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Northstar Camaro Club calendars.
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Orders will be available to pickup at the May 14th Member meeting at Davanni's.
You may also purchase one at the meeting.
Upcoming Events
April 20 – Tech Session – Join us at 10:00am for a shop tour at Huttner Enterprises, Automotive Repair & Performance at 13531 Balsam Lane N., Dayton, MN 55327. Lunch will be afterward at Q-Fantastic BBQ near by.
May 4 – Opening Cruise – We are heading to visit the Roy Bernick's Car Collection in Waite Park, MN this year. We will be starting at the Medina Automotorplex at 9:00 am, leaving at 9:30 am to cruise to lunch at the Warner Lake Pavilion. After a nice catered lunch and door prizes there, we will head to view the collection. This is a rain or shine cruise. This is a current member plus one (2 people) event. Remember, memberships renew on May 1st. Please use the Sign-Up Genius Link to RSVP so we can purchase food for lunch: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080E49AEAE2AA7FB6-48480298-nccopening
June 15 – Club Cruise – After popular vote, we are heading back to the Fagen Fighters WWII Air Museum in Granite Falls, MN. We will have lunch first at the local Country Club, Granite Run Golf Course, then tour the museum so we have plenty of time to see it all. Please note that there is a $10 entrance fee for the museum. We will meet at Flying Cloud Athletic Fields parking lot at 15219 Pioneer Trail, Eden Prairie, MN 55347 at 8:30am. leaving promptly at 9:00 am.
June 21-23 – Back to the 50's Weekend – This will be the 50th Annual MSRA Back to the 50's Weekend.
June 29 – Muscle Car Bash – This event is not happening this year. We are looking to possibly have a Bowtie Bash with the Chevelle, Camaro, and Impala Clubs. We would plan to meet across the street from the Minnetonka Drive-in in Spring Park, MN. Stay tuned for more details.
July 13 – Stillwater Motors, All GM Show – Our All GM Show at Stillwater Motors returns for our 20+ years together. This All GM show is sure to attract a huge crowd again. The show runs from 10am-2pm. It is located at Hwy 36 & 5 in Stillwater. It is a Top 21 Format, Top 5 Club Camaros, and Door Prizes! There is a participant entry fee of $15 with participant voting. This show is free to spectators. Northstar Camaro Club members who bring their Camaro will get in free. We have 2 food trucks coming--Pigs Unlimited and El Burrito Mercado on Wheels to feed the hungry crowd. Must be present to win Top 21 Award. See the Flyer below.
July 19-21 – Street Machine Nationals – This link will allow you to register your vehicle of this event https://streetmachinenationals.regfox.com/2024-st-paul-mn-street-machine-nationals. This registration is only for you and your Camaro. Remember to say that you are with the Northstar Camaro Club when registering. We will have parking spots offered to current Club members in early May. Watch for more details to come.
August 3 – Certifit **Under the Stars** Car Show – This show returns to Certifit! All makes, models, and years are invited to this show. We have Mansetti's Italian cuisine food truck coming to the show. $15 participant entry fee--Free to NCC members that bring their Camaro. This show is free to spectators. This show is a Top 21 Award and participants must be present to receive your plaque. For the first time, this show will be a MSRA voting event. The show will run from 5:30 to 8:30, Under the Stars. We have Mansetti's Pizza and Pasta food truck returning. We will also have Original Hockey Mom Brownies for the sweet tooth. See flyer below.
August 25 – Summer Banquet – We will sail again out of Stillwater on Sunday, August 25th for our 3rd annual Boat Cruise and Dinner. More details to come...
September 6-8 – Trip to Warroad – We will head to help out at Bob Marvin's Car Collection in Warroad. Book your hotel early and check back for more details and the required driving permission form.
October 5 – Season Ending Cruise – We are looking at doing a Mississippi cruise to end the season followed by a picnic lunch you will bring along, stopping to eat at Buena Vista Park.
May 4 – Opening Cruise – We are heading to visit the Roy Bernick's Car Collection in Waite Park, MN this year. We will be starting at the Medina Automotorplex at 9:00 am, leaving at 9:30 am to cruise to lunch at the Warner Lake Pavilion. After a nice catered lunch and door prizes there, we will head to view the collection. This is a rain or shine cruise. This is a current member plus one (2 people) event. Remember, memberships renew on May 1st. Please use the Sign-Up Genius Link to RSVP so we can purchase food for lunch: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080E49AEAE2AA7FB6-48480298-nccopening
June 15 – Club Cruise – After popular vote, we are heading back to the Fagen Fighters WWII Air Museum in Granite Falls, MN. We will have lunch first at the local Country Club, Granite Run Golf Course, then tour the museum so we have plenty of time to see it all. Please note that there is a $10 entrance fee for the museum. We will meet at Flying Cloud Athletic Fields parking lot at 15219 Pioneer Trail, Eden Prairie, MN 55347 at 8:30am. leaving promptly at 9:00 am.
June 21-23 – Back to the 50's Weekend – This will be the 50th Annual MSRA Back to the 50's Weekend.
June 29 – Muscle Car Bash – This event is not happening this year. We are looking to possibly have a Bowtie Bash with the Chevelle, Camaro, and Impala Clubs. We would plan to meet across the street from the Minnetonka Drive-in in Spring Park, MN. Stay tuned for more details.
July 13 – Stillwater Motors, All GM Show – Our All GM Show at Stillwater Motors returns for our 20+ years together. This All GM show is sure to attract a huge crowd again. The show runs from 10am-2pm. It is located at Hwy 36 & 5 in Stillwater. It is a Top 21 Format, Top 5 Club Camaros, and Door Prizes! There is a participant entry fee of $15 with participant voting. This show is free to spectators. Northstar Camaro Club members who bring their Camaro will get in free. We have 2 food trucks coming--Pigs Unlimited and El Burrito Mercado on Wheels to feed the hungry crowd. Must be present to win Top 21 Award. See the Flyer below.
July 19-21 – Street Machine Nationals – This link will allow you to register your vehicle of this event https://streetmachinenationals.regfox.com/2024-st-paul-mn-street-machine-nationals. This registration is only for you and your Camaro. Remember to say that you are with the Northstar Camaro Club when registering. We will have parking spots offered to current Club members in early May. Watch for more details to come.
August 3 – Certifit **Under the Stars** Car Show – This show returns to Certifit! All makes, models, and years are invited to this show. We have Mansetti's Italian cuisine food truck coming to the show. $15 participant entry fee--Free to NCC members that bring their Camaro. This show is free to spectators. This show is a Top 21 Award and participants must be present to receive your plaque. For the first time, this show will be a MSRA voting event. The show will run from 5:30 to 8:30, Under the Stars. We have Mansetti's Pizza and Pasta food truck returning. We will also have Original Hockey Mom Brownies for the sweet tooth. See flyer below.
August 25 – Summer Banquet – We will sail again out of Stillwater on Sunday, August 25th for our 3rd annual Boat Cruise and Dinner. More details to come...
September 6-8 – Trip to Warroad – We will head to help out at Bob Marvin's Car Collection in Warroad. Book your hotel early and check back for more details and the required driving permission form.
October 5 – Season Ending Cruise – We are looking at doing a Mississippi cruise to end the season followed by a picnic lunch you will bring along, stopping to eat at Buena Vista Park.
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Additional Events of Interest
Additional Events of Interest
Additional shows--organized or supported by NCC members.
May 5th 37th Annual Car Show & Swap Meet at the State Fairgrounds (flyer below).
August 29 - September 1 -- Camaro Rally in Elkhart Lake Wisconsin. Check out the link for more information. Angie B. has offered to take questions. They are heading back with a few other NCC members after a fun time last year. https://wisconsincamaro.com/rally2024/
August 29 - September 1 -- Camaro Rally in Elkhart Lake Wisconsin. Check out the link for more information. Angie B. has offered to take questions. They are heading back with a few other NCC members after a fun time last year. https://wisconsincamaro.com/rally2024/
Current Event Photos
We had two Camaro's at the GSTA. Despite the rain on Sunday, it was a good show. Glad we were inside. Both of our Club cars won awards. Lonnie received First Place and Jeff C. reeceived Outstanding in Class. Thanks to everyone that helped out.
Our first Tech Tour of this year was held on Saturday, March 16th at Ellingson Motorcars. There was only one Camaro for sale but there were a bunch of other great cars! Here are a few of them that we saw.
Our first event of 2024 was the return of the Bowtie Brunch on Saturday, January 20th. We had a very nice showing. It even sounds like this may return to a recurring event with three clubs (Camaro, Impala, and Chevelle) all working together to plan the details. Stay tuned...
(Please see Past Events tab above for previous event photos.)
Motor News
Every Chevy Camaro Collector Edition Has This Cool Easter Egg
By Jonathan Lopez MAR 17, 2024
The departure of the sixth-generation Chevy Camaro coincides with the release of several special model variants, including the lust-worthy Chevy Camaro Collector Edition. Taking inspiration from the first-gen Camaro and sporting a variety of unique upgrades and aesthetic enhancements, the Chevy Camaro Collector Edition is a rolling treasure trove for fans of the performance nameplate. As one might expect, GM even hid a cool Easter egg in the Camaro badge.
Find the rest of the article here: https://gmauthority.com/blog/2024/03/every-chevy-camaro-collector-edition-has-this-cool-easter-egg/
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By Jonathan Lopez MAR 17, 2024
The departure of the sixth-generation Chevy Camaro coincides with the release of several special model variants, including the lust-worthy Chevy Camaro Collector Edition. Taking inspiration from the first-gen Camaro and sporting a variety of unique upgrades and aesthetic enhancements, the Chevy Camaro Collector Edition is a rolling treasure trove for fans of the performance nameplate. As one might expect, GM even hid a cool Easter egg in the Camaro badge.
Find the rest of the article here: https://gmauthority.com/blog/2024/03/every-chevy-camaro-collector-edition-has-this-cool-easter-egg/
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The Origins of the Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
By Jeff Koch February 24, 2024
As seen on Hennings.com
How the Trans-Am racing series spawned the showroom superstar.
The Sports Car Club of America caught the pony car zeitgeist with the Trans-American Sedan Championship, better known simply as Trans-Am. Evolved from the SCCA’s A- and B-sedan club-racing categories, the series had two classes that ran on track together; the more relevant of these was the Over 2-liter class...Once he got GM’s blessing to do a version of the upcoming Camaro pony car aimed at Trans-Am competition, Vince Piggins (then an assistant Chevrolet staff engineer) assured SCCA brass that Chevy would enter a car for the ’67 series. The car, the Chevrolet Camaro Z/28, would become the first SCCA Trans-Am-homologated pony car, thus ensuring its place in the history books—even if it never won...
Find the rest of the article here: https://www.hemmings.com/stories/the-origins-of-the-chevrolet-camaro-z28/
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By Jeff Koch February 24, 2024
As seen on Hennings.com
How the Trans-Am racing series spawned the showroom superstar.
The Sports Car Club of America caught the pony car zeitgeist with the Trans-American Sedan Championship, better known simply as Trans-Am. Evolved from the SCCA’s A- and B-sedan club-racing categories, the series had two classes that ran on track together; the more relevant of these was the Over 2-liter class...Once he got GM’s blessing to do a version of the upcoming Camaro pony car aimed at Trans-Am competition, Vince Piggins (then an assistant Chevrolet staff engineer) assured SCCA brass that Chevy would enter a car for the ’67 series. The car, the Chevrolet Camaro Z/28, would become the first SCCA Trans-Am-homologated pony car, thus ensuring its place in the history books—even if it never won...
Find the rest of the article here: https://www.hemmings.com/stories/the-origins-of-the-chevrolet-camaro-z28/
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Heading to Scottsdale 2024: This 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Yenko CPOP is the Real Deal
By Tara Hurlin January 9, 2024
Don Yenko is a name known by muscle car aficionados, particularly for creating the legendary high-performance Yenko Camaro, albeit he also created more powerful versions of other Chevrolet cars like the Chevelle, Nova, and Corvair. As a result of the Yenko Camaro’s popularity, there are quite a few copycats on the roads in the form of tribute cars, clones, and fake examples that claim to be factory when they are in fact frauds. This example, a Daytona Yellow 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Yenko COPO, is the real deal.
Read the rest of the story here: https://www.hemmings.com/stories/yenko-camaro-copo-heads-to-scottsdale/
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First look: Hendrick Motorsports 40th Anniversary Edition Chevrolet Camaro
By Hendrick Motorpsorts February 16, 2024
Check out the Hendrick Motorsports 40th Anniversary Edition Chevrolet Camaro that was unveiled on Thursday at Daytona International Speedway. Only 40 of these cars will be produced by Hendrick Motorsports. Check out the special car in these photos.
Find the rest of the article here https://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/photos/131930/first-look-hendrick-motorsports-40th-anniversary-edition-chevrolet-camaro#/0
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By Hendrick Motorpsorts February 16, 2024
Check out the Hendrick Motorsports 40th Anniversary Edition Chevrolet Camaro that was unveiled on Thursday at Daytona International Speedway. Only 40 of these cars will be produced by Hendrick Motorsports. Check out the special car in these photos.
Find the rest of the article here https://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/photos/131930/first-look-hendrick-motorsports-40th-anniversary-edition-chevrolet-camaro#/0
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8 of the Greatest Chevrolet Camaros in the model's history
By Brendan McAleer February 13, 2024
The Camaro lives, it dies, it lives again. Now, again, it dies. Or at least, it’s just resting. (Parrots do that, you know.) Yes, Chevrolet’s Mustang-mimic grew to be so much more than an imitation pony car over the decades, creating a huge fanbase that stretched over several generations. Now, the last examples of the sixth-gen car are rolling off the line at the Lansing Grand River assembly plant, heading off to owners who have one last Camaro Summer in the cards.
Read the rest of the article here: https://driving.ca/car-culture/lists/chevrolet-camaro-best-history _______
By Brendan McAleer February 13, 2024
The Camaro lives, it dies, it lives again. Now, again, it dies. Or at least, it’s just resting. (Parrots do that, you know.) Yes, Chevrolet’s Mustang-mimic grew to be so much more than an imitation pony car over the decades, creating a huge fanbase that stretched over several generations. Now, the last examples of the sixth-gen car are rolling off the line at the Lansing Grand River assembly plant, heading off to owners who have one last Camaro Summer in the cards.
Read the rest of the article here: https://driving.ca/car-culture/lists/chevrolet-camaro-best-history _______
Member and Planning Meetings
The Northstar Camaro Club meets the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Meetings begin at 7:30pm.
Member meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month at:
Davanni's Roseville, 1905 W Perimeter Dr., Roseville, MN
Planning meetings are held the fourth Tuesday of the month on ZOOM. All members will receive an email invitation and agenda from our Vice President with a link to attend the Zoom meeting.
Members are welcome to attend both meetings. Topics include both old and new business, and there is usually a presentation or lively discussion relating to our favorite subject--Camaro's!
This is the place to exchange ideas and get to know fellow club members.
The Northstar Camaro Club meets the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Meetings begin at 7:30pm.
Member meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month at:
Davanni's Roseville, 1905 W Perimeter Dr., Roseville, MN
Planning meetings are held the fourth Tuesday of the month on ZOOM. All members will receive an email invitation and agenda from our Vice President with a link to attend the Zoom meeting.
Members are welcome to attend both meetings. Topics include both old and new business, and there is usually a presentation or lively discussion relating to our favorite subject--Camaro's!
This is the place to exchange ideas and get to know fellow club members.
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