Topic: NCM eNews - September 27, 2005
in Forum: National Corvette Museum
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A total of 37,372 cars were built during the model year, with no ZO6 production. Coupes proved to be more popular than ever with 72 percent of total production and convertibles taking the remaining 28 percent. The most popular exterior color was Black (21.4 percent), followed by Light Tarnish Silver (18.4 percent), Victory Red (15 percent), Luxo Blue (10.1 percent), Magnetic Red (9.1 percent), Sunset Orange (8 percent), Millennium Yellow (5.4 percent), White (5.3 percent), Precision Red (3.5 percent), Velocity Yellow (2 percent) and Red Jewel (1.9 percent). Most convertible customers opted for the black top (86 percent), with only 11.3 percent choosing beige followed by 2.7 percent who chose gray. Interior color options are as follows: Ebony 60.9 percent, Light Cashmere 24.5 percent, Steel Gray 10 percent, and Cobalt Red 4.6 percent. Once again proving most popular, automatic transmissions accounted for 60 percent of the cars. Six-speed manual transmissions accounted for 17 percent, while 23 percent opted for the six-speed with the Z51 option. Export cars, other than Canada and Mexico, totaled 4.7 percent. Other popular options included: Memory Package (92 percent), Passenger and Driver Reclining Bucket Seats (98.4 percent), Telescoping Steering Wheel (87.3 percent), Polished Aluminum Wheels (72.5 percent), OnStar (52.5 percent), Heads Up Display (92 percent), and XM Satellite Radio (58.6 percent). Petit Le Mans to Renew Rivalries for Corvette Racing
The score stands at 1-1 going into Saturday's 1,000-mile/10-hour event at Road Atlanta. The Prodrive Aston Martin team took the season-opening Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring in March, while Corvette Racing claimed victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June. Corvette Racing's drivers and crew are anticipating another classic battle in the Georgia countryside, and hope to duplicate the outcome of the first Anglo-American conflict by beating the Brits in Chevrolet's 21st century version of the American Revolution. "There are no more endurance races - they're all sprint races now, and some just run longer than others," Fehan laughed. "There is no strategy. The green flag drops, the drivers put the pedal to the metal, and the first car to the finish line wins." Corvette Racing's driver lineup will be at full strength for the season's final long distance event. The Le Mans-winning team of Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta and Jan Magnussen will be reunited in the No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R at Road Atlanta, while Max Papis joins Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell in the No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R. Petit Le Mans, the ninth round of the American Le Mans Series, is scheduled to start at 11:20 a.m. EDT on Saturday, Oct. 1 at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Ga. SPEED Channel will provide live television coverage of the 1,000-mile/10-hour race. Check local listings in your area. For the latest Corvette Racing news visit: www.corvetteracing.com Order Your Copy of the 2005 Corvette Hall of Fame You can now order the DVD featuring this footage and highlights from the evening’s ceremony. The 2005 Corvette Hall of Fame DVD is available at $15 per copy plus shipping and handling. Delivery date - late November. Order your copy online at: http://store.corvettemuseum.com/detail.aspx?ID=894 To find out more about our Corvette Hall of Fame or the nomination process visit our website at: http://www.corvettemuseum.com/library-archives/hof/index.sht ml Getting Ready for the Pace Cars On Thursday, participants will head to Road Atlanta and be part of the Corvette Corral and race activities and enjoy a special dinner and Pace Car laps on the track. We look forward to welcoming these Corvette enthusiasts. If you would like to be a part of the Pace Car Reunion and race activities, onsite registration begins at the Museum on Wednesday, or you can join the group at Road Atlanta on Friday and register onsite at the track. For the complete Pace Car event agenda click here: http://www.corvettemuseum.com/registration/pace/agenda.shtml All I want for Christmas – Is a new Corvette! A special “holiday” Corvette raffle has just begun on a 2006 Monterey Red Corvette Coupe – limited to only 500 tickets to be sold. Tickets are available at $250 each and this year’s holiday raffle features one of the newest colors for the C6 generation models – Monterey Red. The winner will be drawn prior to the Christmas holiday on Friday, December 9 at 10:00 a.m. CT. The winner will also receive the R8C Museum Delivery Program option at the time the car is picked up. The winner need not be present to win. Find out more and purchase your ticket online at: http://www.corvettemuseum.com/raffle/index.shtml or by calling (800) 53-VETTE. Heartbeat in the Heartland Rolls Along
The Floydada, Texas stop held at Oden Chevrolet was a great success with over 45 Corvettes in attendance and about 15 Nifty 50's classic cars. R8C Museum Delivery Program Manager, Gary Cockriel and tour captain Bill Weir, gave an informative explanation of the C5R race car and the 2004 Le Mans Pace Car and an overview of the NCM. We will be on-hand with the tour team at the Eureka Springs event this weekend with an NCM presentation on Friday and Saturday – we hope you can join us. For the details on the tour’s weekend activities click here: http://www.corvettemuseum.com/heartbeat/ |
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This weekend's Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta marks the renewal of sports car racing's fiercest rivalry as America's Corvette Racing takes on the British Aston Martin team in the rubber match of international endurance racing. 
Jim Olson 
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