Big Country Corvette Club

 

July 24th, 2010

Breakfast: We thought we would try a new breakfast location.  We went to Merkel and found Mi Concina (My Kitchen).  Great food and worth another visit.  There were 4 of us and 4 Corvettes.

 

Dinner: We went to the Peacock in Anson.  Always a great place to go and we get a fun road trip to boot.  There were 21 of us and 12 Corvettes.

July 17th, 2010

Breakfast: We met at the rest stop on I20 East of Abilene at mile marker 296.  We went the back way to Baird on Hwy 18.  Great day for a drive.  We had breakfast at the Whistle Stop in downtown Baird.  Great restaurant and crowded with bikers and then Corvetters.  There were 6 of us and 6 Corvettes.

 

Dinner:  We went to China Star.  Afterwards, we went to the Brew Net.  There were 15 of us and 7 Corvettes.  Also, Teri picked up a 2001 triple black convertible.  Sweet!!!

July 10th, 2010

Breakfast: We went to Mac's Cafe (inside Lawrence Bros) in Clyde.  It was a war wagon morning.  There were 4 of us and 1 Corvette.

 

Dinner: We went to The Home Place in Tuscola.  Afterwards, we went to Steve and Sue's home for coffee and lots of conversation.  There were 17 of us and 6 Corvettes.

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July 3rd, 2010

Breakfast: We went to Cracker Barrel for the usual great breakfast.  There were 6 of us and 2 Corvettes.

 

Dinner: We went to Little Italy.  Afterwards, we went to Hastings and the Hardback Coffee Cafe.  It was a war wagon night.  There were 11 of us and 7 Corvettes.

June 26th, 2010

Dinner:  We went to Lytle Land and Cattle for some great steaks.  Many of the members were out of town.  There were 6 of us, 3 Corvettes and a Viper.

June 19th, 2010

Lone Star Corvette Club Stadium Tours:  Our group of 9 Corvettes and 16 members joined the Lone Star group of about 100 to tour both the Rangers Ballpark and the new Cowboy Stadium.  It was a fun event.  It was good to see some of our Lone Star friends.

 

Dinner:  We went to the Pizza House in Clyde.  There were 15 of us and 9 Corvettes.

June 12th, 2010

Dinner:  What an event!!!  We went to Ft. Worth and the Botanical Gardens.  Of course we had to eat and we went to Angelos in Ft. Worth.  Great food and wine Margaritas.  At the Gardens, the Ft. Worth Symphony were accompanied by vocals of songs by the Eagles.  We brought our lawn chairs and sat out on the grassy area shaded by tall trees and cooled by a nice breeze.  On the final song, they shot off fireworks.  It was fun....just hope we get to do it again.

There were 22 of us and 9 Corvettes.

June 10th, 2010 (Thursday)

Artwalk / Carwalk

Several of us attended the Artwalk/Carwalk in downtown Abilene.  We had some new members bring their cars out.  All in all, it was a fun event.

There were 20 of us, 12 Corvettes, a Bentley and a Harley.

The good ol' Red, White and Blue !!

 

 

June 5th, 2010

Dinner:  We went to Little Italy for some great Italian food.  There were 14 of us, 10 Corvettes plus a Viper.

May 29th, 2010

Breakfast:  We met at 7am at the Flying J.  We headed to Sweetwater and the WASP homecoming parade and activities.  Our own Crystal was helping coordinate the activities.  Steve K and his Bentley won first place in the peoples choice car show.  There were 16 of us and 9 Corvettes plus a Bentley.

 

Dinner:  We went to Merkel and Skeets restaurant.  We held the drawing for the Abilene Police baseball card that we are sponsoring for Chris.  $355 dollars was raised.  The idea was to have one of the club's Corvettes be pictured on the card.   Ol' "BLUE EYES" won the drawing.  Congratulations Crystal.  Afterwards, we went to The Brew Net.  There were 26 of us and 14 Corvettes.  Also, Richard picked up his 07 Z06 at Corvettes of Dallas.  A pretty yellow one !!!

May 22nd, 2010

Dinner:  We went to Lytle Land and Cattle.  Great food as always. Afterwards, we went to The Brew Net for coffee and converstation. There were 25 of us and 16 Corvettes.

 

 

 

 

Some of us had more fun than others.......Justin !!!!

 

May 15th, 2010

Dinner: Everyone out-of-town.

May 14th-16th, 2010 Lone Star Corvette Club Classic XXI at Texas Motor Speedway

We had a good size group go this year...in fact, we got a 2nd place award for club participation.  As always, it was good to go and see old friends and meet new ones.  There were lots of great cars at the car show on Saturday under the stands at TMS.  I was told 500 cars were registered for the Classic and that 250 cars were registered for the car show Saturday.  Sunday was track day and the weather cooperated so everyone got to drive the oval and infield road course.

May 8th, 2010

Breakfast:  Flying J was selected since the club would be leaving early afternoon and traveling to Stephenville for supper.  There were 6 of us and 3 Corvettes.

 

Dinner: We met at the bank at 3:30pm for a 4pm departure.  We traveled to Stephenville and the Oakdale Steak House.  It was great as a number of our out-of-town members were able to make the trip...the food was not bad either.  There were 17 of us, 11 Corvettes plus a Prowler.

May 1st, 2010

Dinner: We went to Amanda's.  There were 8 of us and 5 Corvettes.

 

Brazos River Motorsport Ranch Day:  We met at the rest area East of Abilene at 8am.  We went to Cisco to enjoy breakfast at Linda's Corner Cafe.  Always a great stop.  We then traveled to Cresson (just East of Granbury) and the Motorsport Ranch.  After a couple of class room sessions followed by a couple of lead and follows mixed in on the 1.7 mile track, we were ready to run the track on our own.  We broke into two different groups: fast and faster.  After a couple of open sessions, it was time to eat and make the trip back home.  There were 7 of us and 6 Corvettes.  If any of the group want pictures, here is the website or call 817-964-2189.

April 24th, 2010

Breakfast:  Flying J was the selected location for breakfast.  There were 5 of us and 4 Corvettes.

 

Dinner: We went to Buffalo Gap and the Deutschlander Freshwater Catfish Co. Restaurant.  Afterwards, we went to The Brew Net for coffee.  There were 27 of us and 17 Corvettes.

April 21-24, 2010

Dudley and I drive the road to Sanderson from Ft. Stockton.  At the Sanderson Court House, we registered for the BBORR.  We received our goody bags, pins, t-shirts, car number and windshield decal.  We attended the 2 hour rookie driving school and then had lunch.  After lunch, we took my car to be inspected or go thru tech as they call it.  We passed with no problem.  We then went to the highway between Sanderson and Marathon (Hwy 9) for our qualifying drive.  It is an 8 mile stretch of highway that has been closed down for that purpose.  An instructor rides with you as you drive the highway at speeds up to your tech speed.  Ours happens to be 124mph.

You drive 8 miles out, wait for the 10-12 cars behind you to make their run and then you drive back.  Your instructor give us the all ok and we head back to Ft. Stockton for the night.  As we drive the 58 miles back we are practicing our timing at 75mph.

 

Practice runs to Sanderson from Ft. Stockton.

Sanderson Chamber sponsored dinner in Sanderson.

Party on the Patio at the hotel in Ft. Stockton.

 

Navigator School

Mandantory Drivers Meeting - Grid assignments

Car Show in Ft. Stockton

Parade, streets are lined, everyone comes out for this. 

 

Park in your assigned grid

All cars drive to starting line

Wait for your turn and the green light

Drive like crazy !!!

Have lunch in Sanderson

Drive back to starting line in grid order for run from Sanderson to Ft. Stockton

Cars/trucks start their runs....

Wait....pickup blows tire.

Wait....Corvette has blow out and ends up in field...car is totaled....no one hurt.

Wait....cattle loose on roadway.

Wait....race called at 5:30pm...because DOT permit expires.

About 100 of the 160 cars drive back to Ft. Stockton at regular traffic speeds.

Banquet later that evening.

April 17th, 2010

Dinner: Instead of going to Brick Oven Pizza, the group decided to go to Outback.  It was a war-wagon night.  There were 10 of us.

April 16th-17th, 2010

Texas Corvette Association Open Car Show, Boerne, Tx

Several of our members went to Boerne for the TCA Open Car Show.  We left Friday morning with a stop in Ballinger for breakfast at Alejandra's.  Great breakfast.  This would be a great place for one of our Saturday night dinners.  We continued on to Boerne and arrived around noon at the hotel.  We cleaned and got our cars ready for the next days car show.  On Saturday, the main street in Boerne had been blocked off and Corvettes were found everywhere.  Congratulations to several of our members who received awards.  Randy and Teri, Jerry and Teggy, and "Rolando and Pamasetta".  There were 17 of us, 10 Corvettes and a Camaro.

April 10th, 2010

Breakfast:  We went to Flying J.  There were 10 of us and 7 Corvettes.

 

Dinner: Our first dinner road trip of the year......we went to Robert Lee where we had dinner and homemade pie at Twisters.  Ask anyone that went how Twisters got its' name.  There were 15 of us, 10 Corvettes and a Viper.

April 3rd, 2010

Breakfast:  We went to Cracker Barrel for the usual great breakfast.  There were 6 of us and 6 Corvettes.

 

Dinner: We went to Buffalo Gap and the Deutschlander Freshwater Catfish Co. Restaurant.  Afterwards, we went to The Brew Net for coffee.  There were 24 of us and 17 Corvettes.

 

Corvettes of Enid Expo 18:  Great show.  There were about 125 cars inside the Expo Center in Enid.  They had two C6 convertibles converted to ZR1's.  770 HP.  There were also two C6 convertibles converted to Z06's.

Mar 27th, 2010

Breakfast: We went to Mac's Cafe in the Lawrence Brothers Grocery Store in Clyde. There were 4 of us and 3 Corvettes.

 

Dinner: We went to Little Joe's Fajitas on South 14th.  Afterwards, we went to The Brew Net for coffee and conversation.  There were 11 of us and 8 Corvettes.

Mar 20th, 2010

Dinner: Beehive in downtown Abilene.

BIG BEND BASH 2010

Mar 18-20th, 2010

 

We met at the Flying J, had breakfast, traveled to Pecos and had lunch at the Flying J.

I know...sounds like we were on a "Flying J" tour.  After lunch, we continued on to Balmorhea State Park and then on to Ft. Davis and the Indian Lodge.  After our check-in, some went on the scenic loop, some to tour Ft. Davis and some to relax at the lodge.  For our evening meal, we went to the Limpia Hotel.  As always, we let everyone know we were there !!

 

We started the day at the Black Bear Restaurant at the Indian Lodge.  After breakfast, we headed to Marfa to check out the Hotel Paisano and where some of us met David Kimble, the illustrator for GM.  He lives in the Palace Theater.  After filling up with gas, we headed to Presidio.  After a brief stop at a local grocery store, we headed down the river road and the Terlingua Ghost Town.  Here we had lunch at the Starlight Theater.  Great food with live entertainment.  From Terlingua, we headed to Alpine and the Marverick Inn.  We found our rooms and unpacked our cars.  After a short break we headed to the Longhorn Steakhouse.  After a great meal, we headed back to Ft. Davis and the McDonald Observatory.  Our time was limited at the observatory because of a cold front that produced cloud cover and obstructed our view of the stars and planets.  Then we headed back to Alpine for the night.

 

 

Mar 13th, 2010

Breakfast: We went to Roscoe and Retta Mae's Restaurant.  Lots of food for not much money.  I guess you could say this was our first roadtrip of the year.  There were 9 of us and 7 Corvettes.

 

Dinner: We went to Clyde and the Pizza House for the best pizza around.  Afterwards, we went to the Brew Net for coffee and conversation.  There were 22 of us and 11 Corvettes.  We also had a Porsche to join us. 

Mar 7th, 2010 (Sunday)

Car Show: First Baptist Church had a car show before the Soap Box Derby races.

There were 7 of us, 6 Corvettes and 1 MG.

Mar 6th, 2010

Breakfast: We went to the Flying J...there were 12 of us and 12 Corvettes.

 

Dinner: We went to Amanda's.  Afterwards, we went to The Brew Net for coffee and conversation.  There were 27 of us and 24 Corvettes.

Feb 27th, 2010

Breakfast: We went to Mac's Cafe inside Lawrence Bros Grocery Store in Clyde.  Afterwards, we went to Hanner Chev in Baird to checkout a new Corvette Grand Sport.  There were 10 of us and 8 Corvettes.

 

Dinner: We went to Little Italy for great Italian food.  Afterwards, we went for coffee and conversation at Hastings.  There were 20 of us and 14 Corvettes.

Feb 20th, 2010

Breakfast: We went to Mac's Cafe inside Lawrence Bros Grocery Store in Clyde.  There were 8 of us and 6 Corvettes.

 

Dinner: We went to Lucy's in Tuscola.  Afterwards, the group went to the Brew Net for coffee and conversation.  There were 22 of us and 12 Corvettes.

Feb 13th, 2010

Breakfast: We went to the Cracker Barrel for the usual great breakfast.  Afterwards, we went to checkout a C4 on the Gibson Used Car parking lot on North 1st.  Looked to be Johnny Rutherford's race car.  There were 10 of us and 5 Corvettes.

 

Dinner: We went to the Pizza House in Clyde.  Afterwards, the group went to the Brew Net for coffee and conversation.  There were 18 of us and 10 Corvettes.

Feb 6th, 2010

Breakfast: Finally, a nice sunny Saturday!!  We went to our old reliable Flying J.  Some of us got to see Joe's newest purchase.  How about a 2003 with a supercharged 383 stroker!!  Do you feel the need for speed?  There were 8 of us and 8 Corvettes.

 

Dinner:  We went to Abuelo's here in Abilene.  We discussed our upcoming Big Bend Bash.  Afterwards, we went to The Brew Net for coffee and conversation.  There were 28 of us and 18 Corvettes.

Jan 30th, 2010

Breakfast: Cold weather but yet a Corvette drivable weekend.  We went to Cracker Barrel for the usual great breakfast.  There were 10 of us and 6 Corvettes.

 

Dinner: We went to Case Herrera's for some great mexican food.  There were 27 of us and 17 Corvettes.  Afterwards, we went to The Brew Net for coffee and conversation.

Jan 23rd, 2010

Breakfast: Rainy weather again this weekend.  We went Lawrence Brothers in Clyde.  There were 7 of us and 1 Corvette.

 

Dinner: We went to Cotton Patch.  Afterwards, we went to The Brew Net for coffee and conversation (along with watching Barrett Jackson). There were 16 of us and 9 Corvettes.

Jan 16th, 2010

Breakfast: Rainy weather.  We went to Cracker Barrel for a great breakfast.  There were 11 of us and 2 Corvettes.

 

Dinner:  We went to Dos Primos here in Abilene on South Treadaway.  Afterwards, we went to Java City.  There were 16 of us and 10 Corvettes.

Jan 9th, 2010

Breakfast: Cold weather.  We had a low of 15 degress last night.  Took a while to warm up the Vette.  We went to Cracker Barrel for a great breakfast.  There were 7 of us and 4 Corvettes.

 

Dinner: We went to Brick Oven Pizza on South 14th.  Great place to eat and see the Cowboys play the Eagles.  Afterwards, we went to The BrewNet on Hwy 351 for coffee, conversation and to watch the Cowboys beat the Eagles.  There were 15 of us and 9 Corvettes.

Jan 2nd, 2010

Happy New Year !!

Dinner: We went to the Bonsai Steakhouse Restaurant.  As always, the food was great and the company even better.  Afterwards, we went to Randy & Teri's house for coffee and conversation.

Dec 26th, 2009

Dinner: We went to the Pizza House in Clyde.  Great pizza as always.  There were 6 of us and 1 Corvette.  This was a white Christmas, so the roads were slick.

Dec 19, 2009

Dinner: Christmas Party !!  Great time had by all.

Dec 12, 2009

Breakfast: We went to Cracker Barrel for a great breakfast.  There were 5 of us and 5 Corvettes.

 

Dinner: We went to Little Italy.  Afterwards, we went to Steve and Sue's house for coffee, desert and lots of conversation.  There were 12 of us and 10 Corvettes.

Dec 5, 2009

Dinner: We went to Abuelo's here in Abilene.  Afterwards, we went to Fran's for coffee, desert and converstation.  There were 12 of us and 11 Corvettes.

Nov 28, 2009

Dinner: We went to Skeets in Merkel.  Great food..great fried pickles.  Afterwards, we went to Hastings for coffee and conversation.  There were 21 of us and 13 Corvettes.

Nov 21, 2009

Breakfast: We went to Lawrence Bros/Mack's Cafe in Clyde.  Mark, one of our club members, manages the store.  There were 9 of us and 5 Corvettes.

 

Dinner: We went to the Bonsai Steakhouse Restaurant.  As always, the food was great and the company even better.  Afterwards, we went to Ted and Jean's for coffee and conversation.  There were 15 of us and 10 Corvettes.

Nov 14, 2009

Breakfast: We went to Cracker Barrel.  There were 8 of us and 7 Corvettes.

 

Dinner: We went to JoJo's in Potosi.  The food was great.  We may have to go back sometime.  Afterwards, several of us went to Ted and Jean's for coffee and cookies.  There were 18 of us and 12 Corvettes.

Nov 7, 2009

Breakfast: Several went to Cracker Barrel.

 

Dinner: We went to THE HOMEPLACE in Tuscola.

Oct 31, 2009

Breakfast: Serveral of us took a road trip to Cross Plains where we had a great breakfast prepared at Jean's Feed Barn.  There were 8 of us and 7 Corvettes.

 

Dinner: We went to downtown Abilene and the Beehive Restaurant.  Great food and great service.  There were 13 of us and 12 Corvettes. 

Oct 24, 2009

Breakfast: Several went to Cracker Barrel.

 

Several of our members went to PrimeTime on Loop 322 for the Christain Homes Wheels for Life car show.  A number of our members got awards with Fred's Harley getting Best of Show.

 

Dinner: We went to ZooKini's for great food.  Afterwards, we went to The Brew Net.  There were 28 of us and 14 Corvettes.

Oct 17, 2009

Breakfast: We went to the Flying J on I-20 in Tye.  There were 6 of us and 6 Corvettes

 

A large group of our members took their cars to Dyess for a picture with the B1 bomber.  A big THANK-YOU!!! to Ryan and Crystal for setting this up.  We had 35 cars altogether.

 

Dinner: This was homecoming weekend for all the colleges.  Plus, ZOPS had all kinds of activities around town.  With that in mind, we went to Tuscola to have dinner at BIG G's Steakhouse.  Great steaks and a great drive to stretch the legs of our Corvettes.  There were 30 of us and 18 Corvettes.

Oct 10, 2009

Several of our members went to the 4th Annual Brazos River Corvette Club's car show on the town square.  There were over 100 cars.  Some came as far away as Enid, OK.  One of our cars received an award.  There were 12 of us and 9 Corvettes.

 

Dinner: With so many out of town there was no club dinner tonight.

Oct 3, 2009

Dinner:  This was KEAN cruise night plus we had many of our members out-of-town.  Several of our members met at Chelsea's at the Mall of Abilene.  From there, we went to the car show just North of the Mall.

Oct 1-4, 2009

Eureka Springs 19th Annual Corvette Show

Several of our members left Thursday, Oct 1, for Eureka Springs, Arkansas.

It rained on us going and coming but the weather there was wonderful.

We had a great time and one of our members got an award.

There were 13 of us and 9 Corvettes.

Sept 26, 2009

Breakfast:  We went to the Flying J on I-20 in Tye.  There were 10 of us and 10 Corvettes.

 

Dinner:  We went to Rosa's Tortilla Factory on Judge Ely BLVD here in Abilene.  Afterwards, we went to THE BREW NET for coffee and conversation.  There were 14 of us and 11 Corvettes.

Sept 19, 2009

Serveral of our group went to Wichita Falls, TX for the Wichita County Corvette Association's Corvette Roundup.  There were over 100 Corvettes with 55 coming from the Lone Star Corvette Club in the Dallas area.  Several of our members received awards for their cars.  There were 10 of us and 7 Corvettes.

 

Dinner: We went the Szechuan Chinese Restaurant on South 1st.  Afterwards, we went to Pat and Joann's house for coffee and conversation.  There were 11 of us and 8 Corvettes.

Sept 12, 2009 (Rainy day)

Dinner: We went to the Deutschlander Freshwater Catfish Co. Restaurant in Buffalo Gap.  It was a war wagon night because of all the rain.  There were 21 of us and no Corvettes.

Sept 5th, 2009

With most of the members out of town for the holiday weekend or at the NCM, we had a very small group.  We decided to go to Brick Oven Pizza. There were 4 of us and 2 Corvettes.

Aug 31st, 2009 (Monday)

Several of our members met at Hanner Chevrolet this morning at 7am for a fabulous breakfast and an 8am sendoff by the staff at Hanner Chevrolet for our departure on the 2009 NCM Corvette Caravan.  We will head to Texas Motor Speedway where we will meet up with the Central Texas group.  From there we will head to OKC to meet up with the Southern California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, North Texas and Oklahoma groups.  From our club, there were 16 of us and 12 Corvettes.  In OKC, there will be about 800 Corvettes.

(Tuesday) Today we travel from OKC to Tunica, Mississippi.  We will be staying the night at Harrah's Casino.  We will dine at Paula Dean's restaraunt and gamble.

(Wednesday) Today we will travel to Goodlettsville, TN to check in at the hotel and then travel on to Bowling Green, KY where we will be volunteering at the National Corvette Museum.

(Thursday) Today we go to the Corvette Assembly Plant for a tour.  Afterwards, we will head to the Makers Mark distillery.

(Friday) Today we travel to several wineries and a cheese farm.  We will also travel the back roads of Tennesse and Kentucky.

(Saturday) Today we spend the day at the Corvette Museum where we will go thru the museum portion and watch the unveiling of the Corvette prototype that was used in the movie Transformers II.

(Sunday) Today we will travel to Hot Springs, AR and spend the night. 

(Monday) Today we will travel the rest of the way home....WOW, what a week !!

Aug 29th, 2009

Breakfast: We went to the Cracker Barrel on I-20 and Hwy 350.  There were 10 of us and 10 Corvettes.

 

Several of the members took their cars to the Power Shack on Buffalo Gap Road.  The Power Shack was celebrating their 23rd anniversary with a car and cycle show.

 

Dinner: We went to the Home Place in Tuscola for a great meal and then went to Pam's place in Buffalo Gap for coffee and conversation.  There were 30 of us and 19 Corvettes.

Aug 22nd, 2009

Breakfast: We went to Lawrence Brothers in Clyde.  As usual, Mark took care of us and served us a great breakfast.  Lots of coffee and conversation.  There were 9 of us and 7 Corvettes.  Bobby and Cindy Lewis joined us for the first time with their Black C6 Coupe (another one from Corvettes of Dallas).

 

Dinner:  We went to China Star here in Abilene on South 1st.  There were 28 of us and 17 Corvettes.

Aug 15th, 2009

Breakfast: We went to Lawrence Brothers in Clyde.  Mark is the store manager and servered up a great breakfast.  Lots of coffee and conversation...it was a great time.  Thanks Mark.  There were 12 of us and 10 Corvettes.

 

Dinner: We went to Big G's in Tuscola.  Great steaks, great food.  Afterwards, we went to Hastings.  There were 30 of us and 16 Corvettes.

Aug 8th, 2009

Dinner:  We went to Abuelos here in Abilene.   Afterwards, we went to The Brew Net for coffee and conversation.  There were 17 of us and 12 Corvettes.

 

Other news:  Fred had a great birthday.  He brought home an 08 Jetstream Blue Z06 !!!

Aug 1st, 2009

"Beat the heat in Ruidoso" trip:

Several of our members went to Ruidoso, NM on Thursday and stayed until Sunday, Aug 2nd.  When we left Sunday, it was 48 degrees.  It was a great trip.  We went to the horse races, casinos and great restaurants.  We did some back road traveling thru the mountains with some spirited driving.  We stayed in a condo....can you say "Animal House" !!!! All in all it was a great event planned by Roland and Pam.  There were 10 of us and 6 Corvettes.

 

Dinner:  We went to the Szechuan Chinese Restaurant on South 1st.  Great food. There were 8 of us since most were out of town. 

July 25th, 2009

Breakfast: We went to Farenze's in Tuscola.  There were 10 of us and 8 Corvettes.

 

Dinner: We went to Skeet's in Merkel.  Afterwards, we went the long way to Ted and Jean's house for coffee and conversation.  There were 20 of us and 10 Corvettes.

July 18th, 2009

Breakfast: We went to the Cracker Barrel on I-20 and Hwy 351.  There were 10 of us and 6 Corvettes.

 

Dinner: We went to ZooKini's here in Abilene.  There were 21 of us and 15 Corvettes.

 

Other news: Mark and Brenda Brown traded in their C5 Red Coupe for a new C6 Silver Coupe from Hanner Chevrolet.

July 11th, 2009

Breakfast: We went to the Flying J on I-20, West of Abilene.  There were 8 of us and 8 Corvettes.

 

Dinner:  We were able to talk Farenze's in Tuscola into opening their cafe for us. We also had Kay from the Stitchn-Post come meet us and take orders for our new club shirts.  There were 31 of us and 21 Corvettes.

July 4th, 2009

Enjoyed the holiday with family !!!

June 27th, 2009

Mystery Tour:  Several of our members went on a Mystery Tour this weekend led by Randy and Teri.  We ended up in San Antonio on the River Walk.  It was fun and I hope we do another mystery tour.

 

Dinner:  We went to the Beehive in downtown Abilene.  There was a mix-up on our reservation among other things.  We probably will not go back.  Afterwards, we went to Hastings for coffee and conversation.  There were 11 of us.

 

Other news:  Ralph and Cindy traded in their 2002 Red Coupe for a 2006 Le Mans Blue Coupe.

June 20th, 2009

Breakfast:  We went to the Flying J in Tye on I20.  There were 5 of us and 5 Corvettes.

 

Dinner:  We went to the Red Robin here in Abilene.  Afterwards, we went to Ryan and Crystal's house for coffee and conversation.

June 13th, 2009

Breakfast:  We went to Tuscola and Farenze's Cafe.  As always, a great breakfast with great conversation.  There were 8 of us and 8 Corvettes

 

Dinner:  We went to Dos Primos here in Abilene.  Afterwards, we went to Ted and Jeans house for coffee and conversation.  There were 15 of us and 8 Corvettes.

June 11th, 2009

Artwalk/Carwalk

Several of our members went to the Artwalk/Carwalk in downtown Abilene.

There were about 100 cars of all different kinds and ages.

There were 6 of us and 6 Corvettes.

June 6th, 2009

Breakfast:  We went to the Sirloin Cafe in Anson via the backway...FM707.  Great breakfast.  There were 6 of us and 6 Corvettes

 

Dinner:  We went to the Peacock in Anson.  We traveled the backway...FM707.  Great food.

Afterwards, we went to The Brew Net on Hwy 351.  There were 21 of us and 13 Corvettes.

May 30th, 2009

Breakfast:  We went to the L&L Family Restaurant in Breckenridge.  Beautiful day for a drive plus good food and converstation.  We had a good group of 9 and 9 Corvettes.

 

Dinner: Well, if you missed the dinner at Steve and Sue's, you missed a great time and a great meal.  Steve and Sue put on a great spread and since we were outside, the weather even cooperated.  Steve showed off his shop and 35 Bentley and Sue showed off her beautiful home.  There were 21 of us and 16 Corvettes.

 

Other news: Mark Hanner of Hanner Chevrolet agreed to be our club sponsor.

May 23rd, 2009

Hanner Chevrolet Camaro Debut:  What a fun event!!  We had a good crowd.  Hanner fed us breakfast....and even lunch.  We even got to test drive several of their new cars.  There were 27 of us and 18 Corvettes plus a Camaro.

 

Dinner: Because of rain, this was a war-wagon night.  We went to the Pizza House in Clyde for some great pizza.  We then went to The Brew Net on Hwy 351 for coffee and conversation.

There were 24 of us and 6 Corvettes.

 

Other news: Greg purchased a new black 2009 ZR1...wow!!!

May 16th, 2009

Several of our members went to Ft. Worth for the 20th Classic hosted by the Lone Star Corvette Club.  As usual, it was a great event with over 500 Corvettes registered.  Even though it rained all day Saturday, the cars were under the stands at TMS and we were able to enjoy looking at 300-400 Corvettes.  Sunday was track day and the weather turned cool and clear for some runs on the track that reached 130-140mph.  Of our group, Brenda, Ryan, Wiggy and Randy got awards for their cars.

 

Dinner:  No meeting, bad weather.

 

Other news: Lyn traded in her C5 convertible for a 2005 C6 roadster.  Black on Red, 6-speed manual.  Beautiful car !!

May 9th, 2009

Breakfast: We went to Farenze's in Tuscola.  There were 10 of us and 8 Corvettes.

 

Dinner: We went to Amanda's and then to THE BREW NET for coffee and conversation.  There were 21 of us and 16 Corvettes.

May 2nd, 2009

Several of our members went to Snyder, Tx for the Snyder Wheels Car Show and Cruise.

It was a great show even though the weather was not the best.  We got rained on going but

the rain quit when we got there.  There was a great turn-out and loads of great looking vehicles.

Of our group, Pam(3), Brenda, Arlene and Wiggy got awards.

 

Dinner:  We went to Square's.  Afterwards, we went to Hastings for coffee and conversation.

 

April 25th, 2009

Breakfast: We went to Cracker Barrel.  We had a good group of 11 and 9 Corvettes.

 

Dinner:  We went to Little Italy for some good Italian food.  Aferwards, we went to Pat and JoAnn's house for coffee and conversation.  There were 27 of us and 16 Corvettes.

April 18th, 2009

Several of our members went to Boerne, Tx (San Antonio, Tx)  and the Texas Corvette Association's 17th Annual Open Car show.  It is a great show and many of those that attended said they would go again.  There were over 260 cars and that was pretty good considering they did not know if they were going to have the show because of the rain.  Of the 7 Corvettes we entered in the show, Randy and Brenda received awards.  There were 15 of us and 11 Corvettes.

One of our members has a new to them C6 convertible.  Roland and Pam traded in the 50th Anniversary convertible for an 07 Red convertible.  Pretty car!!  They also sold their C1.

 

Dinner:  We went to Los Primos on Treadaway.  Afterwards, we went to Hastings for coffee and conversation.

 

Other news: Pam and Roland traded their 03 50th Anniversary roadster for an 06 Red roadster.

They also sold their C2 and got a 67 Camaro.

April 11th, 2009

Several of our members went to the Kiowa Casino, just North of Wichita Falls, for some gambling and to stretch the legs of our Corvettes.  We stopped in Albany at the Eagles Nest Cafe for breakfast and then continued on.  We had a great time.  There were 10 of us and 6 Corvettes.

 

Dinner: We went to Amanda's Mexican Restaraunt.  Afterwards, the group went to Hastings for coffee and conversation.  With several out of town for Easter, we still ended up with a nice size group.  There were 16 of us and just a handful of Corvettes since storms were in the area.

April 4th, 2009

Breakfast: We went Farenze's in Tuscola.  There were 5 of us and 5 Corvettes.

 

Dinner: We went to the Deutschlander Freshwater Catfish Co. Restaurant in Buffalo Gap.

There were 20 of us and 13 Corvettes.

March 28th, 2009

Breakfast: We went to the Texas Cafe on North 10th and Mockingbird.  Great place to have breakfast....any day.  There were 6 of us and 5 Corvettes.

 

Several of our members went to the 1st Annual Revorama at the Trinity Baptist benefiting the West Central Texas Food Bank.  Of those that attended, Fred, Arlene, Teri and Dale received awards.  There were over 100 cars and bikes.

 

Dinner: We went to the Pizza House in Clyde.  Afterwards, we went to The Brew Net.  There were 14 of us and 11 Corvettes.

March 21st, 2009

Breakfast: We went to 66 Sirloin in Anson.  We went the back way via FM 707.  Fun drive!!

There were 6 of us and 6 Corvettes.

 

Dinner: We went to Peacock's in Anson.  Afterwards, we went to The Brew Net on Hwy 351.

At the bank, a Factory Five GTM Kit Car/Corvette showed up.  Pretty neat car.  It is mostly made up of Corvette parts (ie LS1 engine and computer, suspension, steering column, etc). Here is a website that discusses it.  We had a good crowd....there were 22 of us and 12 Corvettes.

March 14th, 2009

Dinner: We went to the Szechuan Chinese Restaurant on South 1st.  Great food.  Afterwards, we went to Pat and Joann's house for coffee and conversation.  There were 12 of us and 3 Corvettes mainly because of the weather.

March 7th, 2009

Breakfast: We went to Farenze's in Tuscola.  A great place for breakfast.  They also have great desserts if you are ever in the area.  We went via Hwy 83/84 and came home via FM 613.  There were 11 of us and 10 Corvettes.

 

Dinner: We went to Skeets in Merkel.  They have great fried pickles and onion rings.  The other food is good as well.  Afterwards, we went to Java City but it was closing early because of Spring Break.  So, we tried The Brew Net on Hwy 351.  It may be our new coffee shop on Saturday nights.  There were 28 of us and 15 Corvettes.

Feb 28th, 2009

Breakfast: We went to the Flying J on I-20 in Tye.  We had a group of 6 and 5 Corvettes.

 

Dinner: We went to Lytle Land and Cattle here in Abilene for a great meal.  Afterwards, we went to Hastings for coffee and great conversation.  We had a group of 27 and 13 Corvettes.

Feb 21st, 2009

A couple of our members went to the Dallas Auto Show.  GM brought a lot of vehicles.  There were four Corvettes.  Two Z06's, one ZR1 and one convertible.  There were four Camaros.  One of the Camaros was a concept car and had the LS7.  If you were looking to buy, this would be a good place to go and see most of the cars that are available in one location.

 

Breakfast: We went to the Flying J on I-20 in Tye.  We had a good group of 10 and 8 Corvettes.

 

Dinner: We went to the Deutschlander Freshwater Catfish Co. Restaurant in Buffalo Gap.  Afterwards, we went to Fran's for coffee and dessert.  There were 17 of us and 12 Corvettes.

Feb 14th, 2009  "Happy Valentines !!! "

Breakfast: We went to 66 Sirloin in Anson for a great back road drive and great breakfast.  We went via Hwy 707 all the way.  There were 11 members and 10 Corvettes.

 

Dinner: We went to the famous "Pizza House" in Clyde.  The place was packed because of Valentines.  The pizza is great too.  Afterwards, we went to Ted and Jean's house for coffee and dessert.  We watched an old episode of Route 66.  We had 16 members and 10 Corvettes.

Feb 7th, 2009

Breakfast: We went to Farenze's in Tuscola for a great breakfast.  We had 11 members and 10 Corvettes.  Afterwards, we went to Teri and Randy's to inspect the damage to his tranny and to look at Fred's new purchase.  A '63 supercharged Studebaker with overdrive.

 

Dinner: We went to Squares BBQ.  Afterwards, we went to Hastings for coffee and conversation.  We had a big crowd....there were 23 of us and 15 Corvettes.

Feb 1st, 2009

Super Bowl Sunday

We met at Fran's house to watch the Super Bowl.  Great game !!!  We had a good crowd and lots of good food.  There were 18 of us. 

Jan 31st, 2009

Breakfast: We met at the Flying J on I-20 West of Abilene.  There were 7 of us.

 

Dinner: We went to Amanda's.  Afterwards, we went to Java City for coffee and conversation.  There were 18 of us and 10 Corvettes.

Jan 24th, 2009

We went to Brick Oven pizza.  Afterwards, we went to Hastings for coffee and conversation.  There were 12 of us and 6 Corvettes.

Jan 17th, 2009

We went to the Beehive for a fabulous dinner.  Afterwards, we went to Pat and JoAnn's house to celebrate JoAnn's birthday.  There were 19 of us and 10 Corvettes.

Jan 10th, 2009

Breakfast: We went to Farenze's cafe in Tuscola.  Great food.  We had a group of 12 which made it great as well and.....we had 11 Corvettes.

 

Dinner: We went to the Bonzai Japanese Steakhouse.  Great food.  Afterwards, we went to Tuscany's for coffee and conversation.  We found out that Tuscany's hours are changing and that they will not be open on Saturday nights anymore.  Guess we will have to find a new coffee shop.  We had a group of 26 Corvette lovers and 16 Corvettes.

Jan 3rd, 2009

Breakfast:  We went to Cisco and Lynda's Corner Cafe.  Always a great breakfast at a great price.  We met at the rest stop East of Abilene.  There were 12 of us, 11 Corvettes and 1-'57 T-Bird.  Yes, Rocky was there and he went with us.  We stopped at Hanner Chevrolet on the way back.  Great folks at Hanner....stop in sometime, buy a car or get some service work done !!!

 

Dinner:  We went to Clyde and the Pizza House.  As always, great pizza.  Afterwards, we went to the Sonic in Clyde for coffee and conversation.  There were 14 of us and 12 Corvettes plus a VW(Rocky's).

2008

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Dec 27th, 2008 (Last meeting of 2008)

Breakfast:  We met at the Flying J.  There were 4 of us and 4 Corvettes.

 

Dinner:

We went to downtown Abilene and the Beehive Restaurant for a great meal.  Afterwards, Fred and Arlene invited us over for coffee and desert.  There were 10 of us and 9 Corvettes.

Dec 20th, 2008

We went to Deutschlander Freshwater Catfish Co. Restaurant in Buffalo Gap and then to Tuscany's for coffee and conversation.  There were 12 of us.

Dec 13th, 2008

We went to Ted and Jean's house for our annual Christmas party.  Ryan and Crystal organized the event.  We had a lot of fun.  There was more good food and spirits than we could put away.  A BIG THANK YOU !!! goes to Ted and Jean AND Ryan and Crystal.  I have a feeling that some of the gifts will show up again next year.  There were about 32 of us and a bunch of Corvettes.

Dec 6th, 2008

We went to Little Italy.  Afterwards, we went to Hastings for coffee, conversation and football.

Arlene's new exhaust sounds great !!!  There were 7 of us with 6 Corvettes.

Nov 29th, 2008

We went to Skeet's in Merkel.  Afterwards, we went to Hastings for coffee, conversation and football.  There were 12 of us with 12 Corvettes.

Nov 22nd, 2008

Breakfast: We met at the Flying J.  Great breakfast and good conversation.

There were 5 of us with 5 Corvettes.

 

Dinner:

We went to "The Homeplace" in Tuscola.  Afterwards, we went to Hastings for coffee, conversation and football.  There were 25 of us with 14 Corvettes.

Nov 15th, 2008

About 18 of our members went to hear the Eagles in concert in Dallas.  The Eagles were great as usual.  It was a packed house at the American Airlines Center.  I think everyone had a good time.

Some went to Corvettes of Dallas to check their inventory out.  Arlene had fun...she came back with a new exhaust !!

 

Dinner:

After pulling a selection from a hat....we went to Red Robin.  Afterwards, we went to Hastings for coffee and conversation.  We also got to see the Alabama-Miss football game.  Most of the group was at the Eagle's concert.  There were 11 of us and 5 Corvettes.

Nov 8th, 2008

Breakfast: We met at the Texas Cafe on Mockingbird.  Great breakfast and good conversation.  There were 8 of us with 5 Corvettes.

 

Several of our members went to the 2nd Annual Elmdale Baptist Classic Car Show.  Congratulations to Arlene for her award.  There were 4 Corvettes plus Ted and Jean's Nomad.

 

Dinner:

We went to Lytle Land and Cattle.  Afterwards, we went to Hastings.  There were 18 of us and 12 Corvettes.

Nov 1st, 2008

Breakfast: We met at the Flying J.   Usual great breakfast and good conversation.  There were 6 of us and 4 Corvettes.

 

Dinner:

We went to Squares.  The food was great as always.  Afterwards, we went to Hastings for great conversation and watched some of the Texas/Texas Tech game.  Great game with TT coming out on top.  There were 12 of us and 10 Corvettes.

Oct 25th, 2008

Breakfast:  We met at the Flying J.  Usual great breakfast and good conversation.  There were 6 of us and 4 Corvettes.

 

Dinner:

We went to Grinders on South 1st.  The meal was great...I think Robert had the MEGA-BURGER!!

Afterwards, we went to Ted and Jean's for an apple sampling.  My favorites were the Fuji and the Honey Crisp apples. We also watched the rain delayed World Series baseball game between the Rays and the Phillies.  Greg Miesel announced he would be moving to Arizona the first part of November.  Good luck Greg!!

Oct 18th, 2008

Several of our members attended the "Wheels for Life" benefiting Christain Homes of Abilene.  A-Town/Hi-Tech was the main sponsor.  18 Corvettes were on display along with many other cars from around the area.  A beautiful day and a wonderful cause.

 

Dinner:

We went to Oscar's Mexican Restaurant.  Afterwards, we went to Ted and Jean's for an Octoberfest beer tasting.

Oct 11th, 2008

Several of our members went to Granbury for the 3rd Annual Brazos River Corvette Club Car show on the town square.  It was a great day for a car show.  We met for breakfast at Cracker Barrel and then caravanned from there.  Congratulations go to Arlene, Wiggy and Dale for their awards.  Pictures are available on the EVENTS page.

 

Dinner:

We went to the Deutschlander Freshwater Catfish Co. Restaurant in Buffalo Gap and then to Tuscany's for coffee and conversation.

Oct 4th, 2008

This was a busy weekend for our club!!!

 

Several of our members left Thursday for Eureka Springs, Arkansas.  We ended up with 7 cars and had a great time.  The scenery is beautiful and the roads are fun to drive...especially in a Corvette.

We even found a great Italian food restaurant, Emilio's.  We ate there twice, it was so good.

There were 615 registered cars with several hundred more that were not registered.  If you have not made this trip, you need to plan on going next year.  It is always the first weekend in October.  The dates are Oct. 1-4, 2009.  We have already reserved rooms for next year...so if your are interested, let Arlene know.   Pictures are available on the EVENTS page.

 

Several of our members went to Eastland on Saturday for RipFest.  We ended up with 9 cars and had a great time.  Congratulations go to Randy for getting Runner-up Best of Show.  Pictures are available on the EVENTS page.

 

Dinner:

We went to Buffet City and then to Willow Creek Golf Course for entertainment.

Sept 27th, 2008

Breakfast:

We had 5 cars go to breakfast at Linda's Corner Cafe in Cisco.  Great breakfast !!!

Good place to stop if you are ever headed that direction.

 

Dinner:

We went to "The Homeplace" near Tuscola.  Afterwards, we went to Tuscany's for coffee and conversation.  We had 24 people and 18 Corvettes.

Sept 20th, 2008

Since this was KEAN cruise night, many of our members drove in the cruise.  Several met at Chili's on HWY 351 and then joined up with the group at the Sears parking lot after the cruise.

 

Several of our members went to Wichita Falls for the Wichita Country Corvette Club car show.  It was at the Holiday Inn by the Falls.  There were about 85-90 cars.  A good majority of the cars were from the LoneStar Corvette Club in Dallas.  We had 3 cars at the show and all three placed...2 first place and 1 second place.  Congratulations to Arlene, Wiggy and Dale for their awards.  Pictures are available on the EVENTS page.

Sept 13th, 2008

Breakfast:

Several met for breakfast at the Flying J truckstop.

 

Dinner:

We went to the Deutschlander Freshwater Catfish Co. Restaurant in Buffalo Gap and then to Hastings for coffee and conversation.

Sept 6th, 2008

Breakfast:

It has been awhile since we have had a breakfast run.

We had a good group for breakfast at the Flying J truckstop.

About 9 people and 7 Corvettes.

 

Dinner:

We went to Little Italy on South 14th and the Winters Freeway.  Afterwards, we went to Tuscany's for coffee and conversation.  We had about 22 people and 11 Corvettes.

Aug 30th, 2008 (Labor Day Weekend)

We went to Lytle Land and Cattle.  Afterwards, we went to Tuscany's for coffee and conversation.  We had about 20 people and a few corvettes because of the rainy weather.

Congratulations go to Robert and Beverly for the new 08 Red Z06.

Aug 23rd, 2008

We went to Spano's on ES 11th (where Cahoot's was located).  Afterwards, we went to Tuscany's for coffee and converstation.  We had about 20 people and 12 Corvettes.

 

Several of the club membes went to the car/bike show at Nelson Park.  Joe won 1st place in the classic division.

Aug 16th, 2008

We went to Amanda's and then to the new Hastings location on South 14th where we enjoyed coffee and conversation at the coffee shop inside.  We had about 20 people....and no Corvettes since it was raining.  The South side of town got 4-6 inches....the airport, 2 inches.

Aug 9th, 2008

We went to the Icehouse in Albany.  Great food and a good time going to Albany.  Afterwards, we went to Java City for coffee and conversation.  We had about 16 people and 11 Corvettes. 

Aug 2nd, 2008

We went to Brick Oven Pizza.  There was one surprise.  Greg and Pam have a new addition.

A new 08 yellow convertible.  Black interior and black top.

 

About 11 of the club members went to the 35th Annual "Vettes on the Rockies" in Breckenridge, Colorado. It was a great event and even had the 2009 Corvette ZR1 on display.

Temperatures were in the low 80's during the day and 40's at night.

Wish we could have packaged some of that and brought it back.

With over 500 Corvettes registered, there were plenty of Corvettes to look at.

Pictures are available on the EVENTS page.

July 26th, 2008

We went to the Bonzai Japanese Steakhouse.  Great food and fun preparation.

We then went to Tuscany's for coffee. We had about 20 people and 12 Corvettes.

 

Several of the club members went to the Kiowa Casino, just North of Wichita Falls.

July 19th, 2008

We went to Harlows and then to Tuscany's for coffee and conversation.

 

Several of the club members went to the Motorsports Ranch in Granbury.  It was just an introduction to the course and to road racing in general.  I think the worst that happened to our cars was they now have a little less tire tread and the brake pads are worn down a little.  The nice thing was we learned more about our driving capabilities and how our car performs.  It is highly recommended to attend the next one in April of 2009.  (Pictures)

July 12th, 2008

We went to the Pizza House in Clyde for great pizza and then to the Sonic for ice cream and conversation.

July 5th, 2008

We went to Amanda's and then to Java City.  We had about 18 people and 11 Corvettes.

June 28th, 2008

We went to Randy, Teri and Lyn's house for a great meal and good conversation.

With several out of town, we had about 12 people and 7 corvettes.  One of the Corvettes, a C6, was

just recently acquired by Wiggie and Lois.  Congratulations !!

June 21st, 2008

June 14th, 2008

We went to "THE HOMEPLACE" in Tuscola for a great buffet dinner.  Afterwards, we went to Tuscany's on South 1st for coffee and more conversation.

About 18 people attended with 14 Corvettes and 1 Mini Cooper (Crystal's).

June 7th, 2008

We went to Square's BBQ and then to the Sonic on Judge Ely Blvd for desert and conversation.

May 3rd, 2008

We went to Amanda's and then to Tuscany's for coffee and desert.