Museum chosen to be one of 10
inducted into the Great Hall for 2014
Bloomington Gold has announced their list of 2014 “Great
Hall” inductees with the National Corvette Museum being one of ten to earn the
recognition this year. The Great Hall was established in 2010 by Bloomington
Gold as a five-year project to honor the 50 most influential people, cars and
organizations that have had a pioneering influence on the Corvette world.
The National Corvette Museum has pioneered several events
that have had a significant impact on the Corvette world-- one being the
Corvette Caravan. The Corvette Caravan has been called the biggest moving event
in the world. Every five years, thousands of Corvettes stream to Bowling Green,
Kentucky, to gather at the National Corvette Museum, giving all of the cities
that they pass through a chance to see Corvettes from all generations as well
as a glimpse at the Corvette lifestyle in action.
Other programs and events of note include the Delivery
Program, where buyers can pick up their new Corvette at the Museum after
getting tours of the GM Corvette Assembly Plant and the National Corvette
Museum. Their family and friends can watch them as they depart “Corvette
Boulevard,” making the trip down “Victory Lane” and across the finish line made
from bricks salvaged from the Flint, Michigan Plant, where the first Corvettes
were built.
Since the Corvette Museum opened in 1994, out of the love
and devotion of Corvette owners, it has expanded in size from 47,000 square
feet to 115,000 square feet in order to make room for even more displays and
bigger events.
The Museum’s current project is the Motorsports Park where
they will provide Corvette owners with a place to enjoy a myriad of driving
activities. High Performance Driving Events (HPDE) will give enthusiasts a safe
place to more fully experience the capability of their car and learn the skills
that will help them on the track and the street.
The Motorsports Park will also be a place for teen driver
safety classes and potentially for law enforcement training as well. The
Corvette Racing team is already calling it their “home track” and plan to do
testing there, allowing the general public and Corvette community to watch them
do their work.
“This is a big honor for the Museum, and we pledge to do our
best to live up to the standards of this prestigious recognition from
Bloomington Gold,” said Museum Executive Director Wendell Strode. The official induction ceremony will take
place as part of the Bloomington Gold event, June 27-29, 2014 on the University
of Illinois campus in Champaign, IL. The
National Corvette Museum will be on-site offering Corvette Store merchandise
and NCM Insurance quotes and information.
Learn more about their event online at www.bloomingtongold.com.
