Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:27:36 -0400 http://www.powellmotorsport.com/ Powell Motorsport en-us http://www.powellmotorsport.com/images/logo.gif http://www.powellmotorsport.com/ webmaster@powellmotorsport.com http://www.powellmotorsport.com/Article48.html Snow's melted, track will be ready soon! Sign up today for the Wilson Niblett Corvette Performance Driving Experience... Click here for more information Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:27:36 -0400 http://www.powellmotorsport.com/Article47.html Spring is here ! If you have a Corvette, you can sign up for the Wilson Niblett Corvette Driving Experience Thu, 15 Mar 2007 14:17:47 -0400 http://www.powellmotorsport.com/Article46.html Wilson Niblett welcomes you to their 7th Annual Corvette Tech Session Saturday, March 17, 2007 Devon will be pleased to talk to you and show you the new C6 Z06 Corvette Production race car he is building. Wilson Niblett Chevrolet Corvette 10675 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill,Ontario, L4C 3E1 PH: 905-884-0991 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:22:31 -0400 http://www.powellmotorsport.com/Article45.html Camirand, Thilenius Win Cobalt’s Fifth Race of Season WARREN, Mich. – Relying on planned depth of talent among its teams, Chevrolet’s Cobalt SS Supercharged won the Grand-Am Cup Series Street Tuner (ST) class for the fifth race this season, this time at the 37th annual Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières in Quebec. Sun, 06 Aug 2006 18:08:42 -0400 http://www.powellmotorsport.com/Article44.html TROIS-RIVIERES, Quebec, Canada (August 5, 2006) -- Hometown favorite Marc-Antoine Camirand made a triumphant return to the historic 1.52-mile, 10-turn Trois-Rivieres temporary street course, scoring a Grand-Am Cup Series Street Tuner victory for himself and co-driver David Thilenius Saturday afternoon in the No. 86 Collision Craft Chevrolet Cobalt. Sun, 06 Aug 2006 18:01:10 -0400 http://www.powellmotorsport.com/Article43.html SUPER CAR SHOW, Mosport Park, Bowmanville Ontario The Super Car Show for 2006 will be promoting the original North American Auto Makers; General Motors, Ford and Chrysler; its Auto Suppliers, Services, Dealers and the Canadian Auto Workers who assemble quality world class vehicles. Announcements will be made at the show on new product launches and programs promoting the traditional auto manufacturers. Mon, 31 Jul 2006 17:13:01 -0400 http://www.powellmotorsport.com/Article42.html All the ingredients for a difficult weekend: a field limited to 75 cars out of 85 entered; a violent wind storm during the week end that destroyed many team awnings and actually flipped an empty race trailer; a violent late race crash in which three cars rolled. Quite an achievement for rookie Phil Malgren. Phil brought the Powell prepped #06 S3 Magazine/ Corsa Performance Cobalt home second out of seven Cobalts entered in the race. Lexington Ohio (June 27, 2006) -- That was exciting!” exclaimed Phil Malgren after the race, “I hung on as best I could during the race. The track was very slippery and it is my first time here. When the #68 Mazda spun and the three Cobalts in front of me went to the high side to avoid it, I ducked to the inside and passed them all!” Tue, 04 Jul 2006 13:28:34 -0400 http://www.powellmotorsport.com/Article41.html The Powell team has used Exedy clutches since 2001, in their Grand American championship winning Corvette C5. Now the Powell RaceShop built Collision Craft Cobalts will use the Exedy Hyper Clutch, for added durability and performance. San Pablo California. (June 9, 2006) -- Team Leader John Powell is always happy to add to the team’s competitive edge. John points out that Grand Am Cup rules for the Street Tuner class facilitate the use of aftermarket parts in a number of key areas, to reduce cost to racers and improve durability. “In racing you need more clamping load for the clutch plates, to endure the rigors of endurance racing. “ John says, “Our good friend, racer Mike Weinberg from Rockland Standard Gear has been a stalwart supporter of Exedy products for many years, and all of our cars to date have had Exedy clutches. Now Exedy has an aftermarket Hyper clutch for Cobalt it is natural that we would use it. Thankfully, the Grand Am Cup rules permit it! We also must not forget that we have a 12 hour race at the end of the season. Exedy give us more robust parts that we can use, and we are very happy with this.” Tue, 13 Jun 2006 14:02:03 -0400 http://www.powellmotorsport.com/Article40.html Car owner Phil Malgren has added Georgia resident, racer Todd Lamb to the driver line up. Lamb joins Daytona Prototype ace driver ‘MAC’ Camirand, Dave Thilenius, and Phil Malgren. San Pablo California. (June 8, 2006) -- Exciting news from the Powell Motorsport Collision Craft team is not simply the addition of a strong new driver, but the addition of a new sponsor. Phil Malgren commented: “I believe that a magazine like S3 fits right into the Grand American vision for the Street Tuner class in Grand Am Cup. And you know that at the Powell team it’s not just about the ‘bling’, it’s about the marketing and merchandising opportunities that this presents. Tue, 13 Jun 2006 13:45:02 -0400 http://www.powellmotorsport.com/Article39.html In a car that drove better later in the race, Marc Antoine drove brilliantly in his first stint. Handing over to co driver Dave Thilenius while in the lead, Camirand then got into Phil Malgren’s 06 car and forged back towards the front Tue, 30 May 2006 11:49:11 -0400 http://www.powellmotorsport.com/Article38.html Car owner Phil Malgren chose well. New team driver Marc Antoine Camirand driving a brand new Powell RaceShop built #86 Collision Craft Cobalt race car sponsored by J-line forged aluminum wheels, was second fastest in the Street Tuner class wet practice late this afternoon. Tue, 30 May 2006 11:27:53 -0400 http://www.powellmotorsport.com/Article37.html Car owner Phil Malgren has added a second Powell RaceShop built Cobalt SS Supercharged race car to the entry list in the Street Tuner class, and a new driver. Daytona Prototype driver Marc Antoine Camirand will replace Ed Magner. Tue, 30 May 2006 11:24:04 -0400 http://www.powellmotorsport.com/Article36.html A surprising move from the Powell team, car owner Phil Malgren cites logistic problems racing in two west coast races back to back, while needing to complete the second team car. He has directed the east coast based Powell RaceShop to stay home and complete the second team car, so that a strong run can be made for the balance of the season, with two Cobalt SS Supercharged Street tuner Grand Am Cup cars. Thu, 27 Apr 2006 22:13:19 -0400 http://www.powellmotorsport.com/Article35.html A 40 mile sprint race filled with 2 hours of full course caution pace laps was not part of the plan for the Corsa Performance sponsored #06 Cobalt in Virginia. But that’s the way it turned out, with just five laps of green flag racing at a time. 8th place for the #06 and a brilliant Street Tuner class win for the GBM Motorsports #01 Chevy Cobalt gives Chevy fans optimism for a championship winning season. Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:26:28 -0400 http://www.powellmotorsport.com/Article34.html The driver line up racing the speedy Powell Race Shop built #06 Cobalt just got stronger. Thilenius will co-drive with veteran Ed Magner and Californian rookie Phil Malgren. There remains one more driver to announced, as the Powell team builds equipment and adds talent for the 2006 season. Tue, 25 Apr 2006 19:31:41 -0400