LEFT: Karen Rafferty sliced through the cones for best ET in her Grand Sport.

BELOW LEFT: Cars and people gather for a group shot in front of the NCM during The Gathering.

circa 1993.
    Along with these specialty C4s come the various clubs and registries... and those inventive personalized license plates. Banding Internet ties and other forces to make The Gathering a beastly occurrence were the ZR-1 Net, the Grand Sport Owners Association, the 40th Anniversary Corvette Registry, Team ZR-1, and the LT-5 Registry.
    Callaways and other tuner cars were welcomed. However, the one tuner Corvette on display was also a Grand Sport - one of one built, the owner claimed - with both the