folsomlarry

Thought some of you might be interested in this. Some big names were in this series and Chevrolet did everything possible to keep the cars evenly matched:

don hall

Thanks, Larry..... nice piece of Corvette history..... should make some
1988 owners proud.

Erik Zinn

Thanks for posting that. It triggered me looking up some literature on the race. I didn't realize the SCCA had banned Corvettes for 1988 due to their dominance and the protests of other manufacturers. That gave me a chuckle, comparing those cars to the ZR1 that came out in 1990.

redtopz

Thanks for posting, that was fun to watch.

folsomlarry

I knew a couple of guys in the series, and I remember wishing we had the money to participate in it. I like the fact that they policed the series trying to make things as even as possible. I was thinking about buying one of the cars from the series when I wanted to go historic racing, but they are not allowed to run with some of the vintage organizations. I

Erik Zinn

The only way to level the playing field is to level the playing field.

I see the same issue in bowling - everyone escalates their game by buying the latest and greatest ***** and aids, and the houses try and set up lane conditions to boost bowlers scores and make it attractive to them. God forbid they require everyone use the same ball without any aids and then see how everyone stacks up.

Why didn't they continue the Challenge Series? Not enough revenue?

folsomlarry

Here is a good article about the series. Apparently when the SCCA allowed the Corvettes back into the Escort/World Endurance series Chevrolet found it did not need the Challenge series.

http://showyourcorvette.com/history.php

Vette Guy

Thanks for posting!

The history of these cars is fascinating! The 88s were made by Protofab, which one of the owners was Gary Pratt.... Now Pratt and Miller. I wish there were more videos and photos of these cars around from the day. The Showyourcorvette site is the best site out there to obtain some history on these cars.