Month: May 2010

Check out this great recap of the battle between Corvette Racing and the Flying Lizard Porsche at last year’s season ending race at Laguna Seca. Both Magnussen and Bergmeister received a two-race probation for the incident which left the #3 Corvette C6.R badly damaged and Jan with a broken tailbone.

Since that […]

The Discovery Channel will air a one-hour special of the Mecum Auction Live from Indianapolis on Saturday, May 22 from 2-3PM ET/PT. This hour will feature some of the most sought-after collector cars at the auction, including Harley Earl’s 1963 Corvette, which is considered by many experts to be one of the most […]

Oliver Gavin led the way for Corvette Racing with the third fastest qualifying time for Saturday’s 6-hour American Le Mans Series Monterey. Gavin’s fastest time of 1:23.101 (96.952 mph) came during his fourth lap around Laguna Seca’s 11-turn 2.238 mile raceway. Jan Magnussen had the qualifying duties for the number 3 […]

As part of the 50th Anniversary celebration of the Corvette’s debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Chevy rounded up three historic Le Mans racers for a special display at the ALMS race this weekend at Monterey’s Laguna Seca raceway. Here is a short video of the three Corvettes joining up […]

Some of you may recall the old Fleetwoods’ tune “Call Me Mr. Blue”? Anyone, anyone, Buehler? Didn’t think so. Regardless, me thinks Tony Fernandes should adopt it as his team/personal theme song.

Just read an article on PlanetF1.com that Tony has proposed eliminating the blue flags from F1 races. You know, …

Some of you may recall the old Fleetwoods’ tune “Call Me Mr. Blue”? Anyone, anyone, Buehler? Didn’t think so. Regardless, me thinks Tony Fernandes should adopt it as his team/personal theme song.

Just read an article on PlanetF1.com that Tony has proposed eliminating the blue flags from F1 races. You know, …

This year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans will mark the 50th Anniversary of Corvette’s first participation and class win at the world’s most prestigious sports car race. Chevrolet is celebrating this milestone with a salute to the Corvette legends of Le Mans at the American Le Mans Series race at Monterey this […]

May 21, 2010 Comments Chevrolet+Corvette+Le+Mans+50th+Anniversary+Edition 2010-05-21+13%3A46%3A54 mircea The 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 12-13 will mark the 50th anniversary of Corvette’s first participation in the world’s most prestigious sports car race.

Our Flickr gallery is our repository for all the photos we’re taking during our seven day test drive of the 2010 Corvette Grand Sport Convertible. We’ll be adding more photos as we take them. Check out the Flickr slideshow following the jump.

 

Event:
American Le Mans Series Monterey presented by Patron

Location:
Monterey, CA

Race Length:
6 Hours

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