I'll be catching up with the Press Releases and news this coming up week - getting up to date on everything that's going on.

Introducing the new CORVETTEsport.net website.

This domain was purchased back in 11/2007, and started development, but never completed.  Just about 4 days ago, I decided to give it another try.

I've spent countless hours building this site, hammering out bugs, adding new features, testing, adding more features, testing, trying to make a completely new website...Well, the thing is...It's really close (almost twin) to our sister site - www.bmwsport.net - I've done quit a bit the same here, and have done quite a bit different at the same time.

I've been trying to get the "Logon with Facebook" integration to fully work, but have had no luck with it over the past couple of months.  It's not going into "Development Hell", but is rather going to be a "work in progress" on almost a daily basis, to get this to work.  (worked once for me in IE, ONCE).  I'm definitely not giving up on this one.

Well, something that went really well during this whole "build" operation,  I did manage to integrate every member from BMWsport.net to have the same user name and password to use to log on to BOTH websites.  All you have to do is log on to either website, then head to the other to log on there too.  This also applies to all new members who register on either site.  Your account is good on both websites.

Some things below are the same as on BMWsport.net, just wanted to list what you can do on both sites.  The only difference are the notes under "Photo Gallery" below.

• Facebook: I have, for the time being, integrated the site with Facebook for posting comments here on the main site (not the forum or photo gallery yet - see above).  As long as you're logged into Facebook, you can post comments on any Press Release, Tech Tip, Product Review, whatever you can read on here, you can comment on.

• Comments: When you log into the site, or create an account here, you will have access to post comments on any article published on the site - this includes all Press Releases, Tech Tips, Product Reviews.

• Creating Articles | Photo Gallery:  Press Releases, Tech Tips, Product Reviews, Creating and replying to Topics in the Network Forum, Creating and Uploading photos in the Photo Gallery - this is done by creating an account here, or using your credentials that you had on BMWsport.net - once logged in, you have full permission to do everything listed above.

• Photo Gallery: Creating and Uploading photos in the Photo Gallery - Once you're logged in, or registered, you are allowed your own free gallery (albums) to upload photos and videos to.  Here's the new part - any category that is already created, you have permission to upload your own photos to these galleries, or, create your own gallery in that specific category.  For example: If you have photos from the 1999 Mobil1 12 Hours of Sebring, and you want to upload those photos - you're allowed to create an album in that category and upload your files.

• Social Sharing: I've added at the top of the site, which will be on every page, the "AddThis" module - this way, you can share any page you're currently viewing on any of the Social Networking sites that are listed, right away.  You can even bookmark a link from that menu.

• Multiple Languages: At the top of the Site, Network Forum and Photo Gallery, you will see Flags, or a drop down menu that will represent your preferred language to view the site.  All of them work in real-time.  Just select your preferred language on each of the 3 (Site, Gallery, Forum).

I've also signed up to receive some Press Releases from a few teams that are racing in the 2011 / 2012 season.  New categories and Press Releases will be added continuously.  There's a lot to cover.

If anybody experiences any problems, contact me - I'll be right with you.

Hope you enjoy your stay - there's plenty more to come.

A few of you know this by now, but...most of you don't.

www.corvettesport.net - that's my new baby.  I registered this domain back in 2007, but never developed the site - until now.  I've been working on it for the past few days.

So far, you're going to use a single log in for both websites.

I've noticed, recently, that there were some errors when I did a forum upgrade a couple weeks ago - nobody, not even me (as a new member) could see the forums, much less - create a photo gallery.  This has all been fixed, tonight.

Sorry for the inconvenience, and for all of the lost visitors and members that could have been here...recovery will be fast.

Here's the email I just sent...

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This is Jeff

I have just found out that when I did a forum upgrade, that failed, a couple weeks back - that when I did a restore, nobody was allowed to view the forum, or create a gallery. 

I have been working on my new site - www.corvettesport.net - and at this point, realized that nobody could see the boards - not even myself creating a new account.

Please visit the site and log in - if you have any issues, contact me directly - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - and I will fix any issues that you have - guaranteed.

-Jeff

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I'll post again when the new site is ready to be rolled out, which is scheduled for Friday, 11.11.11 - tough timeline, but that's my goal.

-Jeff

The third driver chosen to represent BMW Motorsport in the coming DTM season has been confirmed: from 2012, Bruno Spengler (CA) will drive one of the premium automobile manufacturer’s BMW M3 DTM cars.


Spengler made his debut in the DTM in 2005, and has certainly made his mark on the series. The 28-year-old has been on the top step of the podium nine times in 74 starts. In addition, the French-Canadian has claimed 11 pole positions and set 12 fastest laps to date. Twice – in 2006 and 2007 – Spengler narrowly missed out on the DTM title, ending up second in the drivers’ classification on each occasion. In 2011 he finished third overall for Mercedes-Benz.


“In recent weeks we have not only been developing the BMW M3 DTM, but have also been working on the driver line-up for our return to the DTM,” says BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt. “Outside our current line-up, Bruno Spengler was one of our top choices. Despite his youth he has a lot of DTM experience, which will greatly assist us during our development phase and on race weekends. For this reason, we did not hesitate when the opportunity to sign Bruno up arose. We have yet to decide which of our three teams he will drive for. That will be announced at a later stage.”


Spengler initially made his name in Formula Renault and Formula 3 before making his debut in the DTM in 2005. He scored his first points with a sixth place at the Lausitzring (DE) and went on to claim his first win at the Norisring (DE) a year later. He followed up that victory with his first pole position at the Nürburgring (DE). He has since developed into one of the top drivers in this series.


In 2012, BMW will be represented in the DTM by three strong teams. BMW Team Schnitzer, BMW Team RBM and BMW Team RMG will each enter two BMW M3 DTM cars. Andy Priaulx (GB) and Augusto Farfus (BR) were confirmed as BMW drivers for 2012 on 15th July 2011.