Message from the Chairman,

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Dear NCRS Northeast Chapter Members,

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Let me begin by wishing you and yours a great holiday season!  Our chapter had a great 2022 with a full complement of chapter events.  Planning for 2023 is underway and we will again offer a full calendar of events.  Our 2023 Spring Judging meet will again be held in Brookfield however slightly earlier in the year on May 12-13.  Thanks to Jay Tansey and Mike Lombardi for coordinating the event and many thanks to Larry Sachs for again hosting the event at his facility.  The upcoming NCRS Driveline issue will have a copy of the flyer for the event.  Registration will open in January.

 

In October Rob Rohloff hosted this year’s Tech Session and Judging School.  Some say “something good always comes out of something bad” and in this case the good turned out to be an outstanding Tech Session conducted by Rob on C-1 differentials.  The “bad” occurred on Rob’s way home from the Gathering of the Marques event at Lime Rock Park on Labor Day week.  Almost home, Rob’s differential starting making noise. Rob took it upon himself and tore into the differential and quickly became very familiar with disassembly, internal components, and its assembly and adjustment procedures.  Sharing his new found knowledge and information, with assembled and unassembled units on display along with required tooling, he executed a first class Tech Session.  The Judging School section included C-1 differential date coding and number identification along with C-1 wheels and tires. 

 

We closed 2022 with our charitable event that was a toy drive and toy run for the Connecticut State Police.  Thanks to our members who donated so many toys this year…we were able to fill a table at the event with all of your toys.  The State Police escorted toy run participants from several car clubs from Exit 1 to Exit 16 on I-84 in the fast lane to the event hotel.   Again, thanks for your donations and I am sure many kids will be grateful and happy with the toys.

 

Another firm date for 2022 is August 5, 2023 the date for our Summer Picnic at Sunset Grill in Watertown, CT.  Thanks to Mike Lombardi and Rob Rohloff for arranging this event.  In 2021 we hosted our first picnic at Sunset Grill.  It turned out to be a great venue for a picnic.  Great food, great music, and great parking for Corvettes.   The only thing that was not great were the rain showers that moved in towards the end.  We are looking forward to another great time this year.

 

We will again conduct our Judging School and Membership meeting on May 12th in Brookfield immediately following Day 1 of our Judging Meet.  Our Corvettes at Carlisle spaces (J-125 and J-126) are again reserved for this year, so we are on our way to filling our event calendar.

 

If anyone has ideas or would like to help host a Tech Session, Road Tour, and any other event that may be of interest to our membership, please reach out to our Board of Directors.

 

One last thing…again this year we are able to defy inflation and keep our membership dues at $25.00.  Thanks to the many members who have already renewed and for a reminder to those that have not yet renewed, please do so before February 28th to avoid the late fee.

 

I look forward to seeing everyone at our Spring Judging Meeting…Can’t wait!

 

Best wishes for a safe, healthy, and prosperous 2023!

 

Respectfully,

 

 

Joe Santiso III

 

NCRS Northeast Chapter Chairman

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