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NCRS NORTH CENTRAL CHAPTER Dave Murphy Editor 279 Lily Pond Lane Vadnais Heights, MN 55127
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January to March 2016 EDITION
We’re off to a great start already for 2016! We’ve had a fairly mild winter and early spring here in Minnesota, so expect the cars to come out of storage very soon…and it’s still just the end of March. We had a really good turnout at our annual winter dinner at Mancini’s with 31 attending. Thanks to Don O’Grady for making the arrangements. For door prizes, we gave away three battery chargers and one member won free membership dues for next year. The board members modeled their new chapter shirts so we took requests and submitted another order. Our chapter had over ten members attending the NCRS judging school in Dallas in early March. It was a full two days and a lot of information to absorb. This was really well worth the time spent and I encourage all chapter members to consider attending one of these events in the future. A reminder that our regional judging meet is coming up quickly – Thurs., May 19 through Sat., May 21 – in Rochester, Minn. There are still volunteer slots to be filled and we certainly could accept more cars for judging. Contact Chris Enstrom if you have some time and talents to help…or a car to be judged.
2016 NORTH CENTRAL CHAPTER BOARD Rick Zierhut – President Mike Lyddy – Vice President
Roger Carlson – Treasurer
January 1 1 7 16 20-23
Friday Friday Thursday Saturday Wed.-Sat.
Deadline for Crossed Flags articles to Dave Murphy Deadline for Chapter Dues 2016 to Jerome Lardy 7 p.m. Board Meeting 9 a.m. Tech Session or Judging School 8 a.m. Winter Regional - Lakeland, FL.
February 4 20 27
Thursday Saturday Saturday
7 p.m. 9 a.m. TBD
Board Meeting Tech Session or Judging School Holiday Social at Mancinis'
March
3 19 10-13
Thursday Saturday Thurs.-Sun.
7 p.m. 9 a.m. 8 a.m.
Board Meeting Tech Session or Judging School NCRS Judging Retreat - Dallas, TX
April
1 Friday 7 Thursday 16 Saturday 23 Saturday 21,22,23 Thurs.-Sat.
Deadline for Crossed Flags articles to Dave Murphy 7 p.m. Board Meeting 9 a.m. Tech Session or Judging School TBD Spring Social at Old Mexico 8 a.m. Indiana Regional - Auburn, IN
May
5 Thursday 19,20,21 Thurs.-Sat.
7 p.m. 8 a.m.
Board Meeting North Central Regional Meet - Rochester
June
2 2,3,4
7 p.m. 8 a.m.
Board Meeting Northwest Regional - Bend, OR
July
1 Friday 7 Thursday 14,15,16 Thurs.-Sat. 17-21 Sun.-Thurs.
Mike Kittle – Secretary Jerome Lardy – Membership Chairman Chris Enstrom – Judging Chairman Bob Lund – Tech Director Don O’Grady – Activities Director
Dave Murphy – Newsletter Editor Nick Kornder – Web site and Facebook Master Will Zierhut – Assistant Judging Chairman
August 4 20
Paul Burski – Member at Large .
Sept
Thursday Thurs.-Sat.
Thursday Saturday
8 Thursday 10 Saturday 17 Saturday 22,23,24 Thurs.- Sat.
October 1 6
Saturday Thursday
Deadline for Crossed Flags articles to Dave Murphy 7 p.m. Board Meeting 8 a.m. Road Tour to National 8 a.m. NCRS National Convention - Warrick, RI 7 p.m. 8 a.m.
Board Meeting Chapter Judging Meet
7 p.m. TBD 9 a.m. 8 a.m.
Board Meeting BBQ Cruise Tech Session or Judging School Ontario Regional - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
15 Saturday 16 Sunday TBD 20,21,22 Thurs.-Sat.
Deadline for Crossed Flags articles to Dave Murphy 7 p.m. Board & Chapter Meeting, ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS 9 a.m. Tech Session or Judging School Fall Color Run 8 a.m. Lone Star Regional - Fisco, TX
Nov
3
Thursday
7 p.m.
Board Meeting
Dec
1
Thursday
7 p.m.
Board Meeting
We are off and running for another fun filled year. The chapter began 2016 with 120 members. Since then, four new members have joined our chapter bringing us up to 124. Christopher Eldredge lives in Fergus Falls, MN and joined our chapter through the NCRS website. Craig Olson resides in Chanhassen, MN and is a previous member of our chapter. Craig has a ’65 convertible that he put a ’07 motor into. Craig Top Flighted a ’69 several years back and is currently working on a C1. He was looking for a C1 body dolly, if anybody has one they are not using. Andrew Piazza is a resident of Richfield, MN and joined our chapter with the encouragement of Paul Burski. Andy has a ’64 and attended the tech session at Paul’s home and was able to meet many of our members. Pete Heunisch lives in Burnsville, MN and has a ’69 convertible, 350/350 four speed that was handed down to him by his father. This is a common story in our chapter where the son obtains the father’s Corvette. Pete attended the engine dyno and met several members, too. We welcome all our new members and look forward to seeing them at an upcoming event. I will be sending out an updated membership listing in the next week or two.
Emeritus Members
The North Central Chapter has created an emeritus list of past members who were instrumental in helping the chapter become what it is today.
We are adding three new members to the list this year. Dale & Val Crosby and Paul Wozny. The other emeritus members are, in alphabetical order, Denny Adams, Art Bruns, Gene Bygd, Ken Ester, John Kramlinger, Rick Meyer, John O’Donnell, Russ Steinhaus and Al Voca. The chapter will send these former members copies of the newsletter as a gesture of our appreciation for all their past efforts. We hope they will enjoy reading the articles. Thank you to the emeritus members for your years of service and participation in our chapter. Jerome Lardy Membership Chairman
2015 CHAPTER Top Flight Award
The North Central Chapter participated in the NCRS Chapter Award Program again in 2015. This program was developed to promote member involvement and participation in Chapter events, while encouraging the sharing of knowledge in the restoration and preservation of the Corvette. Congratulations to the North Central Chapter!!! For the fourth year in a row, we have been awarded a Chapter Top Flight Award. I thought you might find it interesting to see how we accomplished this feat. To earn the Chapter Top Flight Award, our Chapter had to perform/complete all eight required activities and a minimum of six variable activities during the program year. We started out 2015 with 119 members and ended the year with 129 members. The NCRS considers us to be a medium sized chapter (75 to 150 members).
REQUIRED ACTIVITIES (need all 8)
1) Host at least one local Chapter Judging Meet. We held two on May 30 and Aug. 15. 2) Conduct one technical seminar. We had four this year. 3) Conduct one judging school. We hosted two of them. 4) Conduct one membership meeting to select officers. This was held on Oct. 1. 5) Conduct one chapter charitable event. We held a fundraiser for the Courage Kenny Foundation and raised $200.00 6) Conduct one chapter road tour. We held three this year going to Hastings, MN, Menomonie, WI and New Ulm, MN. 7) Conduct one chapter social event. We had two: one at Mancini’s Restaurant and the second at Ol’ Mexico. 8) Chapter website must be maintained and linked to www.ncrs.org which ours was.
VARIABLE ACTIVITIES (need 6 of 8)
1) Ten members (8%) had their cars judged during 2015. The minimum requirement is 5%. I am basing the percentages off of the ending membership of 129 members. Though the percentages might not be accurate for the date of the event, they will give you a good idea of our participation ratio. 2) We had eight technical articles published in our chapter newsletter. As a medium sized chapter, we needed six. 3) Forty three members (34%) judged or tabulated at our judging meets. The minimum requirement is 15%. 4) Thirty five members (28%) drove their Corvettes to a chapter function in 2015. The minimum requirement is 15%. 5) Sixteen different members (13%) drove their Corvettes on our three chapter road tour. The minimum requirement is 5%. 6) Seventy three members (59%) attended at least one chapter event during 2015. The minimum requirement is 20%. This is why I have you fill out the sign-in sheets at all the tech sessions!! 7) We set up an NCRS display at the Hastings Auto Show and nine members showed up for this event. This requirement promotes the NCRS and encourages the registration of new members. 8) Our chapter donated $200.00 to the Courage Kenny Foundation in addition to the $200.00 we raised from our members. The minimum requirement is at least $100.00 to a 501-3C charity that helps or assists people and is not linked to any political party or person. Thank you to all our members who participated in chapter events in 2015. We could not have obtained this award without your help. If you were unable to attend an event this past year, we would love for you to join us in 2016. Jerome Lardy Chapter Flight Program Administrator
2016 Regional Judging Event – Rochester, MN - May 19, 20 and 21st For those of you that haven’t heard by now, the North Central Chapter is hosting one of the six Regional Judging Events in Rochester, MN next year. If you are interested in seeing some great cars, learning more about the NCRS Flight Judging system, and meeting people from around the country, we would love to have to come to Rochester! The event starts on Thursday with the event check in and Operations Judging. The cars then proceed inside the Graham Center Arena. The evening wraps up with a 1 point Judging School put on by the National Judging Chairman, David Brigham and a Welcome Reception. Friday will see a full day of Flight Judging and a 3 point Advanced Judging School. Saturday will see the remainder of Flight Judging and a second 3 point Advanced Judging School. Saturday evening is the awards banquet and we’re done! You can register for the event online either by going to www.ncrs.org or to our Chapter’s website at www.northcentralncrs.com. An email announcement will go out once the registration form is live. Here are the different ways you can participate at the Regional. Increase your judging knowledge by attending three different judging schools (receive a maximum of 7 judging points Participate as an Observer Judge and assess some really great Corvettes as they go through the judging process Volunteer to be a tabulator - contact Jeanne Cloutier at jeanneordavid@aol.com Volunteer for tasks that need doing to help the Regional be the best event it can be Bring your car down and have it judged Drive your car down and enjoy the event If you have any questions at all, please reach out to me. Attached to this are some photos from our 2014 Regional. Chris Enstrom North Central Chapter Judging Chairman
As the story goes, Elko Perchyshyn’s first ride in this car was on the way to the Hospital to be born. Suffice it to say, he had many more rides until he finally was in the Drivers Seat. Thank you Elko for letting us enjoy putting your body back on your 66!
My name is Paul Burski and I have been a member of the NCRS for the past four years. I recently hosted my third tech session for the North Central Region. My first tech session was two years ago and we put a new wiring harness in my Roman Red ‘62. It was great to have around 20 guys with technical know-how to help me with this project. My second tech session was about a year ago when we dyno’d my engine at Competition Engines in Eagan, Minnesota. We had over 30 people attend that session and we all learned a lot about engines, carburetor’s and even different oils. I have been very happy with the way my engine has been running after the dyno session and would highly recommend it to anyone with a freshly rebuilt engine. After tuning the carb during the tech session, my mileage went from about 10 mpg to about 14 mpg. Since I’ve had great results hosting my previous tech sessions, I was more than happy to host yet another on February 13th. I cleaned up my garage, cranked up the heat to 65 degrees and positioned my car at a 45 degree angle in the two car side so we would have easy access to the doors and the trunk. We had 17 North Central NCRS members in attendance and 1 guest (AKA future member.) I had some weather stripping to install, new door panels and also wanted to adjust my trunk lid. I purchased the weather stripping and door panels a few years ago and never set aside enough time to install them. We had a couple of guys adjust the gaps on my trunk lid. Thanks Mark and Jim! Once the trunk was adjusted, four of us installed the trunk weather stripping. With the lid on the car, it took all four of us get it on straight without a lot of extra glue getting all over the car. To get the job done, I had to lay on my back in the truck of my car. At the same time, another group of guys worked on the door panel project. They removed my old SS trim and polished it before installing it on my new door panels. The panel project isn’t completed yet, but I will have it done before the roads clear up. If you have a project on your Corvette that you need help with, I would encourage you to host a tech session- especially if your garage is heated. You will get a lot of help and advice from your fellow NCRS members. Thank you to Bob Lund, our Tech Director, and Jerome Lardy for bringing the donuts.
On March 30, 2016 a Tech Session was held at Competition Engine in Egan, MN. A 327ci/300HP engine was Dyno'ed. This engine will go in a 1967 Corvette matched with a PowerGlide transmission. The engine was recently rebuilt by Competition Engine using a stock cam. Nine pulls were run recording technical information between 3000RPM and 5000RPM. The engine performed well with best horse power recorded at 285HP at 4900RPM, and best torque at 384 foot pounds at 3000RPM.
January 7, 2016 Board Members Present: Rick Zierhut, Paul Burski, Roger Carlson, Chris Enstrom, Mike Kittle, Nick Kornder, Jerome Lardy, Bob Lund, Dave Murphy, Don O’Grady Board Members Absent: Mike Lyddy, Will Zierhut Other Members Present: Jeff Braun, Steve & Juli Hudak, Alden Miles Meeting held at Old World Pizza in Inver Grove Heights. Rick called the meeting to order. • Meeting Minutes from the November 5th, 2015 meeting were approved. -- Mike Kittle • Treasurer's Report – Roger Carlson - Updated the group on the Chapter's current financial records. Roger reported that he had completed the rollover of a Chapter CD that had matured in December. Roger has completed the 2015 yearend financial report and provided a copy to
Rick Zierhut. He also filed the IRS Form 990-N for the tax year 2015. • Judging Report -- Chris Enstrom / Will Zierhut – Chris reported that t date 21 people have registered on line for the upcoming 2016 Regiona that is to be held in Rochester in May. Currently seven Corvettes have been signed up for various levels of flight judging. Registration sign up is available on line at the NCRS National web site. Chris updated all that 10 members have signed up for the upcoming National Judging Retreat that will be held in Dallas, March 10 – 13th. Chris has begun work on the Chapter Judging meet that will be held in August. Information regarding this event will be forthcoming. • Website Report -- Nick Kornder – Nick reported that the January “Member of the Month” has been sent to all members and added to bot the Chapter’s web site and Facebook page. Nick reviewed the website over the Holiday and made all changes needed to the Chapter web site and Facebook page to reflect recent board member changes and event information for 2016. Nick is working with Dave Murphy to obtain additional photo’s to use fo “Throwback Friday”. Currently Nick has enough material to cover week ly updates through January. Nick said he may request old photos from the membership to use in the future as well. • Newsletter Report -- Dave Murphy – Dave reported that the Q4 newsletter has been completed and sent to all members. Dave will work with Nick to add this addition to the chapter web site in the coming month. Thanks Dave, as this edition is the “BEST YET”!
• Membership Report -- Jerome Lardy – Jerome reported that he was working on membership renewals and had heard back from most mem bers. He will be contacting those that have still not paid their dues next week. No new members joined the chapter since the last board meeting. Jerome sent in the fourth quarter report to Bill Braun for the Chapter Top Flight Award and was waiting for confirmation that we received the
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award for 2015. • Tech Report -- Bob Lund – Bob is currently working on Tech Sessions for January and February. Bob will update all members with further information, date and time. • Activities Report -- Don O'Grady – Big D updated the group that we have 18 people signed up for the upcoming “Winter Social Dinner” that will be held at Mancinni’s, February 20th. Additional emails will be sent to all members regarding this great event. • Member at Large – Paul Burski – Paul reported that the January Member of the Month which features Michael Barrett and his ’67 has been sent to all members and has been uploaded to the chapters Facebook page and website page. Paul is already working with several members for upcoming MOM’s. Paul reported that many members that he has contacted are very excited to participate. NCRS National has been taking past Chapter MOM mailings and sending them out to other Chapters in the US. GREAT PROGRAM! • Old Business - Jerome sent the Chapter's $200 donation to Courage Kenney Foundation which was the final requirement we needed to complete for the Chapter Top Flight Award. • New Business – Alden Miles addressed the board with a great new program idea – The North Central Chapter “Memorial Fund”. This new program would honor chapter members who pass away by sending either flowers to the member’s funeral or providing the family with a charitable donation. Motion was made and passed to instate the “Memorial Fund” program and provide up to $100 per occurrence. Rick Zierhut will administer as needed.
February 4, 2016
Board Members Present: Rick Zierhut, Paul Burski, Roger Carlson, Chris Enstrom, Mike Kittle, Nick Kornder, Jerome Lardy, Bob Lund, Mike Lyddy, Will Zierhut Board Members Absent: Dave Murphy, Don O’Grady Other Members Present: Mark Lyddy Meeting held at Old World Pizza in Inver Grove Heights. Rick called the meeting to order. • Meeting Minutes from the January 7th, 2016 meeting were approved. • Open Discussion from Floor – Open to all members to attend the board meeting, to present, comment and discuss chapter needs or programs. • Treasurer's Report – Roger Carlson - reported that the overall financial state of the chapter is in great shape. Roger further reported that we have 28 people that have paid for the upcoming regional meet.
• Judging Report -- Chris Enstrom / Will Zierhut – Chris updated all that registration for the upcoming Regional Judging Meet is open for sign up. At present we have 13 cars registered for judging: 8 cars for Flight, 3 cars for P.V., 1 car for Founders and 1 car for Sport. Chris is working with Bev Zierhut to offer logo shirts for sale at the event. Chris and Will are going to hold one more preparation meeting with workers for the event. Chris will send a meeting announcement to workers signed up regarding date, time and location. Chris will send out another email to all members interested in judging at the Regional with updated information. Chris and Will continue to make plans for the Chapter Judging meet in August. Details regarding this event will be forthcoming. • Website Report -- Nick Kornder – reported that he has updated the chapter web site and Facebook page with the January M.O.M. Furthermore Nick has added pictures taken at the Winter Regional Meet held in Lakeland, Florida, the January Tech Session held at Elko’s garage, and pictures taken at the Barret Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. • Newsletter Report -- Dave Murphy – Has begun work on the 1st quarter newsletter which he plans to send out to all in April. Thanks to Dave, each addition gets better and better. • Membership Report -- Jerome Lardy – updated the board on the progress of Membership Renewal for this year. At present 116 members have renewed their membership and only eight members are outstanding. Jerome will reach out to remaining members in the next week by phone and email. Jerome reported that the North Central Chapter is well on its way to obtaining Chapter Top Flight status for 2016. • Tech Report -- Bob Lund – reported that 17 members attended the January Tech Session held at Elko Perchyshyn’s garage where the team helped install the body of Elko’s 1966 Nassau Blue Corvette convertible on the frame. Pictures from the session have been uploaded to the chapter web site and Facebook page. Bob updated all that the February Tech Session will be held on Saturday, February 13th at Paul Burski’s garage. We will be working Paul’s 62 Corvette. We are planning to work on door panels, weather stripping and trunk lid fit. Coffee and donuts will be provided from 9am to 9:30 am. Our Host: Paul Burski, 16590 Horizon Ave., Lakeville, MN. 55044 Phone: 612-987-1154
Activities Report -- Don O'Grady – There is still time to sign up for the upcoming Winter Social dinner that will be held at Mancini’s restaurant February 20th. Don will send out a reminder email to all with copy of the signup sheet.
Member at Large – Paul Burski – reported that the Member of the Month for February which features Ken Traverse has been posted to the chapter Facebook and web site. Paul is currently working with members for March, April and May. This is a great program which helps all chapter members get better acquainted with each other and is being reposted to all other Chapters in the country by NCRS National. • Old Business – None to report. • New Business – Roger Carlson presented a rewards program that Paragon Corvette makes available to clubs. Motion was made, seconded and passed that the North Central Chapter should sign up for Paragon Corvettes 3% rewards program. Roger Carlson will contact Paragon to get the club set up. He will draft announcements for newsletter, website and broadcast email to member about the program. Paragon Corvette Club Rewards Program – Help your club when buying parts The North Central Chapter NCRS has an opportunity to sign up for the Paragon Club Rewards Program. Here’s how the program works. 1. Each calendar year Paragon adds up the total value of all parts purchased by participating club members (excludes labor, restorations & used parts). 2. The North Central Chapter will then receive 3% of that value in the form of either gift certificates or stocked Paragon items. 3. The club would then use these gift certificates as giveaways at club functions such as Tech and Judging sessions. 4. This program does not affect any discounts you currently enjoy with Paragon. How can each member help? Paragon needs to identify customers as being a member of the North Central Chapter in order to include their purchases in the annual calculation. The club needs to provide Paragon a list of participating club members. Participating members can either be existing Paragon customers or new customers. If you would like to participate please email Rogerpcarlson@gmail.com ASAP to get your purchases included. Bob Lund presented the board with a program to build interest and participation for the upcoming Winter Social, February 20th. Motion was made, seconded and passed for Bob to purchase four battery trickle chargers and use as an incentive drawing at the event. Attendees will not only have the opportunity to meet and socialize with other members,
have a fabulous meal, but have a shot at winning a free battery trickle charger.
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