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A Quarterly Newsletter Dedicated to the Members of the NCRS Florida ChapterChapterChapter MembersChapter HighlightsChairman's MessageUpcoming EventsNCRS National Websitehttp://www.ncrs.org/NCRS Florida websitehttp://www.ncrsfl.org/Chapter Contacts:NCRS Florida ChapterPresidentJohn P. Buchheister Jr.:jpb2@qis.netNCRS Florida ChapterJudging ChairmanPaul Schwack:pschwack@outlook.comNCRS Florida ChapterVice PresidentMarco Hartner:midyearfactory@icloud.comNCRS Florida ChapterSecretaryRichard Kaleta:rich.kaleta@gmail.comAs most NCRS members know, the Florida Winter Regional has been a point ofconversation during 2019. Many thought that it was on its last leg and the joy that manypeople experienced coming to Florida during those cold winter days was at the verge ofbeing a thing of the past. Thanks to the efforts of the Florida Chapter and the CarlisleEvents people, the Winter Regional was combined with the Carlisle Florida Auto Fest and itproved to be a good fit (read judging chairman's message for details).NCRS Florida ChapterMembership Co-ChairsSteve & Ann Torptorpsrus@comcast.netNCRS Florida ChapterEditor (The Fuel Line)Ed Nieves:ednieves4039@gmail.comIssue Number 23 * January - March 2019
Late last year, I was approached by Ed Augustine and askedif I would assume the position of Chapter President. Afterconsulting with the Judging Administrator about his takingover as the Chapter Judging Chairman, I agreed to becomeacting President and these changes took effect January 1,2019.The Officers of the Florida Chapter of the NCRS Inc., are:President, John Buchheister, Vice President Marco Hartner,Secretary Rich Kaletta, (who will also be responsible forcoordinating our Chapters efforts to comply with therequirements set forth by the National NCRS), Treasurer, BillHerron, Membership, Steve and Ann Torp, JudgingChairman, Paul Schwack and Board Member and Editor, EdNieves. The transition of officers has been both smooth andeffective.Most importantly, Paul Schwack taking over as JudgingChairman was the most critical, coming at time as weprepared for the Sun n Fun 41st Florida Regional, which wasjust completed. The amount of work and effort that Paul putforth was exceptional and averaged 40 plus hrs. per weekthat lasted the better part of 10 weeks. There is no way theRegional would have been as successful as it was without hisdevoted and tireless efforts.As for the Regional, I tried to compile a list our volunteers,which at one point numbered 15. Fearing that I wouldoverlook someone, I decided not to try and list the namesso as not to forget anyone. But let me say, "Thank You toeveryone who helped make this event very successful." Imust acknowledge the special work done each day byEmma and Mattey Strum, selling the t-shits, polos, pins,pencils and window stickers. Their efforts raised over 1500 in sales! Thank You ladies, for your excellent andcheerful work. Well done!Special thanks to Mike Hooker for his excellent and wellreceived Advanced Judging School presentation on Fridayof "CDCIF." Mike put together a high quality booklet thathad color pictures and detailed explanations for the judgingprocess.During the week I was approached by Jodie Morrison,assistant to the owners of Carlisle Productions, whoexpressed her thanks for our participation and inquired,"You are coming back next year, aren’t you?" I assured herwe were and looked forward to another excellent CorvetteEvent.Many thanks to everyone and hope to see many of you inFt. Lauderdale for the Chapter Meet May 18th and at theGreenville, SC National Convention in July.John BuchheisterIt'sa llab o u tthepe o pl e !Issue Number 23 * January - March 2019
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Membership ReportMembers Who Have Joined Florida Chapter Since 11/17/2018Cleve PayneLynn SkipperKeith WillcoxDavid Van HaarenEdmund and Beverly CollinsWilliam GmeinerKeith RuckerBob GlickDon and Barbara RathmannWilliam John MurphyJeffrey ShawDavid SligerLarry TobeyCharlie BurgaGeorge HuntMerrill JaffeJohn GrieveJeff ShadboltDave BeadleDennis LombardoRay BurnettRon SpadaroMatt and Lynn BeltowskiJonathan CohenMembers Who Have renewed Florida Chapter Since 11/17/2018Frank ShulmanDavid D’OnofrioJohn LangJohn (Coach) BuchheisterChristopher DevlinLou PalumboBen LabareeJack RossPaul (Gene) MontgomeryJim NeilsonEduardo PadronGreg JannJames DavisRichard SmallRich and Sue KaletaDavid and Mary GulleyHarry LedgerwoodMichael HookerBill HerronDavid MizellSam ArledgeFred HamiltonSteve and Ann TorpDr. William SchererStephen KontakJohn BallardSeth HollowayBrewerPhotos Daveby VinniePetersJames BairdGreg FinnessyTom DeBoldPatrick SlosekJeff SloanJ. C. O’SteenRichard MauserEd NievesMarco HartnerMalcolm and Pauline CrossDale SpearEdward J. ImpLarry SturmEd AugustineGeorges CottaveRick DollSteven PriffDave & Marilyn HeitzmanKen CloutierAnthony RenganeschiHerb PolsonDr. Joseph AbalJoe GrundaGary and Susan OttoFloyd BerusRonald SmithJoel Stieglitz/Ruth PrimeauLeif GundersonDan and Diane KirkconnellWe want to thank all of you for being part of the Florida Chapter NCRS!If you have not yet renewed your membership for 2019, please take the time to do so now. Effective April 1, 2019 dues willincrease to 25.00. Also, please invite your Corvette-enthusiast friends to become a member of the Florida Chapter.Steve Torp/Ann TorpCo-chair,Florida Chapter Membership(NCRS 37079/37079National Renewal:https://www.ncrs.org/shop/index.php?main page index&cPath 65 66Chapter er-membership.phpIssue Number 23 * January - March 2019Florida ChapterContinues on Page 10
Editor’s NotesHello everyone. First and foremost, I want to thank all who participate in the WinterRegional. A lot of work went into this event. Despite the prior confusion months before theevent, everything went very well. As mention in the President's Message, Paul Schwack wasextremely instrumental in getting our Winter Regional going in the right direction.On a more personal note, Margie and I have moved from Miami, Florida to Beverly Hills,Florida. The move setback this issue of the newsletter somewhat, but I was able to get it doneand distributed prior to the end of March. Moving from a big city like Miami and into a smalltown is definitely a life changer, but since my retirement in July, the move was part of mymaster plan. The good news is, that I have many NCRS brothers close by that have been goodsupport system while Margie and I settle in.Ed NievesFuel Line EditorAs most of you know by now, our chapter has a new administration. I want to thank EdAugustine for all his years of service to the Florida Chapter. Ed has been a major cornerstoneof our chapter and thanks to him, we can continue to build on all of his successes.In closing, this is my 23rd issue of this newsletter. The current administration has asked me to remain as editor and alsosit on the chapter's board. I accepted the invitation and will continue to serve as your newsletter editor and assist in anyway possible to help our chapter grow and flourish.Once again, we can always use your tech articles to share with the rest of the membership. Please send them in!"Like" us on Facebook!Click Logo to ConnectIssue Number 23 * January - March 2019
Photos by Ed Nieves2019 NCRS Greenville,SC National Convention,Sunday, July 14ththrough Thursday,July 18, 2019The Carolinas Chapter wants you to help celebrate the "Year of the 1969."An array of bus tours and evening events for both Corvette enthusiasts and familymembers offers you the opportunity to experience a well-rounded week of fun.In addition, there are numerous excellent Judging Schools, Tech Sessions plus theAdvanced Judging Seminar. We look forward to welcoming you with some greathospitality!Plan to enjoy all of these activities as well as some very special Corvette displays andunique Corvettes.For online RegistrationIssue Number 23 * January - March 2019
By Paul SchwackGreetings! By now I’m sure that you’ve heard that I have been appointed as JudgingChairman of the Florida Chapter and I‘m also continuing as Judging administrator. Well,the 41st Florida Chapter Winter Regional is in the books and we have received a lot offavorable compliments about it. We sure had nice weather!The few complaints I heard during the event were that it was too hot. It should be noted that this event would nothave been held but for Coach’s vision for this new format. The Carlisle Events staff were extremely helpful in thein the planning and implementation stages of the event.The longest driven Corvette was a beautiful 1954, thatwas driven 425 miles for its 100.0 Top Flight Award. And,Everyone knows that you can’t hold an event this sizethere was one owner with a 1967 Sportsman entry thatwithout volunteers. Many of our Chapter membersdrove 700 miles to the event. Kudos to y’all.worked tirelessly during the meet and I want to thankthem . you know who you are.As mentioned at the membership meeting, we areplanning a small event sometime in April to judge aAnother group that we couldn’t hold this event withoutmember’s C4, so that he can go for his Founders Award.is the Tabulators. What a great team! For the last fourWe have a three point Judging Meet scheduled for Mayyears that I have been Administrator the awards and18th, in Ft, Lauderdale that will feature C1’s and C2’s.points offer have been approved first pass due to theirskill and dedication THANK YOU!!Plans are being made to do a small road tour to thePanhandle in September. Our flagship Howey in the HillsThis year the final awards count was; 17 Top Flight, 4event will be held in November. Plus, we have anSecond Flight, 1 Third Flight, 9 passed PV, 3 Concoursagreement to hold the Winter Regional again in 2020.Modified 427awards and 3 Concours Stock BlueRibbons. There were also 7 Sportsman and 1 Hill AwardQuite a few of our Chapter members are planning to godisplay.to the National, this summer, in Greenville, S.C. Severalare doing a Road Tour. Hope to see you there; we’ll haveA special mention must be made about a father andto get together to take a group picture.son, from Ohio, that trailered their two Corvettes 1200miles, mostly in a snow storm, to achieve a Top FlightAll the Best,for the son’s car and a PV for the father’s car. The son’strailer is an open trailer, needless to say it took aherculean effort to clean up the car to score a 98.4.PaulFlorida ChapterIssue Number 23 * January - March 2019
Dear Members & Vendors:We are in the process of establishing a classified section in our Fuel Line newsletter. Members will be eligible for afree ad to buy, sell or trade. The ad is limited to 50 words per member. Ads for cars and frames for sale or trademust include Vehicle Identification number.Ad must be typed. Reproduction parts must be labeled as such. The ad must contain your full name andmembership number in order to verify that your membership is in good standing. Photos of items are priced at 10.00 per item for members.Fee based ads must be prepaid before they run. Please make check payable to the Florida NCRS Chapter andmailed to: 15731 SW 59 Terrace Miami, Fl 33193. Please send PayPal payment to finance@ncrsfl.org.Business card ads will be available for members at 20.00 per issue (business cards must be submitted in a jpeg,png or tif format).Members will receive a 50% discount on business card ad as an introductory special.Vendor and Non-member Advertising: Full page . 200.00 Per Issue 1/2 Page . 110.00 Per Issue (Horizontal) 1/4 Page. 60.00 Per Issue Business Card . 40.00 Per Issue 50 Word Ad . 20.00 Per Issue ( 20.00 for Photo in ad)Click on the PayPal logo to pay with your PayPal account.All ads must be submitted in a jpeg, png or tif file format. No explicit images will be allowed. The Florida NCRSChapter preserves the right to decline the publishing of an ad. Please e-mail ad to ednieves4039@gmail.com.Issue Number 23 * January - March 2019
Membership ReportGreetings to each and every one of you! We have had a great year for membership. Most of our members haverenewed for 2019 (although there are still some of you that need to renew). We have had many new membersjoin for 2019 and several from as far away as the United Kingdom.Without you, our members, we would not be able to have such nice events and plan future events such as the onecoming up on May 18th, 2019. This is a Flight Judging meet along with a Judging School. There is a flyer elsewherein this Fuel Line.There will be a small event sometime in April to judge a member’s C4, so that he can go for his Founders Award.There are also plans for a road tour, date to be announced. The Fall Chapter Event is held in November at theMission Inn in Howey-In-The-Hills.When we were in Lakeland for the Regional at Sun N’ Fun, we had our first membership and officers’ meeting.Below is a summary of that meeting.On February 22, 2019, the Florida Chapter of NCRS held their first membership and officers meeting of 2019.The acting Officers and Board of Directors were introduced. The planned activities of the Chapter (i.e. ChapterFlight Judging events, Judging schools, road tour, etc.) were outlined and discussed.Since the Florida Chapter was formed, the membership fee has been 10.00. The members, with the officerspresent, made a motion and passed to raise the membership fee to 25.00 effective April 1, 2019. Members canrenew or join for 10.00 until April 1, 2019, for one time only for the remainder of 2019.After April 1, 2019 membership dues for 2019 and beyond are 25.00. (Example: if you join before April 1, 2019,the fee is 10.00 and each additional year is 25.00. After April 1, 2019 the membership dues is 25.00 for 2019and each year thereafter.)We hope to see you, the members, at the annual meeting which will be held at the Mission Inn, Howey-in-theHills, Florida, at our Fall Flight Judging Meet on November 23, 2019. This will be advertised in the Fuel Line.Let’s keep the Florida Chapter growing and expanding!For the Chapter,Steve Torp/Ann Torp, Co/ChairFlorida Chapter MembershipIssue Number 23 * January - March 2019
Photos by Margie NievesIssue Number 23 * January - March 2019
2019 Winter RegionalFlight Judging ResultsIssue Number 23 * January - March 2019
Left to Right: Dustin and Fred Richards, winners of Longest Trailered CarsIssue Number 23 sAward* January - March 2019
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By Philip WilliamsReprinted With PermissionSource: South Fl AACAWhat a day it was. The weather couldn’t have been finer if the Coral Gables Visitor Bureau had ordered it. The cars couldn’thave been better if the club selected them for the show. We had 58 cars and three motorcycles registered for the show, andanother 35 cars or so showed up on Sunday. Some the cars we have seen before, but quite a few were making their firstappearance. With Carnaval on the Mile going strong on Miracle Mile, we had hundreds of spectators, many of whom weretaking selfies alongside the gleaming cars displayed in front of Coral Gables City Hall.For the chimeto work,terminal 1 mustgroundedThis is beour annualjudged show going by AACA rules, and thanks to Head Judges Manny and Millie Garcia and their able teamof judgesLarryWechsler,Maurice Hawa, Peter Lacau, Al Padilla, Hank Tester, Tomas Hernandez, Ron Mitro, Tim Merriman,through theand Tom Graboski, awards were handed out to the best in each class plus a tie for Best in Show.driver's seatbuckle switch.Best In Show – A tieAs always, a show like this takes a lot of planning and preparation. Guided by Show Chairman Andy Leavy, it came offwithout a hitch thanks to the helping hands of Philip Williams, Bob Squier, Jean and Maurice Hawa, Tomas Hernandez, MelMann, and Millie and Manny Garcia.1950 Ford Custom – Larry EpstienThe circuit canbe interrupted1957 Chevrolet Bel Air– Ralph Thieleby junk in theOther Winners:switch.Classic Cars 1925 – 1948 – American and European1st – 1935 Swallow Coachbuilding (Jaguar) SS – Eduardo Zavala2nd – 1929 Ford Model A – Ray HoffmanAmerican Production – 1925-19421st – 1931 Ford Model A Victoria2nd – 1936 CordIssue Number 23 * January - March 2019
American Production – 1946-19691955 – Chevrolet Bel Air – Nivado Mora1955 – Chevrolet Bel Air – Mike MerloAmerican Production – 1970-19941st – 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Commemorative Edition –Conrad Vaquez2nd – 1984 Oldsmobile 98 Regency Brougham – JohnHoulsbyFactory High Performance – 1955-19941st – 1987 Chevrolet Camaro IROC Z Z28 – Robert Brice2nd – 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass – Domingo ConcepcionCorvette – All Years1st – 1971 Chevrolet Corvette LT-1 – Mel Mann2nd – 1968 Chevrolet Corvette – Eduardo PadronMustangs – All Years1st – 1994 Ford Mustang Indy Pace Car – Bob Mayer2nd -1966 Ford Mustang GT 2 2 – Jessica Lovio-RodriguezForeign Cars Luxury – All Years1st -1985 Mercedes-Benz R107 – Maria Gonzalez-Pacheco2nd – 1994 Mercedes-Benz C320 – Al LieberForeign Cars Non-Sporting – All Years1st 1968 Volkswagen Beetle – Michael Rose2nd – 1983 Austin Mini Cooper – Gary McDonaldForeign Cars Sporting – All Years1st 1952 Jaguar XK 120 Peter Housman1985 Porsche 911 Targa – Maria Gonzalez-PachecoTrucks, Work Vehicles, Military Vehicles, Motorcycles – AllYears1st – 1960 Velocette LE 260 – Mark Sepulveda2nd – 1970 Honda CT-70 – Mark SepulvedaThis is the 14th edition of the show and the best one yet.Here are some photos to enjoy.Here are some photos to enjoy.Philip WilliamsPhotos by: Bob Squier – Al Paldilla – Philip Williams – MelMannHere are some photos to enjoy.Philip WilliamsPhotos by Bob Squier – Al Paldilla – Philip Williams – MelMannIssue Number 23 * January - March 2019
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Florida NCRS ChapterUltra Club Polo Shirt Order FormPlease Print ClearlyName:Address:City/State/Zip:Phone: ()E-Mail:Quantity: Color: Size: Paid:Price: 35.00 plus 5.00 shipping (if applicable)Make check payable to John BuchheisterEach batch order must be for 8 or more shirtsShirt will contain Florida Chapter logoPlease mail order to John Buchheister at 2857 S. Coleman Ave.Homosassa, Florida 34448.Florida NCRS ChapterUltra Club Polo Shirt Order FormPlease Print ClearlyName :Address:City/State/Zip:Phone: ()E-Mail:Quantity: Color: Size: Paid:Price: 35.00 plus 5.00 shipping (if applicable)Make check payable to John BuchheisterEach batch order must be for 8 or more shirtsPlease mail order to John Buchheister at 2857 S. Coleman Ave.Homosassa, Florida 34448.Shirt will contain Florida Chapter logoColors: Stone, Gray, Royal, Navy, Red, White, Black, Maroon, Ocean Blue, Forrest GreenFor questions regarding shirts, e-mail John Buchheister at jpb2@qis.netIssue Number 23 * January - March 2019
We look forward toseeing all of youagain!We are opening up opportunities for vendors and event promoters to participatein our sponsorship program. It's our intention to promote your product to thebest of our ability. The Florida NCRS Regional meet is unique, because it bringsmany Corvette owners from all over the nation. We will hang your companybanner in the high traffic area of our event. Please contact us so we can build asponsorship program fit for your business or event. To coordinate sponsorship,e-mail John Bucheister at jpb2@qis.net.Issue Number 23 * January - March 2019
2019 Winter RegionalRibbon AwardsPhotos by Vinnie PetersIssue Number 23 * January - March 2019
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By Pat Fullam and Bob ZimmermanReprinted with PermissionToday’s Corvettes have arguably the best factory finishesever. Much of the reason they’re so good has to do withthe absence of human error and the ad
A Quarterly Newsletter Dedicated to the Members of the NCRS Florida Chapter ChapterChapter Members As most NCRS members know, the Florida Winter Regional has been a point of conversation during 2019. Many thought that it was on its last leg and the joy that many people experienced coming to
