Convention Events

The CORSA Concours welcomes ALL Corvairs to be displayed and judged. There are classes for stock, modified, and engineering specials, but all must be either Corvair powered or bodied. Vehicles must be registered to participate by Noon on the day before the show. The event judging is based on cleanliness and condition, with scoring based on a 10,000-pt. scale in 7 different units including Operation of the Vehicle. Participants attend meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday morning prior to the start of judging.  All vehicles must go through an Operations evaluation and classification on Tuesday where event materials including an entry identification card will be provided.

The Concours is a great way to learn about your vehicle and to be judged by peers who own Corvairs. CORSA trains judges to ensure consistency between conventions. It is run by a national Concours chairman and committee. Awards are given based on scores against a scale broken out by bronze, silver and gold levels. Cars achieving over 96% are elevated to Senior level. Cars classified as Factory Stock or Factory Stock restored are eligible for special recognition. Concours Rules and scoring sheets can be found on the CORSA Website. 

Econo Run event participation registration cut off is Thursday at 3pm. Open to any Corvair powered or bodied vehicle *. Multiple classes are available for various powertrain configurations. Participant Meeting attendance on Friday morning before the start of the event is required. Registrants receive competitor number dash cards in their convention package which must be displayed on the vehicle during the event. The goal of this driving event is for a Corvair to complete the route with the most “miles per gallon” i.e., smallest amount of gasoline used. A scenic drive with checkpoints and landmarks is laid out and each car starts with a full tank of gas. (Entrants’ responsibility is to show up at start with a ‘full’ tank.) Using a driver and navigator, the course has a designated starting point and must be completed within an allotted time. It ends at designated gas station where CORSA personnel will “top off the tank.” Mileage and fuel consumption is recorded and results tabulated for awards. 

* Corsa also provides a “non-Corvair” class for those who may wish to run the course without a Corvair just for fun; this class shall not be eligible for awards.

 The Valve Cover Race competition at the Corvair Society of America (CORSA) International Convention is a beloved, high-energy tradition that turns genuine, gravity-powered Corvair engine valve covers into miniature dragsters. Similar in spirit to a Pinewood Derby, this competition challenges members to engineer the fastest racer—limited to roughly 4.5 lbs and 16 inches in length—to compete on a 40-foot inclined track. 

Join the "Valve Cover Build Workshop" on Monday afternoon to build or tune-up a racer.