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Web site upgrades completed!

The scheduled web site upgrades are now complete. What do we have in store for 2009? Upgrade to WordPress 2.7 – Complete Upgrade to new hosting provider – Complete Upgrade of Event System -Complete Formating of the new Event System – Complete We also plan to offer all VCC interested club members with the following [...]

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Upgrade Announcement – VelocityCorvette.com

Velocity Corvette will be upgrading both the sotware that runs our main web site and the event system. During this time there may be brief or complete outages of the website. We appreciate your patience during this upgrade, and we look forward to the benefits these new features will provide our visitors.

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2008 Velocity Corvette Membership Information

We are happy to announce that the revised membership information has been released.  The changes to the club reflect the reformation that occurred after the selling of the associated Corvette Service business in late March 2008. The Velocity Corvette Club is a free club located on the Westside of Houston providing a convenient alternative to the residents of [...]

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VCC New Member Announcement

Velocity Corvette Club welcomes two new members to the club this month. Scott Allen  - 2007 Victory Red Coupe Tim Boerema – 2002 Millenium Yellow Coupe New Members:  May 2008  

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How to Choose the Right Corvette Service Shop?

The Velocity Corvette Service shop is closed, but the club goes on. After two years in the service business, we end with some advice on choosing a Corvette Service Shop. Choosing the right shop to service your car can be a difficult decision. Finding an honest and experienced technician that is also certified to work [...]

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Project VCC-BLU: Traction Found, Clutch Lost

It has been a few weeks and Stage I has been completed. The Pfadt Racing Coil Over and Sway bar kit is installed. The Pfadt product line is suburb, the look is incredible, and the result is worth every penny. In the next few weeks we will be writing an article covering the installation, but [...]

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Project VCC-BLU: The Game Plan

To pursue the “rattle of power” VCC-BLU will go through six stages of modification. This path will be a little more costly in labor, but will provide us with the opportunity to take the necessary performance measurements at each stage. For instance, most owners would combine Stage IV and V to save a few hours of labor due to the fact the exhaust [...]

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Project VCC-BLU: The Search for Traction

Most C5 Z06 owners experience the limits of traction at some time or another. VCC-BLU experiences these limits with too much regularity to be ignored any longer. The traction problem has severely limited VCC-BLU’s straight line performance, so our first modification will focus on improving rear wheel traction.

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VCC C5 Z06 Project Car “VCC-BLU”

As many of our VCC members know, I have been looking for a Z06 for a many months now. After years of saving for the purchase, I was still torn between the C5 Z06 and the new C6 Z06. I am happy to announce the search is finally over and a decision has been made.

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VCC adds HPTuners VCM Suite

The elusive art of engine tuning is a topic of interest shared by many Velocity Corvette Club members and customers. While our services focus more on Corvette diagnostics and maintenance, we also share an interest in learning the art of Corvette tuning. After extensive research of the available tuning packages, VCC has added the HPTuners [...]

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