May 23, 2012 CHICAGO — In findings congruent with other industry analysts, TransUnion discovered this morning that the national auto loan delinquency rate — the rate of borrowers 60 or more days past due — reached its lowest level since the firm began tracking the data in 1999. TransUnion…
Corvette Racing Goes Two for Two
By: Tommy Milner on May 22, 2012 LAT PHOTOGRAPHIC – Tommy Milner and Oliver Gavin won the AMLS GT races at Laguna Seca and Long Beach to open the season. It took me six years of racing in the American Le Mans Series to get my first win. There…
Noland Adams fell and broke his back
From Michael Tobeywww.NolandAdams.com Not so great news, but thought you would appreciate being informed that Noland Adams fell and broke his back yesterday. The doctors say he is going to be fine, but he will be in the hospital (Kaiser in Roseville CA) for about a week and will have…
24 Hours Nürburgring Saturday May 19 at 10am Eastern time
Sitting in the middle of the German Eifel forest is one of the worlds most challenging sports car racing circuits. Some call it the “Green Hell” others have just tagged it with the name “The Ring”. It first opened in 1927 and has been expanded and reduced several times during…
Peterson, Halsmer open Trans-Am season with wins at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
Trans-Am Series drivers Doug Peterson and Pete Halsmer showed on Sunday that racing for wins never gets old. The pair of racing veterans, Peterson, 61, and Halsmer, 68, drove to victories at the season-opening Trans-Am Series race at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, on Sunday. Peterson, of…
Russians show great interest in Corvette legend Zora Arkus-Duntov
It wasn’t until recently that Russians understood that Chevrolet Corvette chief engineer Zora Arkus-Duntov, the patron saint of the America’s sports car, was a Russian. Now, there seems to be intense media interest in this fact in a country that is waking up to all things automotive related. Arkus-Duntov’s life…
‘Route 66?: George Maharis recalls the rough road of shooting
Contrary to popular belief, the Corvette convertible the characters Tod Stiles and Buz Murdock drove on the existential black-and-white 1960-64 CBS series “Route 66? was not red and white. “The original ones were blue,” said George Maharis, 83, who starred as the handsome, dangerous and hotheaded Buz, who set out…
Route 66 is out on DVD
Route 66: 75th Anniversary Collector’s DVD Set is now on sale at Amazon for $49.95 http://www.amazon.com/Route-66-75th-Anniversary-Collectors/dp/B00005YY9K
Simply The BeSSt: Chevrolet SS Performance Car
Written by: Automobile Staff on May 18 2012 Chevrolet’s SS badge has a long and storied history — many cars have been worthy of the legendary “Super Sport,” while others (remember the Malibu Maxx SS?) were certainly not. In honor of the revival of the SS badge for the 2014…