SPRING NEWSLETTER
April 2007
Greetings Fellow Viper Owners ~
I thought VIPER season was about to open
here in
Below are some
highlights of 2007 thus far:
“After
the Holidays Party in Hershey PA” - On February 9-11th several members of our
club gathered at the Quality Inn & Suites in Hershey for our “After the
Holidays” party/weekend. On Saturday
morning several club members met at The Hershey Pantry for breakfast after which the men toured the
“Pocono
Track Day”
– May
26-29 - The
Pocono....A Celebration of Speed and Design May 26-29,
2007 Pocono, PA
www.pocono-csd.com
or 609-397-8866
2006 VIPER is named as an official Marque of Pocono-CSD!
A four day gathering of great marques at Pocono Raceway & The
This event is open to the Viper Nation! Please join the NJ VCA in celebrating
our car and it's awesome tradition on the track against such marques as
Ferrari, Lambogini, Pantera, Corvette and Maserati.
You DO NOT have to attend all four days, you can just come up for the
concours if you would like, so please go to the site and register.
All Viper owners who register and attend the event will receive an awesome
goodie bag filled with tremendous Viper goodies. Hope to see you there!
“Tatortoga
BBQ” - May 20th - "Tator's
BBQ" will be held at the world famous
Also that day the
For $10 [on-line/$15 day of BBQ] you can enter your Viper in the car show and
there will be a trophy for best Viper! You'll also get a dash plaque of the
event and free admission to the museum for the day. Register here: www.saratogaautomuseum.org/events.php?CID=14
Need more information about
If you plan to make a weekend out of it, here are some places to stay:
[Mention that you are participating in the car show and you'll get the group
rate.]
Courtyard by Marriott, 518-226-0538 www.CourtyardSaratoga.com
Residence Inn, 518-584-9600 www.residenceinnsaratoga.com
For
additional info, call Chuck Tator (THE VIPER WIZARD), the host of this event at
914-763-3136
“Viper
Drag Racing” -
June 10th
- Club member Ed Rist has organized a Viper drag racing event at Beaver Springs
Dragway, Beaver Springs PA (www.beaversprings.com). The
scheduled time is from 10AM to 2PM. Cost would be $30 per car and
should provide you with a lot of track time. Although the track will not
be reserved just for Vipers, a lane will be devoted solely for our use.
Ed extends an invitation for anyone to bring their car, whether it’s a Viper, or
a muscle car, to run side by side down the track with a friend. Ed
reports that he has gone to Beaver Springs on a couple of other occasions and
it is a fun environment without a lot of stress. It‘s a perfect
opportunity for those who have never drag raced to learn, hone their skills
without a lot of pressure and have fun while doing it. At the present
time there are approximately 8 Vipers from the
“Viper
Play Day at
“Vipers
at
Regardless of what
regional Viper club you may be a member of, when registering your Viper (or
whatever vehicle you bring), please remember to register as part of the VIPER CLUB OF
“LET’S
ROLL TOUR/CRUISE” – September 8th - sight of
the crash of Flight 93 - Shanksville PA.
We are working with our Northeast Zone
Director and New Jersey Club President, Bobby Cerchione, on this event.
Tentative plans are to use The Holiday Inn
in Mechanicsburg as a base. Several of Bobby’s
“
The
Hampton Inn, 140 Via Bella,
www.hampton-inn.com/hi/williamsport
Phone: 1-800-HAMPTON or
their local number is 570-323-6190
Group Code - VPA
Cut-off date for special rate - September 30.
1 King Bed non-smoking Room, - $119.00
2 Queen Bed non-smoking Room - $115.00
However, according to what we found
on-line, if you have AAA you should be able to get the King for $107.10 and the
Queen for $103.50. If they won't honor
the AAA rate on the phone, feel free to go on line to reserve your room, just
bypass the block of rooms. As long as we know you're coming it isn't a problem.
Special arrangements will be made for “secure” Viper parking
again this year.
Any updated information regarding this event will be addressed in future
newsletters.
ADDITIONAL CLUB BUSINESS:
“VCA Zone
Recognition Award” –
Recently this award was bestowed to your Club Secretary, Ginger Kurzejewski,
for “outstanding leadership and enthusiastic support of the VCA”. Ginger, who was nominated for this award by
several club members, received a memorable plaque from Viper Headquarters.
“Club
Shirts” - We still have club
shirts available. Photos and a copy of
the order blank can be found at the bottom of the PA WV website. http://wvpa.viperclub.org
“E-mail
Address?” –
The following is a statement taken from the VCA Regional and
“The Viper Club is a very firm believer in providing
the most timely communications possible. As such, many are done strictly by
e-mail, including some regional newsletters. If you do not provide us with a
valid e-mail address then the VCA cannot guarantee you will receive all
communications. Your
e-mail address will not be shared with any other entity other than VCA Club
Management, not even Dodge. You will NOT receive spam e-mail and your region
will save a substantial amount of money on mailings.”
On several occasions I have been asked by the VCA Board to forward
information to my club members on an immediate basis. If you have not given me the approval to
forward e-mails to you, you have missed those important announcements. The most recent have been announcements
pertaining the “VCA Members Only” half-price registration rate for the SRT
Track Experience at Summit Point Raceway on March 10 or 11, and the
announcement of approximately $15,000 worth of Viper
parts/accessories for charity auctions with proceeds going to the Luke Air
Force Base MWR Fund and supporting the VCA's activities during the Viper vs. Viper event at the base
March 23-25!
Therefore, if you have received a paper copy of
this newsletter but would like to receive future newsletters and
important club information via email, please request so by sending an email to vipergts@ptd.net .
“Club Banners” – We have worked
with the
Closing Notes:
Several new
Viper owners have joined the list of PA WV club members. On behalf of this club, as well as the VCA, I
would like to welcome you! I hope to
meet you all at a Viper event real soon!
There are still some members that have not paid their dues for 2007. Please submit your payment to the VCA as soon
as possible. Membership forms can be
found on the VCA web page.
I remind you all
to drive safely as you enjoy the spring weather. And as always, if you have any ideas or
suggestions for events, or questions regarding any of the activities mentioned,
please contact me. I look forward to
hearing from you.
Happy Vipering,
Denny
PO
BOX 32,