In January we published a feature on Chuck, Sharon & Kim Fast of Northville, Mich. becoming a member of our “One Acre Club”.  Joining the One Acre Club was a family affair with their late daughter, Kimberlee, in mind, as that’s what she would have wanted. With the announcement that the One Acre Club fundraiser would be ending this year, December 31, 2013, Chuck and Sharon have decided to honor their daughter by making her the very first “Four Acre Club” member.

“Kimberlee loved autocrossing in her Corvette and was a big part of the National Corvette Museum, attending many events there until she was diagnosed with AML leukemia in January of 2007. We thought this gesture would honor her legacy,” said Chuck. “We know that Kimberlee would have been at the NCM Motorsports Park for any and every opportunity. We can’t think of a better way to honor her memory than to make her a Four Acre Club member.”

The Fast family are Lifetime Members of the Museum, and are avid Corvette enthusiasts. Chuck has owned a total of 19 Corvettes, including many Z06’s and a 2011 ZR1 that he took Museum delivery of in October 2010. Kimberlee also participated in the R8C Delivery program when she purchased her new 2004 Corvette on her 30th birthday, which she treasured until losing her battle with AML leukemia in 2010.

Learn more about the Motorsports Park project and One Acre Club program online here.

The Bowling Green Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors have approved a $400,000 grant to the National Corvette Museum to be used in the construction of the west track in the Museum’s planned Motorsports Park.  For more information on the NCM Motorsports Park, please visit www.motorsportspark.org.

The Bowling Green City Commission and Warren County Fiscal Court are expected to approve the grant the week of March 18th at their respective meetings.

Summer vacations were made for Corvettes, and July 29-August 3 we're hitting the road for a Museum in Motion trip that begins with the Classic Corvettes of Minnesota Car Show at Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake, MN.

Highlights of the trip include two days of casino action and car show fun (Saturday night overnight NOT included with registration), followed by a caravan to Mackinac Island and Mackinaw City with stops at Burnstad's European Village, tours of the Harley Davidson Museum, Kohler factory, an excursion to "The Shops at Woodlake," a scenic drive through the M-119 Tunnel of Trees and Sleeping Dunes National Park, and a glass bottom boat ride to view shipwrecks. To end this tour with new found friends there is a private beach party at Best Western Dockside.

Registration is now open and there are a very limited number of spots available. The trip fee is $2,250 for two people ($40 additional for non-members). Check out the complete agenda online here.

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Like us, many of you were excited to hear last year about the project to launch a new "Vette TV" program on the Speed Channel. We've received many phone calls and emails inquiring about this program, so we wanted to pass along this update from the show.

"We wanted to give all of you an update to let you know where we are and what we are working on in order to get the tv program up and running. Background: First, we put together an outline of the proposed 13 episodes and presented it to Speed Channel. Next, we worked out an agreement with Speed to produce the 13 episodes related to the Corvette and the lifestyle and enthusiasm of the Corvette owner which made the Corvette the only true American sports car. The show was set to begin in January, 2013.

Next, in order to meet our requirements with Speed, we needed to secure commitments from sponsors and advertisers in order to fund the entire series and purchase the required prime time slot. General Motors was excited about the project and gave us their blessings and their support. We also had the support of several sponsors and advertisers, but unfortunately those were not enough to fund the entire project.

So, at this time, we are continuing to beat the bushes to secure the necessary funding commitments. When we have additional information, we will post it here [Vette TV Facebook] in order to let all of you know how we are progressing with the project. Thanks to all of you for your comments and stay tuned."

Vette TV has a Facebook Group established that you can join, but NCM will also share any updates that are passed along.