Bob Sorokanich

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After spinal injury, Robert Wickens returns to elite racing with Corvette GT3.R By Bob Sorokanich, Senior Editor, GM NewsThis weekend, professional racing driver Robert Wickens will slide behind the wheel of the No. 36 DXDT Racing Corvette Z06 GT3.R and complete a journey that’s been seven grueling years in the making. When the odyssey began, Wickens was on top of the motorsports world.

2 months ago | news.gm.com | Bob Sorokanich

In a remarkable display of speed and power, the new Corvette ZR1 has earned five production car lap records at famed U.S. racetracks. This isn’t just an achievement for the 1,064-horsepower ZR1 – it’s testament to the driving skill of the four General Motors engineers who were at the wheel. GM News is here to give you a glimpse behind the scenes with the Corvette team that shattered every lap record they targeted.

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By Bob Sorokanich, editorial producer and writer, GM NewsThe Corvette ZR1 at Virginia International Raceway. Aaron Link didn’t just help design and engineer the all-new Corvette ZR1. As global vehicle performance manager of Chevrolet Performance Cars, Link leads the team of development engineers whose expert evaluations made sure the 1,064-hp ZR1 was not only the fastest car ever built by an American auto manufacturer, but also a joy to drive.

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By Bob Sorokanich, editorial producer and writer, GM NewsThe Corvette ZR1 at Watkins Glen. “I’d never been to Watkins Glen International,” says Bill Wise, a General Motors engineer. “It’s always been one of those bucket-list tracks. It’s got such immense history.” The legendary track, about an hour west of Binghamton in New York state’s southern tier, hosted Formula One grands prix in the 1960s and ‘70s.

2 months ago | news.gm.com | Bob Sorokanich

By Bob Sorokanich, editorial producer and writer, GM NewsThe Corvette ZR1 at Road America. Brian Wallace is lead vehicle dynamics engineer for Chevrolet performance cars, but that’s only part of his job. He’s also the chief performance driving instructor at General Motors, responsible for identifying promising employees and training them to become evaluation drivers – the folks who push prototype vehicles to the limit on secure test tracks to make sure they’ll behave flawlessly on the road.