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 did a great job but when I saw my opportunity,…
Grand Am DP – GAINSCO Corvette Edges Competitive Practice Field
No. 99 WATKINS GLEN, Jun. 30, 2012: GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing, and drivers Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty, paced the field Friday in opening practice at Watkins Glen International where the two-time championship-winning GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series team will be looking for its first win of the 2012 season in…
Watkins Glen, NY – Corvette 1-2-3 in first practice for the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen
John Dagys | Posted June 29, 2012 Watkins Glen, NY Richard Westbrook topped the time charts in the opening practice for Sunday’s Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen (11 a.m. ET, Live! SPEED). The Spirit of Daytona driver reeled off a best lap time of 1:42.891, leading a Corvette 1-2-3…
Fort Wayne, Indiana – Truck ends up on top of Corvedtte
Monday, 25 Jun 2012 NOBLE COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) – One man was critically hurt and another had minor injuries after a crash in Noble County Saturday afternoon. Police said a Corvette and pick-up truck were both going north on State Road 9 around 4 p.m. The pick-up truck was turning…
Corvette with 1,437 hp to the rear wheels
We won’t say Nick Yoskin’s ’06 Corvette intimidates dynamometers; it just destroys them. “Now that the word’s gotten around that my Vette puts 1,437 hp to the rear wheels, many dyno operators just send me away. Their rollers can only handle up to 1,000 hp,” he says. Yoskin’s appetite for…
Corvettes help St. Jude Children’s Hospital
The parade of gleaming Corvettes traveled along in the left lane of the interstate highway at a stately pace, a caravan headed to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. That line of storied sports cars included Dennis Waddell of Rock Island and Bill Firth of Taylor Ridge in…
CLAYTON COUNTY, GA – Corvette ZR1, A Drug Fighting Super Machine
A Corvette ZR1 is now parked at the Clayton County Sheriff’s Department, and some citizens are concerned that the department used taxpayer money to buy the car, Even though the car clearly says on the back: “Donated by a Local Drug Dealer.” When asked about the purchase of the ZR1, Clayton County…
JAMES CITY, Virginia:Corvettes for the Vets – Winery hosts Corvette event
JAMES CITY – The Williamsburg Winery will host the second annual “Corvettes for the Vets” event on Sunday, July 1st from 11am – 3pm. More than 100 Corvettes will be showcased in a display of all classes and vintages. Proceeds help assist Operation Homefront to support the men and women of our…
Bloomington Gold Is Still the “One and Only” For Corvette Lovers
06/20/2012 by Bill Stephens This week, the 40th edition of the most prestigious Corvettes-only event in the country will get underway at the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Illinois and anyone who has ever had even the slightest affection for Chevy’s fiberglass sports car institution knows which event I’m…