or 30 people will show up and then only 10 or 15 show up. We have a lot of fun on these runs and I highly recommend you join us.

Ok now I am back off of the soapbox. With the advent of the new website you will be able to sign up for runs online. This should make it easier for everyone involved. You will get an email saying you have signed up and I will get one also. All of the run information will also be on the website. I think once you get used to this you will agree it is the way to go. [Editor Note: you will be advised when the new website is live and you will receive instructions on how to adjust to the changes.]

Activities Column Tony Megowan

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Daytona Party Hib Halverson

This time last year, we asked: Will Gordon retire after Homestead. Yep, he did. But...Kyle Bush, the 2015 Champion? For sure, we didn't see that coming! As for questions about 2016? Well...here's a biggie: When's the date of Miss Sprint's retirement party and will we be invited? And, speaking of parties, where's our invite to Dale Jr.'s wedding? How will the NASCAR community accept Chase Elliott as the new driver of the 24? Will 2016 be a come-back year for the 48? And, finally, What's Pat Bloom going to do after Tony Stewart retires?

Those and other burning 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series questions will begin to be answered at…

Sandy and Hib's 12th Occasional Daytona Party

Win really cool prizes and test your knowledge with Sandy's NASCAR Trivia Contest! Buy a spot in the Daytona 500 Winner's Pool!

And, last but certainly not least....New games this year!

Enjoy our world-famous post-race Burger and Hot Dog BBQ Burgers, hot dogs, Pepsi and Coke supplied. Pot luck snacks and munchies

Don't like Pepsi and Coke? BYO other drinks and put 'em in our ice chests Don't like burgers or dogs? BYO food and cook it on our grille or, heck...eat it raw

Sunday 21 February Pre-race TV, donuts, coffee: 8:30 AM Pre-Race Mimosas: 9:30 AM

Race start time: 10:30 AM Sandy and Hib's 228 San Napoli Drive in Goleta Off US 101 N at Glen Annie/Storke Rd. in Goleta Continue straight on Calle Real. Right on Salisbury Av. Left on San Napoli. Third house on the right. Off US 101 S at Winchester Canyon in Goleta. Left on Cathedral Oaks. Right on Winchester Canyon. Left on Calle Real. Left on Salisbury. Left on San Napoli. Third house on the right.

Lost? Turn on your GPS or call 805-685-6865

Member Highlight Sharon & Fred Smith

Credit for the included photog-raphy goes to the attendees of our

events and regularly include:

Roger Hoyt, Sandy Halverson, Sharon & Fred Smith, Jim Pur-cell, Fred Lopez, Ivy Aanderud,

Judy Wafer & Paul Zemella

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Privacy Reminder

Old Club Rosters should be

shredded not just thrown in

the trash when replaced.

We had not made a pilgrimage to the Barrett-Jackson Auction in Scottsdale, AZ since 2012. Plus, I needed to find a present for Fred’s birthday, so that seemed a perfect place for him to find something he liked. Since it is a long drive we decided to do an overnight stop in Palm Springs on the way. We arrived in Palm Springs in the early afternoon, January 26, which allowed the rest of the afternoon for enjoying the beautiful sunshine and some light shopping as a warm-up for Scottsdale. Wednesday morning, January 27, we headed to Arizona and had an easy drive. I wanted to do something special for Fred’s birthday and had heard about the fabulous sunsets from the terrace at the Wrigley Mansion in Phoe-nix. We arrived about 15 minutes before the sky began its evening show of color. It was spectacular with a color range of golds, oranges, reds, blues, and grays and absolutely did not disappoint. It must have lasted at least 30 minutes going through a range of color combinations, each new one being better than the last. We enjoyed a light dinner prepared in Geordie’s Lounge and served to us in the library. We had our own personal dining space among the furnishing from the early 1930’s. The mansion is used for events so most of the original furnishings are no longer there, but the architecture and crafts-manship in the building are impressive. Thursday, January 28, I had two museums for us to visit. First on the agenda was the Martin Auto Museum which had a nice collection of autos, neon signs, gas pumps, and other automotive related items. In the afternoon because of our association with open wheel racing with our son-in-law, Cory Kruseman, we toured the Arizona Open Wheel Racing Museum which is 14,000 sq. ft. of open wheel racing history told through race cars, drivers’ uniforms, thousands of photos, model race cars, trophies, and other memorabilia on display.

Friday, January 29, was our day at Barrett-Jackson to view the assembly of auto and truck oldies but goodies as well as the lat-est and greatest with a few “what were they thinking” in the mix. My personal fa-vorite, if I were to exclude Corvettes, was the new 2017 Acura NSX. One turn on the platform and it had me in its power. Fred dragged me away to the vendor area

where we enjoyed checking out products automotive related and non-automotive in art, clothing, furniture, jewelry, garage accessories, boats, planes, motorhomes, trailers, etc. Yes, I did find Fred a birthday present, but

it did not go across the auction stage. We are out of garage space any-way…….is that a good excuse????

Saturday before we left we had time for one more stop to visit the Penske Racing Museum. There was a private party, so we were unable to see the museum. No prob-lem, we just spent the time checking out

the cars in the dealerships in the auto row. These included Maserati, Bentley, Lambor-ghini, Jaguar, Range Rover, Ferrari, Por-sche, etc. We were now satisfied that we had done our best to partake in everything an automobile enthusiast should see in the area and we happily got in our Corvette and headed west.

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Minutes of January 5, 2016 General Meeting

1. Meeting called to order 6:45 pm. Peter Mackins wasn’t here so Judy Purcell held meeting. Tonight there were 17 people. Very short meeting. Talked about how much fun Xmas party was and fun things club has done. 2. Secretary’s Report distributed and approved. Thanked Jim Purcell for doing Dec minutes. 3. Treasurer’s Report distributed and approved. Fred Lopez. 4. Membership Report: 94 members with 69 cars as of today. Pat Bloom off. Sandy Rubel reports.

5. Bragging Corner: Please email Pat Bloom on anything interesting happening to you for the next newsletter column.

6. NCM Ambassadors Report. Frank reported has tickets $10. Trial for track is Nov 1. Museum has announced inductees this year Bob Bondurant, Ralph Kramer and Donna Mae Mims. The Corvette was named Performance car best buy by Kelly Blue Book. GM invests $44 million in Bowling Green assembly plant.

7. Activities Chairperson. Tony Megowan not here. Club talked about the two parties. 1/17/16 –Runch Run Industrial Eats in Buellton. Tony and Paula Megowan 1/30/16 – Grand National Roadster Show 2/7/16 – Super Bowl Party at Linda and Steve Peterson’s 2/21/16 – Daytona 500 Party at Sandy and Hib Halverson’s 8. Old Business: None.

9. New Business: None 10. Tech Talk: None. 11. Trivia question: None 12. 50/50 Raffle: None 13. Next meeting Feb 2, at the Mesa Café. 14. Frank reported no Correspondence at our PO Box. Meeting adjourned at 7:06 pm.

Respectfully submitted, Sandy Rubel Halverson, Secretary

Mesa Café & Bar - 1972 Cliff Dr. - Santa Barbara, CA

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Members of the NCM receive 10%

to 15% discount on purchases from

the museum store.

Check the store before buying Cor-

vette related items from other ven-

dors—you might be surprised at the

current inventory as well as prices.

Be sure to check the items on sale

while you are there.

http://store.corvettemuseum.com/

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