The C4 Gathering 2018

[tf95ZR1]

Plenty of advance notice. No Excuses!


The C4 Gathering 2018 in Bowling Green, KY
is confirmed by the NCM:
Wed May 16, 2018 to Sat May 19, 2018.
It worked out very well this year, so we are aiming
for Go Karting on Thursday, May 17, 2018 and
the MotorSports Track on Friday, May 18, 2018.

Other activities we will fill in as the time gets closer.

[BlackSheepz]

Just marked the dates on my calendar.

Now lets hope there is no major work conflict like this year...

[Fully Vetted]

Originally Posted by BlackSheepz

Just marked the dates on my calendar.

Now lets hope there is no major work conflict like this year...

Ditto...

[Vette Guy]

All,

It’s Time for the Gathering! We are getting excited as the upcoming Gathering at the National Corvette Museum is getting closer. Registration for the ZR-1 / GSR / Gathering is now open on the National Corvette Museum’s website, and ends Monday May 7th. All event sign-ups are available on the same link (MSP Track, Karting and Banquet). Lodging is still available under the ZR-1 Net / GS Registry’s block of rooms at the Holiday Inn University Plaza, block code ZR5, or simply click the below link ZR-1 Net / GSR Registry. Included with our block is breakfast at the hotel’s café – If you have previously booked without using the ZR5 code, please contact the hotel and let them know you are with the ZR-1 Net Registry. Also, if you have any problems, please feel free to contact myself or Ted Feder (events@zr1netregistry.com)

There will be multiple road trips and seminars, but we’d like to highlight a few items:


Track Day at the Motorsports Park: No matter what your skill is on a motorsports track, we can accommodate you! There will be multiple run groups for beginners, intermediate and advanced drivers. The morning prior to our time on the track, we will conduct a driving session at the National Corvette Museum in order to make you a safer and better prepared driver for the event. Want to know what it’s like on the track? Take a short ride with Mike Rivet (Former Pro Escort Series race driver) and I around the NCM’s Motorsports Park track during a prior year’s touring lap session. Mike will also be instructing at the NCM prior to our track event.



Karting at the Motorsports Park: Think you’re a great driver? Let’s really go all out and find out who is the fastest on the Motorsport Park’s ¼ mile Karting track. This is great fun for everyone, from those who want to see what Karting is all about, to those who can’t get enough of the smell of gas and burning rubber! We’ll meet up at the Kartplex, form into racing teams, and let the fun begin! Can’t get enough? There are multiple sessions throughout the afternoon for those who want to spend more time on the track – you will not be disappointed!



Black Widow ZR-1s: The 25th Anniversary of the Black Widow Corvette will be celebrated. These special Corvettes will be on display within the National Corvette Museum, as well as seminars conducted by key members of DRM Motorsports, MerCruiser and Lotus to share with us the aggressive endeavor of creating a RPO concept 475HP ZR-1 for Chevrolet in 1993. Find why these special cars are so historically important to the history of the C4 Corvette ZR-1, and how they came to be. More importantly, if accepted as a RPO, they would have been the most powerful naturally aspirated Corvette ever made; more powerful than today’s Corvette, 25 years later.



Attention DRM-500 / 600 Owners: I’m looking to get in contact with all DRM owners. If I have not already identified your GSR as a DRM and spoken with you, please contact me.



Questions: If you have any questions regarding the event, please feel free to contact Karen Renfrow (270-467-8804) or Bryce Burklow (270-777-4506) regarding event registration at our National Corvette Museum; or the ZR-1 Net's Events Chairman, Ted Feder, at events@zr1netregistry.


Safety: Lastly, if you are registering to participate on the Motorsports Park track, please prepare now to ensure your GSR is prepared, both for the trip and the track. I can’t emphasize enough the need to flush brake fluid annually and that tires are in good condition. We want to ensure everyone has a great time on the track, and a good trip home.



We look forward to seeing you at the Gathering! Travel safe.

[WARP TEN]

Sorry Mark but we have babysitting duties for grandchildren scheduled for that weekend. Hope everyone has a great time and I will try to make it next year. I will be at Marc Haibeck's BBQ on Sunday May 27 however.--Bob

[Vette Guy]

Bring them along! Likely sit two, maybe three in the hatch!

We'll miss you Bob, but hope to see you next year!

Regards,
Mark

[conesare2seconds]

Thanks for the heads-up Ted.

[-=Jeff=-]

Originally Posted by tf95ZR1

Plenty of advance notice. No Excuses!


The C4 Gathering 2018 in Bowling Green, KY
is confirmed by the NCM:
Wed May 16, 2018 to Sat May 19, 2018.
It worked out very well this year, so we are aiming
for Go Karting on Thursday, May 17, 2018 and
the MotorSports Track on Friday, May 18, 2018.

Other activities we will fill in as the time gets closer.

Nice to have the dates this far in advance. The other activities would be nice to know by end of year, just so some can justify the time for the trip, especially if your vacation time from work is a premium

[Paul Workman]

Originally Posted by -=Jeff=-

Nice to have the dates this far in advance. The other activities would be nice to know by end of year, just so some can justify the time for the trip, especially if your vacation time from work is a premium

There will be usual pizza and brew reception @ Holiday Inn University Plaza on Wed nite - always very popular.
The 25 mile caravan ride to Frnklin for BBQ on Thursday nite was very well received - so we'll try for that again. (It was fun to see ~ 30ish Vettes in a line, cruising the expressway to the "Oasis"!)
As mentioned, the Motor Sports Park (high speed) touring laps are popular.
The go carting was a big success - participants had a ball
The presentations and videos were well received (Doug Rippy's segment on the insides of the ZR-1 racing was quite...revealing!)
And, there's talk of an NCM Track-X event and Autocross.

All in all 2017 was a very good gathering, and well attended. There were some last minute changes - there always are: additions and deletions out of our control. Tho having a complete agenda as early as the first of the year would be ideal, a certain amount of fluidity remains up to and even during the Gathering - some details don't get filled in until check in time. But, the big pieces - dates and major activities - are in place, AND seeing old friends and meeting new ones is the real attraction. "It's the PEOPLE", as Kevin says, that is the main attraction!

So, for those that missed it, you missed a "goodun!" Hope this early heads-up helps everyone get ready, mark your calendars!

Next gathering: Carlisle!! August 24-27th. THAT is a Vette cruise-in to end all! New and old, un-molested and wildly modified and everywhere in between! The scale boggles the mind!

But, as always, its the comradery within the Club - in the setting of a grand exhibition - that is the biggest attraction of all..

[cvette98pacecar]

Ted, is there going to be Autocross (Not AutoX) and Drag Racing.