Central Valley Corvettes of Fresno -December 2019
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The <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Corvette Club was<br />
chartered in 1991 for the owners <strong>of</strong> the only<br />
real AMERICAN sports car, the awesome<br />
CORVETTE. It's a social organization with<br />
activities that provide enjoyment for the true<br />
Corvette lover.<br />
MONTHLY MEETINGS ARE HELD<br />
AT 6.30 P.M. ON THE 3 RD TUESDAY<br />
OF EVERY MONTH AT YOSEMITE<br />
FALLS CAFE, 4278 W. ASHLAN AVE,<br />
FRESNO CALIFORNIA. INTERESTED<br />
CORVETTE ENTHUSIAST ARE<br />
MORE THAN WELCOME TO<br />
ATTEND THE MEETINGS AND MEET<br />
OUR MEMBERS.<br />
Club activities include monthly meetings,<br />
car shows, weekend Club activities,<br />
overnighters, picnics, road rallies, summer<br />
cruises, holiday get-to-gathers and more!<br />
Eligibility for membership in CVC is<br />
defined in Article III, section 1 <strong>of</strong> the<br />
bylaws in part as follows: "Membership in<br />
<strong>Central</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Corvettes</strong> shall be open to all<br />
Corvette owners who are sponsored by a<br />
member in good standing. Additionally, a<br />
prospective member must, within a three<br />
month period, attend two consecutive<br />
meetings, participate in two club sanctioned<br />
social activities, pay current membership<br />
dues and initiation fees, and be approved by<br />
two-thirds vote <strong>of</strong> membership present at a<br />
general membership meeting by secret<br />
ballot.<br />
Sponsors shall be responsible for advising<br />
prospective member <strong>of</strong> results. All members<br />
must submit pro<strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong> personal insurance in<br />
accordance with California State Law upon<br />
application for membership, and all<br />
members must be a member <strong>of</strong> the<br />
association providing club liability insurance<br />
for CENTRAL VALLEY CORVETTES.<br />
A prospective member who does not have a<br />
sponsor will be provided one by the<br />
membership committee. Non-members may<br />
not participate in more than three meetings<br />
or two sanctioned activities as per CVC<br />
Bylaws.<br />
CVC membership dues are $67.00 plus an<br />
initiation fee <strong>of</strong> $35.00. Membership entitles<br />
two members at the same address voting<br />
privileges at meetings (provided they are in<br />
good standing) and membership rights.<br />
Please feel free to contact the membership<br />
chairperson, Ruthie Danielsen 284-6260<br />
or any <strong>of</strong>ficer on the following page.
PRESIDENT<br />
Dick Danielsen<br />
298-5229<br />
redanielsenr@aol.com<br />
VP-ACTIVITIES<br />
Mike Lebda<br />
905-9971<br />
mjlebda@comcast.net<br />
VP-PUBLIC RELATIONS/ MEMBERSHIP<br />
Ruthie Danielsen<br />
284-6260<br />
ama2two@aol.com<br />
SECRETARY<br />
Kathy Marine<br />
408-712-8902<br />
teed4u@yahoo.com<br />
TREASURER<br />
Lynne Henenfent<br />
978-4898<br />
mhenenfent@aol.com<br />
PARLIAMENTARIAN<br />
Charlotte Renna<br />
977-4982<br />
chrenna@aol.com<br />
Mission Statement / Officers..... 2-3<br />
A Word from our President....... 4-5<br />
Secretary’s Minutes.................. 6-7<br />
New Officers Elected…..…………... 8<br />
Birthdays & Anniversaries............ 9<br />
Membership Letter & Form.....10-11<br />
In the Garage w/ Pres.Dick…..12-13<br />
In the Garage w/ Charlie…….. 14-15<br />
In the Garage w/ Skip…….………. 16<br />
Thanks from your Editor……..…… 17<br />
CVC Activities............................ 18<br />
CVC Event Flyers.................. 19-24<br />
CVC Caravan from NCM……… 25-61<br />
Andy & Connie’s Party Pics…. 62-65<br />
From our Sponsor, Ed Dena....... 66<br />
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS<br />
Chuck Laningham<br />
304-7662<br />
laningham@hotmail.com<br />
SUNSHINE & CLOUDS - NEWS<br />
Linda Laningham<br />
304-7662<br />
laningham@hotmail.com<br />
Charlie Brown<br />
WEBSITE & NEWSLETTER EDITOR<br />
Charlie Fosnaugh<br />
299-0547<br />
fosnaugh@comcast.net
As this is my last written message as President, I<br />
would like to thank the many members <strong>of</strong> this club<br />
who stepped forward in <strong>2019</strong> and contributed to<br />
keeping the CVC wheels turning. THANK YOU to<br />
Lynne, Ruthie, Mike, and Kathy for volunteering to<br />
take on the responsibility <strong>of</strong> keeping the business<br />
aspects <strong>of</strong> a large active club running smoothly. All <strong>of</strong><br />
you handled your duties and responsibilities<br />
efficiently and pr<strong>of</strong>essionally. Charlotte, thank you<br />
for filling in as the club Parliamentarian and ensuring<br />
a smooth nomination and voting process for 2020<br />
club <strong>of</strong>ficers. Although not Board positions, several<br />
other folks deserve a big thank you for their efforts<br />
throughout <strong>2019</strong>. Two are Freida Null and Mike<br />
Henenfent who <strong>of</strong> course, together, ensured the end<br />
<strong>of</strong> every meeting had a successful raffle. Freida<br />
always managed to bring in big bucks from the sale<br />
<strong>of</strong> raffle tickets and “Rafflemaster Mike” consistently<br />
made the raffle at the end <strong>of</strong> each meeting a fun<br />
event (even though he did not call my ticket numbers<br />
anywhere near enough times!). Two more are Linda<br />
and Chuck Laningham. Linda <strong>of</strong> course worked hard<br />
to solicit sunshine and clouds news from members<br />
and Chuck did a great job as Sgt. Of Arms. He <strong>of</strong>ten<br />
collected badge fines in the neighborhood <strong>of</strong> $2.00,<br />
earning him the coveted title <strong>of</strong> “Two Buck Chuck”. I<br />
feel confident that with Mike Lebda at the helm next<br />
…a word from our President!<br />
year, with Lynne and Kathy returning to their Board<br />
positions, and the addition <strong>of</strong> Jeff Engelman as Vice-<br />
President for Activities and LeighAnne Severance as<br />
Vice-President for Public Relations/Membership,<br />
the club will be in very capable hands for 2020.<br />
THANK YOU to Charlie Fosnaugh for consenting to<br />
continue for a time as our web page administrator<br />
and CVC Newsletter Editor. Charlie, your<br />
contributions have been and continue to be a<br />
tremendous asset to the club. Without you, we<br />
most likely would not have a web site or<br />
newsletter! THANK YOU to all <strong>of</strong> you who<br />
contributed your time and effort to planning and<br />
conducting runs and various other club activities.<br />
One <strong>of</strong> my goals for <strong>2019</strong> was to encourage newer<br />
members to become involved in putting on events<br />
and we certainly had a number <strong>of</strong> people answer<br />
the call. To everyone who had a hand in activity<br />
planning, you folks are the unsung heroes <strong>of</strong> the<br />
club because without your efforts, all we would do<br />
is attend meetings and that would not make for a<br />
very exciting club! Thank you for providing a good<br />
number <strong>of</strong> well planned activities in <strong>2019</strong>! THANK<br />
YOU to Ed Dena for continuing to be our club<br />
sponsor. Ed’s support is very much appreciated and<br />
helps us to do a few things we otherwise would be<br />
unable to carry out.<br />
<strong>Central</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Corvettes</strong> is a very special club to<br />
belong to mainly because our club members are<br />
very special people. Actually, our club is not a<br />
“Corvette” Club---as in a club made up <strong>of</strong> cars. It is a<br />
“people” club. It is a “People Who Enjoy Owning,<br />
Driving, and The Company Of Other People Who<br />
Enjoy Owning and Driving a Corvette Club”---- or for<br />
short the “PWEODTCOOPWEODCC”.
(You could add CVC in there but then it starts to get<br />
kind <strong>of</strong> long). I suppose it makes sense to just stick<br />
with CVC!<br />
Finally, I would like to thank everyone for allowing<br />
me to serve both as Vice-President for Activities and<br />
as your President------totaling three consecutive<br />
years. It has been a privilege working with other club<br />
<strong>of</strong>ficers and various members on solutions to issues<br />
and tasks. As I stated previously, moving forward,<br />
under the direction <strong>of</strong> the new Board, I feel the club is<br />
in very capable hands. As the new Parliamentarian,<br />
know that I am available to assist in any way<br />
necessary to facilitate club business.<br />
Best wishes to all for a joyous Christmas and a Happy<br />
and Healthy New Year! To club members dealing<br />
with medical issues now and in 2020, I also wish for<br />
successful treatments and good outcomes.<br />
Save the wave………..<br />
Dick Danielsen, President<br />
General<br />
Meeting<br />
Minutes<br />
11-19-19<br />
The Annual meeting was called to order by Dick<br />
Danielsen at 6:30 PM. Dick opened the meeting by<br />
remembering this day - 28 years ago – when CVC<br />
became a club. Happily, some founding members<br />
are still active in the club. Sadly, though, a charter<br />
couple, Andy and Connie Anderson, have decided to<br />
leave, moving cross country to North Caroline. We<br />
wish them the best in their new home and hope<br />
they come back to visit with us.<br />
Parliamentarian: Charlotte distributed 2020 Board<br />
election forms early in the meeting to allow time to<br />
tally up the ballots for election results. Prior to<br />
voting, she reported the Board will remain as noted<br />
except for VP <strong>of</strong> Activities where a vote will<br />
determine who fills the position. She thanked Jeff<br />
Engelman and Bob Marine for accepting their<br />
nomination. Charlotte suggested that each<br />
member attend a Board meeting for insight on<br />
what a Board meeting entails. She confirmed that<br />
members who missed 5 meetings or more would<br />
not be eligible to vote. After the votes were<br />
counted, Charlotte introduced elected 2020 Board<br />
as: Mike Lebda, President; LeighAnne Severance,<br />
VP Public Relations/Membership; Kathy Marine,<br />
Secretary; Lynn Henenfent, Treasurer; Jeff<br />
Engelman, VP <strong>of</strong> Activities. Congratulations!<br />
Secretary – Kathy Marine read minutes from the<br />
October General meeting. The October minutes<br />
were approved. Joyce made a motion to accept<br />
the minutes as read; LeighAnne seconded the<br />
motion.<br />
Treasurer’s Report - Lynn Henenfent gave the<br />
Treasurer’s report. She also stated $215.00 was<br />
collect in raffle ticket sales. Freida was hard to spot<br />
as the crowd circled around her to buy their raffle<br />
tickets. The money was flying!<br />
VP <strong>of</strong> Public Relations/Membership – In Ruthie<br />
Danielsen absence, Dick announced 5 birthdays<br />
and 3 anniversaries for November. Birthdays were<br />
loudly applauded by everyone, especially by those<br />
who were glad they were not the ones getting<br />
older. Anniversaries were a surprise since none <strong>of</strong>
the lucky couples were present to win a $25.00<br />
Yosemite Falls Café gift card. Aw, shucks… but, to our<br />
delight, Mike Henenfent made a motion to have the<br />
gift card donated to the raffle; by vote, all were in<br />
favor. So, the Yosemite Falls Café gift card became a<br />
raffle prize. The club met guests that Dick<br />
introduced, Randy and Corey Ray, who own a 2016<br />
Silver Z51 Stingray corvette and are looking for other<br />
corvetters to enjoy it with. Welcome! Thank you,<br />
Steve and Lydia Garcia, for inviting them.<br />
VP <strong>of</strong> Activities – Mike Lebda informed the<br />
members <strong>of</strong> upcoming runs and activities. Each run<br />
leader gave a brief synopsis <strong>of</strong> their run and provided<br />
members with any updated information. See<br />
Run/Activity Schedule published in the newsletter<br />
for planned runs or contact run leaders with any<br />
questions regarding their run. The club had<br />
memorable runs this year. Mike asked members<br />
that had hosted a run to stand in recognition <strong>of</strong> their<br />
efforts. He encouraged everyone to host a run or a<br />
get-together, big or small, long or short; and seek<br />
assistance from members should their run require it.<br />
Larry King announced the cancellation <strong>of</strong> the<br />
November 23 run to Strathmore, CA, Antique Car<br />
Museum which he is planning on rescheduling. We<br />
look forward to it. As a follow-up to recently held<br />
runs, each run leader reflected on the highlights for<br />
member’s enjoyment:<br />
Charlie Fosnaugh hosted another movie night on<br />
November 13. Approximately 20 members met for<br />
pizza and then watched “Midway” at Mayas<br />
theaters. He also announced another movie night<br />
planned on November 20 to see “Ford vs Ferrari.”<br />
Charlie Fosnaugh to email members with<br />
information.<br />
Mike and Mary Lou Lebda hosted a Chaffee Zoo<br />
run on October 28 that included approximately 16<br />
participants. Dave and Lori Dukes were able to join<br />
us on this beautiful morning stroll around the zoo;<br />
viewing all the incredible animals. Lunch was at the<br />
zoo’s Kopje House on the outdoor patio<br />
overlooking the African savannah. After, some<br />
finished their journey around the zoo, while others<br />
ventured into Zoorassic Park and mingled amongst<br />
the animatronic dinosaurs. It felt like we were in<br />
another country until we got back into our cars.<br />
Old Business: Dick mailed a letter to Ed Dean,<br />
inviting him and his guest to CVC’s Holiday Party.<br />
Ed Dena has not responded as <strong>of</strong> tonight. Linda<br />
Laningham (a Holiday Party lead) will call Ed Dena.<br />
Dick reminded members that their Membership<br />
Renewal forms, dues, and Pro<strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong> Insurance were<br />
due by tonight’s Annual meeting. On behalf <strong>of</strong> VP<br />
Public Relations/Membership, Charlotte reviewed<br />
rules <strong>of</strong> a new member sponsor plus qualifications<br />
for a $50.00 sponsor gift card.<br />
New Business: Patrick Garrahan made a motion to<br />
give Claudia, Yosemite Falls Café waitress, a gift for<br />
all the work she does for our meetings. An amount<br />
<strong>of</strong> $100.00 was voted on and all were in favor. Dick<br />
will present it to her at the <strong>December</strong> General<br />
meeting.<br />
Sunshine and Clouds: Like sprinkling pixie dust<br />
over everyone, members told their news as Linda<br />
Laningham waved her magical microphone at<br />
them - wishing the club a Happy Thanksgiving.<br />
Sergeant-<strong>of</strong>-Arms: It could have been Larry’s<br />
creativity with a napkin badge that stalled Chuck,<br />
or, someone didn’t do the math right - putting the<br />
decimal point in the wrong place. Chuck<br />
Laningham collected two $5.00 bills instead <strong>of</strong> two
50 cents for a total <strong>of</strong> $10.00 in badge fines. Go<br />
get’em “two buck Chuck.”<br />
Next General Meeting: To be held at Yosemite Falls<br />
Café, <strong>December</strong> 17, <strong>2019</strong>, at 6:30 PM.<br />
Next Board Meeting: To be held at Lebda home,<br />
<strong>December</strong> 24, <strong>2019</strong>, at 7:00 PM. Members are<br />
welcome to attend Board meetings. Please inform<br />
Club President <strong>of</strong> your attendance.<br />
General Meeting Adjourned: Joyce Kroeker made a<br />
motion to adjourn meeting at 7:43 PM. Tom Jarvis<br />
seconded the motion.<br />
Respectfully submitted:<br />
Kathy Marine, Club Secretary<br />
All raffle prize donations are appreciated. Thank<br />
you to the following members for their donation:<br />
Anderson, Danielsen, Derringer, Engleman,<br />
Fosnaugh, S&L Garica, Garrahan, Hayes, Henefent,<br />
Jarvis, Kroeker, Laningham, Lebda, Marine, Merritt,<br />
Null, Olson, Parks, Renna, Severance, Tavares<br />
And a big Thank You to the Anniversary couples<br />
that were not present to win the CVC Yosemite<br />
Falls Café Gift Card that was donated to the raffle!<br />
Debbie Garrison won a cash Prize!<br />
Bob Marine also won a cash prize!<br />
Guests <strong>of</strong> Steve & Lydia Garcia were Cori and Randy Ray.
Congratulations<br />
to the 2020<br />
CVC Officers!!<br />
PRESIDENT:<br />
MIKE LEBDA<br />
VICE-PRESIDENT,<br />
ACTIVITIES:<br />
JEFF ENGELMAN<br />
VICE-PRESIDENT,<br />
PUBLIC RELATIONS:<br />
LEIGHANNE<br />
SEVERANCE<br />
TREASURER:<br />
LYNNE HENENFENT<br />
SECRETARY:<br />
KATHY MARINE
Ruthie Danielsen<br />
DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS<br />
Larry King, 12/04 – Charlotte Renna, 12/06 – Diane Tjerrild, 12/06 – Gary Pflepsen, 12/07<br />
Craig Derringer, 12/10 – Charlie Fosnaugh, 12/12 – Sarah Garcia, 12/14 – Peggy Bandy,<br />
12/16 and Chuck Laningham, 12/22.<br />
DECEMBER ANNIVERSARIES<br />
Craig & Darlene Derringer, 12/03/05 – 14 Years<br />
Terry & Debby Anderson, 12/04/93 – 26 Years<br />
Dave & Lori Dukes, 12/17/05 –14 Years<br />
Don & Connie Olson, 12/18/66 – 53 Years<br />
Rennie & Joyce Campos, 12/23/74 – 45 Years<br />
PLEASE REMEMBER TO WEAR YOUR CVC NAME BADGE or a CVC LOGO SHIRT WITH<br />
YOUR NAME ON IT TO ALL CLUB MEETINGS & EVENTS!<br />
(NOW a 50₵ FINE without it)<br />
SUPPORT YOUR CLUB RAFFLE AND BRING A RAFFLE PRIZE!<br />
AND BE SURE AND RECOMMEND OUR WEB SITE REGULARLY AT:<br />
www.<strong>Central</strong><strong>Valley</strong><strong>Corvettes</strong>.com
<strong>December</strong> 1, <strong>2019</strong><br />
CVC Members:<br />
This notice and a renewal form appeared in the August Newsletter<br />
and is again included in this newsletter as a reminder regarding<br />
membership renewal. Additionally, an invoice and renewal form was<br />
mailed to the membership in September.<br />
Dues and pro<strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong> insurance are due by the November annual<br />
meeting. If not received by that time, they are considered delinquent.<br />
However, if dues are received by the <strong>December</strong> general meeting, club<br />
membership will not be terminated. As stated in the By-Laws, anyone<br />
not renewing by the <strong>December</strong> meeting will no longer be a member <strong>of</strong><br />
the club.<br />
To renew, please complete the membership/renewal form, include<br />
pro<strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong> insurance, and a check for $67.00 (please remember to spell<br />
out “<strong>Central</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Corvettes</strong>” in full on your check). Renewals can be<br />
handed in to our Treasurer Lynne Henenfent at a meeting or mailed<br />
to:<br />
<strong>Central</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Corvettes</strong><br />
P.O. Box 26591<br />
<strong>Fresno</strong>, CA 93729-6591<br />
Thank you for renewing your membership in a timely manner.<br />
CVC Board
NEW ________ RENEWAL ________ (Check one)<br />
NO CHANGE_______<br />
CENTRAL VALLEY CORVETTES<br />
MEMBERSHIP/RENEWAL APPLICATION<br />
(Check if all information is the same since your last renewal, complete lines highlighted in yellow and return along with dues and a copy<br />
<strong>of</strong> current pro<strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong> insurance)<br />
MEMBER 1 __________________________________________________________DATE OF BIRTH _____________<br />
LAST FIRST BADGE NAME (If different) PLEASE PRINT<br />
MEMBER 2 __________________________________________________________DATE OF BIRTH _____________<br />
LAST FIRST BADGE NAME (If different) PLEASE PRINT<br />
ADDRESS _________________________________ CITY ___________________ STATE ________ ZIP __________<br />
DATE OF WEDDING ANNIVERSARY _______________<br />
MM/DD/YY<br />
PHONE 1 _______________ _______________ ______________ _______________ ___________________________<br />
HOME WORK CELL FAX E-MAIL<br />
PHONE 2 _______________ _______________ ______________ _______________ ___________________________<br />
HOME WORK CELL FAX E-MAIL<br />
MEMBER 1 _______________________________ _____________________________ ______________________<br />
EMPLOYER OCCUPATION DRIVERS LICENSE NUMBER<br />
MEMBER 2 _______________________________ _____________________________ ______________________<br />
EMPLOYER OCCUPATION DRIVERS LICENSE NUMBER<br />
CORVETTES<br />
YEAR _________ MODEL __________________ COLOR ________________ LICENSE _____________<br />
YEAR _________ MODEL __________________ COLOR ________________ LICENSE _____________<br />
YEAR _________ MODEL __________________ COLOR ________________ LICENSE _____________<br />
THE UNDERSIGNED DESIRES TO ENTER AND PARTICIPATE IN CENTRAL VALLEY CORVETTES. IN CONSIDERATION OF THE<br />
ACCEPTANCE OF THIS MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION THE UNDERSIGNED DOES HEREBY RELEASE CENTRAL VALLEY CORVETTES,<br />
IT'S DIRECTORS AND ALL OTHER PERSONS AND ENTITIES INVOLVED WITH THE ORGANIZATION FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY<br />
FOR INJURIES OR DAMAGES WHATSOEVER TO PERSON OR PROPERTY THAT MIGHT OCCUR WHILE PARTICIPATION IN THIS<br />
ORGANIZATION. THE UNDERSIGNED AGREES TO ABIDE BY THE CURRENT BY-LAWS OF CENTRAL VALLEY CORVETTES.<br />
MEMBER 1 ______________________________ ________ MEMBER 2 _______________________________ ________<br />
SIGNATURE DATE SIGNATURE DATE<br />
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Remember to turn in the following:<br />
1. Membership Form<br />
2. Dues - (Check made to “<strong>Central</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Corvettes</strong>”)<br />
3. Copy <strong>of</strong> Current Pro<strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong> Insurance<br />
The above is required for membership and must be received by the <strong>December</strong> General Meeting. Please give to membership<br />
person or mail to:<br />
CVC<br />
P.O. Box 26591<br />
<strong>Fresno</strong>, CA. 93729-6591<br />
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INTERNAL USE ONLY<br />
AMOUNT RECEIVED $ _________________ DATE RECEIVED _______________ CHECK # ___________<br />
_________________TREASURER/ ________________MEMBERSHIP
‘In the Garage’ w/Pres. Dick<br />
5 Mid-engine <strong>Corvettes</strong> That Weren’t<br />
#3 - 1973 Aerovette<br />
During the early 1970s, GM was a big proponent <strong>of</strong> rotary engine technology and had planned<br />
not only to launch the subcompact Vega with the engine, but also created several sports car<br />
concepts that would showcase the new engine. With bi-fold gullwing doors, the angular showstopper<br />
was originally called the Four-Rotor Corvette in reference to its Wankel engine. A 2-<br />
rotor version <strong>of</strong> the show car was also developed. Later, when GM abandoned the technology<br />
because <strong>of</strong> their poor fuel efficiency and difficulty in meeting emissions standards, it was<br />
given a small-block Chevy V8 and rechristened the Aerovette.<br />
by Matt DeLorenzo | July 17, <strong>2019</strong><br />
Pictures courtesy <strong>of</strong> GM Heritage Center
‘In the Garage’ w/Charlie<br />
The Final Front-Engine C7 Corvette has been built!<br />
It’s the end <strong>of</strong> an era – Thursday, November 14, <strong>2019</strong> was the last day <strong>of</strong> production<br />
for the C7 Corvette. The final car, a Z06, rolled <strong>of</strong>f the end <strong>of</strong> the assembly line at<br />
approximately 3:10pm. The car was purchased at Barrett Jackson for $2.7 million by<br />
Dan Snyder. But the 2nd to last car? That Corvette will call the National Corvette<br />
Museum home. The car is the last Stingray to be built and was purchased by Museum<br />
Lifetime Member and supporter Ivan Schrodt. Ivan will take delivery <strong>of</strong> the Corvette<br />
next Wednesday, November 20 at 2pm CT, and will then hand the keys over to the<br />
Museum in a ceremony on Corvette Boulevard. Back in June, before the world went<br />
all topsy turvy, GM auctioned <strong>of</strong>f the final C7 Chevrolet Corvette for a healthy $2.7<br />
million at a Barrett-Jackson sale. It was a fitting send-<strong>of</strong>f for arguably the best<br />
generation in a half-century—except the car itself hadn't actually been built yet. Until<br />
today. Ladies and gentlemen, the last front-engine Corvette has left the building.<br />
Chevrolet tweeted a picture <strong>of</strong> the final C7 to be produced as it came <strong>of</strong>f the line<br />
Thursday afternoon, a black <strong>2019</strong> Corvette Z06 with a red interior and a seven-speed<br />
manual transmission. A strangely low-key way to announce it, to be honest. With the<br />
C8 engine moving to the middle, electrification inevitable, and the stick shift option<br />
disappearing, this is truly the end <strong>of</strong> an era. Safe to say nothing like this suddenly oldschool<br />
beast will ever be built by GM again.
While the hype about the performance boost provided by the C8's new mid-engine<br />
powertrain is legitimate, it's important to remember what a machine the Corvette Z06<br />
is. Starting at under $90,000, it packs a supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 pushing 650<br />
horsepower and 650 lb-ft <strong>of</strong> torque connected to that solid manual gearbox. Zero to<br />
60 mph is 3.2 seconds, top speed is 195 mph. When you could still order it—which,<br />
now you can't —the available Z07 performance package added exotic fare like carbon<br />
ceramic brakes and Michelin Pilot Sport Cup tires. Ok boomer, you’ve definitely got us<br />
there. It's true that the 755-horsepower Chevy Corvette ZR1 stands as the real swan<br />
song for the C7 (and really, all front-engine <strong>Corvettes</strong> before it), an archangel with<br />
devastating grip and a supercar-beating 212-mph top speed. But as it's been in past<br />
generations, the Z06 was the most attainable way to get a stupid fast 'Vette. Tempting<br />
as it is to question that $2.7 million sticker price, remember two things: One, it was for<br />
charity. And two, that car will be worth a lot <strong>of</strong> money one day. Maybe not $2.7 million,<br />
but hey, crazier things have happened. The 2020 C8 Corvette is launching without the<br />
Z06 trim at first when production finally gets underway early next year, but it'll join the<br />
party soon enough. When it does, there are rumors it will come with a howling flatplane<br />
crank V-8 to match the C8.R race car. The Z06 is dead, long live the Z06!<br />
Check out the final production stats for the <strong>2019</strong> model year:<br />
<strong>2019</strong> CHEVROLET CORVETTE<br />
STINGRAY<br />
Coupe<br />
STINGRAY<br />
Convertible<br />
Grand Sport<br />
Coupe<br />
Grand Sport<br />
Convertible<br />
Z06<br />
Coupe<br />
Z06<br />
Convertible<br />
ZR1<br />
Coupe<br />
ZR1<br />
Convertible<br />
Totals<br />
VOLUME 33.0% 6.3% 27.3% 5.0% 17.1% 2.8% 7.0% 1.5% 100<br />
TOTAL MODEL 11499 2192 9496 1745 5965 972 2441 512 34822<br />
PACKAGES:<br />
1LT PKG 7740 632 2307 147 10826<br />
2LT PKG 2871 905 5658 1170 10604<br />
3LT PKG 888 655 1531 428 3502<br />
1LZ PKG (Z06) 1532 64 1596<br />
2LZ PKG (Z06) 2675 434 3109<br />
3LZ PKG (Z06) 1758 474 2232<br />
1ZR PKG (ZR1) 175 17 192<br />
3ZR PKG (ZR1) 2266 495 2761<br />
STINGRAY PERFORMANCE PKG (Z51) 1728 324 2052<br />
PERFORMANCE PKG (Z07) 291 74 825 160 1350<br />
Ceramic Brakes without Z07 (J57) 112 12 64 22 2441 512 3163<br />
GRAND SPORT HERITAGE PKG (Z15) 1827 351 2178<br />
TRACK PKG (ZTK) 1812 265 2077<br />
ORANGE SALES PKG (ZLZ) 577 181 758<br />
DRIVERS SERIES PKG<br />
ANTONIO GARCIA (PDA) 14 14<br />
JAN MAGNUSSEN (PDJ) 25 25<br />
OLIVER GAVIN (PDO) 35 35<br />
TOMMY MILNER (PDT) 21 21
‘In the Garage’ w/Skip<br />
The All-New Corvette:<br />
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TO ALL THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR TIME AND<br />
ENERGY TO MAKE OUR CVC CLUB & ACTIVITIES<br />
A GREAT SUCCESS, THANK YOU!!!<br />
And To All Those Who Helped Me With Articles,<br />
Information, Pictures And Flyers For Our<br />
Newsletters, Another THANK YOU!!!<br />
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year<br />
from your Editor!<br />
Charlie ‘Brown’ Fosnaugh
CVC<br />
Activities<br />
Schedule<br />
This has been a great year for new people putting on runs and new places visited. It is time<br />
for me to turn this job over to Jeff who will do a great job leading us into next year. If you are<br />
thinking about a run, our board is here to help. You may also think about teaming up with one<br />
<strong>of</strong> our members who has experience in putting on runs. If you are ready to announce a run be<br />
sure to run it by Jeff to make sure there are no conflicts with other events.<br />
Mike Lebda, VP Activities, <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Corvettes</strong><br />
Date(s): Upcoming Events: Meet at: Run Leaders:<br />
Dec 5 CVC Christmas Party 5:30 pm Null & Laningham<br />
Dec 8 CVC Christmas Hayride 5:00 pm Renna<br />
Dec 14 Ed Dena’s Holiday Display 9:45 am Lebda’s<br />
Dec 31 New Year’s Eve Luncheon Noon Severance’s<br />
Dec 31 Movie/Star Wars-Rise <strong>of</strong> Skywalker 2:20 pm Fosnaugh’s<br />
Feb 2, 2020 Super Bowl Party (49ers vs.?) 2:00 pm Lebda’s<br />
GENERAL MEETING ALWAYS 3 RD TUESDAY 6:30 PM<br />
BOARD MEETING IS THE TUESDAY FOLLOWING THE<br />
GENERAL MEETING AT 7:00PM<br />
Dominos 2nd & 4th Thursday <strong>of</strong> the Month
CVC CHRISTMAS PARTY<br />
THURSDAY DECEMBER 5 TH AT PARDINI’S<br />
5:30PM – 9:30PM<br />
SOCIAL HOUR (NO HOST BAR) 5:30PM – 6:30PM<br />
DINNER 6:30PM<br />
DINNER CHOICES ARE EITHER CHICKEN MARSALA, PAN ROASTED<br />
BEEF W/MUSHROOM SAUCE OR VEGETARIAN (CHEF CHOICE)<br />
$30 PER COUPLE<br />
$15 PER SINGLE<br />
PAYMENT IS DUE AT THE NOVEMBER MEETING<br />
PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO “CENTRAL VALLEY CORVETTES”<br />
NO EXCEPTIONS OR REFUNDS<br />
DRESS IS BUSINESS CASUAL<br />
FOR QUESTIONS CONTACT FREIDA 559-269-2283<br />
OR LINDA 559-3047662<br />
DANCING TO DJ (MARCOS) UNTIL 9:30PM
CVC CHRISTMAS HAYRIDE!<br />
WHERE: CHARLOTTE RENNA’S HOUSE<br />
491 W. ATHENS, CLOVIS<br />
WHEN: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8 TH<br />
5:00pm<br />
COST: $10.00/PERSON<br />
ENJOY DINNER, DESERTS, DRINKS, SITTING AROUND THE FIRE PIT,<br />
AND A NEIGHBORHOOD FILLED WITH BEAUTIFUL HOLIDAY LIGHTS!
ED DENA’S HOLIDAY DISPLAY RUN<br />
DECEMBER 14, <strong>2019</strong> AT 10AM<br />
We will leave Carl Jr. (Jensen & 99) at 10am and<br />
head to Ed Dena’s new car showroom in Dinuba<br />
to see his holiday display. From there we will<br />
travel to his Classic Car showroom to see classic<br />
cars and holiday decorations. Our next stop will<br />
be lunch in the area.<br />
You can sign up at the Christmas Party or contact<br />
Mike Lebda by email (mjlebda@comcast.net) or<br />
phone (559 905 9971)
NEW YEARS EVE LUNCH<br />
Meet at Westwood’s BBQ, Blackstone and Nees at noon on New<br />
Year’s Eve for our annual lunch. Great time to say good bye to <strong>2019</strong><br />
and welcome in 2020. For those <strong>of</strong> you that were in the club do you<br />
remember the party at Pat and Patrick’s on New Year’s Eve<br />
1999/2000. That was the night the world was going to end with<br />
satellites falling from the sky, computers crashing, power failing<br />
everywhere, no gas or food available, etc. Came along ways since<br />
then. Now it is 20 years into the new Century. Sign up sheet at the<br />
November meeting.<br />
Skip & LeighAnne
See A after Lunch<br />
to see:<br />
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER<br />
"The surviving Resistance faces the<br />
First Order once more in the final<br />
chapter <strong>of</strong> the Skywalker Saga. "<br />
Tuesday,Dec 31st<br />
Regal Edwards <strong>Fresno</strong>, 250 Paseo Del Centro,<strong>Fresno</strong><br />
Across Nees, after lunch at Westwoods @ Noon<br />
Get movie tickets before lunch in the top rows.<br />
Kim & I have seats in Row O, #'s 10 & 11<br />
You can buy tickets now at: regmovies.com<br />
starts at 2:20 pm in Theater #10<br />
Charlie281-2876
Lebda’s Super Bowl Party<br />
(Dominos for the Ladies)<br />
February 2, 2020<br />
Start time about one hour before kick <strong>of</strong>f.<br />
$5 per person to cover Hot Dogs,<br />
Non-alcoholic Drinks, Popcorn, and Chips.<br />
Signup deadline is the January meeting.<br />
That will also be the deadline for payment.<br />
If you would like to bring a dish or desert,<br />
indicate it on the signup sheet.<br />
Any questions call Mike or Mary Lou<br />
@ 559-298-7993<br />
PS. Don’t forget to bring Money.
CVC CARAVAN - Part 3 -The Finish
AHHHHH !
Finally got home to see the grandkids!<br />
Had a great trip! Photos by everyone!<br />
Thanks to Craig who helped Kim & I plan this!<br />
And to Don Hertzer who gave me inspiration!
Here’s an overall map <strong>of</strong> our 23 day Caravan!
Andy & Connie’s Party at<br />
Charlotte’s, 11/22/19<br />
Photos By<br />
Charlotte Renna