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1 ADIRONDACK NCRS CHAPTER OFFICERS JOHN DERGOSITS Chairman BOB POLLACK Vice Chairman WINTER 2010/2011 MIKE WILSON Treasurer CHAIRMAN S NOTES - John Dergosits TOM & ANNE FLOWERS Secretary BRIAN CANTELE Judging Chairman 863 Turnbull Rd. Delanson, NY (518) dergosits1@gmail.com First I want to welcome our newest member Donald Todd from Walton, New York. I hope we will see Donald at our coming events in A few days ago we held our Chapter's annual election of officers for the 2011 calendar year. The slate of candidates, who ran unopposed were voted in by the members present. I will be Chairman for the coming year. Bob Pollack will be Vice- Chairman, Treasurer will be Mike Wilson and Tom and Anne Flowers will be the Chapter secretary(s). At our December meeting we also voted on the proposed by-law changes I sent to the membership by about a month and a half ago. We have made some minor grammatical changes and will be sending them on the NCRS National for their blessing. A copy of the changes approved by the membership is later in this newsletter. We will be holding our annual Chapter meeting/dinner on January 16th at Carney's where we will continue our planning for 2011 and appoint chapter members to serve on the Board of Directors. We will be filling the positions of Judging Chairman, Assistant Judging Chairman, Membership Chairman, Activities Chairman, Webmaster and Newsletter Editor. If you are interested in working with the other Chapter Officers in one of these positions please let me know. A copy of the dinner announcement is also following in this newsletter. Page 1 of 11

2010 was a very good year for the Chapter. We completed all of the requirements to be a National "Top Flight Chapter" again. We should receive our banner at the NCRS National convention this summer.

George has been kind enough to host our meet again for 2011. We are going to try to have our meet earlier this year so we do not conflict with other events. Please plan to attend.

2 2010 was a very good year for the Chapter. We completed all of the requirements to be a National "Top Flight Chapter" again. We should receive our banner at the NCRS National convention this summer. Thank you to all that planned, organized and attended our Chapter events. You may have noticed we will be having our Chapter meet in early June at George s Collision in Cohoes. George has been kind enough to host our meet again for We are going to try to have our meet earlier this year so we do not conflict with other events. Please plan to attend. We always can use all different levels of judges. I think I have said enough, I hope to see you at our annual dinner and some of our many events in the coming year. Best Regards, John Dergosits JUDGING CHAIRMAN - Brian Cantele Here goes Wow, it s seems hard to believe that it s gone already. Seems like yesterday that we were all worried about our computers and what would happen at Y2K. Anyway, I want to thank everyone that has helped me to conduct the numerous events of The use of facilities, cars, tools, and man-power makes my job possible. The latest event was held at Mike Wilson s. For those that didn t make it, you missed out on a good time. Hopefully it was educational for some, as well. While the event had little to do with judging, I think it was quite informative on a technical level. Since the body of Mike s 69 as permanently married to the chassis, he asked that I come back and re-fire the engine and set the timing. Upon getting it started again, I was quickly reminded of how loud that thing is. Mike s got some pretty open exhaust on his car, so you ll definitely know he s coming. Also, I should mention that Mike has his barn fully insulated and heated now. It makes for very cozy working conditions. Page 2 of 11

Besides that, we had several parts on hand from Steve Wittek s 64 that needed restoration. So, our attention turned to the removal of control arm and trailing arm bushings.

He also had the group tackle the rear spindle nuts. This turned out to be a three man job. Good thing for long breaker bars!

big nut. In the end it was 2-0 as the spindle nuts gave in. As usual, the end of the year brings our annual dinner and the opportunity to warm up a bit at the Florida Regional.

3 Besides that, we had several parts on hand from Steve Wittek s 64 that needed restoration. So, our attention turned to the removal of control arm and trailing arm bushings. If you ve ever tried this, I m sure you ve given this project the obligatory serenade of explicatives. But we got Steve going in the right direction to get him through this less-than-fun task. He also had the group tackle the rear spindle nuts. This turned out to be a three man job. Good thing for long breaker bars! We must have looked like alligator hunters, with one holding the trailing arm in place, another keeping the spindle from turning and yours truly going to town on a big breaker bar to break loose the big nut. In the end it was 2-0 as the spindle nuts gave in. As usual, the end of the year brings our annual dinner and the opportunity to warm up a bit at the Florida Regional. This popular event draws a big crowd and if you ve never been, it s a good excuse to head to FL in January. Also, plans are well underway for the coming years events. Our judging event this year went off quite smoothly. Our plan is to keep it at this more manageable size. George, of George s Collision, has already told us that we re welcome back in As always, I m looking for input on the next judging school and/or tech session. If you have a thought about this, let me know. Brian Cantele, Judging Chairman ACTIVITIES CHAIRMAN Steve Wittek Looking in the rear view mirror. Hard to believe it s December already! I can say we had a good year starting with our Annual dinner meeting in January. Our tech sessions held at Johns Dergosits and Mike Wilson s were well attended and very informative. Mike s 1969 Coupe is really coming along great and soon he will be enjoying our chapter cruises with us. I have enjoyed watching this project from the start. Mike s 69 has been the subject of many tech sessions and I for one learned a lot along the way. Sharing our knowledge about our favorite hobby by helping others is what makes our Chapter great. Page 3 of 11

Our Picnic was hosted by Bill and Gail Hans this year. Many thanks for their hospitality. The weather was just great and the food was even better!

Carlisle was also a great event with perfect weather the entire event! Many of us found some good deals and sold off some extra parts!

We also owe a big thanks to our tabulators who worked the event. We had a great turnout of C1, C3 and C4 cars that showed up for judging and display.

We also had the opportunity to see the work in progress on George s 66 Coupe and Jim Weirs C2. Hope to see both cars join us on a cruise next year!

We had some schedule changes this year which forced us to shuffle the dates of our meet and cruise times around.

4 Our Picnic was hosted by Bill and Gail Hans this year. Many thanks for their hospitality. The weather was just great and the food was even better! We even had a mini tech session with a lesson in ignition timing on Bob Pollack s 63 Roadster. Carlisle was also a great event with perfect weather the entire event! Many of us found some good deals and sold off some extra parts! Our Chapter meet was hosted by Georges Collision and it went off without a hitch. Special thanks to all members who were able to attend and Judge. We also owe a big thanks to our tabulators who worked the event. We had a great turnout of C1, C3 and C4 cars that showed up for judging and display. Brian Cantele shared his knowledge under the hood of a John Dergosits C4 this year for our judging school. We also had the opportunity to see the work in progress on George s 66 Coupe and Jim Weirs C2. Hope to see both cars join us on a cruise next year! Our attendance for 2010 events has been very good and in 2011 we hope to make it even better. Your input on the events is always welcome. We had some schedule changes this year which forced us to shuffle the dates of our meet and cruise times around. Unfortunately that resulted in some unexpected cancellations for the Fall Cruise. Many of us worked on the Cruise planning and it was a disappointment to cancel it. Our route spotters let us know of road construction that none of us would have wanted to drive through. We learn from our mistakes so with our 2011 events penciled into the new calendar we hope to avoid any cancellations for next year. Page 4 of 11

5 The 2011 calendar has been posted on the webpage so please check it often for updates! The Spring Breakout Cruise is already in the planning stages! This year were planning a southern route in mind. We hope this will make it possible for some of our distant Chapter member to enjoy the cruise with us. I ve spoken with the Cruise committee chair, Mike Wilson and he has some great ideas in the works. Annual Dinner meeting is January 16 th. Besides all the great food we will have a general membership meeting and installation of officers. Hope to see everyone there to kick off the new year! I m very excited looking forward to a great Be sure to set the Adirondack Chapter events as a favorite web site so you can check the calendar often. With all the great events we have in the works you don t want to miss anything. Activities desk, Steve Wittek Upcoming Activities: DATE EVENT DETAILS January General Membership Meeting, Chapter Dinner and Installation of Officers Carney's Restaurant Ballston Lake February 12, 2011 Tech Session TBD March 21, 2011 Membership Meeting TBD April 16, 2011 Judging School TBD May 16, 2011 Membership Meeting TBD June 3, 2011 Chapter Judging School George's Collision June 4, 2011 Chapter Judging Meet George's Collision July 16, 2011 Chapter Picnic Jim Weir's home July 25, 2011 General Membership Meeting TBD August 13, 2011 Tech Session TBD August 26-28, 2011 Corvettes at Carlisle NCRS display September 19, 2011 Membership Meeting TBD November 21, 2011 December 19, 2011 Membership Meeting (Officer Nominations) Membership Meeting (Election of Officers) TBD TBD Page 5 of 11

6 MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN - Bill Hans Happy Holiday's everyone!! We currently have 38 Members on our roster. We would like to welcome Donald Todd of Walton NY as our newest member. Dues are due at the chapter dinner in January and are $ If you cannot attend the dinner please forward them to me at: 19 Victor Road, Troy, NY We would like ALL dues paid no later than March 1 st. The national NCRS has begun notifying us when new members join and are forwarding their name, addresses and s to us so we may contact them to see if there is an interest in joining our chapter as well. The national Org has been letting us know when your annual dues are due and they send us notification the month they are due, so we in turn can send you a reminder as well. Thank you Bill Hans Save The Wave!!!!! SECRETARY REPORT - Tom & Anne Flowers GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING 12/13/10 A general membership meeting was held on 12/13/10. The meeting was called to order at 7:15 pm at Carney s Restaurant by John Dergosits, Chairman. Members present were John Dergosits, Tom Flowers, Anne Flowers, Dick Kindl, Bob Pollack, Bill Schroeder, Jim Weir and Steve Wittek. Chairman: John Dergosits noted that the main items on this evening s agenda included Election of Officers and voting on proposed By-Law Amendment. Election of Officers: In November John Dergosits ed all Chapter members a Slate of Candidates for the Officer positions and asked if anyone else was interested in running for an Officer position. No members came forward to express an interest in the positions. John had the Secretary read the Slate of Candidates (Chairman John Dergosits, Vice Chairman Bob Pollack, Treasurer Mike Wilson, Secretary Tom and Anne Flowers). Dick Kindl made a motion that the Secretary cast one vote for the Slate of Candidates and Steve Wittek seconded the motion. All in favor. Voting on By-Law Amendment: John read the proposed By-Law amendment which he had ed to all Chapter members in November and asked if anyone had any objections to the proposed amendment. No members provided any objection to the proposed amendment. A discussion followed and a few wording modifications were made. A motion to accept the By-Law amendment was made by Jim Weir and seconded by Dick Kindl. All in favor. Page 6 of 11

7 The following Adirondack Chapter NCRS By-Law amendment was approved by the membership on 12/13/10, subject to the approval of National NCRS: ARTICLE IX: SECTION I CHAPTER MEET 1) Chapter meet application MUST be submitted to National NCRS at least 2 Driveline issues prior to scheduled meet date. 2) The vehicle owner must be present. No Representatives. 3) Every registrant pays family registration fee. No Exemptions. 4) Payment must accompany application. 5) COPIES of documents (Registration and Insurance) must accompany payments. 6) Current registration and insurance MUST be provided at meet registration (no copies of documents). 7) Judging meet area WILL BE segregated when done in conjunction with car shows. Spectators will NOT be allowed in judging venue. 8) A NCRS member will be allowed one (1) corvette to be judged. In the event a member wishes to have more than one corvette judged, the judging chairman and the chapter chairman shall determine the number of corvettes to be judged. Should a difference of opinion occur, an additional officer shall be the tie breaker. 9) Cutoff date for meet applications will be at least one (1) month prior to chapter meet, unless chapter chairman waives the cutoff date for a particular year. Judging Meet Ad: John Dergosits presented the proposed Chapter Judging Meet advertisement. The fees will remain the same as last year. The Judging School and Judging Meet will be at George s Collision on 6/3/11 and 6/4/11. Bill Schroeder made a motion that the advertisement be approved and Bob Pollack seconded. All in favor. John will be submitting the ad for publication in Driveline. Membership: Bill Hans was absent, so John Dergosits reported that the Chapter has a new member Donald Todd from Walton. Activities: The Annual Meeting and Holiday Dinner will be held at Carney s on 1/16/11. A flyer advertising the dinner will be included in the next newsletter. The Break Out Run has been bumped by the Chapter Meet, so the Break Out Run will be rescheduled. Steve Wittek and Mike Wilson are planning the Break Out Run. Treasurer: Mike Wilson was absent, so John Dergosits reported about the balance as of 11/30/10. Judging Chairman: No report since Brian Cantele was absent. Page 7 of 11

8 Secretary: Tom Flowers noted that the details from the 11/8/10 meeting had already been covered during the meeting. New Business: Bob Pollack asked about sharing a Chapter membership list with all Chapter members. A discussion followed and John Dergosits mentioned that National NCRS may not allow the information to be shared. Several members present were concerned about personal information becoming public. A motion to close the meeting was made by Bob Pollack and seconded by Bill Weir. All in favor. The meeting closed at 8:40 pm. GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING 11/8/10 A general membership meeting was held on 11/8/10. The meeting was called to order at 7:07 pm at Carney s Restaurant by John Dergosits, Chairman. Members present were John Dergosits, Tom Flowers, Anne Flowers, Mark Hipp, Bob Pollack, Bill Schroeder, Jim Weir, Mike Wilson and Steve Wittek. Chairman: John Dergosits thanked members for showing up for the meeting on a bad weather night. John stated that we would be discussing the 2011 Chapter Calendar and a slate of Officer candidates for the 12/13/10 election. Treasurer: Mike Wilson reported about balance as of 10/29/10. Mike also reported about the Chapter Meet income. Secretary: Tom Flowers provided a recap of the 9/14/10 General Membership Meeting and thanked Steve Wittek for taking great notes at that meeting. Judging Chairman: Brian Cantele was absent. John Dergosits reported that the Chapter Meet went well and that George s Collision has invited the Chapter back for our 2011 Chapter Meet. Membership: Bill Hans was absent, so John Dergosits reported that the Chapter has 37 members including two new members. Activities: Steve Wittek asked the members for suggestions about cruises and technical sessions. It was suggested that a blanket be sent to members asking if they need any help or if they have any questions about their cars. Page 8 of 11

9 Calendar for 2011 activities: January 16, 2011 Annual Dinner, membership meeting and installation of 2011 officers (Carney's) February 12, 2011 Tech session, location and subject TBD March 21, 2011 Membership Meeting, location TBD April 16, 2011 Judging School, location TBD May 16, 2011 Membership Meeting, location TBD The Chapter Judging School and Judging Meet were originally 6/24/11 and 6/25/11 changed to: June 3, 2011 Chapter Judging School, George's Collision June 4, 2011 Chapter Judging Meet, George's Collision July 16, 2011 Chapter Picnic at Jim Weir's home July 25, 2011 Membership Meeting, location TBD August 13, 2011 Tech session, location and subject TBD August 26 to 28, 2011 Corvettes at Carlisle, NCRS display September 19, 2011 Membership Meeting, location TBD November 21, 2011 Membership Meeting (Officer Nominations), location TBD December 19, 2011 Membership Meeting (Election of Officers), location TBD A Spring Cruise was originally scheduled for 6/4/11 with a rain date of 6/5/11, but will be rescheduled because of the Chapter Meet date change. Steve Wittek and Mike Wilson will be planning an event to the southern area of our Chapter limits in an effort to include our members from this area. Officer Nominations: John Dergosits asked if anyone is interested in running for a Chapter Officer position. No one came forward at the meeting. If anyone is interested, please let John know. John mentioned that Bob Reyer had sent an nominating the current officers for a new term and Jim Weir seconded. John Dergosits will sent out an with a list of the nominated candidates (John Dergosits for Chairman, Bob Pollack for Vice Chairman, Mike Wilson for Treasurer, Tom and Anne Flowers for Secretary) and ask members to submit their names for the positions if interested. All Chapter members are eligible. The election will be at the 12/13/10 meeting. By Law Changes: John Dergosits will the proposed By Law Changes to all members and those changes will be voted on at the 12/13/10 meeting. New Business: Jim Weir noted that the Corvette Shipping Data Report (up to 1975) can be ordered from NCRS for $40. Jim Weir made a motion to close the meeting, Bob Pollack seconded the motion and all were in favor. The meeting closed at 9:17 pm. Page 9 of 11

10 Annual Meeting/Holiday Dinner Carney s 17 Main St. (Route 146A) Ballston Lake, N.Y. Sunday January 16, PM Cocktails & Appetizers (Cash Bar) 3 PM DINNER BUFFET Sirloin Tips with Burgundy Sauce Chicken Marsala Seafood Newburgh Coffee, Tea and Dessert Cost before chits is $25.00 per person (Tax and gratuity included) Payment must be received before January 12, To ascertain your modified cost contact Steve Wittek at SWIT5@Earthlink.net or call and leave message with your return phone # and E- Mail address. Page 10 of 11

ADIRONDACK NCRS CHAPTER MEET Friday & Saturday, June 3 & 4, 2011 The Adirondack Chapter cordially extends an invitation to all NCRS Members to join us at our annual Judging Meet and Judging School at

11 ADIRONDACK NCRS CHAPTER MEET Friday & Saturday, June 3 & 4, 2011 The Adirondack Chapter cordially extends an invitation to all NCRS Members to join us at our annual Judging Meet and Judging School at George's Collision, 2 Pine Street, Cohoes, New York easily accessible from the NYS Thruway (Interstate 90) and Interstate Route 87. (Space Is Limited, Register Early) GENERAL MEET and JUDGING INFORMATION Brian Cantele John Dergosits Judging Chairman Chapter Chairman bctc69@yahoo.com dergosits1@gmail.com NCRS# (from Driveline Label) Name: Address: City: State Zip Telephone: ( ) Schedule of Events: Friday Evening- Judging George s 7:00 PM Saturday- 7:30 AM Registration Opens 8:30 AM Judges/Owners Meeting 9:00 AM Judging Begins 12:00PM 1:00 PM Lunch (provided for judges & tabulators only) 4:00 PM (or earlier) - Awards Family Registration ($25)...$ Nonmember guest fee ($10).. Flight Judging Fee Non-Chapter Member Not willing to judge ($70)... Willing to judge ($45).... Flight Judging Fee Chapter Member ($30) Sportsman/Founders Display ($15)... Duntov/McLellan/Bow Tie Display (NC) Yes, I would like to join the Adirondack Chapter ($30)(membership thru 12/31/12, effective 7/1/11). Late Fee (After 5/1/11) ($10). Total..$ IN THE EVENT OF INCLEMENT WEATHER, ALL FLIGHT JUDGING WILL BE HELD UNDER COVER We reserve the right to limit the number of cars and classes of cars being judged based on how many judges are available. We also reserve the right to limit the number of cars by any owner based on available judges. No refunds after May 1, Judged Entry: Year VIN Will you Flight Judge? Yes No Preference: Ops, Int., Ext., Mech 1, Chassis Judging level 1 st Choice 2 nd Choice Upon arrival at the Meet, you must provide 1) Original proof of ownership in your name and 2) Proof of in-force liability insurance with your cars VIN #. Owners not complying, cannot have their car judged. Make Checks Payable to: Adirondack NCRS Chapter Send completed application NCRS 2011 Chapter Meet and check to: c/o Brian Cantele 67 Schnackenberg Road Ghent, New York Hold Harmless Agreement: I agree to insure my vehicle(s) and property against loss, damage, and liability: and to provide proof of such insurance to NCRS at registration. I agree to assume the risk of any and all damages or injury and to indemnify and hold harmless NCRS, its officers, directors, agents, employees, chapters, and George s Collision, for any acts or omissions that may result in theft, damage, or destruction of my property or injury to me or others during, or as a consequence of this event. Auto insured with: Policy #: Exp.Date: Signature: Page 11 of 11

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