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1 Inside this Issue Presidents Message/Birthdays 1 Meeting Minutes 2-3 Tech Corner & Autocross 4-5 14th Annual Blast 5-7 Regional Governors Mtg Minutes 8-9 Business Cards 9 For Sale 10-11 VTV Sponsor 12 Calendar of Events 13-16 Presidents Message By Clay Beck Dear Vapor Trail Vettes members, We are well into the Autumn and the weather is great. We as a club had a very busy couple of weeks in this mouth of October. Our 14th annual event the "Blast" though the numbers were down it appeared that everyone had a great time. It was fun for me to see all the out of town members come to our event so we could get caught up from the last time that we've seen each other. This event had the usual poker runs, to car show and hospi- tality evening on Friday. The funkhana was also great fun to the dinner and awards on Saturday evening. The next Saturday, we've completed our last autocross of the year, October 13th. We had a record number of drivers that signed up for the event. 55 sign ups which was 5 more than we normally allow, but we accepted them from the wait list and had a large event. It is time for all to renew their memberships. After renewal we should be shipped our new membership cards for this next year 2019. Renewals are $25 primary and $10 for a spouse or youth unless you are a new member. Remember to give Larry Wright your nomina- tion for officers for this next year. We need all of the members to get this very important thing done so we can go into next year with success. Please contact Larry and let him know of your thoughts. And thank you Larry for your help and as always your great. Have a good day, Clay Beck October Birthdays 1 Hector Paz 16 Nicholas Fitts November Birthdays No Member Birthdays 22 Thanksgiving The Vapor Trail October 2018 Vapor Trail Vettes, P.O. Box 5241, Santa Maria, CA 93456 www.vaportrailvettes.com President Clay Beck 481-4597 Vice President Gerry White 315-0070 Treasurer Chuck Robertson 934-0694 Secretary Beverly Erickson 941-786-6575 Governor: Gale Haugen 773-4515 Newsletter Gale Haugen 773-4515 Sunshine Lady Brenda Parks 315-0070 Webmaster Chuck Robertson 934-0694 2018 Board Members

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Inside this Issue

Presidents Message/Birthdays 1

Meeting Minutes 2-3

Tech Corner & Autocross 4-5

14th Annual Blast 5-7

Regional Governors Mtg Minutes 8-9

Business Cards 9

For Sale 10-11

VTV Sponsor 12

Calendar of Events 13-16

President’s Message By Clay Beck

Dear Vapor Trail Vettes members,

We are well into the Autumn and the weather

is great. We as a club had a very busy couple

of weeks in this mouth of October. Our 14th

annual event the "Blast" though the numbers

were down it appeared that everyone had a

great time. It was fun for me to see all the

out of town members come to our event so

we could get caught up from the last time

that we've seen each other. This event had

the usual poker runs, to car show and hospi-

tality evening on Friday. The funkhana was

also great fun to the dinner and awards on

Saturday evening.

The next Saturday, we've completed our last

autocross of the year, October 13th. We had

a record number of drivers that signed up for

the event. 55 sign ups which was 5 more

than we normally allow, but we accepted

them from the wait list and had a large event.

It is time for all to renew their memberships.

After renewal we should be shipped our new

membership cards for this next year

2019. Renewals are $25 primary and $10 for

a spouse or youth unless you are a new

member.

Remember to give Larry Wright your nomina-

tion for officers for this next year. We need all

of the members to get this very important

thing done so we can go into next year with

success. Please contact Larry and let him

know of your thoughts. And thank you Larry

for your help and as always your great.

Have a good day, Clay Beck

October Birthdays

1 Hector Paz

16 Nicholas Fitts

November Birthdays

No Member Birthdays

22 Thanksgiving

The Vapor Trail

October 2018

Vapor Trail Vettes, P.O. Box 5241, Santa Maria, CA 93456

www.vaportrailvettes.com

President Clay Beck 481-4597

Vice President Gerry White 315-0070

Treasurer Chuck Robertson 934-0694

Secretary Beverly Erickson 941-786-6575

Governor: Gale Haugen 773-4515

Newsletter Gale Haugen 773-4515

Sunshine Lady Brenda Parks 315-0070

Webmaster Chuck Robertson 934-0694

2018 Board Members

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October 4, 2018 VTV Meeting Minutes By Chuck Robertson/Beverly Erickson

In attendance: Cliff & Beverly Erickson, Bill & Pat-

ty Santmyer, Jan Webb, Dave Schultz, Chuck

Robertson, Brenda Parks, Gerry White, Gale

Haugen, Jeff & Holly Palmer, Larry Wright, Clay

Beck and Bruce Potter.

The meeting was opened at 6:30 by Clay, and the

first action was to recognize the October birthday:

Hector Paz.

Approval of Meeting Minutes

Clay asked for a motion to approve the Septem-

ber minutes. The motion was made by Bill and

seconded by Chuck. All in attendance approved.

New Business – Clay Beck

Gale discussed the status of the Blast. Cliff and

Beverly are in charge of the auto show. Jan will

help Patty with the food for Hospitality Night,

Dave will help Clay with the funkhana, Joan Perry

had picked up the drinks, Chuck will do registra-

tion and run the Rolling Thunder game, Roberta

had the raffle baskets ready and Jan and Holly

(and anyone else interested) will assist with sell-

ing the raffle and 50/50 tickets. Gale said she

hadn’t heard back from Home Motors about bor-

rowing their banner, so Clay will go by and check

with them. In response to a question from Gale,

Clay said that he would be bringing the trailer, so

all the equipment and game items will be on

hand. He also said he didn’t like how the hotel

blocks off the parking, so he planned on putting

out cones instead. It was agreed that helpers

would show up around p.m. on Friday to start

getting ready. Gale said she had made badges

with a schedule of events for the workers.

Clay asked who was going to work the autocross.

He took a show of hands. Clay said that he felt

he had enough helpers for set-up on Friday as

well. He had notified the food vendor and ar-

ranged for the portable johns as well. The only

thing left was to send an email so that Chuck

could pick up the TSA badges. He added that the

Norris’ would be in competing for the first time

this year.

The next item was nominations for next year’s

officers. Larry will run the election again and

asked for two nominations for each position. If

you nominate someone, please be sure you ask

them first to ensure that they are willing.

October 4, 2018 VTV Meeting Minutes By Chuck Robertson/Beverly Erickson

New Business – Clay Beck

Send nominations by email if possible, but Larry

will take phone calls as well. Bill asked if any of

the current officers did not want to repeat their

duties again and no one spoke up. Larry wanted

the nominations by the 15th and would announce

the slate by the next meeting.

The Christmas dinner was scheduled for December

8th. Chuck is offering his house for the event but

doesn’t know how to arrange the event. Gale said

she and Patty would work with Chuck to get it set

up. Bill asked about charging members who did

not participate during the year. The feeling was

that they shouldn’t pay, but Clay was open to fur-

ther discussion.

Treasurers Report—Chuck Robertson

The treasurer’s report was given by Chuck. A mo-

tion was made by Gale to approve the report and

was seconded by Larry. The report was approved

by all present. Larry asked about annual dues.

He was told that Gale reminded Chuck that he

needed checks to the Blast to pay for all the hotel

expenses.

Vice President Report – Gerry White

Gerry then gave the VP’s report. He asked who

was interested in participating in the Pismo Clam

Festival Parade. Only a couple of folks were inter-

ested, so it was decided not to enter the club.

Gerry asked if the members were still interested in

going to the Reagan Library.

Patty asked him to check what other events were

happening. Gerry pointed out that most events

incurred an extra cost, but most present didn’t

care about that. He then mentioned the Veterans

Day car show at the Santa Maria VA Clinic. Chuck

reported that it would be on November 7th and the

Elks would be putting on a great BBQ.

Chuck didn’t know the number of parking slots

available, but he would check and let everyone

know. A poll was taken, and it looked like there

would be about 9 members bringing their cars.

Chuck would also notify the SLO Vettes. Gerry

also said that the dedication of the Pismo Pier will

be after the parade if anyone wanted to go.

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October 4, 2018 VTV Meeting Minutes By Chuck Robertson/Beverly Erickson

Governor’s Report – Clay Beck for Gale

Haugen

Clay and Bill went to the last governor’s meeting

and he let Gale know that the calendar was open

for next year and wanted Gale to enter our events

to ensure that there are no conflicts. Clay has

also coordinated our dates with the Porsche club.

Bill suggested that we make the Blast the same

weekend every year so that other clubs can plan

well in advance. Gale said this was possible, but

it had to be after October 1st so that attendees

can get the discounted room rates. Clay an-

nounced that Doug Nicoll was in third place as a

driver in the region. Clay let everyone know that

NCCC membership cards will be sent out again

next year, avoiding the problems last year. The

membership drive opens Oct 15th and Clay said

everyone needs to have their checks into the club

by November 15th. Renewal rates are $25 for sin-

gle and $35 for a couple. Another item Clay pas-

sé on was that next year there will only be three

regional governor’s meetings, February 2nd, May

11th, and September 29th. This was apparently

due to low participation. Clay said the 2019 na-

tional convention was being held July 7-12 in

Denver Colorado. Gale asked if the governors

had given us our awards from last year, and Clay

said not yet.

Around the room:

Around the room: Bill said that the best thing

about going to the governor’s meeting was that

Clay hauled the hardtop for his corvette down to a

restoration shop in Victorville. Bill added that he

has been procrastinating doing this for 20 years!

Cliff mentioned that at the Salt Flats, a new world

record of 269 MPH was set by a C6. Chuck was

ribbed about his new Grand Sport. Gerry talked

about the cruise that he and Brenda took. They

met some folks from Lake Havasu that had a

track that we could use if we ever wanted to do a

run over there. He suggested we combine it with

the annual car show in Laughlin. Gale asked eve-

ryone to pick up their badges for the Blast before

they left the meeting. Bruce said his Corvette

was ready to go back on the road once he had it

smog checked.

Clay handed out two Regional Champions patches

to everyone there.

October 4, 2018 VTV Meeting Minutes By Chuck Robertson/Beverly Erickson

Around the Table

Those who weren’t should contact Clay to get

them.

Holly asked about times to show up on Friday and

Saturday to help with the Blast. Larry made an-

other reminder about getting nominations in for

club officers.

The 50/50 drawing: The 50/50 drawing went to

Gerry.

Name Tag drawing: Hector wasn’t present for

the name tag drawing, so $5 will be added to the

pot for the next meeting

Door prize drawing: Holly won the Door Prize

drawing.

The meeting was adjourned. The next meeting is

scheduled for November 1st starting at 6:30 pm

at CJ’s in Arroyo Grande.

Jim Carson Wins 1st Place, Again!

VTV member, Jim Carson attended the 2nd Annual

Muscle, Mutts & Meows Car Show at the Santa

Maria Elks Lodge on October 6th where he placed

first in his class with his 65 Silver Convertible.

The car show is devoted to car enthusiasts & ani-

mal lovers. All proceeds benefit the Santa Maria

Valley Humane Society.

"Along with all the muscle cars, you also see a lot

of puppies walking around. According to the Santa

Maria Times, the Muscles, Mutts and Meows car

show is the brainchild of Shannon Awtrey-

Reynolds and fellow car enthusiasts from Mercury

Stray Cats and Golden State Mopars clubs, who

wanted to put together an event to raise money

for the Santa Maria Valley Humane Society.

A great cause and a beautiful day. Congratula-

tions, Jim!

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Tech Corner - Zora...the Man Behind the Mid-Engine Corvette Name

Rendering of the Mid-Engine Corvette

The new mid-engine C8 “Zora” is rumored to be

revealed at the North American International Auto

Show, held in Detroit this upcoming January.

The man behind the name know as the father of

the Corvette, is Zora Arkus-Duntov who was in-

ducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 1991.

Zora Arkus-Duntov was a brilliant engineer who

transformed the Corvette from a stylish sports-car

into a legendary high-performance machine.

Arkus-Duntov was born in 1909 and raised in

Saint Petersburg, Russia. After the Russian Revo-

lution, the family immigrated to Berlin, Germany

where Arkus-Duntov earned an engineering de-

gree from Charlottenburg Technical University. He

published numerous papers about the benefits of

concepts like four-wheel drive and steering for

racing. The family would move again to Paris be-

fore the onset of WWII, and Arkus-Duntov and his

brother would join the French Air-Force. When

France surrendered, Arkus-Duntov obtained visas

for his wife and family to flee to America.

The family settled in New York City, where Arkus-Duntov

and his brother established Ardun Mechanical. The com-

pany built munitions for the war effort, and became fa-

mous for developing the Ardun cylinder head for the Flat-

head Ford V8. It was not until he attended the 1953 Mo-

torama show in New York City that Arkus-Duntov first laid

eyes on a Corvette. He thought it was the finest looking

car he had ever seen, but was disappointed to find that it

was powered by an ordinary inline-6 engine. He wrote to

General Motors President Ed Cole suggesting improve-

ments that would increase the car’s performance. Cole

was so impressed that he hired Arkus-Duntov to take on

the project.

Tech Corner - Zora...the Man Behind the Mid-Engine Corvette Name

Over the next 20 years, Arkus-Duntov would spearhead the development of the Corvette into a full-fledged sports-car.

Arkus-Duntov began to take the Corvette racing

and continually tweaked the small-block V8 in

search of more horsepower. The 1957 Corvette

showcased an innovative fuel injection system

that helped it become the first production car in

the world to produce one horsepower per cubic

inch of displacement. Arkus-Duntov also devel-

oped numerous prototype Corvettes, like the mag-

nesium-bodied Corvette Super Sport, and was in-

strumental in creating the famous Z06 perfor-

mance package and the Corvette Grand Sport. He

also become the first chief engineer of the Cor-

vette program. Though Arkus-Duntov retired in

1975, his contributions to the Corvette left a last-

ing legacy that can still be seen today, a phenom-

enon many refer to as “the mark of Zora.

This article was borrowed from the Automotive

Hall of Fame website: http://

www.automotivehalloffame.org/honoree/zora-

arkus-duntov/

Last Autocross of the Year Takes on a Record Number of Drivers.

With 55 drivers registered for the October 13th

autocross the members of VTV had a good

workout. Clay tried to get the standard 10 runs in

for the day but as time ticked by he opted for four

runs in the afternoon sanction. A few timing prob-

lems, a false red flag, cones that had not been put

back in place and many reruns caused some de-

lays but overall the team did a great job and a

well deserved long rest before the 2019 autocross

events start up again. A huge thanks to the club

members that drove in the event and worked

when they were not driving. They included: Larry

Wright, Hector Paz, Bee Jay Jones and Dave

Shultz. The other amazing members were Gerry

White, Brenda Parks and Chuck working security,

the timing team of Chuck Robertson, Bill Santmy-

er, Gale Haugen and our in kind worker, Clint Per-

ry. Clay was the lead on the event who designed

the track, set-up on Friday and yelled at timing for

not acknowledging his calls. We will do better

next time, Clay.

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14th Annual “Blast” Event By Gale Haugen

On October 5-6th Vapor Trail Vettes hosted their

14th Annual Blast event at the Santa Maria Inn in

Santa Maria.

Due to a Corvette caravan to Bowling Green Ken-

tucky and another caravan of Corvettes to the

Balloon Festival in New Mexico we were down on

our attendance but that did not dampen the spir-

its of those attending or the working members.

Twenty VTV members worked very hard to insure

the event was a success. Patty’s spread of de-

lightful finger foods had participants standing in

line until she opened the doors. Nothing was go-

ing to intimidate Patty until she had everything in

place. Another great job to the one lady catering

service and to Bill for helping Patty. While Patty

was trying to keep the food organized Charlie and

Joan were serving up wine and beer in the other

hospitality room. Hector worked the Corvette

Race game that got the quests excited about win-

ning a couple of dollars and on their feet cheering

for their car numbers. Roberta was in the other

room setting up all the raffle baskets and items to

be raffled off on Saturday. Great job Roberta and

you too, Brian for helping her move all the raffles

twice. Mary Carson, thank you for establishing

the Rallye route with me driving. After Mary ex-

plained the difficulty in writing down the Gimmick

questions with me driving “like normal” I slowed

down and things did work out much better. Mary

and Roberta also scored the participants answers.

A big thanks Clay, Jeff and Dave for running the

Funkhana at the Lompoc airport and to the poker

stop attendees; Larry, Mary & Hector, Cliff & Bev-

erly, Gerry & Brenda and Charlie & Joan. It is not

easy sitting in an isolated area waiting for Cor-

vettes to pick up a poker card. You are all appre-

ciated. Cliff emceed during the car show and Cliff

& Beverly calculated the car show ballots. Thanks

you two. Chuck Robertson and Jan were every-

where helping everyone, taking pictures, manning

the Corvette pop-up, checking in guests, selling

raffle tickets and Chuck running the Rolling Thun-

der game.

The annual Blast is not a money maker like Auto-

cross Events but it is important to host a social

event like the Blast. It is the camaraderie with

other club members that is important. Our club

received a lot of very nice compliments from

guests. Two couples from Corvettes Limited Club

said this was their first time attending our event

and they would be returning with more members.

14th Annual “Blast” Event

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October 6, 2018 VTV Annual Blast

Check vaportrailvettes.com at a later date for more pictures.

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October 6, 2018 VTV Annual Blast

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West Coast Regional Governor’s

Meeting Minutes ~ September 29,

2018

Clay Beck and Bill Santmyer attended the Re-

gional Governor’s meeting in Victorville on Sep-

tember 29th. The following are the minutes

from that meeting.

Treasurers Report: Treasure’s report was de-

livered by Allen Morris.

As of May 19, 2018, we had a balance of

$19,060.22, in the WC Region bank. Since that

date we have received an income of $1052, with

expenses of $570.40. Our balance as of

September 29, 2018, is $19,541.82. A $25 an-

nual club dues was paid to the region. Ap-

proved. Expenses from Allen Morris RE & Cliff

Harris RMD totaled ; $154.60 approved. Motion

to approve TR report by #552, and seconded by

#542. Approved.

Membership Report: Cliff Harris, Regional

Membership Director.

The FCOA, (Future Corvette Owners Association)

is an organization for “Corvette Club Kids” under

the age of 16, to develop an interest in the Cor-

vette Hobby. There is a one time fee of $10 to

join. When they turn 16 they can become eligi-

ble to be an active NCCC member. At this time,

the NCCC has the largest membership ever

achieved. The Westcoast region has the 2nd

largest membership.

Regional Competition Report: Joe Orrico,

Regional Competition Director:

Governors need to send in their events for the

next year. Currently there are 4 remaining

events for 2018.

Regional Championship Patches are available.

There are some rules changes for the 2017

Grand Sport, and the 2017 ZR1. Also some

changes with the “Wheel “ chart. See the NCCC

Web site.

There’s a budget of $850 for trophies for 2018

events. Motion made by #518 and second by

#302. Motion passed.

The NCCC insurance policy is not available on a

individual basis for review. The NCCC is the poli-

cy holder, and covers each Corvette Event up to

5 million dollars.

West Coast Regional Governor’s

Meeting Minutes ~ September 29,

2018

If a member is not in good standing with the re-

gion, they are not in good standing with the

NCCC policy. The NCCC policy covers 3rd party

liability. The cost is $35 per couple and $25 per

individual.

Curtis Richmond #552 asked who keeps the wa-

vers when a club participates in a High School

Homecoming. The answer is, the club does.

Can a member be in more than one club and still

be covered by NCCC, and the answer is yes.

Motion to approve CR report was made by #518,

second by #434. Motion passed.

Regional Executive’s Report: Allen Morris:

There was an effort to award a prize for the best

club newsletter. At one time 25 to 30 newslet-

ters were submitted. Last year there were only

6-7 letters being submitted electronically; there-

fore, the contest for best newsletter will be dis-

continued.

The Governors proposed that the Regional meet-

ings be held to 3 per year. A motion to accept

was made by #326 and a second by #518. The

motion passed.

The dates and location for the 2019 meetings

are as follows: Feb. 2, Victor Valley; May 11, Po-

mona; Sept 29, Sunday, Newport Harbor.

Curtis Richmond #552 is getting together a cara-

van to the 2019 National Convention in Denver

Co. Curtis expressed some concerns that the Na-

tional Convention in New Orleans didn’t have

enough room at the Hospitality room or the ar-

ranged dinner site.

The National Corvette Convention for 2020 will

be held in Indianapolis, IN, from July 6-10.

A Vote of Confidence for the appointed RT & RS

was requested. A motion was made by #326,

with a second by #542. The motion passed.

Old Business

It was reported that the National Convention at

New Orleans made $20,000.

The Southwest region will receive $10,000 of

that money, and the National Council will receive

the other $10,000.

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West Coast Regional Governor’s

Meeting Minutes ~ September 29,

2018 New Business

It was reported that Palm Springs Corvette Club

has 178 members. Good for them.

It was also reported that some members are not

receiving the Blue Bars publication.

Governors please check that you have correct

mailing address for your members.

Upcoming Events.

October 2018

13 Sat Two low speed autocrosses at

Santa Maria Airport –Vapor Trail

Vettes

WC-518-005 Sanctioned autocross

WC-518-006 Sanctioned autocross

October 2018

20 Sat People’s choice car show at a loca-

tion to be determined – Corvette

Super Sports WC-326-001

November 2018

9 Fri- NCCC national meetings at the Sheraton

Westport Plaza Hotel,

10 Sat St. Louis, Mo – Allen Morris (949)

367-9000

January 2019

20 Sun 13th Corvette Pirates cruise aboard

the Carnival Dream to the

A motion was made to adjourn the meeting at

2:35 PM. The motion was made by #500 with a

second by #518. The motion passed.

Respectfully Submitted,

Ron Peake, NCCC West Coast Regional Secretary

Club Members Business Cards

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For Sale ~ 2001 Corvette

For Sale ~ 2001 Corvette

$18,100 (CLEAR TITLE)

Speedway White, 6 speed, Coupe with 1SC package*

61,500 original miles (Low for the year)

Contact: (805) 234-2127 serious inquiries only please

Interior is Light Oak and black. *This combo is

likely rarer than 1 in 300 made (conservative

estimate calculated from the Corvette Black

Book). Speedway White is the warm, rich,

white compared to Artic White (like the colors

of whole milk vs. nonfat milk). This is a nice,

sound, Vette for anyone who wants this uncom-

mon combo.

• 350 HP, 346ci Engine

• New clutch (3 year warrantee transfers to new owner)

• New tires

• Tire pressure monitoring system

• OEM Speedline Polished Aluminum Wheels, plus 2nd set of wheels (see extras)

• Body side moldings

• 2 Targa tops = factory paint and tinted glass

• Active handling system

• Selective ride control w/real time dampen-ing

• Heads up display

• Single CD player in dash with 4 Bose Speak-ers

• Electronic dual zone air conditioning

• Leather sport seats with 6 way power with memory, Power telescoping steering wheel with memory

• Electrochromatic mirrors with memory, Fog lamps, Twilight sentinel, and more…

• Registration current, paid July 2019 EXTRAS:

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• 2nd set of wheels = Black with red pinstripe

• Z51 Sway bars (will also give you the stock sway bars if you want them too)

• Tinted windows (lightest tint)

• 2nd set of Llyod floor mats – Black w/ Cor-vette logo (in addition to the OEM Oak col-ored mats).

If you don’t want these, I’ll reduce the price by $100.

• Column Lock Bypass

• Skip Shift

• Hood Seal (not standard equip.) Car has been well maintained, oil changed regu-larly with Mobil 1, recently clay barred and waxed. Any serious buyer may contact the ASC master technician mechanic who knows the car well. It’s been a daily driver, driven respectfully in a few slow-speed autocrosses, and in light rain but, by no means has it been mistreated, abused, or in a wreck. It does burn some oil. I really don't want to sell it but need a different car as a DD with larger cargo space (looking for a station wagon = VW, Volvo or V6 Subaru Outback with head gas-ket issue resolved, if someone has one to sell).

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For Sale

2014 Corvette Stingray Extras include radar detector , front and rear cam-

era system, added audio system with subwoofer

that looks oem and has dash control button, supe-

rior car cover, Corvette trickle charger that simply

plugs into back of hatch area, has approx. 9800

miles. He has the pink

slip. Original price was

$72,055. He would like

$46,500 which in-

cludes extras. Negotia-

ble.

This is a 3LT with several

Z51 features and after-

market subwoofer, radar,

and front and rear cam-

era. It has HUD and so

many options that one

can see from original

window sticker. It is

priced below Kelley Blue

Book!

Really loaded with equip-

ment and on top of all

that it is Laguna Blue! Owner located in the

Trilogy/Nipomo area.

Contact:

Jerry Swift [email protected] 760-417-2506 Trilogy - Nipomo

For Sale

C6 Corvette Varsity (size Large made by Hollway) wool jacket looks brand new.

C6 Black Matrix Red-collared windbreaker (also size

1. The 2003 Corvette Fifty Year history book looks brand new.

2. Corvette, An American Classic 50th Anniversary Edi-tion book looks brand new too.

3. Two 50th Anniversary Corvette Wall Clocks with a different engine sound every hour and look out-standing.

4. Maisto Red 1996 1/18th scale Corvette Coupe die-cast model on black stand with moving tires, hood and doors looks excellent.

5. Red Corvette 1/24th scale Die-Cast Model by Welly looks brand new. Hood, doors and tires move.

6. Red, White & Blue Corvette 1/32nd scale Die Cast Model by Promark.com looks brand new.

Call Charlie Funny at 805-929-1319 if interested in any items above.

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2018 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

NCCC, VTV & LOCAL EVENTS

Day Date Event Location Sponsor Comments

September 2018

Thursday 6 VTV General Meeting IHOP, Santa Maria VTV Meetings start at

6:30 pm

Friday-Sat 7-8 National Governors’ Meet-

ing

Sheraton Westport, St.

Louis, MO NCCC Allen Morris 949-

367-9000

Saturday 15 Fiesta Car Show Foursquare Church Foursquare

Church

Saturday 15 Porsche Autocross Santa Maria Airport PCA CA Central

Coast Region

Register at Motor-

sportsreg

Saturday 22 19th Annual Cruisin’ for a

Cure for Prostate Cancer

Orange County Fair-

grounds, Costa Mesa

Saturday 29 West Coast Regional Gov-

ernors Meeting

Marie Calender’s Res-

taurant. Victorville

Allen Morris Meeting starts at

1:00 pm.

Sunday 30 Peoples Choice Concours-

Ronald McDonald Car

Show

11365 Anderson Street,

Loma Linda

Vettes-R-Us RHMCAR-

SHOW.com

TBD TBD VTV Fun Run TBD VTV

October 2018

Thursday 4 VTV General Meeting TBD VTV Meetings start at

6:30 pm

Fri-Saturday 5-6 14th Annual Corvette Blast Santa Maria Inn VTV Six Sanctioned

Events

Saturday 13 VTV Autocross Santa Maria Airport VTV WC-518-005, 006

Saturday 20 People’s Choice Car Show

TBD Corvette Super

Sports

Saturday 20 Pismo Beach Clam Festival

Parade

Pismo Beach Cancelled

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2018 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

NCCC, VTV & LOCAL EVENTS

Day Date Event Location Sponsor Comments

November 2018

Thursday 1 VTV General Meeting TBD VTV Meetings start at

6:30 pm

Saturday 3 Porsche Autocross Santa Maria Airport PCA CA Cen-

tral Coast

Region

Register at Motor-

sportsreg

Wednesday 7 Veterans Day Car Show Santa Maria VA Clinic More details com-

ing.

Friday-Sat 9-10 National Governors’ Meet-

ing

Sheraton Westport, St.

Louis, MO NCCC Allen Morris 949-

367-9000

Saturday 17 11th Annual Artisan’s Faire Women’s Club of Ar-

royo Grande

Contact Mary Car-

son for more info

TBD TBD VTV Fun Run TBD VTV

December 2018

Saturday 8 VTV Christmas Party Chuck Robertson’s

Home

VTV More details com-

ing.

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2019 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

NCCC, VTV & LOCAL EVENTS

Day Date Event Location Sponsor Comments

January 2019

Tuesday 1 New Years Day

January 20-27 13th Corvette Pirates

Cruise aboard the Carnival

Dream to the Western

Caribbean

February 2019

Fri-Sat 22-23 National Governors’ Meet-

ing

Sheraton Westport, St.

Louis, MO NCCC Allen Morris 949-

367-9000

March 2019

Saturday 23 VTV Autocross Santa Maria, Airport VTV

April 2019

Saturday 27 VTV Autocross Santa Maria, Airport VTV

May 2019

Fri-Sat 3-4 National Governors’ Meet-

ing

Sheraton Westport, St.

Louis, MO NCCC Allen Morris 949-

367-9000

June 2019

Saturday 22 VTV Autocross Santa Maria, Airport VTV

July 2019

July 7-12 60th NCCC Convention

Denver, CO Rocky Moun-

tain Region

August 2019

Saturday 10 VTV Autocross Santa Maria, Airport VTV

Wed-Sat 28-31 6th Annual National Cor-

vette Caravan T Bowling Green, KY More Details Later

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2019 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

NCCC, VTV & LOCAL EVENTS

Day Date Event Location Sponsor Comments

September 2019

Fri-Sat 6-7 National Governors’ Meet-

ing

Sheraton Westport, St.

Louis, MO NCCC Allen Morris 949-

367-9000

Saturday 22 28th Annual Cruisin’ for a

Cure for Prostate Cancer Orange County

Fairgrounds, Costa

Mesa

October 2019

Fri-Sat 19 VTV 15th Annual Blast Santa Maria Inn VTV

November 2019

Fri-Sat 8-9 National Governors’ Meet-

ing

Sheraton Westport, St.

Louis, MO NCCC Allen Morris 949-

367-9000

Saturday 22 VTV Back-up Autocross Santa Maria, Airport VTV

December 2019