June, 2023 CORSA Convention - Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
The Annual Meeting of the V-8 Registry was held during the CORSA International Convention in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin The meeting was conducted in the hotel conference room on Thursday, June 22, 2023 . The meeting was called to order at 8:00 PM. by the Treasurer Paul Beck in the absence of the President John Lanning who was
unable to attend the convention due to an injury. Ten members and four guests were in attendance. One CORSA Officer and Director, Dr. David Dean was present. Minutes from the 2022 meeting were posted on the Registry website and were approved without additions or corrections. Copies of the Financial Statement for the previous 12
months ending June 30, 2023 were passed around. A total balance in the bank account of $2,057.58 was reported. Copies were made available and the report was approved. A copy of the report has been posted for viewing on the Registry website.
OLD BUSINESS
The Acting Chairman made comments about the V-8 Registry Facebook Group and our Forum. Activity on Facebook continues to increase and the Forum is falling behind, but there are no plans to cancel it. Paul explained the differences between the groups as one is social and the other more technical. Members were encouraged to utilize both. Ash colored t-shirts were not available during the convention, but members can purchase them from the website store. It was reported that car ID Tags are still available at no charge to members with cars that
are at least 80% completed. To date, 154 ID Tags have been issued to members. ID Tags are pop riveted to the underside of the deck lid.
The Acting Chairman suggested that members start thinking about replacement officers for the group. Without by-laws to guide the replacement of officers, volunteers are encouraged to offer their services. The current officers have been in office since 2012. With no new nominations, the current officers were voted in to serve another term by those present. Chairman Beck asked the members to seriously start giving some thought
to who will head up the group in the near future.
The People’s Choice Award was awarded to Paul Beck.
NEW BUSINESS
The Acting Chairman proposed that dues for 2024 would be $10 for Basic Membership. No Deluxe Membership for 2024, but shirts are still available from the On-line Store for $25. It was announced that Chuck Rust was retiring from the silkscreen business and that future t-shirts would be made by a company not yet selected. Members were encouraged to attend the autocross scheduled for Friday in the parking lot. The Acting Chairman announced that this is the third time for offering the Ted Trevor Award that was introduced in 2021 by CORSA for Corvairs competing from Class SM-2 and SC-1. He also announced that a check for $100 would be awarded to the winner. With no further business to transact the meeting adjourned at 9 PM. Minutes of the meeting will be submitted to CORSA.
There was a discussion pertaining to what transmissions (automatics) were possible to use. Russ Grossen commented he was using a transmission out of a Chrysler and its length worked pretty well.
In Attendance -
Terry Kalp Kansas
Jason Fox. Arizona
David "Doc" Dean. Arizona
Richard Dieter. Illinois
Louis Pinard. Louisiana
Russ Grossen. Wisconsin
Loren Mytas. Wisconsin. guest
Ryan Counterman. Wisconsin
Jim Allen. Illinois
Kevin Kloker. Illinois. guest
James Rice. Illinois
John Mar Washington State
Paul Beck
Treasurer
unable to attend the convention due to an injury. Ten members and four guests were in attendance. One CORSA Officer and Director, Dr. David Dean was present. Minutes from the 2022 meeting were posted on the Registry website and were approved without additions or corrections. Copies of the Financial Statement for the previous 12
months ending June 30, 2023 were passed around. A total balance in the bank account of $2,057.58 was reported. Copies were made available and the report was approved. A copy of the report has been posted for viewing on the Registry website.
OLD BUSINESS
The Acting Chairman made comments about the V-8 Registry Facebook Group and our Forum. Activity on Facebook continues to increase and the Forum is falling behind, but there are no plans to cancel it. Paul explained the differences between the groups as one is social and the other more technical. Members were encouraged to utilize both. Ash colored t-shirts were not available during the convention, but members can purchase them from the website store. It was reported that car ID Tags are still available at no charge to members with cars that
are at least 80% completed. To date, 154 ID Tags have been issued to members. ID Tags are pop riveted to the underside of the deck lid.
The Acting Chairman suggested that members start thinking about replacement officers for the group. Without by-laws to guide the replacement of officers, volunteers are encouraged to offer their services. The current officers have been in office since 2012. With no new nominations, the current officers were voted in to serve another term by those present. Chairman Beck asked the members to seriously start giving some thought
to who will head up the group in the near future.
The People’s Choice Award was awarded to Paul Beck.
NEW BUSINESS
The Acting Chairman proposed that dues for 2024 would be $10 for Basic Membership. No Deluxe Membership for 2024, but shirts are still available from the On-line Store for $25. It was announced that Chuck Rust was retiring from the silkscreen business and that future t-shirts would be made by a company not yet selected. Members were encouraged to attend the autocross scheduled for Friday in the parking lot. The Acting Chairman announced that this is the third time for offering the Ted Trevor Award that was introduced in 2021 by CORSA for Corvairs competing from Class SM-2 and SC-1. He also announced that a check for $100 would be awarded to the winner. With no further business to transact the meeting adjourned at 9 PM. Minutes of the meeting will be submitted to CORSA.
There was a discussion pertaining to what transmissions (automatics) were possible to use. Russ Grossen commented he was using a transmission out of a Chrysler and its length worked pretty well.
In Attendance -
Terry Kalp Kansas
Jason Fox. Arizona
David "Doc" Dean. Arizona
Richard Dieter. Illinois
Louis Pinard. Louisiana
Russ Grossen. Wisconsin
Loren Mytas. Wisconsin. guest
Ryan Counterman. Wisconsin
Jim Allen. Illinois
Kevin Kloker. Illinois. guest
James Rice. Illinois
John Mar Washington State
Paul Beck
Treasurer
