News & Views for Corvette Enthusiasts
The 2019 Corvette ZR1 in addition to being the most powerful production Corvette in history, has now racked up a production car track record. Chevrolet took the ultimate ‘Vette down to Virginia International Raceway, a track that Mark Reuss, Chevy’s executive vice president of global product … Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreChevrolet said Wednesday that the new, 2019 Corvette ZR1 — at 755 horsepower, the most powerful ‘Vette ever produced — shattered the Virginia International … The 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 – VIR lap record holder on Grand Course West. (Photo: … Henry Payne is auto critic for The Detroit News. Powered by WPeMatico
Read More“The Corvette ZR1’s lap record at VIR, arguably America’s most challenging road course, is a testament to its supercar status. On the racetrack, the ZR1 can compete with any supercar – at any price,” said Chevy’s executive vice president of Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain, … Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreChevrolet has taken some notes from Koenigsegg it seems. Barely one week after Ford touted its production-car lap record at Virginia International Raceway with the Ford GT, the crosstown rivals sent the new Corvette ZR1 to the track and upstaged the Blue Oval with a time of 2:37.25. For the record … Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreNow Chevrolet is the record holder, cracking the GT’s record a week later in the 2019 Corvette ZR1, clocking in a blistering 2:37.25 time. Following in Ford’s treadmarks, the automaker was cool as a cuke when discussing the new record. According to the Corvette team, this too was a validation run, not … Powered by WPeMatico
Read MorePerhaps the most impressive part of this ordeal isn’t the ZR1’s lap, but rather a lap set by the Chevy team earlier in a manual-transmission Corvette Z06. They were able to lap the car around VIR’s Grand Course West in 2:39.77—a little more than a second slower than the Ford GT. Not bad for being a … Powered by WPeMatico
Read Moreafter shopping at a thrift store in Orange City when the carjacker put a gun to his head and demanded he hand over the keys to the red 2016 Corvette. “This could have turned tragic. A young thug points a gun at a 76-year-old man and steals his car from his driveway,” Sheriff Mike Chitwood said. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreA Sanford teenager was arrested in the weekend carjacking of a 76-year-old Deltona resident whose Corvette was stolen after the suspect put a gun to his head, Sheriff Mike Chitwood said. Robert L. Smith, 17, was arrested Tuesday night and is charged with felony armed carjacking. He wanted the … Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreBOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WTVQ)- The public is invited to join the National Corvette Museum for the final chapter of the Skydome sinkhole story. The National Corvette Museum will host an anniversary event remembering the sinkhole collapse in 2014. The event will be held Monday, February 12 at 9 AM … Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreThe #3 Corvette of Garcia, Jan Magnussen and Mike Rockenfeller, and the #4 of Oliver Gavin, Tommy Milner and Marcel Fassler finished third and fourth in the GT Le Mans category but were respectively two and three laps behind the victorious Ford GTs. Garcia, who with Magnussen is defending GTLM … Powered by WPeMatico
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