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05-03-2012, 03:03 PM
WEDNESDAY, MAY 16
6:00pm – 10:00pm
Welcome Reception at Holiday Inn University Plaza
1021 Wilkinson Trace, Bowling Green, KY
Compliments of ZR-1 Net Registry
THURSDAY, MAY 17
8:00am
Museum Opens
8:00am – 5:00pm
Registration Open
Advance Registration pickup
Onsite registration open
Located in front lobby
9:00am – 11:00am
S1: Why & How
Frank Ellis - then a young Chevy marketing manager, now a retired GM executive, is an unsung Corvette Challenge Hero. He held together the patchwork of engineers, dealers, sponsors and racers that kept the series going in ’88 and ’89. But there wouldn’t have been a Corvette Challenge had not Doug Robinson orchestrated the rout of the SCCA’s Escort Endurance series in ’85, ’86 and ’87 that got the Corvettes kicked out.
Frank, Doug and retired Corvette Chief Engineer Dave McLellan and others will tell all.
Located in the Chevrolet Theater
11:00am – 12:00pm
Open Discussion on Corvette Challenge Series
Located in Chevrolet Theater
1:00pm – 2:30pm S2: Guts, Guile and Glory
This is a show-and-tell. It starts in the Chevrolet Theater and adjourns to the NCM garage, where Challenge cars will be described, inspected, and dissected.
Bill Cooper won the 1989 Challenge championship in Doug Rippie’s car. Hear them and others, including Chevrolet engineer Jim Minneker, discuss the racing and the machinery. How were ’88 cars different from ’89? What role did CAMS play? What rules did the racers not break?
2:30pm – 3:00pm Open Discussion on the win
3:15pm 4:15pm S4: Hoodwinks, Hanky-Panky and History
Hear first-hand about how Chevy dealers both affected (and were infected) by the series and about how collectors have been treated since then by a unique batch of VIN specific production C4 racers.
Listen to Wilkes-Barre’s Ken Wallace explain how he found himself the owner of so many ‘88s. Be awed by Curt Smith’s incredible spread sheets as he has documented and tracked Challenge Cars. Be thankful for Frank Ellis’ creativity and courage and the far-sightedness of collectors like Mike Yager and Chip Miller.
Located in the Chevrolet Theater
5:00pm
Museum Closes
5:30pm – 8:00pm
Reception at AutoMasters
790 Interstate Dr. Bowling Green, KY
FRIDAY, MAY 18
8:00am
Museum Opens
8:00am – 5:00pm
Registration Open
Located in front lobby
Advance Registration pickup
Onsite registration open
9:00am – 11:00am
S12: “Corvette Racing: From the Million Dollar Corvette Challenge, to the 24 Hr of LeMans. And Beyond.”
Speakers: Doug Rippie / Corvette Challenge & World Challenge Championship team owner and Graham Behan / Former Lotus Chief Engineer.
Hosted By: Jim Van Dorn
Rare Video and Slideshow included
Located in Chevrolet Theater
11:00am – 12:00pm S5: Upgrades on C4’s
Upgrading brakes & suspension
Speaker: Doug Rippie
Located in the Chevrolet Theater
Times TBD
Drag Racing at Beech Bend
798 Beech Bend Rd, Bowling Green, KY
Contact: Frank Urbinati at race@zr1netregistry.com
3:00pm – 4:00pm S11: Do it Yourself Tuning
ABC’s for tuning your C4 Corvette
Speaker: Dominic Sorresso
Located in the Chevrolet Theater
5:00pm
Museum Closes
SATURDAY, MAY 19
8:00am
Museum Opens
8:00am – 11:00am
Registration Continues
Onsite registration open
Located in front lobby
Advance Registration pickup
9:00am – 10:00pm
S6: Introduction to Drag Racing
Speakers: Marc Haibeck / Bob Gillig / Pete Polatsidis / Al Dashto
Located in Chevrolet Theater
10:00am – 11:00am S7: ZR-1 Start-up hints
If your ZR-1 hasn’t been started in years – here is what you need to look for
Speaker: Marc Haibeck
Located in the Chevrolet Theater
11:00am – 12:00pm S8: Building & Designing a Big Inch LT5
Speakers: Paul Workman / Pete Polatsidis / Bob Gillig / Marc Haibeck
Located in the Chevrolet Theater
2:00pm – 3:00pm
S10: Dual Disc Clutch for Hi-Horsepower C4 Corvette
“Last clutch you will ever have to buy”
Speaker: TBD
Located in the Chevrolet Theater
5:00pm
Museum Closes
5:00pm – 6:00pm Cash Bar
Located in NCM Blvd
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Banquet and Charity Auction
Banquet fee: $30 member / $35 non-member
Located in NCM Conference Room
Menu Includes
Salad
Entrée – Chicken Picatta & Sliced Roast Beef
Mashed Potatoes
Green Beans
Choice of Desserts
6:00pm – 10:00pm
Welcome Reception at Holiday Inn University Plaza
1021 Wilkinson Trace, Bowling Green, KY
Compliments of ZR-1 Net Registry
THURSDAY, MAY 17
8:00am
Museum Opens
8:00am – 5:00pm
Registration Open
Advance Registration pickup
Onsite registration open
Located in front lobby
9:00am – 11:00am
S1: Why & How
Frank Ellis - then a young Chevy marketing manager, now a retired GM executive, is an unsung Corvette Challenge Hero. He held together the patchwork of engineers, dealers, sponsors and racers that kept the series going in ’88 and ’89. But there wouldn’t have been a Corvette Challenge had not Doug Robinson orchestrated the rout of the SCCA’s Escort Endurance series in ’85, ’86 and ’87 that got the Corvettes kicked out.
Frank, Doug and retired Corvette Chief Engineer Dave McLellan and others will tell all.
Located in the Chevrolet Theater
11:00am – 12:00pm
Open Discussion on Corvette Challenge Series
Located in Chevrolet Theater
1:00pm – 2:30pm S2: Guts, Guile and Glory
This is a show-and-tell. It starts in the Chevrolet Theater and adjourns to the NCM garage, where Challenge cars will be described, inspected, and dissected.
Bill Cooper won the 1989 Challenge championship in Doug Rippie’s car. Hear them and others, including Chevrolet engineer Jim Minneker, discuss the racing and the machinery. How were ’88 cars different from ’89? What role did CAMS play? What rules did the racers not break?
2:30pm – 3:00pm Open Discussion on the win
3:15pm 4:15pm S4: Hoodwinks, Hanky-Panky and History
Hear first-hand about how Chevy dealers both affected (and were infected) by the series and about how collectors have been treated since then by a unique batch of VIN specific production C4 racers.
Listen to Wilkes-Barre’s Ken Wallace explain how he found himself the owner of so many ‘88s. Be awed by Curt Smith’s incredible spread sheets as he has documented and tracked Challenge Cars. Be thankful for Frank Ellis’ creativity and courage and the far-sightedness of collectors like Mike Yager and Chip Miller.
Located in the Chevrolet Theater
5:00pm
Museum Closes
5:30pm – 8:00pm
Reception at AutoMasters
790 Interstate Dr. Bowling Green, KY
FRIDAY, MAY 18
8:00am
Museum Opens
8:00am – 5:00pm
Registration Open
Located in front lobby
Advance Registration pickup
Onsite registration open
9:00am – 11:00am
S12: “Corvette Racing: From the Million Dollar Corvette Challenge, to the 24 Hr of LeMans. And Beyond.”
Speakers: Doug Rippie / Corvette Challenge & World Challenge Championship team owner and Graham Behan / Former Lotus Chief Engineer.
Hosted By: Jim Van Dorn
Rare Video and Slideshow included
Located in Chevrolet Theater
11:00am – 12:00pm S5: Upgrades on C4’s
Upgrading brakes & suspension
Speaker: Doug Rippie
Located in the Chevrolet Theater
Times TBD
Drag Racing at Beech Bend
798 Beech Bend Rd, Bowling Green, KY
Contact: Frank Urbinati at race@zr1netregistry.com
3:00pm – 4:00pm S11: Do it Yourself Tuning
ABC’s for tuning your C4 Corvette
Speaker: Dominic Sorresso
Located in the Chevrolet Theater
5:00pm
Museum Closes
SATURDAY, MAY 19
8:00am
Museum Opens
8:00am – 11:00am
Registration Continues
Onsite registration open
Located in front lobby
Advance Registration pickup
9:00am – 10:00pm
S6: Introduction to Drag Racing
Speakers: Marc Haibeck / Bob Gillig / Pete Polatsidis / Al Dashto
Located in Chevrolet Theater
10:00am – 11:00am S7: ZR-1 Start-up hints
If your ZR-1 hasn’t been started in years – here is what you need to look for
Speaker: Marc Haibeck
Located in the Chevrolet Theater
11:00am – 12:00pm S8: Building & Designing a Big Inch LT5
Speakers: Paul Workman / Pete Polatsidis / Bob Gillig / Marc Haibeck
Located in the Chevrolet Theater
2:00pm – 3:00pm
S10: Dual Disc Clutch for Hi-Horsepower C4 Corvette
“Last clutch you will ever have to buy”
Speaker: TBD
Located in the Chevrolet Theater
5:00pm
Museum Closes
5:00pm – 6:00pm Cash Bar
Located in NCM Blvd
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Banquet and Charity Auction
Banquet fee: $30 member / $35 non-member
Located in NCM Conference Room
Menu Includes
Salad
Entrée – Chicken Picatta & Sliced Roast Beef
Mashed Potatoes
Green Beans
Choice of Desserts