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 Deer Park Winery Run

6 Corvette Stingray Concept

7 Holiday Banquet

9 Corvette Museum Info

9 Christmas Lights Run

10 Cool Stuff To Do

11 Corvette Track Days

13 Special Events

November-December 2009 Volume 35, issue 7

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 CornerNovember 2009

Hi All,

The leaves are on our lawns, so I guess fall has arrived! We can all getin gear for the holiday season that is fast approaching. Our activities co-chairs are working to put a run together for mid-November. An an-nouncement with the details will soon be distributed.

We hope all of you are able to make the annual holiday dinner on Satur-day, December 12th. This year’s dinner is being held at the Officers Clubat MCAS Miramar. Menu and cost details will be distributed in the nextcouple of weeks. Be prepared to pay at the November meeting.

We have three co-chairs for Plastic Fantastic 2010! Greg Kutyla, DaveRegenhardt and Sam Rindskopf have volunteered to lead and manageour big event in May. As we all know, it takes the entire club’s involve-ment to make the show the best in the West! Your time and commitmentis needed and appreciated. Please contact and talk to one of the co-chairsto sign-up for one of the many needed tasks.

As a result of the members vote to select a different charity to support, acommittee has been formed to move forward with the process. ClariceHurst, Tom Harper and Dave Regenhardt have volunteered to researchvarious charities and put a proposal before the Board for members’ ap-proval. Members may also send suggestions to the committee.

That’s it for this month. Hope to see all of you at our pizza meeting onthe 10th.

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 Events

January

1-3rd San Diego - San Diego International Au-to Show - San Diego Convention Center

9th Vista - 23rd Annual Pepper Tree FrostyBurger Run - 270 S. Santa Fe Ave. - 8am-1pm

10th La Jolla - 6th Annual Motorcar Classic -La Jolla Cove - 9am-3pm Long Beach - Hi-Performance SwapMeet & Car Show - Veterans Stadium 7th Annual COCSD Bowl-A Thon

12th (CLUB EVENT) NCoCC Business Meet-ing. The Well Church 7:00pm

17th Pomona - Pomona Car Show & SwapMeet at the Fairplex

28th (CLUB EVENT) NCoCC Board Meet-ing, Coco’s in RB. 7:00pm

29-31st Pomona - Grand National Roadster Show- LA Fairplex

30-31st Pomona - Grand National Roadster ShowGrand Daddy Drive-In - LA Fairplex Pomona - Grand National RoadsterShow Model Car Contest - LA Fairplex

February

6th San Juan Capistrano - 7th Annual CAReShow - 25925 Camino del Avion - 8am-2pm

7th Santa Ana* - Santa Ana Elks Pal Joey'sDream Car Revue - 212 S. Elk Lane - 11am-2pm

9th (CLUB EVENT) NCoCC Business Meet-ing. The Well Church 7:00pm

11-14th Pomona - 50th Annual Winternationals

14th Long Beach - Hi-Performance SwapMeet & Car Show - Veterans Stadium

19th Fontana - NASCAR Qualifying Day

25th (CLUB EVENT) NCoCC Board Meet-ing, Coco’s in RB. 7:00pm

26-28th San Diego - 44th Annual Big 3 Parts Ex-change - Qualcomm

March5-7th Bakersfield - 52nd March Meet - AutoClub Famoso Raceway

7th Pomona - Pomona Car Show & SwapMeet at the Fairplex

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9th (CLUB EVENT) NCoCC BusinessMeeting. The Well Church 7:00pm

12-13th Temecula - Spring Rod Run - OldTown Temecula

13th Fontana - Speedway Swap Meet &Classic Auto Expo - 9300 Cherry Ave -6am-4pm

14th Long Beach - Hi-PerformanceSwap Meet & Car Show - Veterans Stadium

25th (CLUB EVENT) NCoCC BoardMeeting, Coco’s in RB. 7:00pm

27th Claremont - Pitzer College Rocka-billy Festival - 1050 N. Mills Ave. - 9am-5pm Riverside - Wings & Fins 2010 -Riverside Municipal Airport - 9am-4pm

April

9-11th Del Mar - 10th Goodguys Del MarNationals - Del Mar Fair

11th Long Beach - Hi-PerformanceSwap Meet & Car Show - Veterans Stadium

13th (CLUB EVENT) NCoCC BusinessMeeting. The Well Church 7:00pm

14th Van Nuys - Cruisin' Van NuysBlvd - Van Nuys Blvd. & Burbank Blvd. -Rydell Park Lot - 6pm

22nd (CLUB EVENT) NCoCC BoardMeeting, Coco’s in RB. 7:00pm

24th Dana Point - Doheny WoodWoodie Show - Doheny State Beach - 8am-3pm

25th Pomona - Pomona Car Show &Swap Meet at the Fairplex

May

16th Plastic Fantastic XXXIII

Calendar of Eventscontinued

Presidents CornerDecember 2009

HAPPY HOLIDAY’S to everyone! The Belzman household is inthe decorating mode. Outside lights and decorations and inside dec-orations are being set up for the holiday celebration.

Everyone should be signed up and paid to attend our annual HolidayDinner. This year’s event at MCAS Miramar will be one of ourhighlight events of the year. We have at least our target number ofattendees, 50, ready to enjoy a fine evening of dining and spendingtime with friends at this special time of year.

Those in attendance enjoyed the club run to Deer Springs Park Mu-seum and Winery at the end of November. The weather provided aperfect fall day with plenty of sunshine. Thanks go to Terry andGreg for putting the run together. They introduced a little twist tothe ride from North County shopping center. The passengers chose adriver other than who they came with. We all learned new and inter-esting things about each other, on the way to our destination. Athank you to Bob Brown for some great pictures.

The committee formed to investigate and select a club charity hasbegun the process. A list of recommended options will be presentedto the Board, reviewed and top choices presented to the membershipfor selection. We are targeting the first part of 2010 for completion.

Our annual Christmas Light Run is scheduled for Saturday, Decem-ber 12th, and lead by the renowned Bob Brown. Be sure to sign upfor this colorful event.

As the year comes to a close, the board members and me wish ev-eryone a happy, joyous and safe holiday. The coming new year willbe better than ever with new ideas for runs and events.

Best wishes for a Happy Holiday!

Bob

5DEERPARK WINERY RUN

The gathering.Sandy sigh

ting.

Ed takes the Knapptrophy from the ‘90s

Don’t ask.

A perfect day for our local winery run. Since 1979, Deer Park has been producing award-winningwines, in addition to the wines is an Auto & Americana Museum, featuring over 100 classic cars fromthe 1890's through the ‘50s, muscle cars, and Americana collections from Barbie to radios/TVs anda century of American progress and nostalgia. Mixing drivers and passengers was fun too!

Prez Bob & Jo

Talk to the hand.

Laura & Julie getting

some sun.

Surrounded by vettes.Jack’s next project ca

r

Check out th

e signs!

Julia & Joan

Nothing but serious.

Greg, Carl, & Bob

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The Corvette vision concept wa unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show inChicago, IL Wednesday, February 11, 2009. The vehicle will debut asthe character 'Sideswipe' in the upcoming DreamWorks Pictures and Par-amount Pictures release, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

The vehicle was dreamed up by the Corvette designers at GM and is influenced by the origi-nal Stingray race car introduced in 1959. Blending exterior elements of the '59 Sting Rayrace car and the '63 split-window in a thoroughly modern package, the concept represents astyling direction described by GM as "equal parts race car and spaceship."

But now it's here in the flesh, and it's a safe bet GM is looking to gauge consumer and en-thusiast interest around the globe before going beyond the notion that this is a concept only.

Chevrolet Corvette Stingray ConceptPhoto by Steve Fecht for General MotorsVarious sources

1959 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Concept:Stylist Bill Mitchell’s XP-87 "Stingray" project wasa privately funded project that was to lead to thedevelopment of the next generation of the Corvette. Fun Question (answer on page 13)

From: How Dumb Are You, by Adam Winer

Which of these words is an adverb?

A) IgnorantB) StammeringC) StupidlyD) Nincompoop

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Early Arrivals Fantastic Job Wayne & Marilyn First Stop, drop off the toys.

The President has arrived. Bob & Liz, all fun

Jack & Lynn Full House

The Holiday Decorations Gary & Ed

State of the Banquet Bob & Clarice

Candi & Ed Cathy & Ron

h o l i d a y b a n q u e t

Kathleen with Super Dave

Ron trying to swap his purse prize.

Donna & Liz

Sharon & Annette

Carol & Bob

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Patti & Chuck

Our Hosts, Marilyn & Wayne

Rick & Renee

Lorraine & Tim

Len catches the gingerbread manBob & Lena

Melvin (aka Todd) & Jamie Sam & Donna

Pat & GregPresident Bob & Jo

Ron, still try to swap the purse George & Bette

Jay & Shelia

Borise & Barba

Joyce & Tim

h o l i d a y b a n q u e t

Marie & TomLaura & Jeff Carl & Julia

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December 11, 2009

The Corvette Hall of Fame was created in 1998 to honor those people who were influential to Corvette's success in theirgiven field. Today, the Museum has announced the three Corvette elite who will be inducted into the Corvette Hall of Famein 2010.

Grady DavisFormer Executive Vice President of Gulf Oil Corp.According to nominator John Walko, "Grady Davis was the man and the muscle behind Gulf Oil’s sponsorship of CorvetteRacing through the early 60s. He showed everyone that Corvette was a world class race car. He established the benchmarkfor Corvette Racing that we continue to emulate today." In the application, Donna Mae Mims had written, "Grady lived andbreathed Corvette. Grady sold the Corvette to the World."

Fred GallaschRetired Assistant Brand Manager - Corvette"All of us have passion for our families. Many of us have passion for our employment. Most have passion for their hobbies.Fred's passion for Corvette has been his hobby and his employment, and the many friends he has made through Corvettehave become family," wrote nominator Karl Hannum.

James IngleRetired Corvette Development Engineer"...one of the unsung heros of the Corvette. Since his first assignment in 1975 as the lead development engineer dedi-cated to the Corvette, Jim has demonstrated a mastery of the Corvette engineer- ing, and a no fooling, let's get it doneattitude," wrote nominator William R. Nichols. "I believe the Corvette evolved into the best sports car on the marketin part due to the efforts of Jingles."

The Hall of Fame induction party is held every year during the Anniversary cele- bration on Labor day weekend. In ad-dition to the heartfelt gratitude of Corvette enthusiasts everywhere, members ofthe Corvette Hall of Fame have their names hanging inside the Museum's famous

Corvette Museum Names ThreeHall of Fame Inductees for 2010Submitted by Clarice Hurst

Christmas Lights RUNBob Brown took us on a lights fantastic evening run to check out some of the incredible Christmaslight displays around town. President Bob’s neighborhood was a hit, though the tour buses got in way- tourists! After the tour was another fun dinner at the Studio Diner.

Bob had a bit toomuch holiday cheer.

10 Cool stuff to do: Submitted by Tom Harper:

“The April 17, 2010 will be a good event to make. have beento two of them and the Corvette Corral stuff is very good.”

Submitted by BoriseCota

Flat out 1-mile as fastas you can go!!!!!Could be fun?

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Track Days! Participants all over the U.S. converge onthe 2.2 mile track, with its blind entries and lighting faststraight-aways for a one-of-a-kind experience that

$300 weekend includes:

Continental Breakfast2 full days of drivingGourmet dinner Saturday night atthe PahrumpNuggetCommemorative shirt

Also Available:

The Pahrump Nugget will be catering lunch. Youcan purchase a lunch ticket for $15. You must RSVP,lunch will not be available for purchase the day of.Dyno Testing: available upon request.

Please join us in our efforts to support this worthy cause.

When:April 10 & 11, 2010Gates open at 7 a.m.*Friday registration will beavailable at the timing shedon the lower paddock.

Where:Spring Mountain Motorsports3601 S. Highway 160Pahrump, NV. 89048Phone: (800) 391-6891

RSVP:Fax: (775)727-6366 OrE-mail:brandie@springmountainmotorsports.com

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Birthdays for November

Marie Harper November 9

Lynn Mayer November 19

Cathy Valenzia November 28

Birthdays for December

Margy Day December 6

Bob Haller December 20

Tom Harper December 12

Brenda Houshar December 21

Clarice Hurst December 25

Heather Grindstaff December 12

A benefit/car show for 3-month-old Makenzee Tuosto was be held at theFoster's Freeze on 5129 Waring Road in San Diego on November 15th toraise $6000 for medical equipment. A few of our club members were able toattend the event.

From the blog on their website: http://makenzeejayne.com/index.html

“Oh the car show....WAS A HUGE SUCCESS!!!! Thank you to everyonewho came out to see and support. We raised enough money to start the Tur-tle Shell Foundation. We are going to use this foundation to help other peo-ple out with paying for their childrens medical bills. Thank you for allyour support!!!

Special Events

Fun Question (from page 9)From: How Dumb Are You, by Adam Winer

Answer: C) Stupidly

An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, clause orother adverb. When you were eight, they taught you that usuallymeant the word ended in -ly.

Good writers tend to loathe adverbs. Nobel Prize winner GabrielGarcia Marquez declared that his 1983 novel Chronicle of a DeathForetold contained only one adverb, and then swore he’d neveruse another one again. Feel free to go through his later works anddouble-check–if you have way too much time on your hands.

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