The Fall General Membership Meeting
was held at the Claim Jumper Restaurant in Fountain Valley. With
the threat of rain our "car count" was down from previous GM
meetings. It was decided last year that only a single
GM meeting will be held each year to conduct SoCalSACC
business. This meeting would nominate and elect a 2009
slate of Board members. This year, Bruce Fuhrman,
current Chapter President, would be in office for 2 years
which is an established limit a we would need to elect a new
President, or change the requirements to extend his term
limit in office. During the year, at the SACC National
Convention, Bruce volunteered to replace the National
Secretary and accordingly, he could not serve in a Chapter
and the National Board at the same time.
With the exception of the rain threat, the
meeting went well and I think was enjoyed by all in
attendance. There were only about 12 C-1 in the line
up and we all know why. Thanks to those who risked
getting their feet wet for bringing their C-1's.
Included in the line up were 3 race cars (see
photos). Bob Drennen’s white '56 race car, Wayne
Foss's '58 Turquoise big brake, fuelie and Kent
Brownings red big brake, fuelie from his
collection.
Fifty three Corvette enthusiasts enjoyed a
great "Picnic Lunch" served by the Claim Jumper with
excellent service. Unfortunately Bruce Fuhrman did
not participate in much "tire kicking" since it took
45 minutes to get his lap top to talk to the digital
projector! Problem finally solved as a bad cable
connector! Sound familiar? After the tire kicking,
Jim Gessner, a real Corvette guy, gave us a brief
introduction to his movie "California Screaming"
which was a one hour summary of the early days of
Corvette racing history including some great footage
of the cars and drivers. Jim had been exposed to all
the great names in Corvette racing including three
drivers of Corvette fame who joined us for the day;
Dick Gulstrand, Joe Freitas & Davey Jordan. Over the
last 35 years, Jim has owned and restored over 60
corvettes. Check him out on www.vettefinderjim.com
After the lunch. Bruce Fuhrman conducted the
"official" annual membership meeting which included
thanks to all those supporting the chapter (see
minutes), plus a summary of 2008 events and what is
planned for 2009. The "really big" event being the
2009 SACC National convention in Ventura on 17-21
July. The 2008 slate of officers was re-elected with
the exception of the President, Bruce Fuhrman. Bruce
accepted a position on the SACC National board as
Secretary which was held by Lucy Badenhoop since
SACC was founded. Since the by-laws prohibit serving
on a National and Chapter board at the same time,
Bruce needed to step down from the Chapter Board.
Phil Roche was kind enough to accept Larry Wright's
nomination and will be the new Chapter
President effective 1 January 2009. Phil comes with
great credentials. He is past President of the SO
CAL Vintage Corvette Club, worked for Dick Gulstrand
for many years and is very knowledgeable on
Corvettes. He also owns a '54 so Bruce felt
comfortable with him taking over the reigns!
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