Antonio Garcia put in a starring drive once the sun went down, keeping a brace of Ford GTs at bay in the final hours to claim GT Le Mans class victory in the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.
The No. 3 Corvette C7.R of Garcia, Jan Magnussen, and Mike Rockenfeller was strong all race after qualifying fifth but came to life in the final hours.
The Pratt & Miller-led squad used clever pit strategy to catapult to the class lead with just over an hour remaining and held off all comers to take home a third consecutive Sebring class win.
It is the first time a team has claimed three consecutive class wins in the Florida endurance classic since Level 5 Motorsports won four consecutive races in 2010-2013.
It was not a straightforward run to the finish in GTLM, as Patrick Pilet’s No. 911 Porsche 911 RSR was consistently the fastest car on track [...]
HRE Wheels, with help from Fast Eddy and Aria Group, have tried their best to capture what a mid-engine C8 Corvette could look like. And this is it.
Corvette Mike New England has been serving the east coast for 20 years (est. 1997) and has moved to a new location to better serve their customers. The new address is:
74 North Main Street
Carver, MA 02330
508-747-8388 (has not changed)
Mike Grande fell in love with Corvettes as a young boy. His youthful interest in Corvettes grew with his age.
In 1981 Mike Grande bought his first Corvette for himself; a 1975 coupe $8,500. Soon after he started attending local Corvette shows on Sundays and meeting other enthusiasts, including many serious collectors who had stables of automobiles. His network of friends and acquaintances began to grow and soon they encouraged him to try making Corvettes a career. By 1990 he was working full-time for a Chevrolet Dealership specializing in Corvette sales. It wasn’t long before General Motors noticed his [...]
Marlboro Maroon w/Black interior, L71 427/435hp, 4-spd.
With less than 17,900 original miles (mileage not indicated on the title), this 427/435hp L71 Convertible is comprehensively matching-numbers. It wears 100% of its original, factory-applied Marlboro Maroon lacquer finish over a black interior and matching hard top. A true survivor in every sense of the term, the car rolls on its original factory Uniroyal non-DOT-marked rubber, exhales through its original factory exhaust and retains its original belts, hoses, and even its original spark plug wires after 43 years. With a rare and desirable Tri-Power, solid-lifter big-block V8 engine, the car sports the desirable Muncie M21 close ratio 4-speed manual transmission, the optional 3.55:1-ratio rear axle with posi-traction limited-slip differential and transistorized ignition.
It’s also equipped with Gymkhana heavy-duty suspension, a refinished auxiliary hardtop, and the under-car off-road exhausts. It also has the rare AM/FM radio and the [...]
