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…
New Zealand – Corvette Hits Boat
A classic Corvette, a boat and a jetty have each taken a role in the mother of all freak accidents. The bizarre accident occurred just before 2pm yesterday when a 1984 Chevrolet Corvette soft-top appeared to lose control after turning from State Highway 1 into State Highway 10 at Awanui,…
New Daytona Prototypes at The Glen
Alex Gurney steers his GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Corvette Daytona Prototype down pit lane during Rolex Sports Car Series practice Friday at Watkins Glen International. / RON LEVANDUSKI / STAFF PHOTO WATKINS GLEN — Grand-Am’s sleek new Daytona Prototype cars not only look more racy than the previous iteration, the close-knit…
Joao Barbosa, Darren Law win at Watkins Glen in Action Express Corvette DP
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…