Hello Everyone!
Our wishes for decent weather to enjoy our Vipers have finally been answered, and the club offers countless opportunities to do that with other Viper enthusiasts! We hope you'll all join us on our 2024 adventures, with one of our best coming this month!
The 2024 VCO Viper Show & Lunch Meeting on May 25th at Hagerty G+S in Burlington will be our largest ever with 80 Vipers and 120 members already registered! This will surely be the largest gathering of Vipers assembled anywhere in 2024, and if you haven't experienced this VCO Viper Show spectacle in the past, RSVP to join this one today!
The Viper Show, Member's Choice voting, and "Tech Talks" are held in the morning. Our friends from the Ferrari Club-Canada East Chapter will be displaying their beauties in an adjacent lot. Lunch will be served starting at noon with the lunch meeting starting at 12:30. London director Jamie Herrington will emcee a fast-paced meeting, featuring Outstanding Contribution, Event Participation & 5 Member's Choice Show Awards, plus free draws, our Treasurer's annual financial report, and more. Those who pre-ordered a club gift will be able to pick them up, and we ordered a few extras for those who didn't!
Membership Vote
We'll be holding 2 votes during our annual lunch meeting to approve amendments required under the new Ontario Not-For Profit Corporation Act among other changes. Complete details will be emailed by May 4th for member review before the meeting.
Welcome New Members
It's alway such a pleasure each month to introduce members who have just joined!
We're pleased to welcome:
Ian & Heather McDaniel, Brantford, 2001 RT/10 Red/Silver
Jonathan MacNamara, Dundas, 2001 GTS ACR
Rob Stoller, Stoney Creek, 2002 RT/10 Graphite
And returning past members:
Decker LaDouceur, Toronto, 2015 GT Black & 2017 ACR-E Silver
Shawn Bonnick, St, Agatha, 1998 GTS Red, 2004 SRT-10 Red, 2015 GTS
Early RSVPs Are Needed to Secure These Events
Planning of some events requires early RSVP commitments from members, and some events tend to fill capacity early. Below are the events to RSVP early to ensure we can hold them, and you can attend! https://www.viperclubofontario.com/events
May 21st, 1st of 10 Speed Therapy Track Days, generally sells out early
June 8th, Stained Glass Viper Art Workshop, min. # of members is required
June 22nd, Western NY Weekend Harbor Hotel, room bookings
June 29th, Parkwood Estate VIP Auto Baron Tour, ticket pre-purchase
July 6th, Black Donnelly Cruise & BBQ Weekend, hotel room reservations
July 14th, Heritage Warplane Museum, 30 cars for prime photoshoot location
July 22nd, Muskoka Boat Cruise & Overnight, cruise ticket & room bookings
Events Calendar Updates
Added: Friday June 14th, Strathroy Hometown Festival Car Show
Added: Saturday July 13th, RM Sotheby's C&C & Belle River Lunch Cruise
Date change: June 8th, Port Dalhousie & Grimby Beach Cruise now Aug 10th
Cancelled: August 10th, P.E.C. Winery & Spa weekend (planning difficulties)
See all current events at https://www.viperclubofontario.com/events
Vivo Pizza & Pasta Event, April 20th
A few of us braved the unexpected blizzard and had a great time! From left to right, Renso, Jay & Cathy, Bruce, Christine & Garrett, Mike & Andy, photo by Deb.
Mobil 1 Zoom Presentation
The Mobil 1 Canadian Motorsports Coordinator, David Swain, put on an informal Zoom motor oil presentation that you might enjoy. David covers the interesting history of numerous oil companies that eventually created Mobil 1 (0-21 min), everything you ever wanted to know about motor oil including myths (20-52 min), and then Q&A (52-1:33).
New Dodge Muscle - the 2025 Charger!
Stellantis is hoping to provide a pre-production Dodge Charger EV for display at our Viper Show! Chargers will be available in EV and 3.0L Twin Turbo Hurricane motors, and in 2 & 4 door configurations. Fingers-crossed that we'll have one on display at our show!
Member's Car Collections
We have quite a few members with impressive car collections of all different sizes.
If you'd like to show your pride & joys to other members, perhaps with a morning or evening mini-meet, please reach out to your area's club director or Bruce to discuss!
Vipers For Sale
One of our members is selling 1 of his 3 Vipers, with these 2 being offered! Contact Shawn at shawn@kinsbraegroup.com.
1998 GTS, red with white stripes, black interior, fully paint corrected, ceramic coated, beautiful condition, extra new spare parts. 28,307 miles.
2004 SRT-10 Roadster, red, 6170 kms, full PPF protection. Pristine example of the Gen III Viper!
Sponsor Appreciation
Our club benefits from the incredible support of our club sponsors and supporters. Please show them our support and appreciation whenever possible!
On behalf of your club Board of Directors and sponsors, we thank you all for your support!
Sincerely,
Bruce Hadfield
VCO President
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