Blmgold newsletter sept 17 bkview

September 2017 • 19th Edition

IN THIS ISSUE: Bloomington Gold Charlotte

Judging, Vendors & Corvette Performance!

Bloomington Gold USA, Indy Recapping the 2017 Event 2017 Judging results The Best of Indy

Bloomington Gold Charlotte

October 13 & 14, 2017 Bloomington Gold USA

June 21-23, 2018 For more details:

www.BloomingtonGold.com 309.888.4477

The last weekend in June this year was a soggy one! Even after the drenching rain on Friday, the weekend was definitely the best weekend of the Summer‌because it was filled with Corvettes and FUN! While Friday brought to Indy the 2nd wettest June 23 on record and the wettest since 1960, those attendees that braved the rain told us they Guy Larsen, President had a great time! They were able to spend the day with inside vendors, in the garages, taking in the 2017 Gold Collection, making new friends and catching up with old ones. The high spirits of the attendees I spoke to made me realize that it was still a special day for those in attendance.

Before looking ahead to 2018, I want to first invite you to join us in Charlotte this October as we return to Hendrick Motorsports complex for the 2nd annual Bloomington Gold Charlotte. This limited edition Bloomington Gold will host judging, a Gold Collection, Corvette vendors and more! More details on this event can be found later in the REView.

For 2018, Bloomington Gold will return to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway June 21-23rd for another weekend of Corvettes, Fun and Speed! Mark your calendars now and we look forward to seeing you in Charlotte!

Guy Larsen, President TITLE SPONSOR

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ATTENTION NEW AND RETURNING VENDORS! The race to reserve vendor space at Bloomington Gold 2018 will start the first week of October. All vendors that participated in the 2017 Event and have their balance paid in full will have first choice of exhibit space until December 1st. Starting December 1st, any unreserved exhibit space will be released and new vendors will have the right to reserve the space. If you are a current exhibitor, watch your email for more information. If you do not receive information by November 10th or would like to be added to the prospective vendor list, contact Cathy Winters at Cathy@BloomingtonGold.com

NEW FOR 2017! BLOOMINGTON GOLD VENDORS AT CHARLOTTE Increase your Exposure to Corvette Enthusiasts; Exhibit at Bloomington Gold Charlotte! Space reservations are now being taken for Bloomington Gold Charlotte October 13 & 14, 2017. Space is limited! For more information see the BG Charlotte tab on Bloomingtongold.com or contact Cathy Winter at 309.888.4477 or Cathy@bloomingtongold.com.

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OCTOBER 13 & 14TH, 2017

HHENDRICK MOTORSPORTS COMPLEX BL BLOOMINGTON L GOLD CHARLOTTE RETURNS TO HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS RETUR Join us this Fall as Bloomington Gold returns to Charlotte for the second annual Bloomington Gold Corvettes at Hendrick Motorsports. This year’s event will be held October 13th & 14th, 2017 in Concord, NC. The venue will be expanded from last year to include: • Bloomington Gold Certification- Certification will be extended in 2017 to all years of Corvettes, as long as each classes reaches 4 entries.

• GoldCollection- Meet some of the best high performing Corvettes in the country!

• Corvette Vendors • Corvette focused education • Presence of Queen City Corvette Club’s All Chevy Charity Car Show (Saturday Only) This event is open to the Public and as well as Clubs. See you October 13 & 14 in Charlotte!

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BLOOMINGTON GOLD CHARLOTTE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FRIDAY. OCTOBER 13 TIME 8:00AM-4:00PM 8:00AM-4:00PM 10:00-11:00 AM 12:00 PM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM

EVENT Gates and Vendors Open Gold Collection: Corvette Power Certification Owner Check-In & Parking Stamps N Tags Judging/ Operations Judging Survivor Judging Hendrick Museum Private Tour* Seminar: How to Properly Detail Hendrick Museum Private Tour* Corvette Production Documentation and Legitimacy Welcome Reception for VIP’s

LOCATION Hendrick Motorsport Complex Team Center Building Team Center Building Heritage Center Parking Lot Heritage Center Parking Lot Hendrick Museum DFT booth Hendrick Museum Team Center Building Team Center Building

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 TIME 8:00AM-3:00PM 7:45 AM 8:00AM-4:00PM 8:00 AM 9:00-11:30AM 10:30 AM 11:00 AM 1:00PM-4:00PM 2:00 PM 2:30 PM

EVENT Gates and Vendors Open Certification Owner Meeting Gold Collection: Corvette Power Certification Judging Hendrick Museum Tours Seminar: How to Properly Detail Seminar: Corvette Power Hendrick Museum Tours Seminar: Corvette Power (encore) Bloomington Gold Certification Awards

LOCATION Hendrick Motorsport Complex Heritage Center Parking Lot Team Center Building Heritage Center Parking Lot Museum Foyer DFT Booth Team Center Building Museum Foyer Team Center Building Heritage Center Entrance

*VIP’s are all GoldMembers, owners of cars being judged for Bloomington Gold certification, judges & Gold Collection owners. You must have your wristband and ticket on to attend.

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GO FOR GOLD IN CHARLOTTE Join us as Bloomington Gold brings Certification to Charlotte this Fall Whether you have a single Corvette that you are looking to have certified or an entire collection, join Bloomington Gold Charlotte at the Hendrick Motorsport Complex in Charlotte, NC October 13 & 14th. Bloomington Gold will offer Gold certification, Survivor and Benchmark to all years of Corvettes, as long as the class has 4 entries*.

Registration Opens August 1st and closes September 30th Cost for Gold Certification: $650 *Should a class not reach the minimum entries (4), those entered will receive a refund.

For questions and to register your Corvette for judging contact Guy Larsen at 708.906.6000 or Guy@bloomingtongold.com.

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2017 CHARLOTTE GOLD COLLECTION - CORVETTE PERFORMANCE! Continuing in the tradition of 25 years of Bloomington Gold Special Collection events, each Gold Collection showcases a special group of Corvettes. As we return to Charlotte you will see 20 special performance Corvettes, each representing the highest horsepower offered for their model: • the introduction of the V8 • the first “Big Block” installed in a Corvette • the famous Rochester RamJet Fuel Injection models • the legendary L88 • the LT engine series • the extreme performance Z06 • and the super-tuner Callaway Corvette.

These top performers will show you why Corvette is “America’s Only Sports Car!”.

We appreciate the opportunity to present this special Corvette Collection with the Queen City Corvette Club, and our host, Rick Hendrick. Included in the Collection you’ll see high scoring Bloomington Gold Certified, SURVIVOR and Benchmark cars, along with NCRS Duntov Mark of Excellence winners.

The Corvette 427 CID L88 option, offered for 1967, 1968 and 1969 in very limited production quantities. Rated at 430 HP, the engine produced well over 550 HP. This is just one example of the fine Corvettes on display in the 2017 Bloomington Gold Charlotte Gold Collection.

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2017 BLOOMINGTON GOLD JUDGING RESULTS Bloomington Gold is excited to share the results of Certification Judging from the 2017 Event. Of all of the Corvettes judged, 66 received Gold Certification, 20 were awarded Gold Survivor and 14 Corvettes achieved the much coveted Benchmark. For a breakdown of the results, please see below.

Congratulations to Everyone!!

Name

City/State

Year

Award(s)

Ray Hicks Phil & Martha Bachman Jason Richard Delatore Butch Schroeder Ray Skillman Kurt A. Steidley Randy & Lisa Todd John Keane Paul R. Miller Anthony A. Ripepi Jr. Lawrence S. Sachs Roger Henry Don F. Brumbaugh

Northville, MI Greenville, TN Poland, OH Danville, IL Greenwood , IN Knob Noster, MO Winchester, KY Gwynedd Valley, PA Brookfield, WI Cleveland, OH Scarsdale, NY Pacifica, CA Argyle, TX

1953 1957 1957 1957 1959 1960 1960 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1962

Gold Certification© Gold Certification© Gold Certification© NON-OEM Gold Certification© NON-OEM Silver Certification© NON-OEM Gold Certification© Gold Certification© Gold Certification© BENCHMARK© Silver Certification© NON-OEM Silver Certification© Gold Certification© NON-OEM Gold Certification© Gold Certification©

Jerry Cosler William & Susan Emery John Howard Kurt Janes Frederick Willison Keith Busse Robert Dardengo Craig Stanich David Goss Bill Higginson Pete LeClair Lawrence S. Sachs Lawrence S. Sachs Ronnie Steinman James Baker Paul Bamber Rick Benitez Frank G. Berris Barry K. Blocher Steve A. Bramati David Bundy Jeromy Burgmaier Enzo Colosimo County Corvette

Lebanon, IN Columbus, OH Carlinville, IL Monroe, WA Tulsa, OK Ft. Wayne, IN Woodbridge, Ontario Alvin, TX Terre Haute, IN North Smithfield, RI Windsor, CO Scarsdale, NY Scarsdale, NY Sunny Isles Beach, FL Naperville, IL Summerland, British Columbia Miami, FL Sparta, MI North Manchester, IN Deer Park, IL Damascus, OH Creston, IA Concord, Ontario West Chester, PA

1963 1963 1963 1963 1963 1965 1965 1965 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967

Gold Certification© Gold Certification© Gold Certification© NON-OEM Gold Certification© Gold Certification© Gold Certification© Gold Certification© NON-OEM Silver Certification© NON-OEM Gold Certification© Gold Certification© Gold Certification© Gold Certification© Silver Certification© Gold Certification© Gold Certification© Gold Certification© NON-OEM Gold Certification© Gold Certification© Gold Certification© Gold Certification© Gold Certification© NON-OEM Gold Certification© NON-OEM Gold Certification© Gold Certification©

53-62

63 -67

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Name 63-67 (con’t) European Auto Wholesalers Ltd. Ron Froman William & Marilyn Hardt Frank Karabetsos Dennis R. Lavallee Edward Marajda Gerald Pockrus Sandra Schwind & Juergen Reimer Lawrence S. Sachs Lawrence S. Sachs Lawrence S. Sachs Bill Skillman Van Bortel Chevrolet Joseph H. Verillo Neil R. Wynn

City/State

Year

Award(s)

Lodi, NJ Brantford, Ontario Naperville, IL Sugar Grove, IL Harrisville, RI Kirkland, Quebec Harlington, TX Germany Scarsdale, NY Scarsdale, NY Scarsdale, NY Greenwood, IN Macedon, NY Clifton Park, NY Wesley Chapel, FL

1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967

Bloomington Gold Certification© Gold Certification© NON-OEM Silver Certification© NON-OEM Silver Certification© NON-OEM Gold Certification© NON-OEM Gold Certification© NON-OEM Gold Certification© Gold Certification© Gold Certification© NON-OEM Gold Certification© NON-OEM Gold Certification© Silver Certification© NON-OEM Silver Certification© Gold Certification© Gold Certification©

James Anderson Len Besinger Bradley S. Hillhouse Gregory R. Horton Guy & Helen Mabee Thomas T. Marcucci James Wallace James Anderson Philip L. Talbert Larry Corrigan Larry D. Gerig Patricia C. Kropac Vincent Tortorella Larry D. Gerig Karl Luketic

East Dundee, IL Streamwood, IL Lincoln, NE Warrenton, MO Goardon, TX Wixom, MI West Bloomfield, MI East Dundee, IL Greenfield, IN Hinkley, OH Fort Wayne, IN Powhatan, VA Alvin, TX Fort Wayne, IN Maumee, OH

1968 1968 1968 1968 1969 1969 1969 1972 1974 1975 1975 1976 1978 1979 1979

Gold Certification© BENCHMARK© Gold Certification© BENCHMARK© Gold Certification© Gold Certification© Gold Certification© Gold Certification© Gold Certification© Gold Certification© Gold Certification© BENCHMARK© Gold Certification© Gold Certification© BENCHMARK© Gold Certification© Gold Certification© BENCHMARK© Gold Certification© BENCHMARK© Gold Certification©

Dennis Lombardo Joe Grunda Michael S. Davis John & Susan Malmquist Dustin Richards

Brentwood, TN Yulee, FL Louisville, KY Madison, WI Hilliard, OH

1988 1989 1990 1990 1995

Gold Certification© BENCHMARK© Gold Certification© BENCHMARK© Gold Certification© BENCHMARK© Gold Certification© BENCHMARK© Gold Certification© BENCHMARK©

68-82

84-2016

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Name 84-2016 (con’t) Lynne Angela Layber Patrick & Tanya Conners Lawrence & Sally Motsch

City/State Waukesha, WI New Lisbon, WI Roachdale, IN

Year 1996 1997 2003

Award(s) Gold Certification© BENCHMARK© Gold Certification© BENCHMARK© Gold Certification©

2017 SURVIVOR AWARDS John Keane Ron Storm Mark Davis Henry A. Braddock III David A. Stinnett John & Penny Willkomm John Van Dam Charles “Scotty” Scottoline Van Bortel Chevrolet James Anderson Len Besinger Philip L. Talbert Larry D. Gerig Vincent Tortorella Joseph Walker Larry D. Gerig Dennis Lombardo Joe Grunda Michael S. Davis John & Susan Malmquist Dustin Richards Lynne Angela Layber Patrick & Tanya Connors

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Gwynedd Valley, PA Grand Prairie, TX Bluffton, SC Sawyer, MI New Lenox, IL Kenosha, WI Newaygo, MI West Chester, PA Macedon, NY East Dundee, IL Streamwood, IL Greenfield, IN Fort Wayne, IN Alvin, TX Murfreesboro, TN Fort Wayne, IN Brentwood, TN Yulee, FL Louisville, KY Madison, WI Hilliard, OH Waukesha, WI New Lisbon, WI

1961 1962 1963 1964 1964 1965 1966 1967 1967 1968 1968 1974 1975 1978 1978 1979 1988 1989 1990 1990 1995 1996 1997

SURVIVOR GOLD© SURVIVOR GOLD© SURVIVOR GOLD© SURVIVOR SILVER© SURVIVOR SILVER© SURVIVOR GOLD© SURVIVOR GOLD© SURVIVOR GOLD© SURVIVOR SILVER© SURVIVOR GOLD© SURVIVOR GOLD© SURVIVOR GOLD© SURVIVOR GOLD© SURVIVOR GOLD© SURVIVOR GOLD© SURVIVOR GOLD© SURVIVOR GOLD© SURVIVOR GOLD© SURVIVOR GOLD© SURVIVOR GOLD© SURVIVOR GOLD© SURVIVOR GOLD© SURVIVOR GOLD©

RAIN, RAIN GO AWAY! BLOOMINGTON GOLD CERTIFICATION AND THE GREAT MONSOON, A 2017 JUDGING RECAP What happens when rain threatens the Granddaddy of Corvette Show’s prestigious judging process?

For those of you that attended Bloomington Gold on Friday this year, the one thing you will remember is the rain on Friday. It didn’t rain here and there throughout the day. It literally rained ALL DAY LONG. At about 9:00 am it started to fall and didn’t stop until nearly 4:00pm. Unfortunately it happens, and being an outdoor event, Bloomington Gold does have alternative plans for judging.

As the rain continued to fall, alternative options for handing the judging in the rain were discussed including moving judging to Saturday and even moving the certification field to the garages.

While good on paper, both of these options offered a number of challenges that in practice just wouldn’t work. As a result, judges were instructed to judge using a Short List; randomly selected components from the full judging list. At the end of the day and two inches or rain later, all 125 cars registered for judging were successfully judged.

The Certification Director and Division Directors are discussing additional conditions and procedures to be considered /implemented in future years.

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