President's Report  (Christmas 2008) 

Hi to all members and your families.

What a great year we all had, 2008 was so busy and enjoyable.  Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year, lots of all the things you enjoy.  Making time to drive your dream without drinking on the side.

 What a fantastic venue the club has found for our club meetings (HQ Hotel at Underwood).  Lots of room with all the requirements we need including two large screens for showing past corvette club events.  The staff at HQ Hotel are very pleasant and nothing is too much trouble.  We will be having our first club meeting for the year on the 14th January at this venue.

 Sunday 18th January – John and Sue have organized the first run for the year to Cabarita Beach were we will all enjoy a very nice lunch.  Lorna and I look forward to seeing you there.  Happy New Year!

 Main event for the month of January will be Australia Day cruise to Ormiston School on Sunday 25th January for a spectacular car gathering.  Afterwards we have been invited back to the Mustang Car Club’s clubhouse for drinks and a sausage sizzle.  All other information regarding all events, please check your magazine events page or the website.

 Don’t forget your registrations for the Canberra Convention (April 10th – 14th, 2009),  a lot of club members will be attending this convention.

  Go Drive your Dream – You’ve only here once.

Bob Mihill

Vice President's Report  (December 2008) 

2008 has been an interesting year for me.  I used to have a shiny red C5, now it's only half a car, due to a yellow button error that I will never live down.  But thanks to the likes of Dave Kelly and Gary at Harris Automotive, it should be shinier than ever in 2009.  It has though acted as a shiny star for the C3. Because of the C5's absence all attention has been diverted to getting it converted, registered and made drivable without getting arm-pump!  To it's credit it has come thru and rewarded both Ali and myself with some very memorable moments.
Perhaps more than any other vehicle in history, the Corvette attracts individuals with highly diverse interests.  For example, some of our members enjoy Corvette history, while some take part in amateur, professional or illegal racing.  And then there's the "show n shine" crowd.  Varied  though their Vette-related hobbies may be, we all share the one same interest, and that's the social life the Vette can bring to you.

After being elected for the 2008-09  year as Vice Pres and events co-ordinator I had a good look at this diversity in memberships we have and will continue to satisfy all with show n shines, both our club and joining others.  Our observational rallies,  muscle car day runs etc. have been a great amount of fun and the social lunches and dinners have fulfilled all the members needs.

2009 activities are well underway.  James and I have spoken with the Mustang club and are doing a combined run with them in January.  With factory horsepower ratings  charting a course for the crab nebula, it's increasingly imperative for both freshly minted and older tasty Corvette enthusiasts to have more than a passing familiarity with the basics of car control.  To that end we have dispatched the use of Morgan Park Dragway for those wishing to sharpen their acceleration skills.

February  is our "Winners Weekend" and Ali and myself will share the details as they become finalised.

March is Brad's turn as he is always looking for an adventure and he is finalising a run with the HSV Club around Lakeside Raceway.  The National Concourse in 09 is in Canberra in April, so a contingent of us plan to show the clubs colours at this prestigious event.  We are letting Bob have May for his Presidents run and look forward to his announcement of what and where.  Ali and I have joined force with Ern and Sal to work out Christmas in July and already have the plans well underway.  You wait !!!!!  Taking votes for who will be Santa soon.
There will obviously be the other annual events that will come up through the year as well, it looks like we should have plenty on.
My advice, spend as much time in your Corvette with the club as your budget and schedule will allow, as this is one of life's rewards.

Peter Turner