CORVETTES WEST 30th BIG BEAR BASH

June 29th, 30th and July 1st 2012

 

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Sponsored by KUMHO TIRES

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Kumho Makes a Big Splash at Corvette West's Big Bear Bash

July 18, 2011-- Kumho Tire USA was a returning sponsor of the 29th annual "Catch the Fun" Big Bear Bash in Big Bear Lake, California. Corvettes West is a member of NCCC & supports the FCOA (Future Corvette Owners Association). Corvettes West hosts this event every year for people to experience the prestigious history and incredible power of the Corvette, and is an amazing opportunity for Kumho Tire to create exposure and excitement around Kumho tires.

Corvettes West Big Bear Bash was held over the weekend of July 8-10th, and encompassed a funkana race, a car show, an autocross event and a "rally around the lake." The popular funkana race encompassed a blind-folded driver being directed by the passenger to navigate a golf cart through an obstacle course. The car show displayed everything from a pristine 1962 Corvette Stingray to a powerful 2011 C6 ZO6. The rally around the lake took about an hour and a half and over 60 racers paraded throughout Big Bear to show off their prized Corvettes. For the autocross event, trophies and cash prizes were awarded for fastest times around the course, as well as for the most attractive in show, courtesy of Kumho Tire.

On hand was Kumho's 80 foot Motorsports truck displaying various Kumho products. Also on hand this year was Traxxas providing RC cars for kids and adults alike to come by and enjoy mini versions of the days' races. This presence sparked a mass of curiosity and fervor to learn more about Kumho Tire products amongst the much sought after automotive enthusiast market.

"Corvettes West's 'Catch the Fun' Big Bear Bash was a successful display of the raw muscle and the incredible history of the Corvette," said Charles van Heusden, Product Planning and Training Manager for Kumho Tire USA. "It is the excitement these enthusiasts have for their high performing vehicles that Kumho loves to be a part of, and we couldn't be happier with the turn out and brand awareness this event created."

 

lished: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 7:05 AM PDT
Ready, Set, Corvette!
Published: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 in The Big Bear Grizzly paper

Corvettes West drives in the crowd.

Corvettes to the left, Corvettes to the right, Corvettes were everywhere in Big Bear Lake June 25-27. The 28th annual Corvettes West Big Bear Bash featured a car show at Robinhood Resort on June 25. Vette owners got their move on during the slow-speed autocross at the Big Bear City Airport June 26.

Bud Norris of Burbank was one of the many Corvette owners who participated in the event. “I just like going fast in my car,” Norris said. “It’s just a lot of fun.”

Participants also enjoyed a Saturday Night Dinner Cruise on the Miss Liberty, a round of golf, volleyball and a cruise around the lake. A dance and awards show was at the Grey Squirrel on June 26.

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Corvettes West Annual Big Bear Bash - From Vette magazine

This year's Big Bear Bash Was The Biggest Yet!
By John Nelson

.....which probably explained the popularity of Saturday's p.m. autocross session. Not that the a.m. session was lightly attended-in fact the year's autocross was the biggest ever for this event, with 160 competitors. Not everyone was in a mood to race, of course, and with no hint of the rain the disturbed Friday's show-goers, many people chose to take advantage of Big Bear Lake's many shops and restaurants, or grabbed a chance to take a nice, top down (or top off) mountain drive.

Big Bear Bash Themes:
1982- 1st annual
1983- 2nd "Cant bear it without you"
1984- 3rd
1985- 4th
1986- 5th "Cowboy"
1987- 6th
1988- 7th "Ski lift"
 1989- 8th
 
1990- 9th "9 was fine"
1991- 10th "Circus"
1992- 11th "Eleven is heaven" (Landers 7.2 Earthquake)
1993- 12th "Big Bear if you Dare" (Year after Earthquake)
1994- 13th "Toga party"
1995- NCCC Convention "West Coast Comes alive in '95" (No BBB)
Corvettes West hosted NCCC annual Convention
1996- 14th "Follow the yellow brick road"
1997- 15th Speakeasy "Seen at Fifteen"
1998- 16th "Sweet Sixteen"
1999- 17th "California gold"
2000- 18th "Return of the Vetti"
2001- 19th " Safari"
2002- 20th Homecoming "Come back to School, 20th reunion"
2003- 21st "Celebrity Challenge"
2004- 22nd "Big Bear Survivor"
2005- 23rd Roaring 20's "23 Skidoo"
2006- 24th "Rhinestone Round up"
2007- 25th "High Society 25th Anniversary"
2008- 26th "Sprit of 26"
2009- 27th "Heaven in Big Bear 27"
2010- 28th "Pieces of eight, 28"

2011- 29th "Catch the Fun"

 

Big Big Bear Bash Chair: Bob Tommer, Terry Goodman (1991, 1992 & 1993), Wendt's (1996), Frank Lazio (1996), George Swift (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 & 2007), Cindy Lyon (2002), The Bailey's (2008 & 2009), Eric Goodman (2010) Ralph Snow (2011)