Jun 19, 2019 | Club News, Event Chronicles
At today’s Corvettes of Bakersfield Corvette Owners Breakfast we had quite a few members attend including some new members who have made this their first event. Thank you Boyd and Lorena for joining our club and we hope you have a great time with us. In other news we are planning events and runs for the coming months. Stay tuned with us.
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Jun 15, 2019 | Event Chronicles
Sometimes a spontaneous run can be the best time ever. Such was the case today. Last night Dale Frye called for a run to P-Dubs in Stallion Springs for lunch. Four Corvettes, one SUV and eight club members traveled the back way to Tehachapi enjoying the beautiful lavender wildflowers covering the hill sides. We were treated with a train going around the Tehachapi Loop. As we arrived on the outskirts of Tehachapi we were joined by Jack & Yolanda Atkinson with their cool looking Corvette.
After lunch at P-Dubs we were invited to the Atkinson’s beautiful mountain home overlooking the Tehachapi mountains. We all sat around under the carport visiting and enjoyed ice cream and cake as well as touring their home, show cars and hillside surroundings. It was all quite impressive. It was a fantastic day and couldn’t have been planned any better. Thank you Dale for suggesting this run and thank you Yolanda and Jack for being such a gracious hosts at your home.
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Jun 11, 2019 | Event Chronicles
In tonights meeting we gave tribute to our fallen club member and a member’s daughter. After the flag salute we had a rousing meeting where we introduced new members and discussed our upcoming car show in November. Other topics included our upcoming runs and events such as the Summer Solstice Celebration at The Habit on Brimhall and Allen Road where 20% of the proceeds between 5 and 9 PM will go to our coffers for charities. We encourage everyone to download a flyer which will be posted soon and/or mention Corvettes of Bakersfield to qualify for us getting the 20% portion of the proceeds. Our next run in July 13 will be to Greenhorn mountain.
Prize winners are Kathy G., Henry G., Bill F., Michael R., Liz Z., Greg B. and Myna S. with the recipient of Myna’s prize being Deacon, the dog. Thanks to Dale f. and Annie B. for supplying the snacks, Greg and Carol B. for supplying the wine and gift cards and Bob V. of pennypetproducts.com for supplying the pet products. For more pictures, click on this link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/158760832@N02/albums/72157709160240191
Jun 7, 2019 | Event Chronicles
Bakersfield‘s newest Cruise-in location is at the Firehouse Grill Rosedale Station at 2905 Calloway Drive every Friday between 6 and 12 PM. The brainchild of the new Common Ground Car Club, this location has ample parking and a great backdrop for showcasing our vintage and show cars. Also a big plus is the great food, a multitude of TV screens to watch current sporting events and lots of pool tables and games to entertain one’s self. The bar has a great selection of spirits for those who are thirsty for something exciting.
Amongst all the other Corvettes that showed up we had seven members bring their cars, everything from a 1952 C1 to a current year C7. The highlight of the evening was when COB members, John and Cher, brought their vintage fire truck, a 1948 Mack 95LS and their Dalmatian named Xera. What a great sight to see them going down the road. One great big advantage of having the fire truck in the show was that we were able to sit in the shade it provided. A few of the members were fortunate to take a short ride to position it in front of the firehouse for a photo op. Many thanks to Liz and Chris who bought us several pizza boxes full of small Mexican tacos and some ice tea.They were delicious! It was a great evening for all and hopefully will be a regular, weekly event for our members along with the Chuy’s Cruise-in on Thursdays. Click on link for more pictures of this event. https://www.flickr.com/photos/158760832@N02/albums/72157709159301516
Jun 7, 2019 | Club News, Event Chronicles
We had 17 member Corvettes in attendance and 4 others who are not members or were members to be at the Chuy’s Thursday Night Cruisin. Root beer floats were served and a good time was had by all on this very warm evening. We got there early enough to have a very nice spot with shade from a large tree. One of our members to be even brought along a gorgeous ZR1. Thank you very much to Donna and Danny for supplying the delicious root beer floats and to Lillian for helping to serve. We will do this again soon.
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Jun 7, 2019 | Event Chronicles
We had a fun day today at the Civil War re-enactment being held at Fort Tejon, 30 minutes south of Bakersfield. Several Corvettes of Bakersfield members made a last minute run through the Grapevine to the Fort established in the mid 1800s. As soon as we got out of our cars we were greeted by a tremendous explosion of a cannon booming in the distance. As we walked in, we were greeted by people dressed as pioneers and soldiers from the old days. Ask any one of them a question about the history and they would give you a detailed description of how life was in those old days and what parts they played. It was a very educational and fun trip and the weather couldn’t have been any better. It was a super nice 70° in the mountains and the green grass was gorgeous under the giant oak trees. I encourage anybody who is a history buff or whose kids are learning about the Civil War to attend one of these events. We had a great time.
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