Updated 5/4/08

Virginia, North Carolina & South Carolina

Virginia and the Carolinas Caravan

Attention Corvette Enthusiasts: Are you ready for another caravan? If you missed the 50th anniversary caravan in 2003, be sure to join us for the 15th anniversary caravan of the National Corvette Museum (NCM). The festivities are scheduled to take place at the NCM September 3-6, 2009 in Bowling Green, KY.

My name is Frank Sancineto. My wife Laura and I were captains for the North and South Carolina 50th anniversary caravan. We had such a great time and met so many wonderful people we now call friends that we are going to be captains again for this trip

Tentative Schedule: Our Road trip begins on:

  • Tuesday, September 1, 2009. We will meet at the host hotel, The Hampton Inn on Speedway Blvd in Charlotte, NC. Registration will begin at Noon. Our afternoon activities include laps at Lowe's Motor Speedway followed by a banquet dinner at the speedway.
  • Wednesday, September 2, 2009. Our staging area will be at Lowe's Motor Speedway at 10 AM. After a driver's meeting, we will head out to our next stop, Sevierville, TN, exit 407 on I-40. Our destination is the Smoky Mountain Stadium where we will meet up with the rest of the caravan from the Mid-Atlantic States. Arrangements for hotel and party are in the works.
  • Thursday, September 3, 2009. Our staging area will be at the Smoky Mountain Stadium at 10 AM. After our driver's meeting, we will head out to Bowling Green via I-40 to Route 70, Lebanon, TN, to highway 231 North to Bowing Green and the Museum. Our Host Hotel is The Hampton Inn on Three Springs Road, exit 22 off of I-65.
  • Friday, September 4 - Sunday, September 6. The National Corvette Museum activities. There will be plant tours available on Friday and Saturday but you will need to make your own reservations for the plant tours at:
    www.bowlinggreenassemblyplant.com
    and other museum activities on the Museum's website:
    www.corvettemuseum.com

Registrations: Keep in mind, there are three registrations for this event:

  1. Register with the National Corvette Museum for the Labor Day weekend event. (Registration will open in 2009).
  2. Register with the NCM for the 2009 15th Anniversary Caravan (which is open).
  3. Register with our The North and South Carolina and Virginia Caravan (Registration dates will be emailed to all who register for the 2009 Caravan).

2009 Caravan Volunteers:
Captains:
Frank and Laura Sancineto
F6978@aol.com
919604-6978

Sponsorship/Driver Manual/Advertising
Paul Mariano
vettltd@aol.com
704-992-2726

Local Leaders:
Charlotte, NC
Wade & Sue Stickles
wjstickles@aol.com
704-564-3819

Jacksonville, NC
Jim & Beth Cerniglia
jamescerniglia@yahoo.com
910-526-4580

Columbia, SC
Donna Littlejohn
donnalit@hotmail.com or corvettedj@aol.com

Roanoke, VA
William Ullom
wullom@vitro.co
540-483-9415

We need many local volunteers to make this a successful caravan. If you are interested, please contact us at f6978@aol.com. If you or anyone you know is interested in a business card or larger ad, please contact our sponsorship chairperson.

Corvette owners from Maryland and Delaware that wish to join our caravan are welcome to do so. Please contact Frank and Laura Sancineto.

Frank and Laura Sancineto
Virginia, North & South Carolina Captains


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