First pictures of LG Motorsports Rolex Grand AM GT Corvette
02-17-2010, 12:46 PM
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First pictures of LG Motorsports Rolex Grand AM GT Corvette
Hi guys,
We have been really busy trying to get the first car ready for Homestead which will be our first race in the Grand Am Rolex series.
Our drivers will be Kelly Collins and Eric Lux and they should be on the short list for the Championship if all goes well.
We are building a "Prep 1" car which means that we start with a real Corvette and make it into this monster. (Prep 2 cars use a tube frame)
The car has the EMCO Sequential Transmission that we were testing earlier this year (direct fit in YOUR corvette also)
We have to run the LS6 engine per the rules. We have been using CRD for our race engines since 1991.
Brakes: 13" brakes which will be PFC Calipers and brake pads. starting on 01s and testing many compounds for endurance racing.
Forgeline will be our wheel supplier and we will soon debut a new Corvette wheel from them.
We built our Electric Brake pedal assembly just like the one in the Riley GT2 Lemans car using Tilton floor mounted pedals.
The Pirelli Tires look awsome and from what I hear, they perform awesome also.
Dry sump is mounted in the passenger foot well and we are using 22 gallon Fuel Safe cells in the stock location with a 1 gallon reserve.
BILSTEIN adjustable shocks all around and they will be available as a bolt on for your Corvettes also. "WE RACE--YOU WIN!"
The rules also allow Driver adjustable sway bars, that we built in house.
LG drop spindles were made legal this year too.
we have all the suspension arms modified with our LG Spherical bearing modifications to eliminate all rubber in the suspension. these are also available to every Corvette owner.
PCM engine management will be BOSCH spec unit 4.3 along with Motec ADL 3 dash/data logger and a PDM 30 power distribution module
ACP carbon fiber body
And of course the LG SUPER RAM prototype will be on the car.
Excuse the cluttered shop. we have been blowing and going for 2 months now.
My son Louis and the guys have been the force behind the project. This will be our best Corvette race car yet. the Rules limit the engine mods but this racing is about competition rather than wild rules that just make it expensive. Grand Am is doing it right. that is not to say we won't disagree down the road but they are NASCAR bred and that has worked out well.
Thanks guys, we will add more photos soon.
Lou Gigliotti
PS< new photos in my sig soon.
We have been really busy trying to get the first car ready for Homestead which will be our first race in the Grand Am Rolex series.
Our drivers will be Kelly Collins and Eric Lux and they should be on the short list for the Championship if all goes well.
We are building a "Prep 1" car which means that we start with a real Corvette and make it into this monster. (Prep 2 cars use a tube frame)
The car has the EMCO Sequential Transmission that we were testing earlier this year (direct fit in YOUR corvette also)
We have to run the LS6 engine per the rules. We have been using CRD for our race engines since 1991.
Brakes: 13" brakes which will be PFC Calipers and brake pads. starting on 01s and testing many compounds for endurance racing.
Forgeline will be our wheel supplier and we will soon debut a new Corvette wheel from them.
We built our Electric Brake pedal assembly just like the one in the Riley GT2 Lemans car using Tilton floor mounted pedals.
The Pirelli Tires look awsome and from what I hear, they perform awesome also.
Dry sump is mounted in the passenger foot well and we are using 22 gallon Fuel Safe cells in the stock location with a 1 gallon reserve.
BILSTEIN adjustable shocks all around and they will be available as a bolt on for your Corvettes also. "WE RACE--YOU WIN!"
The rules also allow Driver adjustable sway bars, that we built in house.
LG drop spindles were made legal this year too.
we have all the suspension arms modified with our LG Spherical bearing modifications to eliminate all rubber in the suspension. these are also available to every Corvette owner.
PCM engine management will be BOSCH spec unit 4.3 along with Motec ADL 3 dash/data logger and a PDM 30 power distribution module
ACP carbon fiber body
And of course the LG SUPER RAM prototype will be on the car.
Excuse the cluttered shop. we have been blowing and going for 2 months now.
My son Louis and the guys have been the force behind the project. This will be our best Corvette race car yet. the Rules limit the engine mods but this racing is about competition rather than wild rules that just make it expensive. Grand Am is doing it right. that is not to say we won't disagree down the road but they are NASCAR bred and that has worked out well.
Thanks guys, we will add more photos soon.
Lou Gigliotti
PS< new photos in my sig soon.
Last edited by LG Motorsports; 02-17-2010 at 02:37 PM.
02-17-2010, 01:27 PM
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http://admin.grand-am.com/assets/GTrulesforweb2.pdf -- Prep1 C6 is 2550# if they can get it down that low. :-)
02-17-2010, 01:28 PM
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min weight is 2550 no driver no fuel. Im not sure we can achieve that. It has been priority number 1 while building the car. I have a spreadsheet a mile long of each and every components individual weight and its impact on the performance of the car ( unsprung, rotational, etc.)
Did you know a hub weighs 7.2 lbs? Thats more than the upright itself!
Did you know a hub weighs 7.2 lbs? Thats more than the upright itself!
02-17-2010, 02:15 PM
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Looking great!!! 
Thanks for taking the time to post up some pics and info!!!!
Thanks for taking the time to post up some pics and info!!!!
02-17-2010, 02:35 PM
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Drivers pick us and they bring their sponsor money with them. we are looking for one more driver for the second car and if all works out well, then I will be the second driver in the second car.
BUT if we get two sponsored drivers, I will sit the races out and just do the testing and development.
Thanks
Lou G
BUT if we get two sponsored drivers, I will sit the races out and just do the testing and development.
Thanks
Lou G
02-17-2010, 02:55 PM
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min weight is 2550 no driver no fuel. Im not sure we can achieve that. It has been priority number 1 while building the car. I have a spreadsheet a mile long of each and every components individual weight and its impact on the performance of the car ( unsprung, rotational, etc.)
Did you know a hub weighs 7.2 lbs? Thats more than the upright itself!
Did you know a hub weighs 7.2 lbs? Thats more than the upright itself!
Do these provide any real advantages over the Porsche or do they have benefits sight unseen? Over the years we always heard the rules preferred Porsche's, hopefully that is changing.
02-17-2010, 05:15 PM
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Great looking car Lou and Gang, best of luck and wishes to you guys, this has to turn out better than your last couple of endevours ( I hope ). It'll be interesting to see just how light ( and fast ) that the cars end up. Is all the now and cold down in Texas helping you guys to stay inside and "get'r done" ???