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SCC Car Show
April 24th, 2016 The Stuart Corvette Club (SCC)
presents the 18th Annual River Cruise-In Corvette Show sponsored by Wallace Chevrolet at the beautiful Ft. Pierce City Marina. 15 trophies and a Club Choice trophies will be awarded to SCC participants and their cars will be judged by visiting show participants. This is a judged show for non SCC participants with 31 trophies being given out. Please go to www.stuartcorvetteclub.com for show flyer. Last year's show field had 132 Corvettes and 50 SCC members registered! 50/50 winner in 2015 was Ray Walker of SCC and he won $553. Food & other vendors, DJs Lucy & Dick Kesler, discounts at area restaurants for all participants.
Show grounds open at 8:00 a.m.
with trophy presentation around 2:00 pm. If further information is needed, contact: John Hosler (218) 590-0356 or [email protected]. Directions to Ft. Pierce City Marina – Take I-95 to SR 68 east or S.R. 70 east to Seaway Dr. ‘til you get to Indian River Drive – follow signs and look for show entrance.
Brunch with Barry
Friday April 15th
We will meet at the north end of
the PSL Civic Center in the Beall’s
parking lot (US1 and Walton Road)
at 9:45 am. The group will depart at
10:00 am and caravan to a local
restaurant. Hope you all can make it.
So shine them up and let’s get those
corvettes on the road.
Barry Bracken ****************************************
Forty-five members caravanned to Norris’s restaurant in Port St. Lucie. Thanks to Pat and Dick Aziere for setting up the night rider event for March.
50/50 Winner: Frank Pilla
Next Night Rider
Wednesday April 6th
Meet behind Verizon Wireless
(north of PSL Blvd.) on US1 in PSL
at 6:00 PM. We head out at 6:30 PM
for our restaurant destination.
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Hey Folks,
As you know, our "Goody Bags," given to each participant at our Annual show are among
the best stocked of just about any show on the entire Treasure Coast. We are well known for
them!
But, this year I've noticed that some vendors are cutting back, so I could use a little help from
each of you. Try asking your local car parts store, dentist, realtor, favorite restaurant owner,
bakery, grocery, or drug store to help out with some promotional items to advertise their
business for FREE at our Annual River Cruise-In Corvette Show this year.
We plan to make 150 goody bags. Advise them that it's a great way to advertise! Pens, pencils,
calendars, stickers, hard candy, wrapped mints, towelette wipes, discount coupons and gift
certificates make nice items for the bags. Also, a portion of the car show proceeds goes to benefit
Treasure Coast Food Bank, Hope Center for Autism and the Martin County Council of Aging.
OR, stop by Sam's and get a box of hand wipes, individual sanitizers, packs of gum or candy
and donate it to your club. Every little bit helps, but try for quantities of 100-150, so we can put
them in all bags. Also, and it is always a challenge, we try to supply EVERY entrant with a
"DOOR PRIZE" like car wax, car cleaning supplies, window cleaner, mini flashlights, key
fobs, small gift cards and other items of nominal value but too big for a Goody Bag.
Your local auto supply store may be willing to give you some discontinued auto care products
that we can use, or if you have an old gift card you don't expect to use, toss it in the pot! If any
of the places you frequent do not have promotional items, ask them for a small gift certificate
toward a purchase. Just a few such items from each of you will really make a difference. You
never know unless you ask! Take a show flyer with you to help introduce yourself and the show.
(flyer is on next page)
Feel free to drop off any treasures with one of your nearby Board members, at Nightrider, or
any SCC event or mail them directly to me at Al DeLong, 1728 SW Mockingbird Dr. Port St.
Lucie, 34986.
Save the Wave
River Cruise-In Co-Chair
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New Member
Shaun Davis
April Birthdays
11th Nancy Leone
14th James Neill
14th Joe Parks
17th Gloria Fano
21st Patsy Leone
29th Harry Burchell
30th Pat Hack
30th Dan Kikkert
30th George Labadie
30th John Mayhew
Did you know that Corvettes some 50 years ago adopted the Fuel Injection system? In 1982 they introduced Electronic Fuel Injection with the Cross-Fire Injection system. Then Tuned Port Injection was introduced in 1985. In 1994 they used Sequential Fuel Injection system which lasted for 20 years. As of today they are still improving this Injection system. For optimal performance, when you are purchasing fuel injectors make sure you replace them with the proper specification for your particular year and model.
Club members Karl and Kathy Sterner
are the proprietors of ASK Auto, which is
a Corvette service facility in Port Saint
Lucie. For service call 772-335-0420.
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RENEWAL TIME
YOUR 2015/2016 SCC
MEMBERSHIP EXPIRES ON
JUNE 30. PLEASE SEND YOUR
DUES ($40) PAYMENT FOR
YOUR 2016/2017 MEMBERSHIP
TO:
STUART CORVETTE CLUB
P.O. BOX 9074, PORT ST.
LUCIE, FL. 34985 Thank You,
Pat Aziere
P.S. Make check payable to The
Stuart Corvette Club.
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Next Car Meeting
WHEN: Wednesday April 13th
TIME: 6 pm
WHERE: Bonefish Mac Restaurant 662 SE Becker Road in PSL
All members are invited and
encouraged to attend the car
show/board meetings. We are
always looking for some new
ideas for our monthly events.
Any member can submit an idea
to the board.
Did You Know?
The Stuart Corvette Club is on
Facebook! Log in and join our group!
Have anything to sell? The Stuart Corvette Club
website is your home for all club-related news
including a new Members Classified Section.
Contact Barry Hinken at [email protected]
to post your items!
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Corvettes & Warm Hearts……….
Know a club member who is ill or
hospitalized? Contact Fran Shaw at
franzzmail @netzero.net and Fran will
send a get well card on behalf of the club.
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CLUB STORE
Lots of Club apparel such as T shirts, golf shirts, hats and various club and Corvette accessories. Contact John or Darlene Mayhew at 772-380-9938. Further details, pictures and order forms can be found on our web site @ www.stuartcorvetteclub.
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Upcoming Monthly Events
We will caravan to the Tiki Bar at Roland Martin Marina, Clewiston at Lake Okeechobee for a
nice relaxing ride. On May 15th (Sunday) we will meet at Cracker Barrel Restaurant parking
lot just East of I-95 (Exit 101) on Kanner Hwy. in Stuart at 9:30 am and depart 10:00 am. The
Tiki Bar is located on the water with covered dining and ample parking. Our drive will be on
Kanner Hwy. to Lake O and around the south end of the Lake to Clewiston. The drive should
take approximately 1-1/2 hr. This should be an enjoyable time for all. There website is
www.tikibarandgrill.net
Submitted by Anne and Tom Wood
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I have booked the Dolphin Bar and Shrimp House for our June 12th Election luncheon for 11:00 AM, located at 1401 N.E. Indian River Drive in Jensen Beach. They are going to put us in the room on the left as you walk in like they did last year and will have the regular lunch menu available. We will meet on the north side of the Bealls Outlet store 9300 S US Highway 1 in Port Saint Lucie, FL and leave at 10:15 sharp. Should you have any questions please let me know. Regards, Jerry Petriw
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I have booked Mulligan's Beach house in Sebastian for the July 17th cruise luncheon for
11:30 AM rain or shine. They are going to try and seat us all together on the south side
patio of the restaurant and we will have the regular menu to order from. We will meet at
the Fort Pierce Marina parking lot (same place of our car show) Avenue A and Indian
River Drive in Fort Pierce We will leave at 10:00 AM Sharp. Should you have any
questions please let me know.
Regards,
Jerry Petriw
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Nick Vincenzo and Dick Kesler were two of 284 cars at the March 6th Coconut Creek
show sponsored by Lou Bachrodt Chevrolet. Perfect weather, free burgers, hotdogs and
drinks all day, and lots of high dollar cars made it a fun show. Corvettes were divided
into the "seven generation" classes, C-1 to C-7, and most classes were awarded 6-9
trophies, depending on the number of cars in each class. Club participation awards went
to the Renegades and Stingrays. Dave's 53, number 239 of 300 hand built first year
Corvettes was on display in the showroom and it was the star of the show. You can see
this very rare Corvette at our April 24th show. ******************************************************************************************
February Event #2
Special thanks to Karen and Dave Yager and David Leisey for putting on the road rally on Sunday the 28th. The drive was about 75 miles long and it took about 1-1/2 hours. The rally was a timed event so you had to get as close to the specified time as possible. We only had 12 corvettes show up which was a little disappointing since this event was time consuming to put together. First place winners were Anne and Tom wood, 2nd place winners were Helen and Dan Kikkert and 3rd place winners were Wilma and Scott Gebhard. Submitted by Dan Kikkert
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AUTOGEEK'S SUNDAY WAS A FUNDAY An early morning rain didn't dampen the spirits of 17 hearty Stuart Corvette Club
car guys. On Sunday March 20th, we did a short caravan to the AutoGeek Detail
Fest. The steady rain at 8:00 AM made for a wet start to an otherwise fun day at
the local Internet car care products establishment. On arriving, everyone received a
generous bucket full of car care samples. The rain ended about 10:30 and the rest of
the day was filled with ''car talk,'' cars, good food and drink and Velocity channel
celebrities. Tom Wood and Martin Dipper Jr. were trophy winners!
Congratulations guys, and thanks to everyone who braved the wet weather
to support our great club and a great local vendor's show.
Submitted by Dick Kesler
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Brunch with Barry
This month we cruised up to Fellsmere and dined at the Marsh Landing Restaurant.
Although we have been to the restaurant before, it is always good to come back and see
all the stuffed animals that have been taken from the ranches around the town. If you
haven't never been there, it is a nice place to go for a little ride on your own. Also, on
Thursday night they have local bluegrass players come in and entertain. I suggest that you
call ahead for reservations. During this trip I had 23 members and guests join me.
However when we sat down to eat, only one waitress came out to serve us. This resulted
in some of the members being served cold food. When I brought this to the attention on
the manager, he apologized and said the he had staff not show up that morning. That is
three out of the last five BwB's that I faced the same problem. My luck has to change
sometime.
Until next time, shine them up and let’s get on the road.
Great Friends, Great Cars, Life is Good. Barry
4/15 Brunch with Barry 4/24 SCC Car Show
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Club Officers PLEASE NOTE
Report all changes in address, telephone,
e-mail or car to: Pat Aziere
461-2610 or e-mail [email protected]
April Events
4/6 Nightrider! Meet behind Verizon Wireless (north
of PSL Blvd.) on US1 in PSL at 6:00 PM. We head out
at 6:30 PM for our restaurant destination.
4/15 Brunch with Barry
4/24 SCC Car Show
May Events
5/4 Nightrider! Meet behind Verizon Wireless (north
of PSL Blvd.) on US1 in PSL at 6:00 PM. We head out
at 6:30 PM for our restaurant destination.
5/15 Roland Martin’s Marina & Resort
5/20 Brunch with Barry
Richard Kesler, President 231-1742
Tom Herr, Vice President 210-2875
Barry Bracken, Secretary 344-1434 Pat Aziere, Treasurer 461-2610 461-2610
Board of Directors
Mike Brody 463-1078 John Clegg 336-4360 Tom Dee 978-844-1747 Steve Dehnen 429-1557 Al DeLong 864-978-3380 Barbara Fisher 201-4687 Barry Hinken 336-7074 Jerry Petriw 464-9678 Frank Pilla 561- 746-2160
DIRECT CLUB MAIL TO:
Stuart Corvette Club P.O. Box 9074 PSL, FL 34985
GOT NEWS?
Contact Dan Kikkert [email protected]
WALLACE CHEVROLET – CLUB SPONSOR
The Stuart Corvette Club is proud to announce that Wallace Chevrolet in Stuart is our new sponsor. We appreciate the support and sponsorship they will be giving our club. During the year, Wallace Chevrolet will contribute to S.C.C. car shows, Toys for Kids and River Cruise-In. Without their support our ability to donate to local charities and fulfill the services that we provide to our members would be greatly diminished.
For NEW CAR SALES our contact people are: MARK ADAMS General Manager 772-287-3232 cell#772-631-3554
ED VOSSEN Salesman for the Corvette Club
772-287-3232 cell#772-341-4157
They will see that we get the BEST DEAL possible on ALL the Wallace dealership cars. Last year WALLACE was ranked # 66 out of over 3000 Corvette dealers across the nation. For PARTS and SERVICE our Club specialist is: DON HAMILTON
772-287-3232 ext 25261 direct # 772-233-4231
We will receive a 20% discount on Mechanical Parts for all GM cars. Normal maintenance like Oil changes and Tires are not included. Rick Saxner will be our Liaison between our Club and Wallace Chevrolet. Tom Herr is the Board contact person. Mark Adams has offered their NEW DEALERSHIP LOCATION for future Club events with prior approval.
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