TEXAS CORVETTE ASSOCIATION SAN ANTONIO OCTOBER 2013 Spur’s Star Tim Duncan’s Blackjack Speed Shop Customized Our 2013 Dodge Ram Raffle Truck. See Story Inside The TCA has been serving its members and local charities since 1979. We are proud to promote Corvette enthusiasm, offer planned road trips, organize social gatherings, donate to local charities and promote driving safety. The club web site and this newsletter keep members informed. Corvette owners welcome. Visit www.texas-corvette-association.org today! 1 TEXAS CORVETTE ASSOCIATION OFFICERS President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Past President Board Member – OAL Board Member – OAL Board Member – OAL Board Member – OAL Officer at Large Officer at Large Officer at Large Officer at Large Officer at Large Officer at Large Car Show Representative Drive N’ Dine events Race events Car Show Chairman Car Show Coordinator Cavender Chevrolet Liaison Cavender Chevrolet Liaison Fiesta San Antonio Rep Fundraising Chairperson Haberdashery Membership & NV Board Member NCM Ambassador Name Badges Newsletter Editor Parades Coordinator Public Relations Safety Representative Tech and Restoration Webmaster Tom Marazzi Michael Frazier Linda Davidson Susan Eason Jerry Hendley Beth Horner Glen Leonard Michael Reinert Jerry Smith Glenn Cook Lake Ellis Mary Peck Gary Burgess Paulette Petron Noel Osborn Jimmy Chandler Noel Osborn Bill Rose Paul Read Randy Ramcharan Bernie Jensen Bob Howell Dan Martin Paulette Petron Pat Martin John Lickvar [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Michael Reinert Bruce Larson T J Hobbs Open Beth Horner Dean Heath Dan Martin Mark Horner [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 2 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE - By Tom Marazzi TCA activity is picking up with both car shows, driving events and raffle truck events. We have two car shows where the raffle truck will be in attendance and one BBQ event at the Freeman Expo Center, all in late September. Then in October we will have three events where we will be selling tickets for the truck. Gary and Gay Burgess led our run through the hill country on Saturday 9/14/2013. What a great drive. I believe we had 27 cars and one constable on the run. See article below. The Burgess’s did a great job. At our September 3, 2013 General Membership meeting we started accepting nominations for the election our 2014 officers and officers at large. Nominations will close at the start of our November 5, 2013 meeting. This gives everyone two months to consider running for either an Officer position or an Officer at Large position. Active members may nominate themselves or another member (with their permission) for these positions. Members choosing to run only need to inform one of the current officers for nomination. From those named we will have our ballot and our secretary will then mail the ballots to the active membership list. Each person running for office may take a minute at the November meeting to introduce themselves. Voters will then mail their ballots to Mike Forbis to be tabulated. Mike will announce those selected at our December meeting. And finally the planning for the 2014 Caravan to the NCM is proceeding nicely. Lake and Kathi Ellis, our caravan captains, have mapped out the route, selected hotels and will plan a separate meeting for the caravan participants sometime early next year. If you plan to attend you MUST have registered with the NCM. Lake has blocks of rooms reserved but will not release them to someone not registered. The agenda of activities at the museum will not be out until sometime early in 2014 and with that we will be able to complete the planning process. The one way trip is just over 985 miles taking over 15 hours of driving time. This does not account for meals, bio breaks etc. So we will have two long days. This is looking to be a great trip. Thank you for making the TCA the best car club in San Antonio. 3 October 2013 Activities Tuesday, October 1, 2013 - TCA General Membership Meeting Biff Buzby's Burgers, 12702 Toepperwein Road, San Antonio, TX (210) 590-2040 Meeting starts at 7:30 PM. Come earlier for dinner Saturday, October 12, 2013 - Cruisin to Rosanky Information can be found at cruisintorosanky.com Saturday, October 12, 2013 - Raffle Truck Event Key to the Hills Hot Rod Show Bank of America Parking Lot in Boerne At the Main Square. AM Team Hendley and PM Team Rose Saturday, October 19, 2013 - Mopar Muscle & Classic Car Show. Raffle Truck Event Mopar Muscle & Classic Car Show. Noon to 4 PM Ancira Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge Ram. Raffle Truck Team Eason Saturday, October 19, 2013 - Vettes and Classics at the Forum The Forum at Olympia Parkway IH-35 and Loop 1604, 9AM to 4PM. Participant Judging see www.alamoareacorvetteclub.com Saturday, October 27, 2013 - San Antonio Mustang Club 32st Annual Car Show - Raffle Truck Event San Antonio Mustang Club 32nd Annual Charity Open Car Show At the Bass Pro Shop (RIM), 17904 HI-10 West, Exit 554 Early registration $20 (Postmark by 10/15/13. Day of show registration $30. For information visit: www.samustang.com/2013_carshow.htm 4 The App Corner – By Lake Ellis The APP Corner is a place to share your favorite smartphone or pad APPs with other TCA members. Here are two APPs that I have found very useful. You can download these from your favorite APP store. MileBug Do you drive your own car for business? Track your trips and get your tax deduction with this app. At tax time, simply email the report to yourself directly from MileBug. The is a free app or get one that is more detailed for a one time fee of $2.99. Starbucks No doubt one of my favorite most used apps! If you are like me and need a Starbucks fix while on the road in your Corvette, you will love this app. It locates the nearest Starbucks, gives you the store hours, phone number and will give you directions to the store. This is a MUST HAVE app for caffeine lovers. Send me your favorite APPs to be shared and included in future editions of THE APP CORNER. Email your favorite APPs (along with a brief explanation) to [email protected] to be included in future editions of the APP Corner. On My Bucket List - Car Week in Monterey, CA. – By Lake Ellis Les Hobgood, Mike Forbis, Sam & Cathy Castorani, Paul & Sherrie Cavazos, Paul & Irene Meri, Gary & Linda Davidson, Jim & Carol Chandler, Kathi and I all have checked off Car Week at Monterey from our respective Bucket Lists. We traveled to Monterey, California to attend Car Week on August 14th through August 19. During the week we enjoyed a Mecum Auto Auction, The Small Car Show, a review of the Tour d'Elegance cars in Carmel, the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Laguna Seca (Corvette was the featured marque) and the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Cars everywhere! Corvette, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Aston Martin, Rolls Royce, Duesenberg and many, many more! Life is good during Car Week in Monterey, and we enjoyed ourselves! TCA members, Joe & Brenda Murphy, live part of the year in Monterey. They graciously invited us over to their mountain top home to enjoy dinner and the fantastic scenery with great friends. What a great site to see the Chandlers', Castoranis' , Cavazos', Hobgood's, and our Corvettes next to Joe's three (3). Joe "twisted" the arms of Les, Paul and I and "forced" us to hit a few golf balls over the side of the mountain to a ravine below. Joe & Brenda's "Texas Hospitality" is alive and well in California, and we all had a great time! Driving to and from California was a great trip. Les & Mike, Sam & Kathy, Paul & Sherrie, Jim & Carol and Kathi & I drove our Corvettes. Gary & Linda and Paul & Irene flew to California. The Corvettes were well tested over the 5,000 trip (they were made to drive!!). We saw temperatures ranging from a non- 5 seasonal (for us) upper 40's to a sweltering 122 F in Death Valley!!! The Corvettes performed exceptionally and averaged approximately 27 to 28 MPG! Be sure and add Monterey Car Week to your bucket list! You will not regret it! Some of the TCA gang at the Corvette Display at Laguna Seca 6 Les and Paul argue over who is going to buy this C7! The Gang at Joe and Brenda Murphy's House 7 Corvette Car Show in Joe Murphy's Driveway Corvette Car Show in Joe Murphy's Driveway – Another View 8 Les smacks the golf ball Is it Warm in Sunny California? – Death Valley Edition – By Kathi Ellis 9 Celebrity Watch At Monterey – By Lake Ellis An additional highlight of our trip to Monterey was spotting a number of celebrities at Laguna Seca and the Concours d'Elegance. The relaxed atmosphere at the track provided a great opportunity to catch photos (and a few autographs) of these automotive notables. Among the more famous that we encountered were Jay Leno (Tonight Show), Craig Jackson (Barrett-Jackson Auctions), Johnny O'Connell (Corvette Race Driver), Peter Brock (GM designer, author, race driver, race team owner), Justin Bell (TV personality, LeMans Driver), Chad McQueen (son of Steve McQueen) and Sir Jackie Stewart (Formula 1 Champion). Jay Leno 10 Paul Cavazos talking to Peter Brock Craig Jackson Filling up his $1.5 M Bugatti Veyron 11 Johnny O prepares to drive a C7 Paul Cavazos hanging with Justin Bell 12 Sir Jackie Stewart at Pebble Beach Craig Jackson seeking Lake's advice on car prices 13 Corvette Race Cars From Laguna Seca – By Lake Ellis Les Hobgood and Mike Forbis standing beside John Fitch's LeMans winning 1960 Corvette The Most Victorious Corvette".This car sold for $1 million plus at the 2013 Barrett-Jackson Auction. 14 1967 Corvette driven at LeMans by Bondurant & Guldstrand Greenwood Sebring Racer 15 Misc historic Corvette race cars at Laguna Seca C7R takes to the track at Laguna Seca 16 The Truck That Keeps on Giving – By Ken Rodriguez, The San Antonio Express News What would happen if you asked Tim Duncan’s Blackjack Speed Shop to customize a 2013 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4? The truck would emerge like nothing you’ve ever seen -- and impact the community like you couldn’t imagine. The two tone vehicle -- painted white and silver -- is one-of-a kind. It not only has a six-inch lift and 35inch tires, a custom bumper and chrome mesh grille, a 20-inch LED driving light and AMP Research electric-powered running boards. It’s got a hood cowl wrapped and signed by the 2012-13 Spurs roster. It’s a truck lover’s dream. The best part is this: it’s been making a lot of other dreams come true throughout the San Antonio community. The vehicle, donated by North Star Dodge, has been sold and given away multiple times to benefit three charities and will benefit a fourth in April. If the fundraising goes according to plan, the truck will generate more than $250,000. “It’s fairly common to go to an auction, buy a vehicle and donate it to charity,” says HOLT Companies Executive Vice President Larry Mills, whose company purchased the truck for $60,000 before giving it away. “But no one has heard of anything like this before -- where a vehicle has gone from one charity to another and then to another. It’s unique.” Ken Rodriguez is a San Antonio native who covered his first Spurs game in 1981 for The Daily Texan, the University of Texas student newspaper. He spent 26 years in the newspaper business -- 21 of them covering sports -- before joining the marketing department at Our Lady of the Lake University in 2009. His Spurs.com column will appear every Wednesday. 17 Thank You Lake& Kathi Ellis – By T J Hobbs, Newsletter Editor Thank you, Lake and Kathi for all of your contributions to this month’s newsletter. Your contributions not only help the TCA, but also af our members. Three Twisted Sisters – Drive, Drive, Drive, and Dine Event The weather was perfect for our great run through the Texas Hill Country. The route was called “The Three Twisted Sisters” and it certainly lived up to its name. These three roads are rated highly by Motorcycle and Sports Car enthusiasts, and we all learned why. There was a fantastic turnout, with 27 Cars signed up for the event, and 29 showed up! We all met at the Court House in Bandera, TX for the Driver’s Brief. From Bandera, we traveled through Medina, and Vanderpool to Leakey for our first “Pit Stop”. After a short break, we continued on “The Sisters”. Camp Wood, and Barksdale were the only “Wide Spots” until we returned to Leakey for lunch at The Bent Rim Grill. There were many twists and turns, with quite a few dramatic elevation changes. If you missed this event, don’t fret. We are already planning another ride on “The Sisters”. Most likely the ride will be after the Holiday Season. Keep an eye on future newsletters for the date and time. All lined up and ready to go! 18 Everyone gathers for the Driver Brief in Bandera Gary Burgess wonders if “Herding Cats” would be easier, while Tom Marazzi smiles and thinks: “Now he knows how I feel at Biff’s at 7:30” 19 Following Noel Osborn through one of the “Cuts 20 ” Tom Landrum relaxes before the run. Leonard Trevino, and Ernie Edmonds in the background 21 On the Road Again!! 22 (L) Lou Pisano, Pat and Gwynn Vaughn (R) Maureen Pisano, Rebecca McMahan, and Eddy McDonald Enjoying Lunch and visiting at the Bent Rim Grill 23 Mary Lou Moody enjoys the breeze at The Bent Rim Grill 24 Bill and Gloria Scrivner enjoying lunch. 25 Kathi listens, as Lake enlists even more cars for the 2014 Caravan 26 Wayne and Susan Eason enjoying lunch. 27 28 Performance Test for C 7 – Reprinted From Motor Trend Magazine Among the biggest questions about the all-new 2014 Corvette Stingray Z51, from the very start, was this: How much power does it make? Chevy kept us waiting with promises of “at least 450 horsepower and 450 lb-ft of torque” before finally settling on 455 horsepower and 460 lb-ft, or 460 horsepower and 465 lb-ft with the optional Dual-Mode Performance Exhaust. But how much does it really make? We took a trip to K&N Engineering in Riverside, California, to make a run on their chassis dyno. Our car was equipped with the seven-speed manual transmission, Z51 performance package, and the optional dualmode exhaust for that extra bit of power, but mostly for the sound. It’s an early car, VIN 13, but it had 2200 miles on it at test time, so it was broken-in. The test was run on California-grade 91 octane.The verdict: 402 hp at 5900 RPM and 400 lb-ft of torque at 4800 RPM at the wheels. Factor in drivetrain losses and you’ve got almost exactly what Chevy promised at the crank. That SAE power certification really does mean something. 29 RAFFLE TRUCK SCHEDULE DATE EVENT HOURS LOCATION TEAM CONTACT NAME Robert Garner Stan Ferguson W/A CONTACT PH# 210 296 7600 210 648 3561 W/A Glen Smith W/A Sept-22nd Sunday S.A. Rodders Annual Car Show 9:00 AM Until ? Comanche Park #2 San Antonio Team Hendley Sept. 27th Friday Sept.28th Sat. BTM BBQ Cook Off Will Advise Freeman Expo Center September28th Saturday October12th Saturday October19th Saturday BLACK JACK SPEED SHOP TRUCK SHOW Key to the Hills Hot Rod Show MOPAR MUSCLE AND CLASSIC CAR SHOW Will advise San Antonio Fri. Ellis Sat. AM Hendley Sat.PM Rose CANCEL Will Advise Bank Parking Lot in Boerne AM Hendley W/A PM Rose W/A 12:00 – 4:00 Team Pisano W/A W/A October27th Sunday S.A.MUSTANG CLUB ANNUAL CAR SHOW S.A. AUTO DEALERS SHOW WILL ADVISE Ancira Chrysler Jeep Dodge 10807 IH 10 W. BASS PRO SHOP at the RIM AM Petron PM Ellis Miguel Rosario Paul Read 443 253 3996 830 537 3606 W/A Autumn Classic Car Show Will Advise November 21-24 Fri.Sun. November 9th Saturday WILL ADVISE S.A. Fri.Ellis CONVENTION Sat. AM CENTER Hendley Sat. PM Pisano Sun. AM Rose Sun. PM Petron Providence Team Ellis Catholic School San Antonio 30 W/A SATX Camaro Club Front License Plates Are Now Required in Texas – By Ed Roddy As of September 1, 2013, Texas has reinstated the front requirement for displaying a front license plate. The fine is now $200.00. 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