2024 Michelin NCM Bash

April 25-27, 2024

Kick-off the Museum event season with us in Bowling Green, KY at the Michelin BASH! Returning activities include a seminar and classroom sessions by GM-certified Corvette Technician Paul Koerner, guided road tours, artifact pitstops featuring items only found in the National Corvette Museum’s collection, guided tours of our new LUSTER Hyperrealist Art Exhibit, the Museum-judged car show, and seminars.

Book Your Bowling Green Assembly Plant Tour During BASH 2024

We’re excited to offer exclusive Bowling Green Assembly Plant Tours available ONLY during the 2024 Michelin Bash from April 22-26! Don’t miss this rare chance to go behind the scenes and witness the magic of Corvette craftsmanship in person. Reserve your spot now and be part of this extraordinary experience! SIGN UP NOW

Registration for our Michelin BASH will be available on-site at the Museum. Please note, online registration closed at 9:00 AM CST on Friday, April 5, 2024.

On-site registrations are available at the rates of $40 per Lifetime Museum Member, $45 per Museum Member, and $55 per Non-Member.
All BASH activities are open to event registrants only.
Online registrants will receive a hard-card credential, lanyard, event pin, and dash plaque.
Lifetime registration is $35 per person, member registration is $40 per person and non-member registration is $50 per person.
No refunds or cancellations after April 5, 2024.
Make sure you are signed onto NCM e-News to get the latest on event registration and updates.

Book Your High Performance Driving Experience at the NCM Motorsports Park

For more information, CLICK HERE.

Shop Michelin BASH Exclusive Merch On-Site

Merch Pricing: Non-member: $24.00 / Member: $22.00 / Lifetime: $20.00

Michelin BASH 2024 Agenda

	Thursday, April 25^th
8:15am – 2:45pm	LT1: Casey Jones Distillery & Lunch In Golden Pond, Kentucky, Casey designed and built hundreds of copper stills which were renowned for their superior flavor and efficiency. Imprisoned twice for still building, Casey’s legend lives on today through his grandson Arlon “AJ” Casey Jones. Pre-registration required $55 members / $60 non-members 2815 Witty Ln, Hopkinsville, KY 42240 Limited availability Guided tour and lunch included with registration Drive your own Corvette Staging Location TBA Caravan to Attraction as Group – Departing from NCM

8:30am – 2:30pm	LT2: Log Still Distillery & Backhome Restaurant “At Log Still Distillery, the road ahead is filled with opportunity and fueled by strong bourbon and even stronger family and community bonds. Now, we’re forging new roads for generations to come at our old Kentucky home by bringing bourbon back to Gethsemane. Guided by Wally Dant and cousins Lynne and Charles Dant, Log Still is firmly built on faith and family. It’s our hope that many lifelong memories will be made here. Visitors will share stories of a journey on a new road, to a new place that felt very much like the home of an old friend. Come see our distillery, 2300-seat Amphitheater – the Amp, our train experience, and all amenities this 350 acres of a true bourbon destination has to offer.” Backhome is not just an amazing, southern local restaurant. The restaurant started more than 35 years ago as an antique & crafts dealer. From homemade candies to Candleberry Candles to home decor, come see everything they have to offer Pre-registration required $60 members / $65 non-members Limited 48 people Guided tour and lunch included with registration Drive your own Corvette Staging Location TBA Caravan to Attraction as Group – Departing from NCM

8:00am – 5:00pm	Bash HPDE The National Corvette Museum has been hosting high performance driving events around the country since 2004, and this is your chance to take advantage of this prestigious program at the home of the Corvette!! Whether you’re a serious automobile enthusiast or a first-time driver, The National Corvette Museum HPDE driving program will help take your skills to the next level. In a very short time, you will find yourself driving better, smoother, faster and safer than you ever thought possible. Learn more here: https://www.motorsportspark.org/drive-your-car/ To Register, Click Here Located at NCM Motorsports Park
8:45am-3:15pm	LT3: Grand Ole Opry – Backstage Tour The Grand Ole Opry is the stage that showcases country music’s past, present, and future. We’ve been home to the art form’s growth and evolution for over 98 years. Take it all in: the sights, the sounds, and the stories that only happen backstage – before the country music magic happens onstage. Come on over, hang out behind the scenes, and let us introduce you to our famous friends at a brand new, star-studded tour exhibit. There’s simply nothing else like it. *Highlights:* A state-of-the-art theater experience with music, special effects, and priceless archival footage. Stories about the Opry and country music greats with exclusive photos from the Opry’s biggest moments. See the Artist Entrance, where stars walk into the world-famous Opry House every night. Pre-registration required· $45 members / $50 non-members· Limited 48 people Guided tour included with registration Drive your own Corvette Staging Location TBA Caravan to Attraction as Group – Departing from NCM

9:00am	National Corvette Museum Opens

9:00am – 4:00pm	Registration Open Advance Registration credential/shirt pickup Onsite registration open NCM CLUB ROOM

9:00am – 4:00pm	Parking Lot Banner Pickup Wendell Strode Club Room

9:00am – 5:00pm	Stingray Grill & Stingray 2 Go Hours of Operation NCM Boulevard

9:30am-9:45am	Artifact Pitstop: Gordon Killebrew’s Driving School Training Manual Speaker: Ashlee James – Registrar/Collections Manager NCM Blvd in front of Library & Archives

10:00am – 12:00pm	C8 Classroom Session with Paul Koerner Question and answer on the new C8 generation. Very interactive class where you will be able to ask Paul any and all of your questions about your personal Corvette. Pre-registration is Required. $80 registration fee GM Certified Technicians Paul Koerner Limited to 10 registrants (spouse or your guest invited to sit in) Chevrolet Theater

10:00am – 10:30am	2024 Michelin NCM Bash Opening and NCM Update Join NCM Board Chair, Kaye Wagner for an update on the NCM and a review of 2023. Kaye Wagner – NCM Board Chair NCM Conference Center

11:30am – 11:45am	Vehicle Donation Ceremony: 1970 Corvette from T. Wayne and Pattie Lankford Speaker: Robert Maxhimer, Director of Collections, Exhibits, and Education Location: Corvette BLVD

1:00pm – 2:00pm	Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports… Behind the Scenes Speaker: Luke Sagur – Motorsports Business Director, Pratt Miller NCM Conference Center

2:00pm – 3:00pm	Elfi’s Silver Pearl Sisterhood Meeting Gardner Mattson Board Room

2:15pm-3:15pm	Luster Seminar: Art, Automobiles, and Photorealism The National Corvette Museum is proud to host the traveling art exhibition Luster: Realism and Hyperrealism in Contemporary Automobile and Motorcycle Painting. This presentation explores the stunning photorealistic artworks of Luster and the techniques used by artists to capture iconic cars and motorcycles. It also discusses the memorable automobiles displayed alongside the paintings in the NCM’s fully renovated Limited Engagement Gallery. Limited Engagement Gallery

3:30pm-4:00pm	Corvette Today Podcast with Steve Garrett CORVETTE TODAY is the only current podcast on Corvettes! Your CORVETTE TODAY host, Steve Garrett, does a seminar talk about the show, how it got started, where it is today, and how you can listen and watch every week! CORVETTE TODAY is 5 years old with over 210+ episodes available on podcast and YouTube. Be sure to join Steve Thursday afternoon and find out how you can plug into the CORVETTE TODAY show! Chevrolet Theater

3:00pm – 5:00pm	Stingray Grill Happy Hour $2 off appetizers and flights $1 off beer, wine, cocktails & flight specials

5:00pm	National Corvette Museum Closes

5:15pm – 5:45pm	Corvette Racing Banquet Cash Bar Pre-Registration for Corvette Racing Banquet is Required NCM Blvd

5:45pm – 7:30pm	BQT1: Corvette Racing Banquet Pre-Registration Required Speaker: Brandon Widmer, Pratt Miller Vice President, Motorsports and Doug Fehan – Corvette Brand Ambassador Dinner included with registration NCM Conference Center

	Friday, April 26^th


8:15am – 2:45pm	LT4: Casey Jones Distillery & Lunch In Golden Pond, Kentucky, Casey designed and built hundreds of copper stills which were renowned for their superior flavor and efficiency. Imprisoned twice for still building, Casey’s legend lives on today through his grandson Arlon “AJ” Casey Jones. Pre-registration required $55 members / $60 non-members 2815 Witty Ln, Hopkinsville, KY 42240 Limited availability Guided tour and lunch included with registration Drive your own Corvette Staging Location TBA Caravan to Attraction as Group – Departing from NCM

8:30am – 2:30pm	LT5: Log Still Distillery & Backhome Restaurant “At Log Still Distillery, the road ahead is filled with opportunity and fueled by strong bourbon and even stronger family and community bonds. Now, we’re forging new roads for generations to come at our old Kentucky home by bringing bourbon back to Gethsemane. Guided by Wally Dant and cousins Lynne and Charles Dant, Log Still is firmly built on faith and family. It’s our hope that many lifelong memories will be made here. Visitors will share stories of a journey on a new road, to a new place that felt very much like the home of an old friend. Come see our distillery, 2300-seat Amphitheater – the Amp, our train experience, and all amenities this 350 acres of a true bourbon destination has to offer.” Backhome is not just an amazing, southern local restaurant. The restaurant started more than 35 years ago as an antique & crafts dealer. From homemade candies to Candleberry Candles to home decor, come see everything they have to offer Pre-registration required $60 members / $65 non-members Limited 48 people Guided tour and lunch included with registration Drive your own Corvette Staging Location TBA Caravan to Attraction as Group – Departing from NCM

8:45am – 3:15pm	LT6: Grand Ole Opry – Backstage Tour The Grand Ole Opry is the stage that showcases country music’s past, present, and future. We’ve been home to the art form’s growth and evolution for over 98 years. Take it all in: the sights, the sounds, and the stories that only happen backstage – before the country music magic happens onstage. Come on over, hang out behind the scenes, and let us introduce you to our famous friends at a brand new, star-studded tour exhibit. There’s simply nothing else like it. Highlights: A state-of-the-art theater experience with music, special effects, and priceless archival footage. Stories about the Opry and country music greats with exclusive photos from the Opry’s biggest moments. See the Artist Entrance, where stars walk into the world-famous Opry House every night. Pre-registration required $45 members / $50 non-members Limited 48 people Guided tour included with registration Drive your own Corvette Staging Location TBA Caravan to Attraction as Group – Departing from NCM

9:00am	National Corvette Museum Opens

9:00am – 4:00pm	Registration Open Advance Registration credential/shirt pickup Onsite registration open NCM CLUB ROOM

9:00am – 4:00pm	Parking Lot Banner Pickup Wendell Strode Club Room

9:00am- 4:00pm	NCM Event Touring Laps Drive your car on track with four lead/follow laps on track. Didn’t drive your Vette? No problem! We have plenty of experiential offerings that are sure to fit your schedule and budget. To Register, Click Here Located at NCM Motorsports Park

9:00am – 5:00pm	Stingray Grill & Stingray 2 Go Hours of Operation · NCM Boulevard

9:00am-9:45am	E-Ray Excels in the Elements From GM’s winter test facilities to the Rink at the Rockefeller Center, and now a competition in the snow against purpose-built race cars, Chassis Development Engineer Cody Bulkley talks about how E-Ray raises the bar for Corvette winter performance. Speaker: Cody Bulkley NCM Conference Center

10:00am – 12:00pm	C8 Classroom Session with Paul Koerner Question and answer on the new C8 generation. Very interactive class where you will be able to ask Paul any and all of your questions about your personal Corvette. Pre-registration is Required.· $80 registration fee· GM Certified Technicians Paul Koerner Limited to 10 registrants (spouse or your guest invited to sit in) Chevrolet Theater

10:00am– 11:00am	Bowling Green Assembly Plant Update Speakers: BGAP Director Ray Theriault NCM Conference Center


11:15am – 12:00pm	Mobil 1 Tech Talk Speakers: Colin Moore – General Motors US strategic alliance account manager Cliff Salvesen – Global Motorsports Technology Advisor Michelle Hassinger – OEM Marketing Manager NCM Conference Center

12:00pm – 12:15pm	2024 Hall of Fame Inductee Announcement NCM Conference Center

12:30pm – 1:30pm	The History of Run Flat Tires, ZP vs non-ZP Hear about the history of Run Flat tires from 1930s through today.. and maybe beyond 2030s. Corvette Tire Designers: Dr. Jeff Anderson and Lee Willard will help you understand the performance advantages and minimization of trade-offs only available for Corvette with Michelin ZPs. NCM Conference Center Speakers: Lee Willard and Dr. Jeff Anderson Open discussion + Feedback from the audience on your perspectives of Michelin ZP performances

1:45pm – 3:00pm	Corvette Team Update NCM Conference Center

1:30pm – 3:30pm	Sip n’ Paint A step-by-step beginner art project class in which guests can create unique and original works of art and learn basic creative techniques to apply to at home projects, all while enjoying their favorite wine! Pre-Registration Required Registration Fee: $40 Members / $45 Non-Members Art Supplies and wine included in registration NCM Board Room (front offices)

3:00pm	Corvette Raffle 2024 Build Your Own Corvette Stingray Price: $250 Tickets: 1500 Corvette Boulevard

3:00pm – 5:00pm	Stingray Grill Happy Hour $2 off appetizers and flights $1 off beer, wine, cocktails & flight specials

3:05pm	Bash Group Photo NCM Boulevard Participants will be able to purchase Group Photo at FotoFX

3:30pm	Corvette Store Gift Card Drawing $100 Corvette Store Partner Tent

5:00pm	National Corvette Museum Closes

5:30pm – 7:30pm	2023 Donor Recognition Ceremony Enjoy a dinner reception in the NCM Conference Center before a program recognizing and thanking our 2023 Winner’s Circle, Duntov, and Spire society level donors. By Invitation Only Doors open at 5:30 pm Pin Ceremony & Dinner Included NCM Conference Center RSVP by Friday, April 5 Please email Melissia at [email protected] for any dietary restriction requests.

	Saturday, April 27^th



9:00am	National Corvette Museum Opens

9:00am – 12:00am	Registration Open Advance Registration credential/shirt pickup Onsite registration open NCM CLUB ROOM

9:00am – 11:00am	Ladies Garage NCM Conference Center Speakers: Devon Blue – Corvette Program Manager Amber Hopper – BGA Industrial Engineering Manager Shea Finney – BGA Quality Operations Shift Lead Brianna Steen – BGA Interior Quality Engineer Cindy Molnar – Corvette Noise & Vibration Lead Julie Wheetley-Gann – BGA Material Launch Manager Katelyn Crane – BGA SAC Lead / VAA Quality Engineer Mikayla Walden – BGA General Assembly Launch Lead Breann Voss – Supplier Quality Engineer

9:00am – 12:00am	Parking Lot Banner Pickup Wendell Strode Club Room

9:00am-11:00am	Caravan Captain’s Meeting Captains & Co-Captains only, please RSVP with Caravan Chairman Frank Sancineto at [email protected]· Gardner Mattson Board Room

9:00am – 11:00am	C8 Classroom Session with Paul Koerner Question and answer on the new C8 generation. Very interactive class where you will be able to ask Paul any and all of your questions about your personal Corvette. Pre-registration is Required. $80 registration fee GM Certified Technicians Paul Koerner Limited to 10 registrants (spouse or your guest invited to sit in) Chevrolet Theater

9:00am – 5:00pm	Stingray Grill & Stingray 2 Go Hours of Operation NCM Boulevard

9:15am -9:45am	Artifact Pitstop: XP-819 “Ugly Duckling” Speakers: Dan Garrett and Guest Appearance, Kevin Mackay Preservation Garage

9:30am – 3:30pm	LT7: General Jackson Showboat – Nashville Take the 2.5-hour General Jackson Showboat Midday Lunch Cruise for an afternoon of entertainment along with a delicious buffet lunch! Enjoy the comedy, audience interaction, and catchy tunes from the band while cruising along the Cumberland River and tasting a mouth-watering Southern-style buffet prepared by the General Jackson’s very own sous chef. Pre-Registration Required $75 Members / $80 Non-Members Drive your Own Corvette Limited to 58 people Staging Location TBA Caravan to Attraction as Group – Departing from NCM

9:45am – 1:00pm	LT8: Lighthouse Restaurant The Lighthouse Restaurant is a bright spot on a great drive through the countryside. Located in Sulphur Well, Kentucky, it is more than just an ordinary restaurant. It is a DESTINATION, full of history and delicious food served “Family Style”. Voted Best in Kentucky 2019-2023 by KY LIVING MAGAZINE Pre-Registration Required Members $40 / Non-Members $45 Drive Your Own Corvette Staging Location TBA Caravan to Attraction as Group – Departing from NCM Limited to 48 people

10:00am – 2:00pm	Newly Expanded Corvette Car Show Open to registered participants only Window Placard located in Wendell Strode Club Room Parking Lot B

11:15am – 12:00pm	Ambassadors Meeting Chevrolet Theater NCM Ambassadors Only

12:15pm – 12:45pm	Donation Recognition Ceremony: Biederman Toy Collection The NCM would like to recognize George Biederman for donating his collection of Corvette-related toys and pop culture memorabilia, which he meticulously accumulated over several decades. Speakers: Ashlee James, Registrar/Collections Manager and George Biederman, Donor of Collection Library & Archives

2:30pm	Trooper Island Check Presentation Join us for the check presentation to Kentucky State Police Trooper Island Director Jonathan Biven for Trooper Island participation in the MiM 1 Lap of Kentucky Program. NCM LOGO Circle

2:30pm – 3:00pm	Car Show Awards Presentation Pictures taken of Winner’s with their Corvettes NCM Logo Circle

3:00pm	2024 Red Mist Corvette Convertible Raffle $20.00 Unlimited Raffle Corvette BLVD

4:15pm – 5:00pm	Museum in Motion Dragon Run Participant Meeting / Registration Pickup Chevrolet Theater

5:00pm	National Corvette Museum Closes

27th Annual Michelin NCM Bash