Fall 2026
Hello Everyone,
We're always working on exciting plans to support our members and Viper community with the best possible ownership experience! This month we preview the Viper Legacy Network parts & service search tool, recognize the VCA's 30th Anniversary, announce planning for our VCO's 30th Anniversary next year, welcome new members, and more!
President's Comments - Jamie Herrington
"Happy fall to our cherished members. Our Viper Summer sure was a smoking hot one!!
The past few months were full of great get togetherness and fellowship with one another. The cooler air now brings us back to reality with the advent of putting our beautiful Vipers under wraps within the next 4-6 weeks.
2026 has been a memorable year, and difficult to top, but we have to raise the bar this coming season for the celebration of our 30th Anniversary year! Your club directors are hard at work, searching and procuring events and venues for our celebration year.
Please stay tuned for our exciting plans! Thanks, and may you all have a blessed fall."
Viper Legacy Network Parts & Service Search Tool!
Our Viper Parts Initiative team met with Dodge CEO Matt McAlear on Oct. 2 to review our search tool. Once launched, the breadth and depth of this resource will continue to be expanded with Dodge, Mopar and the community's support. We're currently integrating service manual technical resources with parts search results. VCO members can now preview it (see email), and we'll introduce it broadly to the Viper community very soon!
Viper Club of America's 30th Anniversary!
Dodge created the original and hugely successful national Viper club, which in 1996 was named the Viper Club of America with its own independent leadership. Local regional clubs formed and joined, as did the Viper Club of Ontario back in late 1997. Dodge provided incredible Viper community support, including massive funding of the VCA and its many Viper Owners Invitational events that were planned around the country.
Our members have fond memories of our 1997-2013 affiliation with the VCA, and we plan to share some of those in future issues. The VCA's enduring legacy is the most popular Viper Facebook group, and the most active Viper forum, which in recent years has been owned and operated by a group that runs many other automotive forums. That group generously hosts our various Viper Parts Initiative sub-forums that have been invaluable.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/42269542954 - 19,000 users, free for all to use
https://www.viperclub.org/vca/ - 88,000 members, free for all to use
The VCA has donated a selection of merchandise to our club which we'll be distributing at our events, and some will be used to raise funds for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research as we did with Team Viper at our 2025 Annual Viper Show & Lunch. We're most grateful to Dodge and current VCA President & Treasurer Michael and Angela Puckett for their leadership, generosity, and support of the Viper community!
VCO's 30th and the Viper's 35th Anniversay is next year!
Your club directors have been brainstorming ideas to mark our 30th anniversary in 2027. We've come up with some really great ideas, including a new Annual Lunch Meeting venue, new and past favorite social and driving events, and even more member value!
We're also in discussions with Dodge and hope to help them celebrate the Viper's 35th! Stay tuned as all of our celebration plans start coming together and can be shared!
Welcome To the Club!
We're please to welcome our newest members...
Mike Jardine & Pamela Moore from Sombra Ontario (south of Sarnia), and their 2005 Viper SRT-10 Copperhead Edition. We're looking forward to meeting you both!
Upcoming October-November Events!
Our Viper driving and club event season is nearing the end. We hope you'll join us for these, particularly if we haven't seen you in a while! Our events are always welcoming and a great time! Please RSVP to the event's organizers to attend!
Sat. Oct. 24th - K1 SPEED Go-Karting Event, Cambridge https://calendar.boomte.ch/single/kM6bK0fU1vR5ywH9gM6zK0q
Sun. Oct 25th - Hagerty C & C and End-of-Season Lunch, Burlington
Sat. Nov. 14th - End-of-Season Dinner at Beertown, Newmarket https://calendar.boomte.ch/single/yfM6K0cU1R5eijM6uA8qR5h
Fall Colours Photo Submissions
Fall offers a great opportunity to photograph your snake and other prized rides surrounded by spectacular fall colours! Please send your fall photos to Bruce at vcotrack@gmail.com and we'll share them in our next issue!
Winter Viper Storage Tips
Sadly, it's almost that time again! Please refer to our experts "Winter Storage Advice" recommendations in this issue... https://www.viperclubofontario.com/post/fall-2025.
Holiday Gift Ideas!
We recently launched our VCO on-line store for apparel and merchandise. You can place an order for our most popular items and some new ones, and have them delivered to your door. Place your order at https://viperclubontario.ricartondemand.com/
Membership Renewals Now Open on Jan. 1st
We've been following a previous national club policy of opening renewals each year on October 1st despite them not expiring until Dec 31st each year. That never really made sense for our members who were preparing to put their Vipers away for the winter. So we've changed that, and will ask our members to renew their's starting on January 1st!
Recent Event Photos
Photos from the ILR Car Control School, Minden-Haliburton Cruise, and autocross at Chrysler Proving Grounds with thanks to our friends in the Motor City Viper Owners club!
Sponsor Appreciation
The success of our club is directly tied to the close and valued relationships we have with our sponsors. We don't take those for granted, and we constantly look for ways to support them in return. Please support these fine sponsors whenever you can...
World-wide Newsletter Readership!
We're proud to support our members and Viper Nation broadly through various activities in partnership with our sponsors and community supporters. We share these though the VCO Times newsletter which has been read in 51 countries around the world in 2026!
On behalf of your dedicated Board of Directors and club sponsors, we thank you all for your continued and enthusiastic support! Wishing you all a safe and enjoyable Thanksgiving weekend, and we look forward to seeing you at an upcoming event!
Bruce Hadfield
Newsletter Editor
Promoting and Supporting the Viper's Legacy in Everything we do!
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