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  

Message from the President

         We had a good turnout on Saturday, at Global Studios, for the taping of our cheque presentation to Variety. Thank you to all who joined us. Once we hear when this segment will air we will let you know.

The Club Roster is still in the process of being completed. If you DO NOT want to be included in this listing please advise Leslie Shelby no later than February 28.

         The following link has been recommended by one of our members as one of the best on the new C7.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUrtMZ20rFk

                                                Save the Wave, Brad

Michael Heads South

Barb and I needed to go to Phoenix for a few days so we decided to take the newly acquired red '01 Z and figured we’d also hit a few Route 66 spots along the way.

Needles Chevron

We pushed hard the 1^st day and hit the sack in Woodland, Cali, just north of Sacramento but we did stop for a  “In and Out” burger and fries in Redding.  Day 2 saw us make it through to Kingman, AZ using US40 with stops in Barstow, Needles, and Baker city.

Take note: don’t buy fuel in Needles 'cause a few miles later in Arizona it’s a dollar a gallon cheaper!  However do drive the main street in Needles ‘cause there are a lot of the original buildings and signs beings maintained. We also went to Joshua Tree forest en-route.

When you cross to Arizona, the speed limit jumps to 75 and everyone including the police go 80, so not too boring in the middle of the desert. Weather was warm - around 90 day and 50 at night. We stayed at a BW in Kingman, which is a great hotel except the trains ran about 20 feet from the rear of the building and each had 100 cars. Better than the 25-cent vibrating bed!

We hit the Route 66 museum and other spots in Kingman and then headed east and down the 93 through the great town of Wickenburg, arriving in Phoenix in the late evening.  More Canadians are setting up to live in Wickenburg - very cheap. 

After family time in Phoenix we came home with a stop in Palm Springs, saying hello to Gerry Swan, but missing the Drewitts . Next day we went through LA, enjoying the beautiful weather and after an overnight in Medford, we hit the most intense rain/sleet storm from Olympia, Washington to home. A little scary in a low slung car but the Z served us great, chocking up 3406 miles round trip, using a ½ litre of oil, and destroying a set of wiper blades.   

- Michael Moore

Banquet Left People Happy, Right?

The 2012 edition of the BCCC Awards Banquet had us back at Redwood's Golf Club, as organizers Brenda and John sought to build upon the success of last year's banquet.  If it ain't broke, don't fix it!  And that was fine by me, as I had a great time in 2011 and an even better time in 2012.

When I arrived, I found that Blair and Marj had saved my wife and I a spot right next to the bar - they know us so well!  And so did the bartender, Tim, who practically had a bottle of wine ready for us before we even sat down.

Our hosts left us to mingle for a bit, enjoy our drinks, and catch up, but soon enough the buffet opened and a line-up promptly formed right past the bar.  Not that I was at the bar, mind you, having managed to be one of the first tables to get called.  It's funny how Ginette can be totally oblivious to the subtle differences between a '58 and a '59, until there's a trivia contest to determine who gets to partake in the buffet first; then all those car facts come flooding right out!

Bartender Tim Serving It Right - and getting me a bottle of wine!

The food was delish, especially the roast beast which was cooked just right.  I may have had a second helping, and I left not a morsel.  Unfortunately that meant I missed out on some of the desserts, as I found that my fellow BCCC-ers left me only a few sweets, by the time I got around to visiting that particular table.  But that was all right - I simply ordered another bottle of wine!

Of course, awards were handed out to the many people in the club who volunteer on different committees, and who help organize all the events which the members enjoy.  And then our Membership chairperson, Leslie, did something that I thought was just right.  She had ordered anniversary pins, and gave them out to club members who have been with the club for a significant number of years.  I don't recall everyone who received pins, but people like Nigel and Al and Marie and Bev Tyrell received 10 year pins, and I know that Dan Ward got a 25 year pin.  And then there's Dan Maxwell, who's been with the club for over 40 years!  I know I left the vast majority of people out - sorry - but I had to mention Leslie's idea, as I thought it was a great one.

The evening wrapped up with door prizes (including a left / right prize, which is the theme of this post; you'll understand if you were at the banquet) and dancing.  At the end, only a few of us were left - crowding around the bar, of course - and, oddly enough, taking a lot of photos and video.  Jenny seems addicted to her camera!  Eventually, when the music died, we, too, left, feeling that the night went just right.