This year’s Corvettes Rock the Bay had a Mexican flavour to it with Mark Andre bringing a group of Victorians over for the weekend. 11 Vics arrived either Friday or Saturday so they were able to attend the club dinner I arranged at Watermark Hotel as a meet & greet night. We had 35 people turn up for the dinner.
Next morning it was an early start for some of us as we arrived to drop off various items ready for the eager group of helpers who turned up to set up marquees & mark out the car parking grid ready for the cars to arrive.
This year we had Shannons, Heart Kids, Classic Motor Studios (who brought down 3 classic Corvettes), Don’s Woodcarving, Ian’s” Sunglasses & More” & our Corvette Merchandise.
In total we had 102 Corvettes turned up for a great day with the Band “Rave On” entertaining us throughout the day. We had some very enthusiastic volunteers walking around selling Raffle Tickets for our club charity, Heart Kids. They raised $700.
We had 7 trophies. 3 voted by the public, 3 voted by entrants & 1 chosen by our sponsors Shannons.
Thank you to our trophy sponsors who were:-
Golden Gem Birds, McConnell Services, Classic Motor Studios x 2, Gary & Cathy McPhee, Quantative Occupational Risk Management Services, Ian Gregor.
After the raffles were drawn & trophies presented there was a quick pack up as the temperature was rising. Then some of the volunteers & the Vics came back to our place for a few drinks & chit chat before they headed back to Victoria next morning. Mark, Betty, Jenny, Stuart & Jade stayed here on Monday, so we had dinner together at the Grand.
In summing up, Lyn & I would like to thank the guys who drove over from Victoria to support our club event. It is always great to catch up you. And MOST IMPORTANTLY we wish to thank the helpers who turn up at 7 am & those who stay back for the pack up, as without you guys it just wouldn’t happen. So, a BIG THANK YOU!
We hope to see you all on the 2nd Sunday in February next year. Maybe we can increase the number of Corvettes beyond 102. Well done to everyone who participated.
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Thank you from Peter, Lynda, Catherine, Ruth & Stuart.
Write up by Peter. Photos by Greg.
