Tri-State Meets - History and News
Updated 21-Sep-2009 ==== Copyright (c) 2009 Corvairs of New Mexico
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The 2010 Tri-State will be held in Canon City, CO, May 21-23, 2010.
Sponsored by Pikes Peak Corvair Club, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Pikes Peak Web Site: http://www.corvair.org/chapters/chapter809
Tri-State Report, Taos, New Mexico, 2009
Tri-State Report, Pagosa Springs, 2008
Summary of Tri-State Events, 1976-present
Photos from Tri-State Events
History of Tri-State Events
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TRI-STATE REPORT, 29-30-31 MAY 2009 - TAOS, NEW MEXICO
Jim & Heula Pittman - Corvairs of New Mexico
Attendees registered and including family members: 122
(At least four people showed up who did not fill out a registration form.)
REGISTRATION NUMBER OF HOW MANY HOW MANY TOTAL NUMBER
CLUB FORMS FILED CARS ADULTS CHILDREN OF PEOPLE
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Bonneville 4 4 7 0 7
CNM 21 12 38 4 42
PPCC 11 9 18 0 18
RMC 21 15 35 2 37
Unaffiliated 9 0 14 4 18
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TOTALS 66 40 112 10 122
CLUBS REPRESENTED:
BY REGISTRATION:
CNM 21
BONNEVILLE 4
PPCC 11
RMC 21
BY NUMBER OF PEOPLE:
(note:several people belong to multiple clubs):
BONNEVILLE 7
CNM 42
PPCC 18
RMC 37
NO CLUB: 18
BY STATE:
CALIFORNIA 6
COLORADO: 59
NEW MEXICO: 54
UTAH: 7
TOTAL CORVAIRS IN THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE CAR SHOW: 40
CARS BY YEAR:
1961 1
1962 4
1963 5
1964 8
1965 10
1966 9
1968 2
1969 1
VEHICLES BY MODEL:
500 2
Corsa 10
Corvan 1
Monza 23
Spyder 3
Rampside 1
VEHICLES BY BODY TYPE:
Early Open 7
Early Closed 9
Late Open 11
Late Closed 11
Forward Control 2
AWARDS:
EARLY OPEN John Drage RMC #13 1962 Monza convertible
EARLY CLOSED Paul Campbell PPCC #27 1962 Monza sedan
LATE OPEN Wayne Broadhead Bonneville #33 1965 Corsa convertible
LATE CLOSED Dale Nielsen RMC #26 1965 Monza coupe
FORWARD CONTROL Timothy Shortle RMC #35 1963 Rampside
BEST OVERALL Dale Nielsen RMC #26 1965 Monza coupe
MOST ORIGINAL John Neal PPCC #30 1964 Spyder convertible
LONG DISTANCE C. Vee Stowell Bonneville #37 1963 Monza convert Perry, UT
HARD LUCK Russ McDuffie CNM #21 1965 Corsa convertible
PEOPLE'S CHOICE Rich Mendenhall RMC #09 1964 Monza coupe
BOYDSTON AWARD: Pat Hall Corvairs of New Mexico
Next Year's Tri-State will be held in Canon City, Colorado, May 21-22-23, 2010.
Sponsored by Pikes Peak Corvair Club, Colorado Springs, CO.
Thanks to Steve Goodman for helping us verify the car information.
The PDF report on the Taos Tri-State is no longer available on-line. If you
want a copy, let me know and I will e-mail it to you. It is about 8 MB.
Here are photos:
2009 Tri-State Meet
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TRI-STATE REPORT, 16-17-18 MAY 2008 - PAGOSA SPRINGS
Laura Wilshire -- Rocky Mountain Corsa
Attendees registered and including family members: 100
(Note: I did a recount and at the banquet I mentioned 96 people had
registered, but I forgot a last minute spouse and kids.)
Clubs Represented:
By registration:
RMC 22
PPCC 13
CNM 8
AHCOA 4
N. VIRGINIA 1
TIJUANA CLUB 2
By number of people: (note:several people belong to multiple clubs):
RMC 46
PPCC 25
CNM 15
CACTUS CORVAIR 2
AHCOA 4
N. VIRGINIA CC 1
NO CLUB: 11
Number of People Attending by State:
COLORADO: 71
NEW MEXICO: 21
WYOMING: 4
KANSAS: 2
MISSIOURI: 2
(NOTE: The member from N. Virginia is now in Silver City N.M.)
Total Corvairs in the People's Choice Car Show: 36
(plus 1 local car parked across the street)
AWARDS:
PEOPLE'S CHOICE WINNER: Daniel Mendoza 1968 500 Coupe Prowler Orange
BEST EARLY CONVERTIBLE: Dave Olwine 1963 Spyder Convt. Red
BEST EARLY COUPE: Jean Olwine 1963 Monza Coupe Maroon
BEST LATE CONVERTIBLE: Darren Darnell 1966 Monza Convt. Blue
BEST LATE COUPE: Larry Yoder 1966 Corsa Coupe Red
BEST F/C OR WAGON: Tim Shortle 1963 Rampside Truck White w/Red stripe
BEST OF SHOW: Dave Olwine 1963 Spyder Convertible Red
Traveling Trophy for most club participation was presented to Rocky Mountain
Corsa with 46 members and was accepted by RMC President, Larry Yoder.
The Francis Boydston Award was presented by Steve Gongora & Ruth Boydston of
CNM. It was awarded to Dennis & Debbie Pleau. Debbie & Dennis were members
of CNM for several years, then members of PPCC. Debbie passed away last
summer. Ruth Boydston accepted on Dennis Pleau's behalf.
Long Distance Award: John & Marilyn Hesco from Greybull, Wyoming with 765
Corvair miles driven. The award was $50.
The 50/50 cash award went to Bob Jess of Grand Junction, CO.
Ruth Goodman's handmade afghan was won by Pat Campbell of PPCC.
Kids' Candy jar was won by Jesus Hernandez.
The Tijuana Club inducted new member Earl Nelson of Ault, CO!
The Hard Luck Award was presented by Steve Goodman and won by Bob & Carol
Strobl of Grand Junction, CO who had vapor lock problems on their trip over
in their black 1964 Monza Convertible.
Brenda Stickler of CNM announced that the Tri-State 2009 event will be held
in Taos, New Mexico on May 29-30-31, 2009.
Here are photos:
2008 Tri-State Meet
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SUMMARY OF TRI-STATE MEETS
Here is a list of Tri-State Meets with attendance figures and other details.
It is incomplete. If someone can fill in some of the gaps we'd appreciate it.
==== ================= | SPONSOR WINNER | === HOW MANY ATTENDED? == | ======
YEAR LOCATION | CLUB CLUB | CNM RMC PPCC UTAH OTHER | TOTAL
==== ================= | ======= ====== | ==== ==== ==== ==== ===== | ======
1976 Montrose CO | RMC (?) ? | - - - - - | -
1986 Montrose CO | CNM CNM | 25 16 9 - 12 | 62
1987 Ouray CO | RMC (?) ? | - - - - - | -
1988 Canon City CO | PPCC ? | - - - - - | -
1989 Red River NM | CNM CNM | - - - - - | -
1990 Durango CO | RMC RMC ? | - - - - - | -
1991 Gunnison CO | PPCC RMC | 21 41 14 - 11 | 87
1992 Las Vegas NM | CNM CNM | 56 35 12 - - | 103
1993 Alamosa CO | RMC RMC ? | - - - - - | -
1994 Pagosa Springs CO | PPCC RMC | 24 27 19 - - | 70
1995 Red River NM | CNM CNM ? | - - - - - | -
1996 Montrose CO | RMC RMC ? | - - - - - | -
1997 Gunnison CO | PPCC ? | - - - - - | -
1998 Lake City CO | CNM CNM | 39 36 12 - 24 | 111
1999 Salida CO | RMC RMC | - - - - - | -
2000 Albuquerque NM | CNM CNM | 55 42 11 - 8 | 116
2001 Manitu Springs CO | PPCC RMC | 27 48 39 - 5 | 119
2002 Grand Junction CO | RMC RMC | 17 39 17 - 29 | 102
2003 Raton NM | CNM CNM | 41 25 31 - - | 97
2004 Cripple Creek CO | PPCC PPCC | 18 34 42 - 13 | 107
2005 Ouray CO | RMC RMC | 18 39 33 - - | 90
2006 Montrose CO | CNM CNM | 37 28 29 - 12 | 106
2007 Monte Vista CO | PPCC RMC | 16 29 24 - 5 | 74
2008 Pagosa Springs CO | RMC RMC | 15 46 25 - 18 | 104
2009 Taos NM | CNM CNM | 42 37 18 7 18 | 122
2010 Canon City CO | PPCC - | - - - - - | -
2011 ? | RMC - | - - - - - | -
2012 ? | CNM - | - - - - - | -
2013 ? | PPCC - | - - - - - | -
2014 ? | RMC - | - - - - - | -
2015 ? | CNM - | - - - - - | -
2016 ? | PPCC [ maybe we'll go to Montrose, Colorado again? ]
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PHOTOS FROM TRI-STATE MEETS:
2006 Tri-State Meet
2007 Tri-State Meet
2008 Tri-State Meet
2009 Tri-State Meet
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THE FOLLOWING HISTORY OF THE TRI-STATE MEETS WAS WRITTEN BY STEVE GONGORA.
IT APPEARED IN OUR 1999 SPECIAL 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THE NEWSLETTER.
TRI-STATE MEETS
Steve Gongora
It has been so long since the first Tri-State Meet that I don't remember who was
responsible for putting the first one together. I'm sure Sylvan Zuercher had a
major part in starting this thing. I remember that our Club wanted to expand our
contact with other Corvair clubs in the area, and with the help of the CORSA
directory we made contacts with people in the neighboring states of Utah and
Colorado. The main contact in Colorado was Leo Ford, a retired FBI agent. He did
much of the organizing in Montrose, Colorado at the first event. He arranged the
dinner and the fun tour around the town of Montrose and south to Ouray. He drove
his orange and black "Nader Hater" Corvair.
Our CNM entourage included myself, Jack Sellers, Andy Ciupryk and Sylvan and
Opal Zuercher. David Langlois, along with his brother and father, trailered a
mid-engine Corvair up to Colorado. This particular mid-engine was put together
at our shop, House of Covers, on Central back in 1975. It was a beautiful piece
of work. Jack and Andy traveled with me in my 1965 Corsa. (This car is still
alive and well and is a daily driver in the capable hands of Bill Reider, who
gave it a unique silver-and-black color scheme.)
This trip was going to be the farthest that I had traveled in my Corvair. Since
I had Jack with me, I wasn't very worried because he was a Corvair mechanic. In
fact, he rented space at our old shop so he could work on cars, including
Corvairs.
The meet itself was fantastic because you saw how other clubs conducted their
business, and we could learn from their experiences how to make our own Club
flourish. The event was also a way to buy and trade parts. Andy was able to
purchase a brand new set of Corvair mag wheels out of the box at the first meet.
You've got to remember that this was 1976. New Corvair items were easier to find
back then. You have to look a little harder to find the same treasures today.
Another aspect of the Tri-State events was an opportunity to see some great
cars. The first meet brought on an inspiration for my car. Bill Woodman came
from Colorado in a late-model Corvair. What Bill had done was install BMW 2002
seats in place of the traditional bucket seats. The look and feel was perfect
for the Corvair. As soon as I got back to Albuquerque, the hunt was on for the
BMW seats. These seats are still in the car that Bill Reider drives today.
Woodman had other nice modifications to his car. He placed the battery in the
trunk, installed mag wheels, and put black trim on the headlight bezels.
The Tri-State took a ten-year hiatus after the first meet for reasons unknown to
me. When the aspect of resurrecting the event came up, I was all for it. The
Tri-State originally included Utah, but in 1986 they did not have a strong
enough response to carry on. Colorado Springs and Denver took the ball and ran
with it. So up until now the "Tri-State" has been made up of CNM, Pikes Peak
Corvair Club, and Rocky Mountain CORSA in Denver. The hosting of the event is
rotated among each of the participating clubs. The meets have been a great way
to experience the scenery of northern New Mexico and southern Colorado. The
small towns always open their arms to the clubs and everyone has a great time.
Finally, the meet has become something of a rivalry between Steve and Ruth
Goodman and the Gongora family. We are the only members who have attended every
one of the Tri-state meets since the beginning. Now it has become a drive for me
to continue this friendly competition. It is always a highlight of the year to
be able to attend the meets with my family and see the enthusiasm of all those
who come from different states and different Corvair clubs. Everyone looks
forward to seeing you from year to year. It is amazing to me the way the longest
distance traveled to each Tri-State seems to get longer every year.
Keep it up and we hope to see you at the next event in Salida, Colorado in 1999.
-- Steve
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Tri-State Meets - History and News
Updated 21-Sep-2009 ==== Copyright (c) 2009 Corvairs of New Mexico
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The 2010 Tri-State will be held in Canon City, CO, May 21-23, 2010.
Sponsored by Pikes Peak Corvair Club, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Pikes Peak Web Site: http://www.corvair.org/chapters/chapter809