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Just A Brief Outing: The C8 Corvette Made A Guest Appearance At The Michelin NCM Bash


Just A Brief Outing: The C8 Corvette Made A Guest Appearance At The Michelin NCM Bash

Everybody knows by now that the C8 Corvette is coming, that it is mid-engined, and that there is a LOT of opinion on the subject on the engine’s location for the new car. Some are happy that after decades of thinking about it, that GM is finally going rear-mounted. Others are absolutely unimpressed and are even pissed off that the front-engined ass-kicker from Kentucky has gone the way of the dodo. As far as I’m concerned, I just want the opportunity to drive one in anger again…the C5 I last rang out made a promising case for itself and even in soaking wet conditions, the C7 Stingray that I drove a couple of years back felt razor sharp and weaponized. Being that I’m just a few short miles from the birthplace of every Corvette made since 1981, I have been expecting to see a camouflaged example or two roaming around, even if they were just making the very quick drive from the Bowling Green Assembly Plant to NCM Motorsports Park for some “testing”. Not once have I been told by NCM Motorsports Park staff that they were closed due to testing reasons. Not once have I seen a car that looks like it’s wearing a baggy leopard-print body wrap sneaking around the north end of town. I’ve never been so disappointed…when the C7 Corvette was coming out, you’d see preproduction cars every now and then and it was a thrill. Now? Nothing. For such a badly kept secret, GM has at least kept the “secret” part as intact as possible.

While I was driving home from St. Louis, however, the Michelin NCM Bash was going on. This is one of the many Corvette-centric shows that takes place at the Museum, but for this year attendees got a very special visitor. It showed up, drove around the roundabout near Gate B, and then high-tailed it towards the track with the driver happily putting his foot into the throttle on the way out.

Dear Chevrolet and Corvette Team: who the hell do I have to bribe for a chance to get near this one? I’m serious, now…


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