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[VIDEO] Paul Koerner Aligns the C5 Corvette in Final Step of Leaky Drivetrain Project

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[VIDEO] Paul Koerner Aligns the C5 Corvette in Final Step of Leaky Drivetrain Project


A big again thanks to our friend Paul Koerner for his Corvette service videos he has been posting to his facebook page, TheCorvetteMechanic. We hope you’ve enjoyed this series and let us know if you would like to see more of this kind of content.

Paul is a GM World Class Technician at Key Chevrolet in Middletown, CT., and has spent the better part of a week working on a 1999 Corvette with a leaky drivetrain.

IMSA Tweaks Balance of Performance Ahead of the Long Beach Grand Prix

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IMSA Tweaks Balance of Performance Ahead of the Long Beach Grand Prix

Photo by Richard Prince for Chevy Racing


IMSA has made minor changes to the Balance of Performance (BoP) tables ahead of next weekend’s Bubba Burger Grand Prix of Long Beach.

STUDY: Corvette Ranks Third Among Sports Cars Given Up Within First Year of Ownership

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STUDY: Corvette Ranks Third Among Sports Cars Given Up Within First Year of Ownership

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There’s nothing like the smell of a new vehicle but for some folks that smell quickly turns rank.

In a new study, automotive research firm and car search engine iSeeCars.com set out to discover if paying big bucks for a vehicle necessarily make the owners happier.

[STOLEN] Police Recover a Stolen Corvette Stingray from an Illicit Marijuana Farm in California

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[STOLEN] Police Recover a Stolen Corvette Stingray from an Illicit Marijuana Farm in California


The rightful owner of this 2015 yellow Corvette coupe has cause to celebrate this week.

That’s because lawmen discovered the stolen Stingray hidden out at an indoor marijuana grow on White Crane Road in Merced County, California last week.

[VIDEO] IndyCar Driver Tony Kanaan Unveils the 2019 Corvette Grand Sport Pace Car

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[VIDEO] IndyCar Driver Tony Kanaan Unveils the 2019 Corvette Grand Sport Pace Car

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IndyCar Race Driver Tony Kanaan calls the Pace Car for the Indianapolis 500 the most important car on the track. And when that car is the 2019 Corvette Grand Sport, how could we disagree?

[VIDEO] Paul Koerner Has the Reassembled Drivetrain Back in the C5 Corvette

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[VIDEO] Paul Koerner Has the Reassembled Drivetrain Back in the C5 Corvette


Over the last few days we’ve been following the exploits of GM World Class Technician Paul Koerner of Key Chevrolet in Middletown, CT., who has been up to his elbows in this leaky drivetrain on a 1999 C5 Corvette.

[GALLERY] Mike Furman’s 2019 Corvette ZR1 Owner School at Spring Mountain

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Corvette Delivery Dispatch with National Corvette Seller Mike Furman for Mar. 24th


A couple weeks back, our friend Mike Furman of Criswell Chevrolet took the ZR1 Owners School at Spring Mountain Motor Resort and Country Club in Pahrump, Nevada with 12 of his ZR1 customers. For ZR1 buyers, the ZR1 Owner’s School at Spring Mountain is fully included in the purchase price so there is no reason not to take the class.

In this photo gallery are 40 great photos featuring action both on the track and off as the class members get to socialize at the clubhouse when the driving has been done for the day.

Mike will be back at the Ron Fellows Spring Mountain Race Track July 20th-23rd so make sure you take advantage of the Spring Mountain’s Summer Special offering a 2-night stay and a 16gb SD card for your Corvette’s PDR. Call Melinda or Donna for details 1-800-391-6891. All Corvette enthusiasts invited!

[ACCIDENT] Speed and Alcohol Play Role in Crash of a Corvette Grand Sport

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[ACCIDENT] Speed and Alcohol Play Role in Crash of a Corvette Grand Sport

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The owner of this 2017 Corvette Grand Sport 2LT probably wishes his accident was just a bad April Fool’s joke.

Unfortunately, that’s not the case.

Will the C8 Corvette Get the Same DCT Gearbox Found in the Porsche 918?

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Will the C8 Corvette Get the Same DCT Gearbox Found in the Porsche 918?


One of the seemingly important equipment requirements for the C8 mid-engine Corvette has been the inclusion of a dual-clutch transmission and with the release of RPO data from the GM order workbench a couple weeks back, we learned that an 8-speed automatic DCT is the only transmission available.

[VIDEO] Harlan Charles Corvette Presentation at the 2019 Sebring Corvette Corral

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[VIDEO] Harlan Charles Corvette Presentation at the 2019 Sebring Corvette Corral


Corvette Product Manager Harlan Charles was down in Florida last month for the Super Sebring Weekend. On Saturday morning before the green flag of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, Harlan spoke to the Corvette enthusiasts gathered in the Corvette Corral tent. Harlan was also joined by Wendy Miller who is a GM forecaster for the Corvette brand.