Peking To Paris

Club members Jenny and Loren took part in this year's Peking to Paris Enduro Rally.  In 33 days they covered 12247 km - detours not included!  Did I mention that they did this in a 1928 Ford Model A Phaeton?  Check out their Car 7 website.

Congratulations to Jenny and Loren on a grueling adventure. We should have them present their story to all of us at one time!!  

- John

Hopefully we'll get to hear all about their trip at an upcoming event!

Upcoming Events

The summer is busy with all kinds of Corvette events!  Check out the BCCC website for the latest updates, but here are a few...

  

Upcoming Events

                        July 14- cruise and brunch to Mission Springs Pub. Meet at Tim Horton’s at 1450 United Bvd, Coquitlam at 10:15. Contact Peter Resch (pedromel@shaw.ca) 604-534-8621 to confirm      attendance. 

                        July 13-15 – Tacoma Corvette Club “Shadow of the Mountain” (www.tacomacorvette.com) Meet at Sheri’s in Bellingham at 9:15

                        July 19- White Spot Friday

                        July 20/21 – Kamloops Loop  Meet at St David’s United Church at 9:15 (Taylor Way and Hwy 1)

                        July 21 – Pitt Meadows Airport Car Show (www.pittmeadowsairport.com)

                        July 28 – BC Camaro Club Car Show (www.bccamaroclub.com)

                        August 3 – cruise to “ I Fly for Pie” at Chilliwack Airport

                        August 9/10 – “500 Corvettes” in Puyallup

                        August 23-25 – “Thunder Under the Sun” at Sun Peaks  Remember to register for the Autocross!

                        September 15- BCCC Autocross

                        November 2 – Awards Banquet at Redwoods Golf Club

Finally, and most importantly, our election for our Club Executive will take place in October. Please give serious consideration to serving your club. Contact any of the current Executive if you are interested. Thank-you.

                                                Save the Wave, Brad

                       

                       

                       

'Vette Cruise and Brunch

A Vette cruise and brunch is planned for Sunday, July 14.

 

Meet at Tim Horton's in Coquitlam at 1450 United Blvd. at 10:15 a.m. for a cruise to Missions Springs Pub, 7160 Oliver Street, Mission, for a Sunday Brunch.  Cost is $15.99 per person + tax/tips.

 

(Members living in the East can meet at the pub at 11:30 if they wish.)

 

Following brunch there will be a cruise to Harrison Hot Springs for ice cream and then a cruise on the backroads back to town.

 

Please contact Peter Resch to confirm your attendance.

 

Brad Shelby

Thunder Under the Sun 2013

Message from the President

Here are some of the key points from the March meeting: 

 Meeting location will be changed to Preston Chevrolet at 19990 Hwy 10 in Langley. Also start time will be at 7:30 at the new location. The effective date of the location and time change is still to be confirmed. 

 Dinner at Del Polo- our next Club dinner will be on Saturday April 6^th at 5:30pm at Del Polo Restaurant, 27248 Fraser Hwy, Aldergrove. Please contact Cindy Vodermayer to confirm your attendance and to mention any food requirements (there will be set menu).

There will be a Detailing Seminar featuring Adams’ products on April 20^th from 9:00am till noon. Please contact Leslie Shelby for details.

Our May 1 General Meeting will be a Spring Social. Please bring a plate of sweet or savoury treats to share with the Club 

Spring Wine Cruise- the cruise is being planned for May 3/4/5. Jack Langston is looking for suggestions on wineries to visit in the southern Okanagan. Please contact him with ideas.

Watch the website for details on these upcoming events:

• March 23- Preston’s Grand Opening-6:00-9:00-business casual, no jeans or T-shirts please
• May 25 & 26- BC Historic Motor Races at Mission Raceway- $15.00/ car each day- 9:00am- 5:00pm
• June 16- Riverside Show & Shine- Dueck’s Chevrolet, Richmond
• June 22 & 23-Vancouver Collector Car Show, Sale, Auction- PNE Fairgrounds

                                Save the Wave, Brad

1000 HP C7 - by Hennessy

So the new C7 has got me excited, in a way unlike most of the recent Corvette releases.  Now, don't get me wrong, I got excited over the C6 and the C5, and especially over the Z's, but for some reason, the C7 is making me feel tingly all over!  So much so, that I'm considering offloading my C3 LT-1 to help fund a upgrade.

Don't worry, I'll still have a C3 454 to play with!

Back to the C7.  Did anyone else notice that the most exciting part of the recent Oscars was the Chevy commercial featuring the C7?  I'm not a fan of the Oscars, so maybe it's not a fair comparison; or perhaps I'm hitting my mid-life crisis (I'm also looking to exchange my Exploder for a Range Rover Evoque), but I'm finding myself Googling C7s.

I found an interesting article talking about a Hennessey C7... O.M.G!  First, 700 HP for the upcoming ZR1?!  Sweet.  But apparently that's not good enough - Hennessey plans to offer a 1000 HP variation of the C7!   No real details yet, but what else do you really need to know?

http://www.hennesseyperformance.com/cost.html

Variety - BCCC on Global

The presentation of the cheque from the BCCC to Variety-The Children’s Charity will be broadcast on Saturday February 16, 2013, between 11:00pm and midnight on Global TV. If there is a change in the schedule we shall let you know.

                                Save the wave, Brad