Vette Vues Magazine Blog: June 2016

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Video

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Tuesday, June 14, 2016

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Time to Take on the World Once Again

A Pair of Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs ready to go for ninth win at 24 Hours of Le Mans

2016-06-13

Eight class wins in 16 races at Le Mans for sports car racing’s top GT team
Garcia fastest on Test Day in No. 63 Corvette C7.R
Gavin, Milner, Taylor defending GTE Pro class winners in No. 64 Corvette
A Le Mans win would be No. 100 overall for Corvette Racing program

DETROIT (June 13, 2016) – A year ago, Corvette Racing stood on the top step of the podium after winning endurance racing’s biggest event for the eighth time. It’s now another season and another chance for Corvette Racing to claim victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Doing so will write another chapter in the team’s and Chevrolet’s racing history.

CORVETTE DPs AT DETROIT: 1-2 Finish for Wayne Taylor Racing, Action Express Racing

Second Belle Isle win in three years for Ricky, Jordan Taylor

2016-06-04

Victory moves Chevrolet into Prototype Engine Manufacturer’s Championship lead
Corvette Daytona Prototype now unbeaten in five Belle Isle races
Fittipaldi, Barbosa place second after pole-position start

DETROIT (June 3, 2016) – Chevrolet and two of its Corvette Daytona Prototype teams were the big winners Saturday as Ricky Taylor and Jordan Taylor won the Detroit Sports Car Challenge presented by Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers on Saturday at the Raceway at Belle Isle Park. The Wayne Taylor Racing pairing won in their No. 10 Konica Minolta Corvette DP on Belle Isle for the second time in three years.

Corvette Daytona Prototypes haven’t lost at Belle Isle since program debut in 20122016-06-01

· Curran, Cameron defending race winners in Action Express/Whelen Engineering Corvette DP
· Action Express Racing 1-2 in Prototype Driver’s, Team Championship standings
· Visit Florida Racing, Action Express/Whelen Engineering coming off Monterey podiums

DETROIT (June 1, 2016) – Chevrolet’s Corvette Daytona Prototype teams will have quite the home-field advantage once again as the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) visits the Motor City for the annual Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix weekend. The Chevrolet Sports Car Classic presented by Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers is the fifth Prototype race of the season in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with Chevrolet looking to add to its already stellar record in the event.

1957 Chevrolet Corvette 283/283 FI Pilot Production 579B

This article appeared in the September 2007 issue of Vette Vues Magazine in its coverage of the Bloomington Gold Corvette show.

1957 Corvette Serial Number 0162 283/283 FI Pilot Production 579B.
Owned by (In 2007): Ken Kayser, Flint, MI.

Ken Kayser poses with his 1957 Corvette at the 2007 Bloomington Gold Special Collection XXIII.

This 1957 Corvette #162 was one of approximately twelve "pilot" RPO-579 fuel injection Corvettes assembled at the St. Louis Corvette plant in the first two weeks of October 1957. The purpose of a pilot build event is to evaluate the ability of the people, parts and assembly process to perform the work in the time allowed with satisfactory quality. The pilot fuel injection units built at St. Louis revealed several problems that were corrected prior to the regular start of RPO 579 production on November 1st, 1956.

1963 Corvette Grand Sport #4

Zora Arkus-Duntov accompanies the 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport coupes to Nassau Speed Week in December 1963.

1963 Corvette Grand Sport #3

Zora Arkus-Duntov drives the 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport coupe at the GM Milford Proving Ground in 1963.

1963 Corvette Grand Sport #2

1963 Corvette Grand Sport #1

1963 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (Car 38-1) in white at Sebring during December 1962 testing Firestone tires.

2017 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT PRICED AT $66,445

The new 2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport combines a lightweight architecture, a track-honed aerodynamics package, Michelin tires and a naturally aspirated engine to deliver exceptional performance. The Grand Sport Collector Edition features an exclusive Watkins Glen Gray Metallic exterior with Tension Blue hash-mark graphics, satin black full-length stripes and black wheels. the new Grand Sport combines a lightweight architecture, a track-honed aerodynamics package, Michelin tires and a naturally aspirated engine. © General Motors

Track-focused model offers 1.2g cornering, 3.6-sec. 0-60 time with Z07 package

2016-04-29

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Chevrolet announced today the track-bred 2017 Corvette Grand Sport will be priced at $66,445 for coupe models and $70,445 for convertibles, when they go on sale this summer. The prices include the destination charge, but not tax, title and other dealer fees.

1957 Corvette FI Historic Racer

This article appeared in the September 2007 issue of Vette Vues Magazine in its coverage of the Bloomington Gold Corvette show.

1957 Corvette

Serial Number 3963 283/283

FI Historic Racer.

Owned by: John & Sally Neas, Tulsa, OK (2007)

This Corvette is the earliest known RPO 684 produced at St. Louis, and perhaps most successful 1957 Corvette in SCCA Racing during 1957. Produced May 14, 1957, factory delivered to driver Bark Henry and driven to Cumberland to race May 17-19. Sponsor Robert "Bob" Rosenthal of Rosenthal Chevrolet in Arlington, VA, was most successful dealer race team in 1957. Fred Windridge was the number two driver. The Car was heavily promoted and supported by Ed Cole and supported by Zora Arkus-Duntov and Chevrolet.

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: GARCIA FASTEST DRIVER IN GTE PRO CLASS ON TEST DAY

Mission accomplished for two Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs ahead of 24 Hours

2016-06-05

Oliver Gavin fourth-quickest in class as No. 64 team goes for second straight Le Mans win
Focus turns to race-week preparation for what will be hard-fought class battle
Team going for ninth class win in 17th Le Mans appearance
Corvette Racing with five straight Triple Crown event victories

LE MANS, France (June 5, 2016) – Corvette Racing ended the Le Mans Test Day with the fastest time in the GTE Pro class as Antonio Garcia set a lap of 3:55.122 (129.680 mph) in the No. 63 Konica Minolta/Mobil 1/Sirius XM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R. Garcia, who celebrated a birthday Sunday and will team with Jan Magnussen and Ricky Taylor, led a Corvette Racing effort that focused on race setup and strategy as the team works toward what it hopes will be a ninth victory at the French endurance classic.

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