NCM Central News Report - September 27, 2004

[Rob]

Corvette Takes Decisive 1-2 GTS Victory at Petit Le Mans

The 2004 ALMS GTS Championship-winning Corvette Racing team continued their winning ways with a commanding 1-2 GTS finish at the 1,000-mile Petit Le Mans endurance event at Road Atlanta on Saturday. Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta and Jan Magnussen won the race of production classes in the #4 Compuware Corvette C5-R, edging Corvette stablemates Ron Fellows, Johnny O’Connell and Max Papis by just seconds. With their second place finish, Fellows and O’Connell claimed their second straight shared GTS Drivers’ Championship; Fellows has now won three straight ALMS GTS championships.

“With all the great victories this team has achieved, today very well may be our most commanding victory,” said Doug Fehan, program manager for Corvette Racing. “Our two cars ran as hard as they could with only seconds between them for close to 10 hours, with zero problems and flawless pits stops. It can’t get much better than this.” The Corvette C5-R will run its final race at Laguna Seca on October 16, for Round 9 of the American Le Mans Series.

Check Out What Is On Sale in the Corvette Store

If you have not visited the “Sale Items” page of our online Corvette Store lately, you may want to check out what has recently been marked down and added to this special section of our online Corvette Store. Items are discounted daily and offered at a reduced price to make room for new merchandise and gift items. ZR-1 Pique polos in black or grey are now only $34.99 marked down from $48.00. C5 Crossover crew windshirts by Cutter & Buck are now only $64.99 – reduced from $84.00. T-shirts, sweatshirts, lapel pins, jackets and much more are on sale now and limited numbers are available. Find out more about what is on sale by browsing online at: www.corvettemuseum.com/store - click on “sale items” to view this specially marked apparel and gift items or place your order by calling (800) 53-VETTE.

C6 Unveiling and Dinner with Dave and Karen Hill

A unique and “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity is up for bid on the NCM Auction Block. Saturday, January 15, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. ET, the auction winner and a guest will enjoy dinner at the home of David and Karen Hill in Grosse Pointe, MI and be allowed to go with David to the Auto Show where the C6 Z06 will be introduced, for an early walk-around on Saturday morning. Two tickets to the Auto Show are also included in the package. This special auction item is presented by the Entire Performance Car Team and other invited celebrities including Doug and Gail Fehan and Gary and Robin Pratt. A “Memory Book” of the experience will be prepared to document the evening and will be mailed out to the participants. The auction winner will be joined by other couples who had the opportunity to bid on additional packages offered at 10th Anniversary Lifetime Member dinner. Take a look at more details on this special auction item and make your bid here:

http://www.corvettemuseum.com/auction/auction.cgi

Click on “Special Items Up for Bid” to view this package.

C3 Extravaganza Registration Closes in Four Days

If you are planning to attend the C3 Extravaganza event, October 14-16, you have until Thursday, September 30 at 5:00 p.m. CT to register. Three-days of non-stop activities including road tours, seminars, Corvette Assembly Plant and Museum tours, a BBQ dinner at the home of NCM Executive Director, Wendell Strode and wife Jan, drag racing, autocross, a people’s choice car show and a banquet and benefit auction and more are planned. All preregistered guests will receive a personalized commemorative event badge and dash plaque if registered prior to the September 30 deadline. Make plans now to join us by registering online at: http://www.corvettemuseum.com/registration/c3/info.shtml

or call (800) 53-VETTE.

About the Submitter: Submitted by Bobbie Jo Lee

NationalCorvetteMuseum Communications

who can be reached at mailto:bobbiejo@corvettemuseum.com, or visited on the web at http://www.corvettemuseum.com

"NCM Central"is an electronic news report from the NationalCorvetteMuseum. Here you will find news on NCM events and happenings, Corvette Store specials, GM Corvette Assembly Plant updates, Corvette Racing reports and more.