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NMCA Joins ACC For Los Alamos Show
Early Saturday morning May 3rd a group of NMCA members drove to Los Alamos to attend the
Atomic City "Corvettes in the Jemez" event. Upon arrival we immediately began
cleaning the cars...didn't we just do this last week. A total of 82 Corvettes
put on quite an impressive display for the residents of Los Alamos. The event
even drew participants from Looking Glass Corvettes in Denver. The sun was shinning
and was a perfect day except for some breezes. A far cry from the 2007 show when it
snowed!
At the end of the day some NMCA entrants headed for home while others stayed and
attended the awards banquet. Numerous door prizes were passed out along with the
announcement of the show winners. A perfect way to end a day spent with beautiful
cars, wonderful conversation and great food in the scenic peaceful surroundings of
Los Alamos.
Editor note: Lori Jordan claimed People's Choice award with her 2001 head turning
convertible. More photos of this event can be viewed in the photo album section of
this web site, or by visiting http://www.atomiccitycorvettes.org
Submitted by Lori Jordan
5/8/08
NMCA Shows Off At National Event
Sunday April 27th was another beautiful morning as we headed to the State Fairgrounds
for the New Mexico International Car Show. This was the 3rd year NMCA was invited to
put on a display for the show. Upon arrival Chris in his GTO pulls up…..seems the show
had to make some changes and they invited both clubs on the same day. Not a problem for
two great car clubs. We surveyed the area provided and organized the cars. We were good
to go when the show opened.
While the International Show provided some great looking cars, it seemed that the cars
outside were drawing the most attention. We heard a lot of "oh wow look at that one"
all day long.
Thankfully the weather forecast regarding the "windy conditions" didn't come to pass...the
only downsize was the sap from the trees! However some warm water and Meguiar's Ultimate
Detailer and we're good to go for the Atomic City Corvettes car show in Los Alamos this
coming Saturday.
A big "thank you" to all NMCA members and guests for spending Sunday showing off their
awesome Corvettes!
Editor note: More photos of this event may be viewed in the photo album section.
Submitted by Lori Jordan
4/29/08
NMCA Cruises To Mountainair
Another beautiful morning for a Sunday cruise. The group met at Smiths on Tramway and
headed down old Route 66. Then on to 337 South with Hugh and Larry in the lead. Somewhere
around Chilili we hear Steve and Cindy Hopkins relay a message on the radio that we have
picked up a County Sheriff…no problem we were driving nice...and we continued to drive nice...
mile after mile..after mile..not only was he following us, he started "passing the Vettes"...
guess doing the speed limit was too slow for him. He was seen talking on his radio...probably
calling all his sheriff associates telling them..."you guys have got to see this...I have a
whole line of Vettes driving slow...heck I'm even passing them"...he followed us all the way
to Mountainair…talk about a police escort! I'm sure we will be the talk at the station for weeks.
Arrived at the Shaffer Hotel and met up with David and Jeanne Shorter and friends who drove up
from Ruidoso. The hotel had our tables ready and we were hungry. Again, excellent service and
food. After lunch Dorothy Cole, who was born and raised in Mountainair, gave us the history of
Pop Shaffer, the hotel and town. After a tour around town we headed for home, stopping at the
Quarai ruins to view the Salinas church. As we had been keeping our eyes on the Trigo Fire all
day long, we cut our visit short as it was very apparent that this fire was moving and growing
rapidly. We passed numerous rescue vehicles, hot shot crews and fire trucks. You could actually
see the trees exploding in flames. About two hours after we got home I heard on the news that
they were evacuating the town of Manzano. Our prays go out to all the people affected by this fire.
Thankfully everyone got home safe...with another venture under our belts and anticipating where
the next one will take us.
Editor note: More photos of this event may be viewed in the photo album section.
Submitted by Lori Jordan
4/29/08
County Line Dinner Recap
Well, folks you did it again! Thanks to the outstanding participation by Club members,
dinner this past Sunday evening at the County Line BBQ restaurant was a great success!
Nineteen members & guests gathered in a private room for some lip smackin' BBQ. This was
an ALL YOU CAN EAT event & we did ourselves proud! The weather was gorgeous & many of the
19 attending drove their Vettes; including Mike Rothman in his newly acquired 2002 Z06!
The neatest part of these dinner events is that it gives members a chance to visit with
other members who they might never get the chance to know better. This was another fun event
planned by your Council for 2008. Coming up next is the caravan to Mountainair on Sunday,
April 20. Larry Jordan & Hugh Monroy are co-chairs this time & Lori Jordan will be getting
information out to everyone in the near future. Be sure to check the website for more details!
Submitted by Suzanne Monroy
4/14/08
NMCA Touches Far Away Galaxies
On a sunny Sunday morning the Corvette "cruziers" began their trip to visit the Very
Large Array located west of Socorro. What a site to see 30 awesome Vettes and one
"Corvette yellow" mustang (its ok...new members Dan and Peggy Pearson are searching
for their perfect Corvette) heading south on I-25. We created a lot of head turning,
horns honking and waves of approval and envy. There is nothing like a string of Corvettes
to get everyone's attention! An hour after departure we arrived at Socorro and met up with
David and Jeanne Shorter who cruised up from Ruidoso and Fred and Cheryl Hernandez and their
group from El Paso. US-60 west through Magdalena to the VLA (on not a bad two lane highway
that probably would have seen some 3-digit speeds if it weren't for the fact that we always
obey the speed limit!) What a sight to see when you drive over the last hill and there the
antennas sit...gleaming white...in their Y formation.
We were met by Lou Serna, Engineering & Services Division Head, and Jon Thunborg, Engineering
& Services Deputy Division Head. We watched a video about the history of the array and then
split into two groups. Jon leading one group to the control station and Lou taking the other
for an up close view of one of the radio antenna's. Little did we know just how up close that
would be. Lou directed us into one of the buildings where he distributed our "hard hats"
(required for the accent). Yup..we were going right up the middle of the antenna...and inside
the dish itself. A few of us dare-devils actually worked our way up to the rim of the dish.
Check out the pictures!
After both groups toured the site, and expressed our thanks to both Lou and Jon for providing
us a day we won't forget, we headed back to Socorro for lunch at Socorro Springs. Brian and
his crew went over and above with excellent service and food. Somehow they managed to get all
57 of us served in record breaking time. With full bellies and smiles for the wonderful day
we just had, we headed home. A Corvette wave to Atomic City Corvettes and El Paso Corvettes
for joining us. Next time you see we are going on a cruise, you just may want to come along!
Editor note: More photos of this event may be viewed in the photo album section.
Submitted by Lori Jordan
4/3/08
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