Thanks to all of you.  My term as president of your Club has come to a close.  I wish to say “Thanks” for the opportunity to be president this past year.  2008 was a Big Year for our Club!  It was our 50^th Anniversary Year, and we enjoyed many, many Club activities centered around it.  We also enjoyed a strong Social Calendar this past year.  And we enjoyed the many excellent Competition Events and opportunities.  I hope you had fun, because we had fun bringing it to you.

Thanks to Kerry Hlady, Jan Van Maanen and Joe Scafero.  They played a central role in organizing our very enjoyable and first class 50^th Anniversary dinner at the GM Heritage Center this past summer.  And thanks to the several and many others that helped them, too.

Thanks to Chris Scafero who came forward this year to be our Competition Director.  He and his Competition Committee organized our competition calendar, kept track of our Club Trailer and the Club equipment, arranged access to various venues for our events and generally kept our strong Competition Program strong.  Thank you.

Thanks to Jim Rees who volunteered to bring back Corvette Encounter in 2008!  And Jim went further and arranged for CCM to conduct and then managed a very successful charity raffle as part of the Ecounter.  Thanks to Mary Wentzel for the help and assistance she gave to Corvette Encounter, too.

Thanks to Rodney Slusher for agreeing to take over the SlipStream Publisher duties.  He was appointed to the job (and the Board) in the last part of the year and already has plans to put our venerable newsletter in the NCCC newsletter contest in 2009.  He can always use articles or stories, so I encourage you write about that Fall day trip you took in your Corvette and send your story to Rodney for inclusion in SlipStream.

Thanks to the 2008 Corvette Club of Michigan Board of Directors for their service to the Club this past year.  Your 2008 Board of Directors were:  Mary Wentzel, Vice President;  Ted Hou, Treasurer; Pat Jutras, Recording Secretary; Dyan Janowitz, Corresponding Secretary; 1^st Year Board Representatives Chris Davies, Dave Krom and Ken Watson (we miss you Ken!); 2^nd Year Board Representatives Jan Van Maanen, Fred King and Diane Watson; Chris Scafero, Competition Director; Bruce Wentzel, Detroit Council of Sports Car Clubs Representative; Ken Sumner, Points Director; Joe Scafero, NCCC Governor; Joe Thomas, NCM Ambassador; Kerry Hlady, Social Director; Jim Rees, Membership Director and Rodney Slusher, SlipStream Publisher.  Together, the Board has worked to grow and improve Corvette Club of Michigan for all of our Members.

Thanks to Steve and Evan Budaj, CCM Webmasters. 

Thanks to the members of our Competition Committee and our Social Committee for their hard work through out the year.

Thanks to Paul and Gary Stanford and Les Stanford Chevrolet for their continued sponsorship of our Club.  Because of you we have a place to hang our hats every 4^th Wednesday of the month.

And I know you are asking, “How can I help?”  Well, I’m glad you asked!  We have a couple of positions open on the Board for next year.  Public Relations Director comes to mind.  If you want to join the Board and help run the Club and perform vital duties that benefit all Members, please give incoming Club President Bruce Wentzel or me a call.  We’d be happy to talk to you about the positions and duties.  You can find our numbers in the front of this issue of SlipStream. Or you might consider joining our Competition or Social Committees. 

Thanks again!

Mark Eissler, 2008 President
Keep wavin’

September 2008

We are Diminished

Corvette Club of Michigan has lost a great friend, Life Member, Board Member and passionate supporter this past week.  Ken Watson, 1^st Year Board Representative and Past President of our Club, lost his fight against ALS, passing away Tuesday August 26^th.  Ken was a member of our Club for many tens of years.  Ken held every position on the Club Board of Directors from janitor to President.  Ken Watson was one of the first people in the Club that I met when I ventured out to learn about Corvette Club of Michigan.  After I had joined, Ken made an appeal to the Membership to fill a Board position.  Calling Ken at his home to discuss the duties of the position, he offered me the job.  I wanted to work with him.  Ken had a way of inspiring others to help the club and serve the Membership.  I am a Board Member today because of Ken’s inspiration and example.

Ken’s sage counsel at our Board Meetings will be missed.  As a veteran member of the Board, we often looked to Ken for the answer of how to do something, or to tell us what procedure had been used before.

We will remember Ken Watson because of his many contributions to Corvette Club of Michigan over his many years of service to our Club.  Individual contributions or actions may have been small, but taken as a Life’s work, they are many and great.  Ken Watson was an inspiration and an example and he will be for many years to come.

Mark Eissler, President

May 2008

What Are You Going To Do?

Well, have you thought about it?  There’s a lot of Corvette Club of Michigan things you can do this Spring and Summer.

Some opportunities are:

May 11 Mother’s Day Autocross

It’s a Corvettes Only Autocross day at the General Motors Hamtramck Assembly Plant lot. If you are not planning to autocross, you can join the cruise to the autocross that Kerry Hlady is organizing from the Les Stanford Chevrolet Service area. Meet up at 10:45 AM, Depart at 11:00 AM.  (If you are autocrossing, go directly to the Hamtramck lot.)

The Corvette Club of Michigan’s big 50^th Anniversary Celebration Weekend

It begins on Friday June 6 with an informal dinner gathering at the Moose Preserve in Bloomfield Hills. Sign up with Kerry Hlady.

Then on the morning of Saturday June 7, join us for Breakfast at the Athens Coney Island on Woodward in Royal Oak.  Get there around 9 AM (no sign up for the breakfast, just show up).  Eat and then Cruise Woodward with your fellow CCM Members. 

Saturday Evening June 7 is the Really BIG Deal.  The Corvette Club of Michigan 50^th Anniversary Celebration Dinner  at the General Motors Heritage Center in Sterling Heights. (Please sign up with Ted Hou by May 4^th.)  I urge you not to miss this dinner. After all, CCM will only be 50 years old once. And the GM Heritage Center is generally not open to the public.

The Organizing Committee of the Corvette Club of Michigan 50th Anniversary Celebration Dinner wishes to inform the Membership that the registration deadline for our Dinner is Friday, May 23, 2008.  Your registration for the Dinner AND your payment for the dinner must be postmarked no later than May 23rd.  Regretfully, the Committee will return all registrations for the Dinner that are postmarked later than May 23rd. 

And as if that weren’t enough, the Club’s annual Summer Picnic is the afternoon of Sunday June 8, at the Hickory Shelter in Maybury State Park, Northville.

Wow!  But that’s not all!

Corvette Encounter

The return of Corvette Encounter is Sunday June 29^th at the Les Stanford Chevrolet Dealership on Michigan Avenue in Dearborn.  So get your Vette cleaned up and shined up and enter it in the Judged Show during the Encounter. And during the Encounter, Corvette Club of Michigan will raffle off a new Corvette! Contact Jim Rees to buy that winning Corvette Raffle ticket!  Each ticket is only $50 and proceeds will go to charity.


Here are more things you can do:
 

Join the Corvette Club of Michigan Board of Directors

There are currently 3 openings on our Board, each with a say in Club Business and a vote in important Club doings.  Read about the very simple duties and consider helping your Club.
 

- Public Relations Director

The Public Relations Director’s duties are to sell (once per Club Year) a limited amount of advertising that we publish in our newsletter, SlipStream.  Additionally, the Public Relations Director will submit such stories of Club events and activities to outside publications as appropriate and is responsible to arrange for Corvettes at local parades if the Club is asked to provide any.

- Program Director

The Program Director’s duties are to arrange for speakers or programs at our monthly Club meetings.  In reality, we only have need of 8 or 9 programs in any given Club Year.  Additionally, the Board usually has helpful suggestions for and a list of folks to draw from for programs.
 

- SlipStream Publisher

The duties of SlipStream Publisher are to collect articles for publication in and to arrange for the publication of SlipStream.   Please consider helping CCM maintain this great Club tradition.

Please contact Vice President Mary Wentzel or me for more information on these important Board positions or to “take the job”, we need you.

More things to do:

Buy great CCM Merchandise!

It’s easy and simple to do.  Just check out this link to begin the ordering process.  Please note that your Board of Directors has arranged for all these great Club Merchandise items through our good friends and long-time supplier, Jeff Wixom and his crew at Sunset Sportswear of South Lyon, Michigan. 

Well, what are you going to do?  Keep Wavin’   Mark Eissler, President

February 2008 Column

Fellow Corvette Club of Michigan Members, welcome to our 50^th Anniversary Year!  Your Board of Directors is planning some big doings!  Social Director Kerry Hlady has been keeping you posted on many of these developments through Email and his reports at our monthly meeting, but allow me to summarize them here.

Most of our Celebration will be in June, 2008.  We are planning our annual Club Picnic to be in June this year to align with our anniversary.  Also our Club will hold a special 50^th Anniversary Dinner at the GM Heritage Center in Sterling Heights.  Picture, if you will, yourself, your spouse, your CCM friends and special invited Corvette Dignitaries, all hob knob-ing and rubbing elbows among a priceless collection of significant concept cars, one-off design study cars and vintage production cars while enjoying excellent food and spirits in celebration of our 50^th Anniversary!  Watch these pages for information on how and when to purchase tickets. 

And, as if that weren’t enough, get ready for the return of Corvette Encounter in a big way and with a new twist, to mark the 50t^h birthday of our favorite Corvette Club.  Membership Director Jim Rees has stepped forward and assumed the challenge of bringing back Corvette Encounter.  We are happy to announce that Les Stanford is 100% supportive of the Club’s efforts toward Corvette Encounter 2008.  Jim has reported to the Board that Les Stanford Chevrolet will host us, tentatively at the end of June, at the newly expanded dealership in Dearborn.  And what was that previously mentioned “new twist”?  CCM will raffle off a new Corvette to one very lucky ticket holder at Corvette Encounter 2008.  We anticipate beginning to sell tickets for the raffle very soon.  Profits from the raffle will go charity.  Look for Jim Rees’ report in this issue of SlipStream.

We have new Corvette Club of Michigan club merchandise and apparel that you can purchase to show your support for CCM! Thanks to Membership Director Jim Rees, there is even a cool new 50^th Anniversary Club Logo that you can choose to adorn this new merchandise.  And thanks to Board Members Joe Scafero and Ted Hou and our Club webmaster, Steve Budaj, we think we’ve streamlined the browsing / viewing and ordering process for these awesome wearables!  Just check out the link to begin the ordering process.  Please note that your Board of Directors has arranged for all these great Club Merchandise items through our good friends and long-time supplier, Jeff Wixom and his crew at Sunset Sportswear of South Lyon, Michigan.  So your support of CCM through our Club Merchandise will also support a great Michigan business, too.

CCM Opportunities for February 2008:

Are you excited about being a member of Corvette Club of Michigan?  Do you have a desire to help the Board of Directors operate our Club?  Do you have ideas on activities or events? Perhaps you want change? Then have I got a deal for you!  The Board of Directors is composed of 21 Club officers.  And we have three openings on the Board: Public Relations Director, Program Director and SlipStream Publisher.

The Public Relations Director’s duties are to sell (once per Club Year) a limited amount of advertising that we publish in our newsletter, SlipStream.  Additionally, the Public Relations Director will submit such stories of Club events and activities to outside publications as appropriate and is responsible to arrange for Corvettes at local parades if the Club is asked to provide any.

The Program Director’s duties are to arrange for speakers or programs at our monthly Club meetings.  In reality, we only have need of 8 or 9 programs in any given Club Year.  Additionally, the Board usually has helpful suggestions for and a list of folks to draw from for programs.

The duties of SlipStream Publisher are to collect articles for publication in and to arrange for the publication of SlipStream.   Please consider helping CCM maintain this great Club tradition.

Please contact Vice President Mary Wentzel or me for more information on these important Board positions or to “take the job”, we need you.

Please know that the following Members compose your 2008 Board of Directors:

Vice President                                       Mary Wentzel
Treasurer                                              Ted Hou
Recording Secretary                              Pat Jutras
Corresponding Secretary                       Dyan Janowitz
2^nd Year Board Rep                              Jan Van Maanen
2^nd Year Board Rep                              Fred King
2^nd Year Board Rep                              Diane Watson
1^st Year Board Rep                               Dave Krom
1^st Year Board Rep                               Ken Watson
1^st Year Board Rep                               Chris Davies
Past President                                      Mary Wentzel
Competition Director                              Chris Scafero
Detroit Council (DCSCC) Rep                 Bruce Wentzel
Points Director                                      Ken Sumner
NCCC Governor                                    Joe Scafero
Membership Director                             Jim Rees
Social Director                                      Kerry Hlady
NCM Ambassador                                 Joe Thomas
 

And finally, I want to thank you, the Members of Corvette Club of Michigan, for the privilege of returning as President of your Club.  It’s our 50^th Anniversary Year!  Let’s get out there and make it a great one!

Keep on Wavin’  Mark Eissler, President

2006 and 2007
the CCM President was Mary Wentzel
Here are her PRESIDENT"S REPORTS:

December 2007

Congratulations to all the CCM competitors and winners in 2007.  We not only had a great competition season, but a wonderful social season.

If you didn’t participate you missed a fun time.  We have a lot of new and exciting events coming up in 2008. The Corvette  Club of Michigan will be celebrating 50 years in 2008.  Our club was partly responsible for the forming of the National Council of Corvette Clubs (NCCC). 

We are looking for all members to get involved in 2008.  This is YOUR club and we sure welcome your participation.  If you have some things you would like us to try just contact any Board member.

 As of now the 50^th Anniversary Committee has many exciting things planned. 

 Here is a list of activities that are planned:

          Fri.    June 6^th        Casual cruise/show n’shine

          Sat.    June 7^th       Fun Rally/Poker Run   open
                                         Evening:  Hertiage Museum Party

          Sun.  June 8^th       Picnic

Our 49^th  Annual CCM Awards Banquet will be on Saturday evening,  January 19, 2008 at Laurel Manor in Livonia.  This year CCM is only charging $20.00 per person for a buffet dinner, open bar, dancing and door prizes.  This event is open to ALL MEMBERS.  RSVP by January 6^th to Patricia Jutras at 734-397-6942. 

I would like to thank all of the CCM Board of Directors for doing a fine job in 2007.  It is volunteers like yourself that help make this such a great club. 

Two of our members could still use some more cheering up.  Cards can be sent to them at the following addresses:

          Kim Fast                                             Barb Bush
          15863 Augusta Ct.                             1401 Ross
          Northville, Michigan 48168                 Plymouth, Mi. 48170-2120

Help make CCM the best ever next year.  I know your new President Mark Eissler will do a great job.  Thanks again, and welcome to the new CCM Board.  If you are interested in helping out just give Mark a call.

                              2007 CCM President                 Mary Wentzel
 

November 2007

CCM only has two competition events left for this year. The Economy Run (Robert Matsura, Chairman) on Sunday, October 28^th and the CCM/NCCC Rallye (Ted Hou and Dave Krom, co-chairpersons) on Sunday, November 4^th.  So we would like to invite all of our members to come on out and join in the fun. After each event we will meet for reviewing how much fun we had and for food and drink. I am sure the majority of our Corvettes will be tucked away for the winter after these events.

Two of our members could sure use some “thinking of you” cards to cheer them up.  If you could send them a card it would really be appreciated.

Kim Fast                                                 Barb Bush
15863 Augusta Ct.                                  1401 Ross
Northville, Michigan 48168                      Plymouth, Mi. 48170-2120

Things are progressing right along involving our 50^th Anniversary (2008).  There will be 6 designated special events.   If you could give your input to Kerry (734-502-7103) it would be helpful in making the 50^th a big success.

Carol Glowacki did a great job putting together the Ticket to Ride to Frankenmuth.  The turnout was great and so was the chicken.  It was an event to remember. 

Reminder:  The CCM Annual Awards Banquet will be on Saturday evening, January 19, 2008.  We have reserved the Laurel Manor in Livonia for this event, so be sure and mark it on your calendar. Pat Jutras will have tickets at the next CCM General Membership Meeting. This will be the kick off for the Corvette Club of Michigan’s 50^th year.  All of our members are invited to this event and the club will be subsidizing the cost.  Looking forward to seeing all of you there.

The following members will be making up the CCM Board of Directors for 2008:

President                                       Mark Eissler
Vice President                                Mary Wentzel
Recording Secretary                      Patricia Jutras
Corresponding Secretary               Dyan Janowitz
Treasurer                                       Ted Hou
1^st Year Board Rep                         Chris Davies – Dave Krom – Ken Watson
2^nd Year Board Rep                        Fred King – Jan VanMaanen – Diane Watson

The following positions are appointed positions.  Please let Mark or Mary know if you are interested in filling any of these positions.   WE NEED YOU!!!!

                        Competition Director
                        Detroit Council Rep
                        NCCC Governor (Michigan Region Rep)
                        Points Director
                        Program Director
                        Public Relations Director
                        Membership Director
                        Social Director
                        NCM Ambassador
                        SlipStream Publisher

It takes a lot of volunteers to run a successful club.  We have been around for 50 years and looking forward to another 50 with your help.

Thanks to all of my Board members for doing such a great job. 

I know some CCM members are disappointed that we do not have a hard copy SlipStream that we mail out to them, but no one has stepped forward to fill this position.  We still need someone to volunteer for the e-Published e-SlipStream.  If you don’t have a computer at home all libraries have them for you to access the Club web-site.

I would like to thank Les Stanford Chevrolet for their sponsorship of CCM.  Their continued support has very much been appreciated.  Also, to Chris Warren for donating his time to the club as our dealer rep.

DON’T FORGET TO GET YOUR CCM/NCCC RENEWALS INTO OUR MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR.

                                                Mary Wentzel, 2007 President

At the October General Membership Meeting we will have Jeff Wixom from Sunset Sportswear as our special guest.  This will be your opportunity to order club apparel plus help us make some decisions for the future.

October 2007

The competition season is winding down, but we still have another autocross, drag event, economy run, rallye and many social events.

Update on Kim Fast:  Kim is home so if you sent a card to Karmanos Institute you might get it back.  It seems like they do not forward mail to their patients.  Kim really enjoys receiving cards and you can send them to her at: 

                                                Kim Fast
                                                15863 Augusta Ct.
                                                Northville, Michigan 48168

It definitely would put a big smile on her face if you would send her a card.  This is going to be a long process, but we look forward to seeing Kim out there in her Corvette next year.

CCM is really looking forward to celebrating 50 years as a Corvette Club.  Our social director, Kerry Hlady,  has been busy working with a committee to make it a wonderful year. There will be many surprises and fun times. If you have any photos, etc. from throughout the years that you would like to share I know Kerry would appreciate it if you would let him know. The dates will be June 6-7-8, 2008.  So mark your calendars.

On January 19, 2008,  (Saturday) CCM will have their Annual Awards Banquet.  This is a social gathering and ALL MEMBERS are invited to attend.  It will be at Laurel Manor in Livonia.  The club will be subsidizing part of the ticket.  So this is another date you will want to mark on your calendar.  Our sponsor, Les Stanford Chevrolet, will be having special 50^th Anniversary shirts made for all members.

At the September General Membership Meeting nominations for the 2008 Board of Directors will be opened.  Please step forward and help support CCM.  Nominations will, also, be presented to the Board of Directors at their October Board meeting.  The Board meets the second Wednesday of each month.  The following positions will be open:  President, Vice President, Treasurer, Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, 3 first year Board reps.  The other positions are appointed and if anyone is interested in those positions please contact the President or a Board member. 

The 2009 Convention presentation was presented to the Governors in September at their meeting in St. Louis and we should know by December if Michigan is the recipient of that Convention.  The convention would be held in Grand Rapids.

We would like to thank Les Stanford Chevrolet for donating the t-shirts to the “Corvette Babes Rule” autocross.  They were a big hit. 

We are still looking for a volunteer to handle the club accessories.  Please give me a call if you are interested (248) 685-7145.

Thanks to all the members who volunteered to help out at the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix/Corvette Corral.  Detroit has committed to have the Grand Prix at Belle Isle for the next 4 years.

                                                            Mary Wentzel, President

September 2007

Where did our summer go?  It just doesn’t seem possible that the kids are going back to school.  CCM still has a lot of events coming up both competitive and social.   Be sure and check the calendar and other articles in SlipStream. 

The picnic was a little on the rain off and on side. Unfortunately we had little participation in the concours at the picnic due to the weather, but a special thanks to Chuck Fast for chairing the concours  event.  It seems like rain has dampened several of our last events, but now we are due for sunshine. A special thanks to Pat Jutras for doing a great job putting on the picnic. Our “Chief” chef Bob Jutras did a great job keeping us filled up on grilled foods.  Thanks, Bob.  The kids had a great time, as well as the adults.

One of our second generation members is at the Karmanos Institute having just gone through a bone marrow transplant.  If you could send her a card it sure would be welcomed.

Please send cards to:

                                    Kim Fast
                                    Karmanos Institute
                                    10 Webber North-Room 2080
                                    4100 John R.
                                    Detroit, Michigan 48201

She will be there for quite sometime.  Just a friendly little note or card would be appreciated. Chuck, Sharon and Kim Fast need all the support of each of you.  Kim has been a part of the CCM family since birth.

The Detroit Grand Prix on Belle Isle will be on Friday, August 31^st; Saturday, September 1^st; and Sunday, September 2^nd.  The big day for CORVETTES will be on Saturday, September 1^st.  For $75.00 you can get a single day reserved seat in GS 3 or 4,

Single day paddock pass, Single day parking on the island in the Corvette Car Corral, $20.00 worth of “Grand Prix Bucks”, which are redeemable at any concession stand, autograph session with the C6R race team, door prizes, a parade lap on the track, plus many more goodies ONLY if you are registered for the Corvette Corral can you park on the isle.  So if you consider the time you save by being part of the Corvette Corral instead of being shuttled to the isle and paying parking plus a grandstand seat and $20 in Grand Prix Bucks” it is a reasonable and secure way of enjoying this event.  The Corvettes are racing on Saturday.

Tickets can be purchased by calling (866)464-7749 or TicketMaster @ (248)645-6666 or via the Internet by going to www.detroitgp.com.  A 1- day ticket is $75, a 2-day ticket is $150 and a 3-day super ticket is $200. Lots of events on all 3 days, but the BIG SPECIAL DAY for Corvettes is SATURDAY.  Let’s support the Corvette Team.

They are having a CORVETTE CORRAL CRUISE to the isle on Saturday, September 1^st starting at National City Center, 755 W. Big Beaver Road in Troy at 6:50 a.m.  Leaving precisely at 7:20 a.m.  You must have a one day ticket (9/1-Sat.) because they are being escorted to the isle by the Michigan State Police and Detroit Police Department.  What better and safer way to get there.  Bring a FRS or GMRS radio tuned to Channel 7.  Contact Jim Riley at pumbajr@lycos.com.  We definitely want as many Corvettes as possible to participate.  Remember this is Detroit the Motor City.

Keep in mind that June 6-7-8, 2008 CCM will have a big 50^th Anniversary celebration. If interested in helping out with this event contact Kerry Hlady at 734-502-7103.

In September at the Governors Meeting in St. Louis they will be presenting the Michigan Region bid for the 2009 Convention.  Joe Scafero, NCCC Governor for CCM will know in November if it is Michigan for “2009”.  This will be the 50^th Convention for NCCC and our bid is for Grand Rapids, Michigan.  The committee along with Danny Kellermeyer has done a fantastic job putting together a great presentation.

Jerry Burton, Editor of Corvette Quarterly, is our guest speaker for August 22^nd.

At the September General Membership Meeting we will open up nominations for the following positions for 2008:  President, Vice President, Treasurer, Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary and 3 First Year Board Reps.  At the October Board Meeting additional nominations will be made by the Board of Directors and announced by the Recording Secretary at the October Membership Meeting.  We sure would like to have some new or older members run for these positions.  Hope you will think seriously about running for a Board Position.   

LET’S SUPPORT THE CORVETTE RACE TEAM…………..remember………. Saturday, September 1, 2007.

                                                Mary Wentzel, President
 

August 2007

The cruise to Rocky’s for our June meeting was very small, but we had many others meet us there.  The rain sort of scared them off.  Kerry did a nice job putting this event together.

Well it was a rain on and off day for the July 4^th Annual Gary Griffith Sr. Memorial Time Trails at Waterford Hills.   There were over 50 participants, about half of our usual participants, due to those that got scared away by the weather.  The workers were terrific and went above and beyond to help during the raindrops.  Thanks for doing a great  job.  It  is amazing how much we depend on the weatherman.  

So far our e-SlipStream seems to be working out fairly well.  I know that some of you don’t have a computer, but if you visit your local library you can read it or print out a copy.  We are still looking for a publisher volunteer.  We have expert volunteers who would be more than willing to help you.  This is truly a volunteer organization and to be successful it takes everyone.

A special thanks to Les Stanford Chevrolet “America’s Corvette King” for making a donation to CCM for the NCCC Convention in Nashville.  Several of our members put together a great presentation along with samples of “ Wine from Michigan” for the wine tasting  event  in  Nashville.   Corvette clubs from around the United States participated in this event for 3 evenings.

Several of our members took first place wins at the Competition events.  See Joe Scafero, CCM Governor,  for updates. 

Be sure and mark your calendar for the Concours d’Elegance and CCM Family Picnic on Sunday, August 5th at Maybury Park off of 8 Mile Road , west of Beck Road.   Registration for the concours is 8:30-10 and judging starts at 10:30.  Bring your family members and a dish to pass for a fun filled day.  CCM provides beverages, hot dogs, corn and much more.  Games, fun and lots of Corvettes.

Be sure and read the calendar in this issue to keep updated on what is happening in CCM and throughout the Michigan Region.   

Remember the Detroit Grand Prix and ALMS race will be on Labor Day week-end at Belle Isle.  Check their website for updated information.

                                                Mary Wentzel, 2007 President

July 2007

By the time you read this article the NCCC Convention in Nashville will probably be over or in full swing.  Joe Scafero was leading a caravan to the convention leaving on Friday morning (June 15^th)  Next month we will give you an update on how CCM members did in the various competition events.  Hopefully Joe Scafero or Paula Fulkerson will write an article about the convention for next month’s SlipStream.  If you are interested in purchasing a Michigan Region shirt contact Joe Scafero for further information.

Be sure and check out the competition calendar and social events in SlipStream. 

The 2^nd Annual GM Performance Build Center Tour Open House will be held on Monday, July 23^rd at the GM Engine Plant in Wixom.  It starts at 3:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. (30240 Oak Creek Drive-Wixom).  The GM Build facility is not open to the general public.  With all the interest from Corvette owners, an open house was done last year.  Further requests have created the 2^nd annual open house once again for tours and display vehicles.  A $10 million, 100,000 sq. ft facility in Wixom, Michigan.  REGISTRATION FOR ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO JUNE 29^TH.  (www.gm.com/automotive/gmpowertrain) click on “Open House Info”

Wear long pants (no shorts, skirts, etc. No open toed shoes or sandals.

Bring your Corvette, Car Reservation form, RSVP form, enjoy food and drinks, tour facility.

Corvette “FAN INVOLVEMENT”……..Free entry, designated Corvette Corral parking, hospitality at the D.J. Racing Tents, guest speakers and driver autograph session, door prizes and special events, track parade lap at noon, Waterford Qualifying and Racing (Saturday)  July 28, 2007 at Waterford Hills Race Track located on Waterford Road in Clarkston. 

Reminder:  Gary Griffith Sr. Memorial Time Trial at Waterford Hills on Wednesday, July 4, 2007.  If you don’t want to run your Corvette we sure could use workers.  Come on out and enjoy the fun.   Registration 9:00 a.m. to 12:00p.m. 

I would like to thank Les Stanford Chevrolet for doing such an efficient job repairing our new Z06.  The next time your vehicle needs service be sure and stop in.

REMINDER:  June General Membership meeting will be a cruise.  Final destination will be Rocky’s on 7 Mile in Northville.  Hope to see everyone there.  For additional details contact Kerry (734-453-7517).

                                                            Mary Wentzel
                                                            CCM President 

June 2007

Hopefully all CCM members enjoyed the May issue of e-SlipStream. This was our first experience putting together an electronic addition.  A special thanks to Ted Hou and Dave Krom for doing such a great job.  Also, thanks to our Webmaster Steve Budaj for his time and assistance. We are still in need of a SlipStream publisher to coordinate future issues.

Our Competition is underway.  We have had an autocross, rallye and drag event already.

We are working on the 50^th Anniversary Celebration (2008) of CCM.  If you would like to help with this project please contact Kerry Hlady (734-414-0732).  In 2008 not only will CCM be 50 years old, but Waterford Hills Race Track will also be celebrating 50 years.

I would like to extend our heartfelt sympathy to the family of Mike Cohen.  Mike suffered a heart attack April 30^th.  He sat on the CCM Board as a second year Board Rep and will be deeply missed by all.  As a tribute to Mike the Board decided not to fill his position on the Board in 2007. 

One of our former members, Roger Mikulas, suffered a closed head injury resulting from a fall from a stage.  This happened after a folk concert he was participating in on Sunday, May 6^th in Arizona.   He is in intensive care at Tuscon University Hospital after brain surgery to relieve swelling and such.  They have him in an induced light coma while on a respirator.  He is somewhat responsive to familiar voices, but that is all they know at this time – a prognosis has yet to be made regarding recovery.  Roger and his wife, Kathy, moved to Arizona recently.     

Be sure and check the Michigan Region Website for flyers and events that are forth coming.  Since the flyers are available on the website the Board decided not to make them part of the e-SlipStream. 

On Wednesday, July 4^th CCM will be hosting the Annual Gary Griffith, Sr. Time Trials.

If you do not want to run this event, we sure could use your help.  Workers are always needed for this event and what better way to be up close to the action. 

The 2007 Windsor Waterfront Corvette Show will be held on Sunday, June 10^th (corvetteclubofwindsor.com).  No passports are required to cross the border into Canada.  Canadian Customs require photo ID and your original birth certificate.  Dieppe Park at Ouellette and Riverside in downtown Windsor.  Registration begins at 8:00 a.m.

Our August 19^th Autocross will be a charity event for Leukemia.  This will also be a Corvettes only event.  Hoping to see all of you at our CCM events.  Check the 2007 Competition Calendar for upcoming events.

                                                            Mary Wentzel, President

May 2007

This is our first official non-hardcopy SlipStream report.  We are open to any suggestions from the membership on how to make this transition most effective.  In the coming months we need for our membership to be updated with what is happening.  CCM has a lot to offer all members. 

We are in need of an accessories person(s) to handle our club apparel. Joe Uksa and Sherry Weiser would like some relief from this position. Kerry Hlady is posting our present inventory on the website.  If you would like any of these items please contact Joe or Sherry at 734-397-1523.  If you are interested in a certain item we will need to take orders and submit it to our vendor. We usually need at least 12 items to put in an order. 

The 15^th Annual Corvette Lovers Cruise will be January 19 - January 27, 2008. MS Carnival Liberty, 8 night sailing from Ft. Lauderdale to Costa Maya, Mexico, Limon, Costa Rica and Colon, Panama (with optional partial transit of the Panama Canal).  They will have a new Vette Program with Werner Meier, owner/manager - Masterworks Automotive Services and Joe Babiasz creator of Collector Car Enterprise. This would be a great way to take care of the January blues in 2008.  If you are interested please contact Jan Holloway, Art or Phyllis Meltz at 800-454-3737.  A security deposit of $350.00 per person is needed. 

Check the web site for our Red Cross Blood Drive or contact Dave Krom at 248-926-5522 or
dkrom AT twmi.rr.com.  (Replace AT with @ to send email)

A special thanks to Ted Hou for taking on the temporary responsibility of putting together any items of interest that you may send him to be put on the  SlipStream website.  They need to be camera-ready and can be sent to Ted at corvetteclub_mi. AT yahoo.com. (Replace AT with @ to send email)  We still need a volunteer to take over from Ted. 

Last month we assembled the final hardcopy of SlipStream at Dave Krom’s.  Thanks Dave for the party at the end and for your dedicated years of service.  Dave was presented a plaque at the general membership meeting for his dedication.

If you are going to the 2007 NCCC Convention please make Joe Scafero (CCM Governor) aware.  We are hoping to caravan down to Nashville, TN leaving on Friday,  June 15^th. 

Hope to see everyone at our General Membership meeting.  We have a nice program planned.

Mary Wentzel, President            

April 2007

The time is here and it will really seem strange not having a monthly SlipStream delivered to all of us.  Dave Krom has done a wonderful job, and we all appreciate the time and energy he has put into this publication, but changes are part of a growing world.

Thanks Dave for all the years you put forth for CCM/SlipStream.  It has been a long 156 months of dedication.  The first electronic issue of SlipStream will be in May on this website.

Again, I want to thank all of our advertisers for their support and encourage our members to continue utilizing their services.

Tracy Performance                                        Vette Products of Michigan
Bulldog Boiler                                                Kania & Associates
Detroit Speed Shop                                       Coldwell Banker-Gordon & Sharon McCann
Dunn’s Welding & Fabrication                       Law Offices of Steven T. Budaj P.C.
Blackberry Capital Group, LLC                     ATM Performance Engineering-Rick Myers
Century 21-Phyllis Pulty, ABR                       Eclipse-Michael Bieth
Recreational Leisure Corp.-Scott Gray         Vette Essentials
Master Works-Werner Meier                        Green Dot Racing, Inc.-Bruce Wentzel
Corvette Central                                           Livernois Motorsports
Sunset Sportswear-Jeff Wixom                    Keller Williams Realty- Chuck & Kim Fast
American Custom Industries                        Les Stanford Chevrolet-Scott Montgomery
Les Stanford Chevrolet-Chris Warren          
And a special thanks to Bush Jewelers (retired) for their many years of support.
Les Stanford Chevrolet “The Corvette King”

From this point on our web site will be a necessity for our members.

A special thanks to our CCM Board of Directors for their continued support of the #1 Corvette Club.  It just doesn’t seem possible that next year we will be celebrating our 50^th Anniversary.  Kerry and his committee are recommending hosting the party at the GM Heritage Museum.  Be sure and check our web site for upcoming details. 

The Detroit Council of Sports Car Clubs held their Annual Awards Banquet on March 4th at Kart 2 Kart.  It was well attended and Al Chan did a wonderful job of hosting the event.  Many CCM members received awards.  Congratulations!

The Michigan Region of Corvette Clubs held their Annual Awards & Dinner Banquet on March 10^th at the Palace Club (Palace of Auburn Hills). The banquet was well attended by CCM members and congratulations to all winners. 

The CCM Driver’s School classroom session (open to all) will be held on Friday evening, March 30^th at 7:30 p.m. in the Service Area of Les Stanford Chevrolet.  The driving session (CCM Master & Associate Members only) will be on Sunday, April 1st at 9:00 a.m. at the GM Detroit/Hamtramck Plant. We will need instructors and the session is open to those who have not run over 10 autocrosses. Come on out and see what autocrossing is all about.

This is to remind you that the General Membership Meetings are held on the 4^th Wednesday of the month at 8 p.m. at our sponsors (Les Stanford Chevrolet).  We are looking forward to a great year and our new Program Director, Keith Tappan, has some great programs coming up in the future.  Remember we always have coffee and donuts at our meetings compliments of Les Stanford Chevrolet.  So come out and join us at the CCM meetings.

Be sure and read the CCM calendar for upcoming events. 

This year our Social Chair has put together “Ticket to Ride” which will replace the successful “Passport Tours” program from last year.  The first cruise will be to “Rosie’s Diner” near Grand Rapids.  This is one event you will not want to miss and their food is great.  So come on out and join the fun.

A special thanks to Joe Scafero (NCCC Governor) for putting together the program regarding NCCC at the February General Membership Meeting.  It was very informative and enjoyed by all.

A slight error on my e-mail address in the last SlipStream.  It should be

               greendot1 AT comcast.net    (not .com) - replace AT with @ to send email

The By-Law revision change (Article 2, Section 4-Dues) was voted on and passed at the February Membership Meeting.

It won’t be long before our Competition Season will be in full swing.  This year we will be having an Economy Run chaired by Robert Matsura.  Be sure and check the CCM calendar for the latest updates and hope to see many of you at the Michigan Region events.  You might want to come out to some of our competition events and work a corner.  We can always use workers.

Hope you enjoy the last printed copy of SlipStream.

Mary Wentzel, President 

March 2007

Just a reminder: one more issue of SlipStream (hard-copy). As Dave put it “it will be riding into the sunset” following the April (published on March 19^th) issue.  Be sure and use the CCM web site for future issues of SlipStream.

We want to thank all of our advertisers for their support throughout the years, and we want to  encourage our members to continue to utilize their services.

Other websites to use:

DCSCC                       http://dcscc.blogspot.com
NCCC                         www.corvettesnccc.org
NCM                           www.corvettemuseum.com
CCM webmasters      steve AT corvetteclubmi.com
Chris Warren             chris_warren AT lesstanford.com
Michigan Region       www.michcorvette.org
Mary Wentzel, Pres   greendot AT comcast.net
Ken Watson                dkwccm AT netzero.net    (Competition Director)

(Replace AT with @ in order to send an email.)

In the February 2007 issue of SlipStream on page 7 is the recommended By-Law revision that will be voted on at the February 28^th General Membership Meeting. (Article 2, Section 4-Dues).

Lots of snow at the January General Membership Meeting, and this created a low turn out of members.  We met in the newly renovated service area at Les Stanford Chevrolet, which was very impressive.  The waiting room even has a fireplace.  Our program for the evening was Paul and Gary Stanford.  They put on a fantastic program and gave us some of the history of the Les Stanford dealerships.  Thanks to their continued support and dedication to the Corvette and the Corvette Club of Michigan.  For 2008, Paul and Gary will be offering special shirts to commemorate CCM’s 50^th Anniversary.

Most Valuable Member for 2006: 

There are so many members that qualify for this award and so many that have received this award in the past.  The recipient for 2006 is a CCM Board member.  He was very instrumental in creating new ways to get our membership involved in the club.  We are basically a competition club, but also offer many social events for the membership.  Like the banquet, kart-to-kart, passport socials, picnic and cruises.  This year the passport was initiated as a new way to get members involved.  It was a huge success.  I want to thank Kerry Hlady and Ted Hou for bringing this great idea to the club.  This year’s recipient of the Most Valuable member award is:  Kerry Hlady.

This is a very difficult award to present.  It takes everyone working as a team to keep this club #1.  We have a great sponsor, Les Stanford Chevrolet and a dedicated dealership rep, Chris Warren.  We have a dedicated Board of Directors who do a wonderful job—without these people volunteering their time we couldn’t be such a wonderful club.  I wish I could give this award to everyone, but that is not possible.  This award is being given to a member who not only promotes us locally, but nationally as well.  This person has given many hours of his time on the road to keep CCM on top.  Sometimes he has very few followers, but other times he has many.  This person is a good one to follow and to enjoy your Corvette with especially on the interstate.  He just happens to know the right people.  The recipient of the President’s Award is:  Joe Thomas.

The deadline for the Michigan Region of Corvette Clubs Awards and Dinner Banquet will be February 26, 2007.  It will be held at the Palace Club in Auburn Hills. See flyer in February issue of SlipStream.  They will be presenting the proposal for the 2009 NCCC Convention at this event.  Michigan is putting in a bid against Colorado.  Danny Kellermeyer has put together a great presentation.  Hope we see you at the banquet.  The banquet will be held on March 10, 2007.

DCSCC Awards Banquet for 2006 Autocross Championship Awards will be held on Sunday, March 4, 2007.  RSVP by 2/23/07 to Al Chan (517-540-0781).  Any questions give your DCSCC Rep a call (Bruce Wentzel-248-685-7145).

We could use some help putting together the CCM Membership Directory.  If you have a little time please give Dave Krom a call (248-926-5522).  The file needs to be updated to reflect by deleting those who didn’t renew and adding a few new members. 

Congratulations to Chris & Colleen Warren on the birth of their son:

Nicholas Zachary Warren
Born:  February 16, 2007
5 lbs. 2 oz.
18.5 inches long
 

We also want to wish Kim Fast a speedy recovery. 

Also, the Grand Prix will be held in Michigan over the Labor Day week-end.  I have been asked to co-ordinate the Corvette Corral.  I need at least 15 or more volunteers to commit to 3 days (Thursday, Friday & Saturday) to work at this event.  If you are interested please contact me.  Each worker will receive 2 special shirts to wear during this event.

Any suggestions for programs for the CCM General Membership Meetings contact Keith A. Tappan (248-474-4845)  kattp9 AT earthlink.net

Mary Wentzel, President      

 

February 2007

This definitely will be the year of changes.  Again, thank you to the outgoing 2006 CCM Board of Directors.  The new 2007 Board of Directors list is located here.

In order to fulfill our obligations to our advertisers, Dave Krom has graciously offered to continue SlipStream thru our March issue, which would have been the new deadline for advertisers.  That will be the last issue of SlipStream, since no one has volunteered or stepped forward to take over this position.  Dave has done a great job for many, many years, but it’s time to move on. 

All CCM members will have to rely on our website.  This definitely will be a big change, but like I said no one has offered to step forward.  Hard copy will be a thing of the past.  A special thanks again to Dave for his years of dedication.  If any member/members are interested in continuing on with the SlipStream please give Dave Krom a call.  He can be reached at 248-926-5522 or dkrom AT twmi.rr.com (Replace AT with @)

The 48^th Annual Awards Banquet is January 20^th.  We appreciate all of the donations of door prizes from our members and advertisers.

Our competition calendar for 2007 is listed in the SlipStream, but could change.  In the future you will need to check the website, hot-line or My Auto Events. 

The Michigan Region Banquet is scheduled for Saturday, March 10^th.  Joe Scafero will be updating you on the banquet.

I want to congratulate all of our 2006 top 15 competitors and wish them the best in 2007.

Members like you are what makes CCM such a great club.  It doesn’t matter whether you compete or just come out and work.  Your services are deeply appreciated.

A special thanks to Paul and Gary Stanford for their continued support of the Corvette Club of Michigan.  Also, thanks to Chris Warren for being our dealer club rep and taking the time to support CCM.

Our new program director, Keith Tappan is looking for any new ideas for the General Membership Meeting Programs.  If you have any thoughts about what you would like to see or who you would like to see at our monthly meetings contact Keith.

Our general membership meeting is back to the Service Area on the south side of Michigan Avenue. Coffee and donuts as usual compliments of Les Stanford Chevrolet and pick up/delivery by Ken Watson.

This is your club and we need you to participate.  Just because you have done it before or been a past Board member doesn’t mean you need to disappear or not participate.  It takes a lot of volunteers – are you doing your part? 

Let’s make 2007 one of the best years for CCM. 

Reminder:  In 2008 the Corvette Club of Michigan will be celebrating 50 years.  If you have any thoughts or ideas contact Kerry Hlady. 

Congratulations to Chris and Colleen Warren on the new addition to their family they are expecting.  We wish you all the best.

Mary Wentzel, 2007 President

December 2006

This will be the last President’s Report for 2006.  I want to thank the Board of Directors for the great job they did in 2006.  It is volunteers like we have that make the Corvette Club of Michigan  so great. The officers for 2007 are:  Mary Wentzel, President; Mark Eissler, Vice President; Pat Jutras, Recording Secretary; Ted Hou, Treasurer; Fred King, Carol Koenig and Jan Van Maanen, First Year Board Reps; Mike Cohen, Dyan Janowitz and Ken Sumner, Second Year Board Reps.

We need your help!!!!!  We are in need of a Corresponding Secretary. This is not a hard job. The Corresponding Secretary shall be responsible for all THE CLUB correspondence.  He/She shall be required to give notification of Board meetings to the Board Members. He/She shall record the attendance of Board members at Board and Membership meetings. He/She shall send cards to express THE CLUB’S sentiment.

In the absence of the Corresponding Secretary from any meetings, a Secretary Pro-Tempore shall be chosen by the presiding officer.

We also need Directors for the various positions on the Board.  Give me a call if you are interested in being a part of the Board of Directors.  A lot of long time members need to get involved again.  Some of  our old time members feel they have done their share, but it seems to me that they should have more time now to help keep CCM the greatest club.  I feel like Uncle Sam, but we do need you.  We would also welcome any new members to be on the Board.

At the November Membership Meeting we will have a special program that you won’t want to miss.  Yes, I know it is the night before Thanksgiving.  No excuses, I am having a houseful of relatives for that special day as I do every year.  So if I can be at our meeting so can you.  We look forward to seeing you there.  The meeting will be at Les Stanford Chevrolet on the North side of the street. 

Dave Krom is retiring and is looking for someone to take over SlipStream.  Jim Farless is giving up Membership Director because he and Nancy plan on doing a lot of traveling next year.

Reminder that our 48^th Annual CCM Banquet will be held on January 20, 2007 at Laurel Manor in Livonia.  Make sure you mark your calendar for this date.  You can RSVP to Pat Jutras at 734-397-6942.  We honor our top competitors and invite all members to join us.  This is a great way to meet club members.

In 2008, CCM will be 50 years old.  We are planning some type of big event and can use a lot of volunteers.  Contact Kerry Hlady if you are interested in being on the committee.

If you have any ideas of the type of events you would like the club to participate in please let a Board member know.

A special thanks to our sponsor, Les Stanford Chevrolet “The Corvette King” for all of their support and Chris Warren for donating his time to be at our meetings.

Mary Wentzel, 2006 President          
 

November 2006

Just a reminder that our OCTOBER 25^th General Membership Meeting will be at :

Southern Motors
6605 Dixie Highway (just south of Maybee Rd.)
Clarkston, Mi 48346
248-620-3362
www.southernmotors.com
7:30 P.M.

Southern Motors has a great collection of muscle cars. This is one meeting you will not want to miss.

The November General Membership Meeting will be back at Les Stanford Chevrolet the night before Thanksgiving. In December we will not have a General Membership Meeting. 

Reminder that CCM/NCCC dues for 2007 are due. Make sure you send your check to Jim Farless, Membership Director.

We have two autocrosses left. They are both Champ events. The dates are October 22^nd and October 29^th.

On Saturday, October 28, 2006, Joe Thomas will be chairing the 7^th Passport Tour. It will depart at 1:30 p.m. from M-14 and Beck Road in the Compuware Hockey Rink Parking Lot. The cruise will take approximately one and a half hours to Okemos, Michigan.  Call Joe Thomas at (517) 347-9081. 

In 2008, the Corvette Club of Michigan will celebrate its 50^th Birthday. If you would like to be a part of the planning committee contact Kerry Hlady (734) 502-7103. We sure could use some of the input from past members or long time members.

We need YOU. If you would like to be a part of the CCM Board for 2007 please contact me or let a Board member know of your interest. This is YOUR Club help support it. Dave Krom is looking for someone who might be interested in doing SlipStream for 2007. Ken Watson sure could use a break as Competition Director.

Mary Wentzel, President

October 2006

Florida in August is HOT.  CCM racers that were at the NCCC Convention did very well.  It was nice to see Ilona and Dewey Burton visiting us on Thursday.  Diane and Rick Parent visited CCM members on Friday.  These are our retired CCM members who have moved to Florida.  Joe Scafero headed up our social hours along with Art & Paula Fulkerson, Bob & Vi Oleszkiewicz and Sharon & Ray Meesseman.  The 2007 NCCC Convention will be held in Nashville, Tn. in June.  This is a beautiful area of the country and you might want to start making plans to attend.

The CCM Picnic held in August was a fun time.  Pat Jutras and Diane Watson did a great job. Chef Bob Jutras deserves a big thanks.  Thanks to Chuck Fast for chairing our Concours d’Elegance at the picnic.  Also, a special thanks to all the judges.  Our second generation kids even had a chance to play in the birdseed.  This was a sight to see. (Photos Click Here)

Joe Thomas led a caravan down to the National Corvette Museum over the Labor Day week-end.  I had to work and was not able to attend, but I know they had a great time. 

On October 28^th Joe Thomas is leading a cruise to Okemos.  This is part of the passport cruise series.  Now if you have never caravanned with Joe this is your chance.  Also, thanks to Joe for keeping us updated on what is going on at the National Corvette Museum.

On September 23 & 24 there will be a Michigan 14 event weekend.  We need your help.

The 14 NCCC sanctioned events will be presented by America’s Corvette Club, Corvette Club of Battle Creek, Lakeshore Corvette Club, Great Lakes Corvette Club and Michigan Autocross Group.  You can run on both days or just on one day.  CCM needs to remain #1 in the Michigan Region and this is your chance to help.   The event will be held at the Great Lakes Tech Center on Grand Traverse St. and Hemphill Road in Flint.  Call Chris Scafero at  734-748-9948 or Joe Scafero at 734-513-6003 or for additional information contact Rene Cardenas at 734-645-1763 or 734-428-7025.           

WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!!!!!

Nominations for officers and representatives will be open at the September General Membership Meeting.  At this time nominations for any office may be made from the floor by any member in good standing, providing they already have the approval of said nominee.  Additional nominations will then be made by the Board of Directors at the October Board Meeting and announced by the Recording Secretary at the October Membership Meeting.  The offices up for nomination are:  President, Vice President, Treasurer, Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary and 3 members for 1^st Year Board Representative.  Each candidate is eligible to run for two consecutive years in a row.  Let’s have a good election slate. 

The Vice President shall preside at the September Membership Meeting since I will be in Topeka, Kansas at the SCCA Solo Nationals.

                                                                       Mary Wentzel, President    

September 2006

CCM still has a lot of competition events to run for 2006. Our annual CCM Picnic and Concours will be held on Sunday, August 20^th at Maybury Park. Thanks to Chuck Fast for volunteering to be the chairman for the Concours.

This is a fun event and all CCM members and their families are invited to attend. The Club will provide hot dogs, hamburgers, corn, and beverages. We just ask that you bring your favorite dish to pass. There will be lots of games, fun and bench racing. Just to remind you that the Woodward Dream Cruise is the day before the picnic (August 19^th).  Registration for the concours is from 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. You must stop cleaning at 10:30 a.m.

The National Council of Corvette Clubs held their annual convention the week of August 5^th. Our governor, Joe Scafero, will be giving us an update of what happened at the convention.

Chris Scafero and Alan Johnson did a great job putting on our 2^nd NCCC event of the season. 

On September 10^th the girls will be putting on the autocross. You won’t want to miss this event. This is the 4^th Annual Autocross put on by: Cher Ketelhut, Pat Jutras, Diane Watson and Mary Wentzel. 

Our bracket drags will be held on Thursday, September 14^th at Milan Dragway.

At our July General Membership meeting we had a great program with Danny Kellermeyer. Let me know what type of programs you would like to have in the future at our General Membership Meetings. 

My report is short this month due to leaving for Orlando, Florida for the NCCC Convention.

Be sure and read our Competition Calendar and Social Calendar. Joe Thomas is putting together a caravan to the National Corvette Museum for the Labor Day week-end.

Mary Wentzel, President

August 2006

Our June General Membership Meeting was our annual cruise. This year we met in Plymouth and cruised to the “Common Grill” in Chelsea for dinner and celebrated Ken Watson’s birthday. Kerry picked some nice Corvette roads to travel on with lots of turns.

Be sure and attend our July General Membership Meeting to hear our special guest speaker Danny Kellermeyer.  This is one meeting you will not want to miss. Danny always has a terrific program and is well known throughout the Corvette Circuit. He holds many track records throughout the country.

Our next Passport Tour will be held on Sunday, July 30^th and co-chaired by Mark & Kaye Campagnoli.  Passport #4 (Irish). 

In 2008 the Corvette Club of Michigan will be 50 years old. Kerry Hlady, our Social Director, would like to start working on a special event to celebrate our 50^th. He would like volunteers to be on a committee to help coordinate this event. Give Kerry a call at 734-453-7517 if you would like to be on this committee. We are going to need a lot of help plus members with past history of CCM. If you are one of the past members who still receives SlipStream and was around back when ----------- please give Kerry a call.

We are still looking for someone who would be interested in taking over the operation of SlipStream. Dave Krom has been doing it for 12 years now and would like to have someone else continue the operation. If you are interested, please contact Dave and he can fill you in on the responsibilities.

The 2006 National Corvette Convention will be held in August in Orlando, Florida. Our own, Joe Scafero (NCCC Governor) will be attending, and it sure would be great if he would write an article of the events that happened at the convention for the next issue of SlipStream. I couldn’t think of a more qualified member to handle this task.

A special thanks to everyone who came out and worked July 4th at the Gary Griffith, Sr. Memorial Time Trials at Waterford Hills. We only had one incident at the end of turn 6 when we had to use the tow truck. It seems like our 2005 rookie driver thought he could go into that turn super fast and forgot how to use the brakes.

Just a reminder that on July 22^nd  (Saturday) the Michigan Region will be putting on a high speed event at Waterford Hills as the 3^rd of 6 events in the Great Lakes High Speed Championship Series. If you need additional information contact Rene Cardenas at 734-645-1763.

On July 23^rd Chris Scafero and Alan Johnson (second generation autocrossers) will be putting on 5 low speed events at the GM Hamtramck Assembly Plant. This is a Corvette only event and should be a lot of fun. Lunch will be provided in place of trophies. We can always use workers if you prefer not to run the event. Registration opens at 8:15 a.m.

Just a reminder that our Annual Corvette Club of Michigan Picnic and Concours will be on Sunday, August 20^th.  The club provides hot dogs, hamburgers, corn, beverages and you can bring your favorite dish to pass. This is a great way to meet our other members. Also, bring the kids and grandkids to enjoy games and prizes.  

If you are interested in being on the CCM Board in 2007, please let me know. Just give it some thought. All positions will be available.

I also, want to Welcome all of our new members. Just to let you know that we have many advertisers within our publication and they really appreciate your patronage. 

Have a great summer and enjoy YOUR CLUB.

Mary Wentzel, CCM President        
 

July 2006

It looks like our CCM Competition Season is off to a good start.  On Father’s Day we had our third autocross of the season.  A good time was had by all.  This was a Corvette Only event with Gordon McCann as Chairman. 

At our May General Membership Meeting we had Kip Wasenko as our guest speaker.  If you weren’t there you missed a great program. 

Our June 28^th General Membership Meeting is the Annual CCM Cruise Event.  We will not have a meeting at Les Stanford Chevrolet for June.  Everyone will meet at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church on the northwest corner of Beck Road and North Territorial in Plymouth.  Meeting time will be 6:00 p.m. and departure will be 6:15 p.m.  The destination of the cruise is “THE COMMON GRILL” at 112 Main Street in Chelsea, Michigan.  Be sure and RSVP Kerry Hlady at 734-502-7103 by June 26^th.  If the timing is wrong just meet everyone at The Common Grill.

The July General Membership guest speaker will be Danny Kellermeyer.  Danny always does a terrific job updating us on the latest and greatest of the Corvette World.  Make sure you circle your calendar for July 26^th.

The passport cruises have been a big success.  Be sure and see all the details in SlipStream. We have done a Mexican and Japanese Cruise.  On June 25^th Jan Skiles will lead the Italian Dinner Cruise. The #4 Passport Tour will be Irish at “The Claddaugh Irish Pub” on Sunday, July 30^th.  The co-chairs for this event are Mark & Kaye Campagnoli. 

The Corvette Club of Michigan meets the Mustang Club of Southeastern Michigan on Sunday, July 16^th.  The Golf Outing will be on Saturday July 29^th at Fox Hills Golf & Banquet Center.  Kerry has put a lot of effort into social events for CCM.  This is a great way to meet other Corvette enthusiasts and have a fun time.

The September or October meeting will tentatively be held at Southern Motors (Classic Muscle Cars) on Dixie Highway in Clarkston, Michigan. The owner, Vern Roberts, has consented to let us have our meeting there.  His muscle car display is fantastic. It is like going to a museum. 

If you have any ideas for a guest speaker or program for our general membership meetings please let me know.  This is your CLUB and we want to make it enjoyable for everyone. 

We invite all members and their friends to come out to the Waterford Hills Race Track on the 4^th of July.  CCM has put on time trials at the track since the early 60’s. If you don’t want to run your car you can work a turn.  Hope to see you on the 4^th.

June 2006

Who says it never rains in Milan? Al Chan, Paul Yuska, Bob Jutras, Ken Watson, Bruce & Mary Wentzel and Chairman Fred King made it to the drags. Luckily Ken was able to contact others about the cancellation. The track decided to cancel the event due to RAIN.

A special thanks to Tom Wallace, Chief Corvette Engineer, who presented a great program at our April General Membership Meeting. If you weren’t there you missed a good time and a chance to meet the new CCE.

May 2006

Now that Spring is here it is time to enjoy our Corvettes. CCM has a lot of fun things to offer. So be sure and check the CCM 2006 Competition Calendar updated regularly by Chris Scafero, and the Social Report updated by Kerry Hlady. The SlipStream has many flyers of events that are happening throughout the Michigan Region. Thanks to Dave Krom for doing such a great job. Also available here on our web site.

April 2006

Very shortly we all will be putting our insurance back on our Corvettes and start enjoying them after a long winter.  The first day of Spring was Monday, March 20, 2006.  The Michigan Region Banquet was be held on Saturday, March 25, 2006 in Owosso hosted by Shiawassee Corvette Club.  This was a great opportunity to meet fellow Corvette enthusiasts and an invitation to all NCCC members to participate. 

Also, the Detroit Council of Sports Car Clubs Championship Autocross Series registration form is available in the last SlipStream and it only costs $5.00. CCM’s driver’s school classroom session (open to all) will be Friday, March 31^st, 7:30 p.m. at Les Stanford Chevrolet Service Area. The Driving Session will be Sunday, April 2^nd at 9:00a.m. (CCM master & associate members only).  The driving session will be at the Warren GM Powertrain Plant on Mound Rd.  This is a great opportunity to drive your Corvette and practice autocrossing.

The first regular CCM autocross of the season will be on Sunday, April 9^th. 

This would be a great opportunity to come out and autocross or even work a corner.  We can always use your help and you might find it fun to be involved.   

When you read your SlipStream be sure and look at the advertisers in the back and on the front and back cover. The advertisers support CCM and it is a good idea to support them as well. Give them a call and tell them you are a member of the Corvette Club of Michigan and I’m sure they will give you a discount.   

Greg Vess of the Parts Department at Les Stanford Chevrolet would like to be your go to guy for your Corvette parts.  Greg can be contacted via e-mail:

Greg Vess  - greg_vess AT lesstanford.com (Replace AT with @)

He is more than willing to help you with service or parts.  Let’s communicate and support our sponsor.

Be sure and read the articles regarding socials, competition, NCM and upcoming events.  If you have some thoughts on how we can improve CCM please give me a call.  This is your club and we want to make sure you enjoy it. 

I want to thank Steve Budaj for the nice article regarding his new C6 in the last issue of SlipStream.  Dave Krom would love to publish articles regarding your Corvette experiences. 

March 2006

Our Annual Corporate Membership meeting was held on Wednesday,  January 25^th at Les Stanford Chevrolet as defined by the State of Michigan corporation laws. Our special speaker at the meeting was Chris Kilburn, TPMS Engineer Manager from BARTEC USA.

A special thanks to Russ Craighead for arranging the program.

CCM is still looking for a Program Director for 2006. Please feel free to step forward for this position. 

On Saturday evening, January 28^th CCM held its 47^th Annual Awards Banquet at Laurel Manor in Livonia. Just an FYI for Chris Meier that we had condensed the program for her. Sorry you missed a great time. Our special guests for the evening were: Harlan Charles, Corvette Product Manager; Dave & Karen Hill, former Corvette Chief Engineer; Karen Rafferty, Corvette Marketing Manager and Chris & Colleen Warren, our Les Stanford Representative.  Music for dancing was recorded by Terry Tunes compliments of Les Stanford Chevrolet. We had a lot of great door prizes. Our 48^th Annual Awards Banquet will be held on Saturday evening, January 20, 2007 at Laurel Manor. A special thanks to Pat Jutras, Banquet Chairwoman and Kerry Hlady, Social Director for doing a great job. This annual event is a good chance to bench race, dance, honor our top drivers and have a great time with fellow Corvette enthusiasts.      

Make sure you read Slipstream to see all of the exciting things that will be happening in 2006. Kerry Hlady has some very neat ideas for social events that will be happening throughout the year. Ken Watson keeps us updated on racing events. Dave Krom does a wonderful job putting the Slipstream together and making sure we get the latest information available concerning “Corvette”.

The DCSCC Awards Banquet will be held on Sunday, February 26, 2006 at Kart 2 Kart in Sterling Heights. They have a great dinner planned along with the presentation of 2005 awards. So come join everyone for dinner, socializing and kart racing. 

The Michigan Region Awards Banquet will be held on Saturday evening, March 25, 2006 at Celia’s Banquet Center in Chesaning. Reservations are due by March 10^th. Social hour will be at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. and awards at 8 p.m. This is a great opportunity to meet other Michigan Region Corvette enthusiasts. So come on out and enjoy an evening with Michigan’s finest.

Just a reminder that our CCM Drivers School classroom will be held on Friday evening, March 31, 2006. The CCM Driving Session will be held on Sunday, April 2, 2006. Then our first autocross will be on Sunday, April 9^th.

CCM has a lot to offer for everyone. It doesn’t matter where your interests lie. Come on out and join us.

Our tentative guest for the CCM MARCH General Membership meeting will be the new Chief Engineer of Corvette, Tom Wallace. Be sure and come to this meeting to Welcome Tom into the Corvette Club World.      

Also, the C5/C6 Bash at the National Corvette Museum will be held on April 20-22. Join Joe Thomas to caravan down to the museum. It will be a great experience.

                         Mary Wentzel, 2006 President

February 2006

Our Annual Corporate Membership meeting was held on Wednesday,  January 25^th at Les Stanford Chevrolet as defined by the State of Michigan corporation laws. Our special speaker at the meeting was Chris Kilburn, TPMS Engineer Manager from BARTEC USA.

A special thanks to Russ Craighead for arranging the program.

CCM is still looking for a Program Director for 2006. Please feel free to step forward for this position. 

On Saturday evening, January 28^th CCM held their 47^th Annual Awards Banquet at Laurel Manor in Livonia. Just an FYI for Chris Meier that we had condensed the program for her. Sorry you missed a great time. Our special guests for the evening were: Harlan Charles, Corvette Product Manager; Dave & Karen Hill, former Corvette Chief Engineer; Karen Rafferty, Corvette Marketing Manager and Chris & Colleen Warren, our Les Stanford Representative. Music for dancing was recorded by Terry Tunes compliments of Les Stanford Chevrolet. We had a lot of great door prizes. Our 48^th Annual Awards Banquet will be held on Saturday evening, January 20, 2007 at Laurel Manor. A special thanks to Pat Jutras, Banquet Chairwoman and Kerry Hlady, Social Director for doing a great job. This annual event is a good chance to bench race, dance, honor our top drivers and have a great time with fellow Corvette enthusiasts.      

Make sure you read Slipstream to see all of the exciting things that will be happening in 2006. Kerry Hlady has some very neat ideas for social events that will be happening throughout the year. Ken Watson keeps us updated on racing events. Dave Krom does a wonderful job putting the Slipstream together and making sure we get the latest information available concerning “Corvette”.

The DCSCC Awards Banquet will be held on Sunday, February 26, 2006 at Kart 2 Kart in Sterling Heights. They have a great dinner planned along with the presentation of 2005 awards. So come join everyone for dinner, socializing and kart racing. 

The Michigan Region Awards Banquet will be held on Saturday evening, March 25, 2006 at Celia’s Banquet Center in Chesaning. Reservations are due by March 10^th. Social hour will be at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. and awards at 8 p.m. This is a great opportunity to meet other Michigan Region Corvette enthusiasts. So come on out and enjoy an evening with Michigan’s finest.

Just a reminder that our CCM Drivers School classroom will be held on Friday evening, March 31, 2006. The CCM Driving Session will be held on Sunday, April 2, 2006. Then our first autocross will be on Sunday, April 9^th.

CCM has a lot to offer for everyone. It doesn’t matter where your interests lies. Come on out and join us.

Our tentative guest for the CCM MARCH General Membership meeting will be the new Chief Engineer of Corvette, Tom Wallace. Be sure and come to this meeting to Welcome Tom into the Corvette Club World.      

Also, the C5/C6 Bash at the National Corvette Museum will be held on April 20-22. Join Joe Thomas to caravan down to the museum. It will be a great experience.

Mary Wentzel, 2006 President
 

January 2006

Happy New Year ! 

I want to thank our members that came forward to volunteer for the various Board positions.  Without the help of such wonderful members this club could not remain #1.  We do have one Board position still open and are looking for a volunteer.  CCM is looking for a PROGRAM DIRECTOR.  The Program Director is responsible for the planning of suitable programs for the monthly membership meetings.  If you are interested please give me a call at 248-685-7145.  

We are looking forward to all CCM members attending our 47^th Annual Awards Banquet on Saturday evening, January 28, 2006 at Laurel Manor in Livonia.  Cocktails will be at 6:00 p.m. and dinner at 6:45 p.m.  There will be a buffet dinner, open bar, dancing and door prizes.  You need to RSVP to Patricia Jutras (734-397-6942).  This function is a fun time and not only recognizes our top drivers and  workers, but a great way to become friends with fellow Corvette enthusiasts.

Thanks to Russ Craighead for leading our club for the past 2 years.  Also, a special thanks to his Board of Directors for doing a great job.

The 2006 CCM Board of Directors will be:  Mark Eissler (Vice President), Pat Jutras (Recording Secretary), Jeanette Ek (Corresponding Secretary), Ted Hou (Treasurer), Mike Cohen, Dyan Janowitz, Ken Sumner (First Year Board Reps), Carl Ek, Kim Fast, Chris Scafero (Second Year Board Reps),  Russ Craighead (Past President), Ken Watson (Competition Director), Bruce Wentzel (DCSCC Rep), Scott Kempf (Points Director), Dave Krom (SlipStream Publisher), PROGRAM DIRECTOR????????, Joe Scafero (NCCC Governor/Michigan Region Rep), Tom Kania (Public Relations), Jim Farless (Membership Director), and Joe Thomas (NCM Ambassador).

Non-Board positions:  Ray Horenstein (Club Historian), and a special thanks to Sherry Weiser and Joe Uksa for volunteering for CCM Club Accessories.

A big thanks to Chris Warren for continuing to be our dealer rep, and a very big thank you to Paul & Gary Stanford at Les Stanford Chevrolet for their continued support.                      

                        Mary Wentzel, 2006 CCM President

2004 and 2005
the CCM President was Russ Craighead
Here are his PRESIDENT’S  REPORTS:  

October 2005

2006 membership renewals  Renewal cards are being mailed to each member.  2006 dues must be paid on or before Oct 31^st to avoid reinstatement fees. 

NEW!  You now have two options for renewing:

·    Paying by check as before  -or-

·    Renew right here ONLINE at the CCM website.  With your renewal card handy, hit the “Renewal” button on the left, and follow the instructions using “PayPal”, a secure, easy to use service at no additional charge to you.

Nominations for 2006 Elected Offices   As specified in our Bylaws, nominations will open for elected offices (President, Vice President, Treasurer, Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, and three Board Representatives) at the Sep 28^th membership meeting.  Each of these eight positions is wide open for 2006.  Please consider if you would like to run for office or nominate another member.  Nominations can be made by any member in good standing, providing they already have the approval of the nominee.  Additional nominations may be made by the Board at its Oct 12^th meeting.  All nominations will be announced at the Oct 26^th membership meeting, then ballots will be mailed to voting members on or before Nov 1^st.  

Upcoming membership meetings

·       Wed, Sep 28^th - a return visit to Werner Meier’s Masterworks restoration shop, located on Stephenson Hwy, near the I-75 exit at 14 Mile.

 

 

        

                              

·     Wed, Oct 26^th – at Les Stanford Chevrolet, we’ll have a presentation and demonstration on performance exhausts by Corsa Performance.  For more info on Corsa’s extensive product line, see http://www.corsaperf.com/

 
CCM contributions to Hurricane Katrina relief of people and animals  

The CCM Board approved two donations of $500 each, from the CCM Charity Fund.  One donation went to the Salvation Army’s Hurricane Relief Fund.  The other donation went to the Michigan Humane Society’s Hurricane Katrina Animal Relief Fund.  MHS has deployed an Emergency Response Team which will return to this area with animals which have been cleared by the Louisiana State Dept of Agriculture.  These animals will receive long-term foster care in Michigan within the MHS volunteer network.  If animals cannot be reunited with their guardians after 30 days, MHS will alert the public of the animals' availability for adoption.  

  

Once again, CCM members have demonstrated their concern for things even more important than fast, beautiful Corvettes!

Russ Craighead
President, Corvette Club of Michigan

 

September 2005

This year’s CCM Concours and Family Picnic was a rousing success!  Thanks to Pat Jutras, Ken Watson, Kerry Hlady, Diane Watson, and grillmaster Bob Jutras!

On Aug 31^st, a caravan will depart to the Labor Day weekend celebration at the National Corvette Museum, we’ll cruise to Aleko’s Restaurant (Hamburg) on Sep 21^st, the Babes Rule Autocross is set for the 25^th, our visit to the GM Heritage Center is the 27^th, and our fall drags are at Milan on the 29^th.   Please refer to this issue’s SlipStream calendars and fliers for more info about upcoming social and competition events!

Upcoming membership meetings

·       Wed, Sep 28^th - a return visit to Werner Meier’s Masterworks restoration shop, located on Stephenson Hwy, near the I-75 exit at 14 Mile.

             

                                                

  

Russ Craighead
President, Corvette Club of Michigan

 

July 2005

CCM President’s Report

With CCM’s membership climbing toward 400, we continue our active schedule of social and competition events.  The Fathers Day autocross (chaired by Gordon McCann, Ted Godett, and Paul Woolner), had 70 entrants.  The Waterford Hills driving school, chaired by Fred Scarpace and Crew, had 35 participants.  And the Gary Griffith Sr. Memorial Time Trial, chaired by Ken Watson and Mary Wentzel, had 87 cars.  And a big thanks to Mike Cohen for leading our CCM Annual Cruise, this year to Eddie’s Drive-In in Harrison Township.  Please refer to this issue’s calendars and fliers for more info about upcoming social and competition events!

Upcoming membership meetings

·       Wed, July 27^th – at Les Stanford Chevrolet – Harlan Charles of GM’s Corvette development team will bring his captive test fleet C6 Z06.

     ·       Wed, Aug 24^th – a brief meeting at Les Stanford Chevrolet, followed by
             food/beverages/fellowship across the street at Cheli’s Chili.

·       Wed, Sep 28^th - a return visit to Werner Meier’s Master Works restoration shop in Madison Heights.

Russ Craighead

President, Corvette Club of Michigan

June 2005

CCM’s 2005 competition season continues at full tilt.  The May 8^th Mother’s Day autocross, chaired by Joe and Chris Scafero, featured 125 entrants; see results here.  Unfortunately the April 24^th rallye, chaired by Bruce and Mary Wentzel, fell victim to snowy weather.  With safety our first priority, the rallye was canceled.  Intrepid pilots, navigators, and workers instead held a social event at Milford’s Red Dog Saloon.  At the National Corvette Museum’s C5/C6 Birthday Bash, CCM drivers excelled in the autocross: Joe Thomas won 1^st in class and Dave Krom took 2^nd in class… Well done, guys!


Please check our upcoming Social events here and Competition events here!  For example, we now have confirmed/updated info for the June 22^nd Cruise Night (new location), our annual golf outing on August 13^th, and our tour of the new GM Heritage Center in Sterling Heights on Tuesday, September 27^th.

 

Upcoming membership meetings

·       May 25^th -  at Les Stanford Chevrolet.

·       June 22^nd – Cruise Night

·       July 27^th – at Les Stanford Chevrolet – Harlan Charles of GM’s Corvette development team will bring his captured test fleet C6 Z06 for show-and-tell.

·       Aug 24^th – a brief meeting at Les Stanford Chevrolet, followed by food/beverages/fellowship at Cheli’s Chili.

·       We have several suggestions for Sep-Nov meetings.  Please let me know if you have opinions about any of these, or have other ideas:

o a visit to Advanced Automotive Technologies (maker of the 1953-2003 Commemorative Edition conversion) in Rochester Hills;

o a visit to ATI Performance Engineering in Wixom;

o a visit to the GM Performance Build Center in Wixom, home of the 505 hp LS7 powerplant.

o a season-end report on the C6-R’s inaugural campaign by Steve Wesoloski of Corvette Racing; and

o a return visit to Werner Meier’s Master Works restoration shop in Madison Heights.

Lastly, some news from Britain to make you feel a little better about the prices we pay for Corvettes here in “The Colonies”.  In the UK, a C6 coupe is priced at £45,850 ($85,660 USD at current exchange rates) and a C6 convertible is priced at £51,850 ($96,867 USD).

Russ Craighead

President, Corvette Club of Michigan

 

May 2005

With spring nearly here, the year’s first social and competition events were a big success!  

Hats-off to chairman Gordon McCann for a challenging and enjoyable 
“Luck of the Irish” rallye.

Congratulations to Al Chan, the new President of the Detroit Council of Sports Car Clubs!

Upcoming programs at our monthly membership meetings:

·       Wed, Mar 23^rd – at Les Stanford Chevrolet – Steve Wesoloski of GM Racing will give the latest scoop on the C6-R, just after its ALMS debut at the 12 Hours of Sebring.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·       Wed, Apr 27^th – Visit to AP Engineering, a full-service GM performance shop.

                     see www.automotiveperformance.net for more info
                     44297 Macomb Industrial Dr, Clinton Twp, MI 48036
                     This is just south of M59, near Groesbeck Hwy

     

Russ Craighead  -  President, Corvette Club of Michigan

 

March 2005

Despite Jan 22^nd’s heavy snowfall, CCM had a great turnout at the Annual Banquet!  We enjoyed excellent food, drink, music, dancing, and fellowship.  Congratulations to winners of competition and worker awards.  Special kudos to Fred King, winner of the President’s Award, and to Dave Krom, Most Valuable Member.  Thanks to our sponsor, Les Stanford Chevrolet, for providing the evening’s music; Pat Jutras, Banquet Chairperson; Kerry Hlady, Social Director; and Bruce Wentzel, Ken Watson and Dave Krom, who prepared the awards. 

Next year’s banquet is tentatively scheduled for Sat, Jan 28^th; mark your calendars!

By this time of year, we and our cars are suffering cabin fever, eager for warm weather and the start of 2005 events.  As you read this, the year’s first social event has taken place at Lucky’s in Novi.  Our first competition event is a rallye chaired by Gordon McCann, on Sun, Mar 6^th.  Corvettes are welcome but not required for this rallye; come out and join the fun!

Thanks to John Firment for finding a large projection screen which we have recycled and installed in our sponsor’s service area.  Its first use, at our Jan 26^th membership meeting, made the C6 Z06 presentation much more enjoyable for the members.

Upcoming programs at our monthly membership meetings:

·       Wed, Feb 23^rd – At Les Stanford Chevrolet –  Demo of the newly-arrived C6 convertible.

·       Wed, Mar 23^rd – At Les Stanford Chevrolet – Steve Wesoloski of GM Racing will give the latest scoop on the C6-R, just after ALMS debut at the 12 Hours of Sebring.

·       Wed, Apr 27^th – Visit to AP Engineering, a full-service GM performance shop.

                     see www.automotiveperformance.net for more info
                     44297 Macomb Industrial Dr, Clinton Twp, MI 48036
                     This is just south of M59, near Groesbeck Hwy

 

 Russ Craighead  -  President, Corvette Club of Michigan

February 2005

Happy New Year!  Our upcoming Annual Banquet provides an opportunity to reflect on a very successful 2004 for CCM.  Congratulations to all 2004 award winners!  We anticipate an exciting 2005.  CCM will have an active calendar of programs, social events, and competition.  The competition and social calendars are shown elsewhere in this issue.  Planned and suggested programs at our membership meetings include:

We’ll continue the recently-revived CCM tradition of a few shortened meetings, without program, followed by food, beverages, and fellowship at a nearby restaurant.

Following recent elections and appointments, your 2005 slate of officers is shown on page two of this issue of SlipStream.  On your behalf, let me express appreciation to all of those who serve the Club.  Those who completed their terms include Ted Godett (Board Rep), Janet Matsura (Board Rep), Robert Matsura (Treasurer), Bruce St. Amour (Board Rep), and Paul Woolner (VP).  New additions to the leadership team include Carl Ek (Board Rep), Kim Fast (Board Rep), and Jan Skiles (Treasurer).  Continuing to serve, but in new roles, are Mark Eissler (Board Rep) and Mary Wentzel (VP).    “Graduating” from 1^st Year Board Rep to 2^nd Year Board Rep are Chris Scafero, Diane Watson, and Joe Thomas (who also serves as NCM Ambassador).  Continuing to serve in the same positions are Steve & Evan Budaj (Website Administrators), Jeanette Ek (Corresponding Secretary), Kerry Hlady (Social Director), Ray Horenstein (Club Historian), Pat Jutras (Recording Secretary), Tom Kania (Public Relations), Cher Ketelhut (Membership Director), Dave Krom (SlipStream Publisher), Gordon McCann (NCCC Governor), Ken Watson (Competition Director), and Bruce Wentzel (Points Director and DCSCC Rep). 

Thank you for allowing me to serve as your president for one more year. 

Together, let’s make 2005 a great year in the long history of CCM!

Russ Craighead   -   President, Corvette Club of Michigan

NEWS FLASH:   Membership Director Cher Ketelhut reports that CCM member Harold Hutchinson has returned to the U.S., following an extended overseas deployment with our Armed Forces.  Harold is currently stationed in the Washington, D.C. area and will return to Michigan this spring.

  In special recognition of his service to our country, the CCM Board unanimously voted to waive Harold’s membership dues for 2005. 

December 2004/January 2005

As the holiday season approaches, autumn has been a Corvette cornucopia for CCM members.  Here are some recent highlights:  

Upcoming highlights:

For more info on these and other events, please refer to the calendars and fliers in this month's issue of SlipStream, provided by Mark Eissler (Programs), Kerry Hlady (Social), Joe Thomas (NCM), and Ken Watson (Competition).

Russ Craighead

President, Corvette Club of Michigan

November 2004 Report

Nomination and Election of 2005 Officers  

As prescribed in CCM by laws, nominations for 2005 elected officers were opened during the Sep 22^nd general membership meeting and during the Oct 13^th Board meeting.  Nominees (in order of nomination) are:

·       President:  Russ Craighead

·       Vice President:  Mary Wentzel

·       Treasurer:  Jan Skiles

·       Recording Secretary:  Pat Jutras

·       Corresponding Secretary:  Jeanette Ek

·       Board Representatives:

(3 positions; 4 nominees in order of nomination)

Kim Fast, Carl Ek, Mark Eissler, and David Nims.

These are the upcoming steps in the election process:

·       Wed, Oct 27 Membership Meeting - 

o      Nominations will be announced by the current Recording Secretary.

o      At the conclusion of the meeting, the current President will meet with all nominees to discuss campaign guidelines.

·       NLT Mon, Nov 1  -  Ballots mailed to eligible voting members.

·       NLT Mon, Nov 15  -  Ballots returned (postmarked).

·       Results will be tabulated by three Board members not running in contested elections.  Those results will be certified by the President and ratified by the Board at its Dec 8^th meeting. 

Membership renewals for 2005 due by Oct 31st

·       Renewal cards were mailed to members on Oct 3^rd.

·       Renewals must be postmarked NLT Oct 31^st.

·       If you have questions, please contact the CCM Membership Director, Cher Ketelhut.

Upcoming events

·       Sun, Nov 7  -  Autocross at GM Hamtramck

·       Sun, Nov 14  -  Kart2Kart in Sterling Heights 

·       Sat, Jan 22, 2005  -  Annual Banquet at Laurel Manor in Livonia

 
For more info on these and other events, please refer to the calendars and fliers in this Month's issue of SlipStream, provided by Mark Eissler (Programs), Kerry Hlady (Social), Joe Thomas (NCM), and Ken Watson (Competition).

                                         Russ Craighead

President, Corvette Club of Michigan

October 2004 Report

Nomination and Election of 2005 Officers  

          Our next general membership meeting will begin at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, September 22, at Les Stanford Chevrolet.  During this meeting, we begin the process of electing CCM officers for 2005.  Our Bylaws prescribe that, at this meeting, we open nominations for our elected officers and representatives:

     ·       President
·       Vice President
·       Treasurer
·       Recording Secretary
·       Corresponding Secretary
·       Three Representatives to the Board of Directors

Nominations may be made from the floor by any member in good standing. 

Please note that the nominee must have previously approved his/her nomination.

          Following these nominations at the September membership meeting, subsequent steps in the nomination and election process include:

·       Wed, Oct 13  -  Additional nominations may be made at the October Board meeting.

·       Wed, Oct 27  - 

o      Nominations will be announced by the current Recording Secretary at the membership meeting.

o      At the conclusion of the meeting, the current President will meet with all nominees to discuss campaign guidelines.

·       On or before Mon, Nov 1  -  Ballots will be mailed to all eligible voting members.

·       Postmarked no later than Mon, Nov 15  -  Ballots returned by voting members.

          CCM is well-served by wider participation and fresh points of view as the Club’s direction and activities are planned.  With this in mind, I encourage each of you to consider if you, or a member you know, can offer leadership in one of these positions and thereby help our Club better serve its members. 

 Upcoming events

·       Sun, Sep 19 – Babes Rule II Autocross at GM Hamtramck

·       Thu evening, Sep 23 – Fall Drags at Milan Dragway

·       Sun, Oct 3 – Autocross

·       Sun, Oct 17 – Rallye

For more info on these and other events, please refer to the calendars and fliers in this Month's issue of SlipStream or this website, provided by Mark Eissler (Programs), Kerry Hlady (Social), Joe Thomas (NCM), and Ken Watson (Competition).

Russ Craighead
President, Corvette Club of Michigan

September 2004 Report

A big thank-you to Harlan Charles, GM’s Corvette Product Manager, for joining us at the July membership meeting! The large crowd of CCM members was treated to a fact-filled presentation on the C6, followed by an extended Q&A session around a beautiful 2005 Machine Silver Metallic Z51 coupe.

Our next membership meeting - Wednesday, August 25^th  We will first convene at our regular time (8 p.m.) and place (Les Stanford Chevrolet), have a short meeting without program, then reconvene one block away, at Cheli’s Chili for food, beverages, and social time.  Please invite a friend!

Other upcoming events include:

·       Fri-Sat, Aug 20-21 – Woodward Dream Cruise.

·       Sep 2-4 – Labor Day weekend celebration of the National Corvette Museum’s 
   10^th Anniversary.

·       Sun, Sep 19 – Babes Rule II Autocross at GM Hamtramck.

·       Thu evening, Sep 23 – Fall Drags at Milan Dragway.

·       Sun, Oct 3 – Autocross

·       Sun, Oct 17 – Rallye

     President, Corvette Club of Michigan

August 2004 Report

On Wednesday, July 28, we will welcome Harlan Charles and the 2005 Corvette to our general membership meeting at Les Stanford Chevrolet. Harlan is a long-time Corvette owner/enthusiast who, for the last three years, has served as the Corvette Product Manager on the Corvette development team. In this position, Harlan has played a key role in development of C5 and C6 Corvettes. In these photos, Harlan is shown at the C5/C6 Birthday Bash with Wil Cooksey (left) and Rick Baldick (right).  

 A Sampling of Upcoming Events 

·     Jul 25-29 – National Corvette Restorers Society (NCRS) National Convention (30^th Anniversary!) in Windsor, Ontario. Information is available at http://www.ncrs.org/. This is a great opportunity to see an outstanding selection of 1953-89 Corvettes.

·       Wed, Jul 28 – Membership meeting at Les Stanford Chevrolet, featuring Harlan Charles, Corvette Product Manager, with the new 2005 C6 Corvette. 

·       Sat, Jul 31 – CCM Annual Golf Outing at Hilltop in Plymouth.

·       Sun, Aug 1 – CCM autocross (Corvettes only) at GM Hamtramck.

·       Sun, Aug 15 – CCM picnic and concours at Maybury State Park in Northville.

·       Fri-Sat, Aug 20-21 – Woodward Dream Cruise.

·       Wed, Aug 25 – A brief membership meeting at Les Stanford Chevrolet, followed by a food/beverages/fellowship one block away at Cheli’s Chili.

·       Sep 2-5 - The huge Labor Day weekend celebration of the National Corvette Museum’s 10^th Anniversary. Dave Krom will lead a caravan on Thursday morning.

·       Sun, Sep 19 – Babes Rule II autocross at GM Hamtramck.

·       Thu, Sep 23 - Fall Drags at Milan Dragway (revised date).

For more info, please see calendars and fliers in this month's issue of SlipStream or here on the website, provided by Joe Thomas (NCM), Kerry Hlady (Social), Ken Watson (Competition), and Mark Eissler (Programs).

Russ Craighead   -   President, Corvette Club of Michigan

Rick gave us a look ahead at the 2004 C5-R racing season and Tom shared his insights about design of the 2005 C6.  Congratulations to all of the award recipients!  Thanks to our banquet chairwoman, Pat Jutras; to Les Stanford Chevrolet for providing the evening’s musical entertainment; and to all of the members who made this year’s banquet such a rousing success.

The banquet provided a welcome opportunity to reflect on a very successful 2003 for CCM members.  At the same time, we look forward with anticipation to an exciting 2004.  CCM highlights include an active calendar of programs, social events, and competition.  In coming months, anticipated programs at our general membership meetings include:

In response to members’ suggestions, we also plan to renew an old CCM tradition by scheduling some shortened meetings, without program, then reconvene at a nearby restaurant for food, beverages, and fellowship.

On the international stage, 2004 is highlighted by launch of the 6^th generation Corvette.  The C6 coupe was revealed at this month’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit.  The C6 convertible will be unveiled in Geneva in February and will make its U.S. debut at the New York auto show in April.  Later this year, we will see both C6 models in showrooms, on the road, and in competition.

Throughout Corvette’s storied history, anticipation of a new generation creates opportunities for Corvette shoppers.  In this case, as we eagerly await the C6, Chevrolet is making it much easier to afford a C5.  Our sponsor, e.g., is offering 0% financing for 60 months or a $2,000 rebate on all new 2004 Corvettes - - coupe, convertible, and Z06 - - through February 2nd.  And the selection is terrific!  CCM member Chris Warren is ready to help you at Les Stanford Chevrolet.  

Following recent elections and appointments, your 2004 slate of officers is shown on the second page of this issue.  On your behalf, let me express appreciation to CCM officers who served last year.  Those who completed their terms include Jim Farless (Membership), Bob Jutras (Board Rep), and Fred Scarpace (VP).  New additions to the leadership team include Jeannette Ek (Corresponding Secretary), Chris Scafero (Board Rep), and Joe Thomas (Board Rep and NCM Ambassador).  Continuing to serve, but in new roles, are Mark Eissler (Program Director), Kerry Hlady (Social Director), Cher Ketelhut (Membership Director), Diane Watson (Board Rep), Bruce Wentzel (Points Director and DCSCC Rep), and Paul Woolner (VP).    “Graduating” from 1^st Year Board Rep to 2^nd Year Board Rep are Ted Godett, Janet Matsura, and Bruce St. Amour.  Continuing to serve in the same positions are Steve & Evan Budaj (Website Administrators), Ray Horenstein (Club Historian), Pat Jutras (Recording Secretary), Tom Kania (Public Relations), Dave Krom (SlipStream Publisher), Bob Matsura (Treasurer), Gordon McCann (NCCC Governor), and Ken Watson (Competition Director).   I also extend a special note of thanks to Mary Wentzel, who has completed her eighth term as your President and will continue to serve this year as Past President. 

Keys to our club’s success have included a shared love of America’s Sports Car and the active involvement of our members.  With the latter in mind, let me encourage each of you to participate in events which interest you, try some new events for the first time, and volunteer as a worker for one or more events.  Ken Watson, e.g., is seeking more members for the Competition Committee, chairpersons for the season’s events, and workers.

Thank you for allowing me to serve as your president through the coming year.  Let’s make it a great one!

Russ Craighead
President, Corvette Club of Michigan

2002 and 2003
the CCM President was Mary Wentzel
Here are her PRESIDENT’S  REPORTS:  

December 2003   

  HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES.  We all have a lot to be thankful for during the past year. This will be my last article as your CCM President.  Also, I want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year along with a very safe holiday season.

     The CCM GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26^TH will be held at Werner Meier’s Masterworks Automotive Services (32327 Stephenson Highway, Madison Heights).  I know the 26^th is the day before Thanksgiving, but it is always a fun meeting.  Turkey Day is always at my house so no excuses for not being there, plus I have to work on Friday and Saturday.

      Hopefully all of you will be coming to the 45th CCM Annual Awards Banquet on Saturday, January 17^th.  It will be held at Laurel Manor in Livonia (flyer in Slipstream or click here).  CCM will subsidize the cost of each ticket, and the cost to you will be only $30.00 per person.  This includes cocktails, buffet dinner, dancing, open bar and door prizes.  This event is open to ALL CCM members and their guests.  You need to RSVP to Patricia Jutras by 12/28/03.

Also, if you would like to donate a door prize it would be very much appreciated.  Call Pat, Kerry Hlady or Mary Wentzel with door prize information.

       I have passed on to the incoming President the names of members who are interested in being on the Board in 2004.  You will be contacted by the new President and asked to attend our December 10^th Board Meeting for ratification.

       I would like to thank all of my Board of Directors and Committee members for volunteering their time.  Because of your dedication that is what makes CCM such a great Corvette Club.  If any one is interested in being the CCM National Corvette Museum Ambassador please let me know.  Dave Krom has done an excellent job, and we owe him big thanks for his dedication, but he would like a break and a little less work.  He will be continuing on as our Slipstream Publisher.

     On a personal note, I would like to thank all of you for your continued support.  A special thanks to Bruce for all of his understanding.  It has been a pleasure serving as your President.  I will remain on the Board in the position of Past President. 

     Also, we still have some 2002 National Champion Tee/Golf/Sweatshirts for sale.  They are marked down by 20% so be sure and see Janet Matsura for your supply.  This definitely will be a collector’s item.  We are the only Michigan Corvette Club that has ever taken the NCCC National Championship.

     Bruce and I had dinner with Sharon and Ray Messeeman a few weeks ago.  Sharon is walking great and looking real good.  She is allowed to come home on weekends and her nurse, Ray, is doing a fine job.  We all look forward to a continued recovery for Sharon.  Please keep them in your prayers.

     A special thanks to Steve Craig for giving our members a free copy of the new Corvette Video Journal (video magazine for Corvette enthusiasts) at our October General Membership Meeting. There was a flyer in our November Slipstream with subscription rates for future video journals.  This is a very unique concept and a must for Corvette owners.  If you are interested in a subscription to the video journals Steve can be contacted at 248-649-3063.  It doesn’t pay to miss a meeting, because you never know who or what will be happening.

     If you are interested in chairing a Competition Event in the upcoming season (2004) contact Ken Watson.  I am sure he will give you your choice of events.  He can always use new members for the Competition Committee.  We have one of the most diversified competition schedules of any club.  There is something for everyone.

     Thanks to Paul and Gary Stanford for their continued support of the Corvette Club of Michigan.  If you need a new, used, or leased Chevrolet, Oldsmobile or Cadillac be sure and give them a call.  You can find their address and phone number on the back of your Slipstream.  Again, thanks to Chris Warren for all of his help and dedication.

     A reminder that the 2004 NCCC Convention will be in LasVegas in June of 2004.  Registration will begin in February 2004.  You will be receiving updated information from the National Council of Corvette Clubs.

 Mary Wentzel, President
2003-2002-1999-1998-1995-1994-1991-1990                           

     SAVE THE WAVE!

November 2003

It is time to elect your Board of Directors for 2004.  I have been President for two consecutive years, and according to our Club By-Laws an elected officer may not serve for more than two (2) consecutive terms in the same position.  This year we will be sending out Ballots.  As of the Board of Directors meeting 10-8-03 the following members have been nominated:

President                                 Russ Craighead
Vice President                         Carl Ek
Corresponding Secretary       Jeanette Ek
Recording Secretary               NO NOMINATIONS
Treasurer                                Robert Matsura
1^st Year Board Rep                Mark Eissler
                                                 Joe Thomas
                                                 Chris Scafero
                                                 Diane Watson

You can write in anyone for any position.  We can only vote for 3 – 1^st Year Board Reps. We, also, need a member to be nominated for Recording Secretary. 

If you are interested in being on the Board in an appointed positions please let me know.  The appointed positions are:

The following members will advance to Second Year Board Reps:

Bruce St. Amour

If you have any By-Law changes that you might like to propose, please contact Fred Scarpace, our current Vice President.

This is YOUR CLUB and your help is needed.  It takes a lot of volunteers to keep us #1.  CCM has something for everyone, and on January 17, 2004, (Saturday evening) we are having our Annual CCM Awards Banquet.  This banquet is subsidized by the club and is open not only to competitors and workers, but also to every CCM member.  It will be held at Laurel Manor in Livonia and is a great way to meet our club members who all enjoy the CORVETTE.  Also, anyone interested in donating a door prize for the banquet please contact Pat Jutras or Kerry Hlady.

I want to thank everyone for your past support, and I will remain on the Board in the position of Past President.  If you have any suggestions or ideas to help us promote CCM please give me a call.  Also, a special thanks to Les Stanford Chevrolet for their support and Chris Warren for being there for us.

If you are thinking of purchasing or leasing a vehicle be sure and contact Les Stanford Chevrolet (Paul Stanford) or Les Stanford Cadillac-Oldsmobile (Gary Stanford) in Dearborn.   The Cadillac-Oldsmobile dealership is located on Michigan Avenue just west of Telegraph on the south side of the street.

Just to let you know that our NOVEMBER meeting will be held at Werner Meier’s new shop.  This will be a great meeting and you won’t want to miss it.  We always have our November CCM General Membership meeting the night before Thanksgiving.  No excuses for not attending, because I have Thanksgiving Dinner at our house the next day with all of our relatives and do the cooking.   Location is listed in another area of SlipStream. 

A special thanks to Kerry Hlady for the nice article in Slipstream last month on the Woodward Dream Cruise.  Kerry does a very nice job co-ordinating this event.  Also, thanks to Chuck Fast for the “Added Memories…The 2003 NCCC Convention” article.  This is what makes CCM so great with members like you that share how we use our Corvettes.

Mary Wentzel, CCM President             

October 2003

Again Congratulations to the #1 Corvette  Club in the Nation, and to all  CCM members on being the #1 NCCC (National Council of Corvette Clubs) 2002 National Champions.

The trophy was presented to CCM at the 44^th NCCC Convention (August 15-21) in Hagerstown, Maryland.  Be sure and stop by the Les Stanford Chevrolet service area waiting room to see the trophy in the CCM showcase.  This trophy belongs to all of you.  Great job---members, racers and workers.

A special congratulations to all of our CCM/NCCC trophy winners at convention:

Barb Bush               Don Bush
Kim Fast                 Chuck Fast 
Ted Godett             Gordon McCann
Janet Matsura        Robert Matsura
Pat Brown              

Congratulations to Lorraine McLaughlin and Rene Cardenas.  A special thanks to our CCM supporters at convention:  Sharon McCann, Paula & Art Fulkerson and Bob Vi Oleszkiewicz. 

Next year the 45^th Annual NCCC Convention will be in Las Vegas  beginning June 5^th.  There is a possibility that Tammy Spinrad will put together another Route 66 Caravan like she did in 1995.  It was an awesome event and you got to see a lot of history, as well as, meet people from different states.

At our September General Membership Meeting (9-24-03) we will be taking nominations for 2004 officers and representatives.   At this time nominations from the floor will be  made by any member in good standing providing they already have the approval of said nominee.  Additional nominations will then be made by the Board of Directors at the October Board Meeting and announced by the Recording Secretary at the October General Membership Meeting.  The elected officers are for a 1 year term except (3) Board representatives for a two (2) year term.

President                         
Vice President         
Corresponding Secretary
Recording Secretary       
Treasurer
3 Board representatives

Our appointed directors consist of:

Competition Director
NCCC Governor
Detroit Council of Sports Car Clubs Rep
Points Director
Social Director
Public Relations Director
Program Director
Slipstream Publisher
Membership Director

We have 3 positions that are very important, but not actual Board positions:  Michigan Region Rep, NCM Ambassador and Club Accessories.

If you are interested in any of the director or officer positions please contact the President or a Board of Director.  We need your help to run this club. 

Keep in mind the following CCM events that are coming up: 

Be sure and stop by our club accessories representative, Janet Matsura and see what CCM logo wear is available.  We still have #1 t-shirts, sweatshirts and decals available.  Also, you can order your NAME TAG from Janet.

If you are thinking of purchasing a vehicle in the near future stop by Les Stanford Chevrolet and see Chris Warren.  Chris is our CCM Sponsor representative and is kind enough to open up the service facility for our meetings. 

Looking forward to seeing everyone at our September General Membership Meeting.  Our Program Director, Russ Craighead, will have a special program that you won’t want to miss.  If you have any ideas for a program just give Russ a call.  He has done a great job during the year.  Thanks to all of our Board officers for doing a great job.  Dave Krom has done an outstanding job putting together and printing our monthly publication, SlipStream.  Join our team and become a Board of Director member of CCM.  It takes a lot of people to make a successful club and we need you.  This is YOUR CLUB so become an active part of it.      

Mary Wentzel

CCM President

September 2003

CCM held their Annual Picnic and Concours on Sunday, July 27^th.  There were plenty of games for both the adults and children as well as lots of  food and beverages.  Some of our regular picnic and concours  participants  were off running events with Michigan Region.  Pat Jutras did a great job as usual.  All the kids had a great time.  Jim Farless and his lovely wife, Nancy, did a wonderful job chairing the Concours.  Jim is becoming a pro as chairman. 

     CCM was asked by the Detroit Tigers to furnish 14 Corvettes for the celebration of the 1968 World Champion Tigers Reunion.  Each participant drove one of the ex-Tigers around the new ball park and had the opportunity to stay for the game.  The leader of the pack was Fred Meier with Willie Horton sitting in his beautiful White Corvette Convertible. 

     As you receive this month's issue of Slipstream many of us will be at the NCCC National Convention in Hagerstown, Maryland in anticipation of bringing back the #1 Club Trophy for 2002.  It is sort of like bringing back the gold.  Everyone worked hard to achieve this honor and again thanks for supporting YOUR CLUB.  It took a lot of CCM members to achieve our goal (not only the racers, but the workers).  I am sorry to say that some of our  members  have  transferred their NCCC membership  to other clubs, but we still appreciate every effort they put forth in 2002 and hope to have them back with us soon. 

     We are trying to keep up to date  with worker points for all CCM members.  It has been a great help when workers sign the sign-up sheet that is in the "Dogs & Drinks" trailer.  If you forget,  we try to re-create work times and not omit anyone.

     Our August Autocross was put on by Chuck and Kim Fast.  They set up a really neat course.  We made over $50.00 in fun runs at the end of the day.  Just a reminder that the September Autocross will be put on by Pat Jutras, Cher Ketelhut, Diane Watson and Mary Wentzel.  All chairpersons are required to run this event.  So be prepared for some fun.

     It is time to start thinking about CCM Board of Director positions for the year 2004.  Please contact me or some member on the Board of Directors  (a list appears in the front of the Slipstream) if you are interested. The Board of Directors meet the second Wednesday of each month at the home of a Board member.  We need your help and welcome new CCM members to become a part of the core of the club.            

Be sure and attend the August 27^th General Membership Meeting at Les Stanford Chevrolet.  We will present the Waterford Trophies, as well as, the #1 NCCC Club Trophy to the membership.

 Mary Wentzel, CCM 2003 President

August 2003

CCM has really had a few very busy months.  At our Father’s Day Autocross Phyllis Losert brought her mother-in-law, Sharon Meesseman, out to the event.  It was really great seeing Sharon, and we all look forward to a speedy recovery for her.  I know she enjoys getting cards from everyone.  Also, if you get a chance give Ray a few seconds of your time.  He needs all the support we can give him.

Hope everyone drove their “Corvette” to work on Friday, June 20^th.  It sounds like Kerry Hlady did a great job with the dinner cruise that night. 

Well, the 50^th Corvette Caravan has come and gone.  A great time was had by all.  On Tuesday night, June 24^th Gary and Paul Stanford put on a nice reception and everyone there got a Les Stanford t-shirt for the caravan.  They, also, had refreshments and appetizers for all.  It was a fun night and a great way to prepare for the 50^th Corvette Caravan. 

On Wednesday morning, Les Stanford Chevrolet furnished coffee and donuts for all the participants at the Automotive Hall of Fame.  The Mayor of Dearborn gave us a great send off, as well.  Gary Stanford and the Dearborn Mayor lead the Corvette Caravan in Gary’s 1954 Corvette down Oakwood Blvd., Southfield Freeway, I-94 and departed at Telegraph Road.  It was a beautiful sunny day and Dave Krom and his navigator, Jan Skiles,  lead us to Monroe, Michigan to meet up with the other Michigan caravans.  From there it was onto to Ohio to meet up with more Corvette enthusiasts, and then onto Indiana to the Casino.  On Thursday morning we headed for the Kentucky Speedway to have a few parade laps around the track.  My daughter, Dyan Janowitz, got to ride in the pace car thanks to Pam Dansbury.  This is one trip Dyan will never forget (Bruce was road racing so Dyan got to go to Nashville).  Then we headed to Bowling Green, Kentucky and then onto Nashville until Sunday when we went back to the National Corvette Museum.  CCM had a good representation at the 50^th Corvette Anniversary.  Chris and Kevin from Les Stanford Chevrolet drove the big trailer down.  Gary Stanford and Scott Montgomery flew into Nashville on Saturday.

The Annual Gary Griffith, Sr. Memorial Time Trials at Waterford Hills were held on July 4^th.  The attendance was down some due to a 3-day week-end, an SCCA National Tour event and some other track events.  We did have over 100 cars.  In 2002 we had 112 entrants, in 2001 we had 161 entrants, in 2000 we had 163 entrants and in 1999 there were 141 entrants.  At one time we had over 200 participants with a waiting list.  Times have changed, and the economy is another issue.  I want to thank all of the workers, especially those who worked and did not run.  This event could not be successful without you.  We did have a down time for about 2 hours due to heavy rain and lightning.

Our Annual Club Cruise Night to Baker’s of  Milford will be Wednesday July 23^rd.  The caravan is meeting in the Meijer parking lot on Grand River and Wixom roads at 6:00 pm. 
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THERE WILL BE NO MEETING AT LES STANFORD ON WEDNESDAY JULY 23^RD. 

Don’t forget the ANNUAL CCM PICNIC and CONCOURS on Sunday, July 27^th at Maybury State Park in Northville.  This is a fun event and everyone brings a dish to pass while CCM provides hot dogs, corn and beverages.  There will be games for the kids and adults.  So make it a family affair and join the club for some fun.  We look forward to seeing everyone on the 27^th of July.                 

Reminder that on August 2 and 3 the Michigan Region Corvette Clubs will be putting on a benefit autocross for Ray and Sharon Meesseman at the Grissom Air Force Complex in Peru, Indiana.  Check the website for information or contact Gordon McCann or Lorraine McLaughlin.  

Reminder to all workers:  At each event there will be a sign up sheet that needs to be signed by you with the number of hours you worked that day.  The sign in sheet is usually in the Dogs and Drinks trailer just inside the door.  It is your responsibility to make sure you do this for your hours.  These hours are used for year end worker awards.

New member only or associate member under 18
        Need 25 worker points

High Acvhievement Award                             
        Need 50 worker points

Outstanding Achievement Award                    
       Need 75 worker points

Cher Ketelhut keeps track of the Worker Points, as well as, the Competition Points. 

If you are going to convention in Hagerstown, Maryland you need to see Janet Matsura,  Club Accessories Co-ordinator, for a 2002 #1 CCM t-shirt or Golf Shirt.  We need to wear these shirts at convention.  I would like to see all CCM members go up together to receive the #1 Club Trophy.  It was a team effort and everyone needs to be recognized as a member of CCM.    

Again, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL CCM MEMBERS FOR HELPING CCM TO BE THE NUMBER ONE CLUB IN NCCC IN 2002.  GREAT JOB!

                                               Mary Wentzel, President       

July 2003

Time sure flys when you are having fun.  2003 is half over already and we are just beginning in Michigan to enjoy our Corvettes.

A special thanks to all the volunteers and instructors that helped make our 3^rd Annual Waterford Hills Lapping Day a big success.  Fred Scarpace headed up the group and did a good job organizing the event. 

The CCM/Les Stanford Corvette Encounter on June 7^th was another successful event.  Celebrities included Bob Lutz, GM Vice Chairman; Gary Cowger, President GM North American Operations; Dave Hill, Chief Corvette Engineer and Rick Baldick, Corvette Brand Manager.  Bob Lutz arrived in a Cadillac XRS.  The 2004 Commemorative Edition Z06 that was unveiled at the National Corvette Museum in April was also there.

The weather cooperated once again, and the day even though overcast in the early hours turned into a beautiful sunny day.  A special thanks to Paul and Gary Stanford, all the CCM and Les Stanford volunteers and Paul Jenkins, Chairman.  It was a great family affair with the Highland Bag Pipers, Terry Tunes (DJ), clowns, Corvette Heritage Tour display, and lots of Corvettes. 

Congratulations to Scott Montgomery and Doug Smykowski for the two awards they received from Paul Stanford.  In April, Les Stanford Chevrolet set a record by selling 123 Corvettes for the month.

On Friday, JUNE 20^th it is DRIVE YOUR CORVETTE TO WORK DAY!  Les Stanford Chevrolet will have coffee and donuts from 7- 9 am.  The Corvette Club of Michigan will have Drive Your Corvette to Dinner Night on 6/20/03.  Meet at the Plymouth Fish Market at 7:00 p.m. located at 578 Starkweather (Old Village) in Plymouth.  Contact Kerry Hlady at 734-502-7103 so he can reserve spaces.  After dinner everyone will cruise through Plymouth to an ice cream shop.  This is a perfect way to enjoy your Corvette.

NASHVILLE here we come!  The 50^th Anniversary Caravan to Nashville will leave Dearborn, Michigan from the Automotive Hall of Fame on OAKWOOD in Dearborn on Wednesday morning, June 25^th.  If you can’t go stop by and give everyone a great send off.  On June 24^th, Tuesday evening from 6:30-8:00 p.m. you can pick up your caravan registration packet and join everyone for snacks and refreshments at Les Stanford Chevrolet.

            Don’t forget the Annual Gary Griffith, Sr. Memorial Time Trials at Waterford Hills on Friday, July 4^th.  We need a lot of workers to make this event a big success.  This is a perfect opportunity to work a corner and see all the racers as they go by.  We have a track tour for 1^st time Waterford racers and you will need to have participated in at least 6 autocrosses to run the track.  It is a closed exhaust with a 75 dB max.

            On August 2 & 3 the Michigan Region Corvette Clubs are putting on a benefit autocross for Ray and Sharon Meesseman, long time CCM members, who were in an accident in February.  This will be held at Grissom Air Force Complex in Peru, Indiana. Details are elsewhere in this month's issue of SlipStream. 

            Mark your calendars for July 27^th CCM Annual FAMILY Picnic and Concours to be held at Maybury State Park in Northville.  Bring a dish to pass, your kids and  grandkids.

            Janet Matsura is doing a wonderful job with our club accessories.  Stop by at the CCM General Membership Meeting and see her display.

  Mary Wentzel, CCM President

June 2003

Now that Spring is here and Summer is on its way it is time to enjoy your Corvette.  Our second autocross and second rallye are now history.  If you missed these events you missed a great time.

During the Easter holiday Bruce and I headed down to DEI (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)  We participated in a once in a lifetime event “The Dale Earnhardt Corvette Legends Tour” an event presented by the National Corvette Museum in conjunction with DEI.  This exclusive Corvette event began with 100 Corvettes going to Lowes Motor Speedway in Concord, NC and later converging at the Dale Earnhardt corporate headquarters in Mooresville, NC.  We experienced a VIP tour of DEI facilities and dinner in their showroom with Michael Waltrip, Steve Parks and Andy Pilgrim.  A special thanks to Scott Montgomery and Paul Stanford for helping to make this event (Bruce’s ’02 Xmas present) an unforgettable experience.

Mark your calendar for Saturday, June 7^th when CCM and Les Stanford Chevrolet will present the 11^th Annual Corvette Encounter.  This is not only a fantastic Corvette show, but if you are in the market for a Corvette this is a perfect opportunity to buy one.  It will be at the dealership on the north side of the street, and this is one event you will not want to miss.  There will be guest celebrities and lots of fun things going on.   We will have a road tour at the end of the event.

Be sure and check the calendar of events in the Slipstream to see what will be happening in the upcoming weeks. 

The 50^th Corvette Anniversary Caravan is one event all Corvette lovers will want to participate in.  Dave Krom will be leading the caravan from the Automotive Hall of Fame on Oakwood Blvd. in Dearborn on the morning of Wednesday, June 25^th.  There will be a casual get-together at the dealership on Tuesday, June 24^th from 6:30-8:00 p.m.  Caravan registration packets will be available at that time. 

Check with Janet Matsura to purchase your large and small CCM #1 removable stickers.  The large ones are $3.00 and the small ones are $1.00.  She also has some CCM logo items for sale.  This is definitely one way to let everyone know how proud we are to be #1 in NCCC.

I just want to let Russ Craighead know what a great job he is doing as Program Director.  If you have any ideas of things you would like as a Program be sure and give Russ a call. 

Dyan Janowitz and myself have taken on the task of Workers for the Autocross events this year, but we need your help to make sure you sign the clipboard that is over by Dogs and Drinks with your work hours.  It is your responsibility to make sure you sign the board. 

I want to thank all of our workers that don’t autocross for coming out and helping to make our events a success.  It takes a lot of teamwork to put on events.

Be sure and circle your calendar for Sunday, July 27^th for our Annual CCM picnic/concours.  This is open to your whole family and especially the kids. 

On a more serious note, please keep Sharon and Ray Meesseman in your prayers.  They were in a very bad accident in February and it will be a long recovery period.

      Mary Wentzel, CCM President

May 2000

The snow is gone and now it is time to have some Corvette fun.  Some of our members gathered at Danny Kellermeyer’s for an Alignment Training and Vehicle Handling school with an introduction to understanding and adjusting their C4 and C5 Corvette suspensions.  If you ever have an opportunity to attend one of Danny’s classes be sure to take advantage of it. 

Gordon McCann, CCM / NCCC Governor, attended the Michigan Region Party in Holland, Michigan.  Gordie brought back the #1 Michigan Region trophy for the club.  Congratulations to all the CCM winners.  In August, at the NCCC Convention in Hagerstown, Maryland the club will receive the #1 National Trophy.

Our annual CCM driver’s school classroom session was a big success.  Ken Watson put together a great program for our new drivers.  He was assisted by Bruce Wentzel, Dave Krom, Ken Sumner and Cher Ketelhut.  The driving session was held on March 30^th and it was really cold, but we had 15 new drivers.  Believe me, if I wear long underwear it is really, really cold.

Our first autocross was a very COLD day, but we all had fun.  The course was put together by Kris Watson minus his co-chair, Brett Watson, who was in sunny Arizona enjoying the nice warm weather by the pool.  We had 5 new rookies out at our first autocross.  By the smiles on their faces you could tell they had a great time.  We had 80 entrants at our first autocross of the year. 

On Saturday, April 12^th, CCM members gathered for a Corvette group photo to be part of a feature story in the National Corvette Museum publication, America’s Sports Car.  Lots of Corvettes and fun was had by all.   Great job, Dave!!!!! 

Be sure and order your NCCC #1 National Corvette sportswear.  This is an item to be worn proudly.  We have already filled 96 orders.  These are available thru this month.

T-shirt           $10.00        S-XL             $12.00        XXL

          Sweatshirt     $15.00        S-XL             $17.00        XXL

          Golf Shirt       $16.00        S-XL             $18.00        XXL

See Janet Matsura, our club accessories rep, or Mary Wentzel to order the above items.

As soon as we have 50 orders ready they will be sent in.

Our special logo for these items (NCCC National Champions) was designed by Paul Woolner.  Even if you aren’t going to the convention this is a great shirt to wear to our meetings, events or anytime.  You should be very proud of being #1 in the nation.  It was a great team effort on the part of all of our workers and racers.  Again, CONGRATULATIONS on doing a great job!

A special thanks to Russ Craighead for having Jerry Palmer as our special guest for our April program.  Jerry did a great presentation and had some fantastic pictures.  

Congratulations to Robert and Janet Matsura on their skiing accomplishments.  Not only were they are 2002 rookies in autocrossing, but they excel in ski racing.  Thank goodness the two sports are at different times of the year.  

Shortly, we will have the club decals (NCCC National Champions-2002) available.  They should be at the April General Membership Meeting.  Janet will, also, have these for sale.  The small decals will be $1.00 and the large ones will be $3.00.  You definitely will want several decals for your street car, Corvette and as a collector’s item.  Also, be sure and see Janet to order your name tag ($7.00 each pre-paid).  

The 11^th Annual Corvette Encounter will be held on Saturday, June 7, 2003, at Les Stanford Chevrolet in Dearborn, Michigan.  The pre-registration form is in the Slipstream.  This is one event you won’t want to miss.  If you would like to be a judge for this show please contact Jerry Morton.  He needs to put you on his list and order a shirt for you.  There will be two training sessions for judges.  The license plates for this event are really awesome this year and will be given out to all entrants.  They have the 50^th anniversary logo on them. 

Don’t forget about the 50^th Anniversary Caravan leaving early Wednesday morning, June 25^th from the AUTOMOTIVE HALL OF FAME on Oakwood in Dearborn (starting destination changed from original published site).  This is a great historical event and a must for every Corvette enthusiast.  Dave Krom will be leading the way to Nashville.  If you need additional information regarding the caravan give Dave a call.

On Sunday, April 27^th join the CCM Caravan to “Sundae Drive to Yesterday’s Collection” in Ann Arbor.  Mark Eissler, our Social Director, has put together a cruise leaving from the Home Depot parking lot at Five Mile Road and Beck.  This will be our second cruise to see the collection.  It’s is really a neat place to visit and then have ice cream.

Our own CCM Drags will be held on Thursday evening, May 1, at Milan Dragway.  Gates will open at 5:30 p.m.  CCM is renting the track, so you will be able to get in lots of practice runs.

Fred Scarpace, Vice President, will be conducting the April General Membership Meeting, since Bruce and I will be at Dale Earnhardt, Inc. (DEI).  Be sure and attend to see Dave Krom’s adventures on Route 66.  Janet Matsura will also be there with club accessories and taking orders for new items.

Hope everyone had a nice Passover and Easter.  Don’t forget the CCM General Membership Meeting will be on Wednesday, April 23^rd.  It is always on the 4^th Wednesday of each month.

If you want to talk during the meeting, please gather in the coffee room so those that want to hear the meeting will be able to hear.        

 Mary Wentzel, President               

APRIL 2003

Spring is here and so is our Competition Season.  The first event was March 16^th with our favorite March rallyemaster Gordon McCann putting on the first competition event of 2003  “Luck of the Irish Rallye” for CCM members. 

On March 22^nd everyone will have fun with our Social Season Kick-Off at Dave & Buster’s in Utica hosted by Mark Eissler, our Social Director.   Mark has put together a great social calendar for 2003.  Come  out and enjoy the upcoming CCM events.  This is a great way to get to know your fellow Corvette enthusiasts.

If you have any ideas for a social for this year be sure and give Mark a call.

The Corvette Club of Michigan had 29,563 points for the 2002 season to put us #1 in the country.  Second place was Corvette Atlanta with 17,318.  Again, Congratulations for doing a great job and being part of the team.

Lots of things are happening in 2003.  Be sure and mark your calendar for the 11^th Annual Corvette Encounter (6/7/03) being held at Les Stanford Chevrolet

“The Corvette King”.  The Annual Corvette Encounter (6/7/03) is a great event whether you enter your Corvette or just come to participate in the fun.  Paul Jenkins, Nancy Hatch and their committee do a great job of putting this event together along with the staff at Les Stanford Chevrolet.  It takes a lot of workers—so we need you.  CCM will need a lot of judges for that day.  In May we will have a pre-concours meeting.

Our last General Membership meeting (2-26-2003) was awesome.  It was held at Pratt & Miller Engineering/Fabrication.  They opened up their shop to us and gave us a fantastic tour of the facility.  Thanks to Russ for putting together a great program.

Orders will be taken at the General Membership Meeting for our #1 NCCC  Club-CCM t-shirts, golf shirts and sweatshirts.  Be sure and place your order.  This will be for a limited time.

Our own 2002 rookie, Robert Matsura, is now the proud owner of a Gold Award in down hill skiing.  Congratulations. 

Keep sending your cards to Sharon Meesseman at Hurley Hospital, One Hurley Plaza, Flint, Michigan 48503.  Ray and Sharon were in a serious car accident on Sunday night, February 9^th.  Our prayers go out to them and hope that Sharon will have a speedy recovery.  Ray is holding up fairly well, but needs your support. 

Congratulations to JOHN FIRMENT on his retirement from General Motors after 40 + years.

Janet Matsura is our new club accessories volunteer.  I want to thank Martha Guenett-Simmons for her past services in handling our CCM club accessories. 

Mary Wentzel, President               

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MARCH 2003

Just a reminder that our FEBRUARY 26, 2003 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING will be held at PRATT & MILLER ENGINEERING/FABRICATION at 7:00 PM.  Location:

29600 Wm K. Smith Drive
New Hudson, Michigan

(South of I-96 then east on Grand River  approximately one mile.  Wm K. Smith Drive is on the north side of the street and goes into an Industrial area.)

Our first competition event will be held on Sunday, March 16^th.  This will be a rallye put on by Gordon McCann.  For this winter event you do not need to drive your Corvette unless you would like to bring it out.  It is also open to non CCM members. Be sure and review our 2003 Event Calendar listed in Slipstream.

Thinking of going to convention in August then make sure you review the information packet you received from NCCC with your membership card.  Registration started February 1^st and until February 28 is $105.00 per person.  After that date the registration fee starts to increase in various increments.  It sure would be great to have as many CCM members as possible at the NCCC Convention in Hagerstown, Maryland to receive our #1 NCCC club trophy.  All of you worked hard to achieve this goal and it sure would be nice to have you there to participate in the festivities.  This goal was not only made possible by our competitors, but also by our workers. 

Be sure and order your #1 NCCC Club/CCM t-shirt, golf shirt or sweatshirt.  We will be ordering these for a limited period of time.  See the form in Slipstream.  These definitely will be a collector’s item and is something to be very proud of. 

Also, we will be ordering decals #1 NCCC/CCM for your Corvette or daily driver.  These should be available within the next few months. 

If you missed the CCM Banquet, you missed a great time.  Dave Hill and his lovely wife, Karen, were our special guests.  It was a fun evening, and it was really nice seeing our competitors all dressed up.   Pat Jutras did a great job, as always, as our Banquet Chairperson.  Cher Ketelhut, our Points Director, gave a lot of valuable information about our fellow CCM members that I didn’t even know.  She spent a lot of time researching information. 

At the banquet each year the President presents two awards: Most Valuable Member and President’s Award.  It is one of the hardest jobs that the President has to do.  There are so many dedicated CCM members that qualify for these awards.  I just wish I could hand them out to all of you.

This year’s recipient of the MOST VALAUABLE MEMBER AWARD was Fred Scarpace.  Fred has been our Competition Director for the past two years.  He has been at events early, helped plan the courses, moved the port-a-johns in unique ways and kept the Competition Committee on their toes. He was instrumental in CCM having a Lapping Day at Waterford Hills putting in many planning hours.  Also, he coordinated our 14 event week-end at MIS with a fantastic committee that really worked hard under his leadership.   In securing this valuable position he had to pass the Bruce Wentzel test.  You can always ask Fred, Bruce or Ken Watson about the test.  Fred kept us on track to get a new trailer and has done a lot of behind the scenes planning.  He has come flying into the Competition Meetings with a fast food bag in hand.   Again, Congratulations Fred for doing a great job.            

The PRESIDENT’S AWARD was presented to Ken Watson.   Ken has been there for the club when I have been out of town and is always ready and  willing to go a step beyond to help CCM.  Ken has given in to the modern conveniences of having a push button phone (but he still has a rotary dial phone).  He enjoys doing timing on the computer, doing results, takes the Slipstream to the post office each month to be mailed, audits our books, audits our competition program and is definitely MR. CCM.  Ken has been President during the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s.  So we wouldn’t want him to break his record.  Ken is truly a remarkable person, as well as, a great friend to everyone.  Anything you need done just ask Ken, and he will do his best to accomplish it.  I can’t begin to tell you how much time he dedicates to CCM.  A special thanks to his wife, Diane, for being so supportive of CCM and Ken in all he does. 

Be sure and read our Social Director's article.  Mark has a lot of neat things planned.  If you have any ideas for a social, just give Mark a call.  This is your club so be sure and support our Social Program.  It is up to you to become involved in the many activities that CCM offers.  We have a big variety of programs.     

Hopefully all of you will have had a chance to see the big CCM display down at the GM Building at the Ren Cen in Detroit.  General Motors did a great job saluting CCM.

Our March General Membership Meeting will be back at Les Stanford Chevrolet.

Mary Wentzel, CCM President

FEBRUARY 2003

Congratulations To the 2002 #1  NCCC CLUB -
Corvette Club of Michigan

CONGRATULATIONS on doing a fantastic job.  It definitely was a team effort, but we did it.  Pat Brown did a great job keeping points for us and keeping us updated.  Thanks to Lorraine McLaughlin and Rene Cardenas for getting us off to a great start.  Also, thanks to Bruce Wentzel for keeping us motivated.  All of our members who went out of town and our workers who were there for us - a special thanks.   What makes this club so unique is that they stick together to get the job done.  Our new members did a fine job of joining in and supporting the club.  We are planning on having decals made for all the CCM/NCCC members who participated in any way. Also, we are going to have some t-shirts made.  Paul Woolner is working on the design for our #1 achievement. 

On JANUARY 22, 2003 at 8:00 p.m. our General Membership Meeting will be held at Les Stanford Chevrolet due to a conflict with Pratt & Miller, but our February 26^th meeting will be at:

 PRATT & MILLER ENGINEERING/FABRICATION. 

Just a reminder that they are located in New Hudson off of Grand River at 29600 Wm. K. Smith Drive.  The February meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m.  This is just before their official race season gets started.  So this is a meeting you will not want to miss.

A special thank you to the 2002 CCM Board of Directors for doing such a fine job.

Thanks to Chris Warren of Les Stanford Chevrolet for being there for us on the 4^th Wednesday of each month.  We really appreciate the dedicated time that Chris gives CCM. 

I am looking forward to working with our 2003 Board of Directors.  We have some new members that will be donating their time. 

Be sure and review the CCM calendar.  We have a lot of events coming up in 2003. 

Also, you will be receiving in the mail from NCCC your 2003 membership card along with information regarding the 44^th Annual Corvette Convention to be held August 15-21, 2003 in Hagerstown, Maryland.  Then on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, August 22-24, 2003 “Corvettes at Carlisle” will be held.  The banquet honoring the top drivers and the #1 NCCC Club will be held on Thursday, August 21, 2003.  We sure would love to have everyone join us to receive the #1 Club Trophy.  Several CCM members will be receiving awards for being in the top 15 in NCCC.  Mark your calendar and if you need additional information contact our new governor, Gordon McCann. 

Keep in mind the 50^th Anniversary Corvette Caravan that will be leaving from Ford Field in Dearborn on Wednesday, June 25^th.  This is going to be a history making event and a once in a life time opportunity.  Our sponsor, Les Stanford Chevrolet will be hosting the caravan that is leaving from Ford Field.  There are several other caravans within Michigan, but we look forward to seeing everyone in Dearborn.  We will keep you updated as plans progress.  Our own Dave Krom will be leading the caravan. 

CCM is on display at the Ren Cen on the ground level for the next two months.  Stop by and see the display and video. 

Thanks to Pat Jutras and our Social director Mark Eissler for a fantastic banquet.  If you weren’t there you missed a great time. 

Also, thanks to Bob Jutras for joining another club to help us meet our goal.  Welcome back, Bob. 

I hope that everyone had a very safe and Happy Holiday.  We are looking forward to having a fun Corvette year.  If you have any ideas for events or would like to co-chair an event let us know.  This is your club and you should be very proud of everything that was accomplished last year.                   

  Mary Wentzel, CCM President

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NOVEMBER 2002

CCM’s last competition event of the year will be held on Saturday, October 19^th at Milan Dragway.  Ken Watson, Russ Craighead and Fred King have graciously volunteered to host this event. 

HELP—WE NEED YOU!  The Board of Directors of the Corvette Club of Michigan needs your help. We have a very slim slate of officers for 2003 for our Board of Directors to run YOUR CLUB.  For some reason, it is not easy to get people to volunteer their time to support their club.  At the September General Membership Meeting, we had nominations for the upcoming year.  

The results were as follows:          

President                 Mary Wentzel
Vice President            Ken Watson
1^st Year Board Rep      Bruce St. Amour
                           Russ Craighead

We are in need of volunteers for the following positions: 

- RECORDING SECRETARY
- CORRESPONDING SECRETARY
- ONE MORE 1^ST YEAR BOARD REP
- ONE REPLACEMENT FOR A 2^ND YEAR BOARD REP

We do have volunteers for NCCC Governor, Michigan Region Rep, Slipstream Publisher, Points Director and Membership Director, but no one has stepped forward to fill the following other important appointed positions:

- Competition Director
- Detroit Council of Sports Car Clubs Rep
- Program Director
-  Social Director
- Public Relations Director

Below is a brief description of what each of these positions consists of:

Recording Secretary: Record all minutes at the Board Meetings and General Membership Meetings. 

Corresponding Secretary: Responsible for all club correspondence.  Notify Board members of Board meetings.  Record attendance of Board members at Board meetings and send cards to express the club’s sentiments.

Treasurer:  Receive moneys of the club and make payments of club debts.  Give a report of the financial status of the club at the Board and Membership meetings. 

Board Representatives: Represent individual members and the club membership at the Board of Directors meetings.  Responsible for tasks and special projects assigned by the President which are beyond the scope of responsibilities of the officers and committees.

Competition Director: Responsible for the preparation of a competition manual under which events are to be conducted (revise each year with the help of his/her committee).

Prepare a calendar of events for the competition year. Provide competition event for every month except January, February, November and December.  Shall pass judgment of the suitability of event courses and shall be responsible for establishment and enforcement of rules for competition events, subject to Board approval. We have a great group of volunteers for the committee. 

        Mary Wentzel, President
       Corvette Club of Michigan 

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September 2002

CCM members have been very busy running events for our club points in the National Points standings.  This is definitely a team effort, and it is going to take each and every one of you to achieve our goal.  At the NCCC National Convention, each Club receives fifteen National Points for each of its members registered.  National points are accumulated up to December 15^th of each year.  It is important that each and every one of you review the CCM calendar and try to attend NCCC events that are listed.  If you need additional information contact our Governor, Lorraine McLaughlin, or Michigan Region Rep, Bruce Wentzel.  If they don’t have the answers they will be happy to obtain them for you.  Our August 25^th event will be an NCCC/Champ event and even if you have never run an autocross come on out and cruise around the course.   This is a great way to become involved in YOUR club.  It, also, helps the club accumulate NCCC points.  

Jan Skiles was our “Cruise Lady” for The Hines Drive Cruise on July 21^st.  Everyone had a fun time and appreciated Jan’s efforts.  Jim Farless did a great job chairing our annual Concours d’Elegance at the CCM Family Picnic on August 4^th.  Bob Jutras was our “chef” for the day.  He did a wonderful job.  CCM was well represented at the August 17^th Woodward Dream Cruise.  Kerry Hlady did a great job of co-ordinating this event.  

An FYI for our autocrossers: Fountain City Corvette Club will be hosting their annual Labor Day 14 Event Weekend on August 31 and September 1, 2002.  You must pre-register to be entered in this event and by August 23 to receive the discount.  This is a fun weekend and a great way to help CCM with national points.

Just a reminder that the Fall Brunch Cruise to St. Clair Inn will be on the 15^th of September.  Contact Mark Eissler for more information.            

Nominations for officers and representatives for the CCM Board of Directors shall be opened at the September General Membership Meeting.  At this time nominations for any office may be made from the floor by any member in good standing, providing they already have the approval of said nominee.  Additional nominations will then be made by the Board of Directors at the October Board Meeting and announced by the Recording Secretary at the October Membership Meeting.

We have been updating a lot of features on our new trailer.  Funds from our old trailer have been used to pay for these updates.  If you haven’t seen our new trailer, I would like to suggest that you come to an event and see how great it is.  A special thanks to Keith Riley for his time and efforts in helping us obtain the new trailer, to Tony Vernogis for picking it up in Bowling Green and to Bruce St. Amour and Jay Tucker for their time in detailing it out for our use.  It definitely was a team effort and our sponsor, Les Stanford Chevrolet, gave us the additional help in obtaining it.  We appreciate all of the help they have given us.

Congratulations to the CCM members who were in the NCCC top 15 positions for 2001.  CCM came in second with 14,793 points.

A special thanks to all the members who have been running the NCCC events to help the club.  Hope to see a lot of you at the upcoming events.  Big CCM/RCCWM/HVCC event to be held on Sunday, October 6^th.

Reminder that the General Membership Meeting is held on the 4^th Wednesday of each month.  Hope to see you on August 25^th.

        Mary Wentzel, President
        Corvette Club of Michigan 

AUGUST 2002   

The Historical Caravan (Corvettes 1953-2003) made its way to Dearborn, Michigan on Monday, June 24^th.  Les Stanford Chevrolet put on a nice presentation, appetizers and a collectible t-shirt along with a lot of good company to host their stop at the dealership.  It definitely will be a night to remember.

Our June General Membership Cruise night under the direction of Mark Eissler was great.  If you weren’t there you missed a good time.  We cruised down Grand River to Kensington Park and on to Bakers of Milford for a great outdoor dinner.  Our July meeting will be back at Les Stanford Chevrolet.

The MIS event was a big success with a few minor problems, but nothing CCM, ACC, JCC and NOCC couldn’t handle. A special thanks to the many workers for enduring the hot temperatures to work a turn or help out.  We had two different courses over the weekend and Bruce Wentzel did a great job setting up the courses.  The whole committee deserves a big round of applause for doing a fantastic job.  America’s Corvette Club, Jackson Corvette Club, North Oaks Corvette Club, and the Corvette Club of Michigan all deserve an A+ for a job well done.  Thanks Jonelle for taking care of all the worker assignments.  Roger Johnson from Ohio loaned us his Timing Display Unit in order to have times visible for everyone to see. 

July 4^th was our traditional Gary Griffith Sr. Memorial Time Trials at the Waterford Hills Race Track.  Thanks to all the workers.  Ken and I really appreciated all of your help.

The NCCC (National Council of Corvette Clubs) Convention was held July 6-12 at Indianapolis.  There were lots of events, parties and fun for everyone.  Corvette enthusiasts came from all over the United States.  Next year the NCCC Convention will be held in Maryland.  This is a great way to get to know people from other cities and states.

The year is only half over and CCM has accomplished a lot so far.  Don’t forget the CCM Picnic and Concours at Maybury State Park in Northville on Sunday, August 4^th.  This is a family affair.  So bring the kids and have a great time.  Bring a dish to pass.

Just another reminder that CCM is trying to compete all over the country to become the #1 Club and we need your help.  If you would like to caravan to some of the events give Lorraine McLaughlin, CCM Governor, (734-428-7025) or Bruce Wentzel, Michigan Region Rep (248-685-7145) a call.  This is your club and it takes TEAMWORK to succeed. 

If you are looking for a new Corvette or GM vehicle be sure and stop by Les Stanford Chevrolet and see Chris Warren or Scott Montgomery. 

At our August General Membership meeting our special guest will be Dave McLellan and he will have his new book with him.  This is one meeting you don’t want to miss. 
                                                     

Mary  Wentzel, CCM President

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JULY 2002 

Our May General Membership Meeting was held at the Cadillac Museum in Warren, Michigan.  It was a real enjoyable evening and everyone that attended had a great time.

Our June General Membership Meeting was our Annual Cruise Night that ended up at Bakers of Milford. 

Our July General Membership Meeting will be back at Les Stanford Chevrolet at 8:00 p.m. on the 4^th Wednesday of July (7-24-2002).  By that time, the NCCC Convention will be history. 

The 10^th Annual Corvette Encounter  (Saturday, June 1^st) was a huge success.  Former editor of Corvette Quarterly magazine, Jerry Burton was on hand for the first signing of his book “ZORA”.  Elfi Duntov graciously greeted the Corvette Encounter guests and also autographed copies of the “ZORA” book.  Bob Lutz, GM President was available to sign his book “GUTS”.  Gary Cowger, GM President spent several hours at the Encounter. Dave Hill, Chief Corvette Engineer did a presentation on the 50^th Anniversary Corvette.  There were two 50^th Anniversary Corvettes at the event.  Dick Purtan (WOMC-104.3) made a guest appearance.  It definitely was one of the events of the year.  Lots of Corvettes and a perfect day.  You could not have asked for anything better.  Paul Jenkins, Chairman of the event and Nancy Hatch, co-chairperson did a fine job coordinating the event.

Mark your calendar for next year-June 7, 2003.  The finale was a Road Tour along Hines Park to Beaver Creek Restaurant.  All proceeds from the event will be sent to the National Corvette Museum.  A special thanks to all the workers who put forth their time and effort to make this event such a big success. Also, a special thanks to Paul and Gary Stanford for their generosity at the Beaver Creek Restaurant.   

Thanks to Jim Davies, Ken Watson, Jay Tucker, Chris Davies, and Bruce St.Amour for working on the trailer.  A special thanks to Tom Dunn for welding the front poles on the new trailer.  Bruce St.Amour did the carpentry work on the inside of the trailer and deserves an extra special thanks for his contribution to the trailer.    Their teamwork has been wonderful.  The new trailer made its debut at our June 16^th event. 

CCM is working on being the #1 club in the country, and we need everyone’s help.  If you can travel to any events please give Bruce Wentzel a call and he can update you on what is happening.    Points count up until December 15^th.

On Monday evening June 24th at 7:30 p.m. the Historical Corvette Caravan

will be at Les Stanford Chevrolet on their way down to the National Corvette Museum.     

The big MIS Low Speed Challenge will be held on June 29 & June 30^th.  We can use everyone’s help.  If interested in running the event contact John Gruber.  This event is being hosted by America’s Corvette, Club, Jackson Corvette Club, North Oaks Corvette Club and the Corvette Club of Michigan.  All net proceeds will be donated to the National Kidney Foundation, which is the NCCC charity.

Don’t forget the July 4^th Annual Gary Griffith, Sr. Time Trails at Waterford Hills Race Track.  We can always use workers.  If you don’t run the event this is a good way to get worker points.

On July 27-28, 2002 Corvettes at MIS presented by AutoWeek will host an all Corvette Car Show with MIS Races included.  This event is hosted by Michigan International Speedway and organized by America’s Corvette Club, Corvette Club of Michigan, Jackson Corvette Club and North Oaks Corvette Club.  Awards: $10,000 in prizes and awards.  Contact Pam Dansbury for additional information at 586-781-5378. 

As you can see there are a lot of events coming up and this is a good way to enjoy your Corvette. 

In June of 2003 Les Stanford Chevrolet will be hosting part of the National Caravan going down to the Corvette Museum.  There will be more information available in the coming months.  Our own, Dave Krom, NCM Ambassador, will be leading the caravan.      

This is your club, and we appreciate any ideas that you might have to make it the best Corvette Club in the country.

By the way, the new voice on the DCSCC hotline is Bruce Wentzel.                                    

  Mary Wentzel, President

June 2002

A special thanks to Tony Vernogis and his lovely wife, Patricia, for going to Bowling Green, Kentucky, the end of April, to pick up the new CCM trailer. Yes, the trailer is here in Michigan. Thanks to Scott Montgomery for helping to coordinate the process.

Mark Eissler did a great job putting together the CCM Sundae drive to Yesterdays Collectibles. The Club had a good turn out for the weather. Bruce even brought out the 454 big block. The ice cream was great and the collectibles were really neat.

A special congratulations to Kris Watson and Nikki Aiquiza on their Saturday, May 4^th wedding.

The Huron Valley Corvette Club/Corvette Club of Michigan autocross was a huge success. Again, Happy Mothers day to the ladies that ran and celebrated the day with us. We really appreciated everyone’s help.

Don’t forget our General Membership Meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 22, 2002 (4^th Wednesday) at the Cadillac Museum in Warren. They would like to have us drive our Corvettes to the Museum. The next evening, May 23^rd,CCM will be putting on the drags at Milan Dragway.

CCM is going for #1 in the nation this year and needs everyone’s help. If you come out and work an NCCC event we receive 2 points. If you come out and run an NCCC event we get anywhere from 3-11 points per entrant. This is a team effort and your help is needed. Check the calendar in the Slipstream for events. If you can’t find any information call, Lorraine McLaughlin, our governor, or Bruce Wentzel, our Michigan Region Rep, or Ray Meesseman, our Michigan Region Competition Director or Fred Scarpace, our Competition Director. The phone numbers are in the directory or front of the Slipstream. The National Council of Corvette Clubs, Inc. region events are fun to run and you meet a lot of nice people.

We still have a few openings for the big 14 event week-end the end of June. This event is going to be held at the Michigan International Speedway (MIS).

Don’t forget the "10^th Annual Corvette Encounter" at Les Stanford Chevrolet in Dearborn (north side of the street) on Saturday, June 1, 2002. This is one event you do not want to miss. Paul Jenkins, Chairman, and his committee have been working very hard on this event. It takes a lot of pre-planning.

Also, a special thanks to Paul and Gary Stanford for having the graphics put on our new trailer.

For those that are new to CCM, circle your calendar for Thursday, July 4^th, CCM has put on an event at the Waterford Hills Race Track for over 40 years on that date. Workers will be needed.

Be sure and read Mark’s article so you will know what social events are coming up in the future.

At our last general membership meeting we were able to see a picture of the "50^th Anniversary Corvette". It is awesome.

            Mary Wentzel, President

MAY, 2002

The first CCM Autocross of the year was a huge success. It was put on by Brett and Kris Watson and enjoyed by all. They did a great job and it didn’t rain or snow even though it was a little cold. It was a Great Lakes Corvette Club, Michigan Region event, as well as, the season opener for the Detroit Council of Sports Car Clubs hosted by CCM. A special thanks to Jonelle Flannery for coordinating all of the workers.

Bob Jutras made a guest appearance, and we were all happy to see him since his stroke. We look forward to seeing him running an event before the end of the year. This made the event really special.

The graphics on the new trailer are complete. A very special thank you to Paul & Gary Stanford at Les Stanford Chevrolet for having the graphics applied to the trailer.

The Corvette Club of Michigan is competing to become the #1 club in the nation. In 2001, we came in second. This is a joint venture and everyone's help is needed if we are to accomplish this goal. We need your help. If you don’t autocross come on out and work. We will receive points for your participation as a worker. It is a great way to meet your fellow Corvette members. The May and June Autocrosses will both be Michigan Region events and count toward the national points system. Come out and just drive around the course and help us become #1 for 2002. If you need additional information regarding NCCC events Lorraine McLaughlin, (734-428-7025) our NCCC Governor, will be very happy to help you out. She does a great job and will get you the information you need.

The 10^th Annual Corvette Encounter will be on Saturday, June 1, 2002 at Les Stanford Chevrolet on Michigan Avenue. It will be an event you won’t want to miss. Many special things will be happening and unique displays will be on hand. A DJ, a band, bagpipers, special guests, and much more.

On Wednesday, May 22, 2002 the CCM General Membership Meeting will be held at the CADILLAC HISTORICAL MUSEUM in Warren, Michigan. The doors open at 7 P.M. for you to go through the museum. The meeting will start at 8 P.M.

Please drive your CORVETTE so Greg Wallace ( the gentlemen is charge) can look at our cars. REMEMBER THE 4^TH WEDNESDAY.

CADILLAC HISTORICAL MUSEUM
5501 Enterprise Court Suite "B"
Warren, Michigan 48090

Map in April & May Slipstream.

Just a reminder that we will be voting on the proposed By-Law change at the April General Membership Meeting.

Article 4-Section 1 Officers:

Any officer, committee member or appointed officer must first be a member or associate member of the Club. Any Board of Directors holding NCCC membership must have that membership through the Club. (effective January, 2003) 
Highlighted text to be added. The Club refers to CCM.

Our special guest for the April Membership Meeting will be:

Russ Craighead, Vehicle Manager-Corvette Performance Cars Team.  This is one meeting you won’t want to miss. 

If you are thinking about buying a new CORVETTE or regular street vehicle  be sure and talk with our  CCM Club rep:  Chris Warren.  Chris will be more than happy to show you the latest and greatest that General Motors has to offer.

Dave Krom is gong down to the C-5 Birthday Bash at the National Corvette Museum April 18-21.  If  you are interested in going contact Dave at 248-926-5522.  Dave is our National Corvette Museum Ambassador.  If you need any information regarding the museum contact Dave.

Tom Kania will be leading a caravan down to the National Corvette Museum leaving on May22nd.  If you are interested contact Tom at 313-533-4073

Looking forward to seeing everyone at our 4-24-2002 General Membership Meeting.

Reminder:  The June Meeting will be our Annual Cruise Night.  Be sure and read your SLIPSTREAM to keep updated on what is going on. 

            Mary Wentzel, President

APRIL 2002

CCM has gotten off to a great start with their Competition Program.  We already have put on two rallyes for 2002, but there are plenty of events to come.  The Corvette Club of Michigan needs everyone’s help if we are to become #1 for 2002.  Even if you don’t want to race, we need workers who receive worker points toward our goal.  By the time you read this report we will have had our drivers classroom session and drivers school. 

On April 7^th CCM will be putting on their first autocross event.  Great Lakes Corvette Club will be hosting the event that will be a low speed event and a matching times.  Anyone can compete and you do not need any special skills to do the matching times.  You receive four runs and your best two matches count.  This is a perfect opportunity to bring out your Corvette and try an autocross.  See the flyer in the SlipStream or call anyone on the Competition Committee.

The Michigan Region Banquet was hosted by ACC and Pam Dansbury.  They did a great job. A special thanks to Les Stanford Chevrolet and Chris Warren for donating some very nice door prizes. 

There is still time to register for the 43^rd Annual Corvette Convention to be held in Indianapolis, Indiana July 6-12, 2002.  The headquarters will be the Indianapolis Marriott East. Everyone received registration forms with their 2002 NCCC membership packet.  If you need additional information call Lorraine McLaughlin, our NCCC Governor. 

Reminder that the Social Season kick-off will be on Saturday, March 23, 2002 at Dave & Buster’s in Utica starting at 2:00 p.m.  I am sorry to say that I will be out of town on that weekend, but I’m sure this is going to be a real fun event.  If you have any ideas for socials give Mark Eissler a call. 

In the last issue of SlipStream there was a registration form for the Detroit Council of Sports Car Clubs Championship Autocross Series.  It is only $5.00 and a great way to participate in the series.  Just send the form and check to Bill Mashinter.  If you would like to be on a team just let Bruce Wentzel your DCSCC rep know.  Hopefully CCM will have several teams this year.

Circle your calendar for Saturday, June 1^st for the 10^th Annual Corvette Encounter.  It will be held at Les Stanford Chevrolet on the north side of Michigan Avenue. 

A special thanks to Don and Bobby Sak for putting on a great program at our February Membership Meeting. We are looking forward to their Open House at their new headquarters, and we wish them the best of luck for a winning season.

We are very happy to hear that Bob Jutras is at home recuperating from his recent stroke. Bob get well soon.  We know you have a wonderful nurse.  

Our new trailer is in Bowling Green, Kentucky having the graphics put on it and should be in Michigan shortly.  The old trailer is for sale. 

New by-law will be presented at the April Membership meeting.

HAVE A HAPPY EASTER!

Mary Wentzel, President      
         

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March 2002

Check the calendar for upcoming events along with the Competition Directors report. There is something for each and every one of you.

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February 2002
I hope everyone had a safe and Happy New Year.  I wish each and every one of you the best in the year 2002.  It just seemed a little hard to celebrate to any great extent with what happened on September 11^th.  Hopefully 2002 will be a safe year for you and yours.

It sounds like a lot of our members are going to be driving different Corvettes this coming year.  I guess “fast” is going to be the magic word for 2002. 

The year 2001 ended great with a donation of $1,000 from our August 5th event to the Karmanos Cancer Institute with a presentation at the Whalers Game in Plymouth at Compuware.  Lorraine McLaughlin, Lauren Scarpace, Bruce and Mary Wentzel, and Dave Krom were honored to make the presentation on behalf of the Corvette Club of Michigan.  Lorraine did a wonderful job coordinating the “lst Annual Autocross-Race For The Cure”.   Thanks, Lorraine, for doing such a good job for such a rewarding cause.

Dave, thanks for being our PR rep and taking pictures.    

The year 2002  started out  with our Annual CCM Awards Banquet held on Saturday, January 5, 2002.  We were honored to have Dave and Glenda McLellan, Dave and Karen Hill and Russ Craighead as our special guests.  It isn’t very often that you have the opportunity to chat one-on-one with Dave and Dave.  Pat Jutras did a fine job putting together this yearly social event and making the centerpieces.  You don’t have to be a competitor to attend this event.  It is an event for all CCM members and their guests.  Jan Millen did an exquisite job arranging for the annual awards for our competitors and workers.  A big thank you to everyone involved with the banquet.   

A big thank you to last years Board of Directors for volunteering their time and energy.  This is what makes CCM such a unique club—the people.    

Also, a big thank you to all the Corvette Club of Michigan members who traveled all over the United States representing our club and hoping to make us #1 in the nation.  In December, I spent some time airport hopping to get to various destinations to race for CCM.  It was really nice meeting people from other regions renewing old friendships, as well as, making new friends.  Our NCCC Governor, Lorraine McLaughlin, did a good job trying to get CCM people to travel all over and make CCM the #1 club in the nation.  It came down to North Florida Corvette Association and the Corvette Club of Michigan.  We will keep you updated when we know the results.  Just keep your fingers crossed.

February 10^th will bring our first rallye of the year.  You don’t have to use your Corvette for February or March rallyes.  So come on out and bring your regular street “metal” car.  You will still receive competition points.  It is not only fun, but a great social event.

For 2002 we will have our new CCM trailer.  We want to thank Les Stanford Chevrolet for helping fund half of the trailer.  They are, also, having the graphics put on the trailer for us in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Our January meeting is our Annual Meeting.  You  can bring up any items for discussion and all new ideas and suggestions are welcome.  It is with your help that CCM remains the #1 club. 

In February, we will be making a presentation to  “Dick Purtan’s Salvation Army Radiothon” “Bed and Bread Club”.  The Bed and  Bread Club literally feeds thousands of needy people every day.  Our sponsor, Les Stanford Chevrolet, “AMERICA’S CORVETTE KING" is very much a part of this worthwhile cause.  CCM has been putting aside $1.00 per autocross entrant during the 2001 season to donate to this worthy cause.  Additional donations can be sent to me at:  13599 Commerce Rd., Milford, Michigan 48380-1313.  Make checks payable to the Salvation Army-Bed & Bread Club (tax deductible). 

On Saturday evening, March 2, 2002, America’s Corvette Club will host the Michigan Region of Corvette Clubs Awards and Dinner Banquet.  Everyone is encouraged to attend to support CCM and the Michigan Region.  It will be held at the Doubletree Hotel in Novi  (I96 Exit #162 ).  There is a flyer in this months Slipstream.

The Corvette Club of Michigan will be doing several charity events in 2002.  In July, we will be having a 14 event NCCC week-end.  These are just a few of the things that will be happening in 2002. 

Mary Wentzel, 2002 President