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Old 12-18-2014, 01:03 AM
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Old 12-18-2014, 07:01 AM
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Courtesy of Corvette Blogger from the 1/13/13 C7 Reveal. This shows the added dimension to designer education. In 2006 then chief engineer Tom Wallace required all the members of the Corvette program, from HR. Finance on down to engineers and designers to attend HPDEs and learn firsthand what it's like to drive at speed under control. The clip is an interview with a designer and 5 minutes in he'll describe how much they learned actually being on the track.
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I always wonder what would have the new Corvette been like if he had been allowed to stay at GM. He could have been great.

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I always wonder what would have the new Corvette been like if he had been allowed to stay at GM. He could have been great.

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Nice Blog! I've bookmarked it!

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Old 12-22-2014, 09:06 PM
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Oh, and BTW ... here's "The Sphinx of New Hudson", a very nice article about Gary Pratt.
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Oh, and BTW ... here's "The Sphinx of New Hudson", a very nice article about Gary Pratt.
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