July 1999

Hello Everyone,

As we head on into the summer months, the fun never ends here at CFCA! June was a very busy month, but we have so much more to look forward to. On July 18^th , Shelley is planning a bowling party at Aloma Lanes. This is always a good time. Also the Rally to Mt. Plymouth has been rescheduled to July 31^st.There will be more about the events later in the newsletter.

I would like to take this space to congratulate all of the winners at the World of Golf Village Car Show. And CFCA also took home the award for the club with the most cars in attendance. We had 9 CFCA cars there and all of them looked fantastic. So did the owners! Look for an article later in this newsletter for details.

I guess this is as good a time as any to start organizing the Caravan Crowd. If you are planning on going on the caravan in September, please let me know. Especially if you do NOT have a room. If you have been with this all along, still let me know you are still planning on going in September. If you have a room reserved and you can’t go, this would be the perfect time to let one of our club members who would like to attend take over your room reservation.

I would like to set a date that we can drive out to Daytona USA. We have not been there for a while and I hear some things (like the movie) have changed. Maybe some Sunday in August. If there are any places you like to frequent, please let me know. We have lots of weekends in the fall to fill up with fun!

Also, those who attended Clarks Fish Camp this last weekend, SOME of us were disappointed that they ran out of prime rib before MOST of us were served. I would like to do a drive out to St. Augustine and then head up to Clarks Fish Camp so we are there when they open (4-4:30 P.M.).

If anyone has not gone online to check out our website www.cfca.net, please do it!

So everyone, stay tuned, there is always something happening! Remember this will be ‘The Best Year Yet!’

Have a ‘Cool" July!!

Save the Wave

Lisa Lafferty

Hello All!

July is here, the temperature is rising and the afternoon rains are in full swing.

Last month I reported that CFCA reached the Century mark and like the heat of the summer, our membership is rising! We are now at 104 members. Please join me in welcoming our newest members Viktor & Christina Mikkelsen and Bubba & Becky Winn. Both have emails so please update your list.

Mikkelsen: flaxil@earthlink.net

Winn: becky.winn@mail.sprint.com

Bubba and Becky were members of CFCA back in ‘76, ‘77 & ‘78. How cool to have members come back to the club after 21 years!!!

We had quite a few events last month but the wedding of KC & Tammy took the cake (no pun intended). There were over 40 of us who showed up in New Smyrna Beach to wittness KC & Tammy take their wedding vows (right before the clouds opened up on us). Prior to the ceremony, we were handed the traditional bird seed to throw and the untraditional bubble water to blow. Now, can anyone imagine what we would do with that!!!! We had tiny bubbles flying everywhere. Mr. Dan and Willy showed up in their tuxedo t-shirts, top hat and formal shorts for the gala event.

After the ceremony the majority of us headed over to the reception at Charlies Riverside. The restaurant was not expecting us for another hour or so but they did open the bar up for us. As we arrived at the bar, we discovered that Don Ashe had christened the bar with his credit card so our drinks were on Don. Thanks Don!! After a couple of drinks we all headed up to the private room for the reception. Once we were seated, well most of us anyway, it seemed some of our members could not find a table to sit at and one member in particular (I won’t mention any names) politely told the manager if you want me to sign the bar tab I would suggest you get me a table to sit at! I wish you could have seen these people carrying a fully set table for 10 (including glassware) up this flight of stairs! Talk about a magic act... After we were all seated, the food was served, the cake was cut, and the toasts were said and said and said... It was a very beautiful day. After the reception we drove over to the car show for a couple of hours and enjoyed the rest of the evening together. Congrats KC & Tammy!

I am still working on the new membership directory and hope to have it in the mail with the August Newsletter. I will also have updated cell phone cards at the second meeting in July. If you need one, please come up and see me as these do not get mailed.

I have 13 more orders for Eckler’s shirts and will be placing that order July 2nd.

Homecoming Season is right around the corner! For our new members, CFCA partakes in local high school homecomings during the months of Sept., Oct. and Nov. Homecomings are our major source of income and a good portion of this money raised is donated to The Russell Home for Atypical Children. We need your support during these months. Typically we do anywhere between 8 and 12 homecomings a year. Shelley Schwartz is our Homecoming Chairperson and schedules with the local schools.

A goal this year is to do more homecomings than we’ve ever done before. But, in order for us to make that goal we need you to participate. We don’t want to turn anyone down this year because we can’t meet the car requirement. It usually takes 2 hours to do a homecoming & generally we all go out for a bite to eat afterwards (hey, no surprise there!). So when you get a call from Shelley (and you will) asking for help with an upcoming homecoming, please do you best to help her out. Remember, your efforts ultimately help Mrs. Russell and all of the children she cares for.

SAVDWAV - Joan

Meeting called to order at 7:30pm, President Lisa Lafferty presiding, 5 board members present, 35 members and 6 guests.

Secretary – Motion made and passed to bypass the reading of the last meeting’s minutes.

Treasurer – Pat Gardner reported Motion made and passed to accept the Treasurer’s report.

Membership – Joan Wollenhaupt reported that we currently have 102. Anyone who wants a Cutter & Buck shirt needs to have the order in to Joan by last meeting in June. Eckler’s still does not have a price for the Sterling Cruise.

Competition – Gary Wollenhaupt discussed the upcoming CFCA and NCCC events.

Governors – Jon Gardner’s report – Next Regional Meeting is June 6^th. Jon requested that all members make sure they sign the Release and Waiver form. Discussed NCCC Board openings. If anyone is interested, please see Jon Gardner. NCCC treasury is doing much better. Balance now $356,399. Membership is 13,000. 2001site to be determined for Governor’s meeting.

June 5^th – Car show at Titusville.

June 6^th - Gators at 436 & Aloma 3PM.

June 6^th – NCCC meeting 1PM Hyatt.

June 12^th - New Smryna Car show dinner at the Sea Harvest. Meet at Lake Mary rest area. Wedding planned for KC & Tammy.

June 19^th - Vettes in the Village, World Golf Village, Open & NCCC show

June 19^th - Ecklers Drag Races at Speedworld

June 25^th – Orlando Speedworld – Corvette night special, corvette laps, photos, free admission if driving a corvette. Special parking.

June 27th – Universal City Walk Nascar Café outing at Noon (on HOLD)

July 11^th – Gators at Hoffner and 436 2PM.

July 18 - Bowling party 2PM at Aloma Lanes.

July 24^th - Ecklers volleyball Tournament Corvette cruise –Cocoa Beach (times to be announced)

August 7^th – Universal City Walk Margaritaville.

August 14th – Titusville Car show.

August 21^st - Ecklers Sterling casino Cruise –Meet at Ecklers at 5PM.

Russell home mid year charity event. Sherry is checking on what would help them the most.

9/9 and 9/23 - September meeting dates changed due to a conflict with the caravan for Labor Day.

Nov - Islamorada

Dec 4 - Christmas party, first Saturday in December.

Flowers were sent to Susan Barton’s Mom’s funeral from the club.

Test Track (Disney EPCOT) – Scott is still trying to get Disney to give us free or reduced admission in exchange for showing our cars. It was suggested that we highly advertise the Russell Home at this event.

June 17^th. - Golden Corral. We will try eating at Golden Corral.

June 26^th – Rally sponsored by Pat and Terry Scott. The rally will end at their house. More details to follow.

August 1^st – Callico Jacks. Motion made, seconded and passed to make this a club event.

August 15^th – Race Rock. We will meet there at 12:30. Motion made, seconded and passed to make this a club event.

Lisa suggested that we order new club jackets with our logo on the front and enlarged on the back. She has a GM catalog and asked people to look at the various jackets available and let her know what they preferred.

Draw 50/50 - $55.00 Jackpot, $27.50 to the winner, $13.75 Russell home $13.75 CFCA

Meeting adjourned at 8:30 PM by Lisa Lafferty.

Meeting called to order at 7:40pm, President Lisa Lafferty presiding, 6 board members present, 28 members and 2 guests.

Secretary – Motion made and passed to bypass the reading of the last meeting’s minutes.

Treasurer – Pat Gardner reported Motion made and passed to accept the Treasurer’s report.

Membership – Joan Wollenhaupt reported that we currently have 102. Second order for Eckler shirts due in by July 1st. Randy Stone checking on new Eckler’s catalog for current jackets available. Joan will check and see if our logo would be available on patches. New club directory will be mailed in July.

Competition – Gary Wollenhaupt discussed the upcoming CFCA and NCCC events.

Governors – Jon Gardner’s report – Jon explained to the members that every year our club gives away to the Cyprus Club our sponsorship of an event. This event they will hold in October. He also read a letter to the Regional Board that the CFCA Board wanted to sent stating our club’s disapproval of the mismanagement of the NCCC funds for the Convention. Motion was made and passed to accept this letter as written and send it to the Regional President.

June 19^th - Vettes in the Village, World Golf Village, Open & NCCC show

June 19^th - Ecklers Drag Races at Speedworld

June 25^th – Orlando Speedworld – Corvette night special, corvette laps, photos, free admission if driving a corvette. Special parking.

July 11^th – Gators at Hoffner and 436 2PM.

July 18 - Bowling party 2PM at Aloma Lanes.

July 24^th - Ecklers volleyball Tournament Corvette cruise –Cocoa Beach (times to be announced)

July 31^st – Rally sponsored by Pat and Terry Scott. The rally will end at their house. More details to follow.

August 1^st – Callico Jacks. Motion made, seconded and passed to make this a club event.

August 7^th – Universal City Walk Margaritaville.

August 14th – Titusville Car show.

August 15^th – Race Rock. We will meet there at 2:30. Motion made, seconded and passed to make this a club event.

August 21^st - Ecklers Sterling casino Cruise –Meet at Ecklers at 5PM.

Russell home mid year charity event. Sherry is checking on what would help them the most.

9/9 and 9/23 - September meeting dates changed due to a conflict with the caravan for Labor Day.

Sept 25^th-26^th – Silver Springs. There is a $15 registration.

Nov 5^th-8th – Islamorada – Auto Cross in Marathon also on Sunday.

Dec 4 - Christmas party, first Saturday in December.

Dec 31 – Y2K Party at Patti & Hutch’s house.

Website Committtee is still asking that everyone gives them a picture of your car to put online.

June 27^th - CFCA Board Meeting - Noon at the Wollenhaupt’s. The Home

coming Parade Letter will be updated for this coming years events. All are welcome. Directions are available.

Draw 50/50 - $42.00 Jackpot, $21.00 to the winner, $10.50 Russell home, $10.50 CFCA

Meeting adjourned at 8:35 PM by Lisa Lafferty.

First of all, thanks are in order for the members that made the (wet) trip to St. Augustine for the Vettes at the Village show. To those that participated in the NCCC show: Well Done!

Also, thanks to our members that came out to take in the show and support CFCA: Jeff Bennett, Jon & Pat Gardner, Brenda Reeves & Bob Harden, Rusty & Nina Williams and Willy & Pam Theiss.

For some of us, this was our first experience entering an NCCC Concours event. I think everyone will agree that it was enjoyable and truly a learning experience!

So, what about all these classes? Confusing? Maybe so, maybe not... Here’s a brief summary of how things lay out (source: NCCC Sanctioned Competition Program, 1996-1999, aka the "Rulebook").

A Concours D’Elegance (Concours) is a "Show or contest of vehicles and accessories in which the entries are judged cheifly on excellence of appearance and turnout". The Concours had its origin in Europe, but came into its own in America in the late twenties and early thirties. A typical Concours is conducted by a local NCCC club that has applied for and received a sanction from its Region Competion Director. For the event, all Corvettes are separated into one of six groups which generally represent cars within a reasonable range of the same level of preparedness. The classes are:

Concours Prepared (C/P): subdivided into 6 groups (A-F) based upon the year of the vehicle,

Modified (MOD): subdivided into 6 groups (A-F)

Street Show (S/S): subdivided into 6 groups (A-F)

Wash & Show (W/S): subdivided into 6 groups (A-F)

Race Prepared (R/P): single group for all years

Custom Group (CUS): subdivided into 2 groups (A-B)

Exhibition Class (EXH): single group for all years, for display only and are not judged

The basic separation of cars for a Concours event is between the more serious show cars and those that are driven regularly. Most CFCA members tend to fall into 1 of 2 classes:

The "Wash & Show" group is for those who drive their cars regularly and wish to participate but do not have the interest or time to detail the car to the same standards as the "show cars". Cars are judged with the hoods closed in this class.

The "Street Show" group is for entrants who drive their cars regularly and are willing to more completely prepare their car, but are still not comparable to the fully prepared (and often trailered) cars. Cars are judged with the hoods open.

Participants in these groups must be able to verify "regular usage" of the car (defined as a minimum average of 50 miles per week between NCCC Concours events).

When do we get a chance to do it again, you may ask? Well, why not plan now to participate in the 23rd Annual Miracle City Mall Concours for Charity, held inside the mall in Titusville on August 14th, hosted by the Titusville Corvette Club. This is an NCCC sanctioned event (FL-028, 029, 030, 031). Entry fees are $40 prior to August 9th for all 4 shows, or $15 for Display-Only. Registration is from 7:30-9:30 A.M. Cars must be inside the mall by 10:00 A.M.

For additional information, contact me, see the NCCC Rulebook or watch for future articles right here in the CFCA Review.