Calendar Of Events - 2008 Please contact the appropriate people for the latest information about their event. To add your event to our calendar contact the newsletter editors. |
- September 16
Bayshore Corvair General Meeting Woody's Tavern
- September 20 - 21
Vintage Air and Auto Show at Thunderbolt Raceway New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, New Jersey NJMP will host the Inaugural Wheels & War Birds Airshow. This unique event will feature vintage auto races, combined with over 20 WWII war birds on display and in the air! Get the rare treat of seeing all of these historic planes in one place. Aircraft will include: four P-47 Thunderbolts, two TBM Avengers, a Corsair, a Spitfire, four T-6s, two Stearman, a U.S. Coast Guard Widgeon Amphibian, three B-25s, a L-4 (Liaison Aircraft), a C-47 DC3 Paratrooper Transport, a C-40 Warhawk, and two P-51 Mustangs. Don't miss this truly special event where the sky will be the limit! See the show schedule of events in PDF format See their web site below for more info www.njmotorsportspark.com/events.html
- September 26
Fossils of South Jersey's Cruise Night Jackson Premium Outlets - (formerly Six Flags Outlets) Rt.'s 537 & 571, Jackson NJ, 6-10pm Fossils of South Jersey's Cruise Night, The LAST FRIDAY of each month (May thru October) Info: 732-928-1787
- September 26 - 28
32nd Annual Fall Swap Meet & Auto Show Raceway Park Englishtown, New Jersey See their web site below for more info www.racewaypark.com
- September 26 - 28
ARCA RE/MAX Series at Thunderbolt Raceway New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, New Jersey NJMP will host its' inaugural stock car race this year with the ARCA RE/MAX 150. The weekend will feature some of the finest Stock Car competitors in the country, with several teams supported by well-known Cup owners. A wide variety of support series will provide racing excitement for every enthusiast. SCCA Pro Racing will bring several classes including SPEED World Challenge GT, Touring Cars, and the Volkswagen TDI Cup Series. Formula BMW will add open wheel excitement to the weekend with their FB2 racecar driver development series. Don't miss the final exciting spectator event of the inaugural season at New Jersey Motorsports Park! See their web site below for more info www.njmotorsportspark.com/events.html
- September 27
LICA Show Maritime Museum - Sayville, L.I.
- October 10
Bayshore At Pocono 7:00 am - 5:30 pm, Pocono Raceway - North Road Course, Long Pond, Pennsylvania Have you ever wanted to drive your car at speed on the world famous Pocono International Speedway? Well, here is your opportunity. Sign up NOW and get an early registration discount. For More Information About Pocono
- October 11
Toys For Tots Corvette Run For the fifth year in a row, Kerbeck Corvette will team up with the US Marine Corp League Toys for Tots for our annual Atlantic City Toys for Tots Corvette Run! Atlantic City, NJ http://www.kerbeck.com/
- October 12
NECC Time Trials @ Summit Point Raceway REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! You do NOT need a Corvair for this event. All makes of cars are welcome. We invite you to register now using our Online Registration web page! This event, to be held at Summit Point's modern Shenandoah circuit, is sure to attract some of the hottest Corvairs on the East Coast. But you don't need a race-prepared car. We have classes for street stock Corvairs and non-Corvairs, too. The date is October 13 - Columbus Day weekend. Summit Point, WV http://www.corvair.org/chapters/necc/page2.html
- October 24 - 26
Fall Corvair Affair Raleigh, N.C.
- November 15
"Corvairs in the Curves" The guys and gals of CORSA South Carolina will take you there... The last adventure... The last frontier... The final challenge.... The Tail of the Dragon Are you up to it? Can you stand the fun? "Corvairs Drive the Tail of the Dragon"

The Tail of the Dragon is an incredible road that has been written up in all of the car and motorcycle magazines. It has 318 curves in 11 miles. Yes, 318 curves in 11 miles!!!
It is located South of Knoxville, Tennessee, at the Southwest edge of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, near Fontana Lake. It is 11 miles of Hwy 129 going from North Carolina into Tennessee.
Go to: www.tailofthedragon.com and look around. Be sure and look at the Event Calendar to see all the other marques that have events here; everything from Ferraris to Miatas and now.... Corvairs!!!
We will be staying at the Fontana Village Resort, where we have a great rate on rooms and cabins. Go to: www.fontanavillage.com
We will also be taking in Fontana Dam and the $100,000,000 Cherohala Skyway which, along with the Dragon, is rated as one of the great drives in our country: www.cherohalaskyway.com
"Corvairs Drive the Tail of the Dragon" is not a race or a rallye. It is just a good time with your Corvair friends driving these beautiful roads, visiting with each other, and kicking tires.
November 15, 2008. Circle it on your calendar. "Corvairs Drive the Tail of the Dragon". The moon will be nearly full and the air will be cool. The sinuous curves of Tail of the Dragon beckon. Plan to come if you're near to us. Wish you could, if you're not.
For registration information e-mail BWSchug@Charter.net Or call: 864-268-2884 Or write: Bruce Schug, 3 South Del Norte Rd, Greenville, SC 29615 The Corvair world will never be the same. Bruce W. Schug Head Dragon Driver
- November 21
Bayshore General Meeting 8 pm, Wood'y Tavern, Farmingdale, New Jersey
- December 19
Bayshore General Meeting 8 pm, Wood'y Tavern, Farmingdale, New Jersey
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SCCA AutoX Events at Englishtown
All AutoX Events are Saturday's @ 9 am
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Lime Rock Park Events
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Pocono Events
- October 10, 2008
Bayshore - North Road Course
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1950 - 2008 Track Closed 2008, RIP
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Bayshore Corvair Association, Inc. is a chartered chapter of the Corvair Society of America (CORSA), P.O. Box 607, Lemont, IL, 60439-0607. Membership in CORSA is highly recommended.
Regular monthly meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month and begin at 8:00pm. Membership dues are $15 per person per year and payable in January.
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