Category: Corvette News

May 14, 2012 No Responses

Corvette show raises $2,400 for Pottsboro, Texas Kids Club

POTTSBORO — A total of $2,400 was raised for the nonprofit Pottsboro Kids Club during the 10th annual Texoma Area Corvette Show. The day-long event was held May 5 in front of the Kids Club in downtown Pottsboro. Sixty-three entries...
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May 12, 2012 No Responses

2012 Le Mans: Front Row Start For Gavin’s Corvette At Laguna Seca

The GT class in the American Le Mans Series has produced a good deal of excitement and close racing over the last couple of seasons, and today’s qualifying at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca didn’t disappoint. After heading two of the...
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May 11, 2012 No Responses

GRAND-AM: Barbosa Quickest Again In New Jersey

Times were somewhat slower in Friday’s second Rolex Series practice session at New Jersey Motorsports Park, but Joao Barbosa remained atop the time charts… Times were somewhat slower in Friday’s second Rolex Series practice session at New Jersey Motorspo...
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May 11, 2012 No Responses

Auto legend Carroll Shelby, father of Cobra, dies

Carroll Hall Shelby, the Texan who created the famous Shelby Cobra and uncounted other high-performance machines that turned the auto world on its ear, and made it a whole lot more fun for 50 years, died in Dallas Thursday night...
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May 11, 2012 No Responses

American Le Mans Series, Thursday testing for the American Le Mans Monterey.

Posted 5/11/12 Corvette Racing picked up where it left off at Long Beach with a 1-2 finish in GT on Thursday. Oliver Gavin set the quickest time at 1:23.894 (96.035 mph) in the Corvette C6.R he drives with Tommy Milner....
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May 11, 2012 No Responses

J.D. Power: 72-Month New-Model Financing Contracts Stay at ‘Record Levels’

By Nick Zulovich, EditorMay 11, 2012 WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — The number of new-vehicle financing contracts for 72 months or longer might have softened slightly in April from the previous month, but J.D. Power and Associates senior director Thomas King...
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May 11, 2012 No Responses

A bull market for collector cars

One gauge shows the value of collectible cars has risen 33% since the depth of the recession in 2009. The growth has been fueled by the finding that they have performed well as investment vehicles. By Jerry Hirsch, Los Angeles...
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May 10, 2012 No Responses

Portable Fuel Cell Charge Can Charge Your iPhone or USB Device For Weeks

May 10, 2012 If you are looking for a charger that can keep your your iPhone fully charged for up to two weeks and don’t mind carrying a device, which is about the size of a thick smartphone then fuel...
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May 10, 2012 No Responses

Grand Am Prototype – SunTrust Race Preview

MILLVILLE, May 9, 2012: Four trips to New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville, four podium finishes. That’s quite an impressive resume for the No. 10 SunTrust Corvette Dallara DP team of Wayne Taylor Racing at the 2.25-mile, 14-turn road course...
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May 10, 2012 No Responses

Doing the right thing: Widower sells precious cars to feed starving children

Harvey Hielkema’s decision to sell his collection of vintage cars and tractors was made for a simple reason: God told him to. By: Judy Wiff, River Falls Journal   This 1984 Chevrolet Corvette, with only 14,416 actual miles, is among...
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