Tag: racing

Indy 500 Winner Dario Franchitti Orders a New Corvette 427 Convertible

Here is an interesting Corvette spotted on the Boulevard inside the National Corvette Museum. It’s a 2013 Corvette 427 Convertible with the 60th Anniversary package. But as you can see, the Corvette is also wearing the same Indy 500 graphics that the 2013 Corvette ZR1 wore as the Pace Car for the Greatest Spectacle in

By: | December 14, 2012


Corvette Auction Preview: The Pizza Man Ready to Deliver at Mecum St. Charles

What’s been called the “World’s Fastest Six Cylinder Corvette” will be crossing the block next weekend at Mecum’s annual Fall Premier auction in St. Charles, IL. This iconic drag racer beat up on the competition from 1962 – 1971 with Earl Britt behind the wheel. Britt operated Earl’s Pizza Palace in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

By: | October 17, 2012



Chevy Sonic Engineer John Buttermore Repeats SCCA National Championship

Back in May we told you about John Buttermore, the Lead Development Engineer on the Chevy Sonic program who also just happens to be the defending SCCA Touring 1 National Champion. Now make that the 2 –time defending National Champion. Buttermore recently piloted his Corvette to his 2nd consecutive Touring 1 National Championship during the

By: | September 25, 2012


Rick Hendrick Contributes $100,000 to the Corvette Museum’s Motorsports Park

Rick Hendrick (L) with Corvette Museum Director Wendell Strode (R) A long-time friend has stepped up to the plate for the National Corvette Museum’s proposed Motorsports Park. Rick Hendrick recently made a $100,000 donation to the park through his Hendrick Automotive Group. Hendrick says he is proud to be associated with the track’s message of

By: | September 21, 2012


Corvette ZR1 vs Ferrari 458 Italia vs McLaren MP4-12C

It’s a tribute to the engineers at Chevrolet that the Corvette ZR1 is even considered a peer with the much, much more expensive Ferrari 458 Italia and the McLaren MP4-12C. Road & Track recently decided to pit three of the best that the United States, Italy, and Britain have to offer at Spring Mountain’s Radical

By: | September 4, 2012


Bob Bondurant Tests the F1 Track in Austin with his Corvette Grand Sport

Racing legend Bob Bondurant gets a sneak peek, in this minute-long video from the Austin American-Statesman, at the Circuit of the Americas track under construction near Austin. “Look at the elevation changes right now,” Bondurant comments as he makes a reconnaissance lap of the 3.4-mile circuit track. “This is gonna be so cool.” And cool

By: | August 14, 2012



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