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1 Happy Birthday & Enjoy Your Special! November 18 Renee Dobyns December 4 Bev Erickson December 20 David Jacobs December 25 Charlie Perry December 27 Michele Watson The Vapor Trail October 2014 Vapor Trail Vettes, P.O. Box 5241, Santa Maria, CA 93456 Inside this Issue Presidents Message 1 Meeting Minutes 2-3 Tech Corner 3 Gov. Mtg Minutes/Autocross 4 Mendenhalls Social Event 5-6 Photo Gallary 7-8 Business Cards/For Sale 9 VTV Sponsors 10 Calendar of Events 10-16 Board Members President Gale Haugen 773-4515 Vice President Barry Fitzjarrell 937-5434 Treasurer Hector Paz 773-4515 Secretary Bev Erickson/Judy 473-5801 Fitzjarrell 937-5434 NCCC Governor John Mahoney 937-1414 Newsletter Gale Haugen 773-4515 Sunshine Lady Debbie Chase 937-9633 Web Master/ Chuck Jennings 459-7416 Graphics Designer Presidents Message MEMBERS: Your 2015 VTV dues must be paid in by 11/15 in order to avoid a $10 penalty. We would like to welcome new member Charlie Bish- op to the Vapor Trail Vettes. Charlie just bought a ‘09 Black C6 and is a friend of Bee Jay’s. We look forward to meeting you, Charlie. Also, past members Jim & Mary Carson rejoined VTV. Even though Jim & Mary retired from the club for a period of time they never stopped helping us set up the annual rallye route or work other events. Welcome back! A big thank you to Barry & Judy for organizing the Mendenhalls Museum social and John and Debbie for taking the photos, writing the article for the newslet- ter and putting together the quiz. There was certain- ly a lot to see and great food. Larry Wright recently sent out the ballot for the 2015 E-Board election. The new board will be announced at the November meeting. Thank you, Larry for being a great poll worker. Don’t forget to vote! Reminder...bring a check or cash to the November meeting if you plan on attending the Holiday Extrava- ganza at the Melodrama on December 6th. Hector will be collecting money at the November meeting. If you are interested in inviting a friend we normally have seats available. Joan and Roberta are working on the annual Christmas dinner and gift exchange this year. They will be send- ing out a flyer soon with the details. This is always a fun event and a lot of laughs exchanging gifts. I will be in Washington State the month of November but will keep in touch through email. There will be no November newsletter. Barry will be chairing the No- vember meeting. Have a safe and fun Halloween and a wonderful Thanksgiving with friends and family. Until Decem- ber...Save the Wave! Gale

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Happy Birthday & Enjoy Your Special!

November 18 Renee Dobyns

December 4 Bev Erickson

December 20 David Jacobs

December 25 Charlie Perry

December 27 Michele Watson

The Vapor Trail

October 2014

Vapor Trail Vettes, P.O. Box 5241, Santa Maria, CA 93456

Inside this Issue

Presidents Message 1

Meeting Minutes 2-3

Tech Corner 3

Gov. Mtg Minutes/Autocross 4

Mendenhalls Social Event 5-6

Photo Gallary 7-8

Business Cards/For Sale 9

VTV Sponsors 10

Calendar of Events 10-16

Board Members

President Gale Haugen 773-4515

Vice President Barry Fitzjarrell 937-5434

Treasurer Hector Paz 773-4515

Secretary Bev Erickson/Judy 473-5801

Fitzjarrell 937-5434

NCCC Governor John Mahoney 937-1414

Newsletter Gale Haugen 773-4515

Sunshine Lady Debbie Chase 937-9633

Web Master/ Chuck Jennings 459-7416

Graphics Designer

Presidents Message

MEMBERS: Your 2015 VTV dues must be paid in

by 11/15 in order to avoid a $10 penalty.

We would like to welcome new member Charlie Bish-

op to the Vapor Trail Vettes. Charlie just bought a

‘09 Black C6 and is a friend of Bee Jay’s. We look

forward to meeting you, Charlie. Also, past members

Jim & Mary Carson rejoined VTV. Even though Jim &

Mary retired from the club for a period of time they

never stopped helping us set up the annual rallye

route or work other events. Welcome back!

A big thank you to Barry & Judy for organizing the

Mendenhalls Museum social and John and Debbie for

taking the photos, writing the article for the newslet-

ter and putting together the quiz. There was certain-

ly a lot to see and great food.

Larry Wright recently sent out the ballot for the 2015

E-Board election. The new board will be announced

at the November meeting. Thank you, Larry for being

a great poll worker. Don’t forget to vote!

Reminder...bring a check or cash to the November

meeting if you plan on attending the Holiday Extrava-

ganza at the Melodrama on December 6th. Hector will

be collecting money at the November meeting. If you

are interested in inviting a friend we normally have

seats available.

Joan and Roberta are working on the annual Christmas

dinner and gift exchange this year. They will be send-

ing out a flyer soon with the details. This is always a

fun event and a lot of laughs exchanging gifts.

I will be in Washington State the month of November

but will keep in touch through email. There will be no

November newsletter. Barry will be chairing the No-

vember meeting.

Have a safe and fun Halloween and a wonderful

Thanksgiving with friends and family. Until Decem-

ber...Save the Wave! Gale

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October Meeting Minutes By Bev Erickson Gale Haugen brought the meeting to order at

6:55 p.m. after our group met in the Bristo

Room of Home Motors. Home Motors is being

renovated so our normal conference room was

not available. We had a beautiful supper donat-

ed by Patty and Bill Santmyer Judy Fitzjarrell

brought a variety of fabulous desserts. There

were 23 members present. Clay Beck, Doug

and Debbie Chase, Bev and Cliff Erickson, Barry

and Judy Fitzjarrell, John and Deb Mahoney,

Doug Nicoll, Gale Haugen and Hector Paz,

Charles Robertson, Bill and Patty Santmyer, Jan

Webb, Michele Watson, Gerry White, Brian We-

ber and Roberta Haylock, and Larry Wright, and

Charlie and Joan Perry. Business ~ Gale Haugen

Gale asked for approved September minutes

and Cliff Erickson first the motion and Bill

Santmyer seconded it. Jerry White mentioned

that the Auto Cross is this coming Oct. 4th

weekend. Gale introduced our new member

Chuck Robertson. Nominations...Larry is running nominations for

the e-board. Larry passed the sheets around to

everyone to list their nominations, no more than

two nominations for office. He will call those

that are not present or email. We will count the

nominations. We will take the number 1 person

then number 2 then if there is a tie there will

be a 3rd person added to the ballot. We will

have the ballots back tonight and the 10th of

October will be the deadline for nominations and

we will vote at the November meeting. Gale

reminded us that in the past Larry always con-

tacts each person to see if they want to run if

they are nominated in answer to Cliff Erickson's

question. Also you can nominate someone for

more than one office. Debbie said can we nom-

inate yourself and Larry said yes just put your

name of the ballot.

Proposed VTV NCCC sanctioned event

dates for 2015. Discussed the email from

Tom Dobyns on number of autocross Porsche

club is holding and their desire for VTV club to

hold more than three. Gale started out with

three dates skipping January and February be-

cause of the weather. The three months that

look really good are May, August and Octo-

ber. We are going to move the annual blast

event back to September.

October Meeting Minutes By Bev Erickson Gale will call Chuck to question two dates the

Porsche club is holding autocrosses. The dates

are not on a Saturday. September 25th and

26th for the annual blast. John will send Joe

Orrico the following dates for the NCCC calen-

dar for our 2015 sanctioned events:

2 May - Autocross 2 Sanctions

11 July - Autocross 2 Sanctions

25 & 26 September - Annual Blast Car Show &

Rally 6 Sanctions

3 October - Autocross 2 Sanctions

Christmas Party… Joan Perry, Mary and Rob-

erta are working on the Christmas Party for

us. They are tentatively looking at Dec. 12th

for the party. Members may have to partially

pay for dinners and wine this year due to the

budget. They discussed several locations such

as Rooster Creek other northern restaurants.

Santa Maria appears to be cheaper. They also

will check Cottonwood Winery. Joan will do

some calling. Hector feels that we should all

pay for our own alcohol or have it catered and

bring in own bottle. Other members agreed

that we should pay for some of the costs. VTV Trailer location... Barry Fitzjarrell dis-

cussed the need to move that VTV autocross

trailer from Hector’s business parking lot due

to the huge influx of business and their need

for all the parking spaces. Barry checked on

the cost to rent an area to park the trailer and

also shared that Clay would be willing to have

it parked on his property. A vote was taken to

pay or park at Clay’s house. Clay will store the

trailer. We also need a storage unit for misc.

VTV stuff that is currently stored in Hector &

Gale’s personal storage. The cost would be

$60 a month. Gale suggested that we table

the discussion until January in order to com-

plete the remaining agenda items. Certificate of Appreciation…Gale passed

around the proposed certificate to the Santa

Maria Inn. No changes were noted so Gale will

frame it and deliver to the hotel.

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October Meeting Minutes Cont’d By Bev Erickson

Treasurer’s Report ~ Hector

Hector discussed income and expenses for Au-

gust and September. He passed out the

sheets. September we did not have many ex-

penses. We ended up making some money

from the annual event this year. This was the

first year in the black. He reminded members

that dues should be paid by November 1st. Cost

is $25 for person and $35 couple.

NCCC Governor’s Report ~ John Mahoney

John Mahoney gave NCCC governor report. Low

speed autocross was discussed. He discussed

NCCC Points for workers. Our members are do-

ing well. We are in 4th place this year. NCCC

dues were discussed. Please get Hector your

dues for 2015. There will be only three Regional

Governor’s meetings in 2015. Also, there is a

new rule book coming out.

October 4th autocross setup was discussed by

John Mahoney. We will set up the course at

3pm on Friday October 3rd. We need four peo-

ple to set up the course. Saturday members

should arrive at 7am. There will be three run

groups. Clay will head up tech inspections with

three additional people will help tech.

VP Report ~ Barry Fitzjarrell

Barry Fitzjarrell said please show up at Menden-

hall Museum on the l8th of October. Forty peo-

ple are needed. Fresno Corvette club members will

be joining us. Dinner is $35 and lets you in the hall

in Buellton. Sheriff's office right outside so do

not over indulge. Judy will do the pay as you

come in. We have the Clam Festival that morn-

ing at 10am. Gale will send out information about

the parade. We will be done by 11am.

Around the Table:

Clay Beck thanked John Mahoney for all the

work.

Judy Fitzjarrell will make extra copies of the

tech sheets and pass them out to drivers that

forgot to print them.

Barry Fitzjarrell reminded everyone to show up

at Mendenhall.

John Mahoney shared that Tom Dobyns wife's

father just went into hospice so cannot leave

LA.

Debbie: Discussed Corvette school

Jerry White: Parade show up for Clam Festival

Parade.

Bev Erickson: Cannot attend Mendenhall be-

cause we will be in Branson, Missouri

September Social Event Cont’d By Judy Fitzjarrell

Gale Haugen thanked Patty and Judy for all the

food and dessert they provided for the meeting to-

night.

Hector suggested Mendenhall for Christmas Party.

50/50 Drawing: Clay Beck

Name Tag Drawing: $10 Doug Nicoll.

Door Prize: Clay Beck

Meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m. The next

meeting is November 5th in Pismo Beach at Marie

Callendar's.

Tech Corner ~ Coolant Check By Clay Beck

While I think that we all pretty much understand

the make up/qualities of antifreeze or coolant it is

more important than ever to be able to judge the

condition of that liquid in our cooling systems.

Scale and deposits can eat away at our metal parts

especially aluminum. How can we, inexpensively

monitor the condition of our coolant I'd always

wondered until I saw this neat tip that I thought I'd

share. Whether it is Green, Red, blue or some oth-

er color you can easily check it without anything

more than digital volt-ohmeter. Simply attach the

positive lead to the metal part of the radiator (I

wedge it carefully into the fins to hold it) and the

negative probe into the coolant itself. A voltage

reading of .2 volts is considered good and a read-

ing of .5 volts should be considered marginal. If

you are above .7 volts your coolant has failed and

you should flush and clean your system right away!

This works surprising well and is so easy to do. I'm

not completely comfortable with some of the 5 year

claims about coolant life so changing the coolant

utilizing this method without worry as there is no

guesswork. Try it!

October 4th VTV Autocross The last autocross of 2014 is behind us but the be-

ginning of a long winter for our club member Bee

Jay Jones. He will be spending a lot of time in that

new garage working on his ‘79 Corvette.

We will let Bee Jay

explain how he

managed to dam-

age a car built for

speed and corner-

ing.

“On lap one, in

the slaloms, my right front sus-

pension collapsed.

Continued on Page 4

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WEST COAST REGION GOVERNOR’S

MEETING Minutes By Sandy Gillam, Substituting for Cindy Orrico

NCCC West Coast Regional Secretary

The West Coast Region of the National Council

of Corvette Clubs Governors meeting was held

at Marie Callender’s in Victorville on September

20, 2014. Allen Morris called the meeting to or-

der at 1pm. Due to serious health issues of sev-

eral of the Regional officers, Allen Morris was

the sole officer present for this month’s meet-

ing.

MEMBERSHIP REPORT: CLIFF HARRIS, REGION-

AL MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR:

Allen reports Cliff requesting renewal checks for

2015 be in by December 1st, 2014 at the latest.

Allen reports new rule book will be valid for two

years. Will include new stock class, and change

of wheel size.

A motion was approved to spend $900 for re-

gional awards.

REGIONAL EXECUTIVE’S REPORT: ALLEN MOR-

RIS:

Allen recommends Dave Heinemann as NCCC

President in upcoming elections, and Amelia

Workman for 2nd VP of membership. Other of-

fices are single candidate only. Voting can be

done online.

Blue Bars newsletter contest—West Coast Re-

gion did not make the top 3.

A motion to approve $150 for regional officers

to attend national meeting in 2015 was ap-proved.

A motion was made and approved for the fol-

lowing dates for 2015 Regional Meetings, Febru-

ary 7th 2015, Corvettes West at Arrowhead

Country Club, San Bernardino; May 9th, O.C.

Vettes, at Marie Callender’s, Irvine and Sept.

19th, Victor Valley Vettes at Marie Callender’s,

Victorville.

The National Convention will be held August

22nd thru 27th, 2015, in the Pocono’s in Omaha,

Nebraska in 2016.

OLD BUSINESS

Allen distributed the West Coast Convention

budget scheduled for April 9th thru 12th, 2015.

Event rates were discussed at length. Room

rates will be the same as last year. No awards

breakfast Sunday morning. Awards presented

6PM Saturday night. One third of participants

last year were from outside the region.

WEST COAST REGION GOVERNOR’S MEET-

ING Minutes By Sandy Gillam, Substituting for Cindy Orrico NCCC

West Coast Regional Secretary

Still conferring with hotel over parking for car

show. Possible hotel slot tournament discussed.

Governors should stress to their club membership

to take care in filling out registration forms, includ-

ing name, address, NCCC number and to correctly

calculate the dollar amount due. 50% of last years

registrations were incorrect.

By-law revisions were discussed, including term

limits and elimination of two offices.

National meeting of regional officers will be Feb.28,

March 1, 2015; April 25, 26; September 12, 13;

and November 14,15.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

CORVETTES WEST, Big Bear Bash, June 26,27,28,

2015

PALM SPRINGS CORVETTE CLUB, Autocross in

March, 2015. Not sanctioned. Vetts vs. Vipers,

charity fund raiser.

POMONA VALLEY CORVETTES, Need 75 people with

interest in event.

VICTOR VALLEY VETTES, Event ralley late spring,

2015.

Meeting adjourned at 2:58pm.

October 4th VTV Autocross ~ Cont’d

The ball joints, springs, a arms all seemed at-tached, so I had the car towed home. Once on

the lift, this is what I have. The Lower A arm mount, which is welded to the frame, ripped from

the frame. The GM welds were not stout enough to handle the increased stresses of racing with big

fat rubber. I’ll need to heat and bang the frame and mount back into shape and have a talented

welder (not me) weld it all together again, but stronger. The guys on the

forum can’t believe I did this.”

All I can say is...the

guys in the forum have not seen you

drive, Bee Jay!

OUCH!

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Mendenhall Museum Social by John Mahoney

Saturday night’s get together was one of the

best socials ever attended, I felt. We cruised

down as a group and maintained a nice gather-

ing all the way down to Buellton. Barry & Judy

were waiting to help us get safely parked next

to the museum. From the time we entered the

museum we were welcomed by the owner Mr

Mendenhall. Barry and Judy explained we had

access to all the areas and there was a lot to

see. We arrived about 4PM and the weather

was perfect. This gave us time to view the out-

side exhibits with full daylight even though the

neon signs were already turned-on. After ad-

miring the many outside exhibits we spread

around to the numerous garages to admire the

many signs, cars, gas pumps and various petro-

lainia including lots of racing history. Between

the race cars and signs I tried to take every-

thing in and experience part of the recorded his-

tory encapsulated in the beautiful facility. I

have always wanted a two bedroom house with

a four car garage and this was even better. We

viewed a one bedroom home in its entirety with

the beautifully displayed ten car garages, de-

pending on how you count the various locations.

This also included an office and boneyard for

works in progress. For anyone that enjoys vin-

tage history there was something for everyone.

The dinner bell rang promptly at 6PM and we

enjoyed a beautifully prepared Tri-Tip dinner

that included great sides. Earlier we were pro-

vided appetizers that included oak smoked sau-

sage that was to enjoy to the fullest with nu-

merous beverages available. After dinner the

setting sun provided great opportunities for

photography shots of the neon signs. We con-

tinued visiting the collection and making sure

we took every moment in. We did have invited

guests that also seemed to enjoy the activities

as much as we did as a Corvette Club. We

gathered before anyone had to leave for a VTV

photo and there were numerous smiles on eve-

ryone’s face. If you were not there you missed

a beautiful event. Deb and I would like to really

thank Barry and Judy for taking the lead and

making this event happen. It was the best I

could have imagined.

As I stated earlier I tried to gather everything in

and remember all the history that was collected

in this excellent museum.

See photos on page 7

Mendenhall Museum Social by John Mahoney

To test your memory of the evening I have put to-

gether a 50 question quiz of what I tried to capture

in my mind and photographs as well. Enjoy the

questions and photographs. I hope you had fun

too.

Mendenhall’s Memory Questions

1. On the VTV welcome entrance sign what was

driving the Corvette – Green Rat

2. What type coins did the Golden Nugget slot ma-

chine take – Dimes

3. What color were the kitchen cabinets in the

Mendenhall’s kitchen – Red

4. In the kitchen what kind of Campbell’s soup

was on the sign – Tomato

5. What number was on the large orange ball that

rotated over the porch – 76

6. What brand of gas was advertised as “The gas-

oline of Power” – Richfield

7. Whose names were on the side of the Santa

Maria ¼ midget – Mark & Gloria

8. Whose Indian philosophy stated, “When the

white man discovered this country Indians were

running it, there were no taxes or debt, women

did all the work. White man thought he could

improve on a system like that. – Cherokee

9. What was hanging from the steering wheels

hung on the ceiling – cell phones

10. What year was the Buellton Garage established

– 1958

11. If you had one dozen eggs and you did not fol-

low the caution on the envelope to keep in cool

place to prevent hatching, what would you have

– rattlesnakes

12. If you heed the WARNING sign about the

Sandy Desert Road you had ample supplies of

what – Gas – Oil & Water

13. What color stockings were on the legs of the

manikin sticking out of the back seat of the Ca-

dillac – Red

14. Smokey Bear stated “Only you can prevent –

Forest Fires

15. What color were the _____ Chip Stamps – Blue

16. What was Col Sanders holding in his right hand

– Walking Cane

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Mendenhall’s Memory Questions by John Mahoney

17. What was the citation for that Officer Too Tall Jim issued VR – 1) Fishing without license,

2) Drunk in Public, 3) Illegal catch (Under four inches)

18. Where did you eat on Route 66 if you had the Afterburner Chili with the saying “Eat Here

& Get Gas” – Alice’s Eatery & Service Station

19. What gas were you purchasing if the mas-

cot was the Pegasus – Mobil

20. Where did the Vanderley Salt Dancer race

– Bonneville

21. Who manufactured Germ Processed Paraf-

fin Base Motor Oils – Conoco

22. What motor oil came in Tamper Proof Cans

– Richlube

23. The Hotel Padre in Hollywood had rooms

with a bath for how much - $1.50

24. What size engine was in the green fast

back Mustang – 390

25. What gasoline was Aviation Tested – Douglas

26. What was the mascot for Polly Gas – Par-rot

27. Who welcomed you to the Mendenhall Mu-seum on the Standard Oil sign – Jack

28. Why were there two urinals in the bath-room – Unleaded & Regular

29. What was the type gas for the purple and green commode – Premium

30. What fumes kill in the restroom – Exhaust

31. There is no substitute for ___________

Fertilizer – Gaviota

32. What feels like a million for a 25 cent box

– Nature’s Remedy Safe Vegetable Laxa-tive

33. Who was watching the light switch in the bathroom – Reddy Kilowatt

34.Over the bar what brand of liquor was iden-tified as a “Field Tasting Station” – Jack

Daniel’s

35. What city was identified for the “Home of

Camellias” – Temple City CA

36. How many albums did the Seeburg Select-

o-matic Library hold – 200

Mendenhall Memory Questions by John Mahoney

37. What was the coffee table built from in the sitting area of the bar – Good Year Slick

38. What was the Fine for Persons Found tamper-ing with the ORGAN – 10 Pounds

39. What was the mascot for the Wheel Steering Service – Bear

40. On the open wheel dragster what is identified on the fuel tank in front of the engine – FUEL “PEA SOUP of course”

41. What was advertised for sale by The Rexall Store – Protection

42. What was the top speed and at least one sponsor of “The Pea Andersen’s Special” – 143

MPH, Bob Joehnck Automotive, Edelbrock Equip-ment Co, Iskederian Cams, or Jim Deist

43. What was the car number of the car that ran “the MEXICAN “1000” 1972” sponsored by ISKY

CAMS- 67

44. How far were you from Camp Cooke if you

were 2 miles from Lompoc and 18 miles from Buellton – 7 miles

45. What oil was advertised as “The 2000 Mile Oil” – Kendall

46. What intersection was the outdoor public tele-phone booth located on – Mendenhall St & Main

St

47. What was advertised as California’s Favorite

Dessert Sundaes – Foster’s “OLD FASHION” freeze

48. What was the route called going up the circu-lar stairs to the Mendenhall’s residence – Stair-

way to HEAVEN

49. What was written on the book the Chimpan-

zee was sitting on staring at the human skull – DARWIN

50. What is the Mendenhall’s Museum of – Gaso-line Pumps & Petrolainia

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Photo Gallery ~ Mendenhalls Museum

Photos Provided by John & Debbie Mahoney

Thank you for organizing the

Mendenhalls Museum Social,

Barry & Judy!

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Photo Gallery ~ October 4th Autocross

Photos Provided by Debbie Mahoney & Mike Dirkes

Michele working the grid.

Award for most cones down in one run (17)

goes to the driver of this ‘57 wagon

Timing Area-Bill, Gale, Clint, Hector

John Mahoney conducting the drivers

meeting

Charlie working as course coordinator & Bill

taking over the backup timing position

Judy working the visual timing boards

It takes a large team of VTV members to

work the autocross events. The members

pictured here are only a few that dedicate

their time and passion to pull off successful

autocross events. Special thanks go to all of

you who hung in there during the 2014 au-

tocross season. You are very much appreci-

ated for everything you do! Additional au-

tocross pictures can be viewed at vaportrail-

vettes.com.

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Motor Home for Sale 1996 34’ Winnebago Adventurer motor home. Has 21,000 miles on it with dual over head air,

living and dining slide out. Hydraulics have been rebuilt.

Asking $18,000

Please contact Bill

Santmyer for additional information.

(805) 325-3750

Cell (605) 325-4525

Corvette for Sale 2004 C5 Convertible

42,200 miles ~ $18,000. Contact Doug Nicoll at

(805) 614-0503

Club Members Business Cards

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Vapor Trail Vettes Sponsors

“Where we Meet our Customers by Accident!”

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Monthly

Every Saturday N/A Pismo Derelicts Car Meet Ross Shopping Center.

Oak Park Drive Pismo

Beach

Jim Carson Every Saturday

7:30am

First Thursday of

each Month

N/A VTV Monthly Meeting -

See monthly calendar for

location

Home Motors, Santa

Maria & 5-Cities Area

VTV Meetings Start at

6:30pm

Every Sunday N/A Orcutt Derelicts Golden Donuts Shop-

ping Center– Clark &

Bradley

John Mahoney 8am-10am

September 2014

Thursday 4 VTV Monthly Meeting Rock N’Roll Diner.

Oceano

VTV

Friday– Sat 12-13 NCCC National Meeting St. Louis, MO Allen Morris

Sunday 14 Social Event Cambria

Run

Cambria VTV Barry Fitzjarrell

Friday-Sat 19-20 11th Annual Cruzin for

Life Car Show & Cruise

Santa Maria Fairpark Cruzin for Life 937-8008 or 478-5896

Saturday 20 NCCC Regional Gov’s Mtg Victorville Allen Morris Marie Callendar’s

October 2014

Thursday 2 VTV Monthly Meeting Home Motors VTV

Sunday 5 Corvette Super Sports

Car Show

2828 Harbor Blvd, Cos-

ta Mesa

Corvette Su-

per Sports

WC-326-002

Saturday 11 VTV Autocross Santa Maria Airport VTV WC518-07,08,09

Saturday 11 Dave Dana Memorial Car

Show

Nipomo 10-3pm 805-260-

1861

Saturday 18 Pismo Beach Clam Festi-

val

Pismo Beach C of C 773-4382

2014 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

NCCC, VTV & LOCAL EVENTS

Day Date Event Location Sponsor Comments

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2014 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

NCCC, VTV & LOCAL EVENTS

Day Date Event Location Sponsor Comments

October 2014

Saturday 18 Mendenhall’s Museum Buellton VTV Barry Fitzjarrell

Saturday 25 SLO Ponies, Snakes, &

American Muscle Car Show

San Luis Obispo

Sat-Sun 25-26 Hotchkiss Autocrosses Auto Club Dragway,

Fontana

NMCA West Series

November 2014

Saturday 1 24th Annual Cayucos Car

Show

Cayucos 805-995-3809

Sunday 2 Nojoqui Falls Fun Run Nojoqui Falls

Thursday 6 VTV Monthly Meeting Marie Callendar’s VTV

Fri-Sat 7-8 NCCC National Meeting

TBD TBD VTV Social Event TBD VTV Barry Fitzjarrell

December 2014

TBD TBD VTV Christmas Dinner TBD VTV

Saturday 6 Melodrama—The Holiday

Extravaganza 3:00pm

Oceano VTV Contact Gale

Haugen

Saturday 13 Performance Driving Clinic Buttonwillow Raceway

Park, Bakersfield, CA

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2015 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

NCCC, VTV & LOCAL EVENTS

Day Date Event Location Sponsor Comments

January 2015

Thursday 1 New Year’s Day Garage

Tour

Meet at Pismo Derelicts

Parking Lot

9am Sharp!

TBD TBD VTV Run/New Officer’s TBD VTV

Saturday 24 Porsche Autocross Santa Maria Airport Porsche Club

Saturday 31 Santa Maria High Race

Team Car Show

8am—3pm

934-1717

February 2015

Thursday 5 VTV Monthly Meeting Home Motors, SM VTV

Saturday 7 NCCC Regional Gov’s Mtg Arrowhead Country

Club, San Bernardino

Sat-Sun 28-1 NCCC National Meeting

March 2015

Thursday 5 VTV Monthly Meeting 5-Cities Area VTV

Saturday 14 Porsche Autocross Santa Maria Airport Porsche Club

Saturday 14 K of C St Patrick’s Day Car

Show

10am-4pm 805-

878-1739

TBS TBS Palm Springs Autocross Non-Sanctioned

April 2015

Thursday 2 VTV Monthly Meeting Home Motors, SM VTV

Fri-Sun 10-12 NCCC WC Region Conven-

tion

Silverton Casino, Las

Vegas, NV

WC Region

NCCC Track Day @ Spring

Mt. Friday

Saturday 18 Porsche Autocross Santa Maria Airport Porsche Club

Sat-Sun 25-26 NCCC National Meeting TBD

May 2015

Fri-Sun 1-3 17th Annual Cruisin’ Morro

Bay Car Show

Morro Bay 9am-3pm 805-235-

8708

Saturday 2 Axes & Axels Car Show

100 Yrs for SM Fire Dept

Santa Maria Santa Maria

Fire Dept.

10am-4pm

805-478-4086

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2015 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

NCCC, VTV & LOCAL EVENTS

Day Date Event Location Sponsor Comments

May 2015

Sunday 3 COTV Car Show

Thursday 7 VTV Monthly Meeting 5-Cities Area VTV

Saturday 9 SLO Concours or June 5? SLO 9am-3pm 570-6815

Saturday 9 NCCC Regional Gov’s Mtg Irvine

Sat-Sun 23-24 West Coast Customs

Cruisin Nationals

Santa Maria 951-488-0413

Saturday 30 Mega 97.1 Street Fair &

Car Show

Santa Maria 9am-3pm 805-266-

2238

June 2015

Thursday 4 VTV Monthly Meeting Home Motors, SM VTV

Sunday 7 Huntington Beach Con-

cours OC Vettes

Huntington Beach OC Vettes

Saturday 20 Porsche Autocross Santa Maria Airport Porsche Club

Friday 26 ‘50 Vintage Pinup Show &

Car Show

Santa Maria 7-10pm

Fri-Sun 26-28 Big Bear Bash Big Bear

July 2015

Saturday 4 VTV Monthly Meeting/

Annual BBQ at Paz House

Shell Beach Gale/Hector

Saturday 11 Poker Run Not Available OC Vettes

Sunday 12 Mad Bomberz Car Show Nipomo 11am-4pm 805-406

-4340

Fri-Sun 17-19 Bent Axles Car Show &

BBQ

Santa Maria 9am-4pm 937-3287

Saturday 25 AG Valley Car Show Arroyo Grande 489-9195

Saturday 25 Great American Motor

Sports Show

Lompoc 8am-3pm 733-1635

Saturday 31 Porsche Autocross Santa Maria Airport Porsche Club

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2015 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

NCCC, VTV & LOCAL EVENTS

Day Date Event Location Sponsor Comments

August 2015

Saturday 1 Porsche Autocross Santa Maria Airport Porsche Club

Thursday 6 VTV Monthly Meeting Home Motors, SM VTV

Fri-Sun 7-9 25th Annual “Fun Run” Big Bear 909-585-9253

Fri-Sat 7 Lompoc Police/Firefighters

Cruise & Car Show

Lompoc 8am-3pm

Saturday 15 Classic Glass Not Available Not Available May be 3 days

Sat-Thurs 22-27 Convention Poconos TDD TBD

Sunday 23 SOFTIN’S Benefit Car

Show

Santa Maria 11am-5pm 805-895

-2162

Fri-Sat 28-29 Golden State Classics

Cruise & Car Show

Paso Robles 805-286-6408

September 2015

Thursday 3 VTV Monthly Meeting 5-Cities Area VTV

Sat-Sun 12-13 NCCC National Meeting TBD

Saturday 12 Porsche Autocross Santa Maria Airport Porsche Club

Fri-Sat 18-19 Cruzin’ for Life Santa Maria 5-10pm 937-8008

Saturday 19 NCCC Regional Gov’s Mtg Marie Callenders , Vic-

torville

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2015 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

NCCC, VTV & LOCAL EVENTS

Day Date Event Location Sponsor Comments

October 2015

Thursday 1 VTV Monthly Meeting Home Motors, SM VTV

November 2015

Thursday 5 VTV Monthly Meeting 5-Cities Area VTV

Sat-Sun 15-15 NCCC National Meeting TBD

December 2015

TBD TBD VTV Christmas Party TBD VTV