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Shortly after the announcement that General Motors is increasing the price of the new C7 Corvette by $2000 due to extremely high demand, SRT has announced that production will halt on the Viper beginning April 14th.  Production will remain paused until June 23rd to help move some of the current inventory that is sitting on dealers lots.  This comes not long after SRT had cut production from 9 units per day to 6 per day. SRT had sold just 91 units for for all of January and February.

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This annual gathering of horsepower-aholics began in 1999 in Houston with a few dozen cars attending. The first sponsor was MVP Motorsports (www.mvpmotorsports.com) and the event was actually named “The Supra Nationals” to celebrate Toyota’s iconic sports car and the main type of car that attended. Over the years the event has grown incredibly and now encompasses five days showcasing several events. If you like fast cars, then this is the event for you. The event includes Drag Racing, Roll Racing, Dyno Shootout, cruising and even a bikini contest!

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The news of a huge sinkhole swallowing 8 Corvettes today at the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY! It's a sad day but we chose to have some fun with it!

UPDATE 2/13/14: The National Corvette Restorers Society(NCRS) has released a statement saying that the cars will all be restored.  Many will be restored by NCRS Members!

UPDATE 2/14/14: Chevrolet has stepped up and stated that they will help with the restoration of all of the cars damaged in the Sinkhole.

Update 2/28/14: The Corvette Museum is set to begin removal of the cars from the sinkhole next week, starting with the Blue Devil ZR1.

Update 3/3/14: The Corvette Museum removed the Blue Devil ZR1 and the damage is not too bad.  The ZR1 fired up on its first try after removal.  They also removed the Ruby Red Corvette and unfortunately it was not as lucky.  It will be sent out to begin restoration immediately.

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This past weekend, I had the opportunity to attend the newly formed Viper Owners Association(VOA) of Illinois Winterfest Club meeting as a guest of Luddy's (a current SR Member as well as a current VOA member).  Luddy had been asked to bring his 2004 Paxton Supercharged Viper to the banquet and put it on display. He asked me if I would trailer it to Rosemont in exchange for giving me the opportunity to attend the VOA Club Meeting and see what the club is all about.  We delivered the Viper to the Crown Plaza Hotel in Rosemont late Friday evening and were greeted by a friendly group of members ready to help us unload and get Luddy's boosted Viper inside the hall! Once inside the hall I got a sneak peak at the Anodized Carbon Special Edition Viper you see on the left.  This Viper is a limited production Viper GTS with a new Metallic Matte exterior...

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The 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 was unveiled this morning at the NAIAS in Detroit Michigan.  This unveiling confirmed that the long awaited C7 Z06 will have a Supercharged LT4 Engine making 625HP and 635TQ.  They also announced that it will be the first Z06 to offer a removable Carbon Fiber Roof Panel! It will also be offered with the 7 Speed Manual Transmission or with an Optional New GM Designed 8 Speed Automatic Transmission!

NOW UPDATED WITH OFFICIAL VIDEO FROM CHEVROLET!!!

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This is the personal letter opener owned by Bill Mitchell, the head of design for General Motors from 1958 to 1977.  An encounter with a shark, while diving in the Bahamas, inspired the production 1963 Corvette Stingray, designed by Larry Shinoda, under Mitchells direction.

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