June
26, 2000
ON-LINE TODAY: THE 2001
CORVETTE
The plant’s first model year of
the new century comes to an end today when
the final 2000 Corvette rolls off line. Just moments after saying
farewell to the last 2000, employees will usher in the first
of the 2001 model year. Want
the full story, CLICK
HERE for MOHN!
June 24, 2000
First on the NET!! -
Final Production Numbers by
RPO Code for the 2000
Model year!
Access is only available to C5 Registry Members. If your a
member, CLICK
HERE !
June 23, 2000
At 6:12 AM
this morning 2000
Corvette VIN
133535 - Job Number 033607 started down the line. At 11:12 AM 2001
VIN #45- Sequence number 1 a Six Speed Hardtop (Z06) began
it's trip down the line. Both these Corvettes will be finished Monday
morning, marking the end of 2000 production and the first production
2001 finished in Bowling Green.
June 22, 2000
James M.
Campbell, currently brand manager for Corvette and Camaro,
has been appointed brand manager of the S-10 Pickup. Campbell succeeds
Debra Kelly Ennis, who was recently named Oldsmobile general manager.
Succeeding Campbell as Corvette - Camaro brand manager is Rick
Baldick, currently assistant brand manager - product for the
Silverado full-size pickup. The appointments are effective July
1. [Click
Here For Press Release]
The C5 Registry congratulates James
Campbell on his new promotion, and would like to thank him
for his help and support! Jim it has been a great couple of years, and
we know you'll be successful in your new position! Thank you.
We want to welcome Rick Baldick and
wish to invite him to future C5 Registry
events. Perhaps we'll se you at Carlisle!
June 22, 2000
Hot News from Australia: Corvette
is coming. That
we know, and the Federal Government, through a new low-volume
importation scheme, has made it easier by allowing Holden to import up
to 100 Corvettes a year. All will be convertibles.
For
Holden, the Corvette has been a marketing certainty in more ways than
one. Remember, under the long nose of the Corvette sits the same LS1
5.7-litre alloy V8 as in the Commodore. Ditto for the six-speed manual
gearbox.
Looking forward to
November next year, when Holden begins selling the Commodore Coupe, you
realise why Holden and partner HSV will import 100 Corvettes, but only
convertibles.
HSV managing director
John Crennan says it could happen “within a year if it all comes
together’’. But he refuses to be drawn on pricing, which is expected
to be between $80,000 and $100,000. He also denies it is a confirmed
project, saying the Corvette is “still under review but there is
strong intent’’ to bring it here.
Among the 100 Corvettes,
a limited number are certain to be special high-performance versions,
tuned probably by Callaway, which presently builds the 300kW engine for
the GTS.
The Corvettes will be
converted to right-hand drive by HSV. That’s not all. What most
Australians don’t know is that the Corvette’s standard brakes were
developed by PBR, an Australian company that also developed the brakes
on the VT Commodore.
HSV has begun testing its
awesome Premium brakes on Corvette.
With a 300kW engine,
expect a lot of boogie for your buck. Zero to 100km/h in around 4.6
seconds and 400 metres in less than 13 seconds. Ford is also moving
quickly to import 100 230kW Mustang Cobras – coupes and convertibles.
June 19, 2000
Every cloud has a Silver
Lining and that certainly was
true at the Route 66
Corvette Show on Saturday afternoon -
June 10th. After the rains fell, the sun came out and clouds
disappeared and that’s when Gary
Luterek [C5R#
X1797] put his 2000
Torch Red Coupe
to work. What work did he do, you ask? Our C5
Registry member took his STOCK
C5
(modified only with a Donaldson Air Cleaner) and was able to BEAT ALL
(Yes, we said ALL) THE VIPERS on the auto-cross course, OVER
and OVER
again while recording the fastest time of the day a 54.6
second run accompanied by his son in the passenger seat!!
(Note: the Route
66 Corvette Show invited the Vipers
to attend on Saturday afternoon…as the thought was to "UP
THE EXCITEMENT LEVEL").
The ten Vipers out in force on Saturday afternoon were there to continue
their point shoot-out classification racing, which included
auto-crossing and drag racing. Of course, as C5
fortune would have it, this led to several drag strip and auto-cross
course encounters between the Vette and Viper
June 17, 2000 - 00:41AM
(France)
The C5
Registry presents the FIRST PHOTO’S of a 2001
QuickSilver
Corvette Convertible,
ever seen in public! Included for your enjoyment is a close-up of the
shiny new for 2001
Chrome Exhaust Tips. Our thanks
to our C5
Registry member Chaz
Cone #W0526, our group
photographer at LeMans, who had the unfortunate task of following this 2001
C5
through the winding streets of downtown LeMans. Click here for photos! www.chazcone.com/corvette/lemans/.
Yes, it’s a rare look at a 2001
European Export model, equipped with European required exterior lights
(check out those amber lights on the fender, above the scoop)! As noted
this very special 2001
C5
was part of the PARADE lap, along with 20 of our C5
Registry members who are present at the 24 Hours of LeMans, with their C5’s.
According to Chaz, the highlight of this day was leading the parade lap
through the town of LeMans. Please continue to visit Chaz Cones page for
the latest updates on our SURVIVORS
at LeMans!
June 17, 2000 - Noon
Corvette
pricing for model year 2001
is as follows:
2001
Corvette Coupe
$39,830.00
increased from $39,130.00
2001
Corvette Convertible
$46,355.00
increased from $45,555.00
(Price includes 1SA package
with standard automatic transmission.)
2001
Corvette Z06
$
will be released July 1st, 2000
Destination Charge $645.00
increased from $580.00
1SB Equipment Pkg. Coupe
$1639.00
1SB
Equipment Pkg. Convertible
$1769.00
1SC Equipment Pkg. Coupe
$2544.00
1SC
Equipment Pkg. Convertible
2494.00
Corvette
Regular Production Options (RPO) which are
available separately in 2001
include: Z51
Performance Handling Package $350.00,
F45
Selective Real Time Dampening $1695.00,
G92
Performance Axle (upgrade for Auto only) $300.00,
Premium Tint Coat
Paint $500.00,
UNO
CD (in dash player) $100.00,
U1S
12 Disk Changer $600.00,
MN6
Manual Trans $815.00,
C2L
Dual Roof Panels $1100.00,
CC3
Blue Transparent Roof $650.00,
B84
Body Side Moldings $75.00,
B34
Floor mats $25.00,
V49
Front License Plate Frame $15.00,
QF5
High Polished Aluminum Wheels $895.00,
N73 Magnesium
Wheels $2000.00,
and the R6M
New Jersey Surcharge (dealer invoice will reflect a $158.00
charge).
And after a years delay, the long awaited new option for 2001,
the DDO
Electrochromic
Mirrors (available on all models)
will be priced at $120.00.
This option will darken the mirror on the driver’s side and center
rear-view mirror when lights from other automobiles behind you shine
upon them. The right side passenger mirror, however, will remain
unchanged. These mirrors are not equipped with a compass.
June 16, 2000
One of the most PHOTOGRAPHED
C5’s
to make the magazines in recent months was the Playmate of the Year
(Jody Patterson’s) Torch
Red C5
Coupe.
It has been brought to our attention that this issue was a sell out, due
to the fact that serious C5
buyers were unable to find an available C5
on their dealer’s lot. Much less have the dealer provide them with the
"much coveted" brochure. Thanks, Jeff
Niemeier [C5R#
X3249] for informing the Registry that Ms. Patterson’s C5
gift is being auctioned off on the Playboy
web site. (Members as you may recall, on HOT
NEWS, May
6,2000 this is the Corvette she
received for winning Playmate of the Year). For those of you still
searching the dealer lots for a 2000 model year C5,
maybe one of the benefits of bidding on her C5,
is that it will also be a sort of "MUSEUM delivery"…
in that the winner will pick up the C5
at the large old Playboy Mansion.
June 15, 2000
The C5
Registry CONGRATULATES our
friends at the C5
Bowling Green Assembly Plant! Once
again, it has turned out to be another record breaking year for
C5 production.
This next week begins the final C5
production week for model year
2000.
On June 1, we wondered what the color of the final model year
2000 C5
would be. We’re happy to announce the
final C5
for the model year 2000,
will be Pewter[11U]
Coupe,
VIN # 33610, JOB # 33682. The Automatic [MXO] Coupe will include a
Performance Axle [G92], Black Base [AR9] Seats-with Power Passenger
[AG2], Memory Pkg. [AAB], Glass Roof [CC3], Heads Up Display [UV6], Fog
Lights [T96], CD [UNO], Telescoping Wheel [N37], Base Suspension [FE1],
B/S Molding [B84], Carpeted Floor Mats [B34], and Active Handling [JL4].
The last C5
of 2000
is heading to Advantage Chevrolet in
Hodgkins, IL.
June
9, 2000
The Invasion continues…
as we celebrate one of America’s and England’s greatest joint
anniversaries.
CORVETTE, America’s
Racing Legend is poised and READY TO
RUMBLE….
Dan Adovasio, Director of the C5
Registry forces is leading the Registry Members’ Contingent of twenty C5’s
from America across the Atlantic to stage in England to once again storm
the Beaches of Normandy for a much different battle in search of a
Prestigious Racing VICTORY deep into
Southwestern France. The Endurance Race around the 8.4 mile Sarthe
circuit of the 24 Heures Du Mans commences Saturday, 4:00PM - June 17,
2000 (Members remember to place enough padding on your C5
hood before putting the television on it and taking your seat behind the
wheel -- tune in to SpeedVision, it will be LIVE for all 24 hours of
this historic racing event; there’s a 6-hour time difference so be
ready to start your engines at 10AM Saturday morning EDT).
According to our Registry friend John Stein
of Corvette Quarterly (Summer 2000), all the C5R’s
have to do to obtain VICTORY in
their maiden trip around the historic Le Mans
circuit which is some 2,800 race miles, is maintain an average speed of
over 110 mph with a top speed of 190 mph three times per lap, in Sun,
Darkness, Rain and Fog. And in addition, shift nearly 12,000 times, take
on fuel 24 times, chew up and digest 18 sets of tires and one set of
carbon brakes in nearly 330 trips around the course. The Seven-liter
Engine’s valves must open and close, each spark plug must fire and
each piston must deliver its power stroke nearly 8,000,000 times--all
without hesitation, all without fail.
Members be sure to follow the C5
Registry Le Mans March by band
member Chaz Cone’s [C5R#
W0526] special Web Page: www.chazcone.com/corvette/lemans/
and the Le
Mans Race
on www.c5rmotorsports.com
June
7, 2000
Politics
were far from ‘usual’ when Texas
Governor George Bush chose the Corvette Plant as THE PLACE to
visit Friday, May 19th. Wil
Cooksey had the honor of escorting the
Governor and his entourage, Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell, Secret
Service, Staff and 6-9 Journalists, along the tour route to learn how
the Best Sports Car in the World is put together. True to political
style, Photography was permitted by the Journalists with Bush.
June 5, 2000
Wednesday, June 7th at 9:PM EST, 6:PM PST,
Corvette Brand Manager
- Jim Campbell will
be the guest on Edmunds "Live Chat". This is expected to be a
big event for Corvette and Edmunds, and Edmunds is asking you
pre-register your questions at : www.edmunds.com/edweb/townhall/corvettechat.html
This should be a good
one, and we encourage all who can to participate!
About Jim Campbell
Jim Campbell has been brand manager for Corvette, America's performance
icon, since June of 1998. He joined GM in 1988 at the Pontiac Motor
Division as a district sales manager. While at Pontiac, Jim held many
positions, including brand manager for the Pontiac GrandAm and regional
manager, Kansas City. Campbell earned an M.A. at the University of Notre
Dame and a B.A. at the University of Michigan.
June
1, 2000
The
Official results are now in of the Vette-Viper Shoot Out held at
Moroso Motorsports Park in West Palm Beach,
FL last May 20th, and our own BUZZ FYHRIE,
C5R #W0564, he was able to finish 1st in the Corvette Stock Class
Road Course event, 2nd Overall in all classes
(Stock, Modified & Unlimited) for the
Road Course events and 2nd in the Corvette Stock Class drag racing.
This earned him the "2ND OVERALL
TROPHY". Way to go Buzz! Show those Vipers who's
boss!
June
1, 2000
The Lean
Mean Well Oiled Machine – the Assembly Line at Bowling
Green – will exceed last year’s production (for the fourth
consecutive year) of our favorite TOYS.
Projected Production for this year’s 2000
C5 is 33682.
That is an increase of several hundred more playthings for all of us to
enjoy! As you may recall the very first 2000 was a Dark
Bowling Green C5
Convertible [VIN 00001] purchased
by Bob McDorman to add to his enormous collection. Will the Plant honor
itself the week of June 26, by closing out the 2000
Model Year Production, with a final Dark
Bowling Green??
May 31, 2000
Mum’s the
word on our future products… as stated in the Bowling Green
Plant Vette Gazette, April 20, 2000 employee newsletter, Plant Manager,
Wil Cooksey, Jr. wrote an article which says….In summer months ahead
we will have a large amount of visitors to our plant. During the same
time period our plant will be building numerous future Corvette product
models.
Corvette has had many
information leaks in the past few months. In order to protect the
integrity of the car, General Motor’s confidentiality policy and your
job security please remember the following when speaking to customers.
- Do not comment on any features,
changes or improvements made to any of our future
products.
- Do not comment on when future products
will be introduced to the market.
- Do not take customers off the given
tour route to give them an up close and personal look at future
products. This includes taking them OUTSIDE and into the Workplace
Development Center (WDC).
- If the customer you are speaking to
has any questions or concerns regarding future products that you
feel should be answered, please refer them to Management.
May 29, 2000
Motor Trend just released
July 2000 issue has an interesting article under the heading of "Inside
Scoop!" This article covers the 385-HP
Corvette Z06. While the Registry can not
comment on specifics of the Z06 (because
of Dan’s signature on a GM embargo agreement - 2001 Long Lead Press
Tour Participant). Let’s just say…members we didn’t want
you to miss it!
BUT THE REAL BREAKING NEWS
is the C5 Registry’s first "honorable
mention" in Motor Trend Magazine. You ask, where are
we mentioned?? Why it’s on page 29 under CYBERTRENDS
by Jeff Bartlett – 8th and 9th
line down from the top right. I know it’s small, and everyone focuses
their attention on that L VIPER PHOTO L , but members we are still proud
J since we are only 2 ½ years old to be on that page!
May 27, 2000
Members with all the talk
recently focused on the Z06 we hope you don’t
lose sight on the vast improvements you will find in a 2001
C5 Coupe and Convertible. *Increased
Performance, better handling with a Standard
New Generation II Active Handling System. There has even been
some improvements to the exterior so you can tell a 2001 whenever you
see it – stay tuned for complete details at 12:01:01
AM July 1, 2000. http://www.c5registry.com/zo6/
* Reference
2001 GM Product Preview Fleet and Commercial Vehicle Guide.
May 26, 2000
Could perception become REALITY?
Members as you may recall the C5 Registry Hot
News on March 27, 1999 http://www.c5registry.com/racing/supervette.htm
spoke about a $200,000 SUPER CORVETTE.
Well, it looks like the idea is still hanging around, maybe without the $200,000
price tag. The upcoming July 2000 issue of Motor Trend Magazine
features a picture of a Super Vette. Motor Trend states
"During the past few months, wild rumors have flown about a
megadollar, megahorsepower Super Vette." As more and more people
talk about this rumor and the major magazines allow it print space, this
could be an instance where perception becomes reality and GM gives the
green light for a 200 mile per hour Super Vette. Can you say C5-R…in
your garage!
May 24, 2000
The C5
Registry wishes the very best to Bowling Green Corvette Quality
Engineering Manager, James A Danahy
in his new position as Manager of Seats and Interiors of the North
American Car Group in Warren , Michigan. As many of you know, Jim was
personally involved with our last two C5
Registry Birthday Celebrations,
and spent many hours away from his lovely family assisting our members
and answering questions concerning any and all aspects of the C5.
Best of luck in your new assignment, Jim!
At the same time that Jim is
taking on new responsibilities we are very pleased to announce to our
members the appointment of Grant Nelson
as New Quality Engineering Manager. Grant says the difference between
Bowling Green and other locations is readily apparent. "Everyone is
friendly and you can just tell that people here are focused on a common
goal of building a great product," he said. "I’m just
thrilled to join this winning team."
Nelson began his GM career
in 1986 with Delco in Dayton, Ohio as a design analyst for various
product lines. During his career he has also worked as an analyst of
active suspension systems, a twist axle analysis engineer and a Delphi
chassis resident engineer at the Mid-Lux Flint Center. His most recent
assignment was as the chassis vehicle system engineer for the GM luxury
Vehicle Group.
Nelson said he is impressed
with Corvette’s recent J.D. Power scores. "Corvette
has made great strides in quality. I hope to help get us to the next
level."
May 19, 2000
The Official C5
Registry is in the NEWS!!
"Americans can be a passionate bunch if they believe in something,
and at times they go to great lengths to prove it.
Automobile brand loyalty can really get the blood boiling and
ranks up there with politics and religion for many.
For example, taking into
account the Chevrolet Corvette’s long history of being touted as “America’s
Performance Icon,” it’s only fitting that a group of passionate
Corvette owners from the United States will be traveling with their cars
to Europe in support of the Corvette C5-R racing effort at the 68th
running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, June 17-18, 2000. " CLICK
HERE for Full Story!!!
May 12, 2000
Recall Alert:
CHEVROLET CORVETTE
Owner Notification Date:
May 11, 2000
Number of Units Potentially Affected: 71,569
Component Description:
INTERIOR SYSTEMS:SEAT BELTS: LAP:FRONT
NHTSA Campaign Number:
00V111000
Description of Recall Campaign:
Vehicle Description: Passenger vehicles. The lap belt webbing can
twist allowing the webbing to become jammed in the retractor. When the
belt webbing becomes jammed in the retractor, the belt may be unusable.
Dealers will install
inserts to the belt web guide of each lap belt retractor.Owner
notification is expected to begin during May 2000. Owners who take their
vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do
not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact
Chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020. Also contact the National Highway Traffic
Safety
Administration's Auto Safety Hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT
(1-888-327-4236).
May 12, 2000
"The second in the series: "Corvette: The American Dream"
was on SpeedVision Thursday night. I hope that many of you got a chance
to see it. It will be on SpeedVision every Thursday night at 6:30 PM
EDT.
The C5 Registry provided advice and
assistance to the producers. I hope you heard our name mentioned on the
air as presenting the "MY CORVETTE" section. We will be
working with the producers to guide them through the Corvette hobby.
I NEED YOUR HELP! I want to try to
move the show from 6:30 EDT to a more prime time slot. To do this I am
asking our members to call SpeedVision at 1-203-406-2500 and tell them
you like the show and want more of it. This will create enough
excitement at the network to move it to prime time. Please send me any
ideas you have for the show so that we can pass them on to the producers
for consideration.... Thanks for help in this. Please Call now
1-203-406-2500
Dan Adovasio.....
May 10,
2000
If your dealer received a Z06 allocation on Tuesday May 9, 2000 then
they are one of the Top
195 CORVETTE Dealers in the US....How
do we know? See the wording in the
Administrative Message:
Administrative
Message Dated 05-09-00
As you may already have noticed, initial order generation of the newly
enhanced 2001 Corvette Hardtop took place on May
8, 2000. these orders were distributed to
only the top 195 Corvette dealerships in the country. There will
be no PROSPEC information on this model until the early July timeframe.
Please be aware, however, that there is only one
PEG available for this model and only a few
freeflow options.
If you are one of
the top 195 dealers that received a Corvette Hardtop, you will
need to make any desired changes to the vehicle in the Vehicle Order
Management System. VOMS has all of the necessary
information you will need to place these
initial orders. You can change the order by highlighting it in
VOMS, then clicking the change button. The
next Corvette Hardtop order generation will be in July, after the
ordering information has been fully released and
updated in PROSPEC. If you should need any
clarification this issue, please contact your Area Sales Manager
or Market Area Manager.
May 10, 2000
Attention to all European Corvette Clubs! Kirk Weeks
of Corvette Racing has asked that
all European Corvette Clubs that are interested in LeMans this year get
in touch with him as soon as possible E-Mail: krkweeks@cs.com
Please email him your email address and
pass this news on to any other Corvette Clubs you know of in Europe.
Have them contact Kirk because we would like to get a parking corral for
all Corvettes attending the race.
Chevrolet would like to have a list of
all Corvette Clubs in Europe so that they may contact them for future
events.
Dan Adovasio, Director C5 Registry
May 9, 2000
ZO6
Allocation available TODAY! Phones have been ringing off
the hook today at the C5 Registry
office as the Corporate
Member Dealers call in with the Z06
allocations they received today. Allocations range from 18 to 3 pre
selected units. Some of the dealers reporting in are: Les Stanford ,
Steve Moore, Kerbeck, Bud's Chevrolet, and Bruce Glueck. The
dealers tell us the target production date is June 5th. Keep checking
for Updates!
May 6, 2000
C5 Registry Member Dealer -Corvette
Mike - recently made two "High Profile" celebrity
deliveries. Click Here
for The photos and stories about "The
Playmate of the Year", and Jay
Leno's Corvette deliveries.
May 4, 2000
The new Corvette show that airs tonight at 6:30 p.m. ET on
Speedvision. The show is titled "The American Dream" and will
run weekly for the next 13 weeks. Show format is parts installation,
racing, celebrities, and new products. The C5
Registry is presenting part of this show
and we have acted as a consultant to this show directing the producers
as to what the Corvette Enthusiast are interested in.
May 1, 2000
Pro Spec information regarding the 2001
C5
that was sent to Corvette Dealers during April, has been modified.
Dealers will receive UPDATED
ordering information before the May 9th order Acceptance date. Want the
full story, CLICK
HERE for MOHN!
April 28, 2000
The C5
Registry is proud to announce that "Corvette:
The American Dream" will be
premiering on Speedvision on May 4th at 6:30PM EDT (one week
from today). Those of you who were present at the 24hrs of Daytona
dinner on February 4th saw the promo video for the show. The C5
Registry is presenting part of this show
and we have acted as a consultant to this show directing the producers
as to what the Corvette Enthusiast are interested in. The C5
Registry will be featured in the "This
is my Vette Segment" Look for your
logo, which will be proudly displayed…. Check it out…. This will be
a weekly series on Speedvision. Let us know what you think of the Show.
We will have input as to the contents of the show…C5Ya!…..Dan
& Jake
April 26,
2000
As many Registry Members already know, Corvette
has gone to packaging for the 2001 model year. ‘01’s availability
will be two basic packages above the already standard 1SA package. The
1SB option package which is the standard equipment package and adds to
it, the memory system (power seats, sports bucket seats, dual zone air),
fog lamps and the rear luggage shade. The 1SC package includes all the
above plus electrochromic mirrors (new for 01), HUD, twilight sentinel
and power telescoping steering column.
The Convertible packaging
is slightly different in that the 1SB package includes the
electrochromic mirrors.
Members call your dealer now!!!!
Dealers can only order Coupes or Convertibles at this time for
submission in the first round of ordering, which begins on Tuesday, May
9th.As of this date there is no information on ordering Fixed
Roof Coupes (Hardtops) in the dealers computer system. Which leads us to
believe the Hardtop (RUMORED ONE) will be something VERY SPECIAL in
2001.
April 24, 2000
On Friday, April 14th, Gary Cowger,
Vice President of General Motors in charge of Labor Relations, visited
the Bowling Green Corvette factory. His scheduled permitted a tour of
the NCM during our C5 Birthday Bash Event.
To our surprise he stopped by the C5 Registry
table to thank Dan Adovasio and ALL the C5
Registry Members for the "THANK YOU PARTY" we threw for
the plant employees during our 2nd Annual Birthday Bash in April 1999.
His comments were very gracious towards us as he went on to say
"your thank you of plant employees was unprecedented throughout
General Motors". We told him it was just an expression of our
admiration for those employees who build the "BEST VETTE
YET"!!
April
21, 2000
"CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE NAMED "BEST ENGINEERED"
Readers of the Society of Automotive
Engineers' (SAE International) Automotive Engineering International
Magazine voted the 1999 Chevrolet
Corvette Convertible as the "Best
Engineered Car of the 1990's and Best Engineered Car of the 20th
Century". Winners were chosen for
each decade with the exception of the "1990's" and the
"Century" overall, in which the 1999 Chevrolet Corvette shared
the award with the 1999 Mercedes-Benz S500. Winners were announced in
Detroit at the SAE 2000 World Congress.
It's always exciting when our favorite Corvette C5
wins ANOTHER award. Looks like the SAE has just confirmed what every C5
Registry Member already knows!!
April
18, 2000
Again the C5
Registry brings you the first available
information on the new 2001 Corvette... CLICK
HERE!
April
10, 2000
As stated in the 2001 GM Product Preview Fleet and Commercial Vehicle
Guide (HOT NEWS
February 28, 2000) there will be a 5
HP gain for the LS1 base C5 Corvette
engine for 2001. Further review of the LS6 GM Power Train press release
indicates that one of the increases in HP will come by the
elimination of an external EGR Valve. For
More Info Read Members Only Hot News. CLICK
HERE FOR MOHN
April
7, 2000
Based on the emails we have received, we believe a CLARIFICATION
is in order. For model year 2001 there will be a new
WHITE color. This new WHITE (name
will be released at the Birthday Bash) is NOT
a TINT COAT color. The current tint coat production line does not
have the capability of increased production of any additional colors at
this time. Millennium Yellow and Magnetic Red II have taken up all the
current capacity, and will continue this trend in 2001. The "RUMORS"
across the Internet speculating on a PEARL WHITE (Diamond White –
Cadillac Color) will NOT be made available on the 2001 C5
Corvette. (As a HINT to the new WHITE (RPO 40U) color name you would
have to figure out another name for RACETRACK.) Let the guessing begin…..
April
3, 2000
Corvettes are in tight supply and from
the information below getting tighter as we approach the prime SPRING
buying season. The Corvette field stock as of February 29 was:
- Gross: 3557 units 37
Days vs. 57 Days in January
- Net: 1494 units 16
Days vs. 25 Days in January
What does Net and
Gross Field Supply mean? (that means they more C5s
on trucks than at all their dealers) The
net field supply reflects the number of days (at the current selling
rate) it would take to sell all of the vehicles on dealer lots. Gross
field supply means all unsold vehicles that have been shipped from the
plant and are either at the carriers, in transit, or at the dealers.
April 2, 2000
Congratulations to the C5
Racers at Charlotte this weekend! Results for the top 15 were:
1. Bill Cooper, No. 01 Chevrolet Corvette C5, 29 laps
2. Reese Cox, No. 98 Chevrolet Corvette C5, 29
3. Peter Kitchak, No. 3 Porsche GT3 Cup, 29
4. Justin Jackson, No. 79 Porsche 993 RSR, 29
5. Peter Cunningham, No. 42 BMW M3, 29
6. Dale White, No. 38 Porsche GT3 Cup, 29
7. Paul Brown, No. 96 Saleen Mustang, 29
8. Jeff McMillin, No. 25 BMW M3, 29
9. Derek Bell, No. 8 Audi S4 Competition, 29
10. Elliott Forbes-Robinson, No. 55 Lotus Esprit Turbo, 29
11. Scott Bove, No. 22 Porsche GT3 Cup, 29
12. David Farmer, No. 35 Chevrolet Corvette C5, 29
13. Danny Kellermeyer, No. 37 Chevrolet Corvette C5, 29 (DNF)
14. David Schardt, No. 94 Porsche GT3 Cup, 28 (DNF)
15. Daniel Eastman, No. 18 Porsche 993R, 28
The Vipers came in:
30. Bobby Archer, No. 32 Dodge Viper GTS, 18 (DNF)
36. Jimmy Adams, No. 77 Dodge Viper GTS, 1 (DNF
More info can be found at: www.c5rmotorsports.com
April
1, 2000
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This is the one ALL of you across the nation have put the "Big
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