OFFICIAL EVENT GUIDE OFFICIAL DIRECTORY PARTNER OFFICIAL EVENT SOUVENIRS BUILDING T August 22-24, 2014 • Carlisle, PA elcome to the 32nd edition of Corvettes at Carlisle. This is the 40th Wanniversary for Carlisle Events and we’re pleased you’re here with us. There are some remarkable vehicles on display this weekend. Be sure to check out Chip’s Choice honoring the relationships formed through the Corvette; I encourage you to read their stories starting on page 28. We often focus too much on the cars, but the stories behind them make the vehicles even more exciting. Other great displays will be available all weekend. Check out the NCRS Gallery, NCCC Concours, race reunion, Challenge Car reunion, the special 1964 50th Anniversary display and more. The displays will be outstanding and the vendor area is a “must see” too. Not only will you find some great deals, there are plenty of hard-to- find parts too. Take time and talk with vendors, you’ll be amazed at the knowledge they have to offer. The Manufactureres Midway showcases some of the latest and greatest trends. General Motors brought some of the Corvette Team along with the new Stingray Z06. How can you not love this new Corvette? Just like the next guy…I can’t wait to play in one! If you are in need of assistance, please stop any Carlisle team member with a red Carlisle Events staff shirt to ask for help and let them know how we can help make your visit better. We love listening to and learning from you; it’s the only way we can improve the event. Again, we appreciate your attending this event. We realize there are other options and we’re thankful you chose Carlisle. We look forward to seeing you next year on August 28-30, 2015. Go ahead and mark August 26-28 on your 2016 calendar. — Lance Miller, Event Manager CarlisleEvents.com 2014 CORVETTES AT CARLISLE 3 CONTENTS 5 Lance’s Corner 6 Event Schedule 8 Giveaway 10 Event Highlights 14 Seminars 16 Women’s Oasis 22 The Art of The Shirt 24 Chip Miller Charitable Foundation 26 Corvette Challenge Car Reunion 28 Chip’s Choice 36 1964 50th Anniversary 37 The CERV II 2014 2015 37 The GM Team Auto Mania Allentown PA Fairgrounds Jan. 17-19 Jan. 16-18 38 In Memory Winter AutoFest* Feb. 20-23 Feb. 19-22 40 NCRS Gallery XIV Festival Park, Zephyrhills, FL 42 Corvette Guitars Spring Carlisle* April 23-27 April 22-26 44 Event Map Import & Kit Nationals May 16-18 May 15-17 46 The Carlisle Quest Ford Nationals June 6-8 June 5-7 47 Corvette Race Reunion GM Nationals June 20-22 June 26-28 48 Vietnam Veteran Vette Chrysler Nationals July 11-13 July 10-12 Owners Performance & Style May 10-11 July 17-19 50 David Gray Truck Nationals Aug. 1-3 Aug. 7-9 52 Registry of Corvette Bloomsburg Nationals Race Cars PRESENTED BY PPG Aug. 8-10 Aug. 14-16 Bloomsburg PA Fairgrounds 54 Brian & Jynean’s Corvette Getaway Corvettes at Carlisle PRESENTED BY CORVETTE AMERICA Aug. 22-24 Aug. 28-30 Partner Profiles 50 Sports & Outdoor Sept. 5-7 Sept. 11-13 58 Club Challenge Fall Carlisle* Oct. 1-5 Sept. 30-Oct. 4 60 Corvettes for Chip Fall AutoFest* Nov. 13-16 Nov. 12-15 62 Ride for a Cause Festival Park, Zephyrhills, FL *Automotive Swap Meet, Car Corral & Two-Day Collector Car Auction 66 Vendors: By Specialty Dates subject to change, please verify before traveling. 72 Vendors: A-Z Events are held at the Carlisle PA Fairgrounds unless noted. 80 Concessions Visit Us On Facebook Children 12 And Under Admitted Free 82 Helpful Info LANCE’S CORNER hobby where so many people enthusiasm for the hobby going come together at events such through future generations. Kids as Corvettes at Carlisle, the would throw their iPads and games NCM, Bloomington Gold, to the curb if they could enjoy an Muscle Car and Corvette exciting hobby like ours. It just Nationals, Mid America takes our commitment to get them Fun Fest, etc. I do my best involved. By the way, if you see to visit the various Corvette a little red-headed girl running venues and love that each around the fairgrounds during the one has a different flavor. I show, please be sure to say hi! encourage you to visit the ance’s Corner is a various events. They’re all fun and 2015 & 2016 continuation of the personal you always end up expanding your I’d like to take this opportu- Lletter my father started for network. The passion people have nity to share details on upcoming the first Corvettes at Carlisle in for the Corvette hobby is incred- events. Corvette is often called 1982. I truly appreciate what my ible and makes it so much fun. I’m the American dream car. Staying father and Bill started back in the grateful to be part of it. close to this thought, we thought early 70s with Carlisle Events. I it would be fun to build another often look back and envision how Feedback American flag with red, white and they originally got started. It all The team behind Corvettes at blue Corvettes in 2015. The last came down to the passion they Carlisle is out of this world. We time we did this, everyone loved it shared for the automotive hobby. thrive on making your visit the very and each year people ask us to do it Corvettes at Carlisle was founded best we can; however, we realize again. We’re confident we can make by someone that had more there’s always room for improve- it better than ever with your help! passion for the Corvette than ment. Please do me a favor and take If you own a red, white or blue those making the cars. He lived our survey online to give us your Corvette, apply early to be part of and breathed Corvettes. My father ideas on how to make our events it. Just visit the Corvette web page was a true Corvette nut! Ironically better. Just visit the Corvette page on www.carlisleevents.com. enough he was passionate not only on our website www.carlisleevents. The Chip’s Choice theme will be about Corvettes, but he loved all com and click the survey button. Salute to Heroes. We’re looking for cars and the apple didn’t fall far Your ideas could be the next big stories on how veterans continue from the tree. thing for the hobby! Thank you in their passion for the Corvette. To What makes you a car nut? advance for your time and consid- apply for the display, email your I’m not sure there’s a clear answer eration. story and a photo of your Corvette but I can assure you that everyone to me. reading this article has the bug. I Future of the Hobby 2016 will be the 20th Anniver- find myself often talking to my best Five years ago my wife and I were sary for the ’96 Grand Sport (aka friend and wife about my passion blessed with the most amazing Skunks). Please share your ideas for for automobiles. She sometimes little girl that I’ve ever met – okay, a Chip’s Choice theme and other thinks I’m insane, but she also has I’m a tad biased! I do everything special displays to me. I’m sure you a great respect for the love and I can to introduce her to the have some great ideas! passion I follow on a daily basis. In automotive hobby and so far I See you this weekend, if not… fact, she recently mentioned that feel it’s going quite well. I try not I’m sure I’ll see you at an upcoming she wished she had a hobby that to push her in any direction other Corvette event. Life is good… meant as much to her as cars do than the direction she insists on enjoy each and every minute it has to me. This made me realize my going – by the way, she’s incred- to offer! love for cars is a great thing since ibly hard-headed (like me!). What Sincerely, there are some terrible alternatives I’m getting at is simple, please out there such as drugs, alcohol, encourage children to sit inside gambling, etc. your vehicle and give them a ride What I’m getting at is that we’re in your car. Let’s make a pact right all very fortunate to be involved in a now to work together to keep the [email protected] CarlisleEvents.com 2014 CORVETTES AT CARLISLE 5 EVENT SCHEDULE SEE MAP IN THE CENTERFOLD TO LOCATE ACTIVITIES FRIDAY AUTOGRAPHS: Wil Cooksey, Steve Grilli, Tom Hill, Lance Miller, Bill Stephens, Maria Prekeges, All Day HAVE FUN! Michael Brown, Tadge Juechter, Jeff LaMarche, 11:30 PM GIVEAWAY REGISTRATION / Guest Services Kirk Bennion, Ryan Vaughan, Todd Christensen, 7 - 6 Everyone except vendors, Fun Field and NCCC must Harlen Charles, Josh Holder, Phil Minch / register. Manufacturer’s Midway (IC/IB) 9 AM PLAYING OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM SEMINAR: 2014 Z06 OVERVIEW by the GM Team 12:30 PM / Front of Grandstand SEMINARS: • 1965-67 DOOR PANEL INSTALLATION by SEMINAR: 1997-2013 DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR Corvette America / Building R 1 PM ASSISTANCE w/ Paul Koerner and Brittany George / Corvette Mechanic Tent 9 AM • ALL ABOUT REGISTRY OF CORVETTE RACE CARS / Corvette America Hospitality Tent SEMINARS: • 2014 STINGRAY w/ Paul Koerner and Brittany • C2-C3 IRS & STEERING OPEN DISCUSSION George / Corvette Mechanic Tent w/ Gary Ramadei / Building R 1:30 PM ENGINE CONVERSION by Petris Enterprise • CORVETTE RACING AND CHALLENGE CARS 9 - 12 / Stage w/ Curt Smith, Kevin Mackay, Jan Hyde, Tony DeLorenzo and more CHIP MILLER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION / Corvette America Hospitality Tent 9 - 3 PM MERCHANDISE SALE / Manufacturer’s Midway (IC/IB) ENGINE CONVERSION by Petris Enterprise 2 - 4 / Stage AUTOCROSS REGISTRATION 9 - 3 / Barbie Blvd.