Corvette C6.Rs to Start First and Second in Competition Debut at Sebring

Corvette Racing's new Corvette C6.R race cars will start their first race in the top two spots in the fiercely contested GT1 class at the season-opening Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. When heavy rain compelled American Le Mans Series officials to cancel qualifying for Saturday's 12-hour race at Sebring International Raceway, the twin Corvette C6.Rs were seeded at the top of the GT1 class based on their speeds in three practice sessions. Corvette Racing is aiming for a fourth straight victory in America's classic endurance event. Corvette Racing completed three days of practice in dry conditions before the rain arrived, and the forecast calls for fair weather to return for race day.  "We looked at the weather situation and focused on doing a quasi-qualifying run in the second practice session in anticipation of the qualifying session being rained out," explained Corvette Racing program manager Doug Fehan. "We got in good laps with both cars, and we're very satisfied with their performance. The years of development we put into the C5-R have been rolled into the C6.R, so we've not seen any reliability issues." The 53rd annual 12-hour Sebring race will be televised live on SPEED channel starting at 10:30 a.m. ET on Saturday, March 19. For the complete details and other Corvette Racing information visit: http://www.corvetteracing.com

Take Part in a High Performance Driving Event

For the first time in its 10-year history, the National Corvette Museum is sponsoring a High Performance Driving Event to be held October 29-30 at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw SC. The school will teach Corvette owners how to properly and safely handle their performance sports cars with instruction on handling, braking, control, balance and weight transfer, and "road vision." The performance classes will use technical classroom instruction, track exercises and actual track lap time to give participants a real driving experience! The event is open to NCM Members only until April 10th, when remaining slots will be available to anyone interested. We have 33 slots open and any interested participants may sign up now by becoming an NCM member prior to the April 10th general opening. Find out more about becoming an NCM Member by clicking here: http://www.corvettemuseum.com    Find out more and sign up for the High Performance Driving Event via our website at: http://www.corvettemuseum.com/registration/HPDE/agenda.shtml

Corvette Clubs Visiting In April

We look forward to welcoming the following Corvette Clubs to the Museum in April:

Circle City Corvette Club – April 2-3

Flag City Corvette Club – April 3-4

Air Capitol Corvette Club – April 15-16

Fast Glass Corvette Club – April 15-16

Lonestar Corvette Club – April 28-30

We invite you to plan a visit with your Corvette Club to the Museum and enjoy a weekend of fun planned just for you. Tours of the Corvette Assembly Plant, guided tours of the Museum, lunch, brick dedications and more are part of the planned festivities we can help arrange for your club. Find out more about planning a visit for your Corvette Club by visiting our website at: http://www.corvettemuseum.com/clubs/