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1 Happy Spring! LONGHORN CORVETTE CLUB BULLetin The Monthly Publication of the Longhorn Corvette Club April 2017 Issue Officers ***Reminder*** President Lynn Bailey Vice President David Safely Activities Director Kelley Knight Heins Secretary Toni Hartley Governor Mike Sears Editor Leeland Heins Treasurer Open Our Monthly Business Meeting: April 7th at 7:30p.m. at Henna Chevrolet 8805 IH 35 Directions Support our Sponsor Henna Chevrolet 8805 Interstate 35 Austin, TX Al Marweg Pre-Owned Sales Al.marweg@henna.com Direct: (512) Main: (512) ext 389

2 President s Message Herd Peppers, Well the much awaited big event of the year is almost here. Our Perry Hampton Day starts at noon on Saturday April 22nd, in Blanco. This is the biggest event we hold every year. This is when we honor a member for being most like one of our founding club members. The day will be filled with many of our former members of LCC telling story's about their great experiences during their time in the club. The food is always GREAT, and you can get a sense of what it was like during those years. Someone will be recognized for what all they do for this club. You never think it will be you, but who knows? It might be YOU! So come out, enjoy a great time, good food, meet former members, discuss upcoming events of the club for this year and mostly enjoy our Vettes. Dr Pepper Racer the most surprised recpient of this Honored Award Last Year, ~Lynn Bailey

3 Vice-President s Message Welcome Herd!!! We are fast approaching our busiest time of the year, as the weather warms and the sky s lighten. This past month we enjoyed a couple of special events. One special event was the Tacos and Tech Day at Austin Corvette and the next was a Test and Tune day at the Little River-Academy, Drag Strip. April brings us auto cross events across the SW Region, with the first regional event in Waco. The next major event will be held the last weekend of April at Texas Motor Speedway, (TMS). The weekend will have 12 low speed events on the famous infield track inside the oval. These are some of what s coming up. However the most significant event of our club is taking place on April 22nd. It is the 38th Annual Celebration of the memory of one of our beloved founders, Perry Hampton. This years Perry Hampton Award Ceremony and Dinner will be held at Mark Watson s place in Blanco. We will be enjoying his famous fajitas. We also will have grilled veggies for those fajitas as well. It is asked that anyone with their last names beginning with the letters A-J, bring an appetizer to the event. Anyone with their last name beginning with the letters, K-Z bring a desert to share with others in attendance. Our Governor and master of our Sweetheart Rally, Mike Sears, will lead the Herd on a cruise to this peaceful place along side the Blanco River. More details on this event are included in the Bulletin, check them out and RSVP, as soon as possible, as we want to make sure everyone has enough fajitas. The Perry Hampton Committee, and I look forward to seeing you on April 22nd! This month s LCC Trivia Quiz will be based on Perry Hampton information, published in this months Bulletin. :) See ya soon and Save the Wave! ~David Safely

4 Governor s Message Howdy Herd, I encourage everyone to come to the meeting this week. The club has won a regional award. Come see which one it is. The drag event was a big success and I am looking forward to doing something like that again. We had a great turn out from the region. While this was a practice drag, there were a lot of quick cars out there setting fast times. Remember, it is each of you that makes the club what it is, your leadership, your passion and your willingness to come out and make things happen. Please pull together to make the club the best Corvette club in the region. Have fun and keep the rubber side down! Mike Sears ~ Governor Mike will lead the cruise to the Perry Hampton Award Ceremony. Please meet at 11 a.m. at Jim s at the Y in Oak Hill.

5 Longhorn Corvette Club Perry Hampton Memorial Award and Picnic April 22, 2017 On behalf of the 2017 Perry Hampton Committee and the Longhorn Corvette Club, we are very honored to invite all LCC members, past award recipients and the family of Perry Hampton to the annual Perry Hampton Memorial Award presentation and picnic. As the family and friends of Perry Hampton, you are deeply aware of this unique honor, and the emotions and traditions that are commonly associated with being recognized as a Perry Hampton Award Recipient. As a part of the budgeting process, we would appreciate an RSVP, so we can use our resources wisely. You may RSVP to Toni Hartley by phone at 512 / or by to David Safely at vicepresident@longhorncorvetteclub.com This year marks the 38th anniversary of the Perry Hampton Memorial Award. We hope you will accept this invitation, as we gather together to share our friendship, memories and recognize the 2016 Perry Hampton Memorial Award Recipient. The club has been blessed with an abundance of quality individuals over the years, and this year was no exception. We will be honored to have you and your family attend this years award ceremony and picnic. Please come and do not hesitate to contact Toni Hartley or David Safely, if you have any questions. The Picnic and Award Presentation - date and event schedule * Saturday April 22, :00p - Arrival / appetizers and fellowship - 1:30p - Serving of the meal - 3:00p - Presentation of the Perry Hampton Award - 3:30p - Perry Hampton Memorial Award Alumni Photo - 4:00p - Clean up and departure thereafter We look forward to seeing you there! The 2017 Perry Hampton Memorial Award Committee David Safely, Toni Hartley, Gay Tiemann, Teresa Nicholson, Leeland Heins and Joyce Stark

6 Perry Hampton, what is it all about? For those who are new to LCC, you may not know why this annual celebration is so important to the club and why the Perry Hampton Award is the highest honor that can be awarded to a club member. Many of you may have read the piece written by the late Steve Hoes (a prior recipient) and while I don t pretend that I can match it s eloquence, I thought that it was time to put some new words on paper instead of re-printing it again. I was not lucky enough to have met Perry in person. At the time of his unfortunate and much too early passing I was a pre-teen living 1000 miles away who could only dream of owning a Corvette someday. Everyone who did know Perry always has nothing but good things to say about him and the kind of person he was. Not only was he a tireless worker who always put the good of the club and its members first, he was also an unfailing friend who was always willing to reach out to people and to lend a hand even though he was often battling his own health issues. It is to honor Perry s memory that LCC holds this ceremony and names the award recipient every year. The person who is selected each year is to be the person who most embodied the spirit of Perry through their actions in the previous calendar year. The recipients have shown themselves to be selfless in working for the club and the charities it supports and they are people who are friends to everyone. ~Leeland Heins Editor and member of the 2016 committee

7 Past Perry Hampton Award Recipients and members of Perry s family Recipient Year Awarded Mike (Gail) Mitchell 1979 Steve White 1980 Steve Hoes (Cherie) 1981 Tom Moore 1982 Dave Doig 1983 Gay Tiemann 1984 Christine Hofer 1985 Chuck Lamme 1986 Larry (Paula) Warrell 1987 Wayne Holliman 1988 Bert Hofer 1989 Billy House 1990 Alan Waters 1991 Sara Jane (Billy) House 1992 Jackie Bussey 1993 Larry & MaryAnne Kolb 1994 David Morrow 1995 Jerry Stark 1996 Mike Johnston 1997 Connie Doig 1998 Tom Moore 1999 Keith Hutchison 2000 Karen Wenzlaf 2001 Everett (Nancy) Sturm 2002 Cathy Cody 2003 Don Fowler 2004 Bill Cody 2005 Melody Hinkley 2006 Bob Nelson 2007 Michael Hinkley 2008 Ron Alm 2009 Diana Brennan 2010 Rick Russell 2011 Lucy Medrano 2012 Manuel Medrano 2013 Mike Cooper 2014 Lynn Bailey 2015 Perry s Family John and Lynnelle Hampton Don and Dorothy Holy Mark & Shelia Dawn Brady

8 Secretary s Message Please review these minutes prior to our meetings so that we can vote to approve them. ~ Toni Hartley March 2017 Executive Meeting Minutes March 2017 Business Meeting Minutes If you cannot open, please editor@longhorncorvette.com and I will them to you. Activities Ladies and Gentlemen it is time to pop the tops off the Vettes and enjoy the spring either by racing at an autocross or going on a cruise. Some events are not quite finished in the their planning stages, so make sure that you like the public Longhorn Corvette Club Facebook page so you can get the latest info. And if you are on Facebook and not part of the group, me at activities@longhorncorvette.com. You can click on the public group here: ref=page_internal. No worries, if you aren't a social media hound, I will send out updates via too. We do need RSVPs for some events because the special parts that are being finalized I will need to give a list of names and head count. ~~ Kelley Knight Heins ~~ Activities Director

9 Upcoming Events Please visit the LCC calendar for updates and links to information about these events. Remember to send me your event photos! LCC Monthly Business Meeting April 7 7:30 p.m. Henna Chevrolet, 8805 N Interstate Hwy 35, Austin, TX Come join us for our monthly business meeting. We will have a few motions to vote on. And you can receive some updates. Plus, there is all the Corvettes on the sales floor to drool off to the side. Afterwards we will go eat. This month the after meeting location is Johnny Carino s in the Shops at Tech Ridge. LCC Executive Committee Meeting April 12 7 p.m. VFW VFW RD Austin, TX Room behind bar ALL members are welcome to attend the Executive meeting.

10 Upcoming Events (cont.) Orange & White Cruise 8:50 a.m.: We will leave the parking lot of the HEB/Whataburger at 5012 Gattis School Rd, Hutto, TX We will make a brief stop to get photos with Longhorn cattle off of Rowe Lane. 10:00 a.m. We will be meeting to eat at Snow's BBQ in 516 Main St, Lexington, TX In Texas it's never too early for some of the finest BBQ this world has to offer. And you ve got to be early to be fed because they sell out quick. 11 a.m. head to DKR Texas Memorial Stadium, 405 E 23rd St, Austin, TX We will watch the Longhorn Spring Football scrimmage (Orange). We will park on the top floor of the Manor Garage (outside of the East side of stadium). Parking should be free. Scrimmage starts at 1 p.m. we will probably sit on the East side of the stadium near gate 31 or 32. I've asked the Longhorn Foundation if members of our club can partake in the festivities on the 6th floor of DKR. Please RSVP to activities@longhorncorvette.com. Stay tuned for updates because UT Football may change things This is any kind of car cruise. Kids and families welcome. It is rain or shine. LCC Monthly Social April 19 7 p.m. Freebird s in Shops at Tech Ridge Austin, TX A great time to socialize with club members! The next couple months we will be rotating through several restaurants in the Shops at Tech Ridge shopping center. This is the venue for our fall car show this year -- LCC Fast and Classic. Watch for more information in the BULLetin in upcoming months.

11 Upcoming Events (cont.) LCC MEMBERS AND PAST RECIPIENTS ONLY 38th Annual Perry Hampton Memorial Picnic April 22 12:00p - Arrival / appetizers and fellowship 1:30p - Serving of the meal (Fajitas & fixins) 3:00p - Presentation of the Perry Hampton Award 3:30p - Perry Hampton Memorial Award Alumni Photo 4:00p - Clean up and departure thereafter Mark Watson s Ranch, Blanco, TX This is LCC s most important event of the year where the recipient of the Perry Hampton Award is announced. This award is considered the highest award the LCC can bestow on a member and is presented to a member who has unselfishly supported LCC throughout the year. Fajitas, fixings and beverages (non-alcoholic) will be supplied. Alcohol is BYOB. Please be responsible. Folks with last names beginning with the letters A-J, please bring an appetizer to the event. Those with their last name beginning with the letters, K-Z bring a desert to share with others in attendance. Members if you need the address or directions please consult the mailed invitation, the reminders or LCC s Private Facebook group. Mike Sears will be leading the cruise to the Perry Hampton Award Ceremony. Please meet at 10 a.m. at Jim s at the Y in Oak Hill. Please RSVP by 4/14! Phone - Toni Hartley - 512/ mailto:vicepresident@longhorncorvetteclub.com

12 Upcoming Events (cont.) NCCC Southwest Region Event 21st Annual Super Speedway Weekend April Registration & Tech 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Friday Track opens 7 a.m. Saturday & Sunday Driver meeting at 8 a.m. on Saturday and 8:30 a.m. on Sunday Texas Motor Speedway, Ft. Worth, TX Cowtown Vettes invites you to join them for 12 low speed autocross events utilizing the TMS infield road course. They will have a weekend full of competition and fun planned for everyone. We urge you to sign-up early to secure your participation; it is limited to 80 participants. As with each year they have hosted this event, the TMS Road Course will be fun however it will not be identical to previous years to promote equal fairness for all competitors! Note: Discounted/package pricing for less than the full twelve-event package is not ofered. Early registrations must be postmarked April 15. For more info download the flier here: Upcoming May & June Events NCCC Southwest Region Event High Speed Autocross at Hallet Motor Racing Circuit May The track IS having a play day the Friday before the event (non-nccc sanctioned) see last page of flyer. Here is the flyer on the SW Region web site: NCCC Southwest Region Event 48th Annual Southern States Corvette Festival May Oklahoma City, OK More information to come

13 Upcoming May & June Events (cont.) NCCC Southwest Region Event Spring Scramble, Car Show and Funkana & 2 Rallyes June 3 Mansfield, TX More information to come Upcoming Events later in 2017 Please visit the LCC calendar for updates and links to information about these events. Corvette Invasion July Circuit Of The Americas, Austin, TX LCC will have a tent set up and will be signing up people for our fall car show on October 1 as well as selling LCC schwag and hopefully signing up some new members! The first 300 registrants get to do parade laps on COTA. There are $40 to $120 packages available. Visit to find out more or register.

14 Upcoming Events later in 2017 (cont) NCCC National Convention August Bowling Green, KY Registration Fees: (Apr 1st to Aug 1st - $220.00, After Aug 1st - $240.00). There are also fees for individual activities like autocross and the solar eclipse tour that Lee and I will be hosting. Reminders about upcoming NCCC event deadlines April 24, Deadline to purchase NCCC National Early Bird Cash Drawing Tickets, (see article) Aug 1, registration price increase for the national convention, Registrations are filling up quickly. Autocross events are already sold out. If you are considering going, please let us know so that we may journey up together. NCCC Corvette Raffle:

15 Upcoming LCC Unofficial Events This section is for events that are not official LCC events but LCC members may be interested in attending. Consider helping represent LCC by wearing your LCC apparel or having an LCC decal or mirror hang tag on your car! These events can be a great opportunity to let other Corvette owners know about the club! New Braunfels Area Car Club Swap Meet April New Braunfels, TX More info on the swap meet is here: car show flier is here: Pate Swap Meet April Gates open 7 a.m. Texas Motor Speedway, Ft. Worth, TX Huge swap meet at same venue as Cowtown Vettes Super Speedway Weekend: If you are looking for parts for your Corvette or some other project there is a good chance you may find them there. Lone Star Corvette Classic May Texas Motor Speedway, Ft. Worth, TX page_id=22&club_id=977600&module_id= This event if you register, please put down you are with Longhorn Corvette Club. Our club can win CASH if we have a lot of people register for at least 3 events. The registration is expected to open soon. So keep checking the website. Please note that Sunday, we get to drive on the Texas Motor Speedway oval and road course. Yeah, you may not get up to the top end speeds the cars can do but it is only $55 per driver and you can go all day except trips to the Buc-ee's to get gas:). If you are new to autocross, this is a good way to get your feet wet. It is only $10. Lee and I are planning to head up on Thursday afternoon with both our Vettes. I can't wait to drive Beige Boy on the oval:) Oh yeah, there will be a police escorted cruise to Flower Mound on Friday night.

16 Recent Events 3/4 Texas Independence Day Parade

17 Recent Events (cont.) Texas Independence Day Parade (cont.) 3/15 LCC Monthly Growler Bar, Pflugerville

18 Recent Events (cont.) 3/19 LCC Drag School & Grudge Little River Dragway

19 Recent Events (cont.) 4/1-2 Cen-Tex & Mid Coast Autocross

20 April Birthdays Nicole Alexander Ron Alm Lynn Bailey Jim Baker Jeff Beard Phil Cosper Thomas Langley Barbara Oliver Amy Priest Loren Sears Becky Terrell This list was gleaned from the membership spreadsheet. If I missed anyone, please make sure your information is up-to-date with membership which is handled by the Vice President. Meet the Members! New Members for April: John Alexander 2009 Convertible Richard Sullivan 2016 Z06 / GTR Eric Von London 2014 Coupe Please join me in welcoming our new members! If you d like to be featured in this section please send me a picture of you and your Corvette! LCC Member Benefits Did you know that there are benefits to LCC membership? LCC Members receive discounts of up to 20% on parts and service at our sponsor Henna Chevrolet. Not just on Corvette s either! Any GM vehicle that Henna sells or services! Members also get special pricing on new Chevrolet or used cars at Henna. Contact Al Marweg (see page 1) for details. Through our membership in NCCC, LCC members get discounts at Corvette Central and we often get discount codes for other Corvette businesses. Check Blue Bars for more information.

21 From the Editor This is my fourth issue as Editor of the LCC BULLetin. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed creating it for you. As always I need to thank my better half Kelley Knight Heins for many of the photos used in both this and last month s issues. Without her help this would be a much greater challenge. If you use Twitter for posting pics of our events or just tweeting about club functions or Corvettes in general, please use the hash tag #longhorncorvetteclub. Leeland Heins ~ Editor Feedback Requested: Thank you to those of you who sent me something for the BULLetin. Keep em coming! I m always looking for original articles, photos or videos that would be of interest to Corvette owners. If you take any pictures or videos at one of our events I would greatly appreciate if you would send them to me for possible inclusion in the BULLetin! Have something you want to add? Please contact or mailto:editor@longhorncorvette.com

22 Tech Corner (member articles) This section is for content provided by LCC Members. Anyone is welcome to submit articles which would be of interest to Corvette owners. In particular it would be great if someone would write some articles about the early Corvettes (C1 & C2) or later Corvettes (C5-C7). Up to Date news and info from Chevrolet an original article by Kelley Knight Heins When we bought Beva truck, I signed up for updates and such from Chevy. I get a lot of and snail mail. But when I want to learn more about Corvettes, my 2015 Silverado, and other products made by Chevy, the info is at my fingertips. New Roads Magazine New Roads magazine is like the in flight magazines with interesting articles on where Chevy is taking styling and design cues from for its new vehicles, normally something about how celebrities love their Chevy's, etc. The article on the 2000 Corvette with over 730,000 miles on the clock being used daily and hauling things like lawn mowers and baseball equipment for a little league team, etc. made me realize how most people think that our Corvettes can't hold more than a matchstick. Also, in this issue is a great article on Corvette Racing. Check it out at Discounts on Service Did you know that there are Chevy service specials and rebates on tires, spark plugs, and batteries? And if you combine it with up to 20 percent discount at our club's sponsor, Henna, you might get a really good deal. Henna will service any GM vehicle so you can take the Cadillac to them for tires and an oil change

23 along with your Corvette. Check out the monthly specials at Remember that Henna can't sell you items below their costs so that's why I say up to 20 percent. Some of the oil change specials are pretty much at cost on Corvettes and Silverados. On my truck the oil changes, mount and balance of 4 tires, and the alignment were cheaper than most auto service chains and I brought it in unscheduled at 8:00 a.m. and it was ready at 3 p.m. (Lee gave me a ride). Henna is open till 7 p.m. and sometimes if you call before 5 p.m. and need an oil change or one of the other "quick services" they can squeeze you in. Chevy Performance Yes, when I upgraded Beva truck's exhaust and intake last year, I got some gentle nudges from the Chevy Performance newsletter that I get. I purchased the parts from Henna Parts counter to get a good discount on the items. Beva sure does get good gas mileage now and has a nice snort like the Longhorn cattle she represents. She consistently on the highway gets about 19 to 23 mpg not bad for 5.3L V8 truck. Chevy has other e-newsletters like Fuel, and The Block, has up to date news on Corvettes winning the endurance races and awesome photos: This photo reminds me of how dirty Beva was after the recent trip to the Valley. Photo credit:

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25 Reminders: Upcoming Events: April 7 Monthly Business Meeting, Henna Chevrolet, 7:30 p.m. April 12, Executive Committee Meeting at VFW 8787, 7 p.m. April 15, Orange & White Cruise April 19, Monthly Social at Freebird s at Shops at Tech Ridge, 7 p.m. April 22 Perry Hampton Memorial Picnic, Blanco, TX, Time TBD May 5, Monthly Business Meeting, Henna Chevrolet, 7:30 p.m. May 10, Executive Committee Meeting at VFW 8787, 7 p.m. May 17, Monthly Social at Baby Acapulcos at Shops at Tech Ridge, 7 p.m. Executive Committee Meeting April 12 7:00p.m Executive Committee th VFW Post VFW Rd. Austin, TX Directions ALL members are welcome to attend the Executive meeting Joyce Stark Matt Stark Jerry Stark Rick Johnson Theresa Nicholson Appointed Positions: Historian: Amy Priest NCM Ambassador: Matt Stark Web Master: Lance Spracklen Has Your Information Changed? Moved, not getting s from the club or NCCC president, name misspelled on NCCC points standings, changed your phone number, or not part of the private Facebook group? Please lccofficers@longhorncorvette.com to get things corrected.

26 LCC Fast and Classic Show Our goal is to raise $10,000 for the Texas Human Heroes to enhance the services provided through the Pets for Patriots program. The program can help veterans with adoption fees, initial set up costs, discounts at veterinarians, and such. If we just covered the adoption fees this means there is the potential that 1,000 animals can adopt veterans. HR Strickland filed an assumed name application with the Secretary of State so LCC Fast and Classic Show is ours. Leeland Heins purchased the domain and developed a splash page. Teresa Nicholson secured us the venue. Hopefully by Perry Hampton we will have the logo and the flier sans sponsors logos done. If you own/manage a company that would like to sponsor the event, please let us know. Cash is great but in-kind sponsors like awards, printing, etc. are very much appreciated. The levels of sponsorship are: Lone Star Le Mans $2,500 exclusive sponsorship Le Mans $1000 to $2,499 Sebring $500 to $999 Watkins Glen $250 to $499 Petite Le Mans $100 to $249 Depending on the level, you or your company will get various advertising perks, dedicated parking spots, etc. me at activities@longhorncorvette.com for a package. Below are the club members that have stepped up. As you can see we need some more help. Just because there is someone who is willing to lead that activity doesn t mean that person wouldn t mind some help. We are a group that operates mainly via and we will have meetings starting probably after Mother s Day. Car Show Committee Chair...Kelley Knight Co-Chair...Teresa Nicholson Marketing...Eva Lemieux Treasurer & Texas Humane Heroes Lisaison...H.R. Strickland Registation/Website...Lee Heins Raffles...Toni Hartley and Joyce Stark Volunteer Coordinator...? Venue Logistics/Day of Event...Terry Taylor Hospitality for Volunteers, Sponsors and Vendors...? Vendors...? Judging/Awards...? Sponsorships...Everyone

27 Monthly Area Show and Shines Pistons on the Square, Georgetown Downtown Georgetown 3rd Saturday 8 to 10 am. Round Rock Monthly Car Show Downtown Round Rock 3rd Sunday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cars and Coffee at the Oasis Oasis Bar and Grill 2nd Sunday 9 to 1 Burnet Friday Night Fever Downtown Burnet 1st Friday 5 p.m. to? More details and other shows can be found at Other car shows are a good opportunity to represent LCC by wearing your LCC apparel or having an LCC decal or mirror hang tag on your car. If you would like to order LCC apparel or other club merchandise check our online store you can find from our web site, ask at a meeting or contact Kelley Knight Heins for more information.

28 Longhorn Corvette Club P.O. Box Austin, TX The Longhorn Corvette Club is a not-for-profit organization and a member in good standing with the National Council of Corvette Clubs, Inc. (NCCC) Membership in LCC is limited to registered owners of Chevrolet Corvettes. LCC conducts club business meetings on the first Friday of each month at 7:30pm. The Executive Committee meets at 7:00pm on the first Wednesday following the Business meeting. Visitors are welcome at all of our meetings. Yearly membership dues are required to be a member of LCC. Renewal rates are $50 for single membership or $75 for joint membership. Renewal information is sent in the September BULLetin and is due in October. New members will pay the yearly rate of $60 for single membership or $85 for joint membership. New members joining LCC after September will pay the same dues; however, these dues are applicable through December of the following year. The LCC BULLetin is a monthly publication for the sole purpose of reporting club news and other items of interest to the general membership. The Editor of the BULLetin welcomes articles from the membership. Articles may be edited for clarity/content. Articles may be submitted on CD, thumb drive or via . Articles can be either text files, MS-Word (.doc/.docx), Open Office/Libre Office (.odt) or PDF files. Editor: Leeland Heins editor@longhorncorvette.com