owners and the series that last ran in 1989. At Corvettes at Carlisle ’99, Curt shared this extensive knowledge with a large audience of present Challenge owners and interested Challenge fans. John Powell and Ralph Kramer assisted Curt in the historical seminar. Ralph was former director of Public Relations at Chevrolet and helped plan Chevrolet's participation in the series. John Powell was instrumental in promoting and overseeing the organization of the Corvette Challenge series.     
    Curt and Ralph provided the audience with extensive handouts on the cars today and year by year history on how the Corvette Challenge evolved. Powell gave some inside stories about the drivers and the cars that were both entertaining and enlightening.

John Powell Unveils New
Race Car At Carlisle 99
Text by Walt Thurn

    John Powell is a legendary name in Corvette motorsports. He has raced GM products for almost two decades in North America including his successful John Powell driving school located in Canada. He was also instrumental in developing in the 2000 Motorola Cup series. The Motorola Cup is a street stock racing series that has been run during the last