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FloridaHello Caravan Participants! I'm Ernie Zager, and along with my wife Millie, will be leading the caravan from Florida. We were on the 2003 caravan, and it was one of the most exciting road trips we have ever been on, so we decided to accept the challenge of organizing the Florida leg of the 2009 Caravan. A little of my history: I have wanted a Corvette since I was 8 years old (1957). Currently I have a Velocity Yellow '06 Convertible, (my 3rd Corvette). My license plate is SNCI WS8 (Since I Was 8). I drive it every day trying to make up for lost time! The photo, (which was very cropped) is of Millie and me at our Suncoast Corvette Association Halloween party. The theme was "Decades, from 1920 to 1980". We selected the '50's, and went wearing a home made, very authentically styled '53 Corvette. I think that qualifies us as "Corvette Crazy"! I'm sure to have a photo of it when we get together, so if you want to see it... November 19, 2007 Day 1, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009 The kickoff event for the caravan begins at 10:00 Tuesday morning, at one of the foremost Corvette dealers
in our area, Ferman Chevrolet in Brandon. Feeder caravans from Miami/Palm Beach areas, Naples/Ft. Myers areas,
as well as other nearby counties will meet us there. Ferman was the starting point for the 2003 Caravan, and
they have agreed to do it again, even bigger and better! Radio station(s) will be broadcasting live, and
reporting on the event. I spoke with Mason Dixon last week, and he is anxious to be a part of our kick off
ceremonies! Mason currently drives a 2008 Corvette Convertible, and tells me that he enjoys his Corvette(s)
more than his Muscle Cars (for which he is well known). For those of you who are not from the Tampa Bay area,
and want to know more about Mason, you can visit his web site at: We are very proud to announce that Andy Pilgrim will, once again, be our Honorary Grand Marshall for the Florida Caravan! Andy is one of the most talented drivers on the track, as well as a leading advocate for educating safety to young drivers. For those of you who do not follow the racing news, you can find out more about Andy at: www.andypilgrim.com. He will lead us on our way, leaving Ferman's at 2:00. (Of course, Andy's participation is subject to his racing schedule, which has not yet been established for those dates). Along the way, we will pick up more feeder caravans at Ocala and Gainesville. Our first overnight stop will be in Lake City / Jasper, home of Bruce Glueck Chevrolet, (another very well respected Corvette Dealer). As in our 2003 event, we are invited to his home for a BBQ and entertainment. (In 2003, we had about 500 cars parked on his property!) Bruce and Becky are very gracious hosts, and we are sure to have a great evening! (I wonder if they still have the paddle boats on the Gator Swamp?!?) On Day 2, Wednesday, we will head for Atlanta, where we will be able to drive our cars on the Atlanta Motor Speedway. We plan to have the road course track as well as the oval available to us for some driving fun! As in the past, we did pace laps (at a pretty good clip), or for an additional fee, HOT LAPS in your car, with a professional driver as your passenger! (Your Corvette must pass a tech inspection before you are allowed to do hot laps). They may also offer to have a professional driver take the wheel of your car to show you what it is capable of! After the track event, we are planning an evening at Stone Mountain, where they will put on their famous
laser light show just for us. This is not just a bunch of flashing lights. It is a very entertaining and
patriotic show that you are sure to enjoy, and have a lifetime of memories to add to your week. If you want to
learn more about it, go to: Day 3, Thursday, it's on to Bowling Green. Wednesday will have been a pretty full day and evening, so we will plan to leave the Stone Mtn. area at 9 am, and arrive at the NCM around 3:00 pm. After that, it's up to the Museum to keep us entertained! (And they are very good at that!) There is still a lot of planning to do. Please, get signed up now! It is not too early! Signing up early will give us a better base on which to continue our planning. If you know of any companies (or individuals) who would like to help sponsor our caravan, please let me know. The costs involved in providing track time at the Atlanta Motor Speedway (and insurance) as well as the $4500 to have Stone Mountain open for us, are staggering! We need sponsors so we can pay for these events. (All donations and sponsorships are tax deductible). For more information, please contact me at: 2009FloridaCaravan@verizon.net We look forward to seeing you all in 2009! Sincerely, Ernie & Millie Zager Please make sure you are signed up for eNews to keep current on the latest news: |
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