Top Gear’s Richard Hammond has been called a “secret American” for his love of U.S.-made performance vehicles, such as the Ford Mustang. In a recent video, the Autocar crew makes no attempt to hide its fondness for the stars and stripes. It openly hoons (and gets airtime) in a Corvette Stingray. But not just that. […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | February 12, 2014
A lot of politicians come across as boring, bland, suit-wearing puppets scrubbed of any personality by nervous public relations experts. For better or worse, Vice President Joe Biden is known for being colorful and outspoken. At a recent United Auto Workers conference, he was more than happy to express his praise for Corvettes, new and […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | February 6, 2014
While Corvettes made their return to Daytona in DP class in 2012, the last time the trademark Yellow Corvettes of Corvette Racing made an appearance at the 24 Hours of Daytona was in 2001. The new C7.R returns to Daytona in 2014 but the start to the new Tudor United SportCar Championship for Corvette Racing […] More »
By: Justin Banner | January 30, 2014
The 52nd Rolex 24 at Daytona was contested this weekend and Chevrolet got the full sweep of the podium thanks to Action Express, Wayne Taylor Racing, and Spirit of Daytona. It has been 11 years since GM powerplants took an overall win at the 24 hours, this time it took the four top spots! “Action […] More »
By: Justin Banner | January 28, 2014
Improved Racing Products has just released their new crank scrapers for the LS and VORTECH series of GM V8 engines. The Orlando, Florida based company is known for their high quality products that help control engine oil control in high performance engines. The two models, the EGM-300 (for the 1998-2002 LS1) and EGM-301 (for 3.622” […] More »
By: Justin Banner | January 19, 2014
Ah… The perfect day. That beautiful girl at the bank gives you her number, traffic on the way home is nonexistent and your buddy buys the next round of beers. Chevrolet is having the car maker equivalent of such a string of events, and it started with last year’s Stingray. The seventh-generation Corvette has been […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | January 15, 2014
Chevrolet’s 2015 Corvette Z06 is a very important vehicle for the company. It needs to be one helluva follow-up to the bow tie gang’s Stingray, the North American Car of the Year. The 50 ‘Vette convoy in which the new Z06 traveled to Detroit’s Cobo Center made the car look as if it was the […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | January 13, 2014
