C6Performance Journal

Today is the 43rd anniversary of my father’s purchase of a Tuxedo Black 1966 Corvette from Rohrer Chevrolet in Camden, New Jersey. If you are a new reader of CorvetteBlogger, my original post on this topic from June 2007 will tell you a lot about me and my love of Corvettes. It also gives me a chance to pay tribute to my day who I lost in 1982.

Read the original post: 41 Years Ago Today A Young Man Buys A 1966 Corvette…

 

Corvette Racing came to a lull when GM decided to cancel production on a Corvette-based prototype… the C7R LMP1.

The vehicle was expected to be apart of the LeMans “Evo” class, a combination of both the GT1 and LMP1 classes. Competition for this class would have included the Porsches, Ferraris, BMWs, Aston Martins, etc. However, plans for such Evo class were cancelled due to cost constraints and LMP1 teams failing to comply.

Vehicle models of the C7R LMP1 can be found on display within the Pratt & Miller facility in New Hudson, MI. We are only left now to dream about Corvette having had the opportunity destroy the competition at LeMans.

GM road-racing boss, Steve Wesoloski, comments on the lost Evo class. "I’m not giving up," Wesoloski said. "Overall [race] wins are still my target." He continues to inform that Le Mans organizations are working with GM, Porsche, Aston Martin and Ferrari to produce a class that allows all four companies to compete.

Will GM agree to take part? Will they have the ability to deliver a new racing Corvette? Stay posted.

[ AutoWeek ]

From the LA Times:

Scott Dixon wins at Richmond International Raceway
His 19th career IndyCar Series victory ties Sam Hornish Jr.’s record.

Scott Dixon grabbed the lead from teammate Dario Franchitti on pit road just before the midpoint and earned his 19th career IndyCar Series victory on Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway …

Ben Spies looked like he was riding in the wrong class today at Donington Park as he blasted away from the field to win both races in World Superbike action. The Texan took the pole and Saturday, and led the entire duration of both races on Sunday to take …

Greg Zipadelli rolled the dice and called a perfect weather-race to bring Joey Logano in first today at the rain shortened Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.   The win is rookie’s first in Sprint Cup compeition.

Everything went Logano’s way in an odd sort of way.  Logano had …

The personal car belonging to legendary General Motor’s automotive designer Harley Earl was a no sale at Mecum’s 2009 Bloomington Gold auction. The Corvette convertible was the main attraction on Saturday where it was introduced with great fanfare. Bidding started at $400,000 for the custom Sting Ray and quickly climbed to the high bid of $985,000 before stalling. The auctioneer proclaimed a no sale (Mecum’s the bid goes on) as the seller set the reserve at $1.3 million. [More]

Sales were very few and far between on the second day of Mecum’s High Performance Auction at Bloomington Gold. We’ll discuss this later when we tabulate the sales results. So when this 1968 L88 Corvette Coupe crossed the auction block, we weren?t getting our hopes up that the big block would sell. But the checkbooks came out for an original Bloomington Gold Survivor L88 and the $300,000 selling price was the highest price paid for a Corvette all weekend. [More]

Add to watch list Sun, 14 Jun 2009 03:24:20 PDT The Chevrolet Small Block Parts Interchange Manual – on sale from $6.90 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT Betten Auto Center – 2007 Chevrolet Impala 4DR SDN Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:49:11 -0700 Autobots with Bow Ties Make Middle Eastern Silver Screen Debut – The Auto Chanel DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, June …

Dario Franchitti posted four huge laps at Richmond on Friday evening to take the pole position for the 300 lap SunTrust Indy Challenge. Franchitti is coming off a win at Iowa, and seems to have the hot foot right now in the series, especially on the small ovals.

Dixon-the new …

The MotoGP race at Assen was run on Saturday, and the results are all over the web.  Be careful about *SPOILERS*, because they are all over the web, and in this post below.

You’ve been warned.

Spies takes eight pole of 2009 in World Superbike
While not the most consistent rider in WSBK …