
May 13 - 15, 2010
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Gathering Info, click here
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Lifetime Member Event Price: $10.00
NCM Member Event Price: $15.00 per person
non-NCM Member Event Price: $25.00 per person
Advance Registration closes 8am CDT May 3, 2010
Plant Tours are now booked directly through the Bowling Green Assembly Plant
To obtain tour information or purchase a ticket at $7 per person click here
ALL
ACTIVITIES ARE OPEN TO EVENT REGISTRANTS ONLY
THURSDAY May 13, 2010 |
8:00am |
NCM Opens
- Advance Registration Credential Pickup Begins
- On-site registration available
- Located in Ticket Booth (on Boulevard)
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| 8:00am – 4:00pm |
Drag Racing at Beech Bend
- Buick GN event
- Pay at Beech Bend
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8:15am – 4:00pm |
S1 Seminar: “Gordon's School” for C4 Corvette Troubleshooting
Gordon Killebrew is well known throughout the Corvette world as THE authority on the C4 1984-1996 Corvettes. Gordon will conduct his school at the NCM focusing on 1990-1996 model years from hood fit to code readings. This class will be a “hands on” class with your Corvette.
- Advance registration required
- Limited to only 8 participants
- Box Lunch provided
- Located at the NCM Amphitheater
- Special Pricing School Fee:
- NCM Members: $160 per person
- Non-members: $175 per person
- Click here to visit Gordon's School
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8:30am – 3:00pm |
LT1: Jingles Check Ride to Dana Industries Road Tour and Lunch
Go on a check-ride tour just like C4s were taken. Follow the route that Jim Ingle, Corvette test engineer led other engineers on when they were testing new models. One of many routes used, this one will take us to Hopkinsville Kentucky and the Dana Industries plant where Corvette frame rails are made and the Z06 frame is made and assembled. Included with the tour are guides explaining the various production steps along the process. Lunch will be served at the plant and unusual for an automotive industry plant, pictures are welcome.
- Departs from NCM front drive
- Advance registration required
- Limited to 60 participants
- Tour of Dana Industries frame rail plant
- Lunch at the Dana Plant
- DYOC: Drive Your Own Corvette
- Tour Fee:
- NCM Members: $25 per person
- Non-NCM Member: $35 per person.
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10:00am - 2:00pm |
RT 1 Poker Run
- Departs from NCM
- Instructions and starting clue at Registration desk
- Run on own schedule between 11am and 3:45pm
- Prize given for best poker hand
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1:00pm-2:00pm |
Golf Cart Autocross
- Located at NCM front lawn
- Open to all Event Registrants
- Requires a driver (blindfolded) and a navigator
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2:00pm-3:30pm |
S2 Seminar: Detailing your Corvette
- Featuring David Smith, NCM PDI Specialist
- Located in the new PDI area on the Boulevard
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4:15pm – 4:45pm |
Grand Sport Registry Membership Meeting
- Located in new NCM Club Room
- Open to all event participants
- Seating limited
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5:00pm |
NCM Closes |
FRIDAY May 14, 2010 |
8:00am |
NCM Opens.
- Advance Registration Credential Pickup
- On-site registration available
- Located in Ticket Booth (on Boulevard)
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8:00am – 5:00pm |
DYN1: Dyno Pulls
- Onsite at NCM in Truck parking lot
- Advance registration fee: $85 for 3 pulls
- Onsite registration fee as available: $95 for 3 pulls
- Wideband O2 sensor available, fee: $10 additional
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| 8:00am – 9:00am |
ZR-1 Net Registry Board Meeting
- Located in NCM Club Meeting Room
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9:00am - 4:00pm |
Gordon Killebrew School : "Drive Through Troubleshooting"
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9:00am - 1:45pm |
Silent Auction
- In front of Library-Archives on Boulevard
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9:00am – 10:00am |
S3 Seminar: Development of the Grand Sport
- Speaker: Fred Gallasch and John Heinricy
- Facilitator: John “Hutch” Hutchinson
- Located in Chevrolet Theater, seating limited
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10:00am – 1:00pm |
Peoples/Celebrity Choice Car Show
- Show cars park in NCM parking lot A
- Window placard available at Registration desk
- Ballots and Ballot box at registration desk.
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| 10:00am – 11:00am |
S4 Seminar: Assembly Plant Manager: introducing Bob Parcell
- Speaker: Bob Parcell, BGAP Manager
- In Chevrolet Theater
- Limited seating available
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10:30am - 2:00pm |
RT 2 Poker Run
- Departs from NCM
- Instructions and starting clue at Registration desk
- Run on own schedule between 11am and 3:45pm
- Prize given for best poker hand
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| 11:00am – 11:15am |
Presentation Donation of 1988 C4
- Donation of 1988 Corvette
- Current and Original owners Jack and Doris DeLong
- Located on the Boulevard
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11:20am - 12:30pm |
S5 Seminar: 20 th Anniversary FIA 24 Record
Join Tommy Morrison, John Heinricy, Jim Minneker, and others who took part in setting the speed record in March 1990, for lunch and bench racing.
- Advance registration required
- Located in the Conference Center
- Lunch includes:
- Assorted Wraps
- Choice of 2 sides
- Drink and Dessert
- Seminar/lunch fee:
- Members $15
- Non-members $20
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12:45pm – 1:30pm |
Autograph Session
- Located in Conference Center
- Limit 2 items per person
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1:30pm – 2:30pm |
S6 Seminar: 2011 Corvette Intro and Walk-around
- Located on esplanade by logo circle
- Tom Hill/Steve Grilli from BG AP take an in depth look at the new Corvette
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2:45pm |
Car Show Awards
- Located at the Esplanade by the Logo Circle
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3:00pm – 3:15pm |
Participant Group Photo
- Participants in Logo Circle
- Photos $10 available at the FotoFX kiosk in the Exhibition Hall
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| 4:00pm – 5:00pm |
S9 Seminar: Drag Racing for Beginners
- Speakers: Drag Racing Instructors
- Located in the Chevrolet Theater
- Open to all Event Participants
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3:30pm - 4:30pm |
S7 Seminar: ZR-1 Tuning
- Speaker: Cory Henderson
- Registered participants only
- In Chevrolet Theater
- Limited seating available
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4:30pm |
LT2: BBQ Road Tour
Combine the fun of a road tour with a taste of Kentucky BBQ. We tour the surrounding countryside ending at Split Tree BBQ for supper and then continue the drive heading to Chaney’s Dairy Barn for some really great ice cream.
- Pre-registration Required
- Limited to 58 participants
- Departs NCM front drive at 4:30pm
- Dinner at Split Tree BBQ – 115 Wilson Rd, Alvaton KY
- Menu: Pulled Pork & Chicken – 3 sides – dessert & beverage
- Following dinner road tour continues to Chaney’s Dairy Barn for dessert – 9191 Nashville Rd, Bowling Green KY
- $20 members/ $25 non-members
- Click Here for Chaney’s Dairy Barn
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5:00pm |
Museum Closes |
SATURDAY May 15, 2010 |
8:00am |
National Corvette Museum opens |
8:00am – 12:00pm |
Event Registration Pickup in Ticket Booth on Boulevard |
8:15am – 2:00pm |
Autocross at Trace Die Cast Parking Lot
- Gates open at 8:15am
- Presented by: NCM Volunteers
- Pre-registration Required
- Autocross Fee per driver
- Member - $20
- Non-member - $25
- 8:45 Mandatory Driver meeting
- Click here for Local Directions
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8:00am – 5:00pm |
DYN1: Dyno Pulls
- Onsite at NCM in Truck parking lot
- Advance registration fee: $85 for 3 pulls
- Onsite registration fee as available: $95 for 3 pulls
- Wideband O2 sensor available, fee: $10 additional
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9:00am-4:00pm |
Gordon Killebrew School : "Drive Through Troubleshooting"
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9:00am – 3:30pm |
LT3: Makers Mark Bourbon Tour
Drive some of the best back roads in KY as you head up to Loretto, the home of Makers Mark Distillery. Visit the distilling building, taste the sour mash and watch them bottle and dip in the famous red wax. After the rick-house, head into their new visitor center for a tasting and lunch.
- Advanced registration required
- Limited to 58 participants
- Staging along NCM front drive
- Distillery Tour and lunch at Makers Mark
- DYOC: Drive Your Own Corvette
- Tour Fee: Members $20 / Non-members $30
- Click Here to visit the Makers Mark website
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9:30am – 1:30pm |
Digital Scavenger Hunt
Test your knowledge of the NCM and do the scavenger hunt, but instead of bringing actual items, a picture will work.
- Bring your cell phone or digital camera
- Pickup clues at registration desk
- Prize for most correct
- Start anytime between 9:30am – 1:30pm
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| 10:30am – 11:30am |
S10 Seminar – Maintaining and Upgrading the Engine of the C4 ZR-1
- Speaker: Marc Haibeck
- Topics covered include:
- Oil selection
- Fuel injectors
- Secondary port throttle
- Performance upgrade
- Located in the Chevrolet Theater
- Seating limited
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1:00 – 2:00pm |
S8 Seminar –
- Speaker: Jack Underwood, Graham Behan
and Gary Cline
- Located in the Chevrolet Theater
- Seating limited
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| 2:00pm – 3:00pm |
ZR-1 Net Registry Membership Meeting
- Located in Chevrolet Theater
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2:30pm – 4:30pm |
RT3: Free Guided Road Tour
- Open to all Event Registrants
- Stage along NCM front drive
- Tour through KY farmland on great back roads
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5:30pm |
Cash Bar on NCM Boulevard at Conference Center |
6:00pm – 9:00pm |
BQT1: The Gathering Banquet & Auction
- NCM Conference Center
- Banquet by pre-registration only
- Menu features:
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Chicken Piccata
- Honey Glazed Ham
- Mashed Potatoes
- Roasted Vegetables
- $28 members/ $38 non-members
- Auction begins 7:00 – open to all registered participants
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7:15pm – 9:00pm |
Gathering Live Auction
- NCM Conference Center
- Open to all event participants
- Doors open following banquet
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*All
times and activities are subject to change.