Archive for October, 2007
GM FastLane Blog: The Wonderful World of Oz
… One I can sort of talk about is the Camaro. We had the first fully representative prototype with close to final surfaces standing at track side. It looked as awesome as the concept, and the blotchy black/white camo scheme could not destroy the great stance and proportion. The body fits were already better than what came off the line a few years ago. The interior had some hand-made plastic parts and showed some gaps, but was remarkable for the first car.
Corvette: Sales, News & Lifestyle: Corvette: The Official Sports Car of Kentucky
Kentucky State Representative C.B. Embry (R) filed a bill for the upcoming Kentucky General Assembly that would officially designate Corvette as the states official sports car. The bill would server to honor General Motors "For locating the [Bowling Green Assembly] facility with us. They have over 900 jobs there that pay very well" said the Representative.
Have I got your attention now?" asked Mona Shaw of the Comcast payment center employees as she smashed their keyboard, monitor and telephone. The 75-year-old woman was outraged after multiple delays and broken promises surrounding her Comcast Triple Play installation.
Historically Apple’s Macintosh computers have remained relevant because of the ongoing efforts of dedicated, enthusiastic software developers who continued to build great applications even when the size of the Mac-using community was dwindling. Shutting developers out of its latest, greatest accomplishment is a lousy thing to do.
Stolen From: BusinessWeek: Why I Won’t Buy an iPhone - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
Corvettes to challenge Porsches and Ferraris in ALMS GT2 in 2008 - Autoblog
General Motors still hasn’t announced whether the factory GT1 Corvette C6Rs will be return to the American Le Mans Series in 2008, but there will be ‘Vettes on the grid next year. Riley Technologies is building a pair of GT2 C6 Corvettes that will be run by Lou Gigliotti’s team. GM has approved of the program, but they are not directly involved. They aren’t the only new entrants in the GT2 class. Primetime Race Group will be preparing a customer Dodge Viper with factory support that is expected to debut at Sebring and Doran Racing is prepping a Ford GT. The GT2 class looks like it might the series to watch in 2008 with Porsches, Ferraris, Corvettes, Vipers and a Ford GT.
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Wallace and Gromit return to TV
Wallace and Gromit are to return in a half-hour television adventure - the first since 1995’s A Close Shave.
Stolen From: New Wallace and Gromit Short Coming Xmas ‘08 - Cinematical
C7 Corvette could get a dual-clutch transmission - Autoblog
Of interest to Corvette fans is a line item for the Toledo OH transmission plant which reads "RWD DCT for NG Corvette will be allocated (2012)". DCT typically refers to dual clutch transmission. That means the C7 ‘Vette will almost surely get a DCT.
