Rico Cuomo of Scottsdale, Arizona made an impulsive stop at
the National Corvette Museum while on a business road trip between Nashville
and Louisville. Little did he know at the time, this trip would result in
winning a brand new 2012 ZR1 Corvette, built his way!
During Rico’s impromptu visit, he toured the museum and
almost bought a raffle ticket, but his business partner talked him out of it.
“When I got home I just had a weird feeling I should have bought one so I went
online and pulled the trigger on the $500 ZR1 raffle,” said Cuomo. His
$500 winning ticket, # 29, was drawn on Thursday, January 5, 2012. “When
Christy called me, I was on a conference call and saw the call was coming from
KY. I just knew that I had won which was a feeling I had from the moment I
bought the ticket!”
While he waivered back and forth on whether to take the ZR1
or the $80,000 cash option, he eventually decided on the car. Today, he says
that he can’t imagine not picking the car! Rico picked Cyber Gray as his ZR1’s
paint color, and loaded it up with options such as cup style black satin
wheels, black metallic headlamps, blue stitching in the leather interior
upholstery, and of course the ZR1 High Performance package.
Rico’s return trip to the museum to pick up his new car was
even more memorable than he had expected. “The experience was almost better
than the car! Everyone from Gary, Lori, Christy, Adam, Chuck (Dealer) and
especially Ron were just awesome. Yes, winning something as special as a ZR1 is
awesome but the way you all delivered it from the call to the car was just
beyond our expectations. The plant tour with Ron was really the icing on
the cake for us. You all contributed to the experience in a special way which
was truly seamless and appreciated based on the way the car came out. The
factory tour was great and taking delivery of the ZR1 couldn’t have been
better. I wanted to thank you again for what was one of the best service
experiences my wife and I have had in a long time.”
The National Corvette Museum has been turning Corvette
dreamers into owners since 1997 when the first raffle was held. As a
501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation, the Museum holds a number of Corvette and
Camaro raffles each year, with varying odds and ticket prices, as a means to
raise funds for the Museum’s operations. Those interested in
participating may sign up for the Museum’s email newsletter to receive updates
on the next chance to participate at www.corvettemuseum.org. Tickets
can be purchased online, by phone and in person.
