After a couple of weeks off, the internet has finally produced enough Corvette content for us to bring back Quick Shifts! Quick Shifts is a content feature here at CorvetteBlogger featuring links to Corvette and automotive-related stories of interest. In this edition, a great C8 review, special edition ‘Vettes, an 8,500 RPM LS7, Eddie Van Halen Tributes, Shelby GT350 send-offs, and more!
QUICK SHIFTS: C8 at Watkins Glen, Special Editions, 8,500 RPM LS7, Van Halen Tribute, and More!
Saturday Morning Corvette Comic: Join the Club!
If liking a mass-produced sportscar with 495 horsepower and a starting price of $59,995 makes me a lemming, well, okay then.
Lingenfelter Testing a Carbon PTR Intake Manifold on the C8 Corvette
Even without cracking into the as-yet uncrackable engine control module, tuners are finding ways to increase the performance of the new mid-engine Corvette.
The latest example is a little different in its nature, though. Whereas LG and Kooks have previously announced new exhaust systems, Lingenfelter is teasing a fully carbon fiber intake manifold sourced from Performance Design for the C8 Corvette.
[VIDEO] 1999 Corvette Donated to the NCM Motorsports Park’s Youth Driving Program
When the National Corvette Museum recently put out a call asking enthusiasts to donate Corvettes for use at the Motorsports Park’s youth driving program, Jan Rue and Mark Heusinkveld of Cincinnati, Ohio answered.
[VIDEO] Randy Pobst Track Tests the C8 Corvette with Inferior Tires
Everyone’s favorite magazine hot-shoe, Randy Pobst, is back at Willow Springs Raceway with a camera crew, a C8 Corvette, and a tire experiment on his mind.
In a video sure to make all 8th grade science students green with envy, Randy “The Rocket” begins his science fair project with the scientific question, “How do cheap tires affect the performance of a Corvette?” To begin, the always cheery Pobst does a walkaround on the Blade Silver Z51 Corvette that Motor Trend brought along for the experiment which is highlighted by his calling the LT2 a Christmas ham.
Links and Info for the 2020 Motul Petit Le Mans
It’s race week and Corvette Racing is heading back to a track they know very well. The C8.Rs will be visiting Road Atlanta for the Motul Petit Le Mans this Saturday and we’ve got the links and info you need to follow the action!