IN THIS ISSUE:
- Michelin Named Official Tire of Motorsports Park and Museum
- Chevrolet Announces Two New Design Packages
- Country Music Star Jake Owen Visits
- $10 to Win a Corvette!
- Corvette Store Featured Item
- Upcoming Club Events
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Michelin Named Official Tire of Motorsports Park and Museum
 Michelin,
a global tire manufacturer, has committed to a three-year sponsorship
deal naming them as the official tire of the NCM Motorsports Park. The
announcement was made this morning during the Museum's annual "NCM Bash"
event.
"Michelin
is pleased to extend our relationship with the Corvette community to
include the exciting new NCM Motorsports Park," said Silvia Mammone,
motorsports and sponsorship marketing manager, Michelin North America.
"The
fact that every new Corvette C7 Stingray and Z06 Corvette now rolls out
of Bowling Green exclusively on Michelin tires aligns perfectly with
the launch of the NCM Motorsports Park and our growing relationship with
the Corvette Nation."
To
date, there are already more than 130 days booked at the track in the
first year. "We look forward to also working with Michelin as a customer
at the Park for possible product launches, testing and consumer
activities," stated Mitch Wright, Motorsports Park General Manager.
To read the full release, and watch the video, visit our website here.
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Chevrolet Announces Two New Design Packages
 Chevrolet
announced today the 2015 Corvette Stingray will be available in two new
design packages: the Atlantic luxury convertible and the Pacific
performance coupe.
Luxury GT-focused Atlantic Convertible:
inspired by the luxury and performance of private jets seen at European
vacation destinations, offered exclusively on Z51-equipped convertibles
and is available in 2LT or 3LT trims.
 Track-focused Pacific Coupe: inspired
by West Coast Drivers who attend weekend track events, offered
exclusively as a Z51-equipped coupe, in 2LT or 3LT trims.
Both
cars are on display this weekend during the Museum's NCM Bash event,
giving an up close view of all the special touches GM has included in
the packages. Read the full description of them on our blog here.
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Country Music Star Jake Owen Visits
 Rising
Country Music star Jake Owen is the new owner of a 2014 Arctic White
Convertible Stingray, so what better way to welcome him to the Corvette
family than with a tour of the National Corvette Museum during our NCM
Bash?
"I’ve
always been a fan of the Corvette, but until you have a Corvette I
don’t think you realize the passion behind it. It’s like a club or
almost like a cool cult of people that have them... they are so proud of
these cars. It’s the pinnacle of American-made sports cars, and being
an American and doing what I do, playing music for people around this
beautiful country, it’s just a staple of what America is. That’s why I
was excited to come here because it’s one thing to drive down the
highway in a car, I was excited as well to go to the factory and meet
the people that are building these cars and say 'thanks... thanks for
making me look cool.'"
 Jake
is sharing his Corvette passion with 1-year old daughter, Pearl. Pearl
also visited the Museum, where dad purchased her very first Corvette - a
pink Barbie Power Wheels Stingray.
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 Congrats
to Tom Clark of Munith, MI with ticket number 353 in our raffle for a
2014 Laguna Blue Premiere Edition Stingray! We sold all 1,000 of the
available tickets.
TOMORROW we raffle off a 2014 Torch Red Convertible Corvette for only $10 a chance! Online orders will be cut off early so places your tonight!
Learn more about our raffles, including exclusions and restrictions and purchase tickets online at www.corvettemuseum.org/raffle or call 800-538-3883 during normal business hours.
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Corvette Store Featured Item
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May 1-3: 16th Annual Hot Springs Corvette Weekend, Hot Springs, AR (NCM Attending)
May 3: Vette Spectacular, Birmingham, AL (NCM Attending)
May 3: Super Vette Saturday, Marietta, GA (NCM Attending)
May 3: Twin Rivers Spring Corvette Display, New Bern, NC (NCM Attending)
May 4: 45th Annual East TN Corvette Club Show, Knoxville, TN
May 4: KCCA Dealership Show, Hendrick Chevrolet
May 10: Chosen Few Vette Club Spring Fling All Corvette Show, Columbus, OH
May 10: Central OK Corvette Club Corvette Roundup, Edmond, OK (NCM Attending)
May 14-18: 2014 C3VR Annual Members Gathering, Appleton, WI
May 15-17: Annual Corvette Beach Caravan, Dothan, AL to Panama City Beach, FL (NCM Attending)
May 16-18: Lone Star Corvette Classic 2014, Fort Worth, TX (NCM Attending)
May 16: Wheels on Academy, Cary, NC (NCM Attending)
May 18: Plastic Fantastic All Corvette Car Show, San Diego, CA
May 23-24: Vettes-4-Vets Fundraiser, Talladega, AL
May 24: Corvettes at the Pier, St. Pete Beach, FL (NCM Attending)
May 24-25: Colonial Corvette Club Corvettes for the Vets, Williamsburg, VA (NCM Attending)
May 25: Spring Fling 2014, Merrimac, NH
May 31: Capitol City Corvette Club Spring Valley Open Car & Truck Show, Columbia, SC
May 31-June 13: Great American Safety Drive, The Old Route 66
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Jim Olson 
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