Allentown Area Corvette Club, Inc. ‘Vetter’s Letter July 2019 Volume 26, Issue 07 President Mike Cutro From the val Office 201-572-8023 [email protected] "Negativity drains your energy, spending more time with people you Vice-President like will have the opposite effect and you will feel more youthful and Dennis Corona 610-349-2620 engaged because of it. Surround yourself with people who support [email protected] you and your interests. Being positive will make a big difference in your life!" Secretary Unknown Carol Jenkins 610-417-8836 [email protected] So, surround yourself with "positivity" and great Corvette friends and attend Treasurer one of AACC's most popular events, the Chicken Run, hosted by our Activities Mike Best 610-767-6079 Director, Jeff Mohring! [email protected] Membership July is also the month to consider if you would like to serve on the AACC board or Marty & Laura Hegyi 610-730-2846 be a club officer. Nominations are underway and elections will be held on August 610-730-2695 14th. Contact me if you have interest and I will be glad to discuss the responsibili‐ [email protected] ties of each position. Activities Jeff Mohring Best Regards, 610-392-6898 [email protected] Mike Cutro Merchandise & Clothing Mike AACC President Elizabeth Garnto [email protected] NCM Ambassador Rich Ringhoffer 610-867-6494 Newsletter Editors Kevin & Michelle Minnich 610-530-0923 AACC Meetings [email protected] Webmaster The Allentown Area Corvette Club meets at 7:30 pm at the Paragon Hall at Michelle Minnich Se‐Wy‐Co Fire Company (3621 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bethlehem, PA). 610-530-0923 [email protected] There is ample parking, so please do not block the fire engine doors. Sponsored by: Upcoming Club Meetings: Jul. 10 & 24 Aug. 14* & 28 Sep. 11 & 25 398 Stoke Park Road *Be sure to cast your ballot for the new Officers Bethlehem, PA and Board Members on Wed., Aug. 14th Allentown Area Corvette Club Page 2 ‘Vetter’s Letter | Vol. 26, Iss. 07 | July 2019 This Month July 2019 10—Club Meeting (p.1) 13—Chicken Run (p.9) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 24—Club Meeting (p.1) 26—Bacon with the Boys (p.9) 1 2 3 4 5 6 Coming Up 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 08/01—Amazon Fulfillment Tour & Lunch (p.11) 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 08/02-04—Daw Awkscht Fescht (p.11) 08/18—Pocono Indy Car Corral (p.11) 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 08/22-25—Corvettes At Carlisle (p.12) 08/25-09/01—NCM 25th Caravan 28 29 30 31 (p.12) 09/04—Putt-U Mini-Golf (p.12) 09/08—AACC Fiberglass & Steel Show @ ArtsQuest (pp.7-8,12) 09/14—AACC 50th Anniversary Membership Corner Celebration (p.13) As of AACC’s meeting on June 26th there were: 250 active members 4 potential members The Board of Directors voted in these New Active Members during June: See what you missed on Mary Alice Miller & Bob Pavone..... Allentown, PA ........................‘80 Cpe Stephen Senft & Michelle March ... Germansville, PA......‘13 Cpe, ‘14 Cpe “AAVetteClub” and “EACC” The following are currently Potential Members: Hank Pretti & Join our group on Julene Martin‐Morganelli ............ Bethlehem, PA .......................’11 Cpe Thomas Papp.................................. Interlaken, NJ ........................’15 Cnv Tony Falcone................................... Nazareth,PA....................‘02 Z06 Cpe Thank you for your interest in our club!! We look forward to seeing you at upcoming AACC meetings & events. Page 3 AllentownCorvetteClub.org ‘Vetter’s Letter | Vol. 26, Iss. 07 | July 2019 AACC Sponsors Thinking of You Official Chevrolet Dealer: If you know of a member who is hospitalized, had surgery, or lost a loved one, please notify VP Dennis Corona ([email protected], 610‐349‐2620) or one of the other Board Members. 298 Stoke Park Road Bethlehem, PA 18017 Chair: Elizabeth Garnto (‘98) 877 260‐1080 Club Clothing FaulknerMotors.com Elizabeth Garnto continues expanding AACC’s clothing offerings, having just Official Tire Dealer: announced that the 50th Anniversary logo is now available on cotton polos. Check out everything available from A&D Fashions Embroidery (Emmaus, PA) through their online catalogs: www.sanmar.com and www.alphabroder.com. The basic AACC logo can be applied to any item. 3699 Eberhardt Road For pricing, email Elizabeth with the item number/description and size ( Whitehall, PA 18052 [email protected]). Once your order is placed, please mail a 610‐433‐9696 check payable to "A&D Fashions Embroidery" to: Elizabeth Garnto, 720 N cjtire.com 2nd Street, Emmaus, PA 18049. Official Tire Brand: Special thanks to Len Feinberg and his drone for creating AACC’s 50th Anniversary photo! Visit Fotki to www.MichelinMan.com pick your favorites. Len will send you high‐resolution images to print upon request. 45 Photos by Len Feinberg https://public.fotki.com/EACC/aacc‐50th‐photo/ AACC Charity 5611 Hemlock Place Orefield, PA 18069 610.533.1923 Angel34.org Allentown Area Corvette Club Page 4 ‘Vetter’s Letter | Vol. 26, Iss. 07 | July 2019 Honoring Fallen Servicemen by Valerie Ferguson (‘17) Thu., May 30 | The following was originally published in The Morning Call: The Allentown Area Corvette Club is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year in the Lehigh Valley. Among the club’s activities throughout the year, besides car shows and social activities, is community service. One annual event is to take part in the Bethlehem Memorial Day Parade. Following the parade, some members caravan to two Gold Star families to let them know that their sons have not been forgotten. The Allentown Area Corvette Club remembered Capt. Christopher Seifert and Lance Cpl. Joshua Klinger again this year, with American flags placed throughout their memorial gardens that have been donated by Lowe’s in Easton. It is with great pride that we honor those who have helped to protect our country with the ultimate sacrifice. Valerie Ferguson (Williams Township) Recap: Springfest 2019 Sat., Jun. 01 | David Hausman, Joe and Denise Iervolino, along with their army of volunteers broke from tradition with a new Springfest. The new venue and day proved successful with 212 Corvettes (including 77 day‐of‐show entrants) on the campus of Penn State Lehigh Valley. Waves of AACC members performed concours judging of our “guests’ Cor‐ vettes” while the guests used a popular vote for our club cars. CJ’s Auto worked with Michelin Tires to fly in a tire engineer and marketing team from Michigan. They gave a nice pres‐ entation of Michelin’s technology, discussed Corvette‐specific information, and answered questions from the many attendees. The Tricky Tray auctions were again a big hit and took up most of the lobby area. Congratulations to David, Joe, Denise, and the countless AACC members who pulled together to make the day one for the record books! Hundreds of Photos by Len Feinberg, Kevin Minnich & John Popowycz Page 5 AllentownCorvetteClub.org ‘Vetter’s Letter | Vol. 26, Iss. 07 | July 2019 Recap: Springfest 2019 Continued... Class # Name Year Club C1 ('52‐'62) 1 Eddie George 1962 2 Jeff Pizzuto 1959 3 Jay Szakacs 1954 C2 ('63‐'67) 1 Kyle Manseau 1966 CCDV 2 Doug Levengood 1967 3 Steve Spesak 1965 C3 ('68‐'73) 1 John Hay 1969 Highpoint Cruisers 2 Steve Magaruh 1969 3 Philip & Lori Mattina 1970 C3 ('74‐'82) 1 Gary Mason 1977 2 Jin & Susie Barlow 1975 3 Mark Sternat 1978 C4 ('84‐'96) 1 Rick Walker 1994 Natural Glass Corvette Assn. 2 Bruce Clelland 1984 Skyline Drive Corvettes 3 Troy Kasick 1996 C5 ('97‐'00) 1 Alan Hertzog 2000 2 Mitch Zeigler 2000 Skyline Drive Corvettes 3 n/a n/a n/a C5 ('01‐'04) 1 Bob Marincsak 2003 2 Jon Archutowski 2001 CCDV 3 Mike Drey 2003 C6 ('05‐'08) 1 Anthony Sealy 2008 2 Irv Ulmer 2008 Skyline Drive Corvettes 3 Ken Hoppes 2007 Skyline Drive Corvettes C6 ('09‐'13) 1 Jim Trifari 2010 Natural Glass Corvette Assn. 2 Mike Tauber 2009 3 Bill Minarovic 2011 C7 ('14‐'15) 1 Paul Hammill 2014 2 Gene Miller 2015 3 Tom Papp 2015 C7 ('16‐'17) 1 Joseph Murante 2017 2 Brian Westmoreland 2016 Livin' the Dream 3 Brian Veprek 2016 Natural Glass Corvette Assn. C7 ('18‐'19) 1 Al Petucciello 2019 Natural Glass Corvette Assn. 2 Chet Derk 2019 Lebanon Valley CC 3 Brad & Denise Orey 2019 Easton Area CC Modified ('53‐'19) 1 Jeffrey Nonnemaker 1973 Easton Area CC 2 Tyrone Thompson 2005 Livin' the Dream Jim Coffey & Kathy 3 VanLeuran 2004 Allentown Area Corvette Club Page 6 ‘Vetter’s Letter | Vol. 26, Iss. 07 | July 2019 Recap: Springfest 2019 Continued... Class # Name Year Club Custom ('53‐'19) 1 Joe Palka 1965 63‐'67 Stingray Registry 2 Donald Way 2014 Livin' the Dream 3 David Sysko 1967 Skyline Drive Corvettes Faulkner Chevy Choice Kyle Manseau 1966 CCDV Best of Show Joe Palka 1965 63‐'67 Stingray Registry Angel 34, Annie's Pick Al & Bobbie Paul 2006 AACC Angel 34, Lexi's Pick Al Fuller 2019 AACC Angel 34, Jaydin & Katlin's Pick Rick Phelps 1991 Outlaw Vettes AACC 10 Jim Bambu 1973 AACC 10 John Cook 2018 AACC 10 Joe Csanadi 1959 AACC 10 Len Feinberg 2017 AACC 10 Al Fuller 2019 AACC 10 Jeff Gontarek 1982 AACC 10 Jim Hedden 1963 AACC 10 Marty & Laura Hegyi 1969 AACC 10 Tom & Judy Himmelsbach 1966 AACC 10 Gary & Joann Warmkessel 1965 AACC FIBERGLASS AND STEEL CORVETTE & ALL GM SHOW Sunday September 8, 2019 SteelStacks at ArtsQuest (645 E. 1st St.) Bethlehem, PA * Rain or Shine * 9:00 – 11:00am Registration 11:00am Participants must be registered 11:30am Judging will begin 2:30pm Awards to be presented www.allentowncorvetteclub.org Sponsored By: JUDGED SHOW OVER 40 AWARDS Featuring Door Prizes, DJ, Music, 50/50, Walking distance to the Sands Casino, outlet shopping and many restaurants Trophy Classes Corvette C1