Entries For: June 2008
Jun 26, 2008
GM Drops the Shades at HIN Night Shift in NY
It was an exciting weekend at Belmont Park in New York this weekend as the GM Tuner Tour dropped in at its first Hot Import Nights “Night Shift” event for 2008. The Night Shift events bring the classic HIN atmosphere out under the stars and allow the show to be much larger than any indoor arena can be. This lets attendees participate in more activities and have a chance to check out cool exhibitions like freestyle motocross, drifting and street bike stunt shows.
The GM Tuner Tour brought an incredible showing of cars to this show including Kat Von D’s Pontiac Vibe and 50 Cent’s own Pontiac G8. Of course Jason Whitfield’s custom LSJ swapped Chevy Aveo and the new 2008 Cobalt SS Turbo were on site and, with the SS Turbo rolling on the streets now, there was tons of buzz around it the whole night including a few guys that had already picked one of these up! Adding a nice treat for the attendees, Neil Tjin, and his Tjin Edition Tour, had his custom creations on display which include a Chevy Cobalt and Pontiac Solstice. The attention to detail on Tjin’s concepts is amazing and as all the attendees found out, definitely worth the trip! read more...
Jun 23, 2008
ECOtec VIP Owners Meet at Mid-Ohio Sports Course
Whenever you get a group of ECOtec enthusiasts together at a racetrack you know a great time is in store! This past weekend we hosted a GM VIP ECOtec Owners meet at the Mid Ohio Sports Course in the midst of a KONI Challenge race. We had such a great initial response for registration for this event and some owners came from as far away as Ontario, Canada and Tennessee to take part in the festivities so we didn’t want to disappoint.
It was a beautiful Sunday morning at the Mid Ohio Sports Course and once we had the owners parked in our VIP corral we got everyone together to go over all the great things we had in store for them. We started the day with Dwight Woodbridge, GM Racing Program Manager for Grand-Am KONI Challenge, guiding the owners throughout all the GM race teams pit areas and introducing the VIP guests to the drivers, engineers and mechanics at all the various teams. The owners had unbridled one-on-one access to all the staff and were free to ask all the questions they could think of. read more...
Jun 19, 2008
Mid-Ohio Sports Course VIP ECOtec Owners Meet
This weekend is going to be a blast for all of our registered ECOtec owners at the Mid Ohio Sports Course in Lexington, Ohio! There’s going to be plenty of racing and pit tours, along with a catered lunch for all the owners. We want everyone to be able to enjoy everything that GM is putting on this weekend so below is a schedule of the events for Sunday so you can make sure you don’t miss a thing!
Check out the Schedule after the jump. read more...
Jun 16, 2008
Rhys Millen on Podium Again at Formula Drift Englishtown
For the second time in as many races, Rhys Millen won a spot on the Formula Drift podium. After a fierce drift battle with teammate Dai Yoshihara in the Pontiac GTO Drift, Rhys Millen and his Solstice GXP Drift grabbed third place at the Formula Drift event in Englishtown, New Jersey on June 14th. Dai Yoshihara, in repeat performance from the last event, finished fourth. Dai came into the Englishtown event qualified in the number one spot. Gardella Racing’s Ryan Tuerck in the Mobil1/Maxxis Tire Solstice GXP Drift qualified 10th and was defeated in round 1. read more...
Jun 12, 2008
Three-Time Pro Front-Wheel-Drive Champ Jason Hunt Bringing the Matco Tools Chevy Cobalt to IHRA’s President’s Cup
Budd’s Creek, MD- Jason Hunt and Charlie Schafer Industries are bringing their 200 mph, tube chassis, front-wheel drive, four-cylinder Ecotec powered Chevy Cobalt out to play in Top Sportsman this weekend.
Hunt, who is the reigning NOPI PRO FWD Champion and who currently sits third in points, is trying his hand at competing against rear-wheel-drive, eight-cylinder, door slammers before heading out to Denver, CO next week. Maryland International Raceway is Hunt and team owner, Schafer’s home track and they were really excited when the race could work into their schedule. read more...
Jun 11, 2008
Cobalt dominates KONI Challenge
Being a racecar driver is one of the most physically and mentally challenging occupations out there. Being an actual racecar is to, but with a little less emphasis on the mental aspect. That’s what makes the team at Georgian Bay Motorsports and the 2008 Cobalt SS Turbo so impressive.
If you were to look at the current top standings in the Street Tuner Series, you’d wonder why the other teams even bother showing up. The Chevy Cobalt teams have been dominating this year with the new Turbo Cobalt SS. read more...
Jun 05, 2008
Free Chevy Cobalt VIP Enthusiast Meet - Ohio
Chevrolet wants to show their support to Cobalt and Ecotec enthusiasts! Chevy Racing is offering a limited number of Cobalt owners (and their guest) special VIP treatment at the Mid Ohio Sports Car Course on Sunday, June 22, 9:00a.m. – 4:00p.m.
Come cheer on the production-based Cobalt SS teams during the Koni Challenge race, plus get behind the scenes with the Chevy staff, teams and drivers. Don’t own a Cobalt? No problem – any Ecotec- powered GM vehicle is eligible. read more...
Jun 03, 2008
Tuner Tour Goes Big In Columbus!
The GM Tuner Tour is no stranger to all sorts of venues across the country. However, Columbus, OH is uncharted territory for Hot Import Nights, so we thought we’d show the fans in Columbus what HIN and the GM Tuner Tour was all about. The GM Tuner rig was set up at center stage so it stole the show and grabbed everyone’s attention in the hall. The GM Tuner Tour also brought out something special for the Columbus show in the form of a Kat Von D “tattooed” Pontiac Vibe. The custom Vibe is decked out with airbrushed artwork that is inspired from Kat Von D’s actual artwork. There was also a custom backdrop and kiosk setup by Kat Von D’s car that allowed attendee’s a chance to enter a custom inked 2009 Pontiac Vibe. read more...
