2010 Bowling Green Agenda!

THURSDAY May 13, 2010
8:00am
NCM Opens

• Advance Registration Credential Pickup Begins
• On-site registration available
• Located in Ticket Booth (on Boulevard)

8:15am – 4:00pm
S1 Seminar: “Gordon's School” for C4 Corvette Troubleshooting
Gordon Killebrew is well known throughout the Corvette world as THE authority on the C4 1984-1996 Corvettes. Gordon will conduct his school at the NCM focusing on 1990-1996 model years from hood fit to code readings. This class will be a “hands on” class with your Corvette.

• Advance registration required
• Limited to only 8 participants
• Box Lunch provided
• Located at the NCM Amphitheater
• Special Pricing School Fee:
  • NCM Members: $160 per person
  • Non-members: $175 per person
• Click here to visit Gordon's School

8:30am – 3:00pm
LT1: Jingles Check Ride to Dana Industries Road Tour and Lunch
Go on a check-ride tour just like C4s were taken. Follow the route that Jim Ingle, Corvette test engineer led other engineers on when they were testing new models. One of many routes used, this one will take us to Hopkinsville Kentucky and the Dana Industries plant where Corvette frame rails are made and the Z06 frame is made and assembled. Included with the tour are guides explaining the various production steps along the process. Lunch will be served at the plant and unusual for an automotive industry plant, pictures are welcome.

• Departs from NCM front drive
• Advance registration required
• Limited to 60 participants
• Tour of Dana Industries frame rail plant
• Lunch at the Dana Plant
• DYOC: Drive Your Own Corvette
• Tour Fee:

• • NCM Members: $25 per person
  • Non-NCM Member: $35 per person.

10:00am - 2:00pm
RT 1 Poker Run

• Departs from NCM
• Instructions and starting clue at Registration desk
• Run on own schedule between 11am and 3:45pm
• Prize given for best poker hand

1:00pm-2:00pm
Golf Cart Autocross

• Located at NCM front lawn
• Open to all Event Registrants
• Requires a driver (blindfolded) and a navigator

2:00pm-3:30pm
S2 Seminar: Detailing your Corvette

• Featuring David Smith, NCM PDI Specialist
• Located in the new PDI area on the Boulevard

3:45pm – 4:15pm
Grand Sport Registry Membership Meeting

• Located in new NCM Club Room
• Open to all event participants
• Seating limited

5:00pm
NCM Closes
FRIDAY May 14, 2010
8:00am
NCM Opens.

• Advance Registration Credential Pickup
• On-site registration available
• Located in Ticket Booth (on Boulevard)

8:00am – 5:00pm
DYN1: Dyno Pulls

• Onsite at NCM in Truck parking lot
• Advance registration fee: $85 for 3 pulls
• Onsite registration fee as available: $95 for 3 pulls
• Wideband O2 sensor available, fee: $10 additional

9:00am - 4:00pm
Gordon Killebrew School : "Drive Through Troubleshooting"

• Registered Participants only
• Located in NCM Truck Lot
• Click Here to Visit Gordon's School

9:00am - 1:45pm
Silent Auction

• In front of Library-Archives on Boulevard

9:00am – 10:00am
S3 Seminar:

• Speaker: Fred Gallasch
• Located in Chevrolet Theater, seating limited

10:00am – 1:00pm
Peoples/Celebrity Choice Car Show

• Show cars park in NCM parking lot A
• Window placard available at Registration desk
• Ballots and Ballot box at registration desk.

10:00am – 11:00am S4 Seminar: Assembly Plant Manager: introducing Bob Parcell

• Speaker: Bob Parcell, BGAP Manager
• In Chevrolet Theater
• Limited seating available

10:30am - 2:00pm
RT 2 Poker Run

• Departs from NCM
• Instructions and starting clue at Registration desk
• Run on own schedule between 11am and 3:45pm
• Prize given for best poker hand

11:00am – 11:15am Presentation Donation of 1988 C4

• Donation of 1988 Corvette
• Current and Original owners Jack and Doris DeLong
• Located on the Boulevard

11:20am - 12:30pm
S5 Seminar: 20 th Anniversary FIA 24 Record
Join Tommy Morrison, John Heinricy, Jim Minneker, and others who took part in setting the speed record in March 1990, for lunch and bench racing.

• Advance registration required
• Located in the Conference Center
• Lunch includes:
  • Assorted Wraps
  • Choice of 2 sides
  • Drink and Dessert
• Seminar/lunch fee:
  • Members $15
  • Non-members $20

12:45pm – 1:30pm
Autograph Session

• Located in Conference Center
• Limit 2 items per person

1:30pm – 2:30pm
S6 Seminar: 2011 Corvette Intro and Walk-around

• Located on esplanade by logo circle
• Tom Hill/Steve Grilli from BG AP take an in depth look at the new Corvette

2:45pm
Car Show Awards

• Located at the Esplanade by the Logo Circle

3:00pm – 3:15pm
Participant Group Photo

• Participants in Logo Circle
• Photos $10 available at the FotoFX kiosk in the Exhibition Hall

3:30pm - 4:30pm
S7 Seminar: ZR-1 Tuning

• Speaker: Cory Anderson
• Registered participants only
• In Chevrolet Theater
• Limited seating available

4:30pm
LT2: BBQ Road Tour
Combine the fun of a road tour with a taste of Kentucky BBQ. We tour the surrounding countryside ending at Split Tree BBQ for supper and then continue the drive heading to Chaney’s Dairy Barn for some really great ice cream.

• Pre-registration Required
• Limited to 58 participants
• Departs NCM front drive at 4:30pm
• Dinner at Split Tree BBQ – 115 Wilson Rd, Alvaton KY
  • Menu: Pulled Pork & Chicken – 3 sides – dessert & beverage
• Following dinner road tour continues to Chaney’s Dairy Barn for dessert – 9191 Nashville Rd, Bowling Green KY
• $20 members/ $25 non-members
• Click Here for Chaney’s Dairy Barn

5:00pm
Museum Closes
SATURDAY May 15, 2010
8:00am
National Corvette Museum opens
8:00am – 12:00pm
Event Registration Pickup in Ticket Booth on Boulevard
8:15am – 2:00pm
Autocross at Trace Die Cast Parking Lot

• Gates open at 8:15am
• Presented by: NCM Volunteers
• Pre-registration Required
• Autocross Fee per driver
  • Member - $20
  • Non-member - $25
• 8:45 Mandatory Driver meeting
• Click here for Local Directions

8:00am – 5:00pm
DYN1: Dyno Pulls

• Onsite at NCM in Truck parking lot
• Advance registration fee: $85 for 3 pulls
• Onsite registration fee as available: $95 for 3 pulls
• Wideband O2 sensor available, fee: $10 additional

9:00am-4:00pm
Gordon Killebrew School : "Drive Through Troubleshooting"

• Registered Participants only
• Located in NCM Truck Lot
• Click Here to Visit Gordon's School

9:00am – 3:30pm
LT3: Makers Mark Bourbon Tour
Drive some of the best back roads in KY as you head up to Loretto, the home of Makers Mark Distillery. Visit the distilling building, taste the sour mash and watch them bottle and dip in the famous red wax. After the rick-house, head into their new visitor center for a tasting and lunch.

• Advanced registration required
• Limited to 58 participants
• Staging along NCM front drive
• Distillery Tour and lunch at Makers Mark
• DYOC: Drive Your Own Corvette
• Tour Fee: Members $20 / Non-members $30
• Click Here to visit the Makers Mark website

9:30am – 1:30pm
Digital Scavenger Hunt
Test your knowledge of the NCM and do the scavenger hunt, but instead of bringing actual items, a picture will work.

• Bring your cell phone or digital camera
• Pickup clues at registration desk
• Prize for most correct
• Start anytime between 9:30am – 1:30pm

1:00 – 2:00pm
S8 Seminar –

• Speaker: Jack Underwood, Graham Behan
• Located in the Chevrolet Theater
• Seating limited

2:30pm – 4:30pm
RT3: Free Guided Road Tour

• Open to all Event Registrants
• Stage along NCM front drive
• Tour through KY farmland on great back roads

5:30pm
Cash Bar on NCM Boulevard at Conference Center
6:00pm – 9:00pm
BQT1: The Gathering Banquet & Auction

• NCM Conference Center
• Banquet by pre-registration only
• $28 members/ $38 non-members
• Auction begins 7:00 – open to all registered participants

7:15pm – 9:00pm
Gathering Live Auction

• NCM Conference Center
• Open to all event participants
• Doors open following banquet

[QB93Z]

Thanks for posting the agenda for the May 2010 Gathering. It is going to be a great event!

The schedule of events shown is just for the National Corvette Museum. There will be hospitality events that are put on by the ZR-1 Net Registry that are not shown. Stay tuned and check back often to see what is going on.

There will be drag racing at Beech Bend again this year. We will be sharing the track with the the Buick Grand National etc group. We had a great time racing with them last year.

Jim

[GrayZ]

Really nice line up, will there be drag racing this year, and if so,
what dates? i want to plan out my week, this time.

thanks, Keith

[Aurora40]

So the NCM's drag strip and road course that was originally targeted to finish earlier this year will not be completed by the time of the Gathering?

Edit: Nevermind, I figured I'd look at their website to see if it had projected dates. It doesn't, but also the plans don't even include a drag strip anymore: http://www.motorsportspark.org/facilities.shtml

[A1990]

It would be nice to see the ZR-1 Net Registry events agenda too.

[Tyler Townsley]

What cars will be on display?

Tyler

[ZZZZZR1]

Originally Posted by Tyler Townsley

What cars will be on display?

Tyler

Many!

Including "Queenie".

2 of Tommy Morrision's race cars (93 and 94).

94 Admiral Blue / Red interior and 2009 Jetstream Blue (Matching Vin #'s)

Plus 7 others!

Details to follow


Cheers

David

[Rex Ruby]

Originally Posted by A1990

It would be nice to see the ZR-1 Net Registry events agenda too.

YES, can someone add the Registry events too?

ALSO, any details on Gordons school?
Are all 3 days the same agenda?
Is it ZR1 specific?

[ZZZZZR1]

Originally Posted by Rex Ruby

YES, can someone add the Registry events too?

ALSO, any details on Gordons school?
Are all 3 days the same agenda?
Is it ZR1 specific?

hey John,

Here is a link to the new agenda....

http://www.corvettemuseum.com/regist...g/agenda.shtml

Here is what we are doing that isn't on the Agenda:

Wednesday night ZR1netregistry welcome reception...

6pm till ???? Beer / Pizza free to all members (Holiday Inn Hospitality Suite)

Thursday night @ Jim Van Dorn's (Automasters, very close to the NCM)

5pm till ???? Beer / Burgers / Ribs


Not on the Agenda:

Saturday afternoon 3:30 to 5PM ZR-1 Prototype Discussion
with GM engineers and owners of Prototypes


Gordon's class is a C4 class and not a ZR-1 specific class... He does have a ZR-1 specific class that he has @ his home / garage once a month.

Look forward to our 20th @ the NCM!



David

[vandornjim]

Thanks to all of the following for the BBQ contributions so far!
Strowbridge, Braml, Gillig, Kelly, Fierstein, Buzz, Goatcher, Del Guidice, Moudy, Richardson, Feder, Voter, Chambers, Polatisidis, Urbanati.
You're not gonna believe what we've got waiting for you guys!
(no, NOT purple beer!)