depends on the club and on YOU . had vettes on and off since 1964 but never looked in to the local club till we got a c5 about 11 years ago . went to a meeting because i had a question and found the members to be arrogant . never got a good answer and never went back . . peace

 

I will echo what some others have said. a club can be awesome if you find the right club. I think it is definitely worth looking into and membership is voluntary so if you don't like it you leave. The possible benefits are ten fold though and can really make owning your car a lot more fun.

 

As most have mentioned --
go to a few events put on by various clubs and if they're your kind of people -- think about joing.

If you want a club where you can "use" your Corvette --
try one that puts on autocross (solo) events -- like he SCCA
There's an SCCA region in your area that hosts all sorts of events

Scroll through and you'll see all types of activities
http://www.sjr-scca.org/

http://www.sjr-scca.org/solo/schedule-results.html

Have fun.

 

According the posts, you are very lucky.

 

I remember the annual club show. 1st place clean and shine went to a brand new pace car, taken out of the garage just for the show. It hurts when the rest of us, who drive our cars and worked hard cleaning it. Another one trailered his car 20 miles and got a trophy.

 

Honestly yes I am - I dont attend everything - some things are for me, but some things are not - but at least they offer a TON of things to do with your Vette...

Take a look at our 2017 activities calendar:

12-Feb Bowling @ Hampton Lanes
25-Feb VETTE SHOP Open House
4-Mar Wert's Cafe "Late Lunch"
11-Mar Phantom's Hockey Game
17-Mar Yuengling Brewery Tour & Luncheon
19-Mar Allentown St. Patrick's Day Parade & Post-party
24-Mar Greater Lehigh Valley Auto Show Display
26-Mar Brick Tavern Inn Luncheon
14-Mar Hampton Winds Dinner
21-Apr Iron Pigs Game
22-Apr Springfest Judging Clinic
30-Apr Stroudsmoor Country Inn Luncheon
7-May Springfest Corvette Show
12-May Yuengling Brewery Tour & Luncheon
21-May Cruise to the Gap
28-May Hackettstown Rotary/M&M Mars Memorial Motor Madness
29-May Bethlehem Memorial Day Parade
May 30 to Jun 04 Trip to Bar Harbor, ME
4-Jun TCV Summer Bash Corvette Show
10-Jun Beach Bums Corvette Show
11-Jun Slate Belt CC Vets for Vettes Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show
17-Jun CCDV Cavalcade of Corvettes Show
21-Jun Mini-golf Night @ Putt-U
24-Jun Faulkner Car Show
25-Jun SDC Vettes Cruisin' for Pets
Jun 29 to Jul 03 Trip to Watkins Glen, NY
8-Jul Chicken Run
14-Jul Chatter Box Cruise
15-Jul SDC In-Vette-tational Corvette Show
16-Jul Lancaster Co. CC Stauffer's Show
23-Jul Summer Picnic
30-Jul Stoudts Brewing Co. Tour & Luncheon
6-Aug Das Awkscht Fescht (AACC parks Corvettes)
11-Aug Chatter Box Cruise
13-Aug EACC Vettes for Pets Show
20-Aug Pocono IndyCar Race Display
Aug 24 to 27 Corvettes at Carlisle
10-Sep Fiberglass & Steel All-Chevy Show
14-Sep Quaker Steak & Lube Lunch Run
Sep 16 A&T Chevrolet Show
16-Sep "Let's Get Out & Walk"
17-Sep Schuylkill Valley CC Corvette Show
23-Sep Eastern PA Down Syndrome Center Buddy Walk
24-Sep Natural Glass Corvette Assn. Wheels in Motion Car Show
30-Sep Jamison Publick House Luncheon
1-Oct Tri-State Corvette Assn. Peddler's Village Corvette Show
7-Oct Ravello's Luncheon
Oct 12 to 15 FSCC Corvette Show/Rallye/Parade
22-Oct Lancaster Co. CC American Legends Car Show
28-Oct Halloween Party
4-Nov Spinnerstown Hotel Luncheon
5-Nov Corvettes for Chip Show
9-Dec Holiday Party

 

As others have said, go hang with the perspective club FIRST. I was in a mustang club for 5 + years and they were honestly one of the neatest group of people ive met in the car world. Their VP took both my kids for a ride in his shelby at a track day and gave them their first taste of 100 mph. We were invited to go to day trips, cruise ins, etc with the club. I had members volunteer to come over, pick up my whole family and go to stuff when my car was on blocks for one thing or another...and this was when we weren't even members! (ok-shout out to the Kitsap County Mustang Club) I went and hung out with another local club...lasted for about an hour and done. So, alot depends on the people. You will get a good or bad vibe pretty quick...(we will be looking for vette club here pretty quick next to Oly, WA so we are in the same boat). Good luck and it can definitely be a great experience
jp

 

There are a lot of differences in clubs so you need to check out a couple and see what kind of activities they do and what their meetings are like. Then you can decide if it is something that you would like or not.

I am in a small club and it is ok for me. There are quite an assortment of activities. I do not like some, and like others. The people in mine are all friendly. They are also all ages from about 20 to 80.

There is a group of people that primarily go to dinners, movies, etc. There are others that like the cruises (up to about 400 mile outings). Some like the car events like we run an autocross 2x per year and we have an annual charity car show. Some like working on their cars, some like cleaning polishing, some like driving them.

In short, even in a small club there can be quite a range of activities and types of people. The only way to know if they have any activities you like, or people you want to be around is to go to a couple meetings and see what you think.