CCC Newsletter for this month.

NCM News:

Select items only 99 cents!
Featured items only. No other discounts apply
http://store.corvettemuseum.com/SearchResult.aspx?CategoryID=121

New High Performance Driving Event on NCM's Schedule

Join us for an NCM partner event conducted by Hooked on Driving Great Lakes Chapter at the Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, IL on Monday, October 4th. This will be a unique opportunity to run the combined full circuit at Autobahn, a 3.1 mile course with 21 corners. Those familiar with NCM HPDE schools will find the format familiar with instructors/coaches in student cars, mandatory classroom and plenty of run time. Advanced students will have the opportunity to get coaching from pro-drivers.
The event fee for students is $295 and includes lunch. Guests are welcome and their lunch fee is $15. For more information and registration visit our website.

2010 Corvette C6 Screensaver - Free Download!

Corvette fans will enjoy our new screensaver featuring C6 models. The screensaver includes 50 images with special effect transitions. You can set your own delay times, and have the screensaver show the images randomly if you choose! Click here to visit our website and download the screensaver!

Corvette Racing Takes Lead on NCM Motorsports Park Track Development

The NCM Motorsports Park project just got a little bit cooler. Corvette Racing / Pratt and Miller have joined the team effort by donating their time and talents in helping design our track. Many aspects of the track are pulled from other well known tracks across the globe.
Drivers will enjoy a carousel modeled after the Karussel corner at the Nurburgring, a chicane at the base of two track loops modeled off the Bus Stop from Watkins Glen, as well as an overall layout modeled after Le Mans.

Learn more about this on-going project at www.motorsportspark.org.

Last Chance! Family Membership for the Price of Individual through Sunday!

Order a new individual membership for $50 and be upgraded to a “Family” membership free! This special membership promotion will end on February 28 and is only available on new membership purchases. Purchase a membership online or call 800-538-3883.

Etched Build Sheets Now Available

Now available through the Library and Archives - a framed, laser etched build sheet! A copy of your car's build sheet can be etched into birch wood and is available for most Corvettes produced from 1981 to 2010. The finished piece is 8"x10" and framed.
Get yours today for $60 for members and $75 for non-members by visiting our website or call 800-538-3883.

Kentucky Senator Files Bill to Name Corvette Official State Sports Car

State Senator Mike Reynolds, D-Bowling Green, has filed legislation (Senate Bill 111) designating the Corvette as the official state sports car of Kentucky.
The Corvette’s role in Kentucky’s manufacturing and tourism industries make it a natural choice for “official sports car of Kentucky.” Warren County is the home of the General Motors Bowling Green Assembly Plant and the National Corvette Museum.

“Bowling Green is becoming more of a tourist destination. The National Corvette Museum is a major part of that and is a definite drawing card for the traveling public. Drawing attention to our community and the Corvette’s unique role in our American heritage can only boost economic development for our area,” Senator Reynolds said.

Senate Bill 111 has been referred to the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor. “The Corvette has become a tangible symbol of our Commonwealth, and I’m excited to make that symbolism official,” Senator Reynolds said. Senator Reynolds represents the 32nd district, which includes Butler and Warren counties.

General Motors Spotlights Corvette Museum Delivery Program

Former U.S. Army Vice Chief of Staff General Richard Cody is now in possession of his 10th Chevy Corvette, but instead of driving the 2010 Torch Red Grand Sport Convertible off a dealership lot, he recently picked it up at the National Corvette Museum.
The idea to watch his car being built came to Cody from GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz, who suggested that seeing the build process would enrich Cody’s ownership experience. Cody made it a family affair, bringing along his son, Major Clint Cody, just back from Iraq where he was an Army Apache helicopter pilot; and his brother, Bob Cody, a Chevrolet dealer in Montpelier, VT. Read more

You, too can have a red-carpet experience with our R8C Delivery program. Learn more about this exciting experience here.

A Story of 36 Vintage Corvettes

Just last week Daniel McDermon published a story in the New York Times about 36 vintage Corvettes that had been stored in his apartment building's basement garage for years. The cars had been part of a promotion by VH-1 in 1989 and one lucky winner, a carpenter from Long Island, received the prize of Corvettes from years 1953 to 1989. The cars were sold to Pop Art icon Peter Max, who has basically had them in storage ever since.
We found the original article, plus follow up investigative reports on Jalopnik and Digital Corvettes quite interesting. We think you'll enjoy them, too! (Click the names of all three mentioned publications to read their stories).

Build Your Own Coupe or Convertible Corvette!

Two weeks from today is your next chance to win a Corvette! We will be raffling off the chance to Build Your Own Coupe or Convertible. Tickets are $100 each, and the raffle is limited 1,994 tickets.
Purchase your tickets online or by calling (800) 538-3883. You don’t have to be present to win. The drawing is Thursday, March 4 at 2 p.m. CT!

NCM Insurance Launches New Website

Did you know the National Corvette Museum has its own Insurance Agency on-site, and we can offer you collector car insurance on nearly any make or model? Check out our new Insurance website to learn more about Collector Car Insurance and why it gives you better protection at a lower price! www.ncminsurance.com

Featured Corvette Store Item

NCM Established 1994 Sweatshirt. 50% cotton/50% polyester crew neck sweatshirt features a screen printed NCM EST. 1994 design. $20.00
Shop online now at:
store.corvettemuseum.org

UPCOMING EVENTS

Mark Your Calendars!

C5/C6 Bash
April 29 - May 1

Click here to download our new Events brochure with paper registration form!

Lime Rock Road Cruise Registration Opens

What do you get when you combine the excitement of an ALMS race and the fun of a Road Tour? New for 2010 the NCM is offering an entertaining 4-day, 5-night journey through the Connecticut River Valley. Coined a ‘NCM Road Cruise,’ the tour begins in Old Saybrook, CT and ends with two action packed days at the ALMS race at Lime Rock Park.
The road cruise is scheduled for July 20-25, 2010. Member Tour fee for the primary registrant is $1250 and $250 for their guest. Non-members are $1290 and $290 respectively which includes a NCM membership for each person at a 20% discount. The fee includes 5 nights of hotel with continental breakfast, ride on the Essex Steam Engine railroad, Wednesday night dinner, ferry tickets, admission to Gillette Castle, lunch at Autotest Division, Corral tickets for the Lime Rock ALMS race and an end of event pizza party. Check this cruise out online and sign up to join the fun!

WIN SOMETHING COOL ON EBAY

Check out our current eBay listings!

CORVETTE RACING:

Get Up Close and Personal with Corvette Racing April 29, 2010

BOWLING GREEN, KY - Everyone knew that ALMS racing was going to get a lot more interesting when Corvette Racing entered the GT2 picture but few expected it to come to blows the way it did in the last race of the year at Laguna Seca on October 10, 2009. A collision between the No. 45 Porsche and the No. 3 Corvette C6.R sent the Corvette and driver Jan Magnussen head on into a concrete barrier at nearly 200 mph. In the end, Corvette Racing earned their fifth podium finish in five races since moving to the GT2 category.
This April, race fans will get the unique opportunity to lunch with Corvette Racing Program Manager Doug Fehan and C6.R No. 3 driver Johnny O’Connell, hearing “behind the scenes” stories and getting a preview of what to expect this season.

As part of the National Corvette Museum’s C5/C6 Bash April 29 through May 1, 2010, Fehan and O’Connell will share information about why they made the move to the GT2 race program, and provide insight to the all new car for 2010.

The luncheon and private autograph session is on Thursday, April 29 from 11am to 1pm. The fee is $18 for National Corvette Museum members and $25 for non-members. More information and an online registration form are available at http://www.corvettemuseum.com/registration/c5_bash/info.shtml. An autograph session is also scheduled to be held in the Corvette Store immediately following the luncheon and is open to all event participants.

High res Corvette Racing images can be obtained from Richard Prince Photography at http://www.rprincephoto.com/. The Museum also has a small selection of images available for media use.

SEBRING RACE MARCH 17-20, 2010

SPEED Television Coverage starts at 9:00 AM CST, Saturday, March 20, 2010

09:00 AM to 11:00 AM

01:00 PM to 10:00 PM