2013 TRI-STATE, CRIPPLE CREEK, COLORADO Updated 17-Jun-2014 ==== Copyright (c) 2014 Corvairs of New Mexico ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ REPORTS ON 2013 TRI-STATE -- SPONSORED BY PIKES PEAK CORVAIR CLUB ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CRIPPLE CREEK, COLORADO MAY 31 - JUNE 1 - JUNE 2 SUMMARY REPORT: ============== The Tri-State is history and all who attended said it was a good one. This report focuses on statistics. Thanks to Ed Halpin for these numbers. AWARDS RECEIVED: =============== NAME CLUB AWARD ==== ===== ===== YODER, Larry & Lynn RMC 1966 Corsa Turbo Best in Show BRITTAN, Michael RMC 1964 Spyder Conv Most Original Corvair SHUBERT, Larry & Sheryl RMC 1964 Monza Coupe Best Early Coupe OLWINE, Jean RMC 1964 Monza Sedan Best Early Sedan OLWINE, Dave & Brenna RMC 1963 Spyder Conv Best Early Convertible GRIPPEN, Tom RMC 1966 Corsa Coupe Best Late Coupe DINSDALE, John RMC 1966 Sedan Best Late Sedan SHORTLE, Tom RMC 1964 Corvair 95 Best Forward Control DINSDALE, John RMC Brakes went out Hard Luck Award FELDSON, Nancy PPCC 1966 Monza Coupe Best Ladies Corvair PEARCE, William & Trezina PPCC 1961 Lakewood Best Wagon DARNELL, Darren PPCC 1966 Monza Conv Best Late Convertible PPCC CREW PPCC 1965-1968 Cutaway Best Corvair Powered ANDERSON, Jon PPCC - Boydston Award HEAD, Mike UTE TRAILS 1967 Coupe Peoples Choice ALLISON, Scott HACOA - Longest Drive 754 miles FAMILY ATTENDANCE: ================= CNM = 9 = With Corvairs ------ Hall, McDuffie, Gongora, Shimp = Without Corvairs --- Sutt, Mullins, Emery, Rogers, Wilvert PPCC = 20 = With Corvairs ------ Westerfeld, Amrine, Hesco, Glusick, Pearce, = Anderson, Fox, Halpin, Neal, Darnell, King, Feldman = Without Corvairs --- Campbell, Galvin, Halpin K, Karl, Koll, Neal L, = Gilbert, Russert RMC = 21 = With Corvairs ------ Schubert, Grippen, Steinborn, Gerteisen, = Schakel, Yoder, Riblett, Goodman, Seyforth, Duncan, Brittan, = Dinsdale, Neilsen, Olwine, Olwine J, Levin, Shortle = Without Corvairs --- Berkman, Drage, Wilshire, Wilshire J All total there were 41 Corvairs in the car show and 111 people at the banquet. INDIVIDUALS ATTENDING: ===================== [ thanks to Steve Goodman who once again helped me compile a list by club ] CNM ========== 9 families Gongora 2 + 2 guests Hall 2 Johnson,G 2 Johnson,S 1 McDuffie 4 + 2 guests Mullins 2 Rogers 2 Shimp 1 Sutt 1 Wilvert 2 =============== == TOTAL 19 members + 4 guests PPCC ========== 20 families Amrine 1 Anderson 2 Campbell 2 Darnell 1 Feldman 1 + 1 guest Fox 2 Galvin 2 Gilbert 1 Glusick 1 Halpin 2 Halpin,K 1 Hesco 2 + 2 guests Karl 2 King 2 Koll 2 Neal 2 Neal,L 1 Pearce 2 Russert 2 Westerfeld 2 =============== == TOTAL 33 members + 3 guests RMC =========== 21 families Berkman 1 Brittan 2 + 2 Dinsdale 2 Drage 2 Duncan 2 Gerteisen 2 Goodman 1 Grippen 1 Levin 2 Neilsen 1 Olwine 3 Olwine,J 1 Riblett 2 + 1 Schakel 2 Schubert 2 Seyforth 1 Shortle 2 Steinborn 2 Wilshire 1 Wilshire,J 1 Yoder 2 =============== == TOTAL 35 members + 3 guests Other clubs? Allison, scott 1 (Kansas) Kalp terry 1 (Kansas) Madsen ned 2 (Kansas) Olsen, lee 1 (Kansas) =============== == TOTAL 5 GRAND TOTAL: 92 members + 10 guests Please let me know of any errors so I can correct them -- Jim * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 2013 TRI-STATE, HOSTED BY PEAKS PEAK CORVAIR CLUB Curt Shimp My 1966 Corsa Coupe and I made the drive (1,320 miles round trip) to Cripple Creek. I had been looking forward to this event as I missed the past few and the Corvair need a little exercise. I am glad I went as I enjoyed the cars, people and the setting. Cripple Creek is a small town, pop 1,200, which today is a casino town and our hotel, the Double Eagle Hotel & Casino, was part of that venue. The rooms were nice, the price good, and a free breakfast available. For me a big plus was free, covered parking for hotel guests. Friday night began with registration and Corvair people exploring the town for the right restaurant for an evening of food and Corvair stories. Saturday early was sunny but a bit cool, around freezing. Well, Cripple Creek is at 9,500 feet. But most Corvair people were up early getting a good spot to park their car, clean it for "Show 'N Shine", and then out came the folding chairs. For Saturday morning the town restricted two blocks on both sides of the main street for Corvair parking and Corvairs did take up most of this street parking. If I remember there were over 40 Corvairs on display. By now it had warmed up nicely and the People's Choice voting began in earnest. I believe of the twelve categories for voting only one was not represented. The host club had an interesting display that attracted a lot of attention not only from Corvair owners but from passer bys. It was a late model couple cut roughly in half, long ways, so that one could see all of the working components such as suspension, power train, etc. You can see a photo of this display by going to the Pikes Peak Corvair Club web site and clicking on the "past events" link. By noon the voting was over as was our privileged parking. For the afternoon one could explore the town, gamble, take the local steam train for a mountain tour, or as most did drive the 6 miles to the neighboring, historic, mining town of Victor. Saturday night was the awards banquet with over 100 attendees. There were 112 registered for the weekend. Scott Allison won the award for the longest Corvair drive to Cripple Creek, some 1,500 plus miles round trip. By Sunday morning all scheduled activities were finished and after another free breakfast most headed home. My travels in the 1966 Coupe were uneventful except for a hung float in the parking garage. A tap with a ball peen hammer quickly fixed that problem. All in all a good time and the host club did well with organizing and running the event, especially the Saturday night banquet. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * INCIDENT RETURNING FROM 2013 TRI-STATE --- "HARD LUCK AWARD" Vickie Hall As everyone knows, a hard luck award is given every year to the member who had problems with their Corvair on the way to the Tri-State. This story is about a CNM member ON HIS WAY HOME from a Tri-State. On Sunday morning after the Tri-State was all over and we were ready to head for home, Pat and I tried to arrange a caravan. We were unsuccessful, so we left Cripple Creek, Colorado by ourselves at around 9:00 AM. We didn't want to go back the way we came through Colorado Springs, so we headed south to Canon City then went on to Pueblo. The scenery was great all the way down that nice crooked road. We stopped at the rest area just south of Pueblo for lunch. We got a call from Russ McDuffie asking us where we were. He told us that he was south of Colorado Springs. So we said that we would wait on him and then we could all caravan the rest of the way together. After Russ showed up we started down the road again, heading for New Mexico with thoughts of home on our minds. Trouble came just about the time we got to Raton Pass. Russ pulled up next to us and yelled, "My clutch cable broke" so we took the next exit and pulled into a closed gas station. After jacking the car up, sure enough, the cable was broken. Russ and Pat talked it over and decided it was not really a big deal because Russ can drive the car without using the clutch. Ready for the road again, Russ started his car and smoke immediately began to billow out of the engine compartment. When we checked, it turned out that the smoke was coming from the fan belt. The alternator had seized up right then and there. We pushed the car across the road to a gas station to get fuel and to work on the problem. So now the work begins. As most of you already know, you can't just buy an alternator and put it on a Corvair in place of the old one. Russ went off to look for a parts store while Pat removed the old alternator. The nose cones of both alternators have to be taken off, then the old one installed on the new alternator. Sounds easy enough, right? Of course there was more to it than that. It was three hours before we were on the road again. Our next stop was in Las Vegas, New Mexico for a nice relaxing late night meal. Then we continued and made it home with no further incidents. In bringing this story to a close, it is our belief, based on experience and on seeing certain facts, that Russ McDuffie is the all time winner of the Hard Luck Award! Hope to see everyone next year at CNM's Tri-State in Chama, New Mexico. By the way, you might want to seriously think about caravaning when you can. Pat and Vickie Hall