CENTRAL KANSAS CORVETTE ASSOCIATION
• Clarence 'Clay' Bontrager and the StingRat •
• Clarence 'Clay' Bontrager and the StingRat •
Coverage of the 1976 NCCC National Convention in Orlando and Daytona Beach, Florida, featuring Clarence 'Clay' Bontrager and the StingRat, as published in the August–September 1976 issue of the CKCA newsletter Vetter News
CKCA President Jim "Shaf" Shafer gives a nice shoutout to Clarence Bontrager and the StingRat, "...the NUMBER ONE autocross vette in all of NCCC land..."
Recaps of the 1976 NCCC National Convention by Jim "Shaf" Shafer and Fred & Jean Johnson, from the August–September 1976 issue of the CKCA newsletter Vetter News
The StingRat at the head of the line in the staging lanes at Daytona International Speedway – 1976 NCCC National Convention
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Clarence Bontrager, left, and Dean Bontrager, far right – 1976 NCCC National Convention, Florida
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Individual scans (2) of the images shown above from the August–September 1976 issue of the CKCA newsletter Vetter News
Two-page photo collage from the August–September 1976 issue of the CKCA newsletter Vetter News; see select individual scans below
The StingRat at rest in front of the Sheraton Towers Hotel, 1976 NCCC National Convention – Orlando, Florida
Daytona!
Clarence Bontrager posing with his pair of autocross trophies, 1976 NCCC National Convention – Orlando, Florida
Individual image scans above (4) are from the August–September 1976 issue of the CKCA newsletter Vetter News
This wonderful photo of the StingRat in action (event location and photographer unknown) comprises page 20 of the August–September 1976 issue of the CKCA newsletter Vetter News
Page 21 of the August–September 1976 issue of the CKCA newsletter Vetter News., with the July 26th, 1976 meeting minutes noting President Jim Shafer's announcement that '...Clarence is number "1" in the U.S.A.'
Letter to the Editor from the StingRat! From the August–September 1976 issue of the CKCA newsletter Vetter News
This issue may be seen in its entirety here: https://www.ckca.club/the-fred-and-jean-johnson-artifact-collection-newsletter-aug-sep-1976.html
This issue may be seen in its entirety here: https://www.ckca.club/the-fred-and-jean-johnson-artifact-collection-newsletter-aug-sep-1976.html
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Hutchinson, KS
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Hutchinson, KS