From Our President...
Members,
The competition season just recently got started with 7 Rallyes in Holland. This gave my daughter her first chance to compete in an NCCC sanctioned event. She got in knee deep too; 7 sanctions, 100 miles, and 4 hours later she still wants to do it again. This year, my daughter is 9 and eligible by the rulebook to compete. Many of you know my son has been attending competitions with me since we joined the club. He has had a chance to ride along in an autocross, participate in rallyes, compete in funkhanas, and help out at events. Some of you may even remember him playing the National Anthem on his guitar at some of our shows. These have been amazing memory building times for my family. Still working on getting the wife to want to compete, but that is another topic for a different month!
While my wife, Melissa, might not enjoy competing like I do, she does see how much the kids enjoy it. We have never forgotten the day my daughter met Bob and Shalimar’s grandson at the track and they were so happy to be in a club together, they were giving each other a hug. Cool stuff! As I have mentioned before, she accepted the position as FCOA (Future Corvette Owners Association) Director because she believes in the positive impact this can have on kids and families. Some NCCC members still tell stories about attending events with their parents 30 or 40 years ago.
There are some grassroots efforts across a few regions to get the youth more involved. As we are finding out about each other’s efforts, we are working together on some new event classifications for the rulebook so we can have FCOA points as well to encourage participation. If you have kids, grandkids, nieces, nephews, or other children in your immediate family; please register them with the FCOA and bring them to events. I could never replace the quality time I have gotten with my kids. The ‘Vette only having two seats’ ensures some 1 on 1 time with no distractions from electronic devices or other people for a few hours as we participate in NCCC events.
This spirit doesn’t have to end with just immediate family. If you see kids checking out your car in a parking lot, tell them about it, open it up, let them look around it, and let them sit in the driver's seat and feel the steering wheel. Start it up and throw a few revs for them. I still remember my first ride in a Corvette, don’t you?
Remember to Wave!
Kyle Felts
President
Capital City Corvette Club
Contact our President at 4c.president@cccorvette.org if you have any questions about CCCC.
