Susie & Dale Roberts’ 2013 427 Convertible OOn n YYour our ...

Susie & Dale Roberts' 2013 427 Convertible

On Your Marque

March 2013

Susie & Dale Roberts' 2013 427 Convertible

CORVETTE

MA RQU E

1963

CLUB SEATTLE

2013

Our 50th Year



2012/2013 Board/Chairpersons/Contacts

President

Activities 2-Year Board

Stan Trask

Ken Jones

(425) 557-8282

(425) 338-2198

President@

2YearBoard@

Vice President

Lorrie Montgomery

(206) 619-5492

VicePresident@

1-Year Board

Oran Petersen

(425) 277-6141

1YearBoard@

Secretary

Jan Harris

(425) 883-3462

Past President

Steve Yabroff

(425) 486-4458

Secretary@

PastPresident@

Treasurer

Lyal Schlotterbeck

(425) 413-8848

Treasurer@

On Your Marque is a monthly publication of the Corvette Marque Club of Seattle. Permission to reprint any material herein is granted provided full credit is given On Your Marque and the authors.

Chairpersons, Contacts & Event Coordinators

Activities@

Ken Jones

(425) 338-2198

AdoptAHighway@

John R.Thomas

(425) 747-0431

Apparel@

Carol Feveryear

(425) 788-0346

AskAMechanic@

Dennis Montgomery

(425) 806-4613

Charity@

Billi Trask

(425) 557-8282

Classifieds@

Dennis Montgomery

(425) 806-4613

Communication@

(Vacant)

Historian@

Ben Benninghoff

(425) 275-1607

Membership@

Dennis Montgomery (social) (425) 806-4613

Gary Main (database)

(425) 881-6198

Newsletter@

(Vacant)

Parades@

Jim McDonnell

Radios@

Lorrie Montgomery

WebMaster@

Bob Bunn

Representatives

NCRS@

Stan Trask

NWACC@

Ken Jones

NCM@

Wes Holmes

(425) 753-6658 (425) 806-4613 (425) 818-0203

(425) 557-8282 (425) 338-2198 (425) 255-5837

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Table of Contents

Susie & Dale Roberts' 2013 427 Convertible. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2012/2013 Board/Chairpersons/Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Cover Car - Susie & Dale Roberts' 2013 427 Corvette Convertible. . . . 4 A View Through The Split Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 CMCS Board Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Wet Weekend Hard-Luck Moose Changes Hands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Upcoming Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Parades. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 CMCS Special Recognition - 1st Quarter 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 48th Annual Wet Weekend - Event Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Swap Meet 2013 - Event Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 March General Meeting & Installation Banquet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Classified Advertising - For Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Saturday Breakfast Social at the Plum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Adopt-a-Highway Cleanup Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 2013 Vintage Races Car Corral. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 NWACC Autocross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 NWACC Sponsored Show & Shine Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Election Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Newsletter Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Lee Johnson Chevrolet - Sponsor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Speedway Chevrolet - Proud Sponsor of CMCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 CMCS 50th Anniversary Celebration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Lee Johnson Chevrolet All Corvette Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 All Corvette Show & Burger Bash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 The Membership Tachometer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 March Birthdays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 CMCS General Membership Meeting Minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Laps From the Past or "Marque in Time" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 National Corvette Museum News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 2014 National Corvette Museum Caravan Registration Is Now Open! 33 Coldwell Banker - Teri Lane - Realtor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 "A" Team Home Inspection, Inc. (advertisement) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Data Recovery Services by Bill Roberts (advertisement) . . . . . . . . . . 34 March 2013 Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 April 2013 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Club Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Advertising Rates (Classified and Commercial). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Subscription Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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Cover Car - Susie & Dale Roberts' 2013 427 Corvette Convertible

Dale recently read an article that Chevrolet had finally produced a 427 convertible. I had waited almost five years for the right inspiration to get a second Corvette, and so the dreaming began.

I came from a Corvette family, having learned to drive a stick in my parents 1967 427 Corvette Stingray. My parents, Bob and Peggy Michajla purchased the Vette in 1967 and all three of us kids drove the Lyndale Blue coupe. Bob and Peggy were members of CMCS until Bobs passing at age 83 in 2007. The car was sold and now resides in Kansas.

Our C4, a 1996 Polo Green Coupe was sold to an acquaintance who loves it and keeps it inside until the sun comes out.

The legacy that I carried and the link to my past was the 427. The possibility of owning another Vette prompted me to call Dennis and Lorrie Montgomery to see if they could recommend any Corvette salespeople. Lorrie said to contact Joe at Speedway, but a week went by, and Dale and I just talked about the possibility. Then Joe called and left a message. Dennis and Lorrie had seen Joe and recommended he call because they had that sparkling Arctic White 427 convertible in the showroom. About three weeks later, a deal was struck, and PURE 427 had a new home. Thanks Dennis and Lorrie!

We are previous members of CMCS and are happy to be members again. I will be taking an Autocross course soon to learn to handle the 505 hp and 13 wide rear tires, quite different from the previous driving experiences with the 1967 and 1996 Corvettes. My brother has a yellow 1958 Corvette which is kept in Chelan so the Corvette legacy that my dad started continues on.

We are looking forward to getting re- acquainted and meeting newer CMCS members.

Respectfully submitted,

Susie Roberts

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A View Through

The Split Window

by President Stan Trask

February was a very busy month for CMCS with Officer Elections, Wet Weekend and the Puyallup Corvette & High Performance Swap Meet. I would like to personally thank all of the CMCS volunteers who gave their time to help at the Swap Meet with the Valve Cover Races and to help promote CMCS to the general public at our booth. Once again, due to your efforts and diligence, CMCS showed everyone in attendance what a great club it is! As we come to the close of another year for CMCS, as your President I would like to thank all of the Board and Committee members who gave their time to help make CMCS a better club for all. You all made a difference this last year and through your efforts made my job much easier and for that, you have my sincere gratitude and heartfelt thanks! As we turn the calendar to March, we inch closer and closer to spring and I'm confident that clear sunny "Corvette Days" are just ahead! Please mark your calendars now to attend our March General Meeting & Officer Installation Banquet to be held on Saturday, March 9th at the Old Spaghetti Factory at Southcenter. There will be a great buffet meal followed by our General Meeting and Installation of new Officers for the coming year. Please come out and help say thank you to those individuals leaving the Board and show your support for the new officers coming on the Board. Also in March you will have a couple more opportunities to get out on Saturday morning, have breakfast and talk all things Corvette at our "Saturday Breakfast at the Plum" on March 2nd and March 16th. Looking ahead the Spring Season gets started on Saturday, April 13th with the La Conner Tulip Parade. This event is open to all Corvettes, hardtops, coupes and convertibles. This is a great event and an excellent chance to get out and see all of the tulips in full bloom! For more information please contact Jim McDonnell, our CMCS Parade Chair at: Parades@. Last but not least, I would like to remind you to consider supporting our wonderful club Sponsor's, Lee Johnson Chevrolet in Kirkland and Speedway Chevrolet in Monroe whenever you need service or parts for your Corvette or when it becomes time to look for that next Corvette! I look forward to seeing you at the March General Meeting and Officer Installation Banquet!

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Until next month - Keep the shiny side up! Stan

CMCS Board Meeting

Wednesday March 6th 5:30 pm food, 6:15 pm meeting Redmond Family Pancake House 17621 Redmond Way Redmond, WA 98052

(425) 883-0922 All Members Welcome

Info: Lorrie Montgomery: VicePresident@

Wet Weekend Hard-Luck Moose Changes Hands

by Oran Petersen This moose has been around a few years, and is passed at Wet Weekend to the member(s) suffering the worst luck/ hardship during the event. Dee & I got it in 2011 when she broke her leg and we did not even go on the event. It somehow showed up on our curio cabinet after a CMCS work party at our home. Craig & Candy Turi are now the new "keepers" for 2013 due to a small scratch suffered by his Vette and because Candy could not attend due to a bad cold. And be careful! The moose "dispenses" brown pellets when you ignore him too long or push the wrong button!

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Upcoming Activities

Red dates are CMCS Events. Green events indicate parades

March 2013

3/2 Saturday Breakfast Social at the Plum (See page 13 in this newsletter)

3/6 CMCS Board Meeting (See page 6 in this newsletter)

3/9 March General Meeting & Installation Banquet (See page 12 in this newsletter)

3/16 Saturday Breakfast Social at the Plum (See page 13 in this newsletter)

4/13 4/20

April 2013

La Conner Tulip Parade (See page 8 in this newsletter) (Parade) MG Club Tulip Rallye by - 32nd annual. For more information & registration go to the CMCS website Events > Flyers and Forms.

May 2013

5/19 NWACC Autocross - Shelton (See page 16 in this newsletter)

5/24-27 Big Sky 2013 - 42nd Annual by Hellgate Corvette Club, Missoula Montana. For information, flyer and registration go to the CMCS website Events > Flyers and Forms. CMCS coordinators Tim & Mona Cox gunnertac@

6/1-2 6/16

June 2013

Corvettes on the Columbia by 3-Rivers Corvette Club, Kennewick WA. NWACC Autocross - Shelton (See page 16 in this newsletter)

July 2013

7/5-7 Pacific Northwest Historics SOVREN Vintage Races, Pacific Raceways

7/6 2013 Vintage Races Car Corral (See page 14 in this newsletter)

7/12-14 Silver Ripples on the Rogue by Southern Oregon Corvette Association, Grants Pass OR. Flyer/Details/Registration on the CMCS website

7/14 NWACC Autocross - Shelton (See page 16 in this newsletter)

7/27 Torchlight Parade (See page 8 in this newsletter)

(Parade)

8/4 8/9-10

8/9-10

8/17

August 2013

NWACC Autocross - Portland Airport (See page 16 in this newsletter)

500 Corvettes, celebrating 60 years of Corvettes. Puyallup Fair & Events center.

Corvettes in the Park by Cascade Corvette Club, Cottage grove, OR.

Vettes at the Marina - Westport OR

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8/17 CMCS 50th Anniversary Celebration (See page 20 in this newsletter)

8/23-25 Thunder Under the Sun by British Columbia Corvette Club, Sun Peaks BC For a Flyer/Registration go to the CMCS website.

September 2013

9/15 NWACC Autocross - Shelton (See page 16 in this newsletter)

August 2014

8/22-27 NCM 2014 Caravan to Bowling Green. Registration is now open. For details on the event go to the NCMCaravan information on the NCM website. For info on the Northwest caravan captained by Robin Forrer of Rose City Corvettes in Portland, OR go to the CMCS web site: NCM 2014 Caravan Flyer & NW Caravan Shirt Order Form

Parades

by Jim McDonnell - Parade Chairman Parades@

(425) 753-6658

The new parade season is on for CMCS beginning with the Not-So-Impromptu Tulip Parade in La Conner on April 13th. Hope to see you there.

La Conner Tulip Parade

Saturday April 13th. 2 pm A fun filled event at the Skagit Valley Tulip festival. All Corvettes are welcome in this parade: hardtops, coupes and convertibles. We have always had beautiful weather, sometimes cool, but always great for this short but fun little parade through one of the Northwest's historic towns. We begin at 9 a.m with coffee at Starbucks On 128th Ave SE, Everett. That is just a few blocks west of the Payne Field exit off of I-5. If you want breakfast, go to Patty's Pancake House just across the street. Be at Starbucks at 9:15 am for a departure to La Conner at about 9:30. You may want to attend the PACCAR once-a-year opening at their technology, innovation and testing headquarters. View their latest trucks and see the antique truck show. It is a great one-time visit. On State Highway 20 we pass Farm-to-Market Road. To visit PACCAR leave the tour at that point. Those not stopping at PACCAR remain with the tour to the staging area at the school headquarters on 6th Street in La Conner. We stage there until the parade start at 2 pm. You now have a chance to do some shopping in downtown La Conner, have lunch, or just window shop. After the parade, have a late lunch at the Farmhouse restaurant or find Tulip Town. This sales mecca has everything just like a Saturday Market, including guaranteed fields of multi-colored tulips. It is quite a sight. Be sure and let me know that you are coming.

Saturday July 27th

Torchlight Parade

I have received messages from 19 Corvette Convertible owners expressing an interest in being in this parade. A great start for the coming year.

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