January

2009

Volume 50, No. 1

Corvette Super Sports is a car club made up of Corvette owners with a passion for a finedriving machine, with the goal to participate in and support auto-related activities, such as: car shows,auto-crossing, rallies, drag racing, caravans, cruises, parades, etc. We support (N.C.C.C.) NationalCouncil of Corvette Clubs, National Corvette Museum, several social, civic, and charitableorganizations. CSS is incorporated as a non-profit organization in the County of Orange, California.

We welcome guests to our meetings on first Tuesday of each month at 7:00PM at"SIZZLER" Steak, Seafood & Salad Bar 1401 N. Harbor Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92835(Harbor Blvd. at Brea Blvd.)

Who’s Who at Corvette Super Sports

Officers Board of GovernorsPresident: Greg Glodery Donn Donna StewartVice-President: Jim Cooper Tim PearsonSecretary: Renita Glover Roger\ BaconTreasurer: Cindy Orrico Ron DeBartolomeisNewsletter: Geoff Girvin Vicki KumpWebmaster: Scott Glover Linda NorrisN.C.C.C.: Joe Orrico

ChairpersonsClothing-Shirts: Rick Miller Sergeant at Arms: Bill DarkeClothing-Jackets & Hats: Shirley Jones Trophies/Awards: Tom CuccioSocials: Geoff Girvin Dealer Rep: Ron DeBartolomeisCharity: Marietta Darke August 23rd 50th Anniversary Car Show Chairman:Raffle: Jim CooperMeeting Hostess: Linda NorrisMembership/Hospitality: Donna Stewart

Banquet: Linda Norris, Vicki Kump

Phone Committee Chairman: Donna Historian: Pat & Jan WorksStewart

Don’t forget the Board Meeting on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM. The meetings’ venue willbe changed each month to add variety and the location will be announced at the monthly Club meeting.Board meetings are open to all members. We encourage you to attend and welcome your comments proand con.

Presidents Message

Happy New Year to all!

Well here we go. A new year, a new Board of Directors and one new Officer. But before going anyfarther, I would like to give my thanks to the past board and officers for all of their help andsupport during the past year.

2009 has a lot of activities planned for club members to participate in and have a great deal of funwhile involved. One of the major events in 2009 will be the celebration of Corvette Super Sports50th anniversary. Plans are in the works for this occasion. It will be a must attend event in Aprilfor all current and past members of our club.

I encourage everyone to come out to the club meeting once a month and to check the Website oftento learn about coming events and club news.

We have some great things happening this year. Get involved, stay involved and share the CorvetteSpirit.

Your Prez

General Meeting – There was no General Meeting in the month of January.However, the first person to email me at gbgirvin@yhoo.com with the correct month that thefollowing published minutes were for, there will be a special prize for that person at the nextgeneral meeting. The following are words from what month in our past:

Clean Car: Cliff & Michelle Owens50/50: Ron JobesRaffle winners: Joe Orrico (x2), Roger Bacon (x4), The Cooper’s, Robyne Camp, The Rosen’s, KathyBaddley, Shirley JonesDinner Raffle: DiAnne Wiest

"HOT" CSS News

If you have an idea for a Club Outing, Mystery Run, Caravan to someplace special for lunch, we want to makeit easy for you. Jim Cooper introduced a new Cruise Planning form at the March general meeting; please use it toorganize the details and help us publicize your event.

Please help us keep our records up to date.Now you can use the new combined Membership Application/Change of Information form to let us know of

changes and updates to your addresses (postal and email), phone numbers (including cell numbers), Corvettemodel(s), etc.

Calendar of Events

The following NCCC sanctioned events were submitted by Joe Orrico:

NCCC West Coast & Northwest Region 2009 Competition Calendar(Revised 01-22-2009)

Refer to NCCC WC Region Web Site And Club Flyers For Additional/Detailed InformationSan = Sanctioned, Non-San or ns = Non-Sanctioned, Reg-San or RS = Sanctioned For WC RegionPoints Only (Does Not Apply For National Points)+ In Sanction Type Column Indicates Revision Or Addition Of An Event Since Last Revision

Request order &Future SanctionType

DateEvent WCR Host Club Info / Location

2009Jan

3 Sat4 Sun10 Sat11 Sun17 Sat18 Sun24 Sat Regional Governors Meeting TBD Tentative25 Sun31 Sat v

Feb1 Sun7 Sat8 Sun14 Sat15 Sun21 Sat22 Sun27 Fri National Meetings NCCC National St. Louis28 Sat National Meetings NCCC National St. Louis

Mar1 Sun

NA 7 Sat High Speed Cert School West Coast RCD Spring Mtn Pahrump, NVNA 8 Sun High Speed Cert School West Coast RCD Spring Mtn Pahrump, NV

WC-340-XXXns 14 Sat Autocross Palm Springs Corvette Club Indio, CAWC-340-XXXns 15 Sun Autocross Palm Springs Corvette Club Indio, CA

21 Sat22 Sun28 Sat29 Sun

Apr4 Sat5 Sun11 Sat12 Sun Easter Sunday18 Sat

WC-500-xxxWC-500-xxx

19 Sun Judged Car ShowPC Car Show

Corvettes of Temecula Valley Temecula, CA

25 Sat26 Sun

Request order &Future SanctionType

DateEvent WCR Host Club Info / Location

May1 Fri National Meetings NCCC National St. Louis2 Sat National Meetings NCCC National St. Louis9 Sat Regional Governors Meeting TBD Tentative

10 Sun Mother’s DayWC-514-001 16 Sat Corvette Dreaming Show Corvettes of San Diego San Diego

17 SunWC-202-011WC-202-012WC-202-013

23 Sat Concours Judged Car ShowPoker Rally

Gimmick Rally

Corvette Roulette Las VegasCorvette Assoc.

Las Vegas

WC-202-014WC-202-015

24 Sun Low Speed AutocrossMatching Times Autocross

Corvette Roulette Las VegasCorvette Assoc.

Las Vegas

25 Mon Memorial Day30 Sat31SunJune6 Sat

WC-404-016 7 Sun PC Car Show Victor Valley Vettes VictorvilleWC-434-002WC-434-003WC-434-004WC-434-005WC-434-006WC-434-007

13 Sat Gimmick RallyPoker RallyPoker Rally

Hidden Time RallyGame RallyGame Rally

Pomona Valley Corvette Assn. Rancho Cucamonga

WC-401-010 14 Sun PC Car Show The Vette Set Long Beach, CA20 Sat21 Sun

WC-302-XXXrs 26 Fri Big Bear Bash Corvettes West Big Bear Lake, CAWC-302-XXX 27 Sat Big Bear Bash Corvettes West Big Bear Lake, CAWC-302-XXX 28 Sun Big Bear Bash Corvettes West Big Bear Lake, CA

July4 Sat Independence Day5 Sun11 Sat12 Sun18 Sat19 Sun25 Sat26 SunAugust

+WC-514-xxx 1 Sat PC Car Show Rallye Vapor Trails Corvettes Santa Maria, CA2 Sun7-14 NCCC National Convention Rocky Mountain Region Colorado Springs, CO

16 Sun22 Sat

WC-326-009 23 Sun PC Car Show Corvette Super Sports Huntington Beach29 Sat30 SunSept5 Sat Caravan Museum 15 Yr.6 Sun11 Fri National Meetings NCCC National St. Louis12 Sat National Meetings NCCC National St. Louis

13WC-500-016WC-500-017WC-500-018WC-500-019

19 Gimmick RallyePoker Rallye

Game Rallye #1Game Rallye #2

Corvettes of Temecula Valley Temecula, CA

20

Request order &Future SanctionType

DateEvent WCR Host Club Info / Location

2627

Oct3 Sat Regional Governors Meeting TBD Tenative4 Sun10 Sat11 Sun

WC-434-008 17 Sat PC Car Show Pomona Valley Corvette Assn Upland18 Sun24 Sat25 Sun31 Sat HalloweenNov

1 Sun7 Sat8 Sun13 Fri National Meetings NCCC National St. Louis14 Sat National Meetings NCCC National St. Louis15 Sun21 Sat22Sun28 Sat29 Sun

Dec5 Sat6 Sun12 Sat13 Sun19 Sat20 Sun26Sat

27 Sun

Current CSS events can be found at the following URLhttp://www.corvettesupersports.com/frame/frameset.html

Birthdays & AnniversariesMonth-by-month list of birthdays and anniversaries celebrated by CSS members.Thank you, Vicki Kump, for keeping track of this. Send changes and additions to her.

JANUARY BIRTHDAYS JANUARY ANNIVERSARIESBill Stel 1/1 Dave & Donna Stewart 1/19/80Mark Taffolla 1/9 Rob & Johnine WilkenDennis Dawson 1/9 Grant Whitcher 1/21Chris Glodery 1/10Rick Miller 1/12Kathryn Baddley 1/16Arthur Huhta – 1/16Scott Glover (Mustang Sally) 1/17Shirley Jones 1/19Ann Meeuwenberg 1/25Dianne Wiest 1/26Dave Stewart 1/30FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS FEBRUARY ANNIVERSARIESNick Nguyen 2/01 (Sponsor/Dealership) Walter & Kathleen Hollada 2/3Mick Bratt – 2/6 Bert & Dianne Wiest 2/14Tammy Mielke 2/9Ken Vasilik 2/11Doug Meeuwenberg 2/15Mark Costello 2/24MARCH BIRTHDAYS MARCH ANNIVERSARIESKathleen Hollada 3/1Tom Cuccio 3/3 Maynard & Ann Wilson 3/16Bert Wiest 3/9 Geoff & Ginger Girvin 3/21/70Walter Hollada 3/15Pat Works 3/17Teresa Cruz 3/26Ron DeBartolomeis 3/30

Social CornerAt the CSS Board meeting in January your “Social Chairman” published a full slate ofSocial Events for review by the Board. My intention is to publish the entire year’s eventson the CSS Calendar on the Web site so that the members can plan effectively and wecan increase participation in the events. In order to get as much coverage and inputinto the process, the list was circulated and discussed at the February General Meeting.The social events include places we have gone before and new adventures. The goal ofthe social events is to caravan to a place of interest where we can participate in anadventure and have time to talk with other members about recent Car Show and Rallyesthat we as a club have participated in. The following is the proposed list:

February 7th – Valentine Bowl at La Habra Bowl, 2pmMarch 14th – Blue Angels Air Show in El CentroApril 18th – 50th Birthday Party for Corvette Super SportsApril 25th – Oasis Camel Farm, RamonaMay 2nd – Solvang Wine Festival or Planes of Fame Air Show, ChinoJune 26th – The Bash Before the Big Bear Bash at Shirley Jones’ houseJuly - Nethercutt Car museum or Paso Robles Wine Tasting weekendAugust 8-14th - NCCC 50th Anniversary Convention, Colorado SpringsSept - Donna’s Pool PartyOctober - Palm Springs Air Museum & Palm Springs Follies, Joshua Tree national

Monument and Smith Ranch Drive In theaterNovember - Turkey Bowl at La Habra BowlDecember - Christmas Party (Place yet to be determined)

In addition, your Social Chairman has submitted a full slate of Corvette Club activitiesthat include Rallyes and Car Shows where we can support the Corvette Clubs thatsupport our Car Show. Included in this list are the events that we traditionally go to aswell as new adventures.

Some of these are as follows:

March – Autocross Palm Springs Corvette Club in Indio, Ca.April – Poppy Rallye in Antelope Valley

Temecula Valley Car ShowMay – Plastic Fantastic in San DiegoJune – Rallye at Pomona Valley Corvette AssociationAug – Vapor Trails Rallye Santa Maria Corvette ClubSept – Days of Wine and Roses in Temecula

If you have a suggestion for a Corvette Event or a Social Event, please contact Geoff atGBGirvin@yahoo.com

2009 Banquet

The kick-off event for 2009 was the annual January Banquet. Let me first say that Renitadid an absolutely fantastic job finding, negotiating, and arranging the venue and DJ. Ithink everyone will agree that the view out the large picture windows of Orange county atnight was breath-taking.

Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves and it was fun seeing so many members dressedup in evening attire. I thought it was also very creative of Renita to have name platesprinted for everyone to place on the table where they wanted to sit. That way there wasno question for new members what their table mates names were. It certainly was easysince everyone at my table had the same name – “Prime Rib”.

The banquet serves several purposes. It is the official business meeting of the CSSCorporation as specified in the corporation bylaws and it is a celebration of the past

year’s fund raising for our charities as well as a kick-off event for the next year. Asstipulated in the bylaws, we announced the newly elected officers and board members.These are listed at the top of this newsletter. We also presented representatives from ourcharities with our donation checks from our fund raising activities throughout the year.

Then Tom Cuccio entertained us as MC with his trivia questions that stumped most of us.I have not heard though whether any of the Lottery Quick Picks actually won anything.Tom announced the winner of the “Rookie of the Year”. This year the Board of Directorsacknowledged Roger Bacon as the “Rookie of the Year” for his work on last year’s Carshow. Then, Tom announced the winner of the Most Valuable Member Trophy. Thetrophy is a perpetual trophy that stays with the winner for the year and is returned to Tomat the end of the year. The Most Valuable member is voted on by secret ballot of themembership. I must tell you all that I am humbled by the vote from the membership atlarge by honoring me as that Most Valuable Member. I was speechless. If anyone knowsme, I am never speechless but I was truly overcome by this honor. All of the members ofthe club are a great extended family and I do enjoy planning fun things for us to do as aclub. Thank you all again for this honor.

During the Banquet, we had a slide show running that showed pictures from all ofoutings from 2008. Some of the slides showed our trips to Oak Glen for the “Pie Run”, tothe Palm Springs Arial Tram Way, the Big Bear Bash, Spring Mountain Raceway, The LaPalma Parade, our August Car Show, Mount Wilson, USS Midway, Temecula Days ofWine and Roses Rallye, Reagan Library, Ron and Karen’s 40th Celebration, and Easterwith the marines.

January Birthday CelebrationsBy Henry Anonymous

Thirteen members celebrated birthdays in January. There may be others, but they willnot admit it. Ten Capricorns, otherwise known as the goats, celebrated until the 19th,then three Aquarius carried the water to the month end.

Bill Stel was the first to celebrate after the New Year and had moderate gift expectations.He said, “I’m happy to qualify for senior dinners.”

Mark Taffolla and Dennis Dawson share the same number nine date. Maybe they sharemore, but the facts are unknown. Dennis spent time with his family. “I took mom to amovie and saw Valkyrie,” he said.

Chris Glodery and Marge Huhta popped out on the tenth. Besides sharing the same birthdate, they both have exceptional husbands. “Greg took me to a movie. First time in tenyears. We saw Gran Torino,” said Chris. Marge was treated to The Hobbit, where dinnerstarted with wine and ended with wine.

We turned out to surprise Rick Miller two days before his birthday. It is commonlybelieved that Rick was truly surprised.

Another duo, Kathy Baddley and Art Huhta share the 16th. “I had a fun time with a groupof friends,” said Kathy. Art obliquely mentioned dining and dancing with his first wife.Then he paid the bill.

Unconfirmed sources report that Scott Glover was considering another tattoo for hisbirthday on the 17th.

Shirley Jones, our gracious host at the Big Bear Bash, celebrated her day on the 19th, thelast Capricorn date.

The first Aquarius is Ann Meewenberg. She celebrated by going out to dinner withfamily. When asked, she said, “There was no surprise.”

Dianne Wiest planned a nice day. “My plans were blown to cover for another nurse,” shesaid. She reorganized and celebrated a combined birthday with her grandson andgranddaughter.

Dave Stewart celebrated January’s last birthday on the 30th.

Best wishes to all from Corvette Super Sports.

End

Editor’s CornerOne of our Members nominated the Hillview Acres Children’s Home that we supportthrough our donations to CHPs for Kids as a worthwhile charity for her company todonate funds to at the end of 2008. Jennifer Spencer’s nomination was voted on by theemployees of the company she works for and it was one of five charities that PIMCOsupported with a donation of $25,000 each. The following is the announcement out onthe wire:PIMCO Foundation Recognizes Five Outstanding Charitable Organizations With aHoliday Grant of $125,000

NEWPORT BEACH, CA--(Marketwire - December 18, 2008) - The employees of PIMCO are pleased toannounce that the PIMCO Foundation, the Newport Beach-based firm's charitable arm, will make holidaygrants of $25,000 each to five non-profit organizations. In a companywide-competition, employees chosethis year's recipients based on their outstanding efforts to help communities, improve education, and aidpeople in need."In these challenging economic times, it's more important than ever to support outstanding charitablegroups that are working hard to provide precious help for people and institutions that need it most," saidMohamed El-Erian, PIMCO's Co-CEO and President of the PIMCO Foundation board. "These gifts are part ofour ongoing efforts to recognize outstanding organizations, and to give back to our communities."This year's recipients include:-- Feeding America-- Acres of Love-- Hillview Acres Children's Home-- Semper Fi Fund/Injured Marine Fund-- Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research

Please take time to thank Jennifer for her efforts the next time you see her.

Cruisers Corner2009 Corvette ConventionFor all of you interested in planning ahead..... next years Corvette Convention is August 8th though 14th inColorado Springs.

The Colorado group is planning a race day at the track on the Friday before, Friday, August 7th. For those 'racers'that want another fun day of racing, we will plan on leaving for Colorado on Wednesday, August 5th. For those notwanting an extra track day, there is another caravan leaving on Thursday, August 6th. Everybody heads for homeon Saturday, August 15th.

If you would like more details, log onto the following URL

https://93075438.domainhost.com/2009Convention/Convention2009.html

WHAWHOOOOOOOOOCindy Orrico

Racers Finish Line

Corvette Track Days - Parumph – March 7th and 8th

Joe Orrico has proposed that CSS sponsor a High Speed NCCC event in November of this year. Itturns out that the region has had no high speed events scheduled that anyone can remember. Toenter into the high speed event the driver needs a high speed NCCC license which Joe willcoordinate the issuance of during the Corvette Track Days in Parumph on March 7th and 8th. Toqualify for the high speed license, one needs to participate in and pass the high speed driving schoolat Spring Mountain Raceway. When you have passed that driving course and have not crashedyour car, you are qualified for the NCCC license.

Tech CornerThe following point standings for our members was submitted by Joe Orrico for theWestern Region of NCCC:

Men’s RankingPlace Name points

4 Joe Orrico 1258 Dennis Dawson 78

10 Rick Miller 7112 Geoff Girvin 6318 Scott Glover 49

Ladies RankingsPlace Name points

3 Cindy Orrico 1335 Jennifer Spencer 796 Lynn Miller 74

15 Renita Glover 49

Recipe CornerHere is Kathy Baddley’s Macaroni Salad Recipe

one lb small salad macaronione large can sliced black olives3 stalk of celery-slicedone small purple onion -dicedone 4oz SHARP Cheese- cubedmayonnaise3/4cupcook macaroni and drain well and with cool macaroni and mix all other ingredients and salt and pepper.THIS IS TO BE MADE A DAY AHEAD OF SERVING!!!!!!!Check before serving to see if you needmore mayonnaise.Enjoy

Heard on the Street: In an apparent cost cutting move, General Motors has been testing thenew 2010 Corvette which we found:

Smorvette

News from the National Corvette Museum

Valentine Gifts To Give in the Corvette StoreIf you are looking for unique and one of a kind gifts for your special Valentine, spend alittle time shopping online with us. The Corvette Store is the perfect place for giftsranging from Corvette items like this 12.5 oz. wine glass etched with the C6 logo, toapparel, jewelry and gift items for younger age enthusiasts.NCM Members save when shopping with us – so shop and save to have your giftsdelivered in time for Valentines Day. Find out more and shop online or call us at: (800)538-3883.

NCM Cruisers Prepare to Set Sail

There are 70 Corvette Cruisers preparing to set sail for the MexicanRiviera March 1-8. The NCM’s Corvette Store Manager, TammyBryant and NCM Executive Assistant, Connie Russell will be theMuseum representatives on this cruise and are looking forward tosharing time with our NCM cruisers.

Get ready to enjoy sites that will warm your spirits as your relax indreamy ports of call including Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, PuertoVallarta and more! Your 7-day adventure also includes:

7 Nights aboard the Mariner of the Seas Cruise Ship Fine Dining including all meals, snacks and 24-hour room service Private NCM fun and games including prizes Private NCM Welcome and Farewell Captain’s Cocktail Parties Souvenir Polos and Gifts SeaMaster Cruise Travel Escort on Board Contemporary Musical Stage Productions

Find out more and join us for a cruise to remember by signing on now via our websiteor by contacting NCM Cruise Agent Sheri Clarke at: sheri@corvettemuseum.org or 866-427- 8938.

Get Ready for Corvette Racing Action

Corvette Racing excitement is coming soon and a popular featureof the American Le Mans Series Events are the ChevroletCorvette Corrals, open to all Corvette enthusiasts, CorvetteOwners, and Corvette Club Members! Many activities areincluded in the Corvette Corral ticket package, such as paradelaps, driver autograph session, presentations by various guestspeakers, hospitality, car show judging and much more.There are corrals planned for the 2009 Corvette Racing Season and we hope you will join fellowenthusiasts to cheer on the team!Below are the races that will have a Corvette Corral/Chevrolet Display for 2009:March 21 Sebring International Raceway -- Sebring, FLApril 18 Long Beach Grand Prix -- Long Beach, CAAugust 8 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course -- Lexington, OHAugust 16 Road America -- Elkhart Lake, WISeptember 26 Road Atlanta -- Braselton, GAOctober 10 Laguna Seca -- Monterey, CA

Stay tuned to NCM eNews and visit the Corvette Racing site for information on banquets, etc.associated with Corvette Corral festivities. You can also find out specifics by visiting the AmericanLemans site and clicking on IMSA Car Corrals.

Say Happy Valentines in Stone

Share your message with that special someone in stone. A brick inthe Museum walkway is a gift that lasts and continues giving forgenerations to come. Mention Valentine's Day in the specialinstructions box when ordering a Valentine message brick and havea special gift letter sent to you to present on Valentines Day as yourgift.

Our 4” x 8” standard bricks feature 12 characters maximum per line and are available at $100 formembers and $125 for non-members. Please allow 4 to 6 weeks for brick placement. Find outmore about this and other commemorative brick ideas online or contact us at: (800) 538-3883.

You Could Be the Next NCM Corvette Raffle Winner!

We had the opportunity last week to spend the day with recentCorvette raffle winner Earl Mendoza who took delivery of his newCorvette after winning our “Build Your Own” raffle in November.Earl selected a Crystal Red Coupe and spent the day touring theMuseum, taking photos and receiving a “hands-on” introductionwith his new Corvette. “What a wonderful experience this hasbeen,” he shared with us.

“I have participated in raffle after raffle and I finally won!” You could be next to enjoy a day in the rafflewinner spotlight by taking part in our “Build Your Own” Coupe/Convertible raffle drawing on February19. Tickets are only $100 each and only 2,009 tickets will be sold. Purchase your tickets onlineor call us at: (800) 538-3883. Raffle winners taking delivery at the NCM are posted to our website.Best of luck to everyone on the next raffle!

Family Membership Available for the Price of an Individual

There are seven days left to purchase a family membership as agift at the price of an Individual Membership and have it giftpackaged and shipped in time for Valentines Day! This specialpromotion offers you a chance to sign up the entire family for only$50 – that’s a $50 savings! The Valentines packaging/shippingguarantee ends on Friday, January 30.You can still enjoy the extra savings of receiving the membershipdiscount when signing up for the special offer before February 28- without special packaging or shipping guarantees. This offer isnot valid on international memberships, or existing memberships, and purchase must occur duringpromotion dates. Purchase a membershiponline or call us at: (800) 538-3883.

NCM Auction Item - Collectible Dana Forrester Art

This week’s eBay collectible is a collection of postcard art created by Dana Forrester.Artwork is matted and framed and is approximately 9 inches wide by 35 inches tall.

This is perfect artwork for any room in your home. Take a look and make your bid here.