Pomona Valley Corvette Association

2013 Silver State

Greg — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:46:50 +0000

Bryan and I ran the 140 mph class with a tech (max) speed of 165mph. In September we had 12 0r 13 other drivers in the class – this weekend we had five drivers in the 140 mph class. There were a total of 103 cars in the various classes from 95mph to unlimited. There …

Stretch Corvette

Greg — Mon, 20 May 2013 22:07:18 +0000

Bob and I returned from San Diego yesterday, after attending Plastic Fantastic. There was a little smaller turnout of Corvettes this year, but I took my 69 down and entered it. There were probably about 20 to 25 C3′s there and I managed to take 2nd Place. That was fine with me, as there were …

C7 at Laguna Seca

Greg — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:20:42 +0000

Scott Erickson captures the new C7 Corvette Stingray at Laguna Seca ALMS race on 5/11/2013:

Gel battery tweeks

Editor-at-Large — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:06:00 +0000

Sometime ago, I wrote a brief article on drivability and starting problems due to low battery voltage. This is a follow up based on some recent conditions that I experience with my electrical system. I was sitting at a traffic signal one afternoon and I noticed my dashboard voltmeter was reading fewer than 12 …

LS2 Engine Managment

Editor-at-Large — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:30:12 +0000

From the archive: by James Prunty © 2009 As with most Corvette enthusiasts, I was deeply involved in an engine conversation with Charlie Lipscomb while looking over his ’62 rebirth. Charlie suggested that I might want to consider drafting an article for the clubs newsletter. So, off to the library and deep into the cyberspace I ventured to learn …

Cabin air Filter

Editor-at-Large — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:39:41 +0000

by James Prunty The Cabin Air Filter doesn’t get a lot of mention and generally slips the performance enthusiasts maintenance until the dealer mentions it. At $60.00+ from your friendly bow tie service writer, it’s one of those things that you say, “I’ll do that myself, later.” The operative work there is “later” …

West cost C7 reveal

Greg — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:12:03 +0000

Last Friday we had a chance to go to the Petersen Museum and see the “unwrapping” of the C7 on the West Coast. Well not all was as planned, we were supposed to be able to see the car at 6 then no that was an error it was going to be shown at …

Taxi Stand

Editor-at-Large — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:31:38 +0000

Here is a picture taken at the Cable Airport on Wednesday, January 9th, 2013…showing the PVCA “Taxi Stand”

C7 Reveal Photos

Greg — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 01:58:45 +0000

C7 Corvette Stringray is a special generation of Corvettes. Corvette C7 was relieved at the Detroit Auto show 1/13/2013. Base price will be $53,000. That price includes a freshly redesigned direct injection 450 HP V8 engine, carbon fiber body panels and an all aluminum frame. Plus 0 to 60 in 3.9 seconds. The C7 is a completely new car with only a hand full of C6 …

PVCA Historical Photos

Greg — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:11:04 +0000

To celebrate Pomona Valley Corvette Association 50th Anniversary Jeff Butler and Kevin Jones put together this set of photos from PVCA’s past.