Month: August 2010

Schnitt, host of a Tampa-based syndicated radio show, purchased the recently announced optional Corvette Engine Build Experience.

RM Auctions sold a small contingent of seven classic Corvettes at their Monterey sale held August 12-14th at the Portola Hotel and Spa. The seven Corvettes ranging from 1953-1963 brought in $789,250 in total Corvette sales.

The top Corvette sale at the 25th annual Monterey auction went to a first year 1953 Corvette […]

DD in CA submitted this 1958 Corvette to Corvette Values:

1958 Corvette, VIN J58S102XXX. Non-original 327 ci V8 dual carb with estimated 245-270 hp, 4-speed transmission and 75,000 original miles. Red/White with Red vinyl interior. Options include factory seatbelts, wheels and hubcaps, AM Wonderbar radio and auxiliary hard top. Fiberglass crack in […]

The Corvette Racing season never truly ends.

Year-round, the racing team works closely with the production engineering team to make the changes appropriate to the racing Corvettes. The engineers begin modeling and producing components for the new car during the fall months. The winter allows for the actual building and fitting of components to the vehicle. Then, before you know it, the race season starts. It comes quick, forcing the team to adapt quickly. The engineers too must coordinate continually with the team to replace and repair parts after crashes throughout the season.

The flow of engineering developments that are made in the Corvette Racing program are eventually assimilated into the production of everyday Corvettes. Software tools that help advance aerodynamic development, tire modeling, engine performance and structural analysis are used on a daily basis.

The team refers to this on-going development as cascade engineering, or advancing the production car after races to make it an even better ride.

“We are applying that across all of GM’s racing programs. So, what we’re learning in Corvette Racing is being used in NASCAR and the Grand AM,” says Mark Kent, director of GM Racing.

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If you are looking for a clean Corvette with no apologies this is the car for you.

Daniel and Janelle Tepper of Nisswa, Minn., are the owners, and Daniel says he has legal documentation, state title and the sales receipt of a 1961 red and white Chevrolet Corvette that once belonged to late Twins hall of famer Kirby Puckett .

Gavin and Beretta Post Second Straight Podium Finish

ELKHART LAKE, Wis., Aug. 22, 2010 – Corvette Racing finished third and fourth today in the seventh round of the 2010 American Le Mans Series at the fast Road America circuit. Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta followed up their runner-up finish at Mid-Ohio with a third […]

As the white Chevrolet Corvette he rode in crept along La. 1 Saturday afternoon, Griffin Muse Jr.

To buy or not to buy IPO will soon give investors an option to overlook General Motorsa TM recent history Bernard Condon of The Associated Press examines embattled GM and its plans for a stock offering.

Gavin Wins First GT Pole of Season for Corvette, Magnussen Takes Second Spot

ELKHART LAKE, Wis., Aug. 21, 2010 – Corvette Racing qualified first and second in the GT class for Sunday’s American Le Mans Series powered by eStar at Road America. Oliver Gavin set the time to beat with his fastest lap at […]