LG Motorsports

http://www.theracesite.com/index.cfm...e&mag_id=13938

Hi guys,

as the article on the Racesite says, we sold one of our World Challenge race cars to Rob Foster, a former Viper driver.

He got down to the 27s being in the car for the first time. He is going to upgrade the transmission to the new Holinger Sequential 6 speed prior to Mosport.

We have one car left for sale while we build new cars for the 08 season. Still trying to determine what series we will race in but if anyone is interested in my 28 car just give us a call.

Thanks
Lou Gigliotti

The #15 car is now the #17 car driven by Rob Foster. This is the car that I won Sears Point in and Dino C won Portland with.

John Shiels

to Rob on buying a great race car!

C6400hp

Congrats on the sale!
That is a great looking race car.
Just out of curiosity, what does a car like that go for?
If you don't want to post you can PM me.

LG Motorsports

We sell a brand new car for $175k with the GM motorsports close ratio gear box. $20k more for the Sequential race box.

A used car will sell for less depending on the history of the car, spares etc.

My #28 car has 2 wins. One at Mid Ohio in 2006 and Utah, both from the pole.

Feel free to contact me if there is any interest.

Thanks
Lou G

AU N EGL

Lou

are using the Holinger now? if so how is it working compard to the GM Motorsports?

tom

racetex

Lou thanks for your advice at Mid-Ohio. I was able to keep the GTO behind me. I got one more point. I think Kubinski is the guy to beat for ROY. C U at Mosport.

Jeff

LG Motorsports

Thanks jeff,

See you there.



Yes, we are using it now. The transmission gained 4 rwhp and the new restrictor that we have to use with it took away 11rwhp. So we saw a net loss of 7 rwhp using this transmission.

It was probably worth about 3 tenths of a second loss because the shifting did not out weight the restrictor requirement.

BUt in real life the Holinger will be better.

The trend with the rules is that anything that hurts the Corvette is ok and anything that helps the other cars is ok too.

New Porsche supplied mufflers got them a 10% less restrictor for losing 7 hp (so they said). But losing 7rwhp with the Corvette with the new restrictor met us with a "Shrug".

Later.
LG

HORNDAWG

So are the 2) GT-2 project chassis still lurking in the shop somewhere?


L.P.

LG Motorsports

YEP

LG

HORNDAWG

I have probably a stupid ? . Why doesn't GM produce ( in limited quantity of 500 or so) a Z06R with steel frame rails? I have heard of concerns about this as it applies to cage installation for GT cars that are not of the C6.R lineage? This would also make for a good trackday, and up, feature for cage installation wouldn't it? Two birds with one stone?

L.P.

AU N EGL

That question was brought up to the powers that be and the answer was No, not going to happen.

However, in another breath there is still some thought about doing a BIW roller run of 50 or so cars. The first 50 BIW C5s was done for the Motorola cup back in 97 or 98.

Many of us would love to have a roller to build into a race car.

HORNDAWG

I was thinking that with the ferver of change in GT around the world and the possibility of the ACO making changes which may force GM/Corvette Racing to abandon the C6.R GT-1. Do they just quit, move to the new P-1 silhouette cars or GT-2 ? I thought that Corvette Racing was adamant on running an actual Corvette derived chassis as to show the relevance of applicable technologies and that this might influence their position on the subject.

L.P.

AU N EGL

Corvette is not leaving the sports car racing. Many many hints that they will stay. But at what level?

Corvette is about HP.

LG Motorsports

The alms GT1 car had the Steel frame homologated for the Lemans rules. They did not want to use the Aluminum frame for obvious reasons.

So the C6 frame is the frame of choice for all the racing series where a Corvette races in.

thanks
Lou G

ScaryFast

What? It's not the C4? Why the hell didn't somebody tell me this sooner!?!

Lou, haven't seen the M-O race yet (don't want to know anything until it airs on Saturday), but did Rob run the #15 in the Sunday race, or stick with the Viper until he could get more seat time in the Corvette?

Too Tall Bob

"This isn't a good year to be running a Viper." - Michael McCann who implied that his McCann Racing Vipers are for sale.


Has anyone made sure that this info is posted over on the Viper forums?

micro

Isn't that because the Vipers have been restricted a lot this year?

New cars are coming into GT racing with aluminum frames (Ford GT, Morgan Aero 8, Jaguar XKR, Aston Martin DBR9 and DBRS9). The technology is there.

AU N EGL

We havent seen any of these cars in the US. and if its new, forget it restrictions.

Ford GT, one or two for europe if any at all as it is no longer produced. Morgan hasnt produced a competive car in how long, if ever. the Jags and AMs we wont see either do to costs and teams. The only Jags we see or saw here were carbon fiber bodies in Trans AM placed over tube frame chassies.

GT racing is or will be shortly in a transition. SpeedWorld Challange is unfair too just about eveyone, but not equally.

Porsches 997 RSR, F430s and Panoz for GT2.
Caddies, and 997s, a few vettes and vipers for Speed World Challange
Porsche GT3 Cup car, Mazda RX8, Pontiac GXP.r and a few MustangsGT, Nissan/ Infity GT-Rs and tube frame built Corvettes as field fillers for Grand AM GT

GT1 is up in the air. with the C6r and possible a MC12 for part of this year.