2014 Camaro

This week I was at Camp Motorsport which is a racing camp located at VIR (Virginia International Raceway) near Dansville, Virginia.  Now, I am not going to talk about my experience unless you would like me to in which case you should COMMENT about it.  Ok, but i am going to talk about what happened to be testing at the track while I was there.  First, the number 49 NASCAR of Juan Pablo Montoya was testing Monday and Tuesday.  (The camp got a tour of his garage setup).  BUT, on Tuesday a GM trailer arrived and unloaded what appeared to me as five Chevrolet Camaros.

                As it was, obviously as I really know my cars, I was right.  But another thing I noticed was some styling.  These Camaros looked much different than any Camaro I had seen.  I concluded that these must be new, 2014 Camaros.  My suspicions were confirmed Wednesday when I spotted a guard pacing in front of the GM garages.  A Person (name and title are Top secret.  Not really i just don’t want to tell you because i don’t understand how legal stuff works.) had also told me that the new Camaro have a DODGE Viper engine.  Now I do not believe this has been confirmed by GM or Chevrolet, but as I write this driving home to my residence in New York, I was told that this test was a really big deal while I was gone.  So, these five Camaros consisted of an orange and black one, an all-black one, an all-red one and a white one that I BELIEVE was a NASCAR Aerodynamics package test.  (i noticed a Carbon fiber front splitter which started this suspicion.)  Because It was announced by Chevrolet that Camaro is coming to NASCAR Nationwide.  (WOW I am good).

                Now I will describe these cars.  First off, they sound MEAN.  Sort of Shelby Cobra-ish but a tad toned down and more “civilized”  The whole car is more streamlined than the previous Camaro and appeared to have a lower profile.  They also had Shark Gill side vents on either side.  The rear end appeared to be thinner horizontally than the old Camaro.  I did not get much time to study the front end.  The car also appeared to have more Carbon fiber, but the only section that I believe is carbon fiber is the deck lid.  The NASCAR test car had a carbon fiber splitter and rear wing.

                GM had brought along a Shelby mustang which i believe was used to compare data with their cars.  The Camaros also seemed slightly faster than the NASCAR #49.

Technically, i saw these Camaros before anybody else even knew they existed, which is kind of cool.

Note:  None of the descriptions have been confirmed by Chevrolet or GM.  The only confirmed statement in this article is the Camaros entry in to NASCAR.  Any questions please COMMENT!!!  Juan Pablo Montoya was not actually at the track as well, so don’t ask me to sell you his autograph.