April 2013 - Page 14 of 15 - C6Performance Journal

April 4, 2013

TDC insuring collectible cars

Cleves R. Delp, chairman and chief executive officer of TDC Cos., left, and Jim Schwarzkopf, principal of TDC Risk Management, gather at the company’s headquarters in Maumee.

April 4, 2013

New Chevrolet Camaro Hot Wheels Edition Convertible unveiled

Chevrolet has recently pulled the wraps off this year’s Camaro Hot Wheels Edition, in the convertible version.

April 4, 2013

Tenneco Supplying Emission Control Technologies on 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray

April 3, 3013: Tenneco announced it is supplying key emission control technologies, including electrical valves, for the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, one of the most highly anticipated vehicles debuting in 2013.

April 3, 2013

Corvette Auction Preview: 2013 Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach

The Barrett-Jackson 2013 tour makes its annual spring stop in South Florida this Thursday through Saturday. If you didnâ€™t discover a Corvette in your Easter basket last weekend youâ€™ve got a chance to score one of the no reserve offerings available in Palm Beach. SPEED will air 18.5 hours of live TV coverage with additional Saturday coverage available via SPEED.com and some regional Fox Sports Networks.

The MA HREF=”http://www.barrett-jackson.com/palmbeach/schedule/”>2013 Palm Beach auction currently has 33 Corvettes on the 3-day docket. All are available at no reserve. The top selling Corvette of the weekend is likely to be the first retail production 2014 Stingray convertible we told you about back in February. We imagine Rick Hendrick will be looking to add this one to his collection to park next to the very first retail production 2014 Corvette he bought back in January.

Several Corvettes with celebrity ties will be crossing the block this weekend as well including Dinah Shore’s C4, a 1990 ZR-1 once owned by Mid Americaâ€™s Mike Yager, and a 1959 used in Brad Paisleyâ€™s â€œOld Alabamaâ€ music video. In addition, bidders can compete for a rare 1996 red interior Grand Sport convertible, a 1970 big block out of the Hendrick Collection, and a NCRS Top Flight 1960 big brake fuelie.

If those arenâ€™t enough to get your checkbook salivating, hereâ€™s a closer look at a hat trick of 1965 Corvette convertibles eagerly awaiting your bid at Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach.

Lot 765 â€“ 1965 Blue Fuelie Convertible:
An interesting car with an interesting history. The Nassau Blue on Blue/White roadster was stolen in 1967 and later recovered before it was stripped. Only the VIN and trim tags were removed by the thieves. The owner decided to take the insurance payout the while the company obtained new VIN and trim tags for the car. All of the trim tag documentation goes with the car. Today the car still sports the 375hp fuel injected motor, two tops, power windows, transistor ignition, off-road exhaust, knock-offs, teak wheel, and telescopic steering column.. It claims NCRS Top Flight, Performance Verification, and Duntov honors on its resume.

Corvette Auction Preview: Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach

Lot 766 – 1965 Black 327/365 Convertible:

This stunning black/silver convertible features the 365hp motor, A/C, 4-speed transmission, transistor ignition, both hard and soft tops, power windows, and power brakes. Like the blue fuelie above, this C2 has also claimed multiple NCRS Top Flights (96-98%), Performance Verification, and Duntov awards as well.

Lot 775 â€“ 1965 Restomod Convertible:

According to the listing, Lot 775 features countless modifications including a LS3 Cammer engine, a Tremac 5-speed transmission, a custom chassis with C5 front and C6 rear suspension, C5 Z06 brakes, vintage heat and A/C, hardtop, power windows, power steering, AM/FM stereo, and even a power operated hood. C6 Z06 spider wheels are wrapped in Nitto tires. All of those modern touches are wrapped nicely in a silver and black package.

Vehicle sales begin Thursday and run through Saturday. SPEEDâ€™s live coverage will air Thursday and Friday 2-8pm and Saturday 11am-1pm and again 4pm â€“ 8:30pm. In addition, live internet streaming will be available on SPEED.com and/or your regional Fox Sports Network from 1-4pm.

The CorvetteBlogger.com travel department approved our request to attend this weekend so be sure to keep an eye on our Facebook and

A couple weeks back, we showed you the C7-based Callaway Shooting Brake Concept called the Aerowagon and its design really turned a lot of heads. But the designers at the Old Lyme, Connecticut tuning shop weren’t finished yet with us. For April Fools Day, Callaway introduces a matching trailer called the AeroWagonette – a new take on how to transport “bothersome” kids when you only have a two-seat sports car.

The AeroWagonette is a roomy self-balancing trailer with room for up to three unruly kids. With a top speed in excess of 200 mph, Callaway founder Reeves Callaway claims a dual use for the transport. Not only does it offer parents the “appropriate amount of isolation” from their children, but for those kids that may be heading down the wrong the path in life, the AeroWagonette can also be used for interventions though its innovative “Scared Sh*tless Technique”.

Unfortunately for us, the AeroWagonette was only offered for sale on April 1, 2013 with a sale price listed at “Priceless”. Check out the official press release for additional details of Callaway’s Aerwagonette.

Official Press Release

The design department at Callaway Cars released an iteration of its recent AeroWagon Concept.

The AeroWagonette unit has been developed in response to the many requests that small children be accommodated into the AeroWagon plans. Designer Paul Deutschman responded with a unique capsule that will allow up to three children to ride along behind their parents in the appropriate amount of isolation. The experience will be particularly effective for children who tend to be bothersome or otherwise inappropriate.

Since the Callaway AeroWagon is capable of speeds in excess of 200 mph, a â€˜ timeout â€˜ in the AeroWagonette should prove terrifying to even the most boisterous of offspring. Callaway Cars founder, Reeves Callaway states: We have several children assigned to the testing role already. Callaway admits that the Scared Straight, or its more aggressive, Scared S**tless technique, can be very effective.

SpacEx founder Elon Musk could be engaged to supply the coupling / de-coupling strategy first used in the docking of the ISS. The AeroWagonette will be self balancing. Segway inventor Dean Kamen and Google founder Sergey Brin will be asked to meld the self-righting technology with the autonomous vehicle routines that will allow the driver to elect a Retrieve or Refuse strategy for re-docking. At the driverâ€™s command, the unit can be de-coupled and continue unimpeded, upright, however without directional control. Also at the driverâ€™s command will be 14 separate and remotely deployable airbags within the AeroWagonette.

Feedback regarding the AeroWagonette is being collected at callawaycars.com

Orders will be accepted only on April 1, 2013. No price will be announced as early adopters have proclaimed it â€œPricelessâ€¦â€

Source:
CallawayCars.com

April 2, 2013

Book Review: Tammy Kaehlerâ€™s â€œBraking Pointsâ€ â€“ A Kate Reilly Racing Mystery

Book Review: Tammy Kaehler's Braking Points - A Kate Reilly Racing Mystery

Last week while in route to the New York Auto Show, I took with me the new mystery novel Braking Points from Tammy Kaehler. This is her second novel and once again features Kate Reilly, a female Corvette race car driver in the American Le Mans Series. If you root for the Corvette C6.Rs and like a good mystery, then hit the jump and I’ll tell you all about it!

In the second novel, Kate Reilly is a full time driver with Corvette Privateer Sandham Swift in the American Le Mans Series’ GT class. Tearing up the tracks and in contention for the Drivers Championship, Reilly is proving she can hold her own again the boys. But then a series of unfortunate incidents befall her at Road America. On the track, she’s involved in a racing accident that puts a visiting NASCAR star in the hospital – unleashing a huge amount of negative criticism and even death threats from his loyal fans. Off the track, she discovers her boyfriend standing over the dead body of one of her old friends whom she recently reconnected with.

The twists and turns of Braking Points will take you from Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin to the ALMS season finale Petit Le Mans in Atlanta. As if being a successful driver in the ALMS isn’t stressful enough, Reilly also has to deal with mockery from a racing gossip blog, attacks on her character from a misogynistic TV personality and NASCAR fans who just won’t let the racing incident at Road America go.

At Road Atlanta, Kate once again proves she belongs in the driver’s seat, with Kaehler expertly taking the reader into the mind of a race car driver doing 140 mph on the backstretch of the Braselton, GA race track. As the racing action heats up, the number of potential suspects continues to grow. At the conclusion of the race season and the ALMS Night of Champions, all is revealed as Kate finally uncovers the long simmering motives of the killer and must fight to survive the confrontation.

Braking Points is a fun read and you’ll literally be on the edge of your racing seat wondering who done it!

Although this is the second Kate Reilly Racing novel from Kaehler, the first being Dead’s Mans Switch, you’ll easily be able to fall into the plot with the cast of characters including Kate’s good friend Holly and team owner Jack Sandham. Like her first novel, Breaking Points is chock full of racing and those that follow the American Le Mans Series will enjoy all those subtle details ranging from qualifying to sponsor parties and all the driver’s tweets in between.

You can find links to purchase Braking Points from Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Indie bookstores by visiting www.tammykaehler.com. You can also follow the author on Twitter: @tkaehler and @KateReilly28.

Source:
TammyKaehler.com