BrianCunningham

Just a reminder, the start is on broadcast

Go Vettes!

John Shiels

I'll TIVO it and watch it two hours later to blow by the commercials. Then on Speed for balance Joe has the list in another thread.

73-84 IMSA Widebody

Spent two days in Daytona last week watchinh practice, the banks on the turns are nearly 3 stories high, if you take them under 90mph the car will slide off to the bottom

63Corvette

But that's exactly where your particular car was designed to run. I've followed it around the banking several times.

73-84 IMSA Widebody

Maybe later this year I'll give you another shot

AU N EGL

DOnt know if you guys cought this: Pontiac engines built by CRD

http://crdengines.com/index.html

Web site says they build Lou's SW engines too.

johnodrake

Does anyone have a good story about why Corvettes are so non competitive in the GT Class? If the reason is rules, what are the rules that prevent Corvettes from being competitive while allowing RX8s and GTOs to be?

AU N EGL

Wt for one. The corvettes are heavy.

johnodrake

?Heavier than the GTPx? Are they carrying a wt penalty?

AU N EGL

Actully same wt. My mistake.

http://www.grandamerican.com/CONTENT...07/GTRules.pdf

2-4 Corvette C5 (Prep1 and Prep 2) Corvette C6 ( Prep1 and prep 2 )
2-4.1 Stock LS6 engine. Prep 2 may use OEM engine location.
Stock LS2 engine # PAX0662 with spec cam and installation
contact charles.vancamp@gm.com
2-4.2 GM T-2 bodywork allowed.
2-4.3 Prep 1 six-speed transmission, prep 2 five-speed transmission.
2-4.4 Must use original brakes or as allowed in brake section.
2-4.5 Minimum weight Prep 1 is 2600 lbs, Prep 2 is 2700 lbs
2-4.6 C6 bodywork allowed with 104.5 inch wheel base
2-4.7 Complete rear wing height w/ end plates cannot exceed roof height
2-4.8 Allowed to use non OE brake pedals and cylinders.
2-4.9 Prep 1 Corvettes may use OEM ABS system
2-4.10 Prep 1 tire sizes are 280/640R18 front and 295/660R18 rear
2-4.11Prep 2 tire sizes are 295/660R18 front and 295/675R18 rear.

2-18 Pontiac GTO, Grand Prix or Grand Am (Prep 2)
2-18.1 Stock LS6 engine.
Stock LS2 engine # PAX0662 with spec cam and installation
Contact charles.vancamp@gm.com
2-18.2 Minimum weight 2700 lbs
2-18.3 Five-speed transmission.
2-18.4 Additional specifications - TBD.
2-18.5 Allowed #2301-E2-0900R&L front spindle
2-18.6 May use the approved front fascia #2301-A1-0100-003 and
splitter # 2301-C1-0100-001,available from Pratt and Miller 248 446 9800
2-18.7 Tire sizes are 295/660R18 front and 295/675R18 rear

The Pontiac is a PRATT & MILLER car. That is worth some lower times right there.

Porsche 996s are 2500 lbs and 2625 lbs for the 997s

johnodrake

I'm not smart enough to know what all that means. Are the rules skewed to make some cars more competive and if so why? It would seem to me that if the rules provided a level playing field, that there would be more Corvettes in the field and they would be competitive. They seem to favor Porsche.

AU N EGL

The Porsches are factory produced 996 and 997 race cars. The Corvettes are built by privateer teams. So that unfortunitly is a handycap.

The GXP is a Pratt & Miller built and team managed ( same as the C6R ) GM production. But owned by Leighton Ress.

C3Racing

Where is the C6 program?? Whatching and dont see any!! Im thinking that the C5-R program were alot more competitive.

AU N EGL

Yes and No. Not a Pratt & Miller C6R but C6rs.

Stevenson Motorsports has 2. LG will drive in one. On is a Riggens chassie the other is a Crawford chassie. Both with ACP bodies

Micheal Braun racing has one. They built themsevles

The Nonnomaker brothers have two, Both Georgian Bay chassies

There is an older C5Z by a Swiss team

The GM program is the Banner Racing Pontiac GXPs.

Start position / Car number / make / drivers
47 57 GT Corvette Dominic Cicero II Marc Bunting James Gue John Stevenson Lou Gigliotti
54 97 GT Corvette Vic Rice Tommy Riggins John Stevenson Spencer Trenery Lou Gigliotti
57 43 GT Corvette Joe Sahlen Joe Nonnamaker Wayne Nonnamake Will Nonnamaker
63 46 GT Corvette Michael Baughman Bryan Collyer John Connolly Mike Yeakle Frank Del Vecchio
64 48 GT Corvette Hans Hauser Robert Dubler Ed Magner Michael DeFontes
69 49 GT Corvette Joe Sahlen Joe Nonnamaker Wayne Nonnamake Will Nonnamaker

Falcon

The factory doesn't race the C6r in the Grand Am series. They race in AMLS, a competing series.