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CORVETTE TODAY #179 - CORVETTE NEWS & HEADLINES, MID-SEPTEMBER 2023

Your CORVETTE TODAY host, Steve Garrett, teams up with Keith Cornett from CorvetteBlogger once again to keep you up to date on what's happening in the world of Corvette. Here are a few of the topics Steve and Keith bring you next week. https://youtu.be/JkA5J18FtdE?si=_ClRF7p68zI0V4A4; https://podcasts.adorilabs.com/corve...TQRaY9ZElrdDOZ
1. 1. 2023 Corvette production hits a new milestone
2. The C8 Z06 hits Japan
3. Corvette ranks highest in JD Power's Multi Media Study
4. Is the C8's "Great Wall of Buttons" really going away in 2025?
5. This year's Corvette Hall Of Fame inductees
6. A Batmobile based on a 1992 Corvette sells on Bring A Trailer
Count on CORVETTE TODAY to bring you the latest news in the world of Corvette every other week with your host, Steve Garrett and Keith Cornett from CorvetteBlogger.
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2024 & 2023 Corvette Info Including E-Ray, SR & Z06 Pricing, SR & Z06 Visualizers, 70th Anniversary Info, Press Releases for SR & Z06 & Their Build & Price, Order Guides & Visualizers

2024 Order Guide Here: https://www.gmfleetorderguide.com/NA...=22639&type=0#
2023 Corvette Brochure: https://www.chevrolet.com/content/da...D7Q0fp8nIEE57Y
E-Ray Visualizer: https://visualizer.chevrolet.com/ui?...US&channel=b2c
Official E-Ray Press Release: https://www.midenginecorvetteforum.c...-press-release
Official GM E-Ray Pictures: https://www.midenginecorvetteforum.c...and-visualizer
+ 25 KEY E-Ray Components/Factors: https://www.midenginecorvetteforum.c...rs-information
E-Ray Leaked Info/Visualizer: https://www.midenginecorvetteforum.c...tte-e-ray-leak
Z51 & Z06 GM Track Specs: https://www.midenginecorvetteforum.c...ecommendations
Z06 BUILD & PRICE: https://www.chevrolet.com/performanc...d-price/config
Z06 Order Guide: https://www.gmfleetorderguide.com/NA...D=22412&type=0
Z06 MSRP and Options Pricing: https://www.midenginecorvetteforum.c...freight-charge
2023 SR Build & Price: https://www.midenginecorvetteforum.c...up-and-running
*2023 SR & Z06 Official Owners Manual: https://www.corvetteblogger.com/docs...ersManual.pdf; and,
https://www.midenginecorvetteforum.c...owner-s-manual
* 2023 GM Bash Major Seminar with HQ video: https://www.midenginecorvetteforum.c...ore-bash-video
*2023 Stingray Visualizer: https://visualizer.chevrolet.com/ui?...US&channel=b2c
* COPMPLETE 2023 STINGRAY PRICING: https://www.corvetteactioncenter.com...ion-Center.pdf
*2023 Stingray (ONLY Order Guide: https://www.gmfleetorderguide.com/NA...D=22412&type=0
*70th Anniversary Combined Press Release For SR & Z06: https://www.midenginecorvetteforum.c...iversary-model
*Z06 Press Release: https://www.midenginecorvetteforum.c...-press-release
*Z06 Reveal Pictures: https://www.midenginecorvetteforum.c...eveal-pictures
*Z06 Visualizer: https://visualizer.chevrolet.com/ui?...US&channel=b2c
Order Guide (unofficial): https://www.midenginecorvetteforum.c...-action-center
*Z06 vs Z07 Aero Components: https://www.midenginecorvetteforum.c...s-similarities
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CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Halfway Report

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    PRESS RELEASE:
    No. 63 Corvette still in the fight following No. 64 C7.R retirement

    CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Halfway Report
    No. 63 Corvette still in the fight following No. 64 C7.R retirement

    LE MANS, France (June 16, 2019) – Corvette Racing reached half distance of
    its 20th appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans early Sunday with one of its
    Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs firmly entrenched in the battle for GTE Pro honors.


    The No. 63 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R of Antonio Garcia, Jan
    Magnussen and Mike Rockenfeller ran fifth at the 12-hour mark with
    Rockenfeller just finishing a double-stint. The practice of having the three
    drivers stay in the car for two fuel stops at a time was the prevailing
    strategy for Corvette Racing, which is shooting for its ninth Le Mans class
    victory.


    Unfortunately, the No. 64 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Corvette C7.R isn’t part of the
    fight following a heavy crash for Marcel Fässler near the six-hour mark. The
    incident happened in the lightning quick Porsche Curves toward the end of
    the lap. Fässler – driving with Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner – was hit from
    behind after making a pass on a slower car with the impact sending the
    Corvette hard into the wall on driver’s right.


    The damage was too extensive to repair, and Corvette Racing was forced to
    retire the car. Fässler was evaluated at the track medical center and was
    sent to a local hospital for a CT scan, which came back negative.


    Early in the race, the No. 63 Corvette led early and often. Garcia began the
    race from the third position but needed less than 20 minutes to move to the
    point in a frantic start.


    All three drivers of the No. 63 Corvette took turns in the lead early. The
    first safety car period of the race during the sixth hour brought the top
    nine GTE Pro entries to within 15 seconds of each other at the six-hour
    mark. Another safety car near the 10 hours running split the two lead cars
    from the rest of the GTE Pro field, effectively taking what had been a
    nine-car battle down to two with the Corvette part of the second group.


    The No. 64 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Corvette was up and down the order early with
    Gavin climbing from 11tth at the start to fourth in class during his opening
    two stints. Debris on his tires made it challenging for him to maintain his
    early pace but he and Milner had relatively calm stints before handing over
    to Fässler, who was matching the pace of his teammates before the incident.

    ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 63 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R: “There was
    a lot of uncertainty at the start. We were all looking at each other not
    knowing who would be fast and who would be slow. So we did like we did in
    qualifying and just settled in. Everybody seemed to be on a good pace and
    obviously our car felt pretty good. In the draft I was kind of following
    everybody but I think I feel more secure and better for myself when I’m
    running in a higher position rather than depend on the others. I could have
    stayed behind, but I decided to go ahead and see if I could stay because
    with the amount of slipstreams you have here it’s easy for the others to
    overtake you again even if they don’t have the pace. There is no better
    place to stay than P1!”


    JAN MAGNUSSEN, NO. 63 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R: “The first
    stint was good, keeping the same distance to the Porsche and opening the gap
    a bit towards the end, which was nice. The second stint was a little bit
    more of a handful on the tires. The car started moving around a bit. I think
    the track isn’t quite ready yet for double-stinting the tires, but we have
    to do it. I thought we were going to lose everything when I had to come in
    (early for an emergency five seconds of fuel) under the full-course yellow
    when the pitlane was closed, but fortunately everybody else was pretty much
    in the same boat so we didn’t lose anything.”


    MIKE ROCKENFELLER, NO. 63 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R: “Like
    last year, unfortunately these safety car rules tear the field apart, which
    is a shame but the race is not over. Let’s see. Maybe we will get lucky and
    catch the better safety car next time and the field will be bunched up
    together because it was a good fight when we were all together. Let’s see
    where we will end up in the morning. It feels like since it has cooled down
    or the track has rubbered in that the car is running better and better. This
    is good, but we just need some luck to come to us."


    OLIVER GAVIN, NO. 64 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R: “It was a
    very interesting first couple of stints. We bounced up and down the order
    among pretty much all the manufacturers. There definitely were some moves
    early on there. We were on the move a lot of the time. But it was
    aggressive… very aggressive. It was very intense racing. In the back of your
    mind, you’re thinking we have a lot of racing to be done but it was pretty
    wild now thinking about it. Toward the middle of the second stint, I ran
    wide a little bit near the end of the lap and got a bunch of junk on the
    tires. I just couldn’t cleaned up for a bit. It was amazing how many stops I
    dropped just through that one little thing. That shows the fine line in this
    category.”


    TOMMY MILNER, NO. 64 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R: “My stints
    were pretty relaxed. There was some fighting ahead of me during my second
    stint, but generally those guys were not going crazy. In the first stint, I
    struggled with understeer but my pace was decent. On the second stint, we
    decided to double-stint the tires, which was a bit of a struggle. I think we
    were heading toward a good balance in the car and would have been in good
    shape.”




  • #2
    Good luck # 63 C7.R!

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    • #3
      Doesn’t look good for a podium finish right now. But it’s not over yet. Go C7R.
      There is a madness to my method!
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      • #4
        it's over now! Corvette was in the lead with a few hours to go. The battle for the lead between Corvette #63 Corvette and the #51 Ferrari 488 GTE culminated mid morning shortly before noon (local time). Jan Magnussen spun off while negoiating the Porsche Curves and made contact with the wall. This would relegate the fight for the top spot between Ferrari and Porsche. It was eventually won by the AF Corse #51 Ferrari 488 GTE.

        This win also came on the 70th anniversary of Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

        ZORA patron, Forum Founding Member, Senior Contributor, proud owner of a late 2023 Z06! I go to races to watch Corvettes!

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