Month: August 2011

Duncan Holmes’ collection of post-war American car ads capture a time when Detroit dominated the nation’s popular culture with futuristic creations that were technical and stylistic wonders.

Dear mid-life crisis male – there’s some bad news for you, buying a sports car is not going to make you a babe magnet.

Chevrolet doesn’t just build cars and trucks. It creates archetypes. Close your eyes and think of a type of car or truck.

Recently the gearheads at Hennessey Performance Engineering hosted an open house to celebrate the opening of their new shop in Orange County, California.

Corvettes Cope with Heat and Humidity in the Heartland

LEXINGTON, Ohio, Aug. 5, 2011 – On a steamy summer afternoon, Corvette Racing drivers Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner qualified their Compuware Corvette C6.R race cars fifth and eighth respectively for Saturday’s Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge, the fifth round of the 2011 American Le Mans Series. Gavin will start the No. 4 Corvette C6.R fifth on the GT grid after lapping the 2.25-mile Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 1:20.944 (100.425 mph). Milner was eighth quickest in the No. 3 Corvette with a 1:21.280 time (100.010 mph). Joey Hand won the GT pole in the No 56 BMW M3 GT with the fastest lap in the 15-minute session at 1:20.539 (100.930 mph).

The temperature was edging toward 90 degrees and the track was a toasty 130 degrees when GT qualifying began on the classic 13-turn circuit. Gavin was on top in GT after his fourth flying lap and set his quickest time on his sixth circuit, but the competition eclipsed his fast time in the closing minutes. Milner also posted his best time on his sixth lap.

“We won from sixth on the grid at Mosport, and I don’t see why we can’t do the same here,” Gavin said. “Our race pace looks competitive, and I’m quietly confident about that.

“We went into the qualifying session thinking that the car would do one thing and then it started doing another,” Gavin explained. “I felt we were close to our competition up to that point, but as sometimes happens in qualifying, all of the sandbags came out and our rivals ran faster laps. Our pace on long runs with older tires looks quite good, so we’ll continue to work on the car and see if we can get a bit more speed. And who know? It could rain!”

Milner steadily improved his lap times throughout his qualifying run. “I turned down the traction control to try to squeak out a tenth or two, and I put it all on the line,” he said. “No question that we have a good race car, and at the end of the day that’s what matters most. We already know that we have a good setup, so we can try some more adjustments in tomorrow morning’s warmup.

“Looking at our race pace, we’re much closer than it looks in qualifying, which is encouraging,” Milner noted. “Some of these guys can run one quick lap, but they can’t do that consistently. We can’t throw a super-fast lap on the scoreboard, but we’re much closer to our qualifying pace on long runs. I’m optimistic for the race because I feel we have a better race car than a qualifying car.”

The two-hour, 45-minute Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge is scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, August 6. Live video coverage will available on ESPN3.com in the US and americanlemans.com for international users. ESPN2 will televise the race on Sunday, August 7, at 10 p.m. ET.

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge GT Qualifying (Top 10):
Pos./Car No./Drivers/Car/Time

1. 56 Mueller/Hand, BMW M3 GT, 1:20.539
2. 55 Auberlen/Werner, BMW M3 GT, 1:20.655
3. 62 Melo/Vilander, Ferrari F458 Italia, 1:20.745
4. 45 Bergmeister/Long, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 1:20.917
5. 4 Gavin/Magnussen, Corvette C6.R, 1:20.944
6. 02 Brown/Cosmo, Ferrari F458 Italia, 1:21.068
7. 1 Sharp/van Overbeek, Ferrari F458 Italia, 1:21.256
8. 3 Beretta/Milner, Corvette C6.R, 1:21.280
9. 17 Henzler/Sellers, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 1:21.921
10. 04 Murry/Lazzaro, Doran Ford GT, 1:22.128

Source:
CorvetteRacing.com

Related:
Corvette Racing: Links for ALMS Mid-Ohio
[VIDEO] Corvette Racing Series Episode 7: Beating the Clock
Corvette Racing at Mid-Ohio: No Place Like Home

 

I BOUGHT THIS FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, STORED IN HIS GARAGE FOR MANY YEARS. CAR HAS BEEN FRESHENED UP, BUT KEPT IN SAME CONFIGURATION AS WHEN IT WAS BUILT IN LATE SIXTIES.

Huge crowds turn up year after year at Mid-Ohio for the American Le Mans Series, and the 2010 race didn`t disappoint. The circuit requires a perfect blend of technical prowess and foot-to-the-floor power.

Event:	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge
Location:	Lexington, Ohio
Race Length:	2 Hours 45 Minutes
Track Length:	2.2 Mile
Turns:	13

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge Links:

• Entry List
• Spotters Guide
• Track Map
• Schedule
• Live Timing
• Live timing – Mobil Devices
• Radio Le Mans

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge TV/Streaming:

• ESPN3 (USA)
• ALMS.com (Outside USA)

  Live Qualifying: Friday at 2:20 PM ET to 3:35 PM ET
  Live Race: Sunday at 3:15 PM ET to 6:30 PM ET
  Replay: Sunday at 10:00 PM ET on ESPN2

Pit Notes:

• Corvette Racing on Twitter
• ALMS Notes on Twitter

Discuss the race with other ALMS Fans:

• Digital Corvettes
• American Le Mans Fans
• Ten-Tenths.com

Related:
[VIDEO] Corvette Racing Series Episode 7: Beating the Clock
Corvette Racing at Mid-Ohio: No Place Like Home
Corvette Racing at Mosport: The Real Deal

 

Dealerships’ loud, fast-talking “everything-must-go” sales have been a long time coming this year.

Hope Solo, the name (and woman) that won the hearts of millions during the Women’s World Cup final in Germany, again impressed crowds as she lead the starting field of the NASCAR 2011 Brickyard 400 in a 2011 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Pace Car.

The race took place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this past Sunday, July 31. Prior to the event, Solo had commented, “It’s going to be so much fun. The entire world of NASCAR and its people are such a new and excited experience for me.”

Between 100,000 and 150,000 attended the event. Though I’m sure Solo is used to all this attention by now…

[ CBS Sports ]
 

In the seventh installment of Corvette Racing’s Track to Street, we see that practice makes perfect. Watch as the pit crew works together and how they handle the pressure when their number is called in pit row.

Source:
Corvette Racing

Related:
[VIDEO] Corvette Racing Series Episode 6: A (Race) Day in the Life
[VIDEO] Corvette Racing Series Episode 4: Inside the GT Fight at Long Beach
[VIDEO] Corvette Racing Series Episode 3: Inside the GT Fight at Sebring
[VIDEO] Corvette Racing Series Episode 2: Engine Build
[VIDEO] Corvette Racing Series Episode 1: Paddle Shifter Testing at Road Atlanta