Last week, attendees to the NCRS National Convention had the opportunity to visit GM’s Milford Proving Grounds. One of the highlights of the visit was an opportunity for a hotlap in a Corvette ZR1 with Jim Mero, the GM test driver who piloted the Yellow Corvette ZR1 around the Nurburgring in 7:19.63.
By: IBxAnders | August 3, 2011
Content courtesy of Keith Cornett of CorvetteBlogger.com LG Motorsports founder Lou Gigliotti and his 2010 Corvette ZR1 dominated last month’s Spectre 341 Hill Climb with the overall win and setting a record for the fastest Corvette. Lou released a new video of the run yesterday, complete with his signature multi-camera view with some awesome telemetry […] More »
By: IBxAnders | July 27, 2011
Content courtesy of Keith Cornett at CorvetteBlogger.com If you’ve ever met a custom tuner, you’ll find they are some of the most optimistic people on this earth. Case in point? Houston tuner Fastlane managed to stuff a 638-hp supercharged LS9 Corvette ZR1 engine into a Silverado pickup truck. We’re not sure why it was decided […] More »
By: IBxAnders | July 12, 2011
Content provided by Keith Cornett of Corvetterblogger.com When GM returned to the Nurburgring to validate the 2012 Corvettes, the ZR1 wasn’t the only car driven by test driver Jim Mero. Mero also drove a black 2012 Corvette Z06, outfitted with the Z07 chassis package, and posted a lap time of 7:22.68. The new lap time […] More »
By: IBxAnders | June 24, 2011
For the 2009 Corvette, there are many available models available for your choosing. There were also some minor changes that were made from the previous 2008 models. When you are a car as good as the Corvette, you don’t need changes, but these just helped solidify itself. Changes A lot of the changes were in the […] More »
By: IBxAnders | April 14, 2011
General Motors features power and sporty economy at the 2010 SEMA Show General Motors has the smallest amount of floor space of the Detroit automakers with the General being the only 1 of the Big 3 not to feature some sort of outdoor display at SEMA but they do make the most of their central […] More »
By: IBxAnders | January 4, 2011
The 2009 Corvette ZR1 is one of the fastest cars in GM history. Powertrain The Corvette ZR1 has a super charged V8 engine that produces 620 horsepower and 595 foot pounds of torque. It can get over half that horsepower at under 3000 revolutions per minute. It can go from 0 miles per hour to […] More »
By: IBxAnders | October 21, 2010
