Category: Corvette News

July 12, 2012 No Responses

SunTrust Racing Corvette DP Takes Fast-Lap Honors At Indy Test

  It took six practice sessions to finally record the fastest lap of Grand-Am’s Indianapolis Motor Speedway test this weekend, but that was a good thing. Indicative of a track obviously offering increased traction thanks to layers of tire rubber...
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July 12, 2012 No Responses

KBB’s Top 10 Cars that Reignite the American Dream

2012 Chevrolet Corvette For nearly 60 years the Corvette has captivated drivers across America and far beyond, rising in status from an innovative convertible with then-fancy features like fuel injection and power windows to the supercar that is today’s ZR1....
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July 10, 2012 No Responses

Ferrari GTO 250 Crash Costs $31 Million, Most Expensive Accident Ever

A Ferrari 250 GTO crash has become the most expensive car accident in modern history, with the rare luxury automobile- worth 20 million British pounds, or nearly $31 million American dollars- destroyed. The Ferrari 250 GTO crash occurred Friday when...
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July 10, 2012 No Responses

GM offers 60-day money-back guarantee

By Peter Valdes-Dapena @PeterDrivesJuly 10, 2012: 12:38 PM ET GM’s offer of a 60-day guarantee and “no-haggle” pricing is good on all 2012 models including the the Chevrolet Sonic subcompact. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — General Motors is offering a 60-day...
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July 9, 2012 No Responses

Corvette Racing Goes 2-3 At Lime Rock

by Manoli Katakis, Jul 9th, 2012 With epic races on the  American Le Mans Series schedule such as the 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans, it’s easy to forget about the Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park,...
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July 7, 2012 No Responses

Grand Am DP – GAINSCO Leads Late, Produces First Podium In Three Months

WATKINS GLEN, July 6, 2012: GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing, and drivers Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty, scored a finish they needed but not quite the result they wanted Saturday in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen where the No. 99...
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July 5, 2012 No Responses

LAKEVILLE, Conn. – Back to Business at the Bullring

by Corvette Racing on July 4, 2012 American Le Mans Series Returns to Series’ Shortest Track for Rough-and-Tumble Fourth Round LAKEVILLE, Conn. – With the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the rearview mirror, Corvette Racing is now driving for...
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July 3, 2012 No Responses

New Zealand – Corvette Hits Boat

A classic Corvette, a boat and a jetty have each taken a role in the mother of all freak accidents. The bizarre accident occurred just before 2pm yesterday when a 1984 Chevrolet Corvette soft-top appeared to lose control after turning...
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July 2, 2012 No Responses

New Daytona Prototypes at The Glen

Alex Gurney steers his GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Corvette Daytona Prototype down pit lane during Rolex Sports Car Series practice Friday at Watkins Glen International. / RON LEVANDUSKI / STAFF PHOTO WATKINS GLEN — Grand-Am’s sleek new Daytona Prototype ...
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July 1, 2012 No Responses

Joao Barbosa, Darren Law win at Watkins Glen in Action Express Corvette DP

Barbosa and Law combined to average 102.827 mph, with Barbosa edging Gurney by 0.238 seconds at the finish at Watkins Glen International. “Obviously, I was able to use the (slower) traffic a little bit to my advantage,” Barbosa said. “Gurney...
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