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road pilot · 10-16-2009, 08:45 PM

I am a old geezer. I have been around cars all my life. I have always
had fast cars, I have raced them, shown them, and always enjoyed them.
The truth is there are alot of cool cars out in the world, corvettes are
just one of the many cool cars to be enjoyed.
Well some where along the line I decided to join a Corvette Club. I
thought that the club would have alot of gear heads just like me. In
the early 70's I belong to a corvette club and it was great --a whole
bunch of gear heads. My illusion of corvette clubs was shattered.
The folks and mostly old folks that are members of my present club
are interested in eating and driving----mostly eating.
They know nothing of the automotive history and other cars much less
vettes. Mechanic's? They can drive and that's it. Speed and how you
get there, I get blank looks. They kind of know what a stock vette is
their own but I get stares if I talk about anything other than a C-6.
So here is my problem.
Should I just give up on these non-gear heads, or try to educate
them??
So far within the club they are not gearheads so we talk about the
stock market or politics. There are alot of gearheads that are informed.
The only folks that I can talk to are outside the club, and I know they
don't want to start a club.
Have other forum members experienced this?
One other thing I have noticed that the youngsters are more interested
in computers than cars. OK, there are acceptions but in my neck of
the woods there are not many kids with cool cars.
Thanks for helping me---- Corvette Clubs ....................oh boy..............

10-16-2009, 08:45 PM	#1
road pilot Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: oviedo fl Posts: 102 Name :	Corvette clubs........oh boy........ I am a old geezer. I have been around cars all my life. I have always had fast cars, I have raced them, shown them, and always enjoyed them. The truth is there are alot of cool cars out in the world, corvettes are just one of the many cool cars to be enjoyed. Well some where along the line I decided to join a Corvette Club. I thought that the club would have alot of gear heads just like me. In the early 70's I belong to a corvette club and it was great --a whole bunch of gear heads. My illusion of corvette clubs was shattered. The folks and mostly old folks that are members of my present club are interested in eating and driving----mostly eating. They know nothing of the automotive history and other cars much less vettes. Mechanic's? They can drive and that's it. Speed and how you get there, I get blank looks. They kind of know what a stock vette is their own but I get stares if I talk about anything other than a C-6. So here is my problem. Should I just give up on these non-gear heads, or try to educate them?? So far within the club they are not gearheads so we talk about the stock market or politics. There are alot of gearheads that are informed. The only folks that I can talk to are outside the club, and I know they don't want to start a club. Have other forum members experienced this? One other thing I have noticed that the youngsters are more interested in computers than cars. OK, there are acceptions but in my neck of the woods there are not many kids with cool cars. Thanks for helping me---- Corvette Clubs ....................oh boy..............