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SCC Car Show

April 24th, 2016 The Stuart Corvette Club (SCC)

presents the 18th Annual River Cruise-In Corvette Show sponsored by Wallace Chevrolet at the beautiful Ft. Pierce City Marina. 15 trophies and a Club Choice trophies will be awarded to SCC participants and their cars will be judged by visiting show participants. This is a judged show for non SCC participants with 31 trophies being given out. Please go to www.stuartcorvetteclub.com for show flyer. Last year's show field had 132 Corvettes and 50 SCC members registered! 50/50 winner in 2015 was Ray Walker of SCC and he won $553. Food & other vendors, DJs Lucy & Dick Kesler, discounts at area restaurants for all participants.

Show grounds open at 8:00 a.m.

with trophy presentation around 2:00 pm. If further information is needed, contact: John Hosler (218) 590-0356 or [email protected]. Directions to Ft. Pierce City Marina – Take I-95 to SR 68 east or S.R. 70 east to Seaway Dr. ‘til you get to Indian River Drive – follow signs and look for show entrance.

Brunch with Barry

Friday April 15th

We will meet at the north end of

the PSL Civic Center in the Beall’s

parking lot (US1 and Walton Road)

at 9:45 am. The group will depart at

10:00 am and caravan to a local

restaurant. Hope you all can make it.

So shine them up and let’s get those

corvettes on the road.

Barry Bracken ****************************************

Forty-five members caravanned to Norris’s restaurant in Port St. Lucie. Thanks to Pat and Dick Aziere for setting up the night rider event for March.

50/50 Winner: Frank Pilla

Next Night Rider

Wednesday April 6th

Meet behind Verizon Wireless

(north of PSL Blvd.) on US1 in PSL

at 6:00 PM. We head out at 6:30 PM

for our restaurant destination.

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Hey Folks,

As you know, our "Goody Bags," given to each participant at our Annual show are among

the best stocked of just about any show on the entire Treasure Coast. We are well known for

them!

But, this year I've noticed that some vendors are cutting back, so I could use a little help from

each of you. Try asking your local car parts store, dentist, realtor, favorite restaurant owner,

bakery, grocery, or drug store to help out with some promotional items to advertise their

business for FREE at our Annual River Cruise-In Corvette Show this year.

We plan to make 150 goody bags. Advise them that it's a great way to advertise! Pens, pencils,

calendars, stickers, hard candy, wrapped mints, towelette wipes, discount coupons and gift

certificates make nice items for the bags. Also, a portion of the car show proceeds goes to benefit

Treasure Coast Food Bank, Hope Center for Autism and the Martin County Council of Aging.

OR, stop by Sam's and get a box of hand wipes, individual sanitizers, packs of gum or candy

and donate it to your club. Every little bit helps, but try for quantities of 100-150, so we can put

them in all bags. Also, and it is always a challenge, we try to supply EVERY entrant with a

"DOOR PRIZE" like car wax, car cleaning supplies, window cleaner, mini flashlights, key

fobs, small gift cards and other items of nominal value but too big for a Goody Bag.

Your local auto supply store may be willing to give you some discontinued auto care products

that we can use, or if you have an old gift card you don't expect to use, toss it in the pot! If any

of the places you frequent do not have promotional items, ask them for a small gift certificate

toward a purchase. Just a few such items from each of you will really make a difference. You

never know unless you ask! Take a show flyer with you to help introduce yourself and the show.

(flyer is on next page)

Feel free to drop off any treasures with one of your nearby Board members, at Nightrider, or

any SCC event or mail them directly to me at Al DeLong, 1728 SW Mockingbird Dr. Port St.

Lucie, 34986.

Save the Wave

River Cruise-In Co-Chair



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New Member

Shaun Davis

April Birthdays

11th Nancy Leone

14th James Neill

14th Joe Parks

17th Gloria Fano

21st Patsy Leone

29th Harry Burchell

30th Pat Hack

30th Dan Kikkert

30th George Labadie

30th John Mayhew

Did you know that Corvettes some 50 years ago adopted the Fuel Injection system? In 1982 they introduced Electronic Fuel Injection with the Cross-Fire Injection system. Then Tuned Port Injection was introduced in 1985. In 1994 they used Sequential Fuel Injection system which lasted for 20 years. As of today they are still improving this Injection system. For optimal performance, when you are purchasing fuel injectors make sure you replace them with the proper specification for your particular year and model.

Club members Karl and Kathy Sterner

are the proprietors of ASK Auto, which is

a Corvette service facility in Port Saint

Lucie. For service call 772-335-0420.



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RENEWAL TIME

YOUR 2015/2016 SCC

MEMBERSHIP EXPIRES ON

JUNE 30. PLEASE SEND YOUR

DUES ($40) PAYMENT FOR

YOUR 2016/2017 MEMBERSHIP

TO:

STUART CORVETTE CLUB

P.O. BOX 9074, PORT ST.

LUCIE, FL. 34985 Thank You,

Pat Aziere

P.S. Make check payable to The

Stuart Corvette Club.

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Next Car Meeting

WHEN: Wednesday April 13th

TIME: 6 pm

WHERE: Bonefish Mac Restaurant 662 SE Becker Road in PSL

All members are invited and

encouraged to attend the car

show/board meetings. We are

always looking for some new

ideas for our monthly events.

Any member can submit an idea

to the board.

Did You Know?

The Stuart Corvette Club is on

Facebook! Log in and join our group!

Have anything to sell? The Stuart Corvette Club

website is your home for all club-related news

including a new Members Classified Section.

Contact Barry Hinken at [email protected]

to post your items!

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Corvettes & Warm Hearts……….

Know a club member who is ill or

hospitalized? Contact Fran Shaw at

franzzmail @netzero.net and Fran will

send a get well card on behalf of the club.

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CLUB STORE

Lots of Club apparel such as T shirts, golf shirts, hats and various club and Corvette accessories. Contact John or Darlene Mayhew at 772-380-9938. Further details, pictures and order forms can be found on our web site @ www.stuartcorvetteclub.



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Upcoming Monthly Events

We will caravan to the Tiki Bar at Roland Martin Marina, Clewiston at Lake Okeechobee for a

nice relaxing ride. On May 15th (Sunday) we will meet at Cracker Barrel Restaurant parking

lot just East of I-95 (Exit 101) on Kanner Hwy. in Stuart at 9:30 am and depart 10:00 am. The

Tiki Bar is located on the water with covered dining and ample parking. Our drive will be on

Kanner Hwy. to Lake O and around the south end of the Lake to Clewiston. The drive should

take approximately 1-1/2 hr. This should be an enjoyable time for all. There website is

www.tikibarandgrill.net

Submitted by Anne and Tom Wood

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I have booked the Dolphin Bar and Shrimp House for our June 12th Election luncheon for 11:00 AM, located at 1401 N.E. Indian River Drive in Jensen Beach. They are going to put us in the room on the left as you walk in like they did last year and will have the regular lunch menu available. We will meet on the north side of the Bealls Outlet store 9300 S US Highway 1 in Port Saint Lucie, FL and leave at 10:15 sharp. Should you have any questions please let me know. Regards, Jerry Petriw

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I have booked Mulligan's Beach house in Sebastian for the July 17th cruise luncheon for

11:30 AM rain or shine. They are going to try and seat us all together on the south side

patio of the restaurant and we will have the regular menu to order from. We will meet at

the Fort Pierce Marina parking lot (same place of our car show) Avenue A and Indian

River Drive in Fort Pierce We will leave at 10:00 AM Sharp. Should you have any

questions please let me know.

Regards,

Jerry Petriw



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Nick Vincenzo and Dick Kesler were two of 284 cars at the March 6th Coconut Creek

show sponsored by Lou Bachrodt Chevrolet. Perfect weather, free burgers, hotdogs and

drinks all day, and lots of high dollar cars made it a fun show. Corvettes were divided

into the "seven generation" classes, C-1 to C-7, and most classes were awarded 6-9

trophies, depending on the number of cars in each class. Club participation awards went

to the Renegades and Stingrays. Dave's 53, number 239 of 300 hand built first year

Corvettes was on display in the showroom and it was the star of the show. You can see

this very rare Corvette at our April 24th show. ******************************************************************************************

February Event #2

Special thanks to Karen and Dave Yager and David Leisey for putting on the road rally on Sunday the 28th. The drive was about 75 miles long and it took about 1-1/2 hours. The rally was a timed event so you had to get as close to the specified time as possible. We only had 12 corvettes show up which was a little disappointing since this event was time consuming to put together. First place winners were Anne and Tom wood, 2nd place winners were Helen and Dan Kikkert and 3rd place winners were Wilma and Scott Gebhard. Submitted by Dan Kikkert

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AUTOGEEK'S SUNDAY WAS A FUNDAY An early morning rain didn't dampen the spirits of 17 hearty Stuart Corvette Club

car guys. On Sunday March 20th, we did a short caravan to the AutoGeek Detail

Fest. The steady rain at 8:00 AM made for a wet start to an otherwise fun day at

the local Internet car care products establishment. On arriving, everyone received a

generous bucket full of car care samples. The rain ended about 10:30 and the rest of

the day was filled with ''car talk,'' cars, good food and drink and Velocity channel

celebrities. Tom Wood and Martin Dipper Jr. were trophy winners!

Congratulations guys, and thanks to everyone who braved the wet weather

to support our great club and a great local vendor's show.

Submitted by Dick Kesler



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Brunch with Barry

This month we cruised up to Fellsmere and dined at the Marsh Landing Restaurant.

Although we have been to the restaurant before, it is always good to come back and see

all the stuffed animals that have been taken from the ranches around the town. If you

haven't never been there, it is a nice place to go for a little ride on your own. Also, on

Thursday night they have local bluegrass players come in and entertain. I suggest that you

call ahead for reservations. During this trip I had 23 members and guests join me.

However when we sat down to eat, only one waitress came out to serve us. This resulted

in some of the members being served cold food. When I brought this to the attention on

the manager, he apologized and said the he had staff not show up that morning. That is

three out of the last five BwB's that I faced the same problem. My luck has to change

sometime.

Until next time, shine them up and let’s get on the road.

Great Friends, Great Cars, Life is Good. Barry

4/15 Brunch with Barry 4/24 SCC Car Show



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2016

Club Officers PLEASE NOTE

Report all changes in address, telephone,

e-mail or car to: Pat Aziere

461-2610 or e-mail [email protected]

April Events

4/6 Nightrider! Meet behind Verizon Wireless (north

of PSL Blvd.) on US1 in PSL at 6:00 PM. We head out

at 6:30 PM for our restaurant destination.

4/15 Brunch with Barry

4/24 SCC Car Show

May Events

5/4 Nightrider! Meet behind Verizon Wireless (north

of PSL Blvd.) on US1 in PSL at 6:00 PM. We head out

at 6:30 PM for our restaurant destination.

5/15 Roland Martin’s Marina & Resort

5/20 Brunch with Barry

Richard Kesler, President 231-1742

Tom Herr, Vice President 210-2875

Barry Bracken, Secretary 344-1434 Pat Aziere, Treasurer 461-2610 461-2610

Board of Directors

Mike Brody 463-1078 John Clegg 336-4360 Tom Dee 978-844-1747 Steve Dehnen 429-1557 Al DeLong 864-978-3380 Barbara Fisher 201-4687 Barry Hinken 336-7074 Jerry Petriw 464-9678 Frank Pilla 561- 746-2160

DIRECT CLUB MAIL TO:

Stuart Corvette Club P.O. Box 9074 PSL, FL 34985

GOT NEWS?

Contact Dan Kikkert [email protected]



WALLACE CHEVROLET – CLUB SPONSOR

The Stuart Corvette Club is proud to announce that Wallace Chevrolet in Stuart is our new sponsor. We appreciate the support and sponsorship they will be giving our club. During the year, Wallace Chevrolet will contribute to S.C.C. car shows, Toys for Kids and River Cruise-In. Without their support our ability to donate to local charities and fulfill the services that we provide to our members would be greatly diminished.

For NEW CAR SALES our contact people are: MARK ADAMS General Manager 772-287-3232 cell#772-631-3554

ED VOSSEN Salesman for the Corvette Club

772-287-3232 cell#772-341-4157

They will see that we get the BEST DEAL possible on ALL the Wallace dealership cars. Last year WALLACE was ranked # 66 out of over 3000 Corvette dealers across the nation. For PARTS and SERVICE our Club specialist is: DON HAMILTON

772-287-3232 ext 25261 direct # 772-233-4231

We will receive a 20% discount on Mechanical Parts for all GM cars. Normal maintenance like Oil changes and Tires are not included. Rick Saxner will be our Liaison between our Club and Wallace Chevrolet. Tom Herr is the Board contact person. Mark Adams has offered their NEW DEALERSHIP LOCATION for future Club events with prior approval.



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