Month: April 2010

High speeds.
17 turns.
Uneven surfaces.
12 hours.

If you weren’t able to catch the 58th ALMS Sebring race, now you have the opportunity! Watch this short video as the Corvette Racing Team prepares and endures the first race of season – 12 Hours of Sebring.

After a leak in one of the Corvette’s power steering hoses, the team was doomed for more failures. An error in communication resulted in a collision within the pit stop area. “It’s one of those days you don’t want to remember,” said Gary Pratt, team manager of Corvette Racing.

Watch firsthand as this all unfolds within this six-minute clip, available right after the jump.

Visitors to the National Corvette Museum can participate in a new, first-in-the-nation, driving simulator that is open to the general public who visit the museum. Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear joined NCM’s Executive Director Wendell Strode, GM Bowling Green Assembly Plant Manager Bob Parcell and a who’s who of Bowling Green dignitaries to have the […]

Visitors to the National Corvette Museum can participate in a new, first-in-the-nation, driving simulator that is open to the general public who visit the museum. Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear joined NCM’s Executive Director Wendell Strode, GM Bowling Green Assembly Plant Manager Bob Parcell and a who’s who of Bowling Green dignitaries to have the official ribbon cutting for the driving simulator. [More]

Lost in our coverage of news from the 12 Hours of Sebring a couple weeks ago was that ExxonMobil and Corvette Racing have extended their partnership in a new multi-year deal. The partnership marks the 14th consecutive year in which the Mobil 1 brand as been a major sponsor for Corvette Racing and the […]

Lost in our coverage of news from the 12 Hours of Sebring a couple weeks ago was that ExxonMobil and Corvette Racing have extended their partnership in a new multi-year deal. The partnership marks the 14th consecutive year in which the Mobil 1 brand as been a major sponsor for Corvette Racing and the “Official Lubricant of Corvette Racing.” In this multi-year agreement, the Mobil 1 logo will be featured on the Corvette C6.Rs, team uniforms and vehicles. [More]

Bowling Green, Kentucky not only houses the nation’s only Corvette Assembly Plant that manufactures over 150 Corvettes a day, but is also home to the National Corvette Museum! The town is infamous for Corvettes. Period.

With such a rich Corvette history – why not pass a bill that names the Corvette as Kentucky’s official state car?

Republican State Rep. C.B. Embry Jr. has been trying to do just that for years.

And, unfortunately, this bill was brought in front of other legislative committee leaders and was just recently killed.

Do you think declining this bill sends the wrong message to General Motors? Does Kentucky deserve to have Corvette as their state’s official car?

Blog your opinions with us here.

[ Courier-Journal.com ]

Barrett-Jackson concluded their three day collector car auction in Palm Beach this weekend and based on auction totals, the Corvettes did pretty well. Over the weekend, we counted 48 Corvettes and 1 corvette-powered boat that sold at the no-reserve auction. Total sales of Corvettes reached $2.9 million.

Six Corvettes sold for more than $100,000 […]

Barrett-Jackson concluded their three day collector car auction in Palm Beach this weekend and based on auction totals, the Corvettes did pretty well. Over the weekend, we counted 48 Corvettes and 1 corvette-powered boat that sold at the no-reserve auction. Total sales of Corvettes reached $2.9 million. [More]

This month we’ll improve our C3’s braking with new parts from SSBC. This is an easy installation that will greatly improve the braking performance of any C3 or C2 Corvette.

In support of the true American tradition, the Lee Iacocca Award honors some of the worlds most committed classic-car (and Corvette) enthusiasts.

Now in it’s fourth year, the award was given to a true Corvette enthusiast. Wil Cooksey is not only a former manager of the Corvette Assembly Plant, but is also a member on the Board of Directors for the National Corvette Museum.

"Wil is simply an incredible individual. Whether in the car business, on the boards of non-profit community organizations or on the racetrack he never gives less than his all out best. It doesn’t hurt that he’s a car nut from head to toe, either," said Mike Callihan, president of the Gunnison Car Club.

The award will be presented to Cooksey in Gunnison, Colorado on August 21, 2010. Be sure to check out this site for more event details and pictures come late August.

[ BGDailyNews.com ]