Pictures from last year’s Valentine’s Day Brunch Inside this issue: President’s Letter 2 Calendar of Events 3 2017 Officers 3 Birthdays 4 Meeting Place 5 Winners! 6 New Members 7 Events Recaps 8 Upcoming Events 9 Corvette in the News 12 NCM Ambassador 13 Corvette Racing 14 Tech Tips 15 The CCR Store 16 February 2017 Note from the Editor Again, please be mindful of deadlines we must meet in order to keep the distribution of the newsletter running smoothly. Please make sure all articles, event recaps, and any other information is sent to the Newsletter Edi- tor by the 25th of each month to [email protected]. I also ask for your ideas for the Tech Tips pages. What would you like to know?
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Pictures from last year’s Valentine’s Day Brunch
Inside this issue:
President’s Letter 2
Calendar of Events 3
2017 Officers 3
Birthdays 4
Meeting Place 5
Winners! 6
New Members 7
Events Recaps 8
Upcoming Events 9
Corvette in the News 12
NCM Ambassador 13
Corvette Racing 14
Tech Tips 15
The CCR Store 16
February 2017
Note from the Editor
Again, please be mindful of deadlines we must meet in order to keep the distribution of the newsletter running
smoothly. Please make sure all articles, event recaps, and any other information is sent to the Newsletter Edi-
Ok, winter is still here and we'll probably get more snow, but we want to get this event on your minds and calen-dars now so you'll be ready for us in April! By then, win-ter doldrums will be a thing of the past. Spring will have spung and azaleas and dogwoods will be dotting the scenery as we make our way to Capt. Billy's in Popes Creek Maryland. Normally this event happens the Saturday AFTER tax day but that would mean it would conflict with the All-American Muscle Car Celebration at the New Kent Winery. So, this year's event is set for tax day--April 15.
DETAILS: We’ll meet at 1:15 pm behind the Burger King at 9178 Chamberlayne Road (Route
301) & Atlee Station Road. We’ll take roll, sell some 50/50 tickets, have a brief drivers’ meeting and depart at 1:30. Since this is a rain or shine event, if the weather is bad or you’re bringing guests, feel free to drive your OTC (Other Than Corvette). OTCs are fine…they just have to be at the back of our caravan!! Don’t forget your nametags and, if you’ve got a Club Radio, bring it. This is a really easy caravan—no white knuckle driving here—and whether you’re looking out your side windows at the gorgeous spring scenery or looking at the row of Vettes in front of and behind you—your view will be fabulous! The drive from Richmond will take about an hour and 15 minutes, so I think our bladders will hold. Like last year, we will drive straight through without stopping at Hornes. On our way home I'm stopping at Hornes for some ice cream and to check out their mer-chandise. I will make a reservation for 60, but in case our group is bigger, I’ll need to let them know so that they can have enough wait staff for us. So, if you’re free and interested, please sign up for this event or call us (H - 346-5266 or C – 640-9338). Hope you'll be joining us!
The legendary Yenko muscle car is back as an 800 horsepower Corvette
Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Motor Authority, Jan 17, 2017
Back in the 1960s, the muscle cars from Yenko Chevrolet of
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania were highly regarded for their per-
formance modifications. And today the cars are among the most
collectible of that era.
But there are also new “Yenkos” in production, though today the
name is used under license from owner General Marketing Capi-
tal Incorporated. And building the cars is Specialty Vehicle Engi-
neering, whose latest product is the Yenko 2017 Chevrolet Cor-
vette Grand Sport.
The special edition model can be ordered straight from the Chevy dealership and will be built in a limited run
of just 50 cars. The package includes numerous mods, the key one being a supercharger that helps lift output
from the LT1 V-8 to a Corvette Z06-topping 800 horsepower. Peak torque, meanwhile, is up around 750
pound-feet.
But SVE didn’t just bolt on a few mods and call it a day. The package took six months to develop and includes
a stroker kit that increases displacement from 6.2 to 6.8 liters. The team also replaced the crankshaft, H-beam
rods and pistons with stronger pieces and swapped in the fuel system and injectors from the Z06.
SVE also added a few visual tweaks, some of them, like the Yenko logos and striping harking back to the
original Yenkos. The stock exhaust tips are also replaced with SVE’s own design.
For all this you’ll need to pay $46,000 on top of the $66,445 starting price of the Corvette Grand Sport.
The 2017 Yenko Corvette Grand Sport is on display at this week’s Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Ari-
zona.
For a better look at the car, head to Corvette Fo-
rum which has a full gallery and more details.
Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/yenko-
muscle-car-back-chevrolet-corvette-2017-1
in the news
Page 12 February 2017
By Barry Roper, NCM Ambassador/Lifetime Member
February's upon us and we're recording steady if tentative progress toward Spring
and improving weather for Corvettes and road trips. With that in mind, a preview of fifteen events planned by
the National Corvette Museum's staff for 2017 await our attention and possible participation. Ten of these
functions will occur on the road as part of the ongoing Museum in Motion's continuing inertia. However, by
the time this goes to press, the first Museum in Motion/Off-Site Event will be history for those Corvette fans
attending the MIM: Rolex 24 in Daytona and cheering on the Corvette Racing Team. That event has been sold
out for some time so consider it early next year if interested.
Not to worry though, that leaves the remaining five + nine adventures still to be had. The On-Site events at the
Museum include the NCM Bash (April 27-29), the annual C4 Gathering (May 18-20), the NCM Le Mans
Viewing Party (June 17-18), the 23rd NCM Anniversary Celebration (August 31-September 2), and Vets 'n
Vettes (November 2-4). Each of these On-Site functions are well described on corvettemuseum.com so the
information won't be detailed here but particularly the Michelin NCM Bash is a blast!!!
It's approximately 660 miles from Richmond to the NCM in Bowling Green, KY, and that constitutes a signifi-
cant road trip for many. Knowing though that that may represent only a warm up excursion for others, the re-
maining nine MIM/Off-Site Events will be identified by geography and date to hopefully generate interest
among CCR members.
+ MIM 'Tail of the Dragon' Run/Biltmore Hotel (April 30-May 3) Asheville, NC
+ MIM: NASCAR in the South (May 8-13) Charlotte, NC
+ MIM: 24 Hours of Le Mans (June 9-20) Paris, Normandy, & Lemans, France