Archive for the ‘Sports Car’ Category
O’Connell, Magnussen, Garcia and Corvette Racing Make History in Sebring
Corvette Racing Sets Records in Final GT1 Appearance in Sebring 12-Hour Race
SEBRING, Fla., March 21, 2009 — The 57th running of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring was a history-making event for Corvette Racing. For Johnny O’Connell, it was a record-setting eighth Sebring class victory. For Jan Magnussen, it was his milestone 100th career victory in the American Le Mans Series’ landmark 100th race. For Antonio Garcia, it was his first win with Corvette Racing. And for Corvette Racing, it was a perfect performance that included an ALMS record for laps completed in the GT class at Sebring to jump start the 10th anniversary of America’s premier production sports car racing team. …Â Details
Take a sports car, add a dollop of Bruce Wayne and a generous helping of James Bond, and you might have an idea what it’s like to drive the Tesla Roadster.
The $109,000 electric car, unveiled in 2006, is impressive by any conventional measure. Years later, the two-seater is still one of just a handful of electric vehicles on the road that can hold its own alongside any gas-powered challenger, and it is by far the flashiest of the bunch. …
…The road has not been easy. Tesla’s Roadsters carry a steep base price of $109,000, limiting the car’s appeal. The company said it has delivered more than 250 of the cars and has about 1,000 customers on its waiting list, all of whom have put down deposits. The company expects the Model S to cost less than $50,000, after accounting for a $7,500 federal tax credit for electric vehicles…. Details