Sorry, no pictures yet. Last year there was a discussion on having the young ladies sit in the top edge of the roof. I cannot find that now. I have been ask to drive (C6 coupe) one of the girls in the homecoming parade. If you have ever done this what did you do to protect the console cover and seat while she got in and out. I guess a blanket placed across both and of course no shoes. Anything else to watch out for? Any tips?

 

I've been doing this for many years. Several times each season since 2000, I have black bathroom mats with a soft rubber back for them to sit on and place a book and another mat in the seat. I also put a blanket over the console. No feet or weight put on the console. Our club does many each year and have one tomorrow night. The main thing to watch out for is their friends want to hug them while they are sitting on the back. You have to watch out for their pocket books and jeans. I've never had any problem or any damage.

 

Ditto what ronkellogg stated and here's some of my thoughts.

I've been doing this for a couple of years now. I have a Vert but the process of entering/exiting is pretty much the same. I have a dk-red bath mat with rubber backing for the student to sit on and the backing prevents slipping while moving. I wash it prior to and after each use just in case. I have a 16" square piece of foam rubber that I place on the seat for the students to use when they enter/exit. After they are in the foam goes on the passenger side floor. No shoes but realistically I doubt that's a big deal unless they are in heels. They use the console to rest their feet on during the parade but otherwise they do not put weight on it.

The kids look forward to this and the Vettes help make it an even more special occasion. In all the parades I've done (~50 or so) the kids are respectful, careful and thrilled they get a ride in a Corvette.

I would never hesitate to do this and have 9 scheduled thus far this year.

 

Heck yea, do it. You can probably get a date out of it...with the Homecoming Queen, no less!!!! You'll be the coolest guy at school!!

 

Myself and 3 other vettes have been asked to do this in 2 weeks for the big homecoming game for both the cheerleaders and starting football players.

I have a convertible as well so first off great tips.... Thanks for that.

Next, how much can these tonnu covers hold weight wise? I have no worries about the 105+ lb cheerleaders, but I am a bit concerned about the 225-250 lb football players.

Anything to worry about?

Thanks in advance.

 

You are most welcome.

I can not say how much the tonneau cover can actually hold. I can tell you that in 10 years of our club doing this not once has anyone had an issue. That's probably ~2,000 riders over that period of time and we have not had a single problem.

Now let me clarify something. If we have 2 riders (Queen/King or a football player) per car then we have the girl ride on the tonneau cover and the boy ride in the passenger seat. If it's just a single rider, regardless of who it is, they ride on the cover in the center (directly above the waterfall) which is the only place the cover is supported.

The first year I did this I was pretty apprehensive about it, not knowing what to expect, how much would it hurt the car, etc. Come to find out this is one of the things I enjoy most. Like I mentioned earlier the kids have been extremely careful and respectful.

All this from someone who is EXTREMELY careful with his car and if I thought for a second it would be an issue then I would not do it.

If you have other questions by all means let me know (PM or this thread).

 

put the football players in the back of a pickup and keep the vette for the light weight girls.

 

I have used my Black vert for the Nascar Driver Parades a few times now. This is what I use to protect my lid.

I went to Bed, Bath and Beyond and purchased a black kitchen shelf liner and cut the length so that is covers the whole lid. The liner itself has a thin padding. Never had even a scratch using it. Then I use a black large bath towel. The part of the towel that hangs over the lid I just tuck into the 2 speaker areas and carefully tuck it into the panels so that it won't flop around. (we typically go 35mph around the track is why I tuck it in).

For the passenger, I move the passenger seat all the way forward, then tilt the seat toward the windshield and pull down the visor over it. This way, there is no stepping on the seat and the passenger has the option to sit or stand behind the seat.

Below is a picture of John Andretti sitting. You can see how my towel is positioned. In the picture the seat is back. I realized after this event that I needed to lower the seat all the way down then the visor would hold it in place. Hope this helps

 

These days, the Homecoming Queen might just be the 220 pound lineman.

 

 

So which one of these gals won the Homecoming Queen contest this year?


Last years contestants put on a little weight.

 

Another tip. No eating in the Corvette.

 

LOL Calm... The fact you even have these fatty pictures to post, well, is there something that you want to share with us? Its cool if your into "well rounded" women. PM me your address and I will send you a bag of flower so that you can find the ......... spot..

 

 

I pretty much do the same. When doing this you need to put the safety of the passenger foremost. If you do that you will also protect your car. You need the rubber backed mats for them to sit on. Otherwise, the combination of the dress material and the waxed top make it very easy for them to slip off the car. To give them a stable platform to step on and to protect the seat I use a piece of 2x12 cut to fit into the seat. I wrap it in a towel before putting it on the leather. As they get in the car they pull of their shoes and sit them on the floor and then step on the board. It is hard to hold onto just the roof halo so I have them place their feet on the console to brace themselves as the car moves. If the console can handle my body weight when I muscle myself into and out of the car when I have the race seats in it can hold a little weight from their legs. If their escort rides in the car he can hold their legs so there is much less of a chance they flip backwards off the car when you start.

From a car standpoint you should find out just exactly what will be going on in the parade. Some of them are less than a quarter mile while others are several miles long. If the parade is long and has hills (even small hills) you should say no if your car has a manual transmission. Those kinds of parades are death on clutches. If there are animals in the parade make sure they come after the Corvettes. Nothing like cleaning horse manure off the front spoiler and out of the tires and wheel wells.

Bill

 

"Cheer up, sleepy Jean."*

* Most of you are too young to recognize this.

 

 

Thanks very much for the input. I'm excited, but yes, also a little nervous but it will work out in the end. The high-schoolers will get a kick out of it so that is what is important.

 

Great idea.... Thanks

 

Good advice Bill, Thanks

Mine is automatic so I should be good there. No Horses, so no manure to worry about.

This parade is just taking the cheerleaders, football players and homecoming King & Queen for two each around the track surrounding the football field.

The school is actually more nervous then the drivers since this is the first time they are doing this on the new track / field and their is concern about damage to rubberized surface of the track.

Should be a great time.