Christmas in July for NCM Members

Now through Sunday, July 27, NCM Members can enjoy “Christmas in July” when shopping online in the Corvette Store! Lifetime and Senior Members will receive a 20% discount!

Family, Business and Individual members will receive 15% off purchases.  Discount applies to regular price merchandise only.  Choose from collectibles and merchandise including this “Jake” Skull Christmas ornament finely crafted in stainless steel. Browse and save on your purchases by shopping online or call us at: (800) 53-VETTE.

Dave Ressler, avid car collector and owner of Ressler Chevrolet in Mandan, North Dakota and Bozeman, Montana, along with family and friends, enjoyed a Corvette experience to remember at the Museum and Corvette Assembly Plant. Ressler was the high bidder on the first in production, one-of-a-kind VIN series 2009 ZR1 sporting the only LeMans Blue paint for the new model.

The profit from his $1,000,000 bid at Barrett Jackson was donated to the United Way of Southeast Michigan. The group’s visit to take home the new Corvette ZR1 offered Museum guests a chance to see the ZR1 and Dave’s VIN 003 1953 together on display and to meet and greet with Dave. “What a great experience enjoying the Plant and Museum,” Ressler shared with us. “And thanks to everyone in Bowling Green for being so gracious to us!”

Road America High Performance Driving Event Offers Even More

Thanks to some special contacts and friends, we will have some interesting attendees as visitors and instructors at the upcoming Road America HPDE – August 11-12.

Dick Guldstrand will be in attendance to talk about his race experiences; Gib Hufstader will be instructing and talking about Corvette history; Andy Pilgrim, Corvette and Cadillac driver, will be part of some classroom time and rides; Shields Bergstrom, race driver and currently Aston test driver, will be instructing and assisting in the Advanced Group classroom. We will also have Tom Wallace and Kirk Bennion attending as instructors. We have open slots in Intermediate (Blue) and Advanced (Black) and there are a limited number of seats available at the dinner. The Road America event promises to be one of our broadest yet with a lot of excitement.  Guests and spectators are welcome. Find out more and reserve your spot here.  

In less than six weeks, we will draw the winner of the 2009 Red Corvette Coupe raffle!

Our winner need not be present to win and will be drawn as part of the 14th Anniversary Corvette Celebration August 30. Tickets are only $10 each and available online or by calling (800) 53-VETTE.

You have approximately three weeks left to pre-register for the Corvette Celebration August 28-30 and receive the event lapel pin and commemorative dash plaque. Pre-registration ends at 5:00 p.m. CT on Friday, August 15.

Live entertainment from our very own R8C Museum Delivery Program Manager Gary corkriel and his band, exciting displays, seminars, road tours, poker run, the Corvette Hall of Fame induction and other activities available only at the NCM are just a part of what makes our anniversary celebration event one you don’t want to miss.

If you are interested in purchasing a corporate table for your club or business at the Corvette Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, you have until Friday, August 1 to register and be included in the Hall of Fame commemorative program available at each table. Contact Adam Boca at: adam@corvettemuseum.com to reserve your table. View all of the event activities and register online now.

Our eBay auction site offers a chance to pick up the 1992 Corvette owners videocreated to showcase the C4 Corvette and the performance, handling and style that made this Corvette a legend.

Make your bid online here.

  

Tour de Road America Bicycle Race Will Feature Fehan vs. Gavin to Benefit Lance Armstrong Foundation

It will be the USA vs. England, experience and treachery vs. youth and enthusiasm, and management vs. labor when Corvette Racing program manager Doug Fehan takes on Corvette Racing driver Oliver Gavin in a winner-take-all bicycle race at the Tour de Road America on Friday, August 8. The two-wheeled grudge race is a prelude to the four-hour American Le Mans Series Generac 500 at Road America on August 9.

Gavin and Fehan will be joined on the track by their fellow drivers and team members, race fans, families, local cyclists, and cancer survivors. The ride is open to cyclists of all abilities and all kinds of bikes.

Proceeds of the fundraiser support the cancer survivorship, advocacy, education, and research programs of the Lance Armstrong Foundation, the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang Camp, and the Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic. Read more here.

Chevrolet will be hosting a Corvette Corral at Road America for the upcoming American Le Mans Series Race at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, August 8-9, 2008. Activities include Sponsor Presentations, GM Racing Technical Presentations, a Driver Meet and Greet and a Corvette Car Show judged by the Drivers.

For more information on the race or for obtaining tickets click here or the IMSA site here for a Corvette Corral schedule of events. Please note that the Corvette Corral is exclusive to Corvette Owners and only Corvettes are permitted to park in the Corral.

SPEED will televise the Road America race tape-delayed on Sunday, Aug. 10, at 2 p.m. EDT