Tunderbolt Racing Christmas Dinner-Dance ‘Vettes For Vets ?? Trivial Challenge MANY EVENTS COMING UP TO FILL OUT THE 2014 CCR CALENDAR... SEE PAGES 15-23 Beautiful Weather Leads to a Big Success at Last Weekend’s Heritage 11 Show! 1! November/December 2014 IN THIS ISSUE... Officers for 2014 3! A Message from the President PRESIDENT 5! 2014 Events Calendar Kirby Montgomery (804) 784-3173 6! Next Meeting Information [email protected] VICE PRESIDENT 8! Member Birthdays Bruce Griggs (804) 966-1915 9! Welcome New Members [email protected] 10! ‘Revs and Rumbles’ @NCM TREASURER JR Walker (804) 779-3169 11! Event Information [email protected] 24! Corvette in the News RECORDING SECRETARY Margaret Wilson (804) 588-5735 26! Corvette Racing News [email protected] 29! Tech Tips NEWSLETTER EDITOR 31! The CCR Store Mike Starr (804) 527-0879 [email protected] 32! CCR Member Sale CORRESPONDING SECRETARY 34! Our Sponsors Donna Carr (804) 356-3550 [email protected] SERGEANT-AT-ARMS Butch Bateman (804) 550-0769 [email protected] HISTORIAN David Dolan (804) 346-5266 [email protected] WEBMASTER Rob Bickert (804) 920-4092 [email protected] EVENTS COORDINATOR Bob Brody (804) 405-1568 [email protected] 2! November/December 2014 A Message from the President Dear Fellow CCR Members: This is our last newsletter of 2014! We customarily give the newsletter editor December off! Thanks for all the great work this year, Mike! The premiere event of our club, the Christmas Dinner Dance, is rapidly approaching! It will be held on Saturday, December 6, at the Meadowbrook Country Club. This is always a fabulous event and we have a fantastic band. You can read all about it (if you have not already) elsewhere in this newsletter. By now you should have received you renewal membership mailing, which includes your opportunity to register for the Christmas Dinner Dance. Let's get a big crowd to the dance this year! And let’s get those renewal membership dues in too (and please be sure to include all of your updated information too!). The November Membership meeting is scheduled for Friday, November 14, in the West End. We will hold election of officers that night, so please attend. One position, Vice President, has two candidates, so your votes are needed. If you are not able to attend this meeting, then please get the absentee ballot from our website, and mail it in to the club PO Box to be received no later than November 13th. We had some great events in October, and great weather for them! Danny Terry led the lunch cruise to Blackstone, Karen Dubosky and Bob Brody organized the weekend retreat to Smith Mountain Lake, which included the tour of the fabulous Sink collection of automotive memorabilia. And the rescheduled Heritage Show was held on a gorgeous Sunday, which was OD'd by Bubba and Donna Carr (and thanks to everyone who assisted with this event!). In November we have Thunderbolt Carting OD'd by Paul Murman, the VFW show OD'd by Bob Brody, and the Trivial Challenge OD'd by Paul Murman with some help from the "New Kent Korvette Kontingent"! Thanks to all of the OD's who throughout the year plan these events for all of us to enjoy! If you have not ever OD'd an event, have an idea and give it a try! On December 15, some of our current Board Members will officially retire from their Board duties; Bruce Griggs as Vice President, Margaret Wilson as Recording Secretary, Rob Bickert as Webmaster, and Butch Bateman as Sergeant at Arms. These folks have given years of service to the club, and we all owe them a great big thank you! So when you see them at The Christmas Dinner Dance, tell them how much you appreciate all they have done! By the way, Mike Starr is retiring as Newsletter Editor, but he is staying on as a Board Member and Webmaster (if elected!). So no heartfelt good bye's yet for Mike, but you can thank him too for his great job as Newsletter Editor. I would like to thank all of the members who are running for election or reelection of office; Mike Douberly and Rick Franklin for Vice President, JR Walker for Treasurer, Donna Carr for Corresponding Secretary, Peggy Maloy for Recording Secretary, Bubba Carr for Sergeant-At-Arms, Brandon Kindall for Newletter Editor, Mike Starr for Webmaster, and Dave Dolan for Historian. Also, while not an elected position, Bob Brody had kindly agreed to serve once again as our Event Coordinator! Thanks very much, your willingness to serve the club is loudly applauded! Of course I am running for reelection as your President. It has been a fun year, and if elected, I look forward to serving the club during my second term! Something new and different! The November after meeting party will be held at Mexico Restaurant in Innsbrook! Please join us for some post election socializing. Vamanos a Mexico! Arriba Arriba! Remember, Save the Wave! Your CCR buddy, Kirby 3! November/December 2014 2015 CCR Executive Board Election Ballot Office Vote Candidate President Kirby Montgomery _________________________ Vice President Rick Franklin Mike Douberly _________________________ Treasurer JR Walker _________________________ Recording Secretary Peggy Maloy _________________________ Corresponding Donna Carr Secretary _________________________ Newsletter Editor Brandon Kindal _________________________ Sergeant At Arms Bubba Carr _________________________ Historian Dave Dolan _________________________ Web Master Mike Starr _________________________ NAME: _____________________________ ___________________________________ (Please Print) (SIGNATURE) Saturday, Nov. 1 Thunderbolt Indoor Karting Murmans Saturday, Nov. 8 VFW Corvette Show Bob Brody Friday, Nov. 14 Membership Meeting (West End)- 7:30 PM After Meeting Party: Mexico Restaurant Saturday, Nov. 15 Trivial Challenge Murman/DuBosky Saturday, Dec. 6 Christmas Dinner-Dance Montgomerys Saturday, Dec. 13 VA Beach Lights Danny Terry Saturday, Dec. 27 Swift Creek Mill Theater Murmans Friday, Jan. 9 Membership Meeting (South Side)- 7:30 PM After Meeting Party: TBD Saturday, Jan. 17 Phantom of the Opera Steve DuBosky Saturday, Jan. 24 CCR Bowling Event Wilsons 2014 Events Calendar 5! November/December 2014 NOVEMBER MEETING Friday, November 14 at our West End Location Our next General Membership Meeting will take place on Friday, November 14th, at 7:30 p.m. Come early to visit in the parking lot wit h ot her members! This mont h’s meeting will be held at the Markel Corporation Building in Innsbrook. The address is 4521 Highwoods Parkway, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060. There is plenty of parking available. Direct ions: • From I-295, take exit 51B for Nuckols Road South. • From Nuckols Road, turn right at the first traffic light onto Sadler Road. • Take the next left turn onto Sadler Place. • Take an immediate right onto Highwoods Parkway. • Take the first left into the parking lot at the "Markel" sign. The Markel Building will be directly in front of you. Enter under the carport on the right side of the building. After Meeting Party The after meeting party will be at Mexico Restaurant located in the Shoppes at Innsbrook at 4040 Cox Road, Suite G, Glen Allen, VA 23060. It is just a few blocks from our meeting location at Markel. Directions will be available at the meeting. We will have a taco bar, chicken and beef enchiladas, beef and chicken burritos, rice and beans, chips and salsa, soda, ice tea or coffee. Vegetarian items available on request. All for $15 per couple, $8 single. Adult beverages will be available at the cash bar. What a bargain! There will be plenty of seating available as two-thirds of the restaurant will be reserved for CCR! Vamanos a Mexico! 6! November/December 2014 OCTOBER MEETING’S BIG WINNERS Congratulations !! 50/50 Drawing Sue Ann Bickert $5 Handshake Lloyd "Smitty" Smith Dinner Ticket Vicki Fetzer 7! November/December 2014 NOVEMBER-DECEMBER MEMBER BIRTHDAYS HAPPY BIRTHDAY to those members celebrating birthdays this month. May there be a shiny, new surprise in your driveway! John Epperly 1 1 / 0 9 Tony Hosey 11/ 10 Ron Niedermayer 11/ 10 Frank Dunt on 1 1 / 1 1 Wayne Tilley 11/ 11 Mike St arr 1 1 / 1 4 Bob Brody 1 1 / 1 5 Ro y Bin g e r 1 1 / 2 2 Ric h ar d Or r o c k 1 1 / 2 2 Robert Marchese 11/ 26 David Viers 11/ 29 Bill Sprouse 1 2 / 0 3 Joe Morris 1 2 / 1 0 Warren Farrar 12/ 14 Ric k Fr an k lin 1 2 / 1 9 Bubba Carr 1 2 / 2 1 Erin Glenn 1 2 / 2 5 Callie Redf ord 1 2 / 2 5 Dan Baker 12/ 27 8! November/December 2014 WELCOME NEW CCR MEMBER!! Bob Drake Want to Become a CCR Member ? In 1960, a small group of Corvette enthusiasts began to gather on a regular basis for fun and fellowship. The first official Club meeting took place in July of 1961. CCR is the oldest Corvette club in Virginia with membership approaching 400. To be eligible for regular membership, you must be a person of good character and own a Corvette. You must attend at least one meeting or event. If you don’t own a Corvette, an “associate membership” is available. Associates can participate in all events and functions but have no voting rights. You’ll make good friends, have fun and learn more about Corvettes. Club meetings are at 7:30 p.m. on the second Friday of each month. After the meetings, there is usually a party where you can enjoy socializing with other club members. Annual dues are $25 for pilots or $35 for both the pilot and co-pilot (includes spouse, or significant other/child).