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[ACCIDENT] 1964 Corvette Drag Car Crashes and Rolls at 158 MPH

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[ACCIDENT] 1964 Corvette Drag Car Crashes and Rolls at 158 MPH

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Check out this amazing video Sunday afternoon of a drag racing crash at the Gulfport Dragway in Gulfport, Mississippi!

The race involving this red 1964 Corvette convertible appears to be going normally until near the end when the front of the car, while going 158 miles per hour, suddenly lifts off the ground.

[VIDEO] Donuts in a C8 Corvette? Yes Please!

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[VIDEO] Donuts in a C8 Corvette? Yes Please!


How about we start off the week with some tasty donuts from a 2020 Corvette Stingray on the skidpad at Spring Mountain Motor Resort and Country Club! Looks like someone goes for a spin an Elkhart Lake Blue Z51 Coupe!

Corvette Racing at COTA: More Lessons Learned with Corvette C8.R

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Corvette Racing at COTA: More Lessons Learned with Corvette C8.R


Magnussen, Rockenfeller complete trouble-free run at Six Hours of COTA

AUSTIN, Texas (February 23, 2020) – Corvette Racing ran another trouble-free event in the second race for the new Chevrolet Corvette C8.R on Sunday with a sixth-place class finish in the FIA World Endurance Championship’s Six Hours of COTA at Circuit of The Americas.

[VIDEO] 2020 Corvettes Lined-Up at Spring Mountain with all 12 Colors on Display

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[VIDEO] 2020 Corvette's Lined-Up at Spring Mountain with all 12 Colors on Display


As we were wrapping up our day at Spring Mountain Motor Resort and Country Club for the 2020 Corvette Stingray First Drive Event, track personnel began moving around C8 Corvettes for a Dealer function that would be happening later. Pretty soon, they had two rows of 2020 Corvettes with all 12 colors represented!

QUICK SHIFTS: Top Gear Review, Best Holdens, Don Sherman’s C8 Chassis Analysis, Millennial Buyers, Corvette Trivia, and More!

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QUICK SHIFTS: Top Gear Review, Best Holdens, Don Sherman's C8 Chassis Analysis, Millennial Buyers, Corvette Trivia, and More!

Photo Credit: Chevrolet


Welcome to Quick Shifts! Quick Shifts is a content feature here at CorvetteBlogger featuring links to Corvette and automotive-related stories of interest.

We have been tracking Quick Shift views for the past few months which has left us with a theory that the amount of clicks this feature gets is tied directly to the amount of C8 content that we include. Mid-engine mania has gripped Corvette Nation and we are here to oblige your condition this week by going all eighth-gen for this edition of QS!

Corvette Racing at COTA: Positive Steps Forward for Corvette C8.R

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Corvette Racing at COTA: Positive Steps Forward for Corvette C8.R


Magnussen, Rockenfeller relish first laps in new mid-engine Corvette racecar

AUSTIN, Texas (February 22, 2020) – Corvette Racing and the No. 63 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C8.R will roll off seventh in the GTE Pro category for Sunday’s Six Hours of COTA for the World Endurance Championship. Jan Magnussen and Mike Rockenfeller posted an average lap of 2:02.967 (100.725 mph) in the unique two-driver qualifying format Saturday at Circuit of The Americas.

[VIDEO] Watch this GM Footage of the 2020 Corvette Stingray Z51 Coupes at Spring Mountain

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[VIDEO] Watch this GM Footage of the 2020 Corvette Stingray Z51 Coupes at Spring Mountain


Here’s the second of three extended B-roll videos from GM that shows two different 2020 Corvette Stingray Z51 Coupes on the track at Spring Mountain Motor Resort and Country Club, home of the Ron Fellows Performance Driving School.

Chevrolet to Offer 24 Videos for Owners to Learn About Their New 2020 Corvette Stingray

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Chevrolet to Offer 24 Videos for Owners to Learn About Their New 2020 Corvette Stingray


Another cool announcement from the Corvette Team’s 2020 Corvette First Drive Event this week is that the Corvette Academy is returning for the 2020 Corvette Stingray. The Corvette Academy is Chevrolet’s learning center for owners and Chevrolet will be offering 24 new videos that show will how them how to get the most out of their 2020 Corvette Stingrays.

Saturday Morning Corvette Comic: No Class

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Saturday Morning Corvette Comic: No Class


Reminds me of the day I took my daughter to middle school in the Callaway SC757 AeroWagen…and she was like, “Drop me off in front of the school, please!”

Are These Carbon Fiber C8 Corvette Wheels Destined for the Z06? If So, Why Are They on eBay?

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Are These Carbon Fiber C8 Corvette Wheels Destined for the Z06. If So, Why Are They on eBay?


After the recent theft of a set of four C8 wheels from a 2020 Corvette that was parked on a Detroit street, we know many have been looking at Craigslist and eBay to see if they would turn up. And though they haven’t yet been spotted, our friends at MotorTrend did find Continue