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…
S&P/Experian: Auto Loan Defaults Sink to Lowest Level in Eight Years
June 20, 2012 NEW YORK — The auto loan default rate hit its lowest in the eight-year history of the SP/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices. The firms reported this week the default rate for vehicle contracts ticked lower to 1.03 percent in May, down from April’s reading of 1.07 percent….
Corvette Racing has to settle for fifth and sixth at Le Mans
6/18/12 Not exactly the finishing order Corvette Racing was hoping for but both the No. 73 and No. 74 Compuware Corvette C6.R race cars were running at the finish of the world’s most demanding sports car race. The No. 73 Corvette C6.R driven by Jan Magnussen, Antonio Garcia, and Jordan…
Jacksonville, Florida – Cadillacs and Corvettes at World Golf Village
A cornocopia of classic Corvettes and curvaceous Cadillacs are on display Saturday at two parts of St. Augustine’s World Golf Village resort, thanks to four groups of car enthusiasts from Jacksonville and aroubnd the U.S. Parked around the lake at the World Golf Village is the Vettes at the Village…
LE MANS: Corvette Racing Qualifies 3rd and 5th for 24 Hours of Le Mans
Team Focuses on Final Preparations in Four Hours of Qualifying Photo by: Eric Gilbert LE MANS, France, June 14, 2012 – When the clock struck midnight at Le Mans, the field was set for the 80th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Corvette Racing’s Compuware Corvette C6.Rs will…
La Mans: Corvette drivers think AF Corse can still win Le Mans GTE Pro despite qualifying crash
Corvette’s Richard Westbrook and Oliver Gavin believe the #51 AF Corse Ferrari is still a major threat in the GTE Pro class at this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours despite the car missing most of qualifying and having to start from the back of the field. Gavin insists the Ferrari’s…
Staunton – St. Louis, MO – Corvettes go up in flames
STAUNTON • John Hibbeler’s collection of classic Corvettes and car memorabilia — a hobby more than four decades in the making – went up in flames inside two garages near his Staunton home. “This was my whole life,” Hibbeler, 65, said Friday, choking back tears. “It took me 45 years to get to this…
Corvette Racing ‘Flat Out’ For Le Mans:
Finally, the third episode of Corvette Racing’s “Flat Out” series shows us the drivers, what they do to get ready for the race, and the level of significance the 24 Hours of Le Mans holds for someone who has dedicated their life to speed behind the wheel. Drivers Jan Magnussen,…