Women Who Loves Sports & Speed, Zoom, Zoom

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January 2015

Women Who Loves sports &

Speed, Zoom, Zoom

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Sherry Fox Allen Sweet Dream: 2015 Corvette

Stingray

New York Auto Show

Happy Valentines’s Day

GO RED for Women

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Women Who Loves Power & Speed Zoom, Zoom

In this Issue

Long winter’s nap Storage tips Pg 7 Local racer lead better feature in national Magazine Pg 8 Fast women who loves their Corvettes! Pg 9 Martino Auto Concept’s Corvette C7 Pg 10 Congratulation to Sherry Fox Allen Pg 11 Five reasons the new Corvette will stay an old man's car Pg 12 Not all horsepower addicts are men Pg 21 You won’t believe the Light Show Pg 24 The 4 Rules of a Proper Car Vinyl Wrap Pg 25 Why midlife Women don’t drive Corvettes Pg 26 Editorial & Advertising Contact Lady Vette Tee

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“Nothing says it better than N2UCards”

Create your own personalize cards. Add your corvette photo to the front

For more information

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When it comes to storing a Corvette or any other car over the winter or other long stretch of time there are a number of

options available. Ask 5 different people which method is best and you’ll likely get 5 different responses. There are so

many ways you can storage your

corvette but here are some ideas to

get you started.

So here’s what you’ll need to store

your car our way:

Standard Tarp: 16′ x 8′ or larger

4 pieces of 1/4 inch thick OSB

plywood

Car Jacket and desiccant

Battery Tender + tools to remove the

battery

Fuel Stabilizer

Quick detailing spray + rags

Read more…

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Local racer Leadbetter featured in national magazine

Posted: Saturday, November 29, 2014 1:15 pm | Updated: 11:03 pm, Sun Nov 30, 2014.

SPECIAL TO THE NEWS HERALD

BEND, Ore. — Morganton native Gray Leadbetter, a 9-

year-old motocross racer, is featured in the December

issue of the national motocross publication “Transworld

Motocross,” which is on newsstands this month.

Leadbetter is one of the youngest females to be profiled

in the magazine, which primarily covers male participants

(as it is a male-dominated sport). The magazine’s content

includes racing, event coverage, freestyle motocross, bike

maintenance, riding tips and product reviews. Read

more…

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Fast Women Who Love Their

Corvettes

For 47-year-old Kimberly Zeller, the force was with her on a South Jersey back road, roughly 11 years ago, when she sat for the first time behind the wheel of her daddy's new Corvette. What happened next was a jolting moment of power and awe, the sports-car equivalent of finding Jesus. "We pulled over and he let me drive it," she says. "He told me, 'Put both hands on the wheel and put your foot to the floor.' It was like oh… my… God!" Father knows best. Speed thrills. And Kimberly Zeller was a convert. Read more…

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Martino Auto Concept’s amazing Corvette C7

One of the newest additions to the streets is the C7 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. Martino Auto Concepts took the already stunning Vette and put an immaculate wrap on. The wrap not only showcases real pictures of other exotic cars such as Lamborghini’s and Ferrari’s but also show cases the legendary heritage of the all-American Corvette. Read more

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Won first place in the photo calendar

contest and

won in the Scenario photo contest

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Five reasons the new Corvette will stay an old man's car:

Chevy's attempt to get Gen X in a C7 Corvette is doomed to

fail

According to market research firm Strategic Vision, the average Corvette buyer is 59 years old. That means

the “younger customers” Chevrolet is targeting are members of Generation X, born from about 1960-80. Big

differences exist between the 'Vette's current core audience of Baby Boomers and the slacker generation (of

which your author is a member), including these five significant hurdles that stand in the way of the

Corvette's demographic downward drive. Read more

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Sweet Dreams: 2015 Corvette Stingray

The seventh generation Corvette (C7) may be GM’s best effort so far in this still young 21st century. The current interpretation

of this iconic sports car made its debut in 2014 and has been pulling down well-deserved awards since. Officially known as the

Corvette Stingray, for 2015 it receives several important updates. I had the privilege of spending a thrilling week behind the

wheel of one during the heart of autumn, a specimen adorned in a fetching paint scheme that whoops, “Let’s drive!”

Read more

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Quality products for females

Xelement Women's Classic Side Lace Cowhide Leather Vest

Or Xelement Women's Leather Braided Vest

http://www.leatherup.com/c/Womens-Motorcycle-Vests/2/1075.html

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Tips to prepare you for Tax Season

1. Gather your receipts.

2. Make a last-minute estimated tax payment

3. Organize your records for tax time

4. Find the right tax forms

5. Itemize your tax deductions

6. Don't shy away from a home office tax deduction

7. Provide dependent taxpayer IDs on your tax return

8. File and pay on time

9. File electronically

10. Decide if you need help

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African Butterfly

Unique Collectibles & Home Décor

Cheryl Lynn Jones

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Hello Corvette Enthusiasts,

Welcome to the new year of 2015. We would like to wish all of our followers, friends and community members a wonderful holiday season and thank you for your continued support. We have revamped our newsletter, new cover logo and our website 2015. As I research through the internet I found some interesting stories. Do you have any? Send them in for next month newsletter.

Thanks for supporting VGCA

In this issue, the New York Auto Show is leading our event off this year. We have Sherry Fox Allen that is on a winning streak, we have the corvette guide to help you ALONG THE WAY! P.S. Help us spread the word about VGCA by clicking the button and encouraging your friends to sign

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Lady Vette Tee

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2015 VGCA Calendar

GO RED FOR WOMEN

National wear RED Day ~ Feb. 6, 2015

CORVETTE CHEVY EXPO

Houston, Texas ~ Feb. 14-15, 2015

NEW YORK AUTO SHOW

Jacob Javits Convention Center ~ April 3-12, 2015

CORVETTES ON BEALE STREET

Memphis, TN ~ April 16-19, 2015

NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM’S BIRDAY BASH

Bowling Green, KY ~ April 23-25

Spring Fling All Corvette Show

Columbus, OH ~ May 8-9, 2015

KLAS ACT CORVETTE CLUB

Flint, MI ~ May 29-31, 2015

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Not All Horsepower Addicts Are Men

Whoever said that only men have the need for speed?

Not Tracey Richardson of Lexington, Kentucky, who

drives a 2010 Corvette Grand Sport with a 6.2-liter V8

engine that rides herd over 430 ponies. And not Tamara

Wong of Dublin, California, who gets her motoring kicks

behind the wheel of a2006 Dodge Charger SRT8, which

is powered by a 6.1-liter V8 that delivers 425

horsepower.

It’s true that the majority of muscle-car owners are men, but Richardson and Wong are only

two of the many women in America who are out there

tearing up the road in their Corvettes, Chargers,

Mustangs, and Camaros – not to mention luxury speed

demons like Porsche 911s and AMGMercedes models.

Indeed, this is a very big country, one that includes

millions of horsepower freaks. So even though females

may be in the minority in this category, there are still a lot

of them putting the pedal to the muscle-car metal.

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The Ten Most Successful Female Race Car Drivers Ever

Read more….

Michele Mouton

Shirley Muldowney

Lyn St. James

Marie-Claude Charmasson

Jutta Kleinschmidt

Courtney Force

Pat Moss

Sabine Schmitz

Hellé Nice

Denise McCluggage

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KIM'S GOLD DUST, a store partner for the National Corvette

Museum, Kim has a unique opportunity to pick up top quality GM approved Corvette jewelry. Kim works hard on having beautiful products you’ll be proud to wear and has traveled to many show promoting her awesome Corvette items.

CHECK HER OUT!

www.kimsgolddust.com

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Light Show Karen Bedell might be a grandmother, but that has not stopped her from realizing her Corvette dream and helping others to realize their own passion for those four round taillights of excellence. Karen Bedell was born and raised in Baton Rouge, along with her older brother, Keith Jarvis. Being only one year younger than her brother, Karen was very close to Keith growing up, and developed a love for the things that he loved. Those things included dirt bikes and muscle cars. It is to Keith that Karen attributes her appreciation of fast cars, which grew into the passionate love for Corvettes that she has today. Karen says that she has had an appreciation for “the four round taillights that hold a reputation of pure performance” since childhood. But, it was not until 2009 that she stopped to take a look at what was to become her first Corvette, a pre-owned Navy Metallic coupe. Impressed with the handling of the car on her first test drive, she was finally able to convince her husband of 38 years, David, to let her take HIM on a test drive as well. But, she did not exactly win him over with her expertise behind the wheel: Read more…

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The 4 Rules of a Proper Car Vinyl Wrap Learn more…. Learn more..

The 4 Rules of a Proper Car Vinyl Wrap

1. Plan & measure 2. Clean 3. Don’t over stretch 4. Post-Heat

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Why Midlife Women Don’t Drive Corvettes

I can honestly say that I have never met a woman going through a midlife crisis who has the urge to trade in her mini-van for a Corvette. We tend to make midlife splurges on high power shape wear, department store anti-aging cream and for the especially brave and vain, Botox. Menopause brings with it a lower libido so why in the world would we want to drive a penis? Who wants to smash their reading glasses into the top of their head while crouching into the car? Our minds can’t afford to get any foggier. It’s hard to look sexy while catching your ass on the outside of the car while trying to gingerly lower yourself into the driver’s seat – eventually dropping down like a lead balloon while your hormone induced saggy cleavage creates an airbag effect leaving you unable to look out of windshield. Nostalgic about Prince’s song, Little Red Corvette? Think again, after child-birth our little red corvettes have grown into slate gray pick-up trucks with no pick-up. Where would the children sit? Where would the children’s friends sit? You would need a bullhorn to reach up to the fast food drive thru speaker. How would we get the grocerys home? If you get pulled over for speeding, you wouldn’t be able to get out of the car fast enough, then you would get arrested for resisting arrest. That’s why midlife women don’t drive Corvettes.

How true is this?

What do you think?

Let us know your thoughts!

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Let’s See How The NCM Sinkhole Repairs Are Coming Along:

It’s been about a month since a portion of the National Corvette Museum closed so the infamous sinkhole can be repaired. For an update, we introduce to you Project Manager

Zach Massey, who gives us the skinny on what is being done this week.

Massey states that there’s been a slight change of plans on their approach, which resulted in “establishing a uniform grade at the bottom of the cone, and creating a concrete mud mat which was poured [on December 5th].” This gives the construction crew a surface from which to work. After the work surface cures, they plan to interlock three or four

sheets at a time and slide them into position to close the gaps.

There’s more to this engineering feat than just what’s been described above − take a look at the below video to get the whole story on the Corvette Museum’s repair process..

Read more..

Read more: http://gmauthority.com/blog/2014/12/lets-see-how-the-ncm-sinkhole-repairs-

are-coming-along-video/#ixzz3QwkQ3KMK

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