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National Corvette Museum eNews
  JULY 18, 2013
IN THIS ISSUE:
  • Kentucky 1-Lap Event Registration Open
  • Win a Stingray Banner from NCM Insurance
  • Win a Rare VIN 5 GM Design Car
  • Corvettes at Carlisle
  • Corvette Store Feature
  • One Acre Club Features
Kentucky 1-Lap Event Registration Now Open

Due to the growing popularity we now offer THREE sessions of our Kentucky 1-Lap event. Lead by the Kentucky State Police, this year's caravan will take participants to fun sites like the 1792 Barton Distillery, General Butler State Park Resort, Louisville Mega Caverns and Zoo, Shaker Village, Dixie Bell Riverboat Ride, KY State Police Academy, Claudia Sanders' Dinner House and more.

Event dates are October 1-5; October 8-12 or October 15-19. Registration is $900 for the primary registrant, and $400 to add a 2nd person. This tour will fill up fast! Click the dates you are interested in to view the schedule and register.

Win a Stingray Banner from NCM Insurance

The National Corvette Museum’s Insurance Agency has kicked off a fun way to win a one-of-a-kind banner featuring a creative design in honor of the Corvette Stingray’s evolution.

Visit the NCM Insurance Agency Facebook page here: http://bit.ly/12s9CWB  and “like” the page. Fill out the form for a chance to be the winner of this unique vinyl banner, perfect for your garage or show room.

The banner is 4 feet long and is available only by visiting the Facebook page and registering for a chance to win it on August 27th! You can register to win each and every day, so start now and enter as many times as you can! The more you register the better your chance of winning! Sorry, only U.S. residents are eligible.

Win a Rare VIN 5 GM Design Car

Your next chance to win a Corvette is Thursday, July 25 when we draw for a 2013 Night Race Blue 427 Convertible. The car is a one-of-a-kind GM Design car with blue top and black stripe. The black stripe is even woven into the blue top. It also bears VIN 5. Other features include the carbon fiber package, 6-speed manual transmission, 427 Heritage Package, magnetic selective ride control, dual mode performance exhaust, 10-spoke black painted aluminum wheels, ZR1 style rear spoiler, 1SC package and more.

Tickets are $150 and the raffle is limited to 1,500 tickets. As of Thursday, July 18 we've only sold 599 tickets.

Learn more about our raffles, including exclusions and restrictions and purchase tickets online at www.corvettemuseum.org/raffle or call 800-538-3883 during normal business hours.

Corvettes at Carlisle

In just over a month, thousands of Corvette enthusiasts will gather in Carlisle, PA for the annual "Corvettes at Carlisle" event.

Set for August 23-25, the event is boasted as the largest and most fun-filled in the world featuring over 5,000 Corvettes of all generations. Activities include autocross, burnouts, a parade, vendors, swap meet, car corral, Manufacturers Midway and Installation Alley.

NCM will have both a Corvette Store booth featuring all the latest merchandise, and an NCM Insurance booth providing free quotes on collector car insurance.

View the complete agenda and learn more online here.

Corvette Store Featured Item

NCM Motorsports Park C6 Corvette T-shirt. Classic cotton tee features a NCM Motorsports Park design on the back and logo on the front. 90% cotton, 10% polyester.

$20.00

One Acre Club Features

Howie Maxwell has been involved with Corvettes since the mid 1980s. His friend was a salesman that had made a down payment on a ’67 convertible and suggested that Howie buy it instead. In 1988, he tested six Corvettes at Bloomington Gold with his youngest daughter and suddenly saw a ’61 out of the corner of his eye. He knew he had to have it. At this point, Howie was already heavily into judging, so he restored the ’61 and it’s won many awards since.  He’s been buying Corvettes left and right since then. 

He is both a founding and lifetime member of the Museum. He’s participated in many NCM events each year, but trouble with his company prevented him from visiting the past few years. When he finally was able to make it back to the museum, he heard about the Motorsports Park and said, “Hey, it’s the only way to make up for missing the last five years!”  He was also extremely excited about the "C7" and felt it had very impressive numbers for a car right off the assembly line so he has arranged a museum R8C delivery for a Night Race Blue "C7" with Brownstone Interior!


Francis Richmond began collecting Corvettes in 1967 and the hobby grew from there. He and his wife Karla now have 19 Corvettes in a climate controlled garage, with lots of Corvette memorabilia! They belong to two Corvette Clubs as well as the NCCC. The Richmond’s have show cars, no touch “stay-in-garage” cars, autocross/race cars and daily driver cars. In the past, they have participated in car shows, parades, rallies and autocross as time has allowed. As their children grew and left home, they began autocrossing more, and in the past few years it has been many weekends and a big part of their life. Francis has also attended Spring Mountain driving school and is going back in December of this year. 

As Francis and Karla became more involved in autocrossing, they have seen the decline in locations that allow them to use their space and they’ve seen many tracks close. Karla says, “In order to preserve the sport for us novice racers, it is important to support NCM and its dream of the Motorsports Park.” As their anniversary was approaching this year, they talked about what gift they could share as a couple. Many options came to mind, but they felt at this point in their lives, contributing to the NCM Motorsports Park was the best gift!


Only 27 acres remain in our "One Acre Club" program. When they're gone... they're gone! Will your name be on the wall? Learn more about how you can be a member of this group here.

 

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Autographed Corvette Racing Cap

This is a Corvette Racing Cap that has mesh on the back, perfect for these hot summer days! Cap is grey with a black mesh material black and red tubing. The underside of the bill is red with the "Jake" image.

Autographed by Doug Fehan, Harlan Charles and Tom Wallace.

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Auction ends Thursday, July 25. Bid online here.

50TH ANNIVERSARY CORVETTE WALL CLOCK

$99.00

NEXT RAFFLE


2013 Night Race Blue 427 Convertible

Thursday, July 25 at 2pm CT

Tickets $150
Limited to 1,500 Tickets

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