The Vette Dogs Blog

"Tech Inspection Time!"

POSTED BY , 20 June 2007 | PERMALINK

Rest easy now, that hidden bottle of nitrous oxide, Garth Brooks CD case and the empty can of Ensure are safe secrets with the inspectors… at least for now.

The One Lap of America tech inspectors were only there to make sure that your vehicle is fitted with the proper gear to endure the event and keep you safe while doing so. A thorough once-over is in the works before any car takes...

"Breaking From the Mold"

POSTED BY , 19 June 2007 | PERMALINK

There’s definitely a distinct curtain over Corvette owners that designates unwritten guidelines to what one should and shouldn’t do with their Corvette. You won’t find it in any owner’s manual or in a detailed Haynes repair text. Even still, driving in the rain, giving your dog a ride, installing a non-numbers matching engine, adding body modifications and exercising the odometer are...

"Cinematic Take or Social Accuracy?"

POSTED BY , 19 June 2007 | PERMALINK

Yes I admit it, I paid legal U.S. currency to see the Vin Diesel movie “xXx”.

Let's move on…

Now it only takes a few seconds to sort through those fond theater memories but I am reminded how the movie drove home an interesting Corvette taboo. In the opening scenes, Vin’s character steals a red ’98 convertible at the entrance to a country club. He then proceeds to drive the snot of out...

“Corvette Punisher: Guilty on all Charges”

POSTED BY , 13 June 2007 | PERMALINK


No need for a defense lawyer here, Patrick Gramm happily pleads “no-contest” as he chats about his own enthusiast experience.

Now sure, we could dust off the Thesaurus in search for a different word but we’d bet “junkie” would still surface as the best way to describe Patrick’s Corvette habits. Like many, Patrick’s Corvette dreams started as a kid. Since his grandfather worked at a...

“Leaving trails, saving tread”

POSTED BY , 11 June 2007 | PERMALINK

Driving a few thousand miles and waylaying pavement that someone else has to maintain can’t be too hard, can it?

The One Lap Cannonball isn't as straight-forward as it looks especially when you factor in that one little notation about tires that’s scribbled down on loose leaf in the paragraph titled “Rules”. Not only do you have to run street tires, but to top it off, the entire event must...