Month: May 2009

We received good news regarding new Corvette sales via GM’s monthly sales report. GM posted 1,407 deliveries of new Corvettes last month, the highest amount since September 2008 and the fourth straight month of growth. Sales of Corvettes climbed 18.9% over March 2009’s figure of 1,183. During the month, the total inventory of Corvettes available fell 9.4% to a total of 6,416 units available nationwide. [More]

As a journalist and teacher, I read e-mail pleas with a wary eye, asking questions and doing some research.

Scott Dixon mastered the windy conditions at Kansas Speedway on Sunday to win the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 in dominating fashion. Dixon rebounded strongly from two poor finishes at the street courses of St. Petersburg and Long Beach to give Target/Chip Ganassi racing a third straight win at …

Jenson Button drove a measured, mistake free race to claim BrawnGP’s third victory out of four races this year. The Red Bull car of Sebastian Vettel came home second and the disappointing Toyota of Jarno Trulli claimed third.

The race came down to a bit of luck and a lot of …

There is a reason that new Corvette ZR1’s come with a free 2-day driving course at schools like Bondurant. There is a lot of power in the 638-hp supercharged Corvette and while there are many technological features designed to keep you in control, sometimes shit happens that can be hard to do. While we don’t know the details of what happened to this Corvette ZR1, we did surmise the following:

Man stomps on accelerator, Corvette ZR1 gets sideways and whacks something really hard. Insurance covers accident and Corvette is put up for sale on eBay.

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Jason Castriota, a New York-born Italian automobile designer, has begun filming a mini-documentary (Project M) centered around what it entails to build a vehicle from start to finish. Kinetic Fin is producing the film “Mantide” which aims to compliment and address the stunning work and new era of Stile Bertone, an automotive styling studio located in Caprie, Italy.

Their vehicle of choice to build… Corvette ZR1!

Be sure to check out the link below to gain access inside Project M to capitalize on Castriota’s newest venture. The film is said to have debuted April 23 in Italy.  For a gallery of pictures of their ZR-1 rendition, click here.

[ InsideProjectM.com ]

Jason Castriota, a New York-born Italian automobile designer, has begun filming a mini-documentary (Project M) centered around what it entails to build a vehicle from start to finish. Kinetic Fin is producing the film “Mantide” which aims to compliment and address the stunning work and new era of Stile Bertone, an automotive styling studio located in Caprie, Italy.

Their vehicle of choice to build… Corvette ZR1!

Be sure to check out the link below to gain access inside Project M to capitalize on Castriota’s newest venture. The film is said to have debuted April 23 in Italy.  For a gallery of pictures of their ZR-1 rendition, click here.

[ InsideProjectM.com ]

Europe’s FIA GT Championship gets underway this weekend with the season’s first race at Silverstone. Four Corvettes will be going up against the likes of Maserati, Saleen, Ford and the new kid in the series: Nissan’s GT-R. You can follow the coverage through Corvette Motorsport’s live video feeds all weekend long. [More]

Graham Rahal was last in line for qualifying, but will be on pole for the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 at Kansas Speedway on Sunday. Rahal drove the #02 McDonalds car to a four lap average of 211.311 mph.

Rahal’s late qualifying draw was fortunate, because as the track got …

Juan Pablo Montoya captured his first NASCAR pole of 2009 on Saturday when he qualified for the Aaron’s 499 at Talledega Speedway. His speed of 188.171 mph was posted in the #42 Earnhardt-Ganassi Chevrolet.

Sam Hornish Jr. turned in an impressive performance in qualifying. He will start third in …