Tyler McQuarrie in the AWard Motorsports 997 Porsche Cup car during the night at the 25 Hours of Thunderhill 2013.
Archive for the ‘Sports Car’ Category
Sports cars and that “wind in your face” experience have gone hand-in-hand since the days when open-top MGs ruled the twisties.
Despite Chevrolet’s best efforts, however, we’ve always had a hard time properly classifying the Corvette as a genuine sports car. Offered only as a roadster initially, it lacked the handling precision necessary to properly compete with the zippy small cars GIs were experiencing in postwar Europe. Subsequent ‘Vettes emphasized straight-line performance up until the outgoing model. But even it came up a little short in some areas – primarily interior refinement.
Fast forward to today, however, and the Corvette has … Pictures and more