John Dagys takes a team-by-team look at this year’s GTE-Pro and GTE-Am class contenders in the 80th Le Mans 24 Hours… While prototypes dominate this year’s entry, the 80th Le Mans 24 Hours still features a stellar field of GT machinery that will be vying for top class honors in…
Corvette Auto Racing: Fogarty puts Vette on Mid-Ohio pole
By Tim May The Columbus Dispatch Saturday June 9, 2012 5:54 AM LEXINGTON, Ohio — As setup men go, Jon Fogarty is the best there’s ever been in Grand Am Daytona Prototype racing. He proved it again yesterday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in qualifying for today’s EMCO Gears Classic,…
KENTWOOD, MI – Drive-by planned for former Kentwood mayor
Published: Friday, June 08, 2012, 8:23 AM By Matt Vande Bunte | mvandebu@mlive.com KENTWOOD, MI – With former Mayor Richard Root’s “cancer journey nearly coming to an end on this earth,” members of the Grand Valley Corvette Association plan Sunday to honor him with a drive by. After a 1:30…
National Corvette Museum’s Insurance Agency Launches iPhone/iPad App
PR WebBowling Green, KY (PRWEB) June 08, 2012 With mobile technology on the rise, the National Corvette Museum’s Insurance Agency has launched an iPhone/iPad app for on-the-go customers. The new app allows NCM Insurance Agency collector car customers the ability to perform tasks that are currently not available from any…
Lawn Art: 1965 Chevrolet Corvette roadster hasn’t moved for nearly 40 years
By: Al Rogers on 6/08/2012 Stories of barn finds and yard finds abound in the collector-car world. People put a car away in storage with the intent of one day having time or money–usually both–to restore it. On a recent photo assignment in northern Virginia, we heard about a 1965…
Corvette, Level 5 Lead ALMS Contingent at Le Mans
Gavin just 0.1 off best time in GTE Pro in quickest Corvette Oliver Gavin put Corvette Racing in a strong position heading into the 80th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Briton set a lap of 3:58.971 on the 8.5-mile circuit to put the No. 74 Corvette…
Memphis International Raceway hosts All American Auto Show
Memphis International Raceway partners with two Memphis area car clubs in a salute to freedom June 23, 2012. Corvette Memphis, Inc., the local club for Corvette enthusiasts is teaming with the Memphis Classic Chevy Club to create a show to remember at Memphis International Raceway. The All American Auto Show,…
2012 GRAND-AM News And Notes: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge The Race: EMCO Gears Classic The Place: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course The Date: Saturday, June 9 The Time: 11 a.m. (ET) TV: SPEED, June 17, 12 p.m. (ET) Distance: 2 hours, 30 minutes TOTAL Performance Showcase The Race: Race #3 The Place: Mid-Ohio Sports Car…
CORVETTE PRODUCTION NUMBERS FOR 2011
CORVETTE PRODUCTION NUMBERS ARE AS FOLLOWS: The General Motors Bowling Green Assembly Plant has released their production figures for the 2012 Model Year Corvette. A total of 11,647 Corvettes were produced 24.4% were base coupes 5.3% were base convertibles 43.4% were Grand Sport Coupes 19.5% were Grand Sport Convertibles…
Soleil Motors Reveals Anadi, a Coachbuilt Corvette Priced at $299,995
This week’s 2011 Top Marques car show in Monaco (April 14-17) welcomed the world premiere of the Soleil Anadi, a coachbuilt Corvette that is the brainchild of Ugur Sahin, a Turkish designer based in the Netherlands. Sahin sold the rights to the design of the Anadi to a company called…