NSW Corvette Club Magazine March 2020
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PUT THE " STING" BACK INTO LIFE MARCH 2020 ANNUAL EVENTS 2020 TH TH NELSON BAY (WEEKEND) FRIDAY 7 – SUNDAY 9 FEBRUARY Annual Events NATIONAL CONVENTION FRIDAY 10TH – MONDAY 13TH APRIL SOUTH AUSTRALIA GENERAL MOTORS GM DAY SUNDAY 3RD MAY (ORGANISED BY THE CADILLAC CLUB) PENRITH MUSEUM OF FIRE MEATSTOCK BBQ WARS FRIDAY 1ST – SUNDAY 3RD MAY SYDNEY SHOWGROUND – OLYMPIC PARK HOMEBUSH WINGS OVER ILLAWARRA SATURDAY 2ND – SUNDAY 3RD MAY ILLAWARRA AIRPORT – ALBION PARK CHRISTMAS IN JULY JULY - DATE T.B.A CMC SHANNONS SYDNEY CLASSIC AUGUST - DATE T.B.A EASTERN CREEK BRASS MONKEY RUN AUGUST - DATE T.B.A CLUB’S SHOW & SHINE AUGUST - DATE T.B.A BEROWRA WATERS LUNCH RUN SEPTEMBER - DATE T.B.A PORT MACQUARIE (WEEKEND) SEP – OCT - DATE T.B.A BATHURST Supercars THURSDAY 8TH – SUNDAY 11TH OCTOBER CHROMEFEST FRIDAY 23RD – SUNDAY 25TH OCTOBER THE ENTRANCE JAMBEROO CAR SHOW & FAMILY SUNDAY 25TH OCTOBER FUN DAY TH TH COATES HIRE NEWCASTLE 500 FRIDAY 4 – SUNDAY 6 DECEMBER SOAR & ROAR DECEMBER - DATE T.B.A SMSP - EASTERN CREEK END OF YEAR CHRISTMAS FUNCTION DECEMBER - DATE T.B.A MATTHEW PEARCE Unit 10, 62-66 Newton Rd WETHERILL PARK 2164 W www.racebrakessydney.com.au E [email protected] Ph. 9609 1101 Fax 9604 0708 5 mins from Eastern Creek Raceway 2 2020 COMMITTEE Executive Committee President Bob Fitzsimmons 0408 234 438 [email protected] Bob Vice President Tony Charlton 0416 007 582 [email protected] Secretary Belinda Ford 0409 419 360 [email protected] ◊ Founded 1980 ◊ Treasurer Doug Ford Tony 0452 506 450 Sister Club of Free State [email protected] Corvette Club Maryland U.S.A. Committee 1. Mandy Caprin [email protected] CLUB ADDRESS Events Co-ordinator 0409 668 341 NSW Corvettes Unlimited Car Club Inc. Belinda PO Box 1044 2 Cathy Tullock [email protected] GREEN VALLEY NSW 2168 0400 426 917 3. Charlie Micallef [email protected] MEETINGS 0432 283 263 1ST TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH 4. Rhonda Wilson [email protected] The New Brighton Golf Club Welfare Officer 0411 546 299 43 Brickmakers Drive Moorebank Doug Meetings commence at 8.00 pm 5. Jim Carruthers [email protected] All members, children and visitors welcome Southern Delegate 0402 016995 6. Ray Smith [email protected] MEMBERSHIP FEES 0412 469 275 MEMBERSHIP DUE 30TH JUNE COST $75 PER ANNUM 7. Margaret Fisher [email protected] 0411 436 565 Mandy 8. Paul Tullock [email protected] ADVERTISING RATES 0412 250 875 Per annum Full Page $900 Peter Cox 0438 323744 1/2 Page $600 Northern Delegate [email protected] 1/4 Page $300 Business card $90 Vicki Micallef 0432 283 204 Stock Controller [email protected] Cathy MAGAZINE Printed by Copy-Set Service 0423 251121 Jorge Vazquez (02) 9684 1790 Club Plate Registrar [email protected] E: [email protected] CONTRIBUTIONS WELCOME Editor Karin Ross T (02) 9684 1790 F (02) 9684 1731 Contact Editor [email protected] Charlie Deadline for reports and articles Web [email protected] is COB Monday of week prior to Technical Advisors: Geoff Eaton 0417 473 492 Steve Rosenfels 0418 602 079 meeting night. Stephen Sharkey 0439 901 560 www.nswcorvettes.com.au GM Rep Bob Sauers 0475 799 774 Vicki All advertising material is accepted on the understanding that is does not contravene the Trade Practice Act. No responsibility is accepted by the NSW Corvette Club for statements made or the failure of any product or service to give satisfaction. Inclusion of any advertisement shall not be construed as an endorsement by the New South Wales Corvettes Ray Unlimited Car Club. Steve Geoff Bob Jorge Please note EFT payments can be made to Club’s offical account which is LIFE MEMBERS: “New South Wales Corvettes Maurie Mouyat, Steve Busuttil, Frank Rejtano, Stephen Browne, Les Teefy Unlimited Car Club, Inc” BSB 112 879; A/C 043316814 Paul Margaret 3 MARCH 2020 Sunday 1st Breakfast Run – Headlands Hotel Austinmer Beach CE3/20 Meet @Heathcote McDonald’s (1268 Heathcote Rd, Cnr Princes Hwy, Heathcote) 8.15am, depart 8.30am travel via the Princes Hwy, McKell Ave & Lady Wakehurst Drive to Austinmer arrive 9.30am. Contact Mandy on 0409-668-341 if you are interested in coming along, by 23rd February. This run will be combined with the Lunch run to Robertson Pub to meet up with the Canberra Corvette Club. Tuesday 3rd Club Meeting CM2/20 Brighton Lakes Recreation & Golf Club – 43 Brickmakers Drive, Moorebank. Committee Meeting starts at 6.00pm. Dinner from 6.30pm.General Meeting starts at 8.00pm. All Welcome Sunday 8th Hunter Valley – Bring a Passenger Drive CRN2/20 Meet @ the Shell Service Station at Freeman’s waterhole 10.00am for some vineyard driving and some wine/beer tasting for your passenger, stop @ Petersons Champagne House/Café, Peter Drayton’s winery/iron bark brewery on the way to Harrigan’s Irish Pub for Lunch. Please call or text Michael Stocker on 0408-437-649 before the 1st March. Thursday 19th Codgers Run – Details TBA CRN6/20 Contact: Dave & Sandy Sunday 29th Breakfast Run – The Como CE4/20 Meet @ Kyeemagh Car Park (Besides Cooks River Bridge heading south on the General Holmes Drive) 7.15am for a 7.30am departure. Drive to The Como thru the Shire. Distance 18km, if you would like to attend, please contact Jim Carruthers on 0402-016-995 by 26th March. APRIL 2020 Tuesday 7th Club Meeting CM3/20 Brighton Lakes Recreation & Golf Club – 43 Brickmakers Drive, Moorebank. Committee Meeting starts at 6.00pm. Dinner from 6.30pm.General Meeting starts at 8.00pm. All Welcome Friday 10th – Monday National Convention – South Australia CE4/20 13th You r journey starts here With almost 30 years experience in the travel industry, I can make your holiday a unique travel experience. I can also look after any of your business travel needs and am available by phone, email or in person. Debra Mavin Your Personal Travel Manager 0418 732 557 E: [email protected] travelmanagers.com.au/DebraMavin Part of the House of Travel Group ACN 113 085 626 Member: IATA, AFTA, CLIA 4 Message Hello Members We now have Christmas and new year behind us, I trust everyone put their Corvettes to good use and enjoyed the holiday season. The next major event in the club calendar is the Nationals in South Australia. We have several members attending and I am sure it will be an excellent event. I’m looking forward to the drive down to SA and then catching up with likeminded people. This year so far is progressing quietly. Mandy Caprin is doing a great job with runs, and also Jim Carruthers has runs planned throughout the year that I trust will be well supported. I see the northern run list is getting good numbers on the midweek runs. I urge members to check the forum and FB page to see what events are planned. Take some time out of your busy schedule, enjoy life and participate in the club events. Last month you would have seen the editor asked for photos of your 'vettes. Show us what you are doing with your 'vette. It will make a great 'Car of the Month' in the magazine. Please select reasonably good quality photos of your car and email them in with your information. Bob Fitzsimmons “We have been Zip customers since we began our Corvette experience over 6 years ago. Zip has performed more than a few upgrades and added accessories to our Corvettes and we couldn’t be more pleased. Thanks for all you do, Zip!” - Steve & Brenda Powell Corvette Parts and Accessories since 1977 CALL OR ORDER ONLINE 1-800-962-9632 Int: 1-804-746-2290 Corvettes are all we do. www.zip-corvette.com Free Catalogs: www.zip-corvette.com/catalogs 5 Hello Members, Here’s a quick rundown of what’s been happening. February saw the annual pilgrimage to Nelsons Bay. Unfortunately the weather was against us this week- end and only two Corvettes of the C6 variety decided to make the trip. Therefore we had a lot of shopping trolleys which was a good decision in relation to the horrendous weather. Considering the conditions we had a great turn out of members with lots of funny stories and good times. I would like to thank Mandy for organising such a good weekend. Next year we will be considering a new venue - stay tuned for more details. With regards to the Nationals in April at Victor Harbour SA, I have put together a proposed road trip itinerary leaving on Wednesday 8th April and arriving at Victor Harbour on the 10th April. So far we have 6 cars for the road trip. If you need a copy of this which will provide more details on possible places to stay etc. please contact me at [email protected] and I will send you one. Cheers Tony Here's a couple of snaps. ffff Service Recognition ffff 15yr Membership – 2005 - Anthony Thomas 10yrs Membership – 2010 - Matthew Gray New Members Quentin Fear Stephen Ayoub Ben Ray 6. Secretary's Report Hi Car Clubbers We have hit the ground running; the calendar is filling up and looking like we have had some fab- ulous input from you, our members. These social events are for you and should be what you want to do, so keep the suggestions coming. This year will mark the 40th Anniversary of the NSW Corvette Club. The committee are currently in the process of working through how we should celebrate such a milestone.