Just Back From Corvette Dealer Academy Training

matthew9440 · 02-27-2014, 05:20 PM

Just went down to the Corvette dealer academy to become a Corvette Specialist. It was probably one of the best experiences of my entire life. They do the training at Spring Motorsports in Pahrump NV. Its about 45 minutes from Las Vegas. I got down there a day early and stayed at Paris Las Vegas on the strip. The next day I rented a Chevy Captiva and headed to Corvette training. The training takes place for 2 days and you stay in a condo onsite. The first day was awesome. There are so many cool things to learn about the new stingray. They used a system where you would take a 1 hour class and then hit the track in one of the new Corvettes. The track time was unbelievable. You got to go out by yourself and you followed a professional race car driver in a Camaro 1LE pace car. He took you around the track really fast and gave you real-time information and tips over a CB installed behind you in the Corvette. We got to do wet figure 8, oval track, slalom, and a road course on the skid pad. The main thing was to go out on a portion of the real race track road course and blast around some apex's. These cars are unbelievably quick and stable in the turns with very little body roll. We drove Porsche 911 Carrera S and Porsche Boxster as well. I was really disappointed that the 120,000 Porsche is just flat out not as good as the Corvette Stingray. I cant even Imagine what the Z06 will be like. I figured I would share this with you guys cause I know some of you are stepping up to a Corvette. I highly recommend Spring Motorsports and Ron Fellows school of driving. It is a car guys dream. This place is set up like a country club with awesome facility's and a fantastic staff. The trainers GM sent to this camp are some of the best I have ever learned from. I enjoyed Corvette Training and Vegas a ton and I am so happy my dealership sent me down!

Dubscamaro · 02-27-2014, 05:25 PM

Holy cow! You're one lucky gentleman! Hah I see a camaro in the background

That's amazing! Hope you had fun! Wish I could own one of those!

QmaroSS · 02-27-2014, 05:29 PM

Wow that is very cool! Glad you had great time and thanks for the pics.

Nate GM · 02-27-2014, 10:18 PM

Sounds awesome! One of the salesmen at my local dealership went to that same last Friday. Because of him, Chevrolet let me order the car from that dealership this week.

Thanks for sharing the experience, I wish I could go to one of those events!

zimm888 · 02-28-2014, 09:47 AM

Is that a dealer event only, or can the public pay and attend? Price?

matthew9440 · 02-28-2014, 02:50 PM

You can pay for a 3 day driving school. That is the best part anyway! I think its like 3,000 go here:

http://www.springmountainmotorsports.com/

Ka Razy · 02-28-2014, 02:56 PM

Thanks for sharing

C7Driver · 03-01-2014, 12:50 AM

Glad you had a good time at Spring Mountain. I was there for 3 days in Oct. of 2013.
My dealer has one sales person who also attended the training. I've never met this person and only know the dealer has a "trained" sales person because I asked the sales person I dealt with when I ordered my Stingray last December if anyone at the dealership had attended the training.
Maybe I'll meet this person when I take delivery of my car. I'm supposed to have someone explain the car and its features when I take delivery. I'll be sure to let this Forum know how that goes.
Thanks for posting your comments and the photos.

02-27-2014, 05:20 PM	#1
matthew9440 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: DuBois, PA Posts: 1,038 View My Garage	Just Back From Corvette Dealer Academy Training Just went down to the Corvette dealer academy to become a Corvette Specialist. It was probably one of the best experiences of my entire life. They do the training at Spring Motorsports in Pahrump NV. Its about 45 minutes from Las Vegas. I got down there a day early and stayed at Paris Las Vegas on the strip. The next day I rented a Chevy Captiva and headed to Corvette training. The training takes place for 2 days and you stay in a condo onsite. The first day was awesome. There are so many cool things to learn about the new stingray. They used a system where you would take a 1 hour class and then hit the track in one of the new Corvettes. The track time was unbelievable. You got to go out by yourself and you followed a professional race car driver in a Camaro 1LE pace car. He took you around the track really fast and gave you real-time information and tips over a CB installed behind you in the Corvette. We got to do wet figure 8, oval track, slalom, and a road course on the skid pad. The main thing was to go out on a portion of the real race track road course and blast around some apex's. These cars are unbelievably quick and stable in the turns with very little body roll. We drove Porsche 911 Carrera S and Porsche Boxster as well. I was really disappointed that the 120,000 Porsche is just flat out not as good as the Corvette Stingray. I cant even Imagine what the Z06 will be like. I figured I would share this with you guys cause I know some of you are stepping up to a Corvette. I highly recommend Spring Motorsports and Ron Fellows school of driving. It is a car guys dream. This place is set up like a country club with awesome facility's and a fantastic staff. The trainers GM sent to this camp are some of the best I have ever learned from. I enjoyed Corvette Training and Vegas a ton and I am so happy my dealership sent me down! Attached Images __________________

02-27-2014, 05:25 PM	#2
Dubscamaro Living Life in MPH. Drives: 15 Summit White 2SS 1LE Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,114 View My Garage	Holy cow! You're one lucky gentleman! Hah I see a camaro in the background That's amazing! Hope you had fun! Wish I could own one of those! __________________ Devon W.

02-27-2014, 10:18 PM	#4
Nate GM Rand Paul 2016 Drives: Corvette Stingray Z51 2LT Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: U.S Posts: 592	Sounds awesome! One of the salesmen at my local dealership went to that same last Friday. Because of him, Chevrolet let me order the car from that dealership this week. Thanks for sharing the experience, I wish I could go to one of those events! __________________

02-28-2014, 02:50 PM	#6
matthew9440 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: DuBois, PA Posts: 1,038 View My Garage	You can pay for a 3 day driving school. That is the best part anyway! I think its like 3,000 go here: http://www.springmountainmotorsports.com/ __________________

02-28-2014, 02:56 PM	#7
Ka Razy Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 146	Thanks for sharing __________________ I'd rather be AutoCrossing 06-28-13 Status 1100 11-22-13 Status 2000 11-29-13 Status 3000 12-12-13 Status 3300 12-16-13 Status 3400 01-06-14 Status 3800!! 01-10-14 Status 4B00 01-13-14 Status 4200!!! 02-17-14 Delivered!!!!!!!!!!

02-27-2014, 05:29 PM	#3
QmaroSS No regrets the red one! Drives: 2012 Victory Red 2SS Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Dallastown, PA Posts: 482 View My Garage	Wow that is very cool! Glad you had great time and thanks for the pics.

02-28-2014, 09:47 AM	#5
zimm888 Drives: 2014 Stingray Z51 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Toronto Posts: 273	Is that a dealer event only, or can the public pay and attend? Price?

03-01-2014, 12:50 AM	#8
C7Driver Drives: 2014 Z51 Lime Rock Green Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: New England Posts: 148	Glad you had a good time at Spring Mountain. I was there for 3 days in Oct. of 2013. My dealer has one sales person who also attended the training. I've never met this person and only know the dealer has a "trained" sales person because I asked the sales person I dealt with when I ordered my Stingray last December if anyone at the dealership had attended the training. Maybe I'll meet this person when I take delivery of my car. I'm supposed to have someone explain the car and its features when I take delivery. I'll be sure to let this Forum know how that goes. Thanks for posting your comments and the photos.