CRUISE NEWSN o r t h C o u n t y C o r v e t t e C l u b

Features 5 Endless Summer

6 Coronado Speed Fest

7 Caravan to NCM 2009

8 Mainstreet car show

13 National Corvette Museum

14 Special Events

15 Grand Sport Corvette

15 Donna Mae Mims

National Corvette Museum Caravan 2009

September-October 2009 Volume 35, issue 6

Sponsored by, Inside:Board of Directors

About Our Club

President’s Corner

Calendar Events

Birthdays

Corvette Museum Info

Classifieds

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OfficersPresident:Bob Belzman

Vice President:Laura Loberman

Secretary:Kathleen Regenhardt

Treasurer:David Regenhardt

Activities Coordinator:Terry ThompsonGreg Kutyla

Historian:Bob Brown

Sergeant-at-ArmsTodd Barbour

Past PresidentBob Belzman

AppointeesMembers-at-LargeLen KrumpenDonna & Sam Rindskopf

RafflePatty Knutson

WebmasterEd Daher

NCM RepresentativeBob Hurst

Charity RepresentativeCandi Daher

Car Club CouncilJack GrindstaffBob HurstJan Houshar

Newsletter EditorJeff Brandonjsbarchitect@yahoo.com

Presidents CornerSeptember 2009

Hello All,

Wow! September is here already. We have had a great summer in the San Di-ego region. Thanks to many of you we have also had some fun outings and ac-tivities. The Past President's Picnic was a huge success in August. We had agreat turnout, perfect location, good weather and plenty of food and friendlyconversation for everyone. Also in August, our club made a proud showing atthe Mainstreet America Car Show. Besides our club receiving the highest par-ticipation trophy, winner trophies were also collected by the Knutsons, Brownsand Tenneys. The turnout by our club, in support of COCSD is what our clubsare about. Thank you to everyone who was able to participate and congratula-tions to the trophy winners.

Coming up on September 18th is a golf tournament sponsored by North CoastCorvettes. We will be fielding a foursome in the tournament. Also in Septem-ber, Speedweek Coronado will be on the 27th. Make sure you plan for this oneif you enjoy the sound of open exhausts, pit crews and vintage racing. Bringyour payment for tickets to the meeting on Tuesday, September 8th. Look formore exciting events scheduled in the upcoming months. Check the websiteoften, and listen for new news from Terry and Greg at the meetings.

The board has been busy discussing more events and plans that encourage at-tendance and camaraderie with our members. Next week's meeting will fea-ture submarine sandwiches and beverage. Be sure to come early to enjoy thefood and visit with friends. We will be rolling out a plan to help with addition-al ideas and food meetings for the coming months.

On Friday, August 28th, seven members from our club left on the NationalCorvette Museum caravan. We wish them well, fun and an exciting trip toBowling Green. With some encouragement, we may get some progress reportsfrom the group. Bon Voyage!

That should cover it for this month. Keep those ideas coming in for group ac-tivities.

One last plea, we need someone or co-persons to step up and take on PlasticFantastic 2010. This is an opportunity to get involved with our major event ofthe year and get a feeling of accomplishment. Please consider this and contactany board member or me.

Take care,

Bob

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Our ClubClub members enjoy planned trips, car shows, auto ralliesand a host of social and Corvette-related events, including aHoliday Party, an Annual Awards Dinner, two majorNCoCC shows (PLASTIC FANTASTIC at Seaport Village,and ENDLESS SUMMER at Bob Stall Chevrolet), monthlyfun runs, and special trips. We support local communities inthe San Diego County area by participating in special eventparades and high school homecoming events. Our membersalso devote a lot of time, energy, and resources in supportingour club charities.

MeetingsBusiness meetings are held the Second Tuesday of everymonth at 7:00pm in The Well Church Meeting Roomlocated at 13604 Midland Road, Poway, CA 92064. Wealways welcome and encourage guests to attend our meet-ings and to participate in our club sponsored events.

For a map of our meeting location please go to our web siteat www.ncocc.com

MembershipMembership is open to anyone at least 18 years of age whoowns or leases a Corvette. Applicants must attend two busi-ness meetings and participate in one club event beforebecoming a member. Membership in NCoCC entitles you to:

A membership card for you and your significant otherDiscounts on parts and service at participating dealers (BobStall and others)A club T-shirtA name tagA newsletter via Email and Web.

Members are expected to attend regular business meetings,maintain current dues, and support the club by serving oncommittees and participating in club events. Initiation fee is$25. Dues are paid in advance: $75 for one year.

We hope this short introduction is helpful. If you have anyquestions, please contact us via 'snail' mail at P.O. Box500104, San Diego, CA 92150, or email: info@ncocc.com

Again, Welcome to North County Corvette Club. Youronly requirement is to have a great time and make some newfriends along the way.

Bob BelzmanPresident, North County Corvette Club

Calendar of EventsNovember4thPomona - Prolong Twilight Cruise Night - NHRAMuseum 1101 W. McKinley Ave. - 4PM - 8PM

5thAnaheim - Angelos Cruise Nite - Brookhurst &Ball - 5PM - 8PM

6thGarden Grove - Main St. Car Show - HistoricMain St. - 4PM - 8PM

7thCorona - SoCal HHRs 3rd Annual Tom's FarmCruise - 23900 Temescal Canyon Rd. - 10AM -2PM

Chino - Toys for Tots Car Show - Chino Cafe3785 Riverside Drive - 2PM - 7PM

Murrieta - 2nd Annual SoCalROC Show 'n ShineToy Drive - 41610 Date St, Suit 103 - 10AM -3PM

8thLong Beach - Hi-Performance Swap Meet & CarShow - Veterans Stadium

10th(CLUB EVENT) NCoCC Business Meeting. TheWell Church. 7:00pm

12th - 15thPomona - Automobile Club of Southern CaliforniaNHRA Finals - Auto Club Raceway at Pomona

14thPomona - Racing Collectible Show - NHRA Mu-seum 1101 McKinley Ave. - Noon - 10PM

15thLong Beach - Car Lovers Celebration - QueenMary Dome Plaza - 10AM - 4PM

Santa Ana - Gasoline Alley Customs & ClassicsCar Show - 100 South Main St. - 11AM - 2PM

San Diego - Breakfast at Balboa - San Diego Au-tomotive Museum Balboa Park - 7AM - 9:30AM

20th - 22ndPalm Springs - 47th Exotic Car Auction - 244North Indian Canyon Drive

26th(CLUB EVENT) NCoCC Board Meeting, Coco’sin RB. 7:00pm

29thLong Beach - Hi-Performance Swap Meet & CarShow - Veterans Stadium

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29th Santa Ana - Gasoline Alley Cus-toms & Classics Car Show - 100 SouthMain St. - 11AM - 2PM

December2ndPomona - Prolong Twilight Cruise Night -NHRA Museum 1101 W. McKinley Ave. -4PM - 8PM

4th - 13thLos Angeles - L.A. Auto Show - LA Con-vention Center

5thLos Angeles - Petersen Automotive Muse-um Garage Sale & Swap Met - 6060Wilshire Blvd. - 8AM - 2PM

6thPomona - Pomona Car Show & Swap Meetat the Fairplex

8th(CLUB EVENT) NCoCC Business Meet-ing. The Well Church. 7:00pm

9thEl Cajon - Cajon Classic Cruise - Main St.& Magnolia Avenue - 5PM - 8PM

12th(CLUB EVENT) NCoCC Annual HolidayDinner @ Miramar O’Club

13thLong Beach - Hi-Performance Swap Meet& Car Show - Veterans Stadium

19thOrange - Christmas Light Cruise - 968 N.Elm St. - 5PM19th(tentative) NCoCC Annual ChristmasLights Fun Run

20thSan Diego - Breakfast at Balboa - San Di-ego Automotive Museum Balboa Park -7AM - 9:30AM

Calendar of Eventscontinued

Presidents CornerOctober 2009

Hi All,

We certainly had a packed September with our participation inNorth Coast Corvettes Charity Golf Tourney, a social hosted byGeorge and Bette Marks and the Coronado Speedweek event. Theactivities team of Terry and Greg and all of the volunteers has donea great job putting together the events for a fun summer.

Coming up in October is the Endless Summer Car Display on the11th. Please make an effort to support our club and sponsor. Remem-ber to bring a raffle gift for this event. Watch for other activities andruns for the balance of 2009 being planned by the activities team.Announcements will be made at the upcoming meeting.

Our Holiday Dinner night scheduled for December 12th is comingtogether. Marilyn Osborne is planning a great evening at theofficer’s club facilities at MCAS Miramar. Please reserve and markyour calendar for a wonderful holiday evening with your friends.

Lastly, please remember that all of our volunteers and chairpersonswant to hear from you with any ideas for a run or event. Also, don’thesitate to giving feedback, positive and constructive, for betteringand improving our great club.

I’m looking forward to a fun filled fall and winter season with ourclub. See you all at the October meeting.

Bob

5ENDLESS SUMMER 2009

waiting for Coffee

Setting up.

Amigos

Sponsor's Choice AwardDale & Jan’s ‘58

We had a great day at Bob Stall with over forty vettes showing.Mark Reyonds spun the vinyl and everyone took home a raffleprize. The day ended with a group at D Z Akin’s, though BobBrown received a parking lot bump on his ‘59.

From the roof?

Check’n the funny’s

The girls

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The 12th annual Coronado Speed Fest took place at North Island Naval Air Stationon September 26-27, 2009. The festival is held as a part of Fleet Week San Diego,and is their marquee event.

More than two-hundred antique and vintage race cars competed in the races withthe addition of race cars from NASCAR. As always, the pits were open to thepublic to check out the cars. The freestyle drift circuit car exhibition was big fun as

well, if you could handle the tire smoke!

This is the only Navy Open House on the West Coast.Attendees were given the chance to climb aboard and touran active Navy ship berthed at NASNI, visit commanddisplays, watch F-18 flyovers and see military vehicles inaction.

Attendance for both days was more 22,000.

7CARAVAN TO BOWLING GREEN 2009

Ed & Terry see everyone off. Caravan Leader Bob. First Stop, top of Cajon Pass.

Next Stop, Barstow. Cathy with Mr. DeanDave, all smiles.

Bob finds a friend. Kathleen & Donna.

Lunch at Peggy Sue’s.

Temp in Needles, CA - warm. Ron & Cathy & Sign.

Sam trying to fit in. Cathy & Patti shopping for goodies.Day 2 - Hacberry General Store.

Joan finds Route 66 Beer. The Sno-Cap Cafe, Seligman. Donna & Liz ready to shop.

Bob & Sam

at The Oat-

man tourist

trap.

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Angel Delgadillo, Route 66 Mayor.

Galaxy Diner, Flagstaff, AZ

Standin’on the Corner Winslow, AZ

Sam & Donna, all giggles?

Route 66 monument, Tucumcari, NMThe Midpoint Cafe, great food.

Access blocked for cars. Midpoint Cafe owner, Fran Houser.

Lunch at the Midpoint Cafe.The Cadillac Ranch.

Waliking to the ranch. The Bug Ranch, Conway, TX

Dave & Debbie Halterman join in.

Tom & Marilyn Astengo joined up.

Ron thinks he can help.

Cathy &

Patti find

a gift

shop!

Tallest cross

in W.

hemispher

Groom, TX

Route 66

museum,

Santa

Rosa, NM

CARAVAN TO BOWLING GREEN 2009

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Cool miniature truss bridge.

They don’t seem to like Bob much.

Dave - OK - Dave

The Rock Cafe & Mamie’s.

Same shot from ‘03 caravan.

Museum in Clinton, OK.

Tom & Marilyn, Baxter Springs, KS

Jerry McClanahan, Chandler, OK

The Big Round Barn, Arcadia, OK

Jerry McClanahan, EZ66 Route 66

The Blue Whale, Catoosa, OK

Sam cleaning, Day 5, Miami, OK,

Sam & Donna on the Route 66

Rainbow bridge, Riverton, KS

Only 13 miles of Route 66 in KS.

500 plus different types of pop!

“Bubbles” at

Pop’s Restaurant,

world’s biggest pop

bottle,

Arcadia,OK

66 feet tall and

weighs more than

The Will

Rogers

Museum in

Claremore,

OK

CARAVAN TO BOWLING GREEN 2009

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The store never seems to open. Done with the bridge photo ops. Tow-Tater in Galena, KS.

4 women on the Route 66We arrive in Little Rock, AR Day 6, departing Little Rock.

Hey, a gift shop. Cathy? Patti?Somewhere in Tennessee. NCM in Bowling Green!

Expecting 5,000 plus Corvettes.

SoCal/SoNev/OK/TX caravans Bill Bennett from San Diego.

Downtown Bowling Green.

Day 7, more caravans arrive. Bob & Carol join up.

Another spot from ‘03 caravan.

Donna at

the down-

town park.

Donna &

Clarice at

the square.

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Day 8 , touring the NCM. Warning us of the $10 parking fines. Liz cooling off.

Downtown Bowling Green, Photo mosaic wall art. ‘59 concept Vette.

Roundies Cafe in Hopkinsville, KSFriday afternoon KY countryside? Jefferson Davis State Park.

351 feet

tall, 5th

tallest cast

concrete

structure.

And, check the prices out! All smiles, and many more miles.

2nd Motorama bricks, GM 100th.Day 9, his & hers - look close. New addition to the NCM.

1st Motorama bricks, Corvette 50th Harvesting tobacco in TN. 1868 church in Kentucky.

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Totally lost. Dueling banjos? A tobacco drying barn. “You ain’t lost. You’re right here.”

Destination: covered bridges. Red Boiling Springs, TN Yes, the bridge was creaking.

Dave Hill, former Covette Chief engr. Motorama 2 mini-reunion. Lynn & her brother Russ.

Trying to get Dave’s autograph. A cool restored gas station. Restored Phillips 66, McLean, TX

A restored Conoco station. Restored Conoco in Shamrock, TX Restored Magnolia Station.

Restored DX station, Afton, OK The station attached to the building. A restored Standard station.

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National Corvette Museum's 15th Anniversary a SuccessEvent attendance topped 24,000 over five days.

Submitted by Bob Hurst

Bowling Green, KY -

Labor Day weekend 2009 saw one of the world's largest moving automotive events take place as Corvettes from allover the country participated in Caravan 09. As part of the 15th Anniversary and Grand Reopening of the NationalCorvette Museum, over 4,500 Corvettes came from all over the United States, Canada, Netherlands, the UK and Aus-tralia, got together in major cities as they grew in numbers and then converged on Bowling Green Kentucky.

As the "Gateway to All Things Corvette" the National Corvette Museum held a ribbon cutting ceremony welcomingCorvette enthusiasts to the newly expanded 115,000 sq. ft. facility, and hosted a five-day event that included a specialexhibit of rare Corvettes, seminars with Corvette designers, engineers and experts, GM Assembly Plant tours, roadtrips, drag racing, autocross and a surprise appearance by the Stingray Corvette concept car that played the role of"Sideswipe" in the Paramount film Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen. Attendance over the five-day event ex-ceeded 24,000, as visitors toured the new facility including the exhibit hall, library and archives, Corvette café andinteractive exhibits.

Three 2010 Corvettes and $15,000 in cash were raffled off and several cash drawings were held for those who pre-registered for the event. The annual membership meeting was held yielding great ideas and feedback for the Museumteam, a special reception recognizing Lifetime Members took place after hours at the Museum and four Corvette elitewere inducted into the Corvette Hall of Fame at the annual dinner. News and developments of the planned NCM Mo-torsports Park were shared, and more details can be found on the new website at www.motorsportspark.org<http://www.motorsportspark.org/> .

Museum Executive Director Wendell Strode commented afterward, "The tremendous success of this event says a lotabout the love people have for - America's sports car, and for fellow car enthusiasts." The Museum welcomed 1,875new members to the Corvette family during the event.

Fast Facts:

- 25 Broad Range Caravans, some made up of 2-3 smaller caravans, largest composed of over 900 Corvettes

- Over 4,500 Corvettes in attendance

- 5,290 people were registered for the event

- Overall event attendance topped 24,000

- 1,875 enthusiasts became new members of the Museum

Z06 Shefiff’scruiser

Associated Press

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A benefit/car show for 3-month-old Makenzee Tuosto will be held at the Foster's Freeze on 5129 Waring Road in SanDiego on November 15th. There will be a raffle and 50/50 to raise $6000 for medical equipment.

Registration documents are attached. Details about Makenzee's condition can be found at the website below. We metthe little girl and her parents at the Pal Joey's car show today. It is a pretty unusual condition which is explained withphotos on the website.

http://makenzeejayne.com/index.html

Fun Question (answer on page 13)From: How Dumb Are You, by Adam Winer

What is a prime number?

A) ???

Scott H. LanghoffCPO, USN (Retired)2009 San Diego Veterans Day Parade CommitteeVehicle Coordination Subcommittee ChairmanMedia/Public Contact AssistantCellular: (619) 884-5917www.sdvetparade.org

Greetings to All!

I must apologize for getting such a late start at organizing my little part of our grand Parade this year!

For those of you that don't already know, I work for the Veterans of Foreign Wars as a Veterans Service Officer, as-sisting Veterans and their Survivors in obtaining benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and otheragencies, and given the current state of our economy, we have been very busy over the past year, which has taken anat times exhaustive toll on me, given my own disabilities.

Nevertheless, I digress! The 23rd Annual San Diego Veterans Day Parade will take place on Wednesday, November11, 2009 at 11:00 A.M., on Pacific Coast Highway from Cedar Street to Harbor Drive! The Parade promises to beeven bigger and better this year, and we have taken steps to better organize and execute the event.

This year's theme welcomes home our Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans and War-riors, and our Grand Marshal this year is none other than Gunnery Sergeant Nick Popaditch, USMC (Retired) whoreceived the Silver Star for Valor in Fallujah, Iraq in 2004!

Please pass along this email along to your fellow automobile enthusiasts, and encourage them to volunteer to helptransport one of our many Dignitaries in our Parade! Several of you have already contacted the Parade either via ourwebsite or via email, and I will be getting back to you shortly to confirm your participation.

Don't hesitate to call or write me if you have any questions!

Respectfully,

Scott H. Langhoff

Special Events

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Take an everyday Corvette, beef up its bod with wider fenders frontand rear, throw on a cool-looking functional front splitter and rearspoiler, dress up the corners with unique wheels (we particularlylike them in Competition Gray), then add some zing with a pair ofstylized fender vents and you're halfway to Chevy's latest offering, the Corvette GrandSport.

Slotted between the base model and the Z06, the Grand Sport is essentially an LS3-pow-ered Z06 Light, if you will, using some of the mechanicals of the zoomier car to givefolks seeking the ease of an entry-level Corvette with an extra dose of performance andvisual appeal.

To that end, perhaps the most compelling reason a shopper might opt for the Grand Sport over the Z06: the option ofan automatic transmission, unavailable in the hotter Vette. Chevy says up to 70 percentof Corvette buyers opt for automatic-equipped cars.

The Z06 does donate a goodly number of mechanical bits to the Grand Sport, includingits 275/35ZR-18 front and 325/30ZR-19 rear Goodyear Eagle F1s. Peek between thefive-spokes and you'll see the Z06's brakes tucked in behind, 14.0-inch vented and cross-drilled rotors clamped by six-piston calipers in front, with similar 13.4-inch rears held byfour-piston calipers.

But the coolest carryover feature? Grand Sports equipped with the standard six-speed manual get the same dry-sumpoil system used on the Z06's LS7 and the ZR1's LS9 V8 engines, giving the car's track cred a serious boost. Seeing asChevy says the Grand Sport is capable of hitting more than 1.0 g of lateral acceleration,the system ensures that the motor will never be starved of oil, even on the most challeng-ing road courses.

The Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport can be had as a coupe or convertible. 2010 CorvetteGrand Sport All of those Z06 goodies do add a bit to the price tag. Grand Sports are ontheir way to dealer showrooms now. Look for stickers to carry a roughly $5,000 premiumover standard Vettes, with prices starting at $55,720.

Grand Sport packs some Z06performance into base ChevroletCorvetteBy Natalie Neff, August 21, 2009

BRIDGEVILLE, Pa. - Donna Mae Mims, the first woman to win a Sports Car Club of America national championshipin 1963, has died. She was 82.

Mims died Tuesday of complications following a stroke, said Aaron Beinhauer, director of Beinhauer Family Servic-es, which is handling the arrangements. Per her wishes, Mims' body was seated behind the steering wheel of a 1979pink Corvette for visitation hours at the funeral home in McMurray, Pa., Beinhauer said Sunday.

Known as the "Pink Lady" because of her preferred color for cars, Mims worked for Yenko Chevrolet and the compa-ny's sports car division and started racing in 1958, according to Beinhauer Family Services. Mims' association withthe car company led her to race cars, including the Camaro, Austin Healey, MG, Corvette and Corvairs.

Mims participated in the original Cannonball Run, where her 1968 Cadillac limousine was wrecked with her team-mate behind the wheel. She also became known as "Think Pink," "Donna Amazing" and "Free Maui." "On the back ofmost of my cars I had 'THINK PINK,'" Mims, of Bridgeville, told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette earlier this year. "I likedpink ever since I was a little girl."

Donna Mae Mims

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Birthdays for September

Rachelle White September 4

Liz Brown September 7

Ed Daher September 10

Tom Naraghi September 10

Dave Regenhardt September 11

Mary Piepmeyer September 11

Lena Mackey September 14

Bill Day September 18

Ron Wood September 20

Jim Collins September 29

Carol Haller September 30

Birthdays for October

Bob Mackey October 2

Gary Wood October 2

Terry Thompson October 12

Laura Loberman October 14

Ronald Rune October 19

One car has been returned under General Motors' unconventional 60-day return policy--a Chevrolet Corvette.

The reason? A customer grew tired of shifting with the manual gearbox, GM vice chairman Bob Lutz said on Wednes-day. The Vette was exchanged for one equipped with an automatic transmission.

Recounting the story for journalists at a luncheon event in Detroit, Lutz said it's the only “authenticated” incident of acar being returned under GM's new program, which offers the challenge, “May the Best Car Win.”

Lutz said: “He brought it back because he made a mistake.”

The risky, money-back guarantee is part of the company's goal to be more aggressive in taking its message to consum-ers. Lutz pointed to an advertisement that shows Chevrolets registering better fuel-economy figures than counterpartsfrom Toyota.

“We can stand the comparison with just about anybody,” Lutz said. “[But] we need to close this perceptual gap.”

The GM vice chairman, who switched from product boss to the company's honcho for marketing, advertising, andcommunications, said the message is resonating with consumers. He says consideration for GM vehicles is up 15 per-cent and says its market share in September, 20.5 percent, is the same as last year.

Chevrolet Corvette the only ‘authenticated' returnunder GM's 60-day guarantee, Lutz saysBy GREG MIGLIORE, October 14, 2009Autoweek.com

AnswerFrom: How Dumb Are You, by Adam Winer

A number that is only divisable by 1 and itself. (2, 3,5, 7, 11, 13, 17...)

Mathematicians nerd out on finding ridiculously hugeprime numbers. The largest prime number currentlyknown to exist measures 9.8 million digits long andwas discovered by a group of networked computers.

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