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A Corvette will be featured in this summers movie Transformers Revenge Of the Fallen...It about Time!!!!

Chevy is bringing back the Corvette Grand Sport, and unlike the one offered at the end of the C4's run in the mid-Nineties, this one sports a long list of performance upgrades that would make even Zora Arkus-Duntov proud. Rather than treating this revival as a special model with a limited run, Chevy has decided to ditch the Z51 package entirely and offer the Grand Sport that pushes the standard Vette's performance even closer to that of the Z06.

While the 430-hp (436-hp with the two-mode exhaust) LS3 V8 remains unchanged, wider front and rear fenders allow for 18- (front) and 19-inch (rear) wheels that are also wider than before. Larger brakes are included and the special suspension tuning is now even closer to that of the Z06. You'll also notice other Z06 elements like the front splitter, rear spoiler and functional brake ducts behind the doors. Unlike the Z06, you can order a Grand Sport with a manual transmission or the Vette's six-speed automatic with paddle shifters. If you're a true track hound, though, go with the manual that also comes with a dry-sump oil system, differential cooler and rear-mounted battery.

Though available as a convertible, coupe models also feature a removable roof. The Grand Sport can also be had in all four Corvette trim levels (1LT, 2LT, 3LT and 4LT) and any standard Corvette color, and a special heritage package gives a nod to the past by adding a pair of hash marks to the front fenders. The new Grand Sport is being announced at the 12th annual C5/C6 Corvette Birthday Bash at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky as we speak and pricing has yet to be announced, so stay tuned.

Refered by El Presidente' Every I had to post this to the site.............

The engine of a C6  in a porche brings to mind one of my favorite quote "Every Real Racer Knows, It doesn't matter if you win by a foot, or by a mile-Winning is Winning" Dominic Toretto

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/autocrossing-and-roadracing/2298546-makes-me-nervous.html

In case you could not make it to our last club meeting at Ryans.....

Meeting opened by President

1. USO Volunteers needed. 

2. Upcoming Car Shows in Lebanon and Bagnell Dam, club participation.

3. TCCA planning an out to lunch date coming up at the end of the month, stay tuned for updates.

4. Generating a print-out calendar for monthly meetings.

5. Cruise Direction Cooridinator and route planning for cruises.

Opened Discussion by Vice President

1. Status of Website and members signed up, adding pictures and profiles to site, website address.

2. Bagnell Dam participation.

3. Business Cards for all members interested.

Opened Discussion on Upcoming Car Show by Activies and Events Coordinator

1. Discussion of Upcoming Agenda.

2. Discussion of Local Car Shows available for participation.

3. TCCA possible car show date of 18 July, not locked still tentative.

4. Sponsorship for trophies and local merchant support

5. Visit to the Primrose Nursing Home for Mothers Day.

General Discussion

1. Vets in Vettes trip in November.

2. Member Participation in Lebanon, Bagnell Dam Shows.

3. Acknowledgement of new members. 

4. Website Calendar Model.

Opened by treasurer

1. Not present for review of current accounts

All,

Don't forget our monthly meeting on Tuesday the 14th of April 6pm at Ryan's.  Pass the remainder around to all TCCA members and all Vette owners you may encounter in the area.   You all take care, Happy Easter, and as always "Keep those Vettes shining" .

Carlos

From the August/September 1969 issue of Corvette News

Ever since Corvette No. 00001 first met Corvette No. 00002 on the road, their drivers saluted each other with waves. Today, unfortunately, this grand and glorious tradition is wavering. WAVE WHEN YOU PASS ANOTHER CORVETTE!

There's one item of standard equipment that comes as a pleasant surprise to every new Corvette owner. It's an instant wave of recognition he or she receives when he meets one of their ilks on the road. The first time it happens, they will be taken by surprise. He immediately thinks: 1. He has been mistaken for Sterling Moss. 2. His lights are on. 3. He has just been given the bird.

Soon, however, the new Vette owner anticipates, indeed even relishes, encountering other Vettes as he drives. During this period, he experiments with his waves, running the gamut from the gaping "yoo hoo" to the ultra cool "two finger flip." He perfects his timing, making sure he affects neither a too-early wave, nor the jaded "oh brother" too-late variety. Determined not to be one upped, he even develops a defense mechanism for non wavers, usually settling on the "Wave"? My hand was just on the way to scratch my head" approach. (This is especially useful when you're not driving your Vette, but you forget, and like a dummy, you wave anyway.)

Indeed, one of the most perplexing problems facing a would-be waver is what to do when driving next to a fellow Vette owner. Passing him going in opposite directions is one thing. Greetings are exchanged, and that's that. But what happens when you pull up next to a guy at a light, wave, nod, smile and then pull up to him at the next light, a block later? Wave again? Nod bashfully? Grin self-consciously? Ignore him? Or take the chicken's way out and turn down the next side street? If you're expecting an answer, you won't find it here. Sad to say, some questions don't have any. SAVE THE WAVE!

Girl-type Corvette drivers also have a unique problem: to wave or not to wave. This miss or misses who borrows her man's Corvette for the first time is immediately faced with this quandary. Should she wave first and look overly friendly, or ignore the wave and look like a snob? Most ladies who drive their own Vettes prefer to suffer the latter rather than take a chance of being misread. For this reason, all girls are excused for occasionally failing to return a well-meaning wave. So are new owners who are still learning the ropes.

There is no excuse, however, for a guy who refuses to return the wave, not out of ignorance, but of arrogance or apathy. While this type of behavior is the exception to the rule, it seems a few owners of newer models refuse to recognize anything older than theirs, while some others simply won't wave, period. Boo on them. These ding-a-lings don't seem to realize that they are helping to squash a tradition that had its beginnings back when most of us were still driving tootsietoys.

The Corvette plant in Bowling Green is taking a hit.  General Motors plans to lay off 110 workers by the end of the month, and production will be halted for two weeks at the assembly plant.

Corvette production is being slashed from 15 vehicles an hour to 11.

Corvette sales took a nosedive in the past few months, plummeting more than 50% in October compared to the previous year.

The Bowling Green plant employs about 800 workers.

Company-wide, GM plans to lay off over 5,000 workers and warned that it may run out of money by the end of the year.

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As the company looks at economical ways to produce cars, assembly lines at the Corvette plant will shut down three times this spring for two weeks at a time. It was already closed for two months at the start of the year. This means some employees will be off the job for 6 weeks, while others will be off for good. In addition to about 130 indefinite layoffs, the plant plans to cut another 110 workers throughout the year.

Despite the production reduction, company manager Paul Graham says he?s encouraged by die-hard Corvette lovers who continue to buy the product during this economic crisis.

In case you could not make it to our last club meeting at Ryans.....

Meeting opened by President

1. Discussed getting everyone involved and registering for the new website to better access activities and scheduled events, we are pushing for max participation. 

2. Discussed Rolla St. Patricks Day Parade and Cruise Time to Rolla.

Opened Discussion by Vice President

1. Status of Website and members signed up, adding pictures and profiles to site, website address.

2. Obtaining shirts and flags for new members

3. Business Cards for all members interested.

4. Club Photo Shoot.

Opened Discussion on Upcoming Car Show by Activies and Events Coordinator

1. Discussion of Upcoming Agenda.

2. Purchase of Club Brick at Museum and Ambassadorship.

3. Possible TCCA membership with the National Corvette Museum.

General Discussion

1. Vets in Vettes trip in November.

2. Member Participation in Rolla Cruise.

3. Acknowledgement of new members. 

Opened by treasurer

1. Not present for review of current accounts

A local fellow bought a new 2003 Anniversary model and was out on I-44 for a nice evening drive.

The top was down, the breeze was blowing through his hair, the turbos were spooling and sounding sweet, and just out side of “St. Louis” he decided to open her up. As the needle jumped up to 90 mph he suddenly saw a flashing red and blue light behind him.

“There ain’t no way they can catch a turbo powered Corvette,” he thought to himself and opened her up further. The needle hit 100, 110, 120 and finally 130 with the lights still behind him. “What in hell am I doing?” he thought suddenly and pulled over.

The cop came up to him, took his license without a word and examined it and the car.

“I’ve had a tough shift and this is my last pull over. I don’t feel like more paperwork so if you can give me an excuse for your driving that I haven’t heard before you can go!”

“Last week my wife ran off with a cop,” the man said, “and I was afraid you were trying to give her back!”

“Have a nice night”, said the officer.

Greetings all, thanks for coming out everyone, and for those of you who could not join us at the monthly meeting at Ryans:

Meeting opened by President

1. Discussed getting everyone involved and registering for the new website to better access activities and scheduled events, we are pushing for max participation. 

2. Recapped our last outing at the Poker Run and member participation.  We are still pushing for max participation at these events so that newcomers can fall in and flow with the group, not just be the majority attending..

Opened Discussion on Upcoming Car Show by Activies and Events Coordinator

1. Ways to Improve over last year and budget and sponsorship ideas

2. Purchase of Club Brick at Museum

3. Possible TCCA membership with the National Corvette Museum.

Open Discussion on PossibleTrip to Corvette Museum in November

1. Possibility of Postponing Club Anniversary until November

2. Hotel, Club Participation, Travel and Fees to make the trip

3.  Prior Planning in order to get everyone involved, this trip should be max participation if possible

Opened by treasurer

1. A Look at our club funds