New In the Corvette Store

Men’s polos, pewter ornaments, the 2005 Black Book and much more have been added to the online Corvette Store! Choose from two styles of men’s polos featuring the NCM spire logo or the traditional Museum logo – both available in colors that are sure to please. If you are collecting ornaments featuring Corvette themes you will want to pick up one of our pewter ornaments to decorate your holiday tree – C5, Sting Ray and ZR-1 model years are available. The 2005 Corvette Black Books have arrived and are priced at only $15.95. Be sure to have your member number ready when ordering for extra savings. Shop for these and other unique items online at: http://www.corvettemuseum.com/store or call (800) 53-VETTE to place your order.


Corvette Raffle Winners Take Delivery

As part of the 10th Anniversary Celebration, three people were drawn as winners of new Corvettes. Two have taken delivery and photos of these excited winners have been posted to our website at: http://www.corvettemuseum.com/raffle_winners/index.shtml

Your next chance to win is coming up on Friday, December 10 when we will draw a winner for the 2005 Victory Red Coupe raffle – limited to only 500 tickets. Tickets are available for $250 each or take a chance on our annual $10 Corvette raffle. The winner of this 2006 Red Coupe will be drawn on Sunday, September 4 as part of the Corvette Celebration festivities over Labor Day weekend. Find out more about these raffles and purchase your ticket here: http://www.corvettemuseum.com/raffle/index.shtml or call (800) 53-VETTE.


C5-R Race Team Back In Action This Weekend

The Chevrolet Corvette C5-R is closing in on a record-setting 2004 season after winning eight straight races, including the 12 Hours of Sebring, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and every single American Le Mans Series event to date. This weekend’s 1,000-mile Petit Le Mans race at Road Atlanta will be the Corvette C5-R’s final long-distance event; drivers Max Papis and Jan Magnussen will rejoin their Chevrolet teammates to share driving responsibilities over the course of the 10 hours. Corvette Racing has won the GTS class in Chevy presents Petit Le Mans for three of the past four years. “Road Atlanta will be interesting from a technical standpoint as it was the first test where we ran the Corvette C5-R with Michelin back in late 2003,” said Doug Louth, engineering manager for Corvette Racing. “With help from our Michelin partners, we've come a long way since then in optimizing the car around our new tires, and it will be nice to see how well the handling challenges we faced at that early test have been dealt with.” Saturday’s race will be televised live in North America by SPEED Channel and in Europe by MotorsTV. American Le Mans Series Radio will have live coverage of qualifying and the race that can be heard online at http://www.americanlemans.com.


Limited Number of 50th Anniversary Press Kits Available

A limited number of 50th Anniversary Event Press Kits are available for a $100 donation to the Museum's Building Campaign. The hard-bound, boxed press kit comes complete with a colorful 50th Anniversary introduction CD-Rom and 79-page, 4-color press booklet detailing the celebration activities, highlights of Corvette's 50 years, and various Corvette images. The kits also contain a 2003 Black Book. Kits are available on a first come-first serve basis. Find out more and make your donation online at: http://www.corvettemuseum.com/donations/project7.shtml


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Submitted by Bobbie Jo Lee, National Corvette Museum Communications, who can be reached at bobbiejo@corvettemuseum.com or visited on the web at http://www.corvettemuseum.com.


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