October 2009 Newsletter
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web at: www.downtheroadcorvettes.org
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Mountain Region NCCC at www.rmrnccc.org
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at: www.corvettesnccc.org
Next Meeting: 4th Thursday
of the month. October 22nd, 7 PM Go Chevrolet - 7320 North Broadway near I-25 and
the Boulder Turnpike.
Guest Presenters - Limit of 2 presentations per meeting, please make
arrangements with the President at least a day in advance to be placed on the
agenda and to see if the limit has been reached for this month.
2009 Down the Road Corvette Club Officers
|
President |
Mike Davis |
Vice President |
Bill Schultz |
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Treasurer |
Gail Krusen |
Secretary |
Nancy Keyser |
|
Governor |
Nancy Burritt |
Board Members |
Mike Kelley |
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Newsletter Info (Deadline the 15th) |
Official Club Address |
A few closing
words from the Prez….
Well, it’s hard to believe the year is
almost over. We have seen many fantastic events and quite a few firsts this
year. To name a couple events of that
made this year a real “CORVETTE SUMMER“, The Caravan & the Convention,
(held in Co. Springs). The Firsts’ for
our club, but to name a couple, first time car show off site from the dealer,
(19 club cars), excellent attendance by
club members for our show, and supporting other club events, and lastly, how
about an Award for Club Attendance for a non-Corvette event, (all cars
welcome), in Gunnison.
This months’ meeting brings a “full plate” to the
agenda. We have last minute nominations for club officers, (last chance to get
your name in). VOTING, better be there or you might not get your favorite
elected. Also, we have to pick/vote on a deserving couple or family for “Tims’
Challenge”, what are we going to do? Lastly, how about them dues??? Time to pay
up, this month!!
2009 has brought many changes, economy, lay-offs,
jobs, retirement illness’s, new cars, (Roger & Maxima L., Tim & Pat
B.), extra Corvettes, (Dave & Wanda C.) to name a few. We have all known or
heard of some-one that has been affected by these changes, but like a friend
told me once, “Spend it like there is no tomorrow, but, keep five dollars just
in case”!!! Even though there are two months left this year, I would like to take
a minute to thank all the committees and members for their support of your club
officers. It would not have been possible to have such a good year without you
guys!!!!
Generally speaking, hopefully, your officers have
brought a level of humor and injected fun into our meetings. Let’s continue to
have fun & not take everything so seriously, our club is by choice, none of
us has to be there, we do it for the camaraderie, fun, excitement, and
knowledge of others with the same interests as ours.
See you all at the meeting,
Mike
Miscellaneous ramblings from
the Editor:
Where oh where did the Corvette summer go to?
The calendar shows only 6 events left for the year! Our last club meeting of
the year is here as well.
Even though this season is drawing to a
close, I have to look back on it and realize that it seemed extremely short,
the events that we did were a blast. I don’t know about you, but even though I
didn’t get to do all of the events that I would like to have done, the events
that Pat and I did do were way more fun than usual. I guess you could say that
we replaced quantity with quality. I would have a great deal of trouble remembering
a Corvetting season in which we had such a good time with such great friends.
In a few short weeks, the holidays will
arrive. I think that by and large, all of us have made it through the tough
times this year has brought to the world at least in as good a shape as we were
in when the economy began its precipitous fall. During the holidays, please
remember how fortunate we are to all have possibility in our lives and help others
in whatever way you can to look forward and not back. Having hopes and dreams
are what drives our lives and everyone deserves to have them.
As Mike pointed out above, remember that not
only are club dues due, but officer elections are at this coming meeting too. It
would be in your best interests to be in attendance at the meeting lest you
suddenly be elected president.
Thanks to all of our club members for a truly
awesome year. Remember, it took ALL of you to make it the great season it was.
Tim
Minutes of September 24, 2009 Meeting
No guests or new faces.
No visitors present.
QUORUM
A quorum was present.
APPROVAL OF
MINUTES
The minutes were approved.
NATIONAL
CORVETTE MUSEUM REPORT
There was a large turnout at the National
Event. There is auto parts available on the website.
TREASURER"S
REPORT
the books are balanced and approved.
GOVERNORS REPORT
The governor was not present.
MEMBERSHIP
COMMITTEE REPORT
The
annual dues are due at the Oct. meeting. A change to the by-laws was motioned.
The cost for minors(over 16) as defined by NCCC rules will be added to a
members cost. This motion was approved.
MERCHANDISE
COMMITTEE REPORT
We need to narrow down the choice of club
shirts.
SOCIAL COMMITTEE
REPORT
Thank You Nancie & Frank for the treats. Pat B. won the raffle for
Tim's Challenge.
AUTOCROSS
COMPETITION DIRECTOR REPORT
An
e-mail has been sent to the State Patrol, no answer has been received yet.
Looking at dates in May & Sept.
DRAG RACE
DIRECTOR REPORT
Drag racing is over for the season.
OPEN DISCUSSION
Car
Show Comments There was very good feedback on the show. The money from the
raffle was approved to go to Tim's
Challenge. Will talk about a date for next year at Oct. meeting. Check into
price for new banner.
Tim's
Challenge- Please bring info for families at next meeting.
Up-coming
Events- The Snow Big Deal Rally was canceled for this year.
Meeting
was adjourned.
submitted
by Joan B.
Club News:
November/December Birthdays:
Tanya Roach - Nov 2nd
Dave Burritt - Nov 4th
Tech Tips with Bill!
By Bill Schultz
No tech tips this
month. However, I would like to thank Bill for the articles he wrote over the
last year. They were all top notch an well researched.
Thanks Bill – Ed.
Upcoming
Events
Rather than try to put the entire schedule in here, I’ve opted
to include items both NCCC and otherwise into a close up schedule. If you want
to see the entire NCCC schedule, please go to the Rocky Mountain NCCC regional
site at http://www.rmrnccc.org/
|
Date |
Event |
Sponsoring Club |
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Oct 25th |
3 Low Speed Auto-X |
CWCC |
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Nov 8th |
Sno Flake Rally |
CSCC |
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Nov 14th |
9Cares Food Drive |
CCC |
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Nov 14th |
Veterans Day parade |
CCC |
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Nov 22nd |
Turkey Rally |
DCA |
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Dec 12th |
DtRC Christmas Party |
DtRC |
A
message to the club
From Richard and Fancy Loch
Our first year in retrospect:
It hardly seems possible that
it has already been almost a year since Fancy drug me to our first DTRC
meeting. I went with her only because she would not take no for an
answer. It is not like me to be a joiner, I never go along with the crowd! But
I attended with her.
At the meeting everyone was
friendly and Fancy convinced me it would be OK to join, I went along
thinking with my work I had a built in excuse to never go to another meeting.
Boy was I WRONG!
The next
month she again talked me into going. While at the meeting, my
dear wife volunteered me to be the museum ambassador (she told me get involved
you will enjoy it more). Little did she know how right she was!
Shortly after that day I
found myself looking forward to club dates, the next meeting and wow our first
club event the April fools rally. I didn’t know what to expect, but
we were excited to go. What fun! Everyone treated us like we had been around
forever and we got our first trophy!
From then on I was
hooked. Since then it's me telling Fancy hurry up let's go! All of
you have treated Fancy and me great. From giving us tips that helped us
win our first car show at the aquarium to showing me the proper way to
lead the club members to Gateway, you have been very patient with
me. Now I could never imagine myself not being very involved.
We know we have made many
lifelong friends and look forward to many years of fun and adventures with our
second family at DTRC! Fancy thanks all of you for helping change my mind
about joining up and about only driving the car a couple hundred miles a year
(we put 7500 on this year, a first by a long way) Thanks again
for a fantastic year!
Richard
September
Mystery Meal
By Tim B.
The day dawned bright and
beautiful. The Corvettes and a few tag-a-long motorcycles gathered at their
appointed congregation point. And then the fun began! What a day it was!
The drive up I-25 was a zoo.
And then, neither Richard nor I could remember exactly where the American
Shelby Collection museum was!?!?! However, thanks to BlackBerry technology,
after a couple of interesting maneuvers, the first destination was found.
After a very pleasurable hour
or so inspecting racing history from the late 1950’s through the early1970’s,
it was off to the second destination. Oscar Blues brewery gave us a very
personal tour of their entire operation including some samples to quench our
thirsts! I must admit that Richard was quite disappointed when he discovered
the pallet of cans of what appeared to be TenFidy were really empty awaiting
filling. The pallet was about twice as tall as Richard.
After collecting some beads
and quenching our thirsts, it was off to our final destination, the birthplace
of TenFidy, Oscar Blues restaurant in Lyons. Parking was a little sketchy, but
all of us made it to a private dining area where they first canned their beers.
Lunch was outstanding and so was the company.
I’d like to thank an old
friend Mark Puzo and his grand-daughter Jillian for not only helping to make
all the arrangements, but also accompanying us on our journey.
Richard and I hope that those
of you who came along had a good time.
Tim
DtRC
Club Bone-Head award
I guess Bill has
permanently claimed the bones or they’ve grown into his car….
Committee
Updates
Social
Committee
From Mary Kay, Mary and
Cathy
Watch for spur of the moment events!
Governor’s
Report -
By Nancy B.
Nancy B
Drag
Racing Report
Joan B.
One more to go! Let’s all
hope Joan’s car is up to the task!
AutoCross
Committee
Frank A.
No report this month.
Merchandise Report
Mike and Martha P.
Thanks to all of the members
who support the Tim’s Challenge raffle!
NCM
Ambassador’s Report
Richard Loch
For the latest news and
events at the museum go to http://www.corvettemuseum.com/.
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2009 Committees:
|
Dealer Rep |
Mike K. |
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Membership & Directory |
Cathy S. / Nancy B. |
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Social Committee |
Mary Kay, Mary and Cathy |
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Merchandise Committee |
Mike and Martha |
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Rally Committee |
Joan – Chair, |
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Show Committee |
Open |
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|
Richard Loch |
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Webmaster |
Mike P. |
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Newsletter |
Tim B |
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Drag Racing Competition Director |
Joan B. |
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Autocross Competition Director |
Frank A. |
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Tim’s Challenge Representative |
? |
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Sno' Big Deal Extravaganza |
Open |
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Roving Reporter/Photographer |
Bill S. |