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May 2019
the
LOW-DOWN
VOLUME 46, No. 5
www.cowtownvettes.org
from
COWTOWN
Official
Award Winning
Publication of
Racing, Showing and Cruising around Fort Worth since 1974
www. cowtownvettes.org
In This Issue.......
Page
2 Membership Meeting Location and CTV Sponsor
the Calendar
Space constraints mean it is not always possible to show every-
Officers 2019 3 CTV Calendar thing on this calendar. Please check the website in addition!!!
4 From The President’s Desk
DON WELLS: President
president@cowtownvettes.org 5 Vice President’s Report May 2019 National Humor Month
u 6 Membership Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
LARRY DYER: Vice President 7 Webmaster 1 2 3 4
dyerl-j@live.com 8 Cowtown Cruiser * Membership "Billy the
Meeting - 7:30 pm Kid" Cruise to
u 9 Charities Hico
MICHELLE AGGAS: Secretary 10 Trinity River Distillery Tour 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
mlaggas@gmail.com 10 Membership Involvement Award Points
u 11 Membership Involvement Award Points
JO ANNE SMITH: Treasurer 13 Vines ‘n Vettes 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
treasurer@cowtownvettes.org 12 NCCC Event Board Meeting
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14 National Corvette Museum Lowdown Deadline
GLENDA McMAHAN: NCCC Governor 15 NCCC Events 19 20 21 22 23 24
glenda-gm@att.net NCCC NNCCC 25
16 2019 SWR Competition Schedule NOCCC events;
u 17 NCCC Governor H7 LS in
Stroud, OK
LARRY CURREY: Webmaster 18 NKF Walk
webmaster@cowtownvettes.org NCCC NNCCC 26 27 28 29 30 31
19 Cowtown Corvettes Marketplace NOCCC events;
u 20 The End H7 LS in
PAUL JACKSON: Newsletter Editor Stroud, OK
newsletter@cowtownvettes.org
June 2019 National Salad Month
Board Members
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
MARY PITTMAN 1st Corvette rolled 30 1
Board Member (IPP/Term 19) off assembly line
marypittman@hotmail.com this day 1953
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2 3 4 5 6 7 8
RALEY SMITH CTV Scramble
* Membership
Board Member (Term 18-19) Meeting - 7:30 pm Fat Daddy's
rsmith1203@att.net Mansfield, TX
u Cover photo - Dogwood Trails Parade, Palestine, TX - March 23-24 2019 9 10 Volunteer at 11 12 13 14 15
WILLIAM NOLAN Tarrant Area
Board Member (Term 18-19) Food Bank
wmnolan@msn.com Membership Meeting Location and CTV Sponsor
16 17 18 19 Car Show 20 21 NCCC ETCC Car 22
u Board Meeting Committee Meeting Show, Funkana &
NORMAN WALKER --------------------- @ TBD Rallyes Ardmore, OK
Board Member (Term 19-20) "BUFFALO WEST" Lowdown Deadline
board-member-2yr@cowtownvettes.org 7101 Camp Bowie West, NCCC ETCC Car 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
u Show, Funkana &
Fort Worth, TX 76116
Rallyes Ardmore, OK
KAREN WATSON
(817) 732-2370
Jr. Board Member (Term 19)
jrboard@cowtownvettes.org Bold italic type denotes CTV events * Denotes required attendance and participation for 100%er Award eligibility
tMembers attending these Events receive 100%'er credit in lieu of Cowtown Events
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From The President's Desk Vice President's Report
Committee Chairs 2019 April was a busy month, and I'd like to thank all of Committee Chairs 2019
our members who participated in club activities dur-
AUDIT ing that time.
TBD: Chairperson NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM
??@?? A special thank you to Carol Savage for working with the Fort Larry Dyer : Ambassador
Worth City Council, who presented a Proclamation claiming April
LINES FROM LARRY
u dyerl-j@live.com
CAR SHOW 6th Cowtown Vettes Day. I also want to thank Carol Savage, Bill & u
Jane Buehler, Larry & Vicki Currey, Jim & Donna Forsythe, Robert I want to thank all those who showed up for our April event the
TBD: Chairperson NCCC EVENTS
& Cydnie Geyer, Nicholas Kupferle, William Nolan & Mary Pittman, tour of the Trinity River Distillery. Eric our tour guide was really
??@?? Rick Watson: Chairperson
Scott Wheeler, Ronnie & Connie McCrary for representing our Mem- great, and I believe everyone in attendance had a great time and ncccevents@cowtownvettes.org
u bership. some really good drinks. Afterwards we went to Los Taco H’s a little Doug McMahan: Co-Chairperson
CHARITIES
Mexican restaurant for some authentic dishes. Afterwards most of u
Debbie Lindsey: Chairperson The April board meeting will be May 15th at 7:00pm at Buffalo us headed over to The Woodshed for a few more adult beverages. NEWSLETTER DISTRIBUTION
debglind@aol.com West. I welcome our members to attend and bring new ideas to the
board. Cydnie Geyer: Chairperson
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Robert Geyer: Co-Chairperson
CTV CRUISER
William Nolan: Chairperson
Don Wells Our May event, scheduled for May 4th, will be a joint venture with geyerdrill@aol.com
President the cruise guys to Hico, Texas where we will be visiting the Billy
wmmnolan@msn.com president@cowtownvettes.org u
the Kid Museum. I’ve been in discussion with the museum director PARLIAMENTARIAN
Robert Geyer: Co-Chair and she will be reserving parking in front of the museum, or on Raley Smith: Chairperson
u Railroad Street just down the block. After the museum we will have rsmith1203@att.net
CTV HISTORIAN lunch at The Chop House, famous for their Chicken Fried Steak.
Mary Pittman: Chairperson u
If you haven’t signed up but plan on attending, please let me know
marypittman@hotmail.com Cowtown Vettes is seeking a because I’ll need the head count for the restaurant. After lunch we
SOCIALS
Larry Dyer: Chairperson
u new Platinum Sponsor. can walk through town and visit the Blue Star Trading and the Hico dyerl-j@live.com
EQUIPMENT Mercantile. After all that shopping, we can stop at the Koffee Kup
u
Robert Geyer: Chairperson This opportunity has several for a piece of pie or visit the Wiseman House for some chocolate.
SOCIAL & DIGITAL MEDIA
geyerdrill@aol.com benefits for the sponsor. Doug McMahan: Chairperson
u socialmedia@cowtownvettes.org
LOGO MERCHANDISE I’m still working on our June event, and will be announcing it at
If you would like more information or u
Donna Forsythe: Chairperson our May meeting. TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
dforsythe817@gmail.com
have a company that might be interested,
Scott Wheeler: Chairperson
please contact one of our Elected Officers
u wheelfs@gmail.com
MEMBERSHIP/WELCOME Don’t forget to hold open December 7th for our annual Christmas u
Ann Walker For further information go to: Party to be held in the Stockyards. TIMING
membership@cowtownvettes.org Becky Clark: Chairperson
u bcdc5356@gmail.com
MID-AMERICA http://cowtownvettes.org/images/sponsors/Sponsorship_Pro- Mary Pittman: Co-Chairperson
TBD: Chairperson gram.pdf
??@?? Larry Dyer
Vice President
dyerl-j@live.com
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www. cowtownvettes.org www. cowtownvettes.org
Membership Webmaster
New Members None this month
This past month has been a very busy one, with
Visitors None this month all the following events being posted to the web-
site:
• CTV 45th Anniversary and Proclamation by
City Hall declaring April 6th 2019 as Cow-
town Vettes Day in Fort Worth.
05/01 Glenda Mcmahan
05/02 Tom & Donna Mchenry
05/01 Harry Rumzek • 10th Annual Vines and Vettes Car Show at
05/06 Don & Kathy Segreti
05/01 Victor Scavino Lost Oak Winery.
05/07 Bob & Jo Smith
05/04 Gary Hanna
05/09 Bill & Darlene Hornback
05/04 John Williams • CTV Nacona / Winstar Cruise / Lunch
05/14 Jack & Karla Gandy
05/05 George Aggas
05/15 Jason & Rebecca Blocker
05/05 Judy Rollinger • and of course our 23rd Annual Super Speed-
05/15 Keith & Carol Hunten
05/06 Kay Snegon way Weekend at Texas Motor Speedway.
05/15 Robbie & Carla Schneider
05/08 Sylvia Hoaldridge
05/18 Glenda & Nick Kupferle
05/14 Debra Gerth The latest Members Directory has been posted
05/19 Bill & Jane Buehler
05/22 Viola Meyers in the Members Only section of the website with
05/25 Sam & Cathy Castorani
05/24 Robert Geyer all the new revisions from Anne and Norman
05/25 Mark & Lou Kirby
05/26 Sonny Arnold Walker.
05/31 Kevin & Cathy Anthony
05/27 Thomas Simpkins
05/31 Frank & Ki Ki Harvey
05/31 Mary Pittman May, June, and part of July Upcoming Events are
listed on the Home Page with lots of things to
Ann Walker do for all of our members. Please take time to
review all the new Events there and plan on at-
Membership / Welcome Chairperson
membership@cowtownvettes.org tending some.
Our Club has so many different Events for all
members, that it is hard to make them all. And
with that thought, I want to thank all those who
have sent photos to our Dropbox to share with
the Lowdown and on our webpages. Those pho-
tos along with your comments, keep the pages
informative and interesting.
The weather is warming up so grab your camera
when you head out in your Vette and take some
pictures to help keep your website loaded with
great shots.
Larry Currey
Webmaster
webmaster@cowtownvettes.org
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www. cowtownvettes.org www. cowtownvettes.orgCowtown Cruiser Charities
Spring is here and the wildflow-
ers have been out in abundance, so
hopefully you have had an oppor-
tunity to be out and about in your
Corvette. If not, get out, put the top
down and enjoy this weather before
the scorching heat of summer heads our way.
April saw our first organized cruise. Robert and
Cydnie Geyer led a group through the backroads
of Wise and Montague counties for a stop at the
Horton Classic Car Museum in Nocona. This
place never disappoints. The Horton’s have a proclamation at city hall, NCCC Regional racing
large and varied collection of classic cars which events, Vines and Vettes, a cruise and ending up
includes a number of vintage Corvettes. From with our annual TMS Weekend racing event!!!
there, those who wanted to headed on up the
road into Oklahoma to the WinStar Casino. There Several folks have ideas for cruises so hopefully
were a variety of options for lunch and ample they can get some others planned out and put on
opportunity to “share” your funds with our Okie the schedule for later in the year...such as a trip
friends. For those collecting cruiser points the over to Clark Gardens in Mineral Wells, a return
courthouses in Decatur and Montague provided visit to Revolver Brewery and several others. If
options for several points as well as the cruise you would like to plan and execute a cruise just
destination which would count in the club spon- let Robert Geyer or William Nolan know and they
sored event category. can help get it on the schedule for you.
The next cruise on the schedule is the Hico-Billy Finally, remember to be on the look out for an
the Kid Cruise on May 4, 2019 planned by Lar- interesting or unique spot to photograph your
ry and Jan Dyer. The group will meet at Cube Corvette for the “What I Saw Along the Way”
Storage on Benbrook Highway at 10am, driv- photo contest. Anyone in the club can submit 3
ers meeting at 10:15 with a departure time of photos for this contest. Club members will vote
10:30am. William Nolan will lead the driving for the winning entry at the November meeting.
portion of this cruise through the back roads of
Hood, Somervell and Erath counties and if you As always if you have any questions about the
know William you know he will find a way to cruiser program please do not hesitate to ask
work in Hwy 51 in Somervell county since it is your cruiser co-chairpersons, William Nolan
one of his favorites. After arriving in Hico we will
and Robert Geyer, or their able administrative
tour the Billy the Kid Museum, which is free, have
staff, Cydnie and Mary!
lunch, then you will be on your own to check
out the historic downtown. Don’t miss Wiseman
House Chocolates or the pie at the Koffee Kup....
as always, check out the website for cruise info
and William, Robert and Larry will have the lat-
est info for this cruise at the club meeting on
Friday, May 3.
William Nolan
Cruiser Chairperson
April was a crazy busy month for our club with wmmnolan@msn.com
our club meeting, a distillery tour, the anniversary
Robert Geyer Debbie Lindsey
Charities Chairperson
Co-Chairperson debglind@aol.com
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www. cowtownvettes.org www. cowtownvettes.orgTrinity River Distillery Tour Membership Involvement Award Points
Bob Adams 10 Donna Forsythe 95 Nick Kupferle 60 Jack Rogers 10 Kim West 0
Cindy Adams 10 Don Fowler 0 Glenda Kupferle 60 Billie Rogers 10 James West 10
George Aggas 30 Jack Gandy 20 Nicholas Kupferle IV 60 Judy Rollinger 0 Dalton Wharton 0
Sunday April 7th Michelle Aggas 85 Karla Gandy 10 Doc Lambert 100 Randal Romack 30 Connie Wharton 0
2019 Kevin Anthony 60 Dennis Gaynor 20 Bruce Lewis 0 Harold Rumzek 10 Scott Wheeler 35
Fort Worth, TX Cathy Anthony 60 Charles Gerth 0 Yvette Lewis 0 Anne Rumzek 10 Mo Wheeler 0
John Armes 0 Debra Gerth 0 Jerry Lindsey 65 Karl Samuel 10 John Williams 20
Sonny Arnold 10 Robert Geyer 90 Deborah Lindsey 65 Audrey Samuel 10 Shauna Williams 20
Randy Baker 65 Cydnie Geyer 85 Dr Royce Lummus 0 Carol Savage 80 Mitch Williams 0
Cathy Baker 20 David Gill 70 Linda Lummus 0 Victor Scavino 10 Jack Winter 0
Linda Benware 10 Red Greenfeder 65 Christi Martin 75 Charo Scavino 10 Paula Winter 0
Jason Blocker 10 Barbara Greenfeder 45 Chad Martin 75 Larry Schaapveld 75 Rick Young 10
Michael Brooks 10 Cliff Griffith 0 Mack Maxwell 30 Robbie Schneider 25 Diane Young 10
Susie Brooks 10 Kenneth Hamilton 50 Ronnie McCrary 85 Carla Schneider 0 Walt Zschirnt 35
Don Brown 10 Robin Hamilton 40 Connie McCrary 60 Don Segreti 50 Sharon Zschirnt 20
Cindy Brown 10 Gary Hanna 60 Tom McHenry 0 Kathy Segreti 0
Bill Buehler 30 Scott Harrison 10 Donna McHenry 0 Allen Shanholtz 40
Jane Buehler 30 Lisa Harrison 0 Douglas McMahan 130 Grace Shelhimer 0
Sam Castorani 0 Frank Harvey 10 Glenda McMahan 95 Tom Shelhimer 0
Cathy Castorani 0 Ki Ki Harvey 0 Paul Meyers 0 John Shotwell 40
Charles Chenault 10 Lester Herndon 70 Viola Meyers 0 Anna Shotwell 0
Dianne Chenault 10 Donald Hickman 20 John Morton 0 Thomas Simpkins 10
Gayle Cherry 45 Carlanne Hickman 20 Barbara Morton 0 Raley Smith 85
Rod Cherry 65 Richard Hill 10 John Moulton 45 Jo Anne Smith 70
David Clark 95 Carol Hill 10 Nancy Moulton 30 Robert Smith 30
Becky Clark 95 Larry Hoaldridge 40 David Munoz 0 Jo Smith 30
Frank Clary 10 Sylvia Hoaldridge 40 Craig Murphy 60 Bob Snegon 50
Larry Currey 65 Cliff Holden 30 Frank Myers 40 Kay Snegon 50
Vicki Currey 40 Beverly Holden 20 Joanne Myers 0 Ken Sutton 30
Bryan Day 20 James Hollinsworth 0 Bud Nice 0 Kerrie Sutton 30
Membership Involvement Award Points John Dick 20 Bill Hornback 50 Ruth Nice 0 Frank Testa 0
This year we are giving a new type of award for the members that are most involved with the club. Nancy Dick 0 Darlene Hornback 0 William Nolan 115 Lei Testa 0
Every Cowtown Vettes activity you attend results in points that are accumulated during the year. At Shane Dowdy 20 Gwynne Horton-Hanna 60 Tamra Novak 0 Dale Thomson 10
the end of the year, there will be awards given for all members that have accumulated 150 points, Stacey Dowdy 0 Keith Hunten 50 Willie Owens 10 Kathy Thomson 10
additional awards for those accumulating 250 points, and special awards for the 10 members who Richard Downing 30 Carol Hunten 50 Dan Novak 0 Mike Toombs 10
accumulate the most points. To see the full schedule of points, refer to the Standing Rules section of Connie Dunn 0 Deborah Jackson 10 Mary Pittman 95 Norman Walker 115
the by-laws. Larry Dyer 95 Paul Jackson 20 Craig Plunkett 60 Ann Walker 105
Janice Dyer 70 Cheryl Jackson 70 Fred Proctor 30 Richard Watson 75
Please be sure you sign in at every event you attend. If you attend an out of town event and there is Daniel Eckles 0 Ray Kaspar 20 Margaret Proctor 20 Karen Watson 70
no sign-in sheet, please contact me so I can give you credit for attending. If you have any questions, Daina Eckles 0 Denice Kaspar 20 Mickey Rigney 40 Steve Weible 30
feel free to contact me at josmith619@gmail.com Tony Edwards 25 Lou Kirby 0 Patricia Rigney 30 Rhonda Weible 30
Connie Edwards 0 Mark Kirby 0 Amy Rogers 20 Don Wells 60
The following page reflects all the points I know about through the April membership meeting. James Forsythe 80 Rusty Kirby 20 Korey Rogers 30 Nancy Wells 50
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www. cowtownvettes.org www. cowtownvettes.orgNCCC Event Vines 'n Vettes
Sat/Sun March 23-24th Sunday April 4th
Return to the Dogwood Trails Lost Oak Winery
Parade, Car Show, Funkhana, Burleson, TX
Hayride, Cookout,
Gimmick & Chance Rallyes
Palestine, TX
Cowtown Attendees:
Kevin & Cathy Anthony
Doc Lambert
Doug & Glenda McMahan
Chad & Christi Martin
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www. cowtownvettes.org www. cowtownvettes.orgNational Corvette Museum NCCC Events
2019 C4 GATHERING MAY 16-18, 2019
Open to all those interested in the 4th Genera-
tion Corvette, these two organizations and the
NCM are working to bring participants activities,
seminars, road tours, MSP touring laps, and Kart-
ing along with information specific to their inter- As of this writing, our 23rd TMS Super Speedway thereafter. PJ has volunteered to take care of the
est in this generation of Corvette. event is now in the history books. I will have car show and Rallye Master Jack Gandy has once
the final information on it in my June newsletter. again said he will map out the rallyes for us. If
Indianapolis 500 (had to meet the printing deadline for the May you would like to design the funkhana, please
Low-Down.). I would like to thank all of you in let me know.
The 2019 Corvette Grand Sport will serve as the
advance who came out and worked.
Official Pace Car for the 2019 Indianapolis 500
NASA Exhibit Welcomes Another Astro- The last event of the year will be the Au-
presented by Gainbridge, leading 33 drivers to
naut Corvette tocross Scramble held in Mineral Wells on
the green flag on May 26 for the 103rd running
Saturday June 8th will be our 7th annual September 21st and 22nd. CTV will be host-
of the legendary race. It marks the 16th time a
The Museum now has two of the three Apollo Spring Scramble at Fat Daddy’s in Mans- ing both Saturday and Sunday this year., and
Corvette has served as the Pace Car, starting in
15 astronaut Corvettes on display as part of the field. This will consist of a car show, funkha- lunch for both days will be brought in from Sub-
1978, and the 30th time a Chevrolet has led the
Gas Station to Space Station exhibit. The three na, and 2 rallyes run simultaneously (poker and way. I am still working on a host hotel for this
field dating back to 1948, when a 1948 Fleet-
astronauts (David Scott, Al Worden and James gimmick). event.
master Six convertible paced the race. No other
brand or vehicle has served as the 500 Pace Car Irwin) decided as a group to be patriotic with
their Corvettes, with one Mille Miglia Red, one • Registration starts at 9:00 am As with all of our events, the success is totally
more than Chevrolet and the Corvette, respec-
Classic White, and one Bridgehampton Blue. On • The car show will run from 10:00 am until through the club members’ support.
tively.
top of the colors each had a double stripe placed 12:00 pm
down the length of the car, just to the left of the • The funkhana will start at 10:30 am and go
Experimental Mid-Engine Corvette until 1:00 pm or until we all give up.
Now on Display center, with the other two colors of the American
flag. Added to the display is David Scott's Bridge-
hampton Blue Corvette. We will have a short drivers’ meeting at 1:00
The XP-897 GT was a mid-engine concept Cor-
pm and then the first car will be out shortly
vette intended to be the future generation of
Corvette that would have been introduced in
1976. GM installed the Wankel Rotary engine as SPECIAL NOTE:
they planned rotary engines to replace standard
piston-in-cylinder engines in future models of C8 Mid-Engine Corvette
GM vehicles.
In case you haven’t heard, the reveal date for the
much-anticipated mid-engine Corvette has been
established as July 18, 2019
Rick Watson
NCCC Event Coordinator
ncccevents@cowtownvettes.org
Larry Dyer Doug McMahan
Co Event Coordinator
NCM Ambassador
dyerl-j@live.com
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www. cowtownvettes.org www. cowtownvettes.orgSW Region Clubs 2019 SWR Competition Schedule NCCC Governor
BRAZOS RIVER CORVETTE CLUB (BRCC) DATE LOCATION EVENT CLUB
Granbury, TX • SW-540
05/03-04 St Louis, MO NATIONAL MEETINGS Nat’l
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CEN-TEX CORVETTE CLUB (CTCC) 21 Low-Speed Autocross Events CCOC, TVS
05/25-27 Stroud, OK
Waco, TX • SW-200 & ETCC
By the time you read this our Texas
u Mansfield, Fat Daddy’s Bar & Grill CTV (BRCC Motor Speedway event will be over
CORVETTE CLUB OF OKLAHOMA CITY (CCOC) 06/08-09
TX Spring Scramble, Car Show, Funkhana & 2 Rallyes / CCT)
Oklahoma City, OK • SW-468 and I am sure a fun time was had by all; more on
u 06/08 TBD 2nd SWR GOVERNOR’S MEETING @ TBD
this in the near future!
CORVETTE CLUB OF TEXAS (CCT) 06/22-23 Ardmore, OK Car Show, Funkhana & 2 Rallyes (hosted by OCCC) ETCC
Dallas, TX • SW-074
July N/A No Events - a tad hot in our region N/A
u May is a fairly peaceful month with the Nation-
CORVETTE OWNERS ASSOCIATION 7/7/2012 Denver, CO NATIONAL CONVENTION 2019 Nat’l
al Governor’s meeting in St. Louis on May 3-4th,
OF SOUTH TEXAS (COAST) August N/A No Events - still too hot in our region N/A
San Antonio, TX • SW-143 which I do not plan on attending, but I will attend
09/6-07 St Louis, MO NATIONAL MEETINGS Nat’l
u the September meeting. I will receive the meeting for competition. This is a great local and one day
COWTOWN VETTES (CTV) TBD
Fort Worth, TX • SW-055
notes from our Regional Executive (RE) and will event. The Southwest Region will hold the 2nd
Waco, TX / 7 Low-Speed Autocross Events
09/14-15 LCC pass on any info that effects Cowtown Vettes.
u Holland, TX Little River Dragway governor’s meeting later that day. Come and see
EAST TEXAS CORVETTE CLUB (ETCC) 3 Drag Events - MT, Record & ET (all 1/4? mile) what runs the region and consider being Cowtown’s
Lufkin, TX • SW-577
TBD Memorial Day Weekend is an Oklahoma City event next governor. I have enjoyed this job and made a
u CTV
09/21-22 TBD 7 Low-Speed Autocross Events in Stroud, OK. This is a old Tanger Outlet Mall park-
LONGHORN CORVETTE CLUB (LCC) (BRCC) CCT great deal of friends being your governor. This is
Austin, TX • SW-207 7 Low-Speed Autocross Events
ing lot with a lot of open space. This has not been a way to be involved and it doesn’t take too much
u 3rd SWR GOVERNOR’S MEETING @ TBD
a location that they have used in over 10 years so it of your time.
MID-COAST CORVETTE CLUB (MCCC) 09/21 TBD Nominations for RE SWR
Lake Jackson, TX • SW-170 2020 1st Choice Weekend Bids will be a new venue for all racers. SCCA runs there
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Houston Police Academy but NCCC has not in a lot of years. It should be a The San Jac event has changed their date and it
OKLAHOMA CITY CORVETTE CLUB (OCCC) SJCC
Oklahoma City, OK • SW-131 09/28-29 Houston, TX 10 Low-Speed Autocross Events
CMCT
fun time. Come out and enjoy an autocross with all will now be June 15-16th at the Houston Police
4 Low-Speed Autocross Events of Southwest Region. This is pre-registration only
u Academy with 14 low-speed events. Short but fun
SAN JACINTO CORVETTE CLUB (SJCC) October Online Governors Vote for RE (electronic voting) All so send in your entry by May 11th. track and a lot of fellowship with friends.
Houston, TX • SW-063 Governors Vote for National Officers (electronic voting)
u Oct-Nov Online All
TEXAS COMPETITION June has two car show, funkhana and rallye events. Convention is July 7-12 in Denver, Colorado. Come
SWR FUNDRAISER - 2nd option ?
CORVETTE CLUB (TCCC) One being Cowtown’s Fat Daddy’s event on June and enjoy the mountains and cool weather. Conven-
McGregor, TX • SW-569 10/12-13 Waco, TX? TBD THT / TOCC
u 14 Low-Speed Autocross Events 8th in Mansfield, TX. We always have some laughs tion isn’t just competition as there are parties, car
TEXAS CORVETTE TBD? - 49th Annual Southern States Corvette Festival and some serious competitors that don’t autocross shows, funkhanas, valve cover races, etc. – fun for
MOTORSPORTS CLUB (TCMC) Edmond, OK 7 Low-Speed Autocross Events
Houston, TX • SW-568 10/19-20 OCCC all regardless what your passion is. All the details
Noble, OK Thunder Valley in Noble
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3 Drag Events - 1/8th mile Record, 1/4 Mile MT & ET
are on the national website:
TEJAS VETTES (TV) https://corvettesnccc.org/
Plano, TX • SW-163 TBD? - 49th Annual Southern States Corvette Festival
u Edmond, OK 7 Low-Speed Autocross Events
10/19-20 OCCC The Denver club has put in the work so you can
TEXAS OUTLAWS CORVETTE CLUB (TOCC) Noble, OK Thunder Valley in Noble
Graham, TX • SW-198 3 Drag Events - 1/8th mile Record, 1/4 Mile MT & ET come and enjoy your time.
u
TIN HALL TOYS (THT) SWR FUNDRAISER - 1st option ?
Santa Fe, TX • SW-392 10/26-27 Waco, TX? TBD THT / TOCC Let’s make Cowtown the #1 club for the 3rd year
u 14 Low-Speed Autocross Events in a row.
TULSA VETTE SET (TVS) 10/26 Waco, TX 4th SWR GOVERNOR’S MEETING @ TBD SWR
Tulsa, OK • SW-248
11/08-09 St Louis, MO NATIONAL MEETINGS Nat’l
Glenda McMahan
NCCC Governor
glenda-gm@att.net
Complete schedule and flyers for these events can be found at
http://www.ncccswregion.org/schedule.html
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www. cowtownvettes.org www. cowtownvettes.orgCharities Cowtown Corvettes Marketplace
A Short Walk to Save a Life
As most of you know, I am a staunch supporter of the National Kidney Foundation due to my 12+ years of dialyzing because
of non-working kidneys. As a dialysis patient myself, I know firsthand how kidney disease impacts a family and how a little
knowledge can go a long way. WHO DOES WHAT
PLEASE JOIN ME...on May 11, 2019, when I plan to walk with other kidney patients, organ donors, transplant recipients, family,
friends and co-workers from Fort Worth and surrounding communities at LONE STAR PARK in Grand Prairie to help raise aware-
CTV Logo
ness of the more than 30 million Americans affected by kidney disease. (1 in 3 American adults is at risk for kidney disease. 1
in 9 American adults has kidney disease--and most don't know it.) Please mark you calendars and make plans to join me and
Merchandise
other walkers representing Team CORVETTES FOR NKF.
If you have not joined our Team, please click on the NKF link on the Cowtown Vettes website, which will take you to the NKF u DIGITAL ART & PHOTOGRAPHY u
Walk website. (NOTE: Be sure to search for the Corvettes for NKF Team and sign up there.) NKF is one of the few organizations DOUG McMAHAN • 817-473-3837 Hello and welcome to the Logo Merchandise store.
that does NOT require payment in the form of a registration fee. However, we hope that you will use your many contacts, as There are lots of great things for sale with the Cow-
well as Facebook, to fundraise for this annual DFW event. MAC’S DIGITAL ART & PHOTOGRAPHY town logo on them:
www.macs.douglasmcmahan.com Caps.Visors, Sweatshirts, Long Sleeve T-shirts, Short
If you have questions or problems, please call/text me at 817-846-9478. Sleeve T-shirts, Men’s & Women’s Long Sleeve Denim
General Photography, Custom Collages,
Shirts, Polo shirts Name Tags
In addition to participating in the Walk each year, YOUR continued support in the form of purchasing 50/50 RAFFLE tickets and/ Digital Artwork, Posters, etc.
or participating in the SILENT AUCTION at Cowtown Vettes Annual TMS Super Speedway Weekend April 27-28, 2019 is greatly (Please note that on all shirt orders, 2XL and up sizes are
appreciated. slightly higher)
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If you want your name added to your shirt,
I will start selling 50/50 raffle tickets for $1/ticket at the January membership meeting and continue selling them at each mem- CRAIG MURPHY • 817-228-6595 it’s only $3 more!
bership meeting until CTV's TMS Super Speedway weekend, when tickets will be sold at the event site and at the host hotel until
the Raffle drawing is held on April 28 2019. Or if you want a Cowtown logo or a certain year
CRAIG’S KARAOKE & DJ CONNECTION Corvette on one of your own shirts it’s only $5!
cramrp@sbcglobal.net
After the Awards Presentation on Saturday night, a drawing for the 'winning ticket', as well as other door prizes, will be held, We also have stickers, patches and koozies
followed by a Silent Auction. ONE-HALF (1/2) of the raffle proceeds go directly to the National Kidney Foundation serving DJ for All Your Party Entertainment Needs
North Texas, along with ALL of the proceeds from the Silent Auction. Your donations go directly to vital programs that help fight So stop by the Logo table before and after the meeting to
kidney disease through prevention, advocacy and education. place your order. You’ll get your order by the next meeting.
JOE ROSALES • 817-399-8584
Thanks!
I hope that you will dig deep into your pockets to help Team Corvettes for NKF to be a Top NKF Fundraiser once again this year. jmr353@yahoo.com
Music For ALL Occassions Donna Forsythe
Remember: "A short walk can help someone take a lifesaving step." Logo Merchandise Chairperson
Thank you.
Sylvia Hoaldridge
Team Captain, Corvettes for NKF
NOTE: After the NKF Walk on May 11, we will meet for brunch/lunch at Mimi's Cafe in Arlington Highlands on I-20.
Current club members enjoy a FREE
“Who Does What”
listing. Listings renew each December.
Contact the Editor for more info.
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www. cowtownvettes.org www. cowtownvettes.orgall correspondence should be sent to:
COWTOWN VETTES
P.O. Box 1974
Fort Worth, Texas 76101
DO YOU HAVE A NEW ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER OR EMAIL ADDRESS? HAVE YOU SOLD YOUR CORVETTE OR BOUGHT A NEW ONE?
If so, let Membership know so we can update your address on the various email lists. You can send any updates to Membership at: ctv-membership@yahoogroups.com.
Future Corvette Owners
Association (FCOA)
Do you have a son, daughter, grandson, granddaughter, niece, nephew, or
are a guardian to a child under the age of 16 years. If so, don’t forget to
enroll him/her in the Future Corvette Owners Association (FCOA),
NCCC’s youth organization.
July 7 - 12, 2019 Website: http://www.corvettesnccc.org/fcoa1.html
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