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GazetteThe Vette Set, Inc.
221 Paseo De Suenos
Redondo Beach, CA
90277
NOVEMBER 2017
The Vette Set
Sponsored by
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Trains, Dinosaurs, & Vermillion Cliffs Run
Cruising the Oregon Coast, September 2017
OFFICERS AND APPOINTEESThe Vette Set Gazette is a monthly publication of The Vette Set, Inc., sponsored by WinChevrolet, 2201 E. 223rd Street, Long Beach, CA 90810. Articles from members are alwayswelcome, and are to be submitted to the Newsletter Editor ([email protected]) by6:00pm Sunday following the General Meeting. These meetings are held on the firstThursday of each month at 7:00pm at Win Chevrolet, 2201 E. 223rd Street, Long Beach.Guests are always welcome to attend any Vette Set event.
2017 Vette Set Officers & Appointees
Chevrolet trademark(s) used with the written permission of General Motors.
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Office Name Phone email
PRESIDENT David Tavares 562-308-0390 [email protected]
VICE PRESIDENT Chuck Hammer 310-874-6657 [email protected]
SECRETARY Stephanie Klakovich 310-373-4835 [email protected]
TREASURER George Berls 310-265-4932 [email protected]
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS Jack Walter 310-617-4820 [email protected]
ACTIVITIES Jennifer Walton 562-544-2670 [email protected]
AMBASSADOR Rob Weimer 310-416-1007 [email protected]
Dixie Foster 310-545-0115 [email protected]
Sharon Cowley 310-377-2460 [email protected]
BY-LAWS Jerry Clement 310-293-9671 [email protected]
John Tully 310-378-4062 [email protected]
Dick Whitford 310-640-9860 [email protected]
Santiago Chavez 310-923-5619 [email protected]
Linda Glaza 310-641-5036 [email protected]
CHARITY Linda Tully 310-378-4062 [email protected]
HISTORIAN Sharon Cowley 310-377-2460 [email protected]
N.C. MUSEUM
AMBASSADOR George Person 323-750-3719 [email protected]
NCCC GOVERNOR Bruce Gaines 562-480-9014 [email protected]
NEWSLETTER EDITOR Pat Cowley 310-377-2460 [email protected]
PROCUREMENT Pami Hilty 310-540-1702 [email protected]
RACE Santiago Chavez 310-923-5619 [email protected]
RAFFLE Rosie Gipson 310-546-7216 [email protected]
SPONSOR RELATIONS George Person 323-750-3719 [email protected]
SUNSHINE Bonniegay Bacon 310-370-0890 [email protected]
WEB MASTER Raul Rodrigues 310-543-3105 [email protected]
CAR SHOW
AWARDS BANQUET
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VETTE SET ACTIVITIES CALENDAR
ACTIVITIESJennifer Walton
NOTE: No Activities Dinner Meeting in December.
December 21-January 4 --- 15 Day Cruise to Panama, from Ft Lauderdale to LA. Contact Rob Weimer for more details.
January 4 --- General meeting at WIN Chevrolet at 7pm. Please bring donations for male Vets such as clothes, books, magazines, baseball hats, etc. Linda Tully will distribute donations.
January 17 --- Activities Dinner Meeting at 6:30pm. Location TBD. Bring your ideas for new runs or club activities!
February 1 --- General meeting at WIN Chevrolet at 7pm. Please bring donations for male Vets such as clothes, books, magazines, baseball hats, etc. Linda Tully will distribute donations.
February 3 --- Annual Awards Banquet 11:30-3 at Admiral Risty Restaurant, Rancho Palos Verdes. More details to follow.
Feb 21 --- Activities Dinner Meeting at 6:30pm. Location TBD. Bring your ideas for new runs or club activities!
April 28 --- Vette Set Car Show at Ruby’s Diner.
June 1-3 --- Club Run led by Jennifer Walton and David Tavares to Boys’ Town Fundraising Reception, Dinner & Program ($100/person) & Steve McQueen Car Show in Chino Hills, celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the movie Bullitt. Pine Tree Best Western is $77.40 per night, just 10 min drive from the car show. Saturday night dinner at Tony’s Spunky Steer across the street from Best Western. More details to follow.
November 2 --- General meeting at WIN Chevrolet at 7pm. BRING DONATIONS for Vets: (males only) clothes, books, magazines, baseball hats, etc. Linda Tully distributes. Jennifer Walton will collect $25/person cash or check to ‘The Vette Set’ for the Holiday Party.
November 7 --- Car Show Planning Meeting #2 at 7pm at the home of John and Linda Tully.
November 15 --- Activities Dinner Meeting at 6:30pm at New York Deli, 2424 Sepulveda Bl.Torrance, 90501. Bring your well researched ideas for new runs or club activities! Jennifer Walton will collect $25/person cash or check to ‘The Vette Set’ for the Holiday Party.
November 18 --- Club Run led by Debbie and Paul Jackley from their house in Yorba Linda down to Trabucco Oaks Canyon for an early dinner at Rose Canyon Cantina. Meet at the Jackleys’ home at 2pm. Call them at (714) 473-0260 to RSVP by Thursday, Nov 16.
December 7 --- General meeting at WIN Chevrolet at 7pm. Please bring unwrapped toys to this meeting to be donated to “Cheer for Children” and/or bring donations for male Vets such as clothes, books, magazines, baseball hats, etc. Linda Tully will distribute donations. Jennifer Walton collects $25/person cash or check to ‘The Vette Set’ for the Holiday Party.
December 16 --- Holiday Party at Green Onion Mexican Restaurant in San Pedro. Social hour starts at 6pm with dinner at 7pm.
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NON-VETTE SET SPONSORED SO CAL ACTIVITIES
November 12 --- Vettes for Vets Car Show in Carlsbad hosted by North Coast Corvettes.
Feb 4-11 --- From Corvette Super Sports Newsletter: Corvette Pirates Cruise via See YaLater Alligator Travel. Contact Laurie “Tex” at [email protected] or call (888) 968-6288.
Garden Grove Car Show --- Every Friday 4-8pm in Old Town Garden Grove. For more info, contact David Tavares at [email protected] or (562)308-0390.
Cruising 50’s --- 2nd Saturday of each month, 2-6pm for pre 1974 cars at Farmer Boys, neaenthe 110 Freeway & Redondo Beach Bl.
Caffeine Cruisers --- Every Saturday, 7-10am in Torrance, on SE corner of Artesia & Hawthorne, between Starbucks & Sizzler.
PREZ SEZDavid Tavares
CAR SHOW John Tully
This month we had a fun meeting at Win Chevrolet followed by pizza, beer and one salad (Jennifer’s) at Shakey’s Pizza.
During the meeting, George Person, in charge of sponsor relations, introduced Win’s new general manager named Emil Moshabad. Emil wants Win to be one of the top Corvette dealers in the country and would like to suspend a Corvette from a crane again. He said he would like to see more club members (potential customers) at the monthly meetings.
Our upcoming December meeting will be important because: (1) we will elect club officers for the 2018 calendar year and (2) it is the opportunity to bring unwrapped toys to
be donated to “Cheer for Children” and/or bring donations for male Vets such as clothes, books, magazines, baseball hats, etc. Linda Tully will distribute donations.
Our “All GM Vech Classic” is on again. The show date is April 28, 2018 at Ruby’s Diner. Bonniegay, Linda Tully and myself reviewed 10 El Camino student applications for scholarship. Five students were chosen to receive our scholarship donation from our 2017 Car Show proceeds (A. Sanchez-Flores, J. Bondoc, J. Melgar, J. Ruelas and R. Gonzalez). All of these students are enrolled in automotive curricula. They have GPAs from 2.9 to 3.8 and have excellent recommendations from their current automotive instructors.
For our 2018, we will have tee shirts (Jerry Clement) for all participants who register early. Michael Lopez will be spinning the disks as he has for several years. Trophies will be hand made by Chuck Hammer. John Kern will E-mails past participants and car clubs. Sponsor solicitations will start in December.In addition, we encourage all TVS members to ask businesses that you frequent for support of our Car Show. There should be no embarrassment when you explain that all proceeds are going to help needful students.
Your Car Show committee is: Linda Tully, Linda Glaza, Jerry Clement, Chuck Hammer, Bonniegay Bacon, John and Cindy Noel, John Kern, Rob Weimer, John La Bella George Person Jr., Gary Gaffney, Dick Whitford, Santiago Chavez, and Don Popovich.
NCM AMBASSADOR &SPONSOR RELATIONSGeorge M. Person, Jr.
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NCM NEWS
C7 Calibrations Enhance PerformanceChevrolet Performance announced on Monday at the SEMA Show a new performance suspension calibration available on C7 Corvette models equipped with Magnetic Ride Control to enhance ride quality and handling.
The new calibrations for Corvette include new Track modes that enable faster lap times on Z06 FE6 and FE7 models. Other new calibrations are also available for Stingrays. The calibrations will be available by the end of November through Chevrolet dealers for $350 and require no hardware changes. The new calibration is simply uploaded to the vehicle and the factory warranty is not affected.
Corvette RaffleWin a 2018 Long Beach Red Z06While their 2018 Watkins Glen Grey Corvette Raffle slated for next Thursday, November 9, is already sold out, they do still have tickets available for the November 30 raffle of a 2018 Long Beach Red Z06 Corvette!
Tickets are $250 and the raffle is limited to 1,000 tickets.
Save on Military BricksNovember is Military Appreciation Month at the Museum and they are offering a $25 discount on bricks with military wording through November 30. Bricks are available inside (Hexagon) and outside (Walk of Fame) the Museum, and outside the Holley Control
Tower at the NCM Motorsports Park. Bricks make a great gift, and you can order a duplicate to keep. Your brick purchase is considered a tax deductible donation, too!
Shop online and use promo code VETERAN 17
Watch the 62 RestorationIt's been some time since they have given an update on the 1962 "sinkhole" Corvette, but work has been well underway since February to bring it back to the condition it was in when it was donated to the Museum. Daniel Decker has been hard at work in the garage bay next to the AutoZone Maintenance Area, and Museum visitors have been able to catch a glimpse of the progress.
"We have all of the paint stripped, and we went in and started trimming the broken front fender for rebonding and fiberglassingback in," said Daniel. "The driver side door, hood and trunk lid scratches have all been repaired. We have received the new rear quarter panel section, so we have got the old one cut out, and the new portion fitted."
The old and new will come together before visitors' eyes on Friday, November 3.Work will continue on the car pretty much every week day from now until the car is complete and visitors to the Museum can observe the work in action daily, until 3pm.
The restored car is planned to be revealed on the fourth anniversary of the sinkhole, February 12, 2018.
Road & Track's Performance Car of the YearThis year was Road & Track magazine's fifth year for doing the "Performance Car of the Year" and their third year to call the NCM Motorsports Park the home track for the competition. While no model of Corvette was in the running this year, to say the
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photography of those cars who were is stunning would be an understatement.
Get Supplier Pricing on New GM VehiclesDon't forget! GM is offering members of the National Corvette Museum the GM Supplier Discount. You can save hundreds, even thousands, on eligible, new Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac vehicles - including Corvette!Take advantage of the discount by contacting Stephanie via email or at 270-467-8837 or Becky via email or at 270-467-8836. Upon obtaining an authorization number from Becky or Stephanie, simply take it to a participating dealer and use it by 12/31.17. Not available with some other offers. Not a member? No worries! Join for only $50 (tax deductible) and you'll be eligible for the discount, too!
SPONSOR RELATIONS
I spoke with the new General Manager Emil
Moshabad, and I asked about any possible discounts on Corvettes and he told me that all 2017 Corvettes are receiving the GM employee pricing.
NOVEMBER NAME BADGE DRAWING The name badge $30 lucky person was Bruce Gaines. Next month's drawing will be $10.
NOVEMBER 50/50 DRAWING I can’t believe that it’s been over two years since Jerry Hiltywon the BIG name badge jack-pot of $150 back in September 2015. Well, this month Jerry won the 50/50 collection. A potential new member, Nico Palmieri, pulled the lucky ticket for Jerry who received $90 while the Club received $90.
Congrats to both Bruce and Jerry.
Thank you, Rosie
ROSIE’S RAFFLERosie Gipson
VETTE SET
BRUCE
GAINES
SUNSHINEBonniegay Bacon
Jaynes Howell 11/01Rodriguez Maritza 11/12
McManis Gerri 11/13Rose John 11/15Gaines Bruce 11/18
Rose Diana 11/21Foster Kim 11/26
Wijenayake Anton 11/15
Flemming Gloria 11/16Flemming Ricardo 11/16Ockerman Darlene 11/23Ockerman Jerry 11/23
Nagle Thomas 11/25Nagle Wilma 11/25Chavez Bonnie 11/29
Chavez Santiago 11/29Rodriguez Raul 11/29Rodriguez Maritza 11/29
NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS:
NOVEMBER ANNIVERSARIES
Bonniegay
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NCCC REPORTBruce Gaines
NCCC national meetings at the Sheraton Westport Plaza Hotel, St. Louis, MO -- Allen Morris (949) 367-9000
Email: [email protected]
12th Corvette Pirates cruise aboard the Carnival Breeze to the Bahamas and Key West.
Private parties. Corvette Matchbox car show. Corvette Matchbox drag races. Fun. Fun.
...And more fun.
Day 1 - Departure from port of Galveston, Texas
Day 2 - Fun day at sea
Day 3 - Key West, Florida
Day 4 - Freeport, Bahamas
Day 5 - Nassau, Bahamas
Day 6 - Fun day at sea
Day 7 - Fun day at sea
Day 8 - Return to port of Galveston, TexasClick here to go to the Corvette Pirates Facebook page
Click here to go to the See Ya Later Alligator Travel Agency web site
Click here to go to the Carnival web site for this itinerary
43rd All GM Beach Classic car show at Ruby's Diner in Redondo Beach -- The Vette Set,
Inc.
WC-401-xxxx Sanctioned car show
59th annual NCCC national Convention at Best Western Plus Landmark Hotel & Suites in
New Orleans, LA
Car show, rallye, low speed autocross, matching time trial, high speed autocross, drags,
funkhana, golf tournament, tours of local attractions, Corvette Mall, hospitality room. Parties,
national champions awards banquet, Convention awards breakfast.2018 NCCC Convention web site
19th annual Cruisin' For A Cure for prostate cancer at the Orange County Fairgrounds in
Costa Mesa, CA. Open to all types of vehicles.
Proceeds go to the KSK Cancer Center of Irvine.Cruisin' For A Cure web site
July 2018
15-20 Sun-Fri
September 2018
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NCCC West Coast Region Calendar
Sanctioned events are in red West Coast Region events are in blue Other events are in black
November 2017
10-11 Fri-Sat
February 2018
4-11Sun-
Sun
April 2018
28 Sat
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HISTORICAL REPORT
CRUISING THE OREGON COASTSEPTEMBER 16-25, 2017
Frank Tecca came up with another memorable car tour and this time he featured the Oregon coast. From The Vette Set and the North Coast Vettes clubs there were 9 cars and 17 people: Gary
Pebley, Jerry Clement, John LaBella, Linda & John Tully, Robin & Ken Morelock, Linda & Norm Pick, Jeanette & Rob Weimer, Toni & Dick Whiitford, Gloria & Frank Tecca, and Sharon & Pat Cowley.
Bakersfield (9/16). Frank’s plan was to have the first night’s stop in Bakersfield and go to Buck Owen’s Crystal Palace for dinner and music. Because of a corporate event at the Palace, were unable to go there so we dined at the Wool Grower’s Restaurant, one of three Basque restaurants in Bakersfield. In addition to the entre, the dinner included bread, vegetable soup, beans, salsa, tomato salad, green salad, pickled tongue, vegetable of the day, French fries and spaghetti.
Sacramento (9/17). On our way to the state’s capital, we stopped for lunch in Merced at an Italian restaurant (not a big surprise given the heritage of our leader, Frank). Returning to our cars, we stopped to look at the tile mural that fascinated us two years earlier. Retired dentist, Jerry, found the tile with a molar, Robin found one with a robin, and the group discovered two Corvette tiles.
We had
Yreka (9/18). Before we reached this northern California town, Frank’s agenda simply had the word “surprise.” Actually, Frank had two surprises that day with the first being SCCAThunderhill Raceway Park. ”This is a motorsports complex located located 7 miles West of Willows, CA. It was motorcycles only on the day of our visit. This raceway has the venue for the longest automobile race in the United States, the 25 Hours of Thunderhill, held annually during the first weekend in December.”
The second surprise was the “Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay that crosses the Sacramento River in the heart of Redding, California. Opened July 4, 2004, the bridge links the north and south campuses of Turtle Bay Exploration Park and serves as a new downtown entrance for Redding’s extensive Sacramento River Trail system.” This predates Dublin’s Samuel Becket Bridge which has a similar design in the form of a harp.
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We had
Sundial BridgePark Entrance
After leaving the park we had a scenic ride to our motel in Yreka..
Grants Pass OR (9/19). On our journey to our motel, Frank planned lunch and white water rafting on the Rogue River. Before reaching the river we had another scenic drive.
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We hadGe
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Newport, OR (9/20). On our journey to Newport, Frank planned to see Oregon Dunes, Haceta Lighthouse, Cape Perpetua, and Oregon Beach. On the way, he showed us a few bridges before lunch at Mo’s.
When we reached our rafting destination, we experienced cool weather with sprinkles. Typically this time of year the weather is much warmer and any splashes of cool water while rafting would be a welcoming refreshment. Not the case the day we were there. We were given rafting apparel. Some repelled water and others, including mine, seemed to welcome and absorb it. The degree of difficulty selected for the group had a risk factor similar to that of Disneyland’s Autopia, but on a cold damp day, it was all most of us wanted to experience. That day, the knight in shining armor was John LaBella who had the foresight to bring a bottle of Jeremiah Weed for fortification.
We had
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A great lunch at Mo’s….the Oyster stew was the best.
Haceta Lighthouse
The Hallmark Resort in Newport, OR where every room had a view of the Pacific and a fireplace
Astoria, OR (9/21). Frank planned lunch at the Blue Herron French Cheese (fromage?) Company in Tillamook followed by ice cream at the farmer owned Tillamook County Creamery.
Western Aerospace & Automobile Museum
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In Astoria, we went to the Maritime Museum. Later went to dinner near the Columbia River where we watched a ship pass under the 2 mile long bridge while we waited to be seated.
Hood River, OR (9/22). We drove through a forest, toured the Mt. Saint Helen’s Visitor Center before having lunch at America’s Diner. Then we motored off to the Columbia River Gorge sternwheeler for a dinner cruise. Joining us were Frank and Gloria’s daughter, Laurey, and their son-in-law, David. Making sure Laurey & David didn’t miss the boat, the Teccasmissed the group photo before we boarded.
Klamath Falls, OR (9/23). Next on the agenda was a visit to the Western Aerospace & Automobile Museum in Hood River, OR. This is a collection of cars paired with planes of the same vintage. Our docent was a lady pilot who said the car collection keeps the doors open.
Truckee, CA (9/24). We stopped to see Lava Beds National Monument. This “is a land of turmoil, both geological and historical. Over the last half-million years, volcanic eruptions on the Medicine Lake shield volcano have created a rugged landscape dotted with diverse volcanic features.” It has “more than 700 caves, Native American rock art sites, historic battlefields and campsites.”
We had
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Frank found a rustic rest stop in Loyalton, CA called the Golden West Saloon, which was rated the #1 of 2 restaurants in town. After a pit stop, we were back in the cars headed for Truckee.
Lone Pine, CA (9/25). Before we left Truckee for Lone Pine, Frank had a driver’s meeting in the breakfast area. The Best Western Frontier hotel manager wanted a group photo in front of the building. After seeing the photo, most of the cars were in the entrance, tucked behind shrubs.
Cave InteriorSharon & Jerry John having a gopher moment
On the way to Lone Pine we stopped at the Virginia Creek Settlement in Bridgeport, CA. It was said that they have the best pizza in the area. That may be true, but I’ll bet that Tommy Lasorda didn’t drive from LA to get a slice.
For appreciation of another fun-filled, well-planned adventure, the group took Frank and Gloria out to dinner. Thanks for the memories!
Pat
https://youtu.be/bkCq-3nfgV4
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PALOS VERDES CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE
OCTOBER 1, 2017
This annual event was held at Zamperini Field in Torrance. Club members Patrice & Jack Walters attended while Kim Foster and Dick Whitford showed their Vettes.
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Join us for our annual Gala at the ADM! The museum will transform into a USO themed dance, complete with the Swing Dames, live swing band, and Rusty’s Lindy Hoppers.
50/50 Raffle and other Raffle Items will be available for purchase. All proceeds go towards STEAM and other educational activities at the museum. Admission is $90 per person. Corporate sponsorships are available, please inquire with the museum at 310-909-0950 or at [email protected].
Ticket price includes dinner and dance lessons
OPEN BAR: 6PM-7PM. CASH BAR AFTER 7PMCome in your best 1940s attire
Presenting Sponsors: $2000 (includes premier table of 10 guests, logo on all marketing materials and signage, speaker opportunity)
Corporate Sponsors: $1500 (includes table of 10 guests, logo on all marketing materials and signage)
Table Sponsors: $1000 (includes table of 10 guests, name on all marketing materials and signage)
Individual Seats: $90
AUTOMOBILE DRIVING MUSEUM ANNUAL GALA
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Vette Set Holiday Party Saturday, December 16, 2017Held at the Green Onion Mexican Restaurant
145 W. 6th St, San Pedro, CA 90731
Cocktails at 6pm, Dinner at 7pm
Music provided by DJs Dave & Lee
Tickets are $25 per person. Cash or check
written to ‘The Vette Set’ collected at the Vette
Set General or Activities Meetings or mailed to:
David Tavares, 6551 Lenore Ave, Garden
Grove, CA 92845
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