Bay Valley Corvette Club 2011 Events

This is a schedule of the 2010 events.  If you want to lead an event, contact the Event Coordinator, Bev Havercamp at email: mailto:Goblue1942@hotmail.com or by phone 989-2255409 or; President, Andy Phares, at email: ahphares@yahoo.com  or by phone:  989-893 8365.  See  Cruise Guidelines for responsibilities of each person on the Cruise.

 

Date

Events

Meet Date/Time

Departure Location/Location

Depart Time

Contact

Every Second Monday of the month

Bay Valley Corvette Club Meeting

7:00 PM

UAW Hall

4427 E. Wilder Road

Bay City, MI  48706

8:00 PM

Andy Phares

 

FYI – Additional Links to other car shows: http://www.carshownews.com/national/MI.htm

                                                              http://www.corvettecentral.com/show/schedule/  

                                                http://www.corvettemuseum.com/events/db.cgi?db=default&uid=default&ID=*&mh=10&sb=6&so=ascend&view_records=View+Records  

 

2011 Past Events

Date

Events

Meet Date/Time

Departure Location/Location

Depart Time

Contact

April 30 (Sat.)

Freeland Walleye Car Show.  See the following link for more information -  http://www.freelandlionsclub.com/PDF/Walfestcarshow.pdf   The Walleye Festival is from April 29 to May 1 -  http://www.freelandlionsclub.com/WalFest.htm

 

 

 

freelandwalleyefestival@yahoo.com.

May 14 (Sat.)

Frankenmuth MS Walk.

Leaving at 7:30 M so can be at the park in Frankenmuth at 8:00 AM.

7:30 AM

Cracker Barrel

Bridgeport, MI

 

Bev Havercamp or Lynne Kindy

May 15 (Sun.)

Street Freaks Car Show (5th Annual),

Location:  Culver’s on Bay Rd. in Saginaw

Time:  10 AM to 4 PM

Pre-register is $10.00, day of show if $15.00

For more information www.myspace.com/streetfreaks

 

 

 

Todd McInerney– (989-781-3689)

May 21 (Sat.)

Gilmore Car Museum at Hickory Corners, MI – See email message from Jan. 5, 2011

Reservation deadline May 1, 2011

6:00 AM

 

4:00 PM

Roger Bishop

May 26th

Bay Café Car Show – Bay Café Catering and BJ’s Pizza first car show at 4:30 pm until whenever.

 

363 State Park St

Bay City

 

Bev Havercamp

May 28

Sanford Car Show – on Lake Sanford with a really good chicken dinner.

 

Community of Christ church – Sanford, MI

 

Mary Maxson

June 13 & 14 (Mon & Tues)

GT Track Days was created to provide access to world-renowned road racetracks. Our unique combination of classroom instruction, on-track guidance from seasoned instructors, and on track time will allow you to experience the full potential of your high performance car.

More information go to www.gttrackdays.com

 

 

 

Todd Zimmer (414) 350-6303) or

Greg Miller (414) 640-7218)

June 17 (Fri)

Apple Mountain Cruise

 

 

 

Bev Havercamp

June 17 to June 26 (Fri, Sat, Sun – Sun.)

2nd Annual Back to the Bricks Michigan Mitten Promo Tour.

More information can be obtained at http://www.backtothebricks.org/events/MichiganMittenPromotionalTour.htm Footage of previous Back to the Bricks shows and last year’s Promo tour can be seen at www.ABC12.com

 

 

 

Aileen England (810-919-5078) or Karen Borton

June 23-26

Bloomington Gold Corvette USA – Thousands of Corvette – Road Tour – Corvettes & Parts for Sale – MECUM Auction – Gold and Survivor Certification – Unveiling the 2012 models – Seminars – FREE golf course parking – and more

 

Pheasant Run Resort

St. Charles, IL

 

www.BloomingtonGold.com or (309) 888-4477

June 26 (Sun)

Capital City Corvette Club, Will see if they want to go to the Bavarian Inn or cruise to the Bintz’s car show.  More to come.

 

 

 

Bev Havercamp

July 12 – 16 (Tues – Sat.)

Black Hill Corvette Classic – Black Hills, SD – All Hotel reservations that were made are booked up. If want to go will need to make other reservations.  May be able to find other lodging by going to www.blackhillscorvetteclassic.com but you will pay regular price.

Review past email concerning trip

 

 

 

Sam Cherwinski

July 14 – 16 (Thurs – Sat)

Nation Corvette Homecoming.  Sloan Convention Center,

Bowling Green, Kentucky.

For more information click on the following link:

http://www.nationalcorvettehomecoming.com/

 

Sloan Convention Center

Bowling Green, Kentucky

 

Joe Pruitt

July 17 (Sun)

Old Town Motorfest – Old Town Saginaw

Registration from 10 AM until Noon

Show until 4:00 PM

For more information:  www.oldtownmotorfest.com

 

 

 

Steve Snow

July 22 (Fri)

Apple Mountain Cruise

 

 

 

Bev Havercamp

July 30

First Annual Classic Car Show at Comerica Park  -  The car show will take place at the Columbia Plaza on Witherell Street from 12-4 pm followed by the Detroit Tigers vs. the Los Angeles Angels at 4:10 pm.

Events will feature celebrity judges, over 100 classic cars, live music and more.  Presented by Motot City Casino and Total Lubricants.  $28 includes Upper Baseline Box ticket to game, Admission to the Car Show and an Event T-Shirt.

 

Columbia Plazsa on Witherell St and Comerica Park

 

www.tigers.com/carshow

Aug. 6 (Sat)

Vassar Car Show

 

 

 

 

Aug. 12 (Fri.)

Corvette Track Day at Waterford Hills Raceway (hosted by Cauley Performance) along with an evening of Michigan style barbeque at the Somerset Inn in Troy, Michigan.

For more information go to www.corvettesamerica.org.

 

 

 

info@corvettesamerica.org or (248-788-6119)

Aug. 13 (Sat.)

11th Annual Corvettes America Show hosted by America’s Corvette Club of Michigan.

Time:  9 AM to 4 PM

Location:  Alpine Valley Ski Resort in White Lake Township

For more information go to www.corvettesamerica.org.

 

 

 

info@corvettesamerica.org or (248-788-6119)

Aug. 16 thru

Aug. 20

Back to the Bricks – Free event for car enthusiasts.Will have “Big Daddy” Dan Gartlis and a Corvette Reunion plus more things to see.  Tuesday will be a drive in, Wednesday and Thursday a rolling cruise, Friday and evening concert and Saturday a huge car show will all kinds of attraction.  Please check website for more information check out their website www.backtothebricks.org. or http://www.backtothebricks.org/schedule/index.html

 

Flint, Michigan

 

www.backtothebricks.org or http://www.backtothebricks.org/schedule/index.html

Aug. 17 thru

Aug. 19

(Wed. thru Friday)

Corvettes on Woodward Food Drive & Cruise

Location:  Radisson Hotel on Woodward Avenue

               Bloomfield Hills, MI

500 Corvettes will be there

http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/forums/regional-news-events/125618-corvettes-woodward-food-drive-cruise-2011-bloomfield-hills-michigan.html

 

 

 

Larry & Verna Courtney

(586-87-6923)

Aug. 19 (Fri)

Apple Mountain Cruise

 

 

 

Bev Havercamp

Aug. 27 & 28

(Fri. & Sat.)

22nd Anniversary Mackinaw Corvette Crossroads Auto Show – Mackinaw, MI

See email message sent Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011 and Mon. Jan 15, 2011 on hotels.

More information to come.

 

 

 

Sam Cherwinski

Aug. 31 through

Sept 3

National Corvette Museum’s 17th Anniversary Celebration and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

Members of the National Corvette Museum refer to the March 17th e_News Letter for more information or

www.corvettemuseum.com/registration/celebration/info.shtml and check out the events.

 

 

 

www.corvettemuseum.org

Sept. 5

Children’s Zoo Car Show

 

 

 

Bev Havercamp

Sept. 9 – 11

(Fri – Sun)

2011 Frankenmuth Auto Fest – Car show on Sunday.

See flyer for information:  http://www.frankenmuthautofest.com/

 

 

 

Bev Havercamp

Sept.16 thru

Sept. 18

Corvette Funfest 2011 – 18th annual Corvette Funfest is one of the largest Corvette gatherings in the country and takes place at Mid America Motorworks 150 acre corporate campus.  During the 3-day event, more that 15,000 Corvettes are displayed.  Them this year is “America’s Star Spangled Corvette Event”.  Events include Thursday evening Fun Run Road Tour and Downtown party, Technical Seminars, top-line Saturday evening entertainment and much more.  For more information go to their website:  www.funfestevents.com or call 866-350-4541 

 

Effingham, IL

 

www.funfestevents.com or call 866-350-4541 

Sept. 16

Apple Mountain Cruise

 

 

 

Bev Havercamp

Sept. 21

Arnold Center Club Visit. 

10:30 AM

West Loons Ball Park Parking Lot

 

Sam Cherwinski

Sept 24

Tiny Apple Orchard. 

 

 

 

Bev Havercamp

Sept. 25

Capac Fall Festival and Car Show

Festival lasts Sept 23-25; car show on Sunday

 

 

 

Kay and Dan Peele

October 1 & 2

Wings and Wheels 2011 Show.  Toledo Chapter of The Veteran Car Club of Americal and the Wauseon Chapter 149 of the Experimental Aircraft Association invites you and your care to join them for their 1st Annual Breakfast & Mini Chili Fly-In Car Show.  This is a two day event helf the 1st week end in October each year.  The EAA usually has around 115 aircraft of all kinds including homebuilts, antiques, and classics.  This year they are having their car show on the grounds of the Wauseon Airport.  The airport and show is located at 9460 County Rd. 14, Wauseon, OH 43567.  (Take Airport Hwy (Rt 2 West) to Country Rd 14 & turn right (@25 miles from Spring Meadows Shopping Ctr)  Show hours are 8:00 to 3:00 both days.

 

 

 

Mike Woody @ 419-346-2618 or michaelwoody @Hughes.net or John Beddoes @ 734-856-3690

Oct. 8

Corvettes at the Farm.  See email from Cindy Phares dated Sept. 18, 2011.  RSVP by September 30.

Dillmark Farms

5580 S. Bloomfield-Royalton Rd.

Ashville, OH   43103

 

 

 

Alan & Beth Dill

bthdill2003@yahoo.com

 

Oct. 15

Fall Color Tour.  See note from John Phares from Chip dated September 5 for more information.

8:00 Breakfast

9:30

Departure

Bob Evans

Eastman Rd. by Mall

Midland

 

Chip & Thelma Topham

989-798-5757

Nov. 12 (Sat)

BVCC Christmas Party.

6:00 PM  -  Cocktail Hour

7:00 PM  -  Dinner

8:00 PM  -  Dancing to DJ

Cost - $32.76 per person

6-12 PM

Double Tree Hotel,

Bay City, MI

 

Cindy Phares