VETTE GAZETTE This is the official publication of CORVETTE TROY. Our mailing address is P.O. Box 125, Troy, OH 45373. Volume 52, No. 3 March 2018 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Title Page, 1 Executive Board, 2 2017-18 Calendar, 3 Minutes, For Sale, 4 Points, 5-6 January Rally Results, 7 March Rally Flyer, 8 Bud s Ad, 9 Social Report, 10 Convention Info, 11 Europe Corvette Tour Flyer, 12 C-T Apparel, 13 C-T, 14-16 Sponsored by: Please bring your Corvette and join us for: Monthly Socials and Business Meetings Summer and Fall Parades Summer Autocross and High Speed Racing Summer Car Shows Fall Color Tour Winter Rallies Yearly Membership Banquet Participation in Corvette Troy Charities 50th Anniversary Cover Contributors: Dan Coughnour, Will Taylor, Chuck Siefke, Kevin Clawson, and Janelle Flaharty CORVETTE TROY CLUB MEETING All visitors are welcome to attend our monthly meetings. You don t need to be a member to attend. The meetings are typically held on the 4 th Monday of each month and are followed with lots of fun, talk, food, and drink at T-J Chumps, 559 South Main Street, Englewood, Ohio. Exceptions to the 4 th Monday will be due to holidays, C-T Color Tour or the scheduling of the N.C.C.C. Convention. NEXT MEETING Monday March 26, 2018 7:30 PM Englewood Government Center Rt. 40 Englewood, Ohio
President Dean Brookshire 937 236 6762 deansfatboy03@yahoo.com Executive Vice President Pam Bowen 937-657-3474 bowenpame@aol.com Vice President of Competition Janelle Flaharty 937-248-5792 Flaharty@twc.com Vice President of Membership Charles Staley 937-667-2564 NVRhome@gmail.com 2018 Treasurer Teresa Peters 937 845 8667 tm_peters@yahoo.com EXECUTIVE BOARD Governor Jerry Limpach 937 667 2773 jlimpach@yahoo.com corvette-troy.com Secretary Shirley Lamka 937-339-2948 totalteam@roadrunner.com 2nd Year Trustee Chuck Siefke 937-405-7333 chucks@cornelius.com 3rd Year Trustee Dan Coughnour 937-232-0732 dcoughnour@peoplepc.com 1st Year Trustee Jim Shepler 937-898-7880 shepdds11@gmail.com Picture to come next issue Charity Director Vicki Siefke 937-405-7333 vickis0455@gmail.com Social Director Janet Limpach 937 667 2773 jlimpach@yahoo.com Corvette Troy Website Kevin Clawson 937 667 0059 kclawson@woh.rr.com 2 Vette Gazette Editor Don McAlexander 937 667 3156 vettegazette@woh.rr.com
3 MARCH 1 Birthday Sam Branson APRIL 2 Birthday Mark Rife 1 Birthday Kati Hinds 5 Birthday Sharon Knick 4 Birthday Nancy McAlexander 9 C-T E-Board Mtg 7 Birthday Randy Vaught 10 Anniversary Tom Witt 8 Birthday Larry Bretland 15 Birthday Tim Taylor 8 Birthday Emily Schaper 20 Birthday Carolyn Faulkner 8 Birthday William Wilson 20 Birthday Randy Wantz 11 C-T Rallye (See Page 8) 22 C-T Speed Event at KilKare 12 C-T E-Board Mtg 22 Birthday Jim Shepler 16 Birthday Steve Gerbig 23 C-T Business Meeting 20 Birthday Matt Davenport 28 C-T Social (See Page 10) 22 Birthday Greg Janek 29 C-T Parade 24 Birthday Shirley Lamka 28 Birthday Rebecca Branson 24 C-T Year in Review (See Page 10) 26 C-T Business Meeting 29 Birthday Al Hill 29 Birthday Scott Knick 30 Birthday Pam Bowen 30 Birthday Steve Hinds 30 Birthday Linda Taylor
Corvette Troy Business Meeting Minutes January 22, 2018 by Shirley Lamka, Secretary Corvette Troy Executive Board Meeting February 12, 2018 President: Dean Brookshire called the 599th meeting to order. Janelle Flaharty took roll call. Clipboards were passed around. New member, Chuck, was present. Dean invited everyone to socialize at TJ Chumps following the meeting. Vice President: Pam Bowen Thanked those who participated in the 27 parades C-T attended. V P Membership: Charles Staley Membership remains at 95. Secretary: Shirley Lamka had nothing to report. Chris Davis moved to accept the minutes as printed in the newsletter. Charlie Conway 2nd it, which passed. Treasurer Teresa Peters: gave the check book balances VP Competition - Janelle Flaharty went over the details for the upcoming Feb 18 & Mar. rallies. She ll have a competition meeting Tue, Feb 20 @ Frickers on Miller Lane at 7PM.. Governor: Jerry Limpach NCCC will again be selling raffle tickets for a corvette with proceeds going to St. Judes Children s Hospital. He needs 2017 pictures from rallies & parades for the Awards Banquet. Social: Janet Limpach Went over the Social events for the next few months. Our banquet is Mar 24. 5:30 (If you know of a restaurant that can handle 40+ diners on a Sat. evening, LET JANET KNOW!. Charity: Vicki Siefke Absent Newsletter Editor: Don McAlexander nothing Web Master: Kevin Clawson Nothing (Have a Lego assembly problem? Just call Kevin!!) 3rd Year Trustee: Dan Coughnour - Nothing 2nd Year Trustee: Chuck Siefke absent 1st Year Trustee; Jim Shepler Has a contact for the Corvette sink hole pictures. Contact him if interested Old Business: None New Business: We were informed of the passing of past member Jim Masters. Carolyn Faulkner moved to adjourn the meeting. Penny Davis 2nd it, which passed. Jaunita Reynolds won the 50/50 raffle. (2 women winners in 2 months!) Submitted by Shirley Lamka. (Taken from the Athlon magazine in the Troy Daily News) 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 The fastest, most powerful (755hp) production Vette ever is coming. Price: TBD Chevrolet.com President: Dean Brookshire Opened the meeting Vice President: Pam Bowen Our 1st parade is Apr 29 in Bellbrook. V P Membership: Charles Staley Membership is at 97. Welcome Chuck Wray. Secretary: Shirley Lamka -Nothing to report. Treasurer Teresa Peters: gave the check book balances VP membership - Janelle Flaharty Had Dean talk about his upcoming rally. She reminded us of the Competition meeting & the Mar rally. We have a new contact person at Kil-Kare. Janelle & Jerry are working on finding out who our new contact person is. Governor: Jerry Limpach Our NCCC sanctioned autocross dates are: June 17, Aug 12, Sept 22, Oct 7. NCCC will be mailing new NCCC membership cards. Social: Janet Limpach She went over the social events thru our Mar 24 Awards Banquet. Charity: Vicki Siefke Absent- The Dayton Con Course will be Sept 15 & our raffle drawing will be Sept 29 at the Tipp City Mum Festival. We will be raffling off a 2019 Corvette. Newsletter Editor: Don McAlexander Suggested we print our Points Program definitions in the Gazette. After discussion, it was dropped since the rules are in the C-T Handbook. Web Master: Kevin Clawson Nothing 3rd Year Trustee: Dan Coughnour - Nothing 2nd Year Trustee: Chuck Siefke Absent 1st Year Trustee: Jim Shepler Will soon have C-T umbrellas for sale. He mentioned the 2018 serial #1 Corvette recently sold at auction for $1,400.000 with the proceeds going to charity. Old Business: Jerry reminded us NCCC WILL be mailing new membership cards. New Business: - E-board approved a new shirt to be offered to the membership. Submitted by Shirley Lamka. Hope you attended our 600th meeting in Feb. 2018. It sounded like an impossible date when we celebrated our 500th meeting on Oct. 2009. Hope to see all those who attended and more at our 700th meeting June 2026! For Sale 1985 Corvette Red on Red 138,033 miles 2 new tires on the front $5,000 937-205-4145 4
Ladies by Janelle Flaharty, V. P. of Competition as of January 31, 2018 Men NAME MEET SOCIAL EVENT BONUS EXTRA TOTAL (Continued on the next Page) 5 (Continued on the next Page )
Ladies Men (Continued from page 5) Hard to believe it s Valentine s Day already and we are 6 weeks into the New Year. We have had 2 successful events this year and are a couple months away from Racing Season. The Membership Banquet is a month away, hope to see all of you there. If you didn t end where you wanted in 2017 get out there and do more in 2018. Please keep March 11th open for the last winter Rally would love to have another successful turn out. See you soon, Janelle Flaharty 937-248-5792 Flaharty@twc.com Brandt Vista REALTY 7367 BRANDT VISTA AVE. Huber Heights, OHIO 45424 937-237-0002 MLS MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE Will Taylor (937) 233-6274 willnot@msn.com 6
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CHEVROLET CORVETTE SAINT MARYS, OHIO Currently we have the greatest selection of new and used Corvettes anywhere. New Corvettes in every color and only the highest quality pre owned cars every day! All cars are kept indoors all year long. Visit us today at Bud s Chevrolet. We are the proud sponsors of Corvette Troy. Tom Hendricks Buds Chevrolet 1415 Commerce Dr., St. Marys, Ohio 1-800-688-2837 Ask for Tom or Dave OVER $1,000,000 pre owned CORVETTES available Huge Pro Shop. Hats, shirts, jackets and more. Contact Ann@budschevy.com for specials and custom items.. 9
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CORVETTE TROY APPAREL Order Corvette Troy sports wear and jackets for the 2018 Season Embroider Corvette Troy script or six-corvette logo on Sportswear ordered from extensive catalogs or Your own favorite apparel item - shirt, jacket, etc. Shirley Lamka, Total Team Sports, is our exclusive supplier Contact her at 937-335-7004 17
Corvette Troy Club Information Welcome New Members and New Advertisers Welcome to our newest members and our newest advertisers! Thanks to our advertisers who are continuing. We look forward to seeing all of our members at our meetings, socials, rallyes, parades, and autocross events. Let the Executive Board Members know how we can help you become involved in our activities. Corvette Troy is all about the people who make up the club, and we look forward to seeing you at our events. Advertising in the Vette Gazette Prices for ads for one year (12 issues) are: Whole page: $250.00; Half page: $140.00; Quarter page: $75; Smaller than quarter page, but larger than a business card: $55.00; Business card: $40.00; and Web ad: $15.00. To place an advertisement contact the Vette Gazette Editor at 937-667-3156 18
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