N
ews flash: Corvettes are incredibly com-
petent performance vehicles that have the
capability to dominate at just about any-
thing. Oh wait, we’re guessing that prob-
ably isn’t news to any of you reading this,
but that doesn’t make it any less true!
The Holley LS Fest East was a blast yet again in 2018,
with all the great action we’re accustomed to. Whether
it was on the dragstrip at Beech Bend Raceway in
Bowling Green, Kentucky, or the autocross and road
course down the street at the NCM Motorsports Park,
Corvettes were leading the pack. And if you don’t
believe us, take a look at the results from the Grand
Champion Modern class for yourself. Over the weekend,
cars competing in this class made laps down the drag-
strip, both autocross courses (one at Beech Bend and
one at NCM), and the 3S Challenge. The times in each
event were tallied and the results were pretty astound-
ing. The First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and
Seventh place finishers were all Corvettes, with Rich
Willhoff and his 2006 Corvette sitting on top.
As far as we’re concerned, Holley might as well change
the name of the 2019 event to “Holley Corvette Fest
East.” Then again, that might not go over too well with
the plethora of other platforms that also compete with
an LS or LT powerplant under their hood.