By Antonio Alvendia

Antonio Alvendia

This just in! You heard it FIRST from MotorMavens.com!!! Some of our readers may remember Luke Loneberger’s Chevy LS1 turbo-engined S14 from our All Star Bash and Megan Racing Competition stories. Well, apparently we were just given the green light to release the big news that we’ve been keeping under our hats for the past couple months! Los Gatos, California based Luke Loneberger will be building Conrad Grunewald’s new competition car for the 2010 Formula Drift season – a brand new Chevrolet Camaro SS, with Hankook as the tire sponsor.

Apparently all of Conrad’s work as a driving instructor at Skip Barber Racing School and his unmistakable presence when driving the Tanaka Racing Corvette in Formula D last year has finally paid off. Let’s also not forget – Conrad isn’t a stranger to the Formula D podium! We have photos to prove it!

Thanks to Andrew and Conrad from CG Racing, we’re able to present you with these sneak peek photos on MotorMavens.com!

By Mike Musto

RideLust.com

This past week Rob and I had a blast covering the New York International Auto Show for CarDomain. We got to enter early, have some great meetings and generally got to poke around more so than your average Joe. All in all, a great experience. One major highlight of the week was our meeting with Ed Wellburn, Vice President of Global Design for GM. This is the guy responsible for bringing the 2010 Camaro to light. We spoke about the Camaro and GM’s plans for the car. Then, when Ed asked if we’d driven one, we simply sighed and said, “no…”

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By Mike Musto

RideLust.com

Yesterday Rob and I got a chance to talk to Ed Wellburn, Vice President of Global Design for GM. Now, Ed is about as high up on the food chain as you get at GM, and I have to say, first and foremost, he is a super nice guy! We talked quite a bit about the 2010 Camaro, including different versions like the Z/28 (keep your fingers crossed on this one) as well as possible dealer upgrades like spoilers, sport hoods, ground effects and a possible track option. What was great about our meeting with Ed Wellburn was that he made himself totally accessible to us as writers. He gave us his time and answered our questions. He’s also a die-hard enthusiast who truly cares about what the consumer wants. He made it clear that we should watch GM as they have some great things waiting in the wings.

He then asked if we’d driven the new Camaro yet. Um, no, we had not. Twenty minutes later, we were in control of a black SS hammering down 34th St. in Manhattan. Now I could go into a big ole’ review of the Camaro, but I’m not going to because later today we get one for the WHOLE DAY!! BOOYA!!.. Oh yeah and we get to keep it overnight, too. Check back in on Friday for the full review.

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