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JULY/AUGUST 2025

FROM THE CHAPTER CHAIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ed Harbour

Here in the Carolinas the weather has certainly gotten hot. Despite the heat, we had a great road tour from Statesville, NC, to the North Wilkesboro Speedway and Shelton Vineyards in Dobson, NC. We concluded with lunch at Harvest Grill at the vineyard. There were 22 attendees for both the road tour and lunch: 11 Corvettes and 13 cars total. Kirk Turner and Reba Whittington did a fantastic job pulling together all the logistics to make this event a success, including access to the North Wilkesboro Speedway with five track laps for each registered car and an excellent lunch at Harvest Grill. You could sense the history of NASCAR at the North Wilkesboro track and feel the presence of the great drivers and teams that ran there. The track manager shared some of that with the group. It was truly an incredible opportunity. My ’72 LT1 handled the track well even with bias ply tires and the A/C not working; look for a tech session article on that in a future Redline Times. As you may have heard, our board, with encouragement from NCRS National, considered holding another Carolinas Regional at Clemson in 2026 as a feeder to the National Convention in Charleston. However, after reviewing the schedules of already committed regionals, National felt the calendar was full for 2026. Our board is considering holding a regional in April 2027. I will update you further in the next Redline Times. Our fall meet and election is September 26-28 in Mooresville, NC. Our chapter bylaws state that each officer of the CCNCRS serves a one-year term with elections held each year at the annual membership meeting. But there is no term limit on the number of consecutive terms that a given officer can serve. If you would like to be considered for an officer position or know someone that should be nominated for a position, please reach out to Ray Culbertson, our officer nomination committee chair. His contact information is on Page 5. Upcoming events: SE Chapter summer meet at Buyavette in Atlanta, GA, July 11-12; Show-Me Regional in Springfield, MO, July 17-19. While it is hot, we have generally blue skies through summer so let’s take our Corvettes for a spin! Yes, it can be done even without A/C.

SAVE THE WAVE.

 FROM THE REGION IV DIRECTOR………………………………………RICHARD SMALL

It looks like we are moving 2025 along quite quickly.. All chapters are doing well; Carolinas, Southeast, and Florida have had a couple of events each. The SE will be having a chapter event July 11-12 in Atlanta at Buy-a-Vette. If you are looking to attend this event, I highly recommend it. The month of June appears to be quiet in this region. The weather has been hot and muggy, but fortunately none of those named storms have come our way. Also, we have a regional in Springfield, MO, July 16-19 that will get the final prep for those taking cars to the National in Las Vegas. All of our amazing chapters seem to be gliding through the summer with ease. Let me and all of our regional members close by wishing heartfelt sympathy to the families of two prominent members that have recently passed, Judy Waggoner and Tom Barr. May your families find comfort in the amazing years they have shared. I am available for any of your suggestions, concerns, or comments at 321.288.7440.

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