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[VIDEO] Corvette Presentation at the 2020 Rolex 24 at Daytona

[VIDEO] Corvette Presentation at the 2020 Rolex 24 at Daytona

On Saturday morning during the calm that precedes 24 hours of racing at the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway, Corvette owners and enthusiasts are treated to a number of discussions in the Corvette Corral. Leading this year’s annual Corvette presentation were Harlan Charles, Kirk Bennion, and Rosanna Dignan.

As the Corvette product and marketing manager, Harlan led the discussion which centered on the 2020 Corvette Stingray and he shared many of the slides we’ve seen that show the features and benefits of the mid-engine design, as well as different ways that owners can order their Stingray Coupes and Convertibles.

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[VIDEO] Houston Warehouse Explosion Traps $1 Million Worth of Corvettes Under Collapsed Buildings

[VIDEO] Houston Warehouse Explosion Traps $1 Million Worth of Corvettes Under Collapsed Buildings

A million dollars worth of Corvettes were among the victims of a deadly warehouse explosion in Houston early Friday morning.

The Corvettes were inside Houston Corvette Service, described on its website as “a premier service and restoration facility for Corvettes, in particular, and General Motors cars and trucks, generally.”

The explosion happened across the street from the Corvette restoration shop at Watson Grinding and Manufacturing, a plastics manufacturing warehouse where two employees lost their lives.

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Corvette Racing at Daytona: Record Distance in C8.R Debut

Corvette Racing at Daytona: Record Distance in C8.R Debut

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 26, 2020) – Corvette Racing’s new Chevrolet Corvette C8.R finished its maiden race with a fourth-place finish in the Rolex 24 At Daytona to start the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Antonio Garcia, Jordan Taylor and Nicky Catsburg led the team’s effort Saturday and Sunday in the No.

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Corvette Racing at Daytona: 12 Hour Report

Corvette Racing at Daytona: 12 Hour Report

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 26, 2020) – Corvette Racing’s new Chevrolet Corvette C8.R remained in the thick of the fight for Rolex 24 At Daytona honors as the opening round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship entered its second half.

Nicky Catsburg ran fourth in the No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Corvette C8.R as the 12th hour came and went at Daytona International Speedway.

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QUICK SHIFTS: Corvette Celeb Trivia, C8.R Soundtrack, C4s Cool Again, More C8.R, and More!

QUICK SHIFTS: Corvette Celeb Trivia, C8.R Soundtrack, C4s Cool Again, More C8.R, and More!

Welcome to Quick Shifts! Quick Shifts is a content feature here at CorvetteBlogger featuring links to Corvette and automotive-related stories of interest. Check out these automotive quick shifts featuring Corvette Trivia, the C8.R’s Flat-Plane V8 sound, the C4’s return to the cool table, an LS3 ’63 GS Repli-mod, Wayne Carini’s C8 order, and another double dose of Corvette Racing!

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OFFICIAL: The 2020 Corvette Stingray’s EPA Fuel Rating is 15/27 MPG

OFFICIAL: The 2020 Corvette Stingray’s EPA Fuel Rating is 15/27 MPG

We are guests of Chevrolet this weekend for the Rolex 24 at Daytona and this evening it was officially revealed by Corvette Chief Engineer Ed Piatek that the 2020 Corvette Stingray will have an EPA fuel rating of 15 city and 27 highway MPG.

This is an improvement over the outgoing LT1 in the 2019 Corvette Stingray which was rated at 16/25 MPG with the 7-speed manual transmission and 15/25 MPG with the 8-speed auto.

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[VIDEO] Corvette Racing’s Doug Fehan at the 2020 Rolex 24 Corvette Corral

[VIDEO] Corvette Racing’s Doug Fehan at the 2020 Rolex 24 Corvette Corral

Corvette Racing’s Program Manager Doug Fehan kicked off the 2020 racing season by addressing owners and enthusiasts inside a packed Corvette Corral Friday morning following the ‌final Rolex 24 practice session. You’re always going to learn something interesting when the good Doctor speaks and you will for sure be entertained. With the C8.R’s debut this weekend at the Rolex 24, interest in the car and the new drivers is very high and the annual Corvette Racing seminar is a great opportunity to hear from the program manager about all the new changes.

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Corvette Museum to Close Three Exhibit Areas From February 1st-8th for Renovations

Corvette Museum to Close Three Exhibit Areas From February 1st-8th for Renovations

Like the car it immortalizes, the National Corvette Museum is always improving.

With those improvements, however, will have to come a few temporary inconveniences while work is being done.

Three areas in particular – the Performance Gallery, Design & Engineering, and Enthusiast areas – will be closed to the public from Saturday, Feb.

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Corvette Racing at Daytona: By The Numbers

Corvette Racing at Daytona: By The Numbers

Photo Credit: Richard Prince for Corvette Racing

Corvette Racing begins its 22nd season of competition – and first with the mid-engine Corvette C8.R – this weekend with the Rolex 24 At Daytona to start the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. To mark the occasion, here are some facts and figures on the team’s history at both Daytona and as a whole.

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