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Old Aug 4, 2016 | 12:23 AM
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23RD ANNUAL Corvette Funfest, September 15-18th 2016, Effingham, IL USA.

Is anyone planning to attend this year?
http://corvettefunfest.com/

I have no affiliation with the event, just asking.
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Old Aug 4, 2016 | 06:12 AM
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Yep. Will be parked with the Corvette Club of Illinois.
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I'm only 40 minutes up the road so I'll be there, parked with Coles County Corvette Club.
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Excellent! Good to know there will be forum members there. We are doing a caravan with other vette owners in and around Chicago. About three hours. We will make it in two hours. Looking forward to attending.
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Old Aug 4, 2016 | 09:02 AM
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Wish I could join you in the caravan. Been trying to make it down there for years now. Schedule just will not let me. Damn!!
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I hope to be there this year. Haven't been there for a long time.
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Originally Posted by not2old
Yep. Will be parked with the Corvette Club of Illinois.
We'll look for your club location and say hi.
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I'll be there. Doing the fun run on Thursday and will be there Saturday. I'll be in the Corvette Forum parking.
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Originally Posted by Macleod52
I'll be there. Doing the fun run on Thursday and will be there Saturday. I'll be in the Corvette Forum parking.
Nice. The Corvette forum has their own parking area? Will there be a banner?
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Will be there...Went last year. Had a great time
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Nice. The Corvette forum has their own parking area? Will there be a banner?
Probably not a banner. If it's like last year then it's just a sign stuck in the ground along with all the other Corvette clubs.
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Originally Posted by gpruitt54
Excellent! Good to know there will be forum members there. We are doing a caravan with other vette owners in and around Chicago. About three hours. We will make it in two hours. Looking forward to attending.
Where and when is the caravan??? I am leading a caravan to the American Lemans Race this Sunday if anyone is interested we are leaving the Lake Forest Northbound Oasis at 7AM sharp
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Originally Posted by Bimmervet
Where and when is the caravan??? I am leading a caravan to the American Lemans Race this Sunday if anyone is interested we are leaving the Lake Forest Northbound Oasis at 7AM sharp
American Lemans Race? Would that be Elkart Lake Wisconsin? The caravan I am in is headed to the Corvette Funfest, September 15-18th 2016, Effingham, IL USA.

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Originally Posted by gpruitt54
American Lemans Race? Would that be Elkart Lake Wisconsin?
Yes, Road America Elkhart Lake Wisc
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Yes, Road America Elkhart Lake Wisc
Nice, I love road racing. I will have to watch the races on TV this year. I have noted the meet up location at the Lake Forest Oasis.
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We will be there Thursday and Saturday. Driving C3 and several C4 will be in corvette forum parking.
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Interestingly, No Fly Zone Midwest will be taking place the same weekend about a 1.5 hours north of Effingham in Rantoul. It is a half mile top speed event on the retired AFB runway. The surface is great and the event draws some great cars (and quite a few Vette's). I will be running on Saturday, I would suggest that anyone interested in seeing what their car can do check it out. Spectators are also welcome. You will be so close so join in on the fun! Link is below.

http://www.omegamotorsport.com/noflyzone-midwest
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Dennis DeYoung and the Music of STYX will rock the Funfest Amphitheater on Saturday, September 17th at 8pm.
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I plan to be there on Friday. I will be with the GS Registry. Still a member with Hutch since I had my 96 GS. Went last year and have been several times. I think there used to be more vendors than there are now. Still fun to go and look at the cars.
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My wife and I will be there for all four days. We are only 2 hours away.
Doing the fun run on Thursday also.

Have been there several times. Good times.
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