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by Walt Thurn

  Editor’s Note: CorvetteMagazine.com is delighted to announce that Chip Miller will be hosting a real time Celebrity Chat here at CM.com’s website. You’re welcome to attend and talk to Chip about Corvettes at Carlisle, his passion for Corvette racecars and do some good old bench racing with this pillar of the Corvette hobby. Please join us at 8 PM EDT on may 23. Click to chats and talk Corvettes with Chip Miller!
   Most of us who work at CorvetteMagazine.com have been involved in the Corvette hobby for many years. We have been fortunate to meet a lot of wonderful dedicated hobbyists who have kept the Corvette flame alive. But, once in a while we meet a person who is not only a hobbyist but also