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May was a fantastic month! There were
so many events this month that I wanted to take a moment to
reflect on just some of what the club did in May.
Thank you to everyone who participated at Blooming Fest in
West Chicago and helped to make it so successful. A special
thank you goes to JD (Jim Davis) who was kind enough to bring
out 4 of his American Graffiti cars. These classic cars were
placed specially in front of the Dairy Queen as the grand finale
for the club display! In total we had 26 cars which included
various cars along with a dragster. I was so proud of our
display and want to thank each of you who brought their cars out
to show or came to enjoy the fun and festivities. We also
received 3 gift certificates from the city to give away. We put
everyone’s name that displayed a car in a hat and drew out three
lucky winners. The winners were Don Schmitt, Steve Riebe, and
Sherry Davis, congratulations to all of you.
The third weekend of May was especially busy as we had our
Club photo day, as well as, a benefit auto cross racing event to
raise money for the 2011 MWR Convention. While I wasn't able to
attend the club photo day, I heard it was a great day for all
who attended, thank you to our club photographer (Ken Voegele)
for putting that together. The autocross event was very
successful as well and we had (57) drivers over the weekend.
Rick Toth was able to join us on Saturday in Mattoon to try out
autocross racing. The smile on his face said it all. Thanks
Rick for coming to Mattoon and for your assistance.
The following Wednesday, May 25th, a group of us left for our
2nd Annual trip to Indy 500 for their annual Community days. We
all arrived at the hotel on Tuesday evening and were able to go
to dinner together. The restaurant is within walking distance
and offers good food. The joke of the evening was the
waitresses telling us “to not order the hamburgers”, not sure if
anyone knows for sure why not but none of us did. The next
morning we were off and running to the Indy 500 track, our
timing was perfect and we were on the track around 9:30 am for
our first lap. We had a perfect parking spot this year, right at
the entrance to the track, with six C4s leading our group. We
had a great time walking around the beautiful grounds as well as
taking a 2nd lap before heading home. Be sure to look for the
pictures we will be posting on the website.
The last weekend of the month was another autocross race in
Mattoon. The word would be HOT, the weather and the driving
from our club. Jon Kurtz came out for the first time and took
like a fish to water. Grant Grassmid is becoming a regular and
is quickly becoming a skilled driver and contender. He even
beat me with my own car. JoEllen Baldo and Carol Kurtz worked at
Station 2 to ensure all drivers completed the course and as well
as cones. Thanks to Jon, Carol and Grant for assisting our club
and for helping out over the weekend. On Saturday evening the
drivers and workers were invited to dinner at the MidAmerica
Motor Works offices. We all had a wonderful time and MidAmerica
was such a gracious host. Look for the group picture taken by
MidAmerica to be posted. June is here already and
with that comes many more events, along with Bloomington Gold,
hope to see you there. - John P. Baldo, President |
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Pride of the Fox River
Fest |
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Currently we have 13 cars scheduled for
the Pride of the Fox River Fest in St. Charles on June 12th.
This is a great day in a great Park on the river right next to the
river, parking on the grass. Annette would like to bring
more cars out for this event, so let's pull together and go to the
event from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, lots of activities are planned by
St Charles, there are local restraints and food vendors in the
park as well as the craft vendors selling their varied works of
art and crafts. No volunteers required at this event.
Contact Annette Wilhusen
at (630)377-3541. |
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Welcome to New Members |
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A warm welcome goes out to Michael &
Deborah Brady.
See you at the June meeting. |
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Mike Yager's 'My Garage' |
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Mike Yager invited the racers from the
Memorial Day weekend NCCC Races in Matoon to 'My Garage' on the
Mid America Campus in Effingham for dinner, Lori Worman of
Mike's team hosted the event as Mike had other obligations, but
made the 80 racers feel right at home. Not only were
special deal's available in the Garage but one lucky attendee
received a door prize of a $500.00 gift certificate and a hotel
room for Fun Fest in September. A goody bag was provided
to all attendees.
Special thanks to Mike, Lori and the Mid America
Team for a good meal and a great evening in Effingham. |
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Golden Oldies Party at Bloomington Gold |
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After a year off the Club's Golden Oldies Party is on for
Bloomington Gold. The party will be held on it's traditional
Friday Night. June 25th. This is a free event for all great
looking cars, including Corvettes. Hamburgers, Hot Dogs
and Cold Drinks will be available for purchase from Boy Scout
Troop 1 from 5:30 pm till the end. Music will be provided from
5:30 pm till 10:00 pm with a DJ and a live band, "Some Years
Later" will entertain from 7:30 pm until 9:00.
Volunteers are needed to help with parking and logistics contact, Chairperson Steve Riebe at (630) 377-1072 |
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Volunteers Wanted |
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The Club is made up of
members with great ideas to make the club better. You have
unlimited opportunities to assist the Club old and new activities.
You will not be in this alone, and the club can not do it alone.
Contact Annette Wilhusen 630-377-3541
to help. |
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Drive and Dine for August is an
excellent way to get started in the club. Pick a favorite
restraint (with adequate Corvette parking) in the area and
volunteer to coordinate the participants and make the
reservations. This is a rain (any car) or shine (Corvettes) event an a great time. |
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Create your own great
drive, we are currently looking for someone to do the Galina,
Illinois run for a weekend during the summer. Help us find the
best route, a great place to stay and eat dinner. Sound's like a
great weekend, volunteer and help it come true, or suggest your
own great place to go. Special thanks to Dennis Cipcich who
stepped up and has offered to do a road trip to Galena, IL on July
31st. We will have sign-up for this and all events at the June
meeting. |
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Support for Mid West Region's 2011 NCCC National Convention |
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The Mid West Region will have a booth at Bloomington Gold,
come down and help for a few hours and meet NCCC members from
around the country. Contact
John P Baldo at
312-331-2100. I believe that you get a day's pass to
Bloomington Gold for helping. |
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Help the Club and the Mid West Region put on the 2011
NCCC National Convention. You can participate and help create
an exciting event in 2011. We have already set Wednesday Night
for the Chicago Corvette Club's Party and Patty Horwitz will be
coordinating the events. Come the the April meeting and let
Patty know what you can do to help. |
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Events of Interest |
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June 20th -
3rd Annual Father's Day Car Cruse - Bruce Filipiak
a long time Corvette Enthusiast is running the Christian Church of
Clarendon Hills' Father's Day Car Cruse from 8:30am to 12:30pm.
This event has been well supported by the Club. Free Hot
Dogs and Lemonade will provided. Contact Bruce Filipiak at
(630) 323-3456. |
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| June 2010 |
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12th - Pride of the Fox - St Charles, IL Contact:
Annette Wilhusen at
(630)377-3541 |
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16th - Club Meeting - Omega - Warrenville / Naperville, IL
- Contact:
John P Baldo at
312-331-2100 |
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19th - NCCC Racing - South Bend,
Indiana Contact:
John P Baldo at
312-331-2100 |
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24th, 25th, 26th, 27th - Bloomington
Gold, St. Charles, IL Contact:
Bill Sullivan (630) 892-0469 |
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225th - CCC Golden Oldies Party - St.
Charles, IL Contact: Steve Riebe (630) 377-1072 |
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4th - 4th of July Parades- Wheaton and Glen Ellyn, IL Contact:
Donald Schmitt at
(630) 319-2256 or Dale Hammersmith |
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1oth - Ladies Luncheon and Garden
Tour -
St. Charles, IL
- Contact:
Tabitha Sullivan
at (630) 892-0469 |
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14th - Club Meeting - Omega - Warrenville / Naperville, IL
- Contact:
John P Baldo at
312-331-2100 |
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18th - Drive N' Dine - The Shanty
Restaurant in Wadsworth, IL. Contact:
Bob & Betty Dohe at (630) 932-9664 |
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31st - Galena Road Trip - Galena, IL Contact: Dennis Cipcich
at (630) 584-6066 |
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