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Steller Motorsport Ready To Unleash New Corvette Z06 GT3.R at Season-Opener

by MikeApril 11, 2025

Steller Motorsport is set to embark on a bold new chapter this weekend, as it prepares to debut its brand-new Corvette Z06 GT3.R in the opening round of the 2025 GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS Endurance Cup at Circuit Paul Ricard, France.

The six-hour endurance race, taking place on Saturday 12 April, marks the team’s first competitive outing with the highly anticipated GT3 machine, following an intensive preseason testing program across Europe, including circuits in Spain, France, Germany, and the UK.

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Wickens Set for WeatherTech Debut in DXDT’s No. 36 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R

by MikeNovember 26, 2024

Statesville, NV (November 25, 2024) – DXDT Racing is proud to announce that Robert Wickens will join the team for the sprint rounds of the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship, beginning at the Long Beach Grand Prix in April. Wickens, who drives using hand controls following an accident in 2018, will be the only driver on the grid using hand controls in WeatherTech competition.

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New Pop Culture and Corvette Exhibition Opens at the National Corvette Museum

by MikeOctober 18, 2024

Celebration of Corvette’s Iconic Influence in Film, Music, TV, and More

BOWLING GREEN, KY, October 18, 2024 – Cue the paparazzi and velvet ropes! Today, the National Corvette Museum opens a new exhibition to the public: An American Love Affair: Pop Culture and Corvette. A road trip through Corvette’s impact on entertainment and popular culture, the exhibition features more than a dozen Corvettes and the pop culture stories that made them famous.

Beginning with Elvis Presley’s sleek 1959 Stingray Racer in Clambake to the Corvette-inspired characters in the Transformers franchise, Pop Culture and Corvette highlights the lasting cultural influence of Corvette and explores how America’s Sports Car has made its mark on everything from Hollywood blockbusters to music videos.

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Barrett-Jackson to Auction First Retail Production 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Convertible for Charity, April 9 at 2022 Palm Beach Auction

by MikeApril 1, 2022

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. ‒ March 31, 2022 – Barrett-Jackson, the World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions, will auction one of the most highly anticipated Corvettes during the company’s return to South Florida for the 2022 Palm Beach Auction, April 7-9. The first retail production 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Convertible will cross the world-famous auction block on Saturday, April 9, at approximately 4:30 p.m. ET live on The HISTORY Channel to benefit the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), the nation’s largest organization exclusively representing Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs). (more…)