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C8 OIL CHANGE SPECIAL, ONLY $49.99!

June 2020

ary2020

2015

The Newsletter of Pacific

Coast Corvettes

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

President's Corner 3

Vice President’s Message 4

June and July Celebrations 5

PCC Racers Edge 6

First PCC C8 Delivery (Scissors Please) 7

Engineering The C8 Corvette's LT2 V-8 8

Power Hour Loop 12

No POWER, No HOUR & No LOOP 17

South OC Cars And Coffee 19

June - July Calendar 20

All Seriousness Aside 21

PCC Sponsors:

Speed Ventures 22

Simpson Chevrolet 23

USA Express Tire & Service 24

Cypher Scientific 25

Greg Glick, A Professional Realtor 26

Corvette for Sale - 1995 27

Event Flyers 28

The End 31

2020 PCC Officers President: Harold Brunski

(949) 472-8194 Vice-President: Ray Marshall

(949) 786-8365 Treasurer: Mark Smith

(949) 493-4072 Secretary: Sandy Savanich

(949) 468-8049 Sergeant at Arms: Bob Savanich

(949) 422-1947 Historian: Dave McCue

(949) 716-4841 Hospitality Chair: Kandra Longo/Vicky Kovacs

(949) 233-1878 Awards Chair :Judy Nunn/Sheryl Brunski (949) 586-1746 Newsletter Editors: Walt & Vicky Kovacs

(714) 742-3359

Meetings Pacific Coast Corvettes meets the first Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at Hacienda on the Lake, 27792 Vista Del Lago, Mission Viejo, CA 92692 (949) 215-7313

Business Location Pacific Coast Corvettes 23785 El Toro Rd #251 Lake Forest, CA 92630-4762 Telephone: (949) 334-7384

WEB Page: http://www.pccvettes.org Ted Sickles (949) 716-3376

Club Store: Judy Nunn (949) 586-1746

Affiliation National Council of Corvette Clubs, Inc. (NCCC)

Corvette Waves Corvette Waves is published monthly, within two weeks after each meeting. Contributions should be received no later than ten days after the monthly meeting. They should be given to Walt Kovacs in .doc or .docx format. Event flyers should be in .jpg or .doc/.docx format (but not .pdf) . Display advertising is accepted at the discretion of the editor. Yearly rates are $100 for a business card, $150 for a quarter page, and $200 for a half page. Articles presented in Corvette Waves reflect the opinion of the authors, not necessarily the views of the editor or Pacific Coast Corvettes. Pacific Coast Corvettes and its editor seek to publish accurate information but do not assume any liability or responsibility in the event of claim of loss or damages resulting from publication.

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PRESIDENT’S CORNER

BY HAROLD BRUNSKI

Hello PCC Members-

First off all I would like to welcome Ron & Bobbie Pavek back to the club. They were members in

the past and recently decided to come back.

At the end of May we had our first club event since the start of COVID-19 and it was a big hit. Mo & Marker Wise led

approximately 30 cars on a scenic drive through Trabuco Canyon that took about an hour. We ended the drive at Panera

Bread in Tustin where we enjoyed breakfast and catching up with each other.

As I mentioned during our June Zoom meeting I am looking for volunteers to coordinate more drives like the one that Mo

& Marker put together. Events like this will allow us to visit with each other while following the guidelines that are in

place.

On June 4th a small group of us headed up to Big Bear for the weekend. We had a caravan of five cars on Thursday

morning and two other cars met us up there. The restaurants were open so we ventured out and tried a few new places

as well as some of the familiar places. The restaurants did a good job following state/city guidelines.

As you can see from the photos below we had a great time. Dick and Barbara Block led us on a drive around the lake on

Friday and to Arrowhead on Saturday. Miniature golf and a BBQ were also part of the fun. Sheryl & I also managed to get

in our haircuts (hee hee).

The Zoom meeting was recorded and can be viewed using the link on

the PCC calendar.

The Board will review the COVID-19 situation toward the end of June

and make a decision regarding the July General Meeting. Once a

decision is made I will send out an announcement via email.

Stay safe and I hope to see everyone soon!

Harold

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VICE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

BY RAY MARSHALL

Another month goes by and there is not much new. We have removed the PCC Picnic and the

trip to Del Mar from the calendar. Del Mar was cancelled because the track said it probably will

not be open.

We did have some people go up to Big Bear for a few days. Hopefully we will get an article about that. Report was that

the city was reopening. About 10 people showed up and one night they actually got to have dinner together in a

restaurant at one big table.

Last check still had the racing at Laguna Seca still happening on June 12th. The Corvette Fest in Huntington Beach on

July 19th is still on. This event is held in the beach parking lot. These beach gatherings bring in a lot of cars and people.

Bob Savanich is the man for info on this event. I am sure he will keep us posted on what is going on.

We had some folks check in and report the Cars and Coffee at the Outlet Mall in San Clemente is back in operation.

Keeping cars at a social distance has caused the event to take up all the upstairs and downstairs areas.

Racing events at Buttonwillow and Auto Club Speedway in July and August are still expected to happen.

The Huntington Beach Concours is scheduled for September 12 &13.

FYI, when I looked yesterday, Fuddrucker’s on El Toro Road is now permanently closed.

The Cambria outing is on for October 1-4.

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June & July Celebrations

Anniversaries Jean & Elaine Mercier June 04 Gary Lane & Jan Young June 11 Don & Marianne Wilder June 14 Marker and Mo Wise June 15 Joe & Barb Gildner June 17 Terry & Laurie Smith June 23 Peter & Susan Dolbee June 24 Bob & Linda Kinsella June 25 Bob & Alyson Rose June 29 Rick & Marcey Alpert July 06 Jim & Nancy Lau July 08 Arch & Kathy Archard July 11 Paul & Linda Hafemann July 11 Steve and Nancy Radigan July 13 Bob & Connie Ensign July 18 Mark & Patti Smith July 23 Eugene & Helga Ralph July 26

Birthdays Paul Hafemann June 04 Ron Bruckel June 13 Elaine Mercier June 14 Sue Hennings June 17 Ralph Helga June 19 Sandy Pollak June 19 Peggy Whiteaker June 19 Marianne Wilder June 27 Donna Walling June 28 Richard Block June 29 Bob Ensign June 30 Joyce Uchino June 30 Vicky Kovacs July 01 Bob Kluss July 03 Gary Uchino July 05 Gene Insley July 06 Sam Riela July 10 Diane Carter July 15 Kathy Archard July 18 Walt Kovacs July 20 Jim Whiteaker July 21 Judy Baumgarten July 24 Steve Walling July 24 Sheryl Brunski July 26 Vickie Insley July 26 Jean Mercier July 27 Dan Fost July 28 Mo Wise July 28

Years In Club

Year Joined Voted In Years Steve &Nancy Radigan 1989 6/1989 31 Duke Bissinger 1991 6/1/1991 29 Jim Coticchia & Carol Gates 2014 6/5/2014 6 Terry & Laurie Smith 2007 7/4/2007 13 Don & Marianne Wilder 2016 7/6/2016 4 Fish Fischle & Nancy Ingham 2018 7/10/2018 2 Greg & Sabrina Glick 2018 7/10/2018 2 Dick Jones 2018 7/10/2018 2

Please note: Birthday, Anniversaries, and Years in Club come from information on the PCC Roster. If there is an error please

contact Ted Sickles to update the information on the roster. Thank you.

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PCC RACERS EDGE

BY BOB ROSE

Unless things change for the worse, one of the best social distancing sports known to man is back

in full swing. The tracks are open without spectators but you can still bring your favorite co-pilot

and have a great, safe time. Our drivers meetings will be outside and social distancing guidelines

will be observed at registration etc., but then you are distanced by definition in your car.

For our PCC Racing Team we now have a schedule for the rest of the year. Remember, you don't

have to be a pro to try a turn on the track with your Corvette. There are groups for every skill level including beginner.

However, Speedventures is not offering up instructors yet so if you want a ride-along instructor, you will need to count on

me or one of our other experienced racers to help you out. I was tested negative a few days ago for whatever that's

worth. You can also come out and hang out and just watch or ride along, it's a blast.

OK so here it is (as of today)

June 12-14: Laguna Seca. Yes it's a long way and it's an expensive entry fee but if you love racing, having the

opportunity to drive this iconic track is something that should be on your bucket list. We will be racing on Friday the 12th,

going up Thursday and back Saturday.

August 16: Back to our home track AAA raceway in Fontana.

September 19: The Streets of Willow at Willow Springs. It's like a giant autocross. So much fun.

September 26 & 27: Sonoma Raceway. This is a yearly junket for me. It's the weekend before Cambria and I usually

make my way down the coast after racing and wineries. Always looking for company. We are racing both days and both

days are Wilwood days too.

October 3-4. There is racing at AAA but most everyone is in Cambria that weekend.

October 18. Buttonwillow Raceway. A Wilwood day.

October 31. Halloween racing at The Streets of Willow.

November 8 at AAA.

November 21-22 our annual junket to Chuckwalla for fun racing on one of the nicest tracks in region, the final Wilwood

event and trophy presentation, drinking and lies around the fire pits at the cabins, and a generally great time.

Details and signups for all of these events are available at Speed Ventures. There are these and others up on our

calendar too but their web site is the best place to verify the event is still on.

Catch me if you can......

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FIRST PCC C8 DELIVERY (SCISSORS PLEASE)

BY KEN JAMES

Hi Everyone! Are you still waiting for your C8 Corvette? Well, build one yourself.

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ENGINEERING THE C8 CORVETTE'S LT2 V-8

The following article has been submitted to Corvette Waves by Don Wilder with the permission of Hagerty Media.

Don Sherman 17 September 2019

BY DON WILDER

Given the C8 Corvette’s role as the pride of GM, this sports car is both a revolution in American

architecture and exterior design and a prime opportunity for engine lab gurus to shine. Squeezing

495 horsepower from 6.2 liters—that’s 1.3 hp per cubic inch—without benefit of overhead

camshafts, multi-valve combustion chambers, or boosting is a worthy accomplishment. Here’s

how the clever GM engineers did it.

They began by keeping the best parts of the small-block V-8 Chevy

launched for the 1955 model year: A 4.4-inch spacing between cylinder

bores and one block-mounted camshaft activating a mere 16 valves

serving eight cylinders. They also retained key refinements developed

over six decades that improved this engine’s ease of making horsepower

for the least weight, space, and cost: aluminum block and head

construction; a deep-skirt cylinder block with cross-bolted main bearings

and cast-iron bore liners; state-of-the-art electronic controls to meter the

fuel and cleanse the exhaust; free-flowing cylinder heads with direct

injection developed for the 2014 C7 Corvette’s LT1 engine; and squirters

aiming a jet of oil at the underside of each piston to lower their operating

temperatures.

The LT2’s centerpiece is a new cylinder block designed around a dry-sump

lubrication system that’s now standard Corvette equipment. There are three

fundamental reasons why a performance engine’s lubricant should not be

stored in its basement. First, relocating the oil supply allows mounting of the

engine significantly lower in the car, thereby dropping the overall center-of-

gravity height in the interests of supreme cornering. The second motivation is

that crankshafts have a bad habit of stirring oil into unpalatable whipped

cream. This consumes power that might otherwise be used for acceleration

and top speed and it greatly diminishes the oil’s ability to cool and lubricate

critical moving parts. The third reason for dry sump is that this is the easiest

means of assuring there’s never any lapse in oil pressure when the car tops

one g cornering, braking, or flying over the Nürburgring Nordschliefe’s Sprunghugel (hill jump). Using an engine dyno

attached to a tilt stand, LT2 engineers made sure there is no oil pressure interruption up to 1.2 gs in every direction.

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The most interesting feature in the new LT2 block is a sealed valley (the chamber between the cylinder banks) to stop oil

draining down from the heads and hydraulic lifters from entering the crankcase (where the whipped cream factory used

to thrive). According to Chief Engineer Jordan Lee, this is an unprecedented innovation. A scavenge pump driven by the

camshaft sucks oil from the valley and dispatches it to a remote reservoir. The block’s flanks are liberally ribbed to

increase stiffness. They’re also equipped with new pads for mounting the engine to the Corvette’s chassis and spots to

attach the eight ignition coils out of sight below the exhaust headers.

The second-most-interesting LT2 detail is a 7.5-quart molded-plastic oil reservoir bolted directly to a flat surface located

at the left-front corner of the engine. This light tank serves several purposes. Oil scavenged from the valley and the

shallow cast aluminum pan covering the bottom of the engine drops through a maze that separates liquid from vapor.

After settling a few moments in the tank, vapor bubbles disappear, leaving only liquid oil. Vent lines attached to the top

of the reservoir route the vapor to the LT2’s valve covers where it’s drawn into the intake plenum by engine vacuum. An

exit passage at the bottom of the reservoir feeds the crankshaft-driven variable output oil pressure pump with no need

for external lines that add weight and inhibit flow. A pipe extending to the right side of the engine bay provides a means

of adding oil and checking the fluid level.

The new dry sump has proven so reliable in severe testing that engineers felt justified reducing the lubricant supply by

1.7 quarts—from the LT1’s 9.7 quarts to the LT2’s 7.5 quarts—which saves 3.7 pounds of weight and a few bucks at

every oil change. Testing revealed that up to three quarts of oil could be stuck in various parts of the LT1 engine during

extreme conditions as compared to less than one quart in the LT2 V-8.

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Oil draining from cam and crankshaft bearings settles into a two-compartment bottom cover (pan) which is scavenged by

a pair of crank-driven pumps. A molded plastic scraper peels lubricant clinging to the crank’s balance weights. A coolant-

to-lubricant heat exchanger, with 28-percent greater cooling capacity than offered in the LT1, in combination with an oil

filter mounting boss, is bolted to the LT2’s oil pan.

The forged steel crankshaft with an extended snout to drive three of the oil pumps is made from an S38 alloy with higher

strength properties. Dampers at both ends quell vibrations caused when the LT2 runs on only four cylinders to reduce

both noise and fuel consumption.

Great volumetric efficiency strides have been achieved with new intake and exhaust systems. Since the driver no longer

looks over the engine to see the road ahead, the intake system is some three inches taller than before. This facilitates

8.3-inch-long intake runners fed by a large plenum chamber with the 87mm throttle body (carried over from LT1) located

at the rear. Since the intake manifold is made of black molded plastic to minimize weight and noise radiation, appearance

is not one of its strong points. To hide that flaw, GM designers tooled up a decorative cover—also molded plastic—with

surface features resembling the Corvette’s rear body details. We predict the aftermarket will have a field day offering

alternatives.

Engineering and design collaboration focused on the exhaust system and

valve covers was more fruitful. To provide a clear view of the stunning

Edge Red Metallic valve covers, the ignition coils were tucked out of sight.

The headers are a classic four round tube into a single collector design

which flows upward on its way to the catalytic converters and mufflers.

To make the most of this new found volumetric efficiency, LT2 chief

engineer Jordan Lee investigated more aggressive cam profiles. The end

result is an increase from 13.5 to 14 mm of exhaust valve lift (matching

the LT1’s intake valve lift), and 18-degrees greater exhaust valve open

duration. Intake valve lift was left alone while intake duration was upped

by four degrees. The result is a slight loss of power and torque through the midrange (2800–4500 rpm) with significantly

more power and torque beyond 5000 rpm. The torque peak is thereby shifted to 5150 rpm with 465 or 470 lb-ft available

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depending on whether the performance exhaust system is in place. Power jumps to 490 or 495 horses at 6450 rpm, a

30–35 horsepower gain over the potent LT1. Fuel delivery is interrupted at 6600 rpm.

GM’s Tonawanda, New York, engine plant builds the new LT2. This factory, built in 1938, was updated years ago to

employ numerically controlled machining centers instead of fixed tools strung adjacent to transfer lines. During World War

II, Tonawanda won five Army-Navy E (for excellence) awards building over 60,000 Pratt & Whitney radial engines to

power bombers, fighters, and cargo planes. The plan is for this plant to produce 2200 small-block V-8s per day, including

170 per day for the Corvette.

LT2’s real claim to fame is that it makes nearly 500 horsepower—enough to power your average $200,000 supercar—at

low cost. This is why Chevy is able and willing to offer the new mid-engine Corvette at a $59,995 starting price. So the

next time your bar bro disparages pushrods as yestertech, remind him that there’s no other car in the world capable of

crowding 200 mph and scooting to 60 in less than three seconds for such a pittance.

The article above, written BY DON SHERMAN, a contributor to many automobile publications, appeared

in the September17, 2019 issue of Hagerty Media magazine and appears in Corvette Waves with the

permission of Hagerty Media. Photo credits – General Motors Corporation. This article is subject to U.S

Copyright law, and may not be republished or redistributed, in whole or in part without the permission of

Hagerty Media.

Note from Don Wilder: When following up with Hagerty seeking permission to reprint this article, I found a lot of

interesting material. If you are interested, check out https://www.hagerty.com/drivers-club. Hagerty Media is a part of

Hagerty Insurance, a company that specializes in providing insurance for classic and collectable cars. They now offer

policies on most Corvettes.

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POWER HOUR LOOP

BY MO & MARKER WISE

Saturday, May 30, 2020

(Twilight Zone music playing in the background) You are about to enter another dimension, a dimension not only of sight

and sound, but of mind. 32 Corvettes driving three abreast down El Toro Road towards Cooks Corner. You have just

entered, The Corvette Zone!

It was a quiet Saturday with the usual morning clouds dotting the sky. 30 cars had registered for the Power Hour event

which was just a short loop from Fuddruckers in Lake Forest to Panera at The Marketplace in Tustin via Santiago Canyon

Road. A few others (invited by PCC members) joined in to make the final total 32 cars.

Most people did get out of their cars, wearing masks or at least keeping a safe distance away. It was really hard to not

hug your friends or shake their hands. Everyone mentioned how happy they were to be outside and to have an event in

which to participate. There were a lot of smiles and really clean cars!

We were really a sight rolling down El Toro. Due to the timing of the lights, we had some separation of groups, but we

were pretty much all together after a few lights. The roar of the engines and exhausts were stopping people walking on

the sidewalks. They watched and waved and took photos. Santiago Canyon Road was a nice cruise. The usual amount

of bicyclists shared the road with us, but everyone was courteous.

Two lanes turn left onto Jamboree Rd, and at the time we were in the intersection, we could see a police car on the other

side waiting to turn onto Santiago Canyon Rd. But there was no sliding the corners or racing down Jamboree Road, so

no one had to make a donation to the County court.

Most of us were lucky to find front row parking once we reached our Panera destination. Many stayed to enjoy breakfast

or a cup of coffee and catch up with friends.

All of us may have differing views on this pandemic and our new normal, but I know we can all agree that we all miss

each other and getting together.

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We would like to thank everyone that was able to come out and make this a really fun morning! Special thanks to Bob &

Sandy Savanich for the tips in organizing our first event.

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Ray Marshall, Kandra Longo, Sabrina Glick, Paul

Hafemann, Linda Hafemann, Nancy Marshall,

Al Krauza, Linda Weiss, Chris and Molly Knox?, Guest?

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Nancy French

Linda Iest

Harold Brunski Bob Rose

Al Krauza

Linda Weiss

Arch Archard Dick Jones

Mark Smith

Jeff Bowman

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The WiseGuys

Mo & Marker

Judy Nunn

Vickie Insley Vicky Kovacs

Marker Wise Joe Perschler

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No POWER, No HOUR & No LOOP

BY DAVE McCUE

Many of you may have heard about my wife’s Yellow C6 getting stuck in the Fuddruckers parking

lot. We planned to attend the Moe Wise event, Power Hour Loop on Saturday May 30th. That

morning started out great, I hadn’t forgotten my Nikon Camera, or it’s memory card and the

battery was fully charged.

We planned for Gina to drive and I could photograph our Vettes in caravan. Arriving at Fudd’s, I was slow and careful

parking. I had been lectured, that at times, that my parking did not meet expectations, so I was in reverse backing up

and the engine sputtered. I shifted into neutral to try and get the engine going, but no use it was stuttering backing up,

in neutral. The rear wheels hit the curb softly, the engine died and would not start. Most everything else worked lights,

door locks etc.

I found Mo and told her my problem, and took a flood

of pictures of the group before they took off about

8:20. Back in the car, Gina had called AAA. The Vette

was towed to my mechanic, Saddleback Auto in Mission

Viejo. We knew the battery was weak and hoped it was

just a battery. The battery was bad and a new one was

installed, our mechanic looked it over and it wouldn’t

start. He advised me that only a dealer would have the

right test equipment. Oh no, that’s not what we wanted

to hear. We worried that it would be a computer. Ten

years ago one of the computers was replaced and cost

$1,900. What would it cost now?

Gina suggested calling John Iest. If anyone could help on electrical problems on a Vette, it would be John. He had

everything, heavy thick manuals, jack, wheel stands, gauges, tools and a pair of blue overalls, see pictures. He spent over

an hour on the Vette and got it started by bypassing the computer, but yet again it only worked in reverse gear. John

checked it over carefully with his instruments and everything looked good except the computer. This was bad news, we

feared maybe a $3,000 to $4,000 repair bill. Thank you John for taking time away from your business to help.

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Simpson Chevrolet was the closest dealer. I called Don Wilder who has worked with Simpson as our sponsor. He

suggested I call the service manager, Roger Abbot. Met with Roger and he gave me a ten percent discount and free

diagnostics. AAA delivered Gina’s Vette to Simpson on 6/2/20. It didn’t take them long to determine the problem was the

automatic transmission cable but they could not find one. It was a rare cable. Turns out the first C6, 2005, Gina’s year,

had a four speed autotrans, no paddle shift. C6 from 2006 up to 2013 are six speed with paddle shift and used a different

cable.

I worked with Kyrel Brown, Service Consultant at Simpson (see

picture). The service department started searching and GM had it

on back order only. Kyrel said that they will advise delivery only

after the order was place. Days passed and week a passed. We

thought about EBay or Craig’s List, but Simpson couldn’t warrant

parts from those sources.

On Friday the 10th, Kyrel called and said they found one and did I

want it for next day shipping. I knew the dealer would be

expensive, Cable $132, labor $867 and shipping $92. It was

almost a relief because we were afraid of paying much more. We

picked up the Vette on Tuesday the 16th. Our experience with

Simpson was very good. Kyrel kept us up to date and actually

returned my phone calls. Both Kyrel and the Service Manager Roger

Abbot were very professional. If I needed service from a dealer, I

would not hesitate using Simpson again.

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SOUTH OC CARS AND COFFEE

BY BOB SAVANICH

South OC Cars and Coffee (IT’S ALIVE!)

Saturday May 30th the Outlets of San Clemente authorized Simon to start up South OC Cars and

Coffee after months of dormancy. The Outlets were closed as well. Opening day it is estimated 3000

cars showed up for the event. There were some restrictions on coming and going using only the

Northern most entry for ingress and egress. That of course slowed things down a bit. Around 50+ PCC members

avoided the crowded Outlets by going on Mo and Marker Wise’s fun cruise.

Sandy and I wanted to check out the Outlets last weekend, June 6th. Guess what? It rained so we took the sedan and

parked in the underground structure per Simon’s instructions. You may not believe this, but an estimated 1000 cars

showed up in the RAIN! Sandy and I had breakfast at Ruby’s and walked around with an umbrella. Five (5) C-8 Vettes

were there. Connell’s Chevrolet was showing them to the masses. There were a ton of Vettes, Exotics, hot rods of all

kinds, Porsches, Ferrari’s, Lambos, everything all getting very wet.

There were no restrictions on ingress and egress this time so things went well. Except for the jerks who don’t obey rules

of etiquette like not arriving or leaving the event quietly, wearing a mask (mandatory). Thousands of people enjoying

their passion can be ruined by a few.

We were amazed at the pent up demand for car buffs to get in their rides and go SOMEWHERE, ANYWHERE!

The Enderle Mission Dollar Breakfast Cruise also opened their usual first and last Sunday of the month at the Enderle

Shopping Center. The first Sunday drew 230 cars which is almost twice as many as usually show. Parking limits them a

bit. I missed the last two Enderle's but Sandy and I go there once every two or three months. It’s an early rise but

breakfast there is very good. It runs from 7:00-11:00 AM. It is an actual car show with awards and everything. No you

don’t have to show your car, they just have a few guys look over the cars that are there and award a couple of cool

trophy's for the heck of it. Bring a little cash with you too. There is a “CASH” raffle and it pays out in, drum roll please,

CASH! Sandy and I have been extraordinarily lucky winning every time we play. I’ve met some cool Corvette guys from

another Corvette Club, Corvettes of So Cal. Several of our members show up regularly. Al Krauza, Drew Conner, Chris

Knox, Ellis Delameter, and occasionally others.

So to our PCC family, if you have a cool show, an interesting or favorite drive you like, let Ray Marshall know and he’ll

help you organize a “run” for the club.

Until then, save the wave.

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JUNE - JULY CALENDAR

(Curses to COVID - 19)

https://www.pccvettes.org

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ALL SERIOUSNESS ASIDE

HARVEY & CATE RIGGS? RITCHIE LONGO?

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Pacific Coast Corvettes is pleased and grateful for the involvement

and support of the following sponsors:

____________________________________

Speed Ventures is a motorsports group operating out of California which has been organizing track

events since 2001. We organize lapping days, driving schools, time trials, and races in California and

Nevada, providing a fun environment to learn the limits of your car and improve your driving abilities.

We offer instruction in performance-driving technique, optional AMB transponder-based timing at all

events, and an opportunity to affordably live your dream of driving your car on a real racetrack. We

can also arrange for race car rentals and professional race-driving instruction.

Our mission is to provide the highest quality track experience for the best value. With safety as a

driving concern, we strenuously work to make our events run smoothly and professionally.

Additionally, we set rigid registration limits to keep traffic to a minimum and maximize your driving

enjoyment.

www.speedventures.com

(323) 973-7744

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Simpson Chevrolet appreciates the affiliation it has with Pacific Coast Corvettes and is proud to be a

club sponsor and participant with PCC and major contributor to PCC’s Scholarship Program. We are

pleased to continue our sponsorship for an additional year, through 2020 and committed to

contribute $1000 to the club’s scholarship fund plus an additional $500 scholarship contribution for

continued excellent college academic performance for previous scholarship awardees.

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Cypher Scientific, the first corporate sponsor of Pacific Coast Corvettes, has been reporting that MedWand, a device we have been working on for almost three years, has been released to manufacturing. MedWand is a disruptive medical device that enables a doctor to examine you remotely, regardless of where you are, or where the doctor may be. It finally puts “medicine” into telemedicine. You can see it in action at www.medwand.com. MedWand is now in pre-FDA submission testing and we expect final approval by June. Watch for MedWand to make an immediate impact in home healthcare, telemedicine, and remote access to quality healthcare.

Along with MedWand’s release, Cypher Scientific is now a partner in Amoled Technical Services. We have begun producing replacement screens for after-market repair of the iPhone X in our factory in Korea and have launched sales worldwide. Check it out at www.amoledscreens.com. Another factory, located in Southeast Asia for the production of replacement screens for the Samsung OLED phones like the 8, 8+, 9 and 9+ is in planning for later this summer.

We also are proud to continue to be involved as part of the Corvette community through our sponsorship of Bob Rose’s Z06 in the Wilwood Corvette Challenge series again for the 2020 season and are looking forward to expanding that sponsorship into the 2020 SCCA Solo and Pro-Solo Autocross series as well. We are also interested in helping support a multi-car Pacific Coast Corvettes Racing Team in 2020.

Cypher Scientific’s mechanical and electrical engineering teams can bring your imagined products to life. Medical, home, automotive, robotic, industrial: What can we build for you

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Greg Glick, A Professional Realtor

$1000 Donation to the PCC Scholarship Fund for Every Sale or Purchase! 45 years in Laguna Niguel & Expert Knowledge of the Surrounding Cities. Full Spectrum of Services: Selling, Buying, Investing & Leasing. Professional Realtor with over 250 transactions completed. Sold EVERY Home Listed! From $350k to Over $3 Million. Call Me for a Private Consultation.

Please remember the highest compliment my clients can ever give is the referral of their friends,

family, and business associates. If you know anyone who would

benefit from the level of service I provide, please let them know about me. Thank you for your

trust!

Keller Williams Realty

Cell/Text: 949-872-3456

Office: 949-282-0088

Web: PropertyByGreg.com

Email: [email protected]

DRE #01888110

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POSTPONED

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POSTPONED

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CANCELLED W/ MONEY REFUND

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