A 1963 Corvette Sting Ray split window coupe – owned since 2011 by the late Rush drummer, Neil Peart – sold for more than double the estimated price during last weekend’s auction of a group of his vintage cars known collectively as the “Silver Surfer” Collection.
General Motors hopes to make an announcement next month on the future of its sports cars – Corvette and Cadillac – as far as the ACO and its World Endurance Championship program.
That’s the latest word from Laura Klauser, the company’s sports car racing program manager.
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With all the spy pics and videos coming out of Germany as the 2023 Corvette Z06s are testing at the Nurburgring, it was our thinking that the question on whether or not the Z06s would have a center-mounted exhaust was settled as both the base Z06 and the Z06/Z07 models have the configuration in place.
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Are we having fun this week, or what!
Of course, I am talking about all the great sights and sounds coming out of Germany (and Le Mans) with the nearly-undisguised 2023 Corvette Z06 taking to the Nurburgring for extensive ride and handling testing by Corvette’s engineers.
LE MANS, France (Aug. 17, 2021) – Corvette Racing is back at the 24 Hours of Le Mans this week with its eye toward a ninth class victory in one of the world’s greatest endurance races. Debuting at Le Mans in 2000, the program quickly established itself as an annual contender in the production-based GT categories. This year should be no different with the mid-engine Corvette C8.R.
Ahead of this week’s track action, let’s visit with current and past Corvette Racing drivers to recap each victory from 2001 to 2015:
![[SPIED] More Spy Photos of the Two 2023 Corvette Z06 Models from the Nurburgring](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2021/081721_110b.jpg)
With the news that the 2023 Corvette Z06s are testing in Germany at the Nurburgring, we are finding more pics of the cars from the spy photographers who are staking out the track and entrances to the Manufacturers garages. Already we’ve shared the 2023 Z06 with the Z07 Performance Package and earlier today, the first nearly-undisguised photos of the base model Z06 was spotted for the first time.
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This morning we woke up to the surprise that another Z06 model that is different than the one captured by spy photographers late last week is also testing at the Nurburgring. And thanks to a ‘Ring watcher, we have a video of the two Corvette Z06 prototypes on the track!
You never know where you might find a classic Corvette hiding.
Take, for example, this 1963 Corvette split window coupe up for sale on eBay earlier this week.
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I am not exactly sure this was a street race, at least not at the outset, but it is an example of what can happen when you unleash the full power of the Corvette without thinking about the consequences of your actions.
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