By: WPTV Web Team
Video: Man Arrested After Posting 195MPH Corvette Video On YouTube
by Kevin Shaw Wow, we seriously can’t believe people have yet to learn not to post video of themselves breaking the law on YouTube. Apparently 30-year-old Cody Replogle has failed to learn this bit of wisdom. After posting a handful of videos with titles like, “1000+ HP Corvette Doing 195+…
Winner of classic Corvette drives from New York to Indiana to claim his prize
The winner of the 24th Annual Classic Corvette Giveaway benefiting Saint Bernard Parish and School in Rockport, Indiana drove 1,360 miles round-trip from New York to Indiana to claim his prize; a 1966 Corvette Convertible valued at $80,000.00. Edward Ess of Batavia, NY along with a good friend arrived in…
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 building up – despite-100 degree temperatures – there was a…
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. As American as Jon Stewart interviewing Springsteen for Rolling Stone,…
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 U.S. businessman Christopher Cox, a multi-millionaire collector, was driving in…
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 money back guarantee on all 2012 and 2013 Chevrolet models….
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, a race that lasts for a mere two hours and…
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 GAINSCO Auto Insurance Corvette Daytona Prototype led more than 50…
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 the American Le Mans Series GT championship. The series’ fourth…