Mid America Motorworks' Corvette Funfest, billed as "the ultimate customer appreciation party," will take place on September 19-21, 2008, at Mid America's 150-acre corporate campus in Effingham, Illinois. This free event is one of the largest Corvette gatherings in the world. More than 15,000 Corvettes and 45,000 Corvette enthusiasts participated in Funfest '07.
This year's Funfest will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Corvette Challenge Race Series. Event attendees will have the chance to see the cars and meet the drivers, team owners, and significant figures who put the excitement in this period of Corvette racing history. Mid America will also be honoring "the Eights in '08." All '58, '68, '78, '88, '98, and '08 models will have their own year-specific row of parking. Special display parking will be available to '78 Pace Cars and '88 35th Anniversary Corvettes.
Other activities include:
Free Fun Display judging on Friday and SaturdayFree event T-shirt, poster, and lapel pin to registrants who bring their Corvettes
Free technical seminarsInstall Alley: Installations on exhaust systems, brakes, air intakes, and more
First Funfest reunion: Bring your '94 Funfest T-shirt as your ticket to special parking and a photo opportunity$50,000 in gift certificates given away on Sunday, September 21
For more information on Corvette Funfest, visit www.corvettefunfest.com.
Corvettes at Carlisle Adds Health-Awareness Event
The Chip Miller Charitable Foundation (CMCF) will hold a Women's Wellness and Beauty Seminar on Friday, August 22, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Corvettes at Carlisle show in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. All proceeds will benefit the CMCF in its efforts to educate people on the symptoms and treatment options for amyloidosis. Chip Miller, cofounder of Carlisle Events, passed away from the disease in March 2004. To register for the event, visit www.chipmiller.org.
Pfadt, DigitalCorvettes Invade Gingerman
Pfadt Racing and online community DigitalCorvettes.com teamed up recently to spend a day at the track with customers and forum members. The event, held at Gingerman Raceway in South Haven, Michigan, was designed to bring together Corvette enthusiasts for a safe day of open laps and camaraderie. Attendees were treated to both classroom sessions and in-car instruction to help teach the racing line, braking points, and proper apex techniques.
For more details about Pfadt Racing's Corvette suspension systems, visit www.PfadtRacing.com.
Kids Wish Network to Raffle 427 Vettes
The Corvette Dream Giveaway is a sweepstakes benefiting children confined to hospitals across the nation. In cooperation with sponsors such as Lingenfelter Performance Engineering, Summit Racing, Moroso Performance, Corvette Central, Paragon Corvettes, Zip Products, and others, Kids Wish Network will give away a restored '67 427/435hp roadster and a matching '08 427/570hp Lingenfelter convertible to one lucky winner on December 25. The LPE car will be a one-off tribute to legendary racer and Corvette tuner John Lingenfelter. Arrangements have even been made to pay the winner's federal tax liability, up to $75,000. Visit www.winthevettes.com for more information.