![[PICS] How/Why was this New 2024 Corvette Stingray Allowed to Leave Bowling Green in This Condition?](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2023-2/102823_10b.jpg)
Photo Credit: Keith Cornett
What the heck is happening in Bowling Green?
QUICK SHIFTS: C8 Z06 vs GT3 RS, C8 Stingray and Lotus Go Roadtripping, AWD Corvettes, New Mustang Disappoints, and More!
Welcome to a special jam-packed Halloween edition of Quick Shifts! Quick Shifts is a content feature here at CorvetteBlogger that highlights links to Corvette and automotive-related stories of interest.
In this treat-filled episode, we go across the pond to see an export Z06 take on the extreme 992 Porsche 911 GT3 RS and citizens taking on pollution-sensing cameras. Hagerty details the E-Ray’s striking behind-the-scenes lineage. Car and Driver takes an LT4-powered Cadillac to all 48 of the contiguous United States, while a C8 Stingray teaches a Lotus how to GT in a 2,000-mile trip caught on video. We see the new ‘Stang fail to hang with the old Camaro SS 1LE or the Integra Type S, BUT Ford was able to appease the UAW first. Executives start to realize/admit that their customers aren’t that into EVs, Moab sees significant trail closures, and a throwback super-tuner test featuring a Lingenfelter 383 C4 and a Doug Rippie-prepped ZR-1! Buckle up!
Saturday Morning Corvette Comic: Putting On The Ritz
Some would say there’s no difference between a Corvette enthusiasts’ brain and the one from Abby Normal…
[VIDEO] Corvette Engineers Were Also Driving a 2023 Corvette Z06 While at the Nurburgring
![[VIDEO] Corvette Engineers Were Also Driving a 2023 Corvette Z06 While at the Nurburgring](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2023-2/102723_7b.jpg)
During the recent stint of testing the ZR1 Corvettes at the Nurburgring, our spy photographer had told us that the team was also driving a 2023 Yellow Z06 Coupe on the track as well. This is an American-spec car with the Z07 performance package, and it features the quad-center exhaust.
October Update on 2024 Corvette Production
Photo Credit: CorvetteFurman.com
I pulled these production numbers earlier to discuss on the next News and Headlines edition of the CORVETTE TODAY Podcast and of course wanted to share the latest production updates here with our readers as well.
Corvettes for Sale: 1969 Corvette T-Top Coupe with L46 350/350 and a 4-Speed Manual
Before the Corvette began its shift to a more luxurious sports car in the 1970s, with automatic transmissions becoming the rule, customers in the 1960s loved climbing behind the wheel of their Stingrays and shifting gears the old-fashioned way.
[VIDEO] AWD Acura NSX Battles a C8 Stingray at the Drag Strip
![[VIDEO] AWD Acura NSX Battles a C8 Stingray at the Drag Strip](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2023-2/102623_8b.jpg)
If you want to compare oranges with oranges, you might want to send a all-wheel drive electric hybrid 2024 Corvette E-Ray up against a new Acura NSX.
Zip Corvette Now Offering 1953-1962 Corvette Firewall Insulation Sets Made In-House
Here’s some great news for C1 owners! 1953-1962 Corvette Firewall Insulation Sets are now manufactured in-house at Zip Corvette! Zip uses the original patterns, dies, molds, materials and processes originally developed by Joe Malicke of Northern Star/Country Corvette. They are committed to continuing the tradition of offering the most correct firewall insulation available for Corvette owners.
AWA Racing Announces Driver Lineups for their Two IMSA GTD Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs
Photo Credit: AWA Racing
Canadian-based racing team AWA has announced their four fulltime season drivers for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R racers that will be campaigned in the GTD class for IMSA’s WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for 2024. AWA announced at the beginning of August they were switching from LMP3 to GTD with two Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs. The four full-time drivers are Orey Fidani, Matt Bell, Anthony Mantella, and Nico Varrone.
[SPIED] Two New Videos of the 2025 Corvette ZR1s at the Nurburgring
![[SPIED] Two New Videos of the 2025 Corvette ZR1s at the Nurburgring](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2023-2/102623_10b.jpg)
While the Corvette Engineering team may have left Germany after a two-week testing session with the upcoming C8 Corvette ZR1, their presence at the famous Nurburgring continues to generate new content for Corvette enthusiasts to pour over and see what’s coming next.