Tri-State Special Report - Text Version
Updated 21-May-2013 ==== Copyright (c) 2013 Corvairs of New Mexico
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Red River Tri-State Special Edition - June 2011
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WE LEFT FOR RED RIVER on Thursday. The weather was good, traffic was not
heavy and we did not stop until we got to the Rio Grande Gorge overlook
near Taos.
AFTER TURNING EAST from Questa we stopped near Chevron's big molybdenum
mine. We easily found our Lifts West hotel. Steve and Rita also arrived
early in their spectacular red-and-white Rampside.
THE 2011 RED RIVER Tri-State was about to begin.
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LIFTS WEST IS AN AWESOME BUILDING with a large central room and a glass
elevator. We parked in the cool, dark basement. Mike and Ollie rested
before starting to set up our registration table.
BRENDA, WHO HAD DONE so much work to organize this event, was able to relax
for a few minutes.
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SEVERAL VOLUNTEERS WORKED at registration. The group who happened to be on
duty for this photo includes Ollie, Robert, Anne Mae, Javi, Sara and Jim.
BELOW: JUST A FEW of the Corvairs out in the parking lot early Saturday
morning. Thanks to the Sticklers for the use of their balcony!
LEFT: AT AGE 92, Wendy may be the most experienced person present at the
Tri-State, even though he was not able to bring his red 1964 Monza convertible
with Fiero seats and Spyder dash. Here he adds to his extensive collection of
Tri-State photos.
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DURING REGISTRATION Jim collected the filled-out forms and entered the data in
a spreadsheet so we'd have information on how many attended, how many from each
club, how many banquet tickets had been sold, and so on.
BRENDA AND HURLEY Wilvert did a tremendous amount of work preparing food for
the hospitality room, and Wendy provided the fresh popcorn!
RUTH GOODMAN has a coffee break in the small restaurant at the front door
of Lifts West.
HEULA PROVIDED the bulletin board and signs telling everyone which way to go
for registration and hospitality snacks.
STEVE GONGORA is always ready and eager to show off the latest in his collection
of digital photos, and to share the stories that go with them.
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BANQUET TABLES being made ready.
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN a spare tire explode? This one exploded in the trunk, ruining
the deck lid. Some of the guys bent it back, at least enough so the car could be
driven home safely. The tire had been riding in the engine compartment of the
turbo Corsa. A noise like a backfire caused Joan to stop and take a look at the
engine, and she noticed the spare's tread was starting to separate. She moved
the spare to the trunk thinking it would cool off. Hours later, there was a
noise like a gunshot and a bent deck lid!
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ALL 33 VEHICLES in our show, in order by car number.
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NOTE: THE NUMBER "9" was not assigned to a car in this show.
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THERE WAS A Red River Classic Car Show going on and this show had a multitude
of different cars. Very impressive! We saw a Rampside that was not in any of the
Tri-State clubs.
WE WERE PLEASED to see a beautiful Ultra Van lined up with all the Corvairs
in our show. How many of the passers-by learned that Ultra Vans had Corvair
engines?
LEFT: CHEVROLETS of various kinds and in different stages of modification
populated the Classic Car Show, while lots of Corvairs lined up for our adjacent
Tri-State show. We hope you got a look at the turbo engines in the Yoffee and
Sutt Corvairs. Larry's has several added features for better running and
cooling, while Tarmo's is a mint-condition rebuilt.
BELOW: LARRY BLAIR'S jewel of a dark green convertible with Spyder dash and
gasoline heater is always a favorite at car shows.
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A NEW MASTER OF CEREMONIES was Russ McDuffie who did an excellent job. There
seemed to be a lot of interest in the crossword puzzle which was custom-made
for this event and featured at least one typographical error!
BELOW: KAY SUTT shows her custom-made purses.
WAS IT THE "TIJUANA CLUB" or the "Tequila Club" that gained a new member this
year? What happened to all those toy cars on the tables? Did anyone manage to
get through the evening without winning at least one door prize? Does anyone
need to look on the last page of this report to check their answers to the
puzzle?
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SCENES AT THE BANQUET. Ruth Boydston's quilt, won by Kay Sutt.
Russ McDuffie recognizes Paul Campbell, PPCC's newsletter editor.
The Olwines, father and daughter.
Larry Blair presents the BOYDSTON AWARD to Chuck Vertrees.
Mary Lou & Mark Martinek towed their early Monza convertible from Washington.
Steve tells about Rocky Mountain CORSA's plans.
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STEVE GOODMAN TOLD US to look forward to next year's Tri-State in Gunnison, or
was that Salida. Where ever we end up, I'm sure we will experience another great
Tri-State.
ON SUNDAY MORNING we took a quick look at NM 578 east of Red River. We hope
some of the Corvairs discovered this great little sports car road. We continued
to Eagle Nest and Angel Fire and stopped a few minutes at the Vietnam Veterans
Memorial park.
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REGISTRATIONS BY CLUB:
CNM 38
RMC 24 Other: MID-CONTINENT & HEART OF AMERICA 1
PPCC 20 Bonneville 2
OTHER 8 CORSA OREGON 2
NON 8 Ute Trails 3
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TOTAL 98
CARS IN SHOW:
CLUB:
RMC 10
PPCC 9
CNM 8
NON 3
BONNEVILLE 1
OREGON 1
Ute Trails 1
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TOTAL: 33
STATE:
Colorado 20
New Mexico 10
Washington 1
Utah 1
Wyoming 1
YEAR:
1960 1
1961 2
1962 4
1963 4
1964 4
1965 8
1966 6
1967 2
1968 2
1969 0
BODY:
Conv 13
Coupes 10
Sedans 4
Wagon 3
FC 2
Other 1
CAR SHOW AWARDS:
Best Early: 1962 Monza Sedan Paul & Pat Campbell PPCC
Best Late: 1966 Corsa Conv turbo Tarmo Sutt CNM
Best Custom: 1965 Corsa Coupe V-8 Garrie Fox PPCC, RMC
Best FC: 1962 Rampside Steve Gongora CNM
Best of Show: 1966 Corsa Conv turbo Tarmo Sutt CNM
Attendance Award: Corvairs of New Mexico
Hard Luck Award: Joan Wilshire - exploded tire
Boydston Award: Chuck Vertrees of CNM
Solution to the banquet crossword puzzle
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LIST OF ALL WHO REGISTERED FOR THE RED RIVER 2011 TRI-STATE
CAR FIRSTNAME LASTNAME CITY ST ZIP PHONE EMAIL SPOUSE/GUEST CLUB1 CLUB2 YEAR ST CAR_BODY
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1 Steve Gongora Albuquerque NM 87111 505-292-5570 steve @ houseofcovers.com Rita CNM 1962 NM Rampside
2 Robert Gold Albuquerque NM 87110 505-268-6878 beisbol30 @ msn.com Anne Mae CNM 1965 NM Corsa Conv
3 Larry Blair Albuquerque NM 87109 505-249-1035 blairylar @ hotmail.com Kathleen CNM 1964 NM Monza Conv
4 Tarmo Sutt Santa Fe NM 87505 505-471-1153 tarmo @ juno.com Kay CNM 1966 NM Corsa Conv turbo
5 Russ McDuffie Albuquerque NM 87109 505-400-5526 russ.mcd @ msn.com Nancy CNM 1965 NM Corsa Conv
6 Jim Thompson Albuquerque NM 87114 505-898-6103 @ Alice non-affil 1963 NM Monza Conv
7 John Wiker Albuquerque NM 87120 505-239-3311 wikerj63 @ yahoo.com CNM 1966 NM Corsa Coupe
8 Pat Hall Los Lunas NM 87031 505-620-5574 patandvickiehall @ q.com Vickie CNM 1961 NM Lakewood
10 William Pearce Austin CO 81410 970-835-5260 eslide5 @ tds.net Trezina non-affil 1961 CO Lakewood
11 Mike M. Head Delta CO 81416 970-874-4594 mhead517 @ aol.com Marilyn Ute Trails 1967 CO Coupe
12 Mary Lou Martinek Vancouver WA 98664 360-809-8349 mjmartinek @ juno.com Mark Corsa Oregon, CNM 1963 WA Monza Conv
13 Larry Schubert Sedalia CO 80135 303-660-6037 skys @ schuberts.com Sheryl RMC 1964 CO Coupe
14 Larry Yoffee Albuquerque NM 87109 505-321-5909 corsa180 @ gmail.com CNM 1965 NM Corsa Coupe
15 Steve Goodman Denver CO 80219 303-934-5027 rearengine.steve @ att.net Ruth PPCC RMC 1968 CO Corsa Coupe
16 John Dawson Centennial CO 80121 303-779-4356 john.dawson @ rtd-denver.com Marlene RMC 1966 CO Coupe
17 Dave Olwine Fort Collins CO 80525 970-225-6656 iggy @ frii.com Brenna RMC 1963 CO Spyder Conv
18 Jean Olwine Grand Junction CO 81501 970-243-6160 @ RMC 1964 CO Monza 4-door
19 Joan Wilshire Loveland CO 80537 000-000-0000 @ Laura Wilshire,navigator RMC PPCC 1966 CO Corsa Conv turbo
20 John Drage Westminster CO 80234 303-466-8755 jcdrage @ nisn.com RMC 1962 CO Conv
21 Kermit Shields Colorado Springs CO 80906 719-473-4091 kermitshld @ aol.com Maria Oldendorf PPCC 1968 CO Conv
22 Dale Nielsen Littleton CO 80123 303-933-8584 monza @ dnvair.net RMC 1965 CO Coupe
23 Ed Halpin Castle Rock CO 80109 303-619-0080 halpinem @ comcast.net Cheryl PPCC RMC 1960 CO Monza Coupe
24 John K. Koll Colorado Springs CO 80920 719-593-1928 jkkoll @ aol.com Jeannie PPCC 1965 CO Conv
25 Warren Ehrmann Colorado Springs CO 80919 719-598-7438 ehrmannw @ aol.com PPCC 1964 CO 4-door
26 Paul Campbell Colorado Springs CO 80909 719-633-8708 pdtcamp @ yahoo.com Patricia PPCC 1962 CO Sedan
27 John Dinsdale Aurora CO 80011 303-341-2327 johndinsdale @ adp.com Debbie RMC CNM 1966 CO Monza sedan
28 William Pohzer Ranchos de Taos NM 87557 575-770-6798 williampohzer @ sbcglobal.net non-affil 1967 NM Ultra Van
29 Garrie Fox Colorado Springs CO 80910 719-338-505 gfox80915 @ yahoo.com Patricia PPCC RMC 1965 CO Corsa Coupe V-8
30 John Hesco Greybull WY 82426 307-765-2022 jhesco @ tctwest.net Marilyn PPCC 1966 WY Monza Coupe
31 Christopher Klapp Colorado Springs CO 80910 760-267-0624 skymangs @ yahoo.com Jennifer PPCC 1965 CO Convert
32 Timothy Shrtle Durango CO 81303 970-903-2127 shortle556 @ earthling.net Lilian RMC 1963 CO Rampside
33 Timothy Shrtle Durango CO 81303 970-903-2127 shortle556 @ earthling.net Lilian RMC 1962 CO Monza Wagon
34 Bruce Gwyther Clinton UT 84015 801-776-8353 vairman @ q.com Tim Gwyther = brother BONNEVILLE 1965 UT Corsa Conv
x Jonni Berkman Brighton CO 80602 303-659-4525 jonnian @ aol.com RMC, Corsa West LA, Tucson
x Ruth Boydston Albuquerque NM 87109 505-821-1506 sg730 @ comcast.net Sherry Gray CNM
x Richard Finch Tularosa NM 88352 575-430-1258 finchbooks @ tularosa.net Guest:Jon Linke CNM
x Alan Gold Albuquerque NM 87110 000-000-0000 @ CNM
x Tom Grippen Loveland CO 80531 970-622-8833 tgrippen @ hotmail.com RMC
x Gordon Johnson Corrales NM 87048 505-898-7688 gjohnson @ unm.edu Barbara CNM
x Terry Kalp Valley Center KS 67147 316-755-2458 @ MCCA, HACOA
x John Neal Colorado Springs CO 80908 719-495-2802 @ Phyllis PPCC
x Larry Neal Colorado Springs CO 80915 719-570-9694 lneal1671 @ comcast.net non-affil
x Lee Olsen Burdett KS 67523 620-285-9134 obro1 @ gbta.net non-affil
x Jim Pittman Albuquerque NM 87112 505-275-2195 jimp @ unm.edu Heula CNM
x Chuck Riblett Loveland CO 80537 970-461-1328 chuckriblett @ msn.com Carolyn Taylor RMC
x LeRoy Rogers Albuquerque NM 87111 505-294-0623 004873 @ q.com Emma CNM
x Ollie Scheflow Corrales NM 87048 505-897-2611 owsmas @ peoplepc.com CNM
x Paul Seyforth Thornton CO 80602 303-280-2025 psayforth @ comcast.net Maxine RMC
x Michael Stickler Corrales NM 87048 505-856-6993 sticorsa @ hotmail.com Brenda CNM
x Charles Vertrees Albuquerque NM 87110 505-299-0744 vertrees @ swcp.com CNM
x Wendy Walker Rio Rancho NM 87124 505-892-8471 defarge505 @ gmail.com CNM
x Hurley Wilvert Sandia Park NM 87047 000-000-0000 hurbrenwil @ msn.com Brenda CNM
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