When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
Maybe I'm reading this wrong -- but it appears #68 had the fastest race lap .
I stand corrected --
#63 with Magnussen driving did have the fastest RACE lap. @ 3:49.448
#63 also had the second fastest RACE lap with Garcia @ 3:50.148
Corvette wasn't helped by the BoP...5th was the maximum.
Porsche had this one wrapped up from the beginning.
The only drama was at the 20th hour when Bourdais and the #91 Porsche duked it out for 2nd place.
What B.S. that was.
The Porsche was blocking/swerving back and forth in a clinic on how to get a massive penalty from the stewards.
However, because the race was so fricking boring they let it go.
I don't think I have ever seen a rule book so thoroughly ignored at a big race than this year's Le Mans.
Unfncking believable...what a stain on the sport.
The only thing good to come out of LMP1 was to see Alonso win.
What a joke to see the 2 Toyotas "racing" only themselves.
It's past time to put away these mega-dollar hybrids for good, unless there are 4 teams at a minimum running them.
The announcers were awful.
The guy named "Damon" was particularly annoying.
Tom Kristensen was reasonably informative, but how about his buddy with the green fox shirt?
Somebody should have said something to him...ugliest shirt ever made...in history.
This was one BORING BORING BORING race.
I want my 24 hours back...
I found it interesting that the announcers said that several years ago when Corvette racing was leading by a substantial margin, pulled both cars into the pits and washed them, and then finished with two clean cars that Europeans felt washing the cars was tacky....
It's not too surprising...Europeans are known not to be fans of washing.
Originally Posted by dcbingaman
Amren, Brother. I've never been a big 911 fan, but you've got admit that Porsche as a company has done some pretty amazing things. The 919 Evo just set the track record at the Spa in Belgium, putting over a second on the F1 car that held the record until this year.
The 919, 962, 956 and 917 are the greatest endurance racing sports cars in history. The 911 RSR is not your Grandpa's Porsche. Moving the engine forward has changed the cars balance and aerodynamics (bottom diffuser) dramatically. It looks like they have sorted out a he teething pains coming from this change, so expect the new 911 RSR to be a formidable competitor from this point forward.
I would never own a 911, but there is NO denying Porsche's racing success over the decades.
Originally Posted by rpoL98
Doug Fehan always talks about the fan base, hey, C'mon Man! WTF!
That's because there is truth to what he says.
Corvette Racing is in existence to sell GM cars.
It is its entire purpose.
General Motors is NOT a race team; it's mission is to sell automobiles.
Originally Posted by daleong
Ooops.
No. 67 Ford Loses Fourth in GTE-Pro Due to Drive Time Infraction
Corvette is entering a single car in the WEC round in Shanghai. Special livery to promote the Redline sold in China. Race is in November, so should have limited conflicts with anything US.
Press Release:
Corvette C7.R to Race in WEC in Shanghai
Its first race in Asia will close Corvette Racing’s historic 20th season
Corvette C7.R racecar features special Redline livery
SHENZHEN – Chevrolet announced today that Corvette Racing will close its 20th season of competition in grand style by competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) 2018 race in Shanghai. The C7.R racecar, which will wear a special Redline livery for the competition, will be the first factory-run Corvette to race in Asia.
The 6 Hours of Shanghai will take place from November 16-18 at the 16-turn, 5.45-km Shanghai International Circuit. Built in 2004, the venue plays host to a number of motorsports’ top championships, including the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix.
“Corvette is a global icon that we are excited to be bringing to race in China – the second largest market for Chevrolet,” said Scott Lawson, general director of Chevrolet for SAIC-GM.
The WEC is one of the world's key sports car series that features racing at venues across the world with all races being at least six hours in duration. The Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race is the WEC's most famous stop and it features twice in the 2018-2019 calendar. It tests not only speed and driving skills, but also the stability and fuel economy of cars in extreme driving.
“Corvette Racing has proven itself as a world-class racing program,” said Mark Kent, Chevrolet director of Motorsports Competition. “Competing in the Shanghai race provides us an additional opportunity to test ourselves against the top manufacturers and teams in the FIA WEC.”
Corvette Racing team highlights:
Winner of 107 races around the world
12 manufacturer championships in International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) competition
11 driver’s championships in IMSA competition
11-time class champion of the Sebring 12-hour endurance race
Eight-time winner of the Le Mans 24-hour endurance race
Three-time class champion of the Daytona 24-hour endurance race
Captured wins in Daytona, Sebring and Le Mans endurance races in 2015
Racing has been part of Chevrolet’s DNA since the brand was established by race car driver Louis Chevrolet more than a century ago. This performance-inspired DNA continues to influence the entire Chevrolet lineup today.
Redline
The Corvette C7.R will wear a special Redline livery for the race in Shanghai to promote the launch of the special edition in China across Chevrolet’s portfolio.
Redline made its global debut in concept form at the 2015 SEMA Show. Inspired by a strong positive response, it became the broadest cross-portfolio special edition ever offered by Chevrolet.
Last year, Chevrolet introduced its Redline special edition portfolio for China at Auto Guangzhou 2017 and announced that four Redline models will enter the domestic market in 2018. In the future, nearly all Chevrolet models in China will have Redline variants.
“Chevrolet is strengthening its brand in China by boosting our product lineup and our overall customer and ownership experience. We have begun rolling out our more youthful and sporty Redline edition to help us reach younger customers,” said Lawson.
Definitely saw this move coming. GM was at a crossroads and Dougs various interviews with some conflicting language said it all. They were in a bind and the only way to move forward was to get in WEC...even if it's limp dick style for an additional race or two.
Corvette Racing: C7.Rs May Be With Us For A Little While Longer
Corvette Racing: C7.Rs May Be With Us For A Little While Longer
By
Mitch Talley
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. That axiom appears to be true for the Corvette Racing team, which has racked up eight GT wins out of 19 tries at Le Mans. Corvette Racing program manager Doug Fehan says this year won’t be the last for the Chevy Corvette C7.R to compete, despite debuting at Le Mans and IMSA four years ago. He believes another axiom might be true, too: You’re not getting older, you’re getting better. “I don’t like to refer to it as an old car,” Fehan said of the C7.R during an interview with Motorsport.com, “but it has many years of participation here at Le Mans, which is not a bad thing.” In fact, Fehan said they went faster the night before this interview in the C7.R than ever before, “which means that development pays off. Improvement in tires, aerodynamics, chassis – all those things.” That’s why he says he’s “not concerned” that the C7.R is getting some age and faces increasing competition from newer models. “At the end of the day the BoP is designed to be able to level that playing field [so] I’m not concerned with the age of the car at all,” Fehan said. “Not at all. Its durability and reliability and performance have been well-proven. We feel pretty confident in bringing them out as we know they’re dependable.” The team that spends the least amount of time in the pit box usually wins – not necessarily the fastest car, Fehan pointed out. He believes work by Michelin developing a new tire for the C7.R’s fifth season at Le Mans is “first and foremost” behind the gains made by his team this year. “That’ll be an interesting development,” he said, “(but) we know it’s better.” He also said the team has seen “some gains” in aerodynamics, braking, and overall handling with the chassis and is tweaking different setups, caster, amber, “getting all those things to work in unison. That’s what we’ve been working on.” With all the rumors about the C8 possibly making its debut in 2019, Fehan played dumb, at least to the media, saying he expects to see the same C7.R version “for a while.” “Eventually there will be an eighth-generation Corvette,” he said. “When they introduce that car, we’ll be racing it. But I don’t think that’s going to be for a while.” Source: motorsport.com
06-18-2018, 04:57 PM
Amazing that you can change an entire assembly, on BOTH sides, faster than you can fuel the car!
