Tri County Vettes  

General business meetings are the first Thursday of the month at 7:30 PM at Brodheadsville Chevrolet in Brodheadsville, PA.

To join the club you must fill out the membership application. Mail the application to Tri County Vettes or attend the next club meeting in person. After your application has been submitted the club vice president will present it at the next club meeting.  Your application will be reviewed by the council and voted on for membership acceptance.

$45 for single membership and $55 for couples   *TCV dues are prorated during the year by Board members

It’s National Council of Corvette Clubs (NCCC), a nationwide organization. NCCC sanctions hundreds of events each year that are hosted by member clubs. Participants in these events, which usually consist of concours, rallye or autocross activities, earn points toward NCCC annual championship trophies. NCCC establishes standard competition rules for these events.

TCV is involved in Auto crossing, High Performance Driving Event (HPDEs), Drag Racing, Rallyes, Concours, Cruises, Parades, and many other Social and Civic activities in the community.

Auto crossing is a timed speed event - - your chance to drive your car to its (or your) maximum! The risk to you and your car are minimized, as your car is the only one on the racecourse at any one time. Timing lights record your time through a racecourse, down to the thousandth of a second. Cars are divided into classes based on the year of the car and the extent of modifications. No modifications are required, and any car/driver is welcome to join in on the speed, challenge and camaraderie. Racing is not that hard on the car, that's what it was built for! There is a low-speed autocross which is most commonly conducted with pylons on an open parking lot course and does not reach high rates of speed (80 mph for modified Group 2 cars). A high-speed autocross is a more serious speed event most often held on a racetrack (like Summit Point) where most all cars travel faster and where the drivers must possess a High Speed License issued through a driving school (HPDE) or from professional instructors.

At a HPDE (High Performance Driving Event) you learn to drive your car on a road racetrack as if you were a racecar driver, although this is not a timed event. Novices and Intermediates have instructors sitting beside them at all times to guide you as you learn to drive at race speeds, as well as classroom instruction. It is as safe an environment as you can get to learn how to drive on a road racetrack. You will be taught to drive as close to race speeds in the straights and turns as you can while maintaining safety. Corner workers with flags, ambulances and wreckers maintain safety. Your car has to pass a technical inspection as well. This can become seriously addicting as you progress and transition to driving fast on a racetrack at race speeds. You are not expected to drive like a Race car Driver by the end of a session, but you will get a good idea of what all is involved in HPDEs (and racing).

Gimmick rallying is a scientific exercise in understanding and executing rules and instructions as they occur along a pre-defined course. You don't need a great deal of equipment, and the whole family can come out and enjoy the activity. Road rallying can best be described as a board game on wheels. Just like in a board game, you get a set of rules when you first register for the event. These rules govern the actual play of the event. Instead of rolling dice, on a road rallye you get a set of route instructions that tell you how and where to turn. Simple on the surface, but a road rallye is designed by a devious Rallyemaster, who has the personal job of trying to trick you into doing things wrong. The endpoint is usually a restaurant in the area where all participants gather for a little socializing while the Rallyemaster tallies up the scores to announce the results. Poker Rallyes are combined with the collection of playing cards during the course of the rallye for winners of the high and low hands.

A cruise is when a group of Corvettes hit the road together for the purpose of driving our cars and enjoying each others company. There is usually a food stop on a cruise and often other points of interest. Occasionally there will be a weekend cruise event such as to Ocean City, Maryland or Carlisle, Pennsylvania. At least some part or most of TCV cruises are on rural, curvy roads where we enjoy the scenery, the performance of our cars and each other.  Also some clubs have a weekly and or monthly cruises. Where they park all makes and models cars, trucks, bikes, etc. a place of business to enjoy the evening with friends and people with the same interest as them.

The dictionary defines Concours  D' Elegance as "a show or contest of vehicles and accessories in which the entries are judged chiefly on excellence of appearance and turnout". We have entries from all over the region and it is a NCCC points event. We have a panel of judges and give the winners trophies.