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April 2006 a Newsletter Published by the Northern Virginia Corvette Club The ‘Glass gazette April 2006 www.nvcorvetteclub.com A newsletter published by the Northern Virginia Corvette club Content The Northern Virginia Corvette Club holds their 1st “Sir Isaac Newton’s Totally Awesome Driving School” Social Calendar 2 In the years 2004-2005 there were over 25 traffic deaths involving teenage drivers Ambassador Editorial 6 in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan area. On March 4th, 2006 the members of the Membership 8 Northern Virginia Corvette Club decided enough is enough and held their first teen driving school for young drivers in the Northern Virginia area. Concours Information 9 This was not your typical Driver’s Ed class. The young drivers were put though a series of real life situations in a controlled environment that tested their thinking, Concours Registration 10 reflexes, reactions, and actions throughout the day. The school was set up with five different stations that the drivers rotated to throughout the day then met back in the HPDE Registration 11 class at the end of the day for a short debrief and class certificate presentation. The five stations included; Contact Information 12 Classroom instruction (2 sessions) Braking exercises – Threshold braking, Accident avoidance, using ABS to maxi- Event Calendar 12 mum benefit. Egg shaped oval – Proper cornering, looking ahead, distractions, and proper breaking in turns. Slalom – Weight transfer, cornering left to right, being smooth. Wet skid pad – Forced Oversteer & Understeer, getting control of slides, and modifying their driving to deal with driving conditions. The school which was limited to 50 students was free of charge thanks to some great sponsors that got involved. All students and parents received goody bags that included safety items for them to keep in their car such as first aid kits, ice scrapers, tire pressure gauges, and other items. Everyone also received a free lunch. As an added twist to the school we allowed the parents to sit in the back seats so they could see first hand what their children were being taught, so they could learn also, and to gain confidence in their teen’s ability to drive safely. From the testimonials that we have received from the parents they learned just as much, and had just as much fun as their teens did. Most asked if we could set up a class for the parents. This school was a mass effort by a lot of people to keep it free for all the students. Without the support of the members of NVCC, Howard Snook of Long & Foster Realtors, Koons Chevrolet, Discount Tire Center, and Crossroads Online this school wouldn’t have happened. It also drew the attention of several County school sys- tems, Chambers of Commerce, and businesses as they were out to observe and offer their support for future Teen driving events. The club is now looking at doing 2-3 of these events a year. In short, everyone involved walked away with their head held high, a smile on their face, and felt proud that what the instructors taught may prove to save one of these young driver’s life one day. George Kerns Sponsored by Koons President, Northern Virginia Corvette Club Tysons Corner NVCC Social Calendar April 2006 – Laurie Kistner Sat. 4/1/06 - Springpalooza '06 is a spring carnival sponsored by the Fort Belvoir Elemen- tary School PTA. They are looking for a car club that will be set up in front of the school. This is another great opportunity for us to show who we are. There will be about 300 peo- ple in attendance. The event itself is from 11AM-2PM (excluding travel time) at the Fort Belvoir Elemen- tary School Cafeteria & Gym. I will need as many club members to come out as possible to make a good showing for the club. Important details: -Lunch being provided is confirmed :) We will be getting food tickets at the event. -We need to arrive NLT 10:30 AM. We shall meet at the Burke Lake Park Golf Course Social Calendar—Laurie Kistner Parking Lot, located at the intersection of Route 123 (Ox Road) and Canterberry Road in Fairfax Station, Virginia, 22039 at 9:00 AM, with a brief drivers' meeting at 9:15 AM, and departing promptly at 9:30 AM. -We can display the club banner. -There will be a talent show/games/moonbounce/etc... -WE STILL NEED MORE CARS! Only have 13 signed up, we need up to 30. It's only a few hours out of the day, please sign up if you can. -Each driver will be required to stop at the Visitor Center to get a vehicle pass. You'll need your driver’s license, registration, and proof of insurance. It would help expedite the process if we can get our POC on Fort Belvoir to provide a list of cars and drivers to the Visitor Center prior to our arrival. Please register by COB 3/23 (no exceptions!) so I can attempt to arrange this. To get several cars thru this process will take some time. You must email your full name and license plate number to me at [email protected] in order to register. I need the info regardless of whether or not you possess a current DoD decal (those who have them WILL be able to go on through and not be subject to the non-DoD check-in process). -DO NOT SPEED on Fort Belvoir! No matter what the posted speed limit is, do not go over. The Military Police enforce the speed limit. -DO NOT TALK ON A CELL PHONE, unless it is a hands free unit, while driving on Fort Belvoir! This is a violation that will get you a ticket. -Your vehicle is subject to search at any time while on Fort Belvoir. This is usually conducted while going through a gate. The security personnel will randomly pull a vehicle over and search it before allowing you to enter the Post. Directions to the caravan meeting point (Burke Lake Park Golf Course Parking lot): -Take Fairfax County Parkway to the Route 123 South (Ox Road) exit. -There will be a sign indicating 'Golf Course Parking Lot' on the left, Canterberry Road on the right. Take the left into the parking lot. 2 Sun. 4/2/06 - Aquia Creek Corvette Club is holding their annual "Crab Cruz”. Here is all the information/directions I've been given: -Take Route 95 to the Stafford exit, meet in the Stafford, Virginia commuter parking lot on Route 630 (Courthouse Road) at 11:45 AM, leaving at noon. -Next, cruise past the Walmart on Route 3, east of Fredericksburg and onward to Dahlgren, Virginia. -You will go north on Route 301, past Route 218 and McDonald's, where you will arrive at approximately 1 PM; leave again at 1:30 PM and continue directly to Captain Billy's Crab House in Pope's Creek, Maryland. The toll bridge is free to enter Maryland, $3.00 to leave. The club's website is as follows (although it doesn't look like it's been updated in a LONG time, you may want to check every once in a while as the event date approaches, in case of any changes): http://www.accclub.org/ ***PLEASE READ: I need a caravan leader to choose a local NoVa meeting point/time and lead interested NVCC caravan members to the first meeting point for this event. If anyone wants to volunteer, let me know via e-mail at [email protected] and I will forward replies of those who wish to attend to you. Additionally, anyone wishing to participate in this event, please email me so that I can forward your RSVP to the event leader. Thanks. Sat. 4/8/06 - Ceece Coburn, president of the Northern Virginia Mustang Club, has invited us to their first Drag Day of 2006. Date: April 8th, 2006 Time: 8AM-12 Noon Price: Prepay $30.00 (PayPal) to [email protected] (before April 1st) OR at the gate the day of event $40.00 Location: Mason Dixon Dragway, Hagerstown MD It once again is a 4 hour private rental "Test and Tune" and is just for the NVMC and special invites. If you are attending please get your payment in quickly, and if you are planning on paying at the gate, please email Ceece ASAP so that he can add you to the roster and get a valid head count to make sure they have enough racers to pay for the rental. If they do not have the numbers, the event faces cancellation. If you prefer sending a check or MO and use "snail mail", please send a payment of $30.00 to : Cyril Coburn PO Box 104 Amissville, VA 20106 If you have any questions or concerns please email them to: [email protected]. Directions: If you are coming from Washington DC or Baltimore get on Rt. 270 or Rt. 70 and head toward Freder- ick, Md. Once at Frederick get on, or stay on, Rt. 70 west towards Hagerstown. Follow Rt. 70 until you reach Rt. 66 (Exit 35). Once at the bottom of the ramp turn onto Rt. 66 South, go about a 1/2 mile until you reach Rt. 40 (you will see a Sheetz convenience store at the intersection), turn left (east) on Rt. 40 and go just another 1/2 mile, the dragstrip entrance will be on your right. 3 Sat. 4/15/06 - Some NVCC members have received a letter from CVCC stating that they have earned an award for worker and/or auto-X points in the East Region of the NCCC as well as an invitation to the CVCC Awards Ban- quet.
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