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‘VETTE GAZETTE
The Newsletter of the Free State Corvette Club
June 2015
General Announcements
Founded in 1968
www.freestatecorvette.com
• Updated OC planning meeting schedule has been posted on the
web site and new dates are listed in the Gazette.
• Sign up to join an OC Committee at the General Meeting.
• Updated Flyers for OC weekend are available on the web site as
well as printed in the Gazette. Take a bunch with you when you go
to car shows.
• FSCC Activities are in full swing. Sign up on the web site.
• WANTED: FSCC Web master. Contact Kate or Steve if interested.
Founded in 1959
www.corvettesnccc.org
Pictures of the Month
2015 Officers
Kate Daley
President
Steve Predenkoski
Vice President
Sandra Kource
Secretary
Norman Elkins
Treasurer
Marty Rockenstire
Membership Director
Barbara Faulkner
Activities Director
Jeff Weiner
NCCC Governor
Chuck Sanders
Sergeant-at-Arms
Pets ‘N ‘Vettes
www.winkelly.com
Thought I’d highlight some of our members furry
family members with their Vettes
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From Our President
Kate Daley, FSCC President
Hi Everyone,
Well the saying goes April showers bring May flowers, but it
seemed as though the rain has made itself comfortable for too
many days. It did allow a break for the Shrimp Run, which had a
great group participate for another fun year of shrimp, burgers,
and fun with friends.
Save the Wave!
What’s Inside
VP Report
General Meeting Minutes
3
3-5
Birthdays/Anniversaries
5
Governors Report
5
OC Corner
Activities Report
6
7-15
Some members have been attending car shows both local and
far. Joe led a group to Myrtle Beach this past weekend. I was able
to fly down and meet them. It was a fantastic weekend. No trophies, but we did have one lucky lady win a great prize. Congrats
to Sharon Harbauger on winning a beautiful diamond ring. It was
beautiful weather to relax with friends. Thanks for a great time.
Lastly, please make sure you talk to the committee chairs for the
OC event to lend a helping hand.
Charity News
16
Shop Night
16
Corvette Racing
17
Win Kelly Sponsor Plan
18
Corvette Weekend flyer
19
Contact info
19
Editor’s Note
Win Kelly Technology Bar
19
Mary Predenkoski, FSCC Gazette Editor
General Information Sheet
20
FSCC Yellow Pages
21
FSCC 2014 Meeting Schedule
21
There are more great events to come, so check the calendar and
let's cruise.
- Kate
WOW what an edition. Thank you all so much for the great pictures and
stories from the month. This shows just what a great club we are! Keep
them coming.
I know the folks are back from the Myrtle Beach trip but we decided to
give Joe time to put together an awesome, photo packed article, so I
couldn’t get it into this edition. Never fear, we’ll have another Gazette in
3 weeks. Look for it. Meanwhile, lets give a great big shout out to Jeff and
Elaine Weiner who won best in their class at the show! Way to represent.
With all the cruising stuff, I didn’t have room to reprint the thank you notes
from our charities. I’ll either try and fit then in next month or just post them
to the FSCC web page.
Remember, June is a short month for the Gazette, so if you go to a car
show, indulge in a Sunday cruise or just are out and about and run into
some other Corvette friends, take some pictures and drop them to me
(with some text of course). This is what makes for a great publication.
Corvette Racing is in France this week for the 24 hour race. Looks to be a
great race!
If you’ve not done so, register for Corvette Weekend. Don’t forget to
then make your reservations at the Clarion. Several committees still need
members and you can sign up at the general meeting.
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VP Report
Charity News
Steve Predenkoski, FSCC Vice President
I can’t believe it’s almost the middle of June
already. Where has the year gone? Remember the ugly snow storm in March, and whether
we would ever see the day when we’d get the
‘vettes out of our garages again?
Now, the
official start to meteorological summer is right
around the corner!!!
Car shows seem to be the interest this year. It’s
great to see so many of us participating in the
Corvette Community, supporting other clubs, be
it Hunt Valley Horsepower, BCCC, or CCA. FSCC
is well represented. We’re cruising to wineries,
distilleries (is that a bad habit), crab feasts and
ice cream runs.
For those of you who have not had the time to
get out with the club this year, I suggest just participating in one event, one cruise. You won’t
regret it.
Check the club calendar out. There
are so many chance to come out and hang out
with your FSCC family and friends.
- Steve
FSCC General Meeting Minutes
May 1, 2015
Sandra Kource, FSCC Secretary
The meeting was called to order at 7:34 PM.
Cathy Pass led the Pledge of Allegiance.
President - Kate Daley
Call for new prospective visitors:
• First Visit: Al Haines, a former member, who has a
Black 1976
• Second Visit: Ryan Elliott who has a a Blue 2004
Commemorative Edition
Call for new Corvettes:
• John Henry who got a Night Race Blue 2015
Coupe
In Memoriam
• Prospective
member,
“Wild
Bill”
Phelps
announced that a BIG truck backed into his Blue
2015 at 4:52PM on Tuesday, April 28th. The membership commiserated with Bill in his grief.
• Kate presented the
“big”
check
for
Change, Inc. to Cathy
Pass. Cathy thanked
the membership and
spoke briefly about the
loss of Steven Palich,
part of the FSCC Spina
Bifida family.
• Kate read thank you letters from Great and
Small, the USO at BWI and Change, Inc.
Vice President – Steve Predenkoski
• Steve
announced
that we are still looking for a Web Master
FSCC
• Rock and Steve are
WEBMASTER
posting Corvette pictures on Facebook,
one per month.
• Steve and Mary saw
the FSCC banner at
REWARD:
the National Corvette
UNDYING GRATITUDE
OF FSCC
Museum. It is in a very
prominent position.
• Steve Levin added that the FSCC brick is
almost worn out. He had a picture to make
the point.
• Steve is still working on the website in
preparation for the Ocean City weekend.
WANTED!
Governor – Jeff Weiner
• NCCC is holding a car show on Saturday,
May 16th, see him or read Blue Bars for
details.
Secretary – Sandra Kource
• The minutes from the April General Meeting
were approved as submitted.
Treasurer – Norm Elkins
• Norm presented the current balances for
the club and Foundation. He explained that
the plaques and pins had to be ordered
now even though there isn’t any income
from registration yet.
Activities – Barbara Faulkner
Barb invited ODs to speak about their
events.
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• Sean discussed plans to meet to travel to the
Apple Blossom Festival, May 2nd.
• Rock spoke about the Old Dominion Corvette
Club Hampstead Car Show at the LaGrange
Winery on May 23rd.
• Wayne stated that a group will meet and
leave Long Gate at 1200 to go to the Shrimp
Run on May 24th.
• Joe Daley spoke about the Vettes at the
Beach, at Myrtle Beach on June 4th through 7th.
If you want to go, need to make hotel reservations. So far there are eight cars going.
• Chuck Sanders is participating in two bike rides
for Diabetes, one on May 2nd in Maryland and
the other in Virginia. His goal is to raise $2000.
One ride will be 32 miles and the other for 35
miles.
• Steve reminded the membership about Shop
Night at Win Kelly on May 20th.
• Steve announced that Jeff Givens won a trophy at the VFW Car Show.
• Wyatt announced the Concert in the Park in
Westminster on July 5th.
• Joe Lardeo spoke about the Royal Caribbean
cruise on November 7th through 14th. He also
announced the Flower Power Cruise on the
Celebrity Constellation taking place February
29th through March 5th in 2016. Details are available at FlowerPowerCruise.com. Use code
TVGUIDE for special rates.
Membership – Marty Rockenstire
• May Member birthdays and anniversaries were
announced.
• Marty is updating the FSCC Contact List.
Please respond to email from her to verify that
she has the correct address. Editors note: Member list has been posted to the Club’s web site.
Gazette – Mary Predenkoski
• Need a short “blurb” and pictures from FSCC
events or member participation in other events.
Picnic – Hanna Blair
• The date is Sunday August 9th.
• The venue is the Lake Heritage Community
Clubhouse. The Browns have just moved to this
gated community, is located off PA Route 15
across from the Outlet mall in Gettysburg.
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• The Board unanimously supported the
choice of Mission Barbecue to cater the
food.
• Hanna is still working on the numbers before
announcing member cost.
Ocean City – Paul Chlan
• We need volunteers for the Ocean City
committees. There is an online volunteer
registration form at the Members Only page
of the FSCC website.
• Paul is holding Ocean City planning meetings separately from the Board meetings to
allow more time for collaboration and discussion between the committees.
• Apparel Committee - Joe Daley
• The committee picks a logo, catch
phrase and color that set the theme
for the entire event.
• Need volunteers to work on Friday
and Saturday so that volunteers work
shorter shifts.
• Displayed the shirts and sweatshirts
with the printed and embroidered
designs.
• Car Show Committee - Sandra Kource
• Need volunteers at the Inlet to help
with parking by the classes.
• Really need help with tallying the
votes and preparing the trophies for
the Awards Ceremony.
• OC Weekend 2016 Planning Committee Dennis Kritzmacher
• Dennis has agreed to lead a committee to plan the 30th anniversary of
FSCC Ocean City Corvette Weekend
in 2016.
• Will host a meeting on May 17th to
start planning
• Looking at every aspect of the weekend event and how to make it better.
• OC Publicity - Mary Predenkoski (for Jerry
Appicela)
• Email updates will change over the
summer
• She displayed the printed flyers to distribute wherever we go this summer
50/50: Barbara Faulkner drew the ticket held
by Steve Predenkoski who won $110.
Steve Predenkoski drew a ticket, held by
Sandra Kource, to win a “Parking for Cor-
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vettes Only” sign donated by Rock Rockenstire.
Sandra doesn’t have a garage, so she
donated the sign to the Ocean City Fund Raising Committee.
Meeting adjourned
Birthdays
Marty Rockenstire, FSCC
Membership Director
Anniversaries
Bob & Annie Freeman
Paul & Ellie Chlan
Carl & Leslie Blazek
Rich & Kitty Dietrich
Don & Caroline Bellusci
Virgil & Dawn Bowser
Gabe & Kathy Fontana
Wyatt & Paulette
Greenwalt
Gary & Sue Dunaway
John & Lori Roarty
Jeff & Vicky Givens
Andy & Cathi Seymour
Keith & Barb Faulkner
Hi Everyone,
If you have suggestions,
please drop me a note:
[email protected]
June - Birthdays
Peaceful and harmonious, you
seek the gentle side of life. Your
warmth
and
consideration
touches many. Your soul reflects:
Friendship, love, and beauty
• Gemstone: Pearl
• Flower: Rose
• Colors: Light blue, white,
and cream
Lee Arndt
Sean O'Sullivan
Don Bellusci
John Roarty
Todd Brown
Madeline Schumacher
Bob Eubank
Cathi Seymour
Tafi Grant
Janet Van Cleave
Linda Grumbine
Kevin Harbarger
Lynn Kisic
Harvey Wetzler
Tony Motsco
Governors Report
Jeff Weiner
Subject: Free C-5, C-6 and C-7 Exhaust Systems
Once again I have made contact regarding having free exhaust systems installed on
C-5, C-6 and C-7 Corvettes at Corvettes at
Carlisle. At this time I do not have complete
details but have been told there will be
between eight and ten systems installed.
The deal is this: You would need to take your
Corvette to Corvettes at Carlisle on Thursday, August 27, 2015 to have the system
installed. Then on Friday and Saturday you
would need to have the vehicle at Carlisle
from 8:30 AM until 5:00 PM and on Sunday
from 8:30 AM until approximately 3:30 PM.
You can either drive back and forth each
day or just leave it at Carlisle, which would
be my recommendation, as it will be parked
under a large tent. Your vehicle will not be
driven but will be started so prospective customers can hear the exhaust sound. Systems
to be installed, I have been told, will be from
Billy Boat, Borla, Corsa, and Magnaflow.
I will not have complete details until early
August on the model mix, number of vehicles, or the number of systems from each
manufacturer.
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Who ever gets a system will be on a first come,
first served basis. So if you are interested you let
me know ASAP. This is a great deal as you be
receiving an exhaust system installed that will
have a value in excess of $1,000.00 at no cost
to you.
If you have any questions, or to put your name
on the list send me the year and model of your
Corvette along with you home and cell numbers plus you e-mail address to me at [email protected] or just give me a call at 717371-8964.
how Ocean City Weekend began, and how
it changed and evolved over the years. This
really gives our current efforts perspective,
and I hope to arrange for all members to
hear his presentation.
Don’t forget to register for our exciting 2015
Ocean City Weekend!
- Paul
Clyde
Clyde and Sue Mooney
101 Pinnacle Point Drive
Lancaster, PA 17601
Phone: 717-898-2766
Cell: 717-371-8964
[email protected]
O.C. CORNER
Paul Chlan, 2015 OC Chairman
ANCHORS AWEIGH!
EXTRA, EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT
IT…
On-Line
Registration
opened a day early! This is exciting, not only
because the entire Registration committee is
new this year, but a lot of effort has been
required to put it together. CONGRATULATIONS! We had an issue when, for a few days,
or registration web site was down. Our Internet
Site provider did some upgrades that effected
our site. Now that this has been resolved we’re
seeing a steady stream of registrations.
At our last O.C. Committee get-together, I was
once again impressed with the enthusiastic
and critical thinking the chairmen/chairwomen
exhibited. It’s this kind involvement that makes
our event successful year after year. A sign-up
sheet will be available at the next General
meeting to make it easy for each and every
member to be part of the fun.
This month I’d like to make a “call out” to Dennis Kritzmacher for his insightful presentation at
his last committee meeting to tell the story of
30th Anniversary FSCC Ocean City
Weekend 2016 Event Update
Dennis Kritzmacher
Fifteen
Club
members (which
include
one
phone in member) met May 17th
and started putting together FSCC’s 30th
Ocean City event.
• We discussed how our event has changed
over the last fifteen years or so. We have
moved the Host hotel from the Comfort Inn
to the Grand Hotel to the Holiday Inn Convention Center to where we presently are
the Clarion.
• We have moved the Car Show and Rallye
starting location from Northside Park, to the
Convention Center to where it is now, the
Inlet.
• We talked about how we used to mail our
registration forms to all past participants and
Clubs up and down the East Coast. All
preparation and registration was done using
paper and pencil.
FSCC has always tried to stay up with technology and, because of that, our Web Site
has helped our OC Event tremendously.
Only as far back as 2000, if we were able to
give our Charities $5000 in total then we had
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a good event. Once FSCC put together a
working web site and developed our on line
registration program our Event exploded and
we now donate an average of $45,000.
th
We want our 30 Anniversary to be a “special”
event; that’s why we’re getting an early start.
Our next date to continue our discussion is @ 11
am Saturday June 20th. Our plan is to have a
couple hour brainstorming session then head
out for an early afternoon cruise and lunch.
If you have an interest in becoming part of
FSCC 30th Anniversary Ocean City Corvette
Weekend history please let me know if you can
attend the meeting.
June 20th 11:00 am
3896 View Top Road
Ellicott City, 20142
Dennis K
410-440-8406
[email protected]
sit and have the time to talk with the families. This will be on July 18th, details are on
the calendar.
Then it's on to the FSCC Annual Picnic. This is
for you! So worth going to. So much cruising.
So much fun. So much laughter. So much
food. So how can you not go? This is what
it's all about for our club! Cruising, fun, food
and laughter.
As far as upcoming events a little further out
on the calendar are two events OD'd by
Joe Lardeo, is The Kegs and Corks event on
August 15th and The Chesapeake Bay Wine
Festival at the Bay Bridge Marina. More information to come, keep these dates in mind.
If you want to OD an event and have it on
the calendar, the event form is a must! If I
don't get the info, it can't go to Steve for the
calendar. You may not think it's a big deal,
but it can be. So if I hound you for the info, I
am doing it on behalf of the members who
want to know all the details. Keep the ideas
coming!!!!! Thanks so much.
Activities Report
2015 Upcoming Events!
Barbara Faulkner, FSCC
June 13, 10 am - 4 pm “Corvettes on the
Bay” Annapolis City Dock
Activities Director
Wheels Up FreeStaters!
Cruising has begun and is
in full force at FSCC!!!! Recent cruising was the
Apple Blossom Festival OD's by Sean & Cathy,
the Shrimp Run to Holland Point OD'd by
Wayne & Cathy, an impromptu Annapolis
Memorial Day parade, Keith & Barbara and
the Myrtle Beach Corvette Show OD'd by Joe
& Kate. FUN. FUN. FUN.
Upcoming cruises with guaranteed FUN, first up
is the Catonsville 4th of July Parade! This will be
a FULL DAY OF FUN for everybody! First the
parade then on to the Rockenstire's for a picnic and swimming. Thanks to Bill & Faith for
organizing this crazy crew to get us to the
parade event and to Marty & Rock for allowing
this crazy crew at their home.
More events coming up is the Spina Bifida Picnic. This event is put on by our charity's families
as an additional thanks for helping their awesome people. This is nice way to be able to just
Jul 4, 2pm - 4pm “Catonsville 4th of July
Parade” OD Bill & Faith Zei. Party at the
Rockenstires after.
Jul 5 “Summer Concert in Westminster” OD
Wyatt Greenwald.
Aug 9 “FSCC Picnic” OD Hanna Blair
August 15 “Kegs and Corks” OD Joe Lardeo
August 22-27 “NCCC Convention” Split Rock
Resort, Lake Harmony, PA. OD TBD.
August 28-30 “Corvettes at Carlisle” OD
Jerry Appicela.
October 3 “The Chesapeake Bay Wine Festival” at the Bay Bridge Marina. OD Joe
Lardeo
October 16-17 “FSCC OC Weekend” OD
Paul Chlan.
Nov 7-14 “Oasis of the Seas Cruise” OD Joe
Lardeo.
Let's get ready.
Barbara
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A few reminders:
Clipboards with sign-up sheets for upcoming
events will be placed at the welcome table in
the K of C hall at each meeting.
We meet every Sunday at 1pm for an
impromptu cruise at the Long Gate Shopping
Center near the McDonald’s Restaurant. Bring
your ideas and suggestions for destinations. If
you would like to “Captain” an event, in lieu of
the Sunday Cruise please let me know and we
will get it on the calendar.
Celebrate the Fourth of July
If you have an event to be added to the activities calendar, please fill out the event information form and provide it to the Activities
With your fellow FreeStaters at
Director. Hard copies are available at the
Rock and Marty's House!!!
FSCC General meeting; soft copies can be
downloaded from the documents section of
9409 Diamondback Drive
the FSCC web page. Send completed forms
Columbia, MD
and a flyer (if you have one) to [email protected].
Arrive any time after 2:30pm
To get your event information out to the club,
please contact the Activities Director at: [email protected] or 410-626 8099.
Relax in the pool, play
badminton,
volleyball, or bocce ball.
OD’ing FSCC events:
Dinner’s after the Catonsville Parade Participants
arrive - 5:30ish. Dinner will be roast pig, hamburgAnyone who wants to OD an event can find ers and hot dogs, provided by Marty and Rock.
the FSCC Activities Information Form online or
Bring your favorite dish, salad, dessert.
contact me at 410-626 8099.
We now have the capability to sign up for
events on-line (see directions below for Sunday
Cruise) as well as on the general meeting signup sheets. If you are an OD for an event please
check the on-line calendar for club members
who have signed up for your event. This will
ensure you have a complete list of attendees.
To sign up for a Sunday Cruise:
Soda and water will be available. Everything else
is BYOB.
NO GLASS - unless you will pour in a plastic cup
(Got to save the toes from broken glass)
Please email [email protected] to let her
know what you will be bringing or if you have any
questions.
** For those participating in the parade, please
Log into our web site and go to the calendar
meet at Marty and Rock's house at 12:30pm to
on our FSCC Members Only page, select the
drop off your food and beverage.
event (in this case a Sunday Cruise). You will
see a link saying “Enroll for this Event?”
You will be prompted with “Are You Sure You
Want to Enroll?” Click OK. You will then return
to the calendar entry and see your name
listed.
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For those who are going to drive in the Catonsville Parade, we will meet you at the Mc'Donalds on Rt 40 in Baltimore County. The Mc’d’s is
located on the east bound side of Rt 40 shortly
after crossing over into Baltimore County coming from Howard County.
WHEELS UP at 1:30. Please sign
up at June Meeting, FSCC
Website, or email to [email protected]. If necessary, the
day of or the day prior call Bill's
Cell.
410-984-4451 or Faith's
Cell 410-952-2667.
For those dropping off their
food, etc at Marty and Rock's
House at 12:30, we will be
waiting for you at the McDonalds for wheels up at 1:30 to
proceed to the parade.
FSCC Picnic
Sunday, August 9, 2015 Noon to 6pm
Be part of the Fantastic Event, Relax & Have
Fun - Rain or Shine.
Cost: $20.00 Member / $24.00 Non-Member
Payments needed to confirm you are coming.
Pay at the June meeting or send a check to
Hanna Blair
10507 Rolling Green Ct.,
Clarksburg, MD 20871
Please call Hanna with questions 301.831.3300
or 301.252.2662 cell.
MISSION BBQ will cater the delicious food. We
will have ice tea, lemonade & water.
Please bring other drinks along if you wish.
Anyone is welcome to bring a dessert of their
choice.
OurFSCCpicnicwillbeheldattheLAKE
HERITAGECOMMUNITYCENTER
locatedat1000HeritageDr,
Gettysburg,PA17325.
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The
Community
Center is the hub
of Lake Heritage’s
indoor/outdoor
events and activities. It overlooks the
lake and there is a
deck to enhance
its charm. It is a spacious, well-appointed,
comfortable room. We also have use of the
outdoor space & The Pool. Music, Games,
Good Friends - a festive time!!
When you sign
up please let us
know if you will
be swimming. To
use the Swimming pool there
will be a $3.00
charge per person. We need to know approximately how
many members & guests will use the pool as
they require a sufficient number of life
guards for the group.
DIRECTIONS
From Frederick: Route 15 N, (approx 40
miles), Take a right turn on Route 97, left on
Heritage Dr into Lake Heritage. (At Gettysburg Outlet)
From Westminster: Route 97: Take MD-97 N,
Littlestown Pike and PA-97N, to Heritage Dr,
Take right on Heritage Dr into Lake Heritage
(Across from Gettysburg Outlets)
AFTER checking in at gate house, turn right
& stay on Heritage Dr for 1.5 miles. The Community Center is just past the Marina.
PLEASE watch the speed limit in the community!!!
Tour de Cure
Chuck Sanders
I would like to thank everybody that
donated to my Tour de Cure bike rides. With
your help I was able to reach my goal of
$2,000 and pass it. I raised $2,847 to help find
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a cure for Diabetes!!! That is the most amount
of money that I have ever raised!
The first bike ride, in Cooksville Md., had a lot of
hills. Besides being a little windy, it was a great
day to ride 32 miles on a bike. I had finished
that ride in just under 2 1/2 hrs. (2 hrs. 29 min. 55
sec.). After that ride was over my knees hurt for
a little while, but it wasn't too bad.
Two weeks later I
rode in another Tour
de Cure bike ride in
Easton, Md. This ride
was a little bit longer at 35 miles compared to the one a
few weeks earlier. It isn't a race, but I consider
the first 15 miles of the ride a race. I always try
to get to the first rest stop as fast as possible
because you take the Oxford fairy boat to
Saint Michaels. If you are not on the first group
to go over, there is about a 45 min. wait to get
to the other side. I didn't want to wait, so I pedaled my little... well, you know... off and was
able to be in the first group over on the boat.
YEAH ME!
Once I was on the other side, I tried to keep
pace with some of the other riders but they
were better than me or had better equipment.
I will let you decide. They were riding at a
pretty constant 20 mph. I am more of a 15-16
mph kind of guy right now. So after about 9-10
miles of trying to keep pace, I said the hell with
it and went at my own speed but the damage
had been done. Those last 10 miles were slow. I
finished that ride in 2 hrs. 18 min. and 24 sec.
Last year I did the same ride in 2 hrs. 11 min.
and 10 sec. I was hoping to improve on my
time. Oh well... better luck next year.
Thanks again for your support! It makes me feel
good to help raise money, to find a cure for
Diabetes, while doing something I love to do. I
feel blessed to have friends like you to help me
succeed with my goals.
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Apple Blossom Cruise
Sean O’Sullivan
The apple blossom cruise was great. It was a
perfect 75 degrees so all tops were off.
The first group of cars left Longate, picking
up a few more cars in Finksburg, then a
large group in Westminster, and the final 3
cars in Gettysburg for a total of 24 cars
enjoying the ride!
We arrived at the fairgrounds and parked in
the reserved “Corvette” parking area Then
everyone dispersed for something good to
eat, listen to some live music, and check out
the artisans wares. The hot apple crisp with
Hershey's vanilla ice cream was a favorite.
Then everyone loaded up and went for an
hour long cruise through the apple orchards
and along the mountain tops. The apple
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trees were in peak bloom for this year's cruise
and were just beautiful!
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south to enjoy the day at the LaGrange
Winery.
Then we cruised on to the Appalachian Brewing Company for an early dinner (with a few
cars hitting triple digits along the way). The
food was as good as the camaraderie.
Annapolis Cars and Coffee
Then the cars split into smaller groups to make
their way back home, with a few stopping for
ice cream again (not going to mention any
names but they were mostly yellow cars).
Joe Lardeo & Sean O'Sullivan with their
American exotics at the Annapolis cars and
coffee on a Sunday morning.
CCA Sport Chevrolet Car Show
Old Dominion Corvette Club Car
Show at LaGrange Winery
While a group of FSCC’ers traveled north to the
Apple Blossom Festival, a few of us ventured
A few FSCC members went to the
CCA car show on
June 7th in Silver
Spring. While no
one came home
with a win, Rock
walked away with a door prize.
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mings, a short walk to spend time by the
bay we left for our return trip home, but of
course not before we stopped for a bit of,
what else, ice cream.
Annual Chesapeake Bay Shrimp Run
Wayne Dunaway
The annual trip to Holland Point Community
Center in southern Anne Arundel County was
once again, a huge success! Under the direction of Wayne Dunaway, a.k.a “The Commodore” (asst. OD Cathy Pass) and of course with
much appreciated assistance from Dennis &
Nancy Kritzmacher and Gary & Sue Dunaway
(his trusty first mates), set out for a day of cruising and eating, two of our favorite activities!
After
a
quick
meeting the group
suggested a new
stop
this
year,
Cindy's Soft Serve.
As
luck
would
have it, the owner
of Cindy's was talking with one of our new
members and shared that, he too, had a
corvette. So, after he made sure we all had
our ice cream, he took Bill out back and
joined us in the parking lot with his car, a
Monterey Red with a tan top and 19,000
miles young.
We also received a heartfelt thanks
from Woody and Kathy Young, two of the
event planners at the Holland Point Community Center, thanking us for once again
supporting their humble community center.
Thank you to all who joined us this year and
we hope to do it all again next spring!
Jetty Dock Bar
The day just about perfect: sunny and low to
mid 80's and of course spending time with 50 of
our friends (many who have joined us in the
past and a few first timers!).
After a few hours of “all you can eat” steamed
shrimp, hamburgers, hot dogs and all the trim-
On Saturday May
9th, a group of
Free Stater’s got
together
and
went
on
an
impromptu day
cruise over to the
Eastern Shore, our intent was to end up at
the Jetty Dock Bar at Kent Narrows to listen
to Red Dirt Revolution, a country-rock band
One of Kate’s teachers is the lead guitarist
and singer.
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Our day started with Marty &
Rock Rockenstire and Joan
McCleary meeting the Daley’s
at our usual meeting spot at
Long Gate Shopping Center.
We enjoyed a
nice ride over to the Eastern
Shore, picking up John Elliott
and Nancy Lehnhoff. Keith
and Barbara Faulkner met us
in Stevensville, as we visited
Blackwater Distilling, Maryland’s first craft distiller of spirits since 1972.
We
participated in a tour
of their facility
and
learned
about the distilling of both
vodka
and
rum.
Leaving our tour
of Blackwater Distilling, we noticed
that traffic was
backed up and
sitting
on
the
ramps, waiting to
get onto Rt. 50
West to go back across the Chesapeake Bay
Bridge.
We later found out that a tractor-trailer had
jackknifed and completely closed the Westbound span of the bridge.
That meant that the only way for traffic to get
across the bay was 1 lane in each direction of
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the older, two lane Eastbound span of the
bridge.
Since traffic was backing up going West, we
went on a nice ride over to Denton, Maryland.
Along this route we unexpectedly picked up
Rich Mars who was out running the highways
and just happened to see us cruising and
joined us.
We looped from Denton,
back and eventually got
back to Kent Narrows and
the Jetty Dock Bar. Jeff
and Elaine Weiner met us
there.
We arrived and
the band was
rocking!!!
We settled in,
having a few
refreshments, listened
to
the
music and eventually settled in for
the
afternoon
and
enjoying
each
other’s
company.
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hung in until about 8:30PM and headed
towards home.
As with most Free State outing, food wasn’t far
behind and we had a great afternoon
together.
Seeing the traffic that was still backed up
and barely moving, we decided to follow
the “Great Northern Route”. Rich Mars,
needing to get to Northern Virginia, stuck
with Rt. 50 and over the Bay Bridge. Joan
got us up above Chestertown and Joe got
us from there up through Chesapeake City
to Elkton, MD.
Everyone arrived home safely, some later
than others, but we had a really nice
adventure that we will not soon forget.
Kevin Farrell, who had thought
about joining us earlier in the
day, but heard about the
crash and traffic jam, kept us
abreast of the clean-up efforts
on the bridge and posting us
up on the “view from his boat!!!
Around 7:00PM, a few, (Rock & Marty Rockenstire and Keith and Barbara Faulkner), decided
to venture out and try to get towards home.
We had heard reports that the bridge would
finally be cleared in “about an hour”, so
another part of our group decided to wait it
out and listen to some more music. Those brave
souls that struck out earlier kept those of us at
the Jetty posted with their slow progress getting
across the bridge.
Around
8:00PM,
John and Nancy
decided to test out
the
“Northern”
route home. The
rest of us, (Jeff &
Elaine
Weiner,
Joan McCleary &
Joe & Kate Daley)
Note: Bob & Judy Mathias were on their way
to join us for the day when they ran into traffic that was quickly backing up onto Rt. 50
before the Bay Bridge. They heard the
report of the accident and turned around.
Unfortunately, Bob’s car lost all power and
they ended up having to get it towed back
home.
Charity News
Spina Bifida Picnic
Dan Palich, Spina Bifida of Maryland
** Please RSVP No-Later-Than July 5th so we
can plan the food **
No cost to FSCC members – FSCC are
invited guests
Show up and have a good time
Sigh up via
the sign up sheet at the FSCC Club Meeting,
the FSCC On-line Calendar
Or
RSVP directly to [email protected] or
410-702-7182
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Picnic Details
What
Spina Bidida Summer Picnic of 2015
When
July 18, 2015
1 pm - 7 pm (Picnic)
Where
Same location as last year:
Holbrook Farm
4800 Cliff Sullivan Road
Reisterstown, Maryland 21136
Our
guests
We have invited our excellent friends from the
Free State Corvette Club. As a special bonus,
we asked the Corvette Club members to bring
their grandchildren. That should make it a lot
of fun. We might have record-splashing in the
pool. And, of course, a lot of oohs & ahhs for
the cute grandchildren.
Cost
Free. We will provide all the food, soda and
water.
Shelter
Yes. Sheltered picnic area - - clean, large and
newly renovated.
Bathhouse
Yes. We have separate bathhouse for men
and women, each with several showers.
Swimming
Yes. Beautiful pool - - large and very clean.
Bring your suit and towel.
Fishing
Yes. Bring your own pole.
Boating
Yes. We have canoes and a fair number of life
jackets. If you have your own jacket, bring it.
Rain
date
Rain or shine, we will hold the picnic on July
18. It's almost always shining, but we have the
shelter to keep us dry if it sprinkles. But we can
guarantee no rain on July 18, 2015.
Rules
The family that owns the pool and picnic area
lets us use it for free. All they ask is that we not
park on their grass, smoke or bring alcohol.
There's a paved lot for parking.
1 pm - 6 pm (Swimming)
Win Kelly News
Jeannette Shalaby
Win Kelly Shop Night
Some of you might not know
what exactly our “Win Kelly Shop Night” is, so
the Board has asked that this informative be
published in the Gazette.
What is Shop Night? Our club
Sponsor is Win Kelly. As part of
our relationship with them, they
allow club members to attend
Shop Night held once a month
typically on the third Wednesday of the month.
What can I do at Shop Night? Win Kelly
allows members to bring their Corvette to
the service bay area and work on our own
cars. We are able to do pretty much anything we need to do to the car that can be
done in a two-hour window. There are lifts
available so you can work under your car.
They have a laptop linked to GM for bulletin
searches, a battery tester, and the Tech 2
scan tool. Other tools would be available at
the technician’s discretion and assistance.
Members have done work anywhere from
changing their own oil to replacing an
exhaust.
Do I need my own tools? Yes, you should
bring your own tools, however the lifts are
available and if you have pneumatic tools
we have been known to use their compressed air.
If I have any questions is there anyone to
help? Yes! Win Kelly schedules one or more
of their certified Corvette technicians to be
available for consultation and assistance.
When is Shop Night? The Win Kelly Shop
Night is held the third Wednesday of each
month from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM. You can
find the specific dates on the club calendar.
Is there any cost to attend Shop Night? No,
attending is absolutely free and one of the
many benefits of belonging to the Free
State Corvette Club. We are encouraged to
attend this free monthly event, even if it is to
just hoist our Corvette up and inspect the
undercarriage.
How do I sign up for Shop Night? Win Kelly
asks that we register in advance for Shop
Night so they can ensure they have a Corvette technician on site. To register, simply
log into the Free State Corvette Club web
and
site
(www.freestatecorvette.com)
access the Members Only page. Locate the
calendar entry for the date you wish to
attend and select the registration link. The
cut off for Shop Night registration is the Sunday night preceding Shop Night. This is to
give us time to notify Win Kelly and for them
to make arrangements.
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Corvette Racing
Jordan Taylor
Photo Breakdown:
Here's a crazy story. In 1990 my Dad was hired
by Jim Miller (of Pratt & Miller) to come and
race in America. He drove the #64 Chevy
Intrepid the following year. 25 years later, I'll be
competing in my fourth Le Mans 24 Hour with
Corvette Racing (Pratt & Miller) in the #64
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R.
As I was on stage, telling stories about
cleaning Fonzie's poop, we have many different emotions to break down. Let's go left
to right. Doug Fehan, “Man, this guy is back
for his fourth Le Mans with us. His stories have
gotten weirder and weirder every year.”
Jan Magnussen, “Haha...Holy S*** (bad
word for poop), I'm glad this freak is out of
our car this year.” Ryan Briscoe, “Man, Jordan really does have beautiful eyes.” Antonio Garcia, “See Jan, I told you three years
was enough with him.” Oliver Gavin,
“Geeze man...what goes on in that head.”
Jordan Taylor, “Man, that was awesome
that I just got to tell that story on stage.”
Tommy Milner, “Is he still talking?”
24 Houres Le Mans
Jordan Taylor, #64
Here are some pics from one of the drivers, Jordan Taylor as we head into race week.
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They will be value priced for Free State Corvette
Club Members.
Sponsor Plan
Win Kelly Chevrolet Buick GMC is very pleased
to be expanding our relationship with the
FSCC. This is a great opportunity for us to contribute to the clubs extraordinary charitable
efforts and social gatherings.
We want to support the club members with
benefits in their association with Win Kelly
Chevrolet Buick GMC. As such, I would like to
take this opportunity to outline the benefits for
Free State members and to establish points of
contact in the dealership.
Sales: Please contact Charlie Seaboch, Kevin
Bell or Jeannette Shalaby with any initial inquiry
for new or used vehicles. We will get product
specialists assistance for vehicle demonstration and features. In this way we can insure
that the FSCC members are provided with the
information they request and enjoy a pleasant
purchase experience. It is very difficult given
the complexity of incentives and distribution of
product to create a rigid outline. Win Kelly
Chevrolet will provide the best prices and
research all applicable factory incentives and
insure a very competitive if not best price in the
market. The price will be presented in a
straightforward, transparent manner. The pricing is available to friends and family. The following general pricing guidelines will be followed:
• Most products will be priced at invoice or
under and then less applicable factory incentives.
• Certain low volume and or specialty vehicles
are excluded such as the ZL1 Camaro and
other limited availability vehicles. These vehicles will be priced at the low end of the current
market.
• Trade in values are based on a compilation of
Mannheim auction reports and V Auto which
gathers data from a variety of wholesale and
retail information sources, including current
vehicles on the market and recently sold vehicles.
• Used Vehicles will be discounted on a case by
case basis from our Internet sales prices. As all
used vehicles are unique a formula is difficult.
Service: We have reached over 300% of GM
training standards and are very fortunate to
have highly trained and exceptional technicians. Jeff Beaver and Scott Beebe focus on
Corvettes.
We encourage you to drop off your vehicles
and take advantage of courtesy alternate
transportation. An appointment arranged thru
Mike Ziegler is required.
For all routine matters, please contact Mike
Ziegler for appointments and information. Mike
will insure a great service experience, keep you
informed and answer all concerns. Mike will
insure a priority service for your vehicles.
The following are for FSCC Members (and
immediate family only):
• 20% discount off of posted labor rate on all
non-special or menu items. Loss leader specials
excluded.
• 15% parts discount on all parts (non –special or
menu items) installed thru the shop.
• 10% labor discount and parts discount on all
standard menu and special items. Some loss
leader specials such as our wiper blade specials
and rotation specials are excluded.
• 18% discount from all parts ordered over the
counter.
• Accessories: 18% over cost.
• Major components such as transmissions will be
priced on an individual basis.
• Collision Work will require estimates.
Tires: Win Kelly Chevrolet Buick GMC guarantees the best installed tire prices. We sell the
tires and include standard mounting and balancing. Mike has all the tire information and
prices at his desk for convenience. It is very seldom that there is a better installed price and if
there is we match it. Our tires are fresh stock
thru the GM program.
Shop Night: Every Third Wednesday Win Kelly
Chevrolet Buick GMC will provide bay space
for Club member’s vehicles to inspect and perform light work on your cars. We will provide Jeff
Beaver, Scott Beebe or another of our trained
technicians to assist and answer questions.
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2015 FSCC Board of Directors
PRESIDENT:
PAST PRESIDENT:
VICE PRESIDENT:
SECRETARY:
TREASURER:
NCCC GOVERNOR:
ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR:
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR:
SERGEANT AT ARMS:
Kate Daley,
[email protected]
Paul Chlan
[email protected]
Steve Predenkoski
[email protected]
Sandra Kource
[email protected]
Norman Elkins
[email protected]
Jeff Weiner
[email protected]
Barbara Faulkner
[email protected]
Marty Rockenstire
[email protected]
Chuck Sanders
[email protected]
FSCC Board Appointed Officials
HISTORIAN:
TJ Humphreys
[email protected]
VETTE GAZETTE EDITOR:
Mary Predenkoski
[email protected]
PUBLIC RELATIONS (PR) CHAIRMAN
Jerry Apicella
[email protected]
IT CHAIRMAN
TBD
[email protected]
Win Kelly Points of Contact
Dealer:
General Manager:
Marketing and Events:
Service Director:
Service Advisor:
Collision Center:
Controller:
Parts:
Kevin Bell, 443-535-8215
[email protected]
Charlie Seaboch,443-535-8258
[email protected]
Jeannette Shalaby, 443-535-8208
[email protected]
Lyle Etzwiler, 443-535-8254
[email protected]
Mike Ziegler, 443-535-8248
[email protected]
Darrin Stratford, 443-535-8287
[email protected]
Heather Stutzman, 443-535-8213
[email protected]
Jason Young, 443-535-8221
[email protected]
FSCC Meeting Status
Check the website if you're unsure if a
meeting is “on.” when the green “Normal
Operations” sign is displayed, meetings
will take place as scheduled.
If a meeting is being canceled or postponed, you’ll see a yellow “Modified
Operations” notice on the FSCC web site.
Win Kelly Technology Bar
When you need hands-on
technical support for your
vehicle,
you
can
get
friendly, expert help from
Win Kelly’s Certified Technology Experts by visiting our
one-of-a-kind
Technology
Bar.
Our Certified Technology
Experts conduct live demonstrations on all the features
your vehicle has to offer –
everything from Streaming
Pandora through your stereo
to utilizing all GM’s mobile
applications. You can even
learn how easy it is to start,
locate or lock your vehicle
from any location – just by
using your mobile phone.
A visit to our Technology Bar
will also help you get the
most out of your Chevrolet
MyLink, or Buick and GMC
IntelliLink infotainment systems.
Gazette Deadlines
Articles and pictures will be
accepted all month long.
publication deadlines are:
• For board submissions,
5pm on the Sunday prior to
publication
• For articles or pictures of
trips, etc, 5pm on the Saturday prior to publication
Send text in either body of email or word document.
Send graphics and pictures
in separate file.
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For sale by Skip Blair 301-831-3300
BORLA Exhaust System - Style S - Code 140039
for C 5 Corvette. Stainless, all parts included.
Usage was less than 500 miles.
$1000.00. Location: Urbana MD area
By-laws are located on our website
www.freestatecorvette.com on the 'Members Only' tab under 'Documents & Newsletters'. Category: Club Documents. Title: Free
State Corvette Club Bylaws & Constitution
If you want a FSCC license plate:
Contact Carl Blazek at: 410-9871865 or [email protected]
If you need a Free State Corvette website
login or you are not able to obtain access
with your current login, please contact
the FSCC Webmaster at
[email protected]
If you need a FSCC window decal or a FSCC windshield banner they are available for $5.00 each. If
you need an additional FSCC Club pin $5.00 or a
FSCC Black Club Hat $10.00. Please contact Marty
Rockenstire at our club meetings or email a note to
[email protected]. Also Club
Membership and Phone Rosters are now available
on the Free State Members Only Web Page under
Documents and Gazettes, second line from the bottom.
If you are interested in Free State Logo
Apparel – Contact Joe Daley at 410-375-0492
or [email protected]. He will assist you
in getting custom FSCC Apparel.
If you would like to place a Commercial or Classified ad in the
Gazette: Contact the Gazette Editor, Mary Predenkoski at
[email protected]. A
business card size ad costs $60 per
year for club members or $120 per
year for non-members.
Classified ads are free to FSCC
members.
When you order from Eckler’s: For every dollar spent
with them, NCCC will
receive a cash rebate for
use at club events and
functions. Full details are
available
at
www.Ecklers.com. When ordering,
tell them you are a member
of FSCC.
If you would like to order a FSCC Flag & Caddie, contact the
following:
• Club Flags: Contact Jake at: 1-815-234-8057 or [email protected]
• Flag Caddies: contact Doug at 1-815-979-459, [email protected], www.flagcaddie.com
Our club sponsor is: Win Kelly Chevrolet. They will give discounts on parts and services to FSCC members.
If you want to go to Win Kelly Chevrolet for Shop Night: It’s always the 3rd Wednesday of the month.
Just remember to bring your own tools!
Want to meet with a Certified Technology Expert? Win Kelly hosts an open house every Wednesday
6:30-7:30 pm, however you can also make a reservation ahead of time to guarantee your spot.
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FSCC Members Yellow Pages
Auto Appraisal
Carl Blazek
(410) 987-1865
Auto Repair
Chuck Sanders
(410) 744-4328
Kitchen and Bath Design/Sales
George Schmitz
(301) 384-9642
Landscape
Keith Faulkner
(443) 758-5952
Durable Medical Equipment
(i.e. oxygen, beds, wheelchairs, etc.)
Barry Kuhne
(410) 977-0568
Power Quality Solutions/ UPS
Systems/Precision A/C Systems
Cal Miller
(410) 552-1234
Realtors
Pat and Jim Citro
(410) 409-1498
(410) 458-1742
Residential Lending/Mortgages
Jerry Apicella
(443) 865-7674
TV Repair
Jeff Weiner
(301) 593-7676
FSCC 2015 Meeting Schedule
Board of Directors
Ocean City Planning
Win Kelly 7:00 PM
Location varies 7 - 9 PM
January 8 (BOD only)
General Membership
K of C 7:30 PM
January 9
January 29
February 6
February 26
March 6
March 26
April 10
April 23
May 1
May 26
May 21
June 12
July 2
June 18 (Win Kelly)
July 10
July 30
July 23 (Win Kelly)
August 7
September 3
August 20 (K of C)
September 11
September 24
September 17 (Win Kelly) October 2
October 29
October 8 (K of C)
November 19
Comments
Happy New Year
Happy Independence Day!
November 6
December 4
Note: FSCC follows the FSSC Meeting Cancellation Policy
CALL 443-203-8980 for status
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We manufacturer hundreds of Corvette Parts for the C5, C6 and C7 Stingray. We make many unique parts and accessories that you might have
seen in other vendors catalogs, or even on club members cars. We are a 20
person team that works full time to make quality Corvette Parts - made in the USA.
We like to offer clubs discounts on our products. Use the following code, CLUB10, and get 10%
off any product on our website. This coupon code is always valid and does not have a limit to
the number of times it can be used.
If you have any questions, you can reach us toll free, 888.257.8515 or www.rpidesigns.com
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Support Our Fantastic Sponsor
Kevin Bell and the WIN KELLY AUTOMOTIVE SUPERSTORES
12421 Auto Drive
Clarksville, MD
www.winkelly.com
Contact: Charlie Seaboch
443-535-8258
[email protected]