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The Official Newsletter Of Santa Clara Corvettes
HAPPY EASTER
April 2021
Volume 46, Number 4
Gloria and Al Fuerniss Delivery of Their 2021 C8 Convertible
On January 15, 2021 we picked up our 2021 C8 * 6.2L V8, 8-Speed Dual Clutch Trans
Convertible. A great birthday present, since my birthday is
January 14 (Al Fuerniss). We ordered our Corvette locally.
We originally ordered a Coupe in July 2019. We went to So far we have had the Corvette clear bra and tinted the
the 25th Anniversary of the Corvette Museum in August windows (including the back window). We will be changing
2019 and had an opportunity to sit in a 2020 C8 Coupe. the wheels pretty soon. We will be ordering a darker
We checked out the different selection options we could wheel.
make in putting our own Corvette vision together. We
realized that we had made some really good selections Since we have picked up the car we have taken short
without really seeing real time what it would look like. drives. One of the drives was to the golf course. Yeah!
Both golf bags fit in the trunk. Another drive was to a Cars
During our trip to Bowling Green, Kentucky we enjoyed all
the great NCM anniversary events. At the Museum there
was the opportunity to take a picture with a Coupe, look
alike. So Gloria had a picture taken in a torch red
Corvette.
We were expecting the car in May 2020. However, there
was the strike, pandemic, shortage of parts; the Corvette
plant had to slow down or stop production of the Corvette
several times.
As time went on we saw that there was going to be a hard
top Convertible. The difference in trunk space between the
Coupe and Convertible was the same size. So we and Coffee in Santa Clara County. We placed three chairs
changed our order to the Convertible in September 2020. and a small ice chest in the frunk. On the way home we
put the top down. It was a gorgeous day. Good to be in
Here are the following features of our Corvette Convertible: Northern California.
* Performance Package – Z51
* Front Lift Adjustable Height Memory Went shopping at Costco and all the groceries fit in the
* Z51 Performance Suspension W/Magnetic Selective Ride trunk. You know when you go there you always buy more
Control than you need.
* Exterior – Torch Red
* Roof – Carbon Flash (As an aside; this lady was at stop light in Fremont, giving
* Outside Mirrors – Carbon Flash Metallic Painted me a Thumbs Up and showed me her arm with a Corvette
* Calipers – Yellow Paint tattoo.)
* Interior – Natural
* Interior trim – Carbon Fiber We plan on taking longer trips with our, Not So Little, Red
* Seats – GT2 bucket seats Corvette as we have done in the past.
* Seat Belts – Torch Red
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President - Greg Selzer
Wake up, sleepy heads….. An unexpected calamity could prove disastrous
for the club.
Yeah, I know that sounds kind
of strange, but it HAS been a But there are smoke signals rising on the
strange year. It feels like horizon. We’re going to go investigate,
we’ve all been hibernating for a long time. But relentlessly, until we get the answers we need.
the good news is that it’s time for the Santa Gaps in the state and county website information
Clara Corvettes ‘bear’ to wake up. It’s spring will be filled by phone calls and specific written
and it’s time to go outside. requests to the organizations with the answers
to our questions. We will have those before I
Our biggest challenge right now is trying to get a
write my next column.
straight answer to what is ‘legal’ and what is not
as far as COVID health orders are concerned. My crystal ball, and the efforts of thousands of
State and county websites do not clearly medical and logistics people around the country,
address the types of things that we do; cars and tells me that we will be meeting soon. I’m sure
coffees, outdoor gatherings among non family that there will continue to be bumps on the road
members, and road trips for example. Those back so keep your eyes and ears open and we
were explicitly considered illegal last year but will do the same. If we stay on the current
this year there are no clear references. And the trajectory it looks like cars and coffee, a picnic, a
state tier statuses keep changing, currently in a Veterans D ay parade, and a C o rve tte
good way, but its another dimension to our Spectacular will soon be on our calendar. And
challenge. more. They may look a little different, but I
believe that they’re out there.
Yes, other car clubs are having cars and coffee
events but as far as we can tell, they’re So keep taking care of yourselves and each
technically illegal, just not enforced by local other. And get your cars ready to show!
officials. Our problem is that without clear
See you soon,
acceptance by the county and state officials our
events would not be covered by our insurance. Greg
In This Issue Page
Feature: Cover Story - Al and Gloria Fuerniss 2 A thanks to our Club Member Photographers:
Message from the President 3
Message from the Membership Director 4 Teri Brickey Lois Banks Dave Johnston
Message from the Social Directors 6 Keith Mendia Sandy Mendia Al Fuerniss
Feature: C3 Retirement Project Bob Courtney
11
Feature: What’s Happening with the “C8 Watch”? 12
Feature: NCM News - TGIT with Andy and Scarlett 13
Feature: Historian: 2017 in Review 14 Wanted
Feature: Auto-X at Cow Palace 16 Cover Car Photographs
Feature: Park and Chill 19 For 2021 First Class Glass Covers
Message from the Car Show Director 22 Contact: Geno Brickey
The SCC Board and Volunteers 26 geno116@sbcglobal.net
Events, Calendar, Birthdays, Anniversaries, and more 27
Back Cover: Photos of TPS Cars & Coffee Jerry Banks
28
j.lbanks@comcast.net
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Welcome!
Al Thompson - Membership Director
From the Membership Desk pillows, near the elevator, free wi-fi, early/late check-in. If
your stay is less than ideal you can request additional
It is official, the country is points be awarded as compensation and use those on a
opening, and restrictions have future stay.
eased. Get ready to kick off Read before you go. Review the website to get a feel of
travel season and venture out the property and their amenities. If the “look around”
beyond the perfunctory 100 miles option is available, take it for a spin. What do the
and really get away. surrounding areas look like? Is there ample parking? Is it
secure? Is there a fee? What are the COVID procedures?
Before you pack and hit the road check out my list of tips Hotels have taken advantage of limited capacity and
to stay safe, score perks and make the most of your stay. initiated improvement projects. There are few things worse
than driving all day only to arrive at a hotel under
Keep it clean. Put together a clean kit and minimize construction and your sleep is disturbed with machinery
contact with potentially contaminated surfaces. All you clamoring and banging all night.
need is a sealable bag like a Ziploc or spare toiletry bag. Travel smart. Get the most from your hotel and leverage
Stock it with gloves, sanitizer, extra masks (inevitably your hotel membership discounts. AAA, AARP, and
mask will fall out of your lap when you exit the car) Clorox Government and Military rates can often be selected on
wipes, toilet seat covers, and tissue. All these items can hotel websites. You can save as much as 20% off
be found in the travel-size section at Target, Wal-Mart, or published rates. Make sure you bring ID or proof
CVS. The dollar store will have the most cost-effective membership as it will be requested at check-in.
option.
Bargain or not to bargain. If you use sell-off sites like Now that you are ready to hit the road, let us look at
Expedia, Travelocity, you will score bargain rates. Be membership and see who might be traveling with you.
mindful, you could be trading off some creature comforts
and special preferences. Higher floors, corner rooms and At the time of printing, we have 182 members and 123
other premium services are not typically available at the family and 58 individual memberships. 11 new members
got connected right away by joining in the – Auto-X fun.
discounted rate.
Stay loyal. Join a rewards program and enjoy the Until next time treasure your
benefits. Loyalty members can often score free breakfast, relationships and enjoy your ride.
upgrades, and complimentary stays. As a rewards
member build a profile of your preferences like extra
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Social Directors
Cheryl Klynn & Linda Lariz
Welcome to a full year of Covid Collins Orton made one of his
confinement. Hopefully with so great “special awards” to
many vaccines being put into commemorate one such event that
arms, we will soon be able to happened during a car tour in
(carefully) meet up again with our 2006. He had a lot of fun creating it and presenting. We
SCC friends and family. are assured it will have a place of honor in Carefree
(I’m guessing in the garage!).
If you missed our TGIT call on March 18 to say “Auf
Wiedersehen” and send Andy Hoepfner and Scarlett
Reed off to their new home in Carefree, Arizona, you
missed a lot of fun. Margie Zamora (WSCC Treasurer
and long time SCC member), one of Andy’s best
friends, happily agreed to be our host for the evening’s
entertainment and she did a wonderful job of guiding all
of us through our tribute to Andy.
Keith Mendia provided us a history of Andy’s
involvement with SCC over more than 20 years. Most
of the members were not aware that Andy has served
in almost every office on the Board of Directors during
his time with SCC and has an impressive collection of
SCC Board name badges! He has been a very valuable
asset and advocate for SCC for more than two
decades. He is now a sitting member of WSCC’s BOD
and continues his service to the Corvette community. A huge shout out to some of those who shared their
memories and stories of Andy including Linda Lariz,
Sandy, as always, provided us with a wonderful Chuck Vivian, Rick Bronner, Keith and Sandy
slideshow that was an excellent reminder of the life and Mendia, Nick and Joyce Feimer, Mim Petersen,
times of Andy Hoepfner and SCC. And there were so David and Nicole Wilson and so many others.
many highlights! Trips to Germany, the notorious
WSCC Conventions in Yerington, NV (before my time, If you would like to view the TGIT, please let me know
and I can send you a link to the Zoom Recording.
On another front, I highly recommend that you follow
the exploits and travels of Stuart and Liz Calhoon on
their journey across the country to their new life in
Provincetown, MA. Liz has chronicled the trip on
Facebook and it’s very entertaining.
We have two TGITs scheduled in April, the first is
themed “It’s so Taxing”, on April 15, of course. Our
second will be April 29, “Spring”!
See you then.
sadly), autocrossing, some great reminders of
Spooktacular and hospitality room costumes. We all
Cheryl and Linda
had plenty of laughs, courtesy (and at the expense) of
Andy.
See more TGIT on page 13
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Retirement Project by Bob Courtney
Want more tire under your C3 to make it handle better? would not rub on the frame. This gained another .5”, a 5%
in tread width.
That is what I wanted but I had a lot of question/decisions
to be addressed first. On the rear I decided to use an 18X9 wheel with 0 offset
(like stock). For the tire a Nitto-05 275/40/18 having a tread
Did I want to stay with the stock 15 X 8 wheels? width of 9.8” vs the 255/60s width of 8.5”, a 13% increase
I wanted to give my 69 a different look than the stock rally in tread on the ground. The 275/40 has a section width of
or 76-79 alloys I had on the car. 11” and that where the problems come in or should say the
work starts.
With my current tires 255/60/15 front and 225/75/15
rears, how much space did I have? To make room for that
wide of a tire, I did two
The current replacement for F70s is a 225/75/15 which things.
allows for a tire with more tread width.
1.Moved the e-brake
A 255/60/15 will fit but it ís not as tall as the 225s, 27.1” vs mount from the side of
28.3” but they are wider, 8.5” vs. 7”. the trailing arm to the
top of the trailing arm.
For the rear 255/60s it’s like getting a lower gear ratio. The That way I did not have
critical width is not the tread width but the section width, to purchase and install
especially if you’re looking for more tread on the ground offset trailing arms,
you may want to consider this size. (more $$).
With 255/60s for the front you may have tire rubbing
against the frame. Mine rubs on the drivers side with a This gave me 3/8”
255/60/15. between tire and trailing
arm.
Did I want to stay with the stock wheel size but get
new wheels? 2.Next was to
With the 15” wheel, tire selection is slim and getting move the sway
slimmer. b a r. I t a l s o
I set a 19X10 with 285/35/19 in the rear wheel well but it needed to be
interfered with the sway bar and trailing arm e-brake cable. shorter in
It looked good but it is just too big and I did not want to length.
flare the wheel well at this time, so I started looking at 18” I just happened
wheels. to have the
front sway bar
What kind of tire was I looking for? off a 1996
A daily driver high mileage or more in line with auto-cross? which fi t s
If I went with an auto-cross tire then I need to consider the between the
class I would be running. trailing arms.
If your car does
Was I going to drive the car to and from with no tire change not have a rear
for competition, trailer the car or trailer the tires and sway bar then it
change at the event. No trailer more $$. Changing tires is is not an issue.
too much work for me, so wanted a tire I can drive to and I moved the
from the event. I decided on finding a tire close to a DOT mount of the
200. sway bar link
from the top of
How much work was the trailing arm
I willing to do for to just below
bigger front and rear the inside lower
tires? edge of the
I decided to leave the trailing arm.
front as it is and use
an 18X8 with 0 offset, Original sway bar was 7/16”. The 1996 sway bar is 1”. I will
same offset as the see how this one works out at the auto-cross.
stock wheels and use
a 245/40/18 tire. The reason I went with a 1” rear bar is because of other
On the front I decided suspension mods I have made, other stories to follow: by
on a Nitto-05 Bob Courtney, made readable (edited) by Donna
245/40/18 with a Courtney.
diameter of 25.9” vs
27.1” as on the
255/60/15, so the tire
11 - Santa Clara Corvettes - First Class GlassWhat’s Happening with the “C8 Watch” Now?
Here is the latest info I was able to find on the C8 Watch. At the time of this
writing we have speculation of future C8 models coming out. Neo Auto said they
have inside information that the Z06 will be coming out in 2022 with the flat plane
crank 5.5L engine with 630hp and 490 ft-lbs torque. What about the
supercharger? The flat plane crank motor will have a 9000 rpm rev limit that is
more like the C8R motor with no supercharger. Z06 will have more aggressive
styling starting around $80,000.00 and no mention of the Grand Sport happening
yet.
In 2023 the ZR1 will come with a twin turbo 5.5L V8 at 850 hp starting price at @ $120,000.00. Also
expect the first plug-in electric hybrid all-wheel-drive Corvette will be produced with 2 electric motors in
front @ 750 hp.
In 2024 the first all-electric Corvette will be released. The E-Ray pricing will start under ZR1
$120,000.00. No information on the horse power but with 2 electric motors it will be very quick off the
line. Maybe faster than the ZR1.
The long talked about but nobody thinks will happen has me thinking it may be happening after all. You
want to blow the doors off of anything? At last the release of the 2025 Zora model that combines the
twin turbo system and the hybrid system to produce @ 1000hp. Starting price begins @ $150,000.00 for
base model. That is not a bad price to enjoy one of the fastest supercars on the road.
Watch the Neo Auto video for your future C8 at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyVLXlBOM-s
Stay tuned for more to come on the latest C8 Watch. Geno Brickey
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12 - Santa Clara Corvettes - First Class GlassNational Corvette Museum News
Stars and Cars Exhibit Now Featured in the Skydome
By Mariah Hughes March 9, 2021
The National Corvette Museum is proud to present the new Stars showcasing his nickname, “Possum”. A
and Cars exhibit now on display in the Skydome. The featured musical genius, he had more than 160 chart
singles throughout his career. At the
National Corvette Museum’s Grand
Opening celebration in 1994, Jones
performed his best-known hit, “He Stopped
Loving Her Today”. George’s love of
Corvette also inspired his song, “The One I
Loved Back Then (The Corvette Song)”.
George Jones’ car is the first celebrity-
owned Corvette now permanently displayed the National
Corvette Museum.
Also on display, is a red 1967 Stingray once belonging to
musician and six-time Grammy winner, Roy Orbison. With close
to two dozen Billboard Top 40
hit singles including, “Only
cars include George Jones’ 1978 Corvette and Roy Orbison’s
the Lonely”, “Crying”, and
1967 Corvette Stingray. Along with their shared love for music,
“Pretty Woman”, Roy
Jones and Orbison loved their Corvettes. The Museum is proud
Orbison’s talent and success
to honor the legacy of these two amazing musicians. In the
in the music industry would
words of Director of Collections/Curator, Derek Moore, these
earn him a spot in the Rock
Corvettes “help us talk about the cross-cultural impact that the
and Roll Hall of Fame.
Corvette has. It is an affordable car that the masses can purchase,
Throughout his life, Orbison owned many Corvettes, but the red
but it is also a car that celebrities own, love and drive.”
’67 Stingray was his personal daily driver. He would commute to
Country music singer George Jones special-ordered his 1978 the studio to record albums such as The Traveling Wilburys and
two-tone Corvette to feature a one-off paint scheme of Corvette Mystery Girl. The car’s features include factory side pipes, air
Dark Brown and Corvette Light Beige. Jones chose the two-tone conditioning, chrome step plates, 4-speed manual transmission,
paint because he was fond of the 1978 Corvette Pace Car’s two electric windows, and power steering. This 1967 Stingray was
tone job. The iconic front license plate remains to this day, the last Corvette purchased by Roy before his passing in 1988.
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TGIT Remembering Fun Times with Andy and Scarlett
Andy Hoepfner and Scarlett Reed have moved to Arizona. SCC got together for a Zoom TGIT to
remember the good times with Andy and Scarlett. The gang talked about some of the great
adventures while club members since 1999.
13- Santa Clara Corvettes - First Class GlassHistorian:
Historian Review of Keithfrom
2017 continued Mendia
page 14
The year is 2017 and Zora Board also included: Vice-president Phil Moser, Secretary
recently tuned up his C-1 and is Nicole Wilson, Treasurer Shirley Martin, Membership
driving around the bay area as he Director Cliff Martin, Social Directors Keith Mendia &
sees 30 Corvettes going the other David Wilson, Competition Director Car Shows David
way, all with Santa Clara Corvette logos in their windows. Katz, Competition Director Moving Events Collins Orton,
He is a happy man. and Publications Director Jeff Sprague who moved during
the year and was replaced by Steve Wells.
The C-7 Corvette is now in its 4th year of production and
new to 2017 is the Grand Sport, which is basically a ZO6 Stuart appointed the following members as Appointed
without the supercharger available as a coupe or Officers: WSCC Representative Jerry Banks, Historian
convertible. GM sold 32,782 Corvettes in 2017 which Keith Mendia, Webmaster Scott Simpson, NCM
broke down as follows: 34.3% Stingray coupes, 30.2% Ambassador Buzz Marston, Points Chair Sandy Mendia,
Grand Sport coupes, 18.9% ZO6 coupes, 7% Stingray Hospitality Chair Gary Leighton, Club Wear Chair Reesa
convertibles, 6.2% Grand Sport convertibles and 3.3% ZO6 Lawton, Goodwill Ambassador Rob Lezama, and
convertibles. Only 23% chose the 7-speed manual Spectacular Chairs Cliff Martin & Bob Kuwada.
transmission while 77% chose the 8-speed automatic. The
most popular colors in order were Artic White, Watkins As usual, the
Glen Metallic Grey, Black and Torch Red which covered fi r s t m a j o r
66% of Corvettes that year. event of the
year was the
Some of the memorable events that happened in 2017 2016 SCC
were: Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again first year A w a r d s
in the White House, Alleged Russian interference in the Banquet
election, Hurricanes (Harvey, Irma & Maria) devastated which was
held at
Mariani’s Inn
& Restaurant
in Santa
Clara. It was a really nice event with great food, excellent
service, our annual slide show and the Awards
presentation. The big winners of the night were:
MOST PARTICIPATING MAN: KEITH MENDIA
MOST PARTICIPATING WOMAN: SANDY MENDIA
MOST COMPETITIVE MAN: CHUCK VIVIAN
MOST COMPETITIVE WOMAN: LOIS BANKS
ROOKIE(S) OF THE YEAR: (tie) WAYNE DORSEY &
LARRY OSBORNE
wide areas of the south and Caribbean causing billions of CORVETTER OF THE YEAR: JERRY BANKS
dollars in damages, Las Vegas mass shooting at the
Mandalay Bay Resort killing 58 innocent people, North
Korean Weapons testing and the very unpopular NFL
players protesting at the playing of our national anthem.
In the world of sports, the New England Patriots defeated
Atlanta in a come from behind Superbowl victory, Takuma
Sato won the Indy 500, Kurt Busch won the Daytona 500,
the Houston Astros defeated the LA Dodgers in the 7th
game of the World Series. Dale Earnhardt Jr. called it quits
and retired from NASCAR.
We lost some very special people in 2017: Chuck Berry,
Glen Campbell, Fats Domino, Hugh Hefner, Jerry Lewis,
Mary Tyler Moore and Don Rickles. They sure made our
world a better place.
Santa Clara Corvettes was headed by our President,
Stuart Calhoon in his second year in that position. The
14 - Santa Clara Corvettes - First Class GlassHistorian Review of 2017 continued
We had a tremendous year of Social events thanks to our to 221 to end the year. A very healthy membership
Social Directors David and Keith along with many number.
members who stepped up to create and lead events as
well. Here is a listing of some of these Social events in First Class Glass was run by Publications Director Jeff
2017: Multiple TGIT events (this is the first year we moved Sprague and again it was a magazine to be proud of. Jeff
these events to Thursday afternoon to help find restaurants & Wendy purchased a home out of the area mid-year and
that would take groups of 50 or more and it worked great). Steve Wells stepped up to take the position over and did
We had 1-2 of these events every month, DeRose Winery an excellent job continuing the success of our monthly
& Museum Tour (60), St. Patrick’s Day @ Bennigans, Pool magazine. Member’s cars were featured on the cover of
Party @ Andy & Scarlett’s home, Superbowl Party @ many of the issues that year. Here is a listing of some of
Bronner’s, Dinner & Movie Night, Vettes & Vino Overnight the very interesting articles that were in these issues:
Run to Paso Robles lead by the Wilsons, SCC Annual Women Can Autocross Just as well as Men (Mary Pozzi),
FREE Picnic @ Helyer Park featuring the Fabulous 4 What’s New?, Our Favorite Things. Nut Behind the Wheel,
Chefs & Lois (99), SCC Night @ SJ Giants, Antelope M e n d i a R o a d s i d e A d v e n t u r e , Tr u e N o r t h (L o u
Valley Run lead by Yolanda & Jack Atkinson, Chinese Marincovich), Track Insurance (Stuart Calhoon), Vacation
Travel Channel video featuring 4 SCC Corvettes, Total Memories, Tires…New or Used?, Chasing Ghosts@
Eclipse Run lead by Steve Wells, Plains, A Train & Thunderhill, New Car Care and Found Between the Seat &
Automobiles Run lead by Jack & Yolanda Atkinson (26 Console.
Corvettes), Lick Observatory Run & Dinner at Niehan’s WSCC Convention was held in Las Vegas in 2017 and was
Home, SPOOKTACULAR @ David and Nicole Wilson’s based at the Alexis Park Resort from October 17-22. This
home, San Jose Classic Chevy Food and Toy Drive, was a 2-story motel that kept that close and friendly
Veteran’s Day Parade, Big Bike Build and the SCC Holiday atmosphere for our group. Key events included an
Gift Exchange @ Harry’s Hofbrau. In addition to all of there Autocross sponsored by Santa Clara Corvettes at the Las
were the multiple RED-C runs organized by Rick Riccardi Vegas Motor Speedway parking lot. It was a very
for interesting drives to the coast and other destination expensive event to put on and unfortunately lost quite a bit
throughout the year. It was quite a year for Social Events! of money for WSCC. There was also a nice car show and
SCC Competition Events had a full calendar as well. We tours of the local area. Santa Clara Corvettes also won the
ran 10 autocross dates at the Marina Airport and the Cow Hospitality Room Competition with our Mexican Cantina
Palace. All these events were very successful and well theme and food. Special thanks to member Paul Petach
attended. Motorhome parking was also available at both for the “Big Haul” transporting the club trailer to Las Vegas
locations for racers who wanted to stay overnight. Thanks filled with autocross equipment and all we needed to the
to Collins Orton and the Autocross Army for making these Hospitality Room.
events happen. Thanks to Mim & Chris Petersen for The following businesses were sponsors or advertisers and
hosting the annual Trailer Cleanup Day at their home. helped us put on the many events of 2017: Boardwalk
Interest in Type I Carshows seemed to be diminishing as Chevrolet, Campbell Auto Restoration, Capitol Chevrolet,
there were only 2 events on the schedule and WSCC rules Hooked-on-Driving, Ron Fellows Driving School,
required at least 3 to have a competition season. At the Automotive Enterprise, Carstar, Momentum Chevrolet,
last minute Southern High Sierra Corvettes stepped up and Borelli Motorsports, Custom Alignment, Able Chevrolet,
organized the third show held at Yosemite. Other WSCC Century Stereo, Frogs Boat & RV Storage, Active
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and Vette Magic 42 along with all-Corvette Drags on Design, Bascom Trim & Upholstery, Ron Minearo-realtor,
Sunday. We also participated in Mountain View Thursday Orlandi Trailer, and Carmel Mission Classic. Thanks for
Night Live where Castro Street was closed to traffic and your support.
about 20 of our Corvettes were on display along with many 2017 was a very busy and fun year for our club and
different sites. Thanks to David Katz for getting us to members. Zora approves!!
these many shows.
Keith Mendia
Corvette Spectacular was held for the 41st consecutive
year and again in Los Altos as they closed Main Street for
our show. Cliff Martin and Bob Kuwada were the Chairs
for this show and had about 100 SCC volunteers help them
in the many committees and work groups that it took to
make the show a success. The show was again a sellout
and we had 155 Corvettes attend and 9 no-shows. The net
income from the show was about $7,000.
Our Membership Director, Cliff Martin reported that we
started the year with 186 members and that gradually grew
15 - Santa Clara Corvettes - First Class GlassSCC Auto-X at Cow Palace 3-20-21
Santa Clara Corvettes put on this seasons first Auto-X of 2021 at the Cow Palace. Auto-X
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Jacksteit, Wayne Dorsey, Geno Brickey, Roger Wiley, Mark Koller, Cliff Martin and Dave Johnston.
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25 - Santa Clara Corvettes - First Class GlassRace S t r e e t R a l l y 2021 Board of Directors
President: Greg Selzer
Serving Santa Clara Corvettes for 40 Years
510-913-4905
Vice-President: Cameron Brown
408-267-8849 cambrown47@gmail.com
Secretary: Ken Jacksteit
VP@WSCC.net
Social Directors: Cheryl Klynn and Linda Lariz
Cheryl: 650-207-4497 Cheryl.Klynn@gmail.com
Linda: 408-802-1755 linda@playnlearnpreschool.com
Max Krewson has completely restored and rebuilt two Mid-Year
cars and engines for SCC member Chuck Cry who is totally Publications Directors: Geno Brickey and Jerry Banks
pleased with the results. “Max is trustworthy, knowledgeable Geno: 408-952-9133 geno116@sbcglobal.net
and always has time for his customers”. Jerry: 408-702-7848 J.lbanks@comcast.com
Treasurer: Alan Templeton
Servicing all generations of Corvettes SCCTreasurer@gmail.com
Motorsports Director: Rick Bronner & Collins Orton
Rick: bronnerrick@gmail.com
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Car Show Director: Mark Koller
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(408) 980-0866 Membership Director: Al Thompson
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Appointed Positions
SCC Historian: Keith Mendia
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WSCC Representative: Malcolm Lawton
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Charity Coordinator: Maxine Wiley
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Social Media: Mike Mak
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Points Chair: Sandy Mendia
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FIRST CLASS GLASS Hospitality Chair: Ken Edgar
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The monthly publication of the Santa Clara Corvettes club
Incorporated in 1975 Club Wear Chair: Jan Minearo
Mailing Address: 408-859-8301 Jminearo@yahoo.com
Santa Clara Corvettes
P.O. Box 2634 Goodwill Ambassador: Shirley Svindal
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26- Santa Clara Corvettes - First Class GlassSCC Upcoming Events!
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1 April Fool’s Day 1 Hooked on Corvettes Thunderhill
2 Good Friday 1 Kentucky Derby
4 Easter 5 Zoom Social at 6:30pm and Zoom
7 Zoom Social at 6:30pm and Zoom Business Meeting at 7:00 pm
Business Meeting at 7:00 pm 5 Cinco De Mayo
6 National Day of Prayer
13 Beginning of Ramadan
9 Mother’s Day
15 TGIT Zoom 5:00 - 7:00 pm “It’s So Taxing” 13 TGIT Zoom 5-7 pm “Mothers Day”
22 Earth Day 15 Armed Forces Day
28 Zoom Board Meeting at 6:30 pm 26 Zoom Board Meeting at 6:30 pm
29 Zoom TGIT 5:00 - 7:00pm “SPRING!” 27 TGIT Zoom Social 5-7 pm “Get Together”
30 Hooked on Corvettes Thunderhill 28 National Burger Day
31 Memorial Day
*Some dates may be added after this goes to press so always check the sccorvettes.org website for the most
current information.
April Birthdays April Anniversaries
01 - Mark Noriega 2005 - Lou Marincovich
06 - Henry Crook 2011 - Eric Jacobsen
08 - Dot Shows 2014 - Phil Moser
10 - John Lux 2017 - Cameron Brown
13 - Nancy Clarkin 2017 - Tom Clarkin
13 - Kathryn Gibb 2017 - Nancy Clarkin
15 - Gary Leighton 2018 - Janet Radonich
16 - Mariselva Barlow 2018 - Scott Radonich
16 - Bob Nastasi 2018 - Delia Rimando
17 - Jeff Bradford 2018 - Romulo Rimando
20 - Woody Robinson 2019 - Ken Edgar
26 - Harry Hsu 2019 - Christine Wisnet
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Santa Clara, CA To:
95055-2634
Postage
TPS Cars and Coffee March 14, 2021
SCC members in attendance are Jerry & Lois Banks, Roger Wiley, Mike Mak, Keith & Sandy
Mendia, Ron Beck, Chuck Vivian, Ken Edgar, Christine Wisnet, Collins Orton, Eric Marquez, Geno
Brickey, and Gary Kono. Mike Mak got his C8 back with a new custom rollbar.
Santa Clara Corvettes is a not-for-profit organization formed to appreciate the Chevrolet Corvette. Our monthly business meetings are
held on the first Wednesday of each month at the Los Altos Masonic Building, 146 Main Street in downtown Los Altos (1/2 block up
from San Antonio Rd.) Meetings start at 7:00 PM. All interested Corvette owners and enthusiasts are invited to attend. For more
information, contact anyone on the Board of Directors, or write to: Santa Clara Corvettes, P.O. Box 2634, Santa Clara, CA
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