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The 2018 Michelin NCM Bash Was Awesome!

Scott Kolecki··
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2018 Corvette ZR1
The 2019 Corvette ZR1 was definitely the highlight of the 2018 Michelin NCM Bash.

The New Corvette ZR1 is everything they say it is…and more!

Last Friday, April 27, 2018, I had the pleasure of attending the annual Michelin NCM Bash in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

For those of you that don’t already know, the annual Bash is the opening event of each new season/new model year Corvette at the National Corvette Museum.  It is the event that marks the “official” roll out of the next model year Corvette, and the best way for enthusiasts to get up-close-and-personal with each new version of the car.

2019 Corvette ZR1 2018 Corvette Bash
The 2018 Michelin NCM Bash is also a Corvette Homecoming for enthusiasts across the country who make the trek for this weekend long event.

The 2018 Bash provided enthusiasts the unique opportunity to see the new 2019 Corvette ZR1 (along with the Corvette Stingray base, Grand Sport and Z06 editions), and to gather the latest information on each model.

As in years past, the Museum hosted a large contingent of GM engineers and designers from the Warren Tech Center as well as from the Bowling Green Assembly Plant.  All were onsite to meet fellow Corvette owners and enthusiasts, to help judge some of the Corvette owner car competitions and, most importantly, to answer all the questions that those in attendance chose to ask throughout the event.

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