Bob Sorokanich

Writer and Editor at Freelance

Editorial Producer and Writer, @GM. Formerly @jalopnik, @roadandtrack, @caranddriver, @gizmodo.

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Watch the first 1,064-hp Corvette ZR1s being built in Bowling Green

1 week ago | news.gm.com | Bob Sorokanich

By Bob Sorokanich, senior editor, GM NewsThe first customer Chevrolet Corvette ZR1s rolled off the line at Bowling Green Assembly in Kentucky. The all-new 2025 Corvette ZR1 is here. Last week, the very first customer orders rolled off the line at Bowling Green Assembly in Kentucky, General Motors facility that’s been the birthplace of every Corvette sports car produced in the past 40-plus years 1. Now you can get a peek at how this American supercar is built.
How the 2025 Corvette ZR1 changed my understanding of speed

1 month ago | news.gm.com | Bob Sorokanich

By Bob Sorokanich, senior editor, GM NewsA Competition Yellow 2025 Corvette ZR1 at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. To fully understand 1,064 horsepower, you have to feel it. When Chevrolet announced the 2025 Corvette ZR1, all eyes were on that horsepower figure.
After spinal injury, Robert Wickens returns to elite racing with Corvette GT3.R

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

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.
How four GM employees drove the Corvette ZR1 to five U.S. lap records

Feb 11, 2025 | 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.
Aaron Link: 1:47.7 at VIR Full Course, 2:32.3 at VIR Grand Course

Feb 11, 2025 | news.gm.com | Bob Sorokanich

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.
1:52.7 at Watkins Glen

Feb 11, 2025 | news.gm.com | Bob Sorokanich

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.
Brian Wallace: 2:08.6 at Road America

Feb 11, 2025 | 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.
Chris Barber: 1:22.8 at Road Atlanta

Feb 11, 2025 | news.gm.com | Bob Sorokanich

By Bob Sorokanich, editorial producer and writer, GM NewsThe Corvette ZR1 at Road Atlanta. Racing history echoes in the trees at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. Draped over rolling hills an hour outside of downtown Atlanta, the track has hosted everything from amateur motorcycle races to the Petit LeMans, a 10-hour IMSA SportsCar Championship endurance race. In 2018, the C7 Corvette ZR1 set a new Road Atlanta production-car lap record of 1:26.45, with professional racer Randy Pobst at the wheel.
Ready for launch: Experiencing the power of the 2026 Cadillac LYRIQ-V

Jan 23, 2025 | news.gm.com | Bob Sorokanich

Ready for launch: Experiencing the power of the 2026 Cadillac LYRIQ-V Nothing prepares you for that first zero-to-60 sprint in the 2026 Cadillac LYRIQ-V. With 615 horsepower and the Velocity Max feature activated, this car is built for brutal acceleration. I’m buckled in the shotgun seat as the SUV eases up to our launch pad, a closed-off stretch of pavement basking under the Miami sun.
How Racing Makes Your Car's Tires Better

Nov 4, 2024 | capitalone.com | Bob Sorokanich

Companies invest a lot of time and effort in racing to improve the tires on your family car. Nov 4, 2024 | 5 min read PorscheYour car's tires are the only thing keeping you on the road. A car can't accelerate, brake, or steer safely without good grip from its tires. The right tires can make the difference between victory and defeat in the racing world.

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