Fourth of July
For one who was born and grew up near Boston, MA., there is a special kind of recollection about the Fourth of July.
I remember it as a day almost as long-anticipated as Christmas. This was helped along by the appearance in store windows of all kinds of fireworks and colorful posters advertising them with vivid pictures.
As I grew up, I began to be aware of the meaning of the day, and with that awareness came the birth of patriotism. July Fourth is the birthday of our nation. I believed as a boy, and believe even more today, that it is the birthday of the greatest nation on earth.
There is a legend about the day of our nation’s birth in the little hall [...]
MidEngineCorvetteForum.com has uncovered a new patent describing movable deflectors working in conjunction with adjustable ride height.
General Motors has been filing a few patent applications lately around active aero components. The patents do not specify any one car for them to be used on, but the graphic shows them on a C7 Corvette. This would lead us to believe that the first car to get them would be the C8.
The abstract for this latest tech outlines a system that includes sensors to monitor the position of the active aero components on the car, both front and rear, and their relation to the ground. The real interesting part is that this comprehensive active aero system won’t simply move vents and spoilers but also adjust the vehicle’s ride height, front and rear [...]
C8 Corvette
In 28 days (7/18/19) at 8:00pm California time, Chevrolet will reveal the next-generation Chevrolet Corvette, the Mid-Engine C8!
The bad news is that this event is by invite only.
The good news is Chevrolet will live stream the event!
According to information that was revealed by a member of the Corvette Forum, who received an invitation to attend the reveal, Chevrolet has invited about 75 Current Corvette owners to bring out their Corvettes to form a small display at the event. The exact location of the event was not disclosed, but rumors have said it will be somewhere in Tustin, California.
Some more news is that the C7 inventory that has been sitting on dealers lots, is shrinking. So if you want a new C7, time is running out.
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Are you a race fan? Do you want to watch 62 cars in 4 different classes go around a 8.5-mile road course in France? Do you have a free 24 hours straight to watch the race of all races? If you answered yes to all these questions, then this weekend is made for you.
The 87th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans takes place this weekend and features the largest grid ever seen, with organizers expanding the field to 62 cars for the biggest test of endurance in motorsport.
The race starts on Saturday the 15th at 6:00am California time and ends Sunday at (you guessed it) 6:00am on Sunday the 16th.
Corvette Racing is celebrating its 20th consecutive Le Mans, an all-time event record, that also sees the 18th straight [...]
