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The V8 power has been incredible and it's supercharged.
The C7R is a 5.5L NA.
Watching how incredibly competitive C7R has been against the Ferraris and Porsches, I'd really love to see GM step up and start running the euro/world circuits. .
Corvette Racing exists to SELL Corvettes.
Not many Vettes are sold outside this country.
I doubt the expense would make it worthwhile as far as GM is concerned.
That's just f'n great. Total chance encounter...Safety car came out while 63 was in pit and they had to sit...and sit...basically equate it to a 3min penalty. I"m goin to bed but...that jacked them straight up. ughhhhh.....
Corvette Racing exists to SELL Corvettes.
Not many Vettes are sold outside this country.
I doubt the expense would make it worthwhile as far as GM is concerned.
In business, you either constantly grow your market share or you die.
Damn near every article and post on the C8 has to do with aspects that have very little to do with street driving and are characteristics designed for RACING. BMW and FORD GT will no longer race GTLM in America and Ferrari races only at Daytona, leaving only Porsche as a competitor here in America.
This type of racing is global in scope and GM needs to think global for marketing. The demographics of buyers needs to get a hell of a lot younger or this will be the last generation of Corvettes made.
BMW quit WEC, not IMSA. Fehan said he has talked with some people at Ganassi and they have confidence they will find a means to continue. I think there is a shot to pretty much keep GTLM intact.
Corvette Racing exists to SELL Corvettes.
Not many Vettes are sold outside this country.
I doubt the expense would make it worthwhile as far as GM is concerned.
While I’m sure this is true, it’s a shame, really. Corvette is well known all over the world and GM should leverage the brand and sell them in decent numbers all over the world, up to and including manufacturing Corvettes (or doing some final assembly) in other countries to avoid import duties and tariffs there. Corvette is one of the few brands GM has that is truly internationally known and iconic thanks in great part to competing at LeMans.
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BMW quit WEC, not IMSA. Fehan said he has talked with some people at Ganassi and they have confidence they will find a means to continue. I think there is a shot to pretty much keep GTLM intact.
BMW has a commitment to race IMSA this season, not next.
LeMans is the end of this season in WEC.
With their move in classes in WEC, I don't expect them to race GTLM in IMSA. One of the announcers at LeMans stated that there is no new product development or R&D this year for the GT cars.
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What if...........
What if Corvette Racing supplied two or three other teams with Pratt Miller Corvettes ——the history of Corvette and wins At LeMans and other world class Racing series would have been written quite differently.
And yes I have personal knowledge of what it’s like to be blocked from going to LeMans by Corvette Racing, what if there were a couple of other teams with Corvettes they could’ve picked up the flag and run with it ?
Chevrolets racing philosophy is wrong. The Corvette has been eliminated from racing professionally anywhere in the world outside of the 2 Corvettes run by the Pratt and Miller team.
There were 59 other cars and teams that seem to race and do fine without Doug Fehan.
Ford allowed Bill. Riley to run the Ford GT in the AM class. And they won the class.
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I’m speaking as a private individual with personal experience
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And he not only had his nose up to the Porsche's door he was past the Porsche and it turned into the area at the back of the Corvette's door or the front of the rear quarter panel. In any organization I have ever competed with that corner belonged to the Corvette and the fault would be given to the Porsche. Interestingly the Porsche driver told his team that he was through for the day and wasn't comfortable running with the faster cars. Clearly he turned into a car that owned the inside line.
BMW quit WEC, not IMSA. Fehan said he has talked with some people at Ganassi and they have confidence they will find a means to continue. I think there is a shot to pretty much keep GTLM intact.
Hope so.
Originally Posted by quick04Z06
While I’m sure this is true, it’s a shame, really. Corvette is well known all over the world and GM should leverage the brand and sell them in decent numbers all over the world, up to and including manufacturing Corvettes (or doing some final assembly) in other countries to avoid import duties and tariffs there. Corvette is one of the few brands GM has that is truly internationally known and iconic thanks in great part to competing at LeMans.
Agreed.
Problem is GM is not flush with money right now.
It's a shame #63 had that Off...it was the class of the field.
With the C8R coming next season, it would be a good time to "retire" 3 of the drivers and get some new blood in there.
BMW has a commitment to race IMSA this season, not next.
LeMans is the end of this season in WEC.
With their move in classes in WEC, I don't expect them to race GTLM in IMSA. One of the announcers at LeMans stated that there is no new product development or R&D this year for the GT cars.
BMW is looking like they'll continue to back RLL in IMSA. They have run GT LM without a LM effort in the past with V8 Z4s. Granted we all know Corporate can change direction with fiscal changes.
BMW’s IMSA GTLM effort will be unaffected; RLL’s long-standing program in North America set to continue despite the marque’s shift in its GTE strategy.
“The global presence of BMW M Motorsport is safeguarded by customer racing and the DTM in Asia and Europe, as well as the IMSA series in North America, even without competing in a world championship,” Marquardt continued.
“The IMSA series plays a central role for us in North America and is developing well. The USA is the most important market for BMW M cars, so it is very fitting to build a direct bridge to our production models there with the BMW M8 GTE.”
Originally Posted by pkincy
And he not only had his nose up to the Porsche's door he was past the Porsche and it turned into the area at the back of the Corvette's door or the front of the rear quarter panel. In any organization I have ever competed with that corner belonged to the Corvette and the fault would be given to the Porsche. Interestingly the Porsche driver told his team that he was through for the day and wasn't comfortable running with the faster cars. Clearly he turned into a car that owned the inside line.
Agreed, I am wagering the argument by the sanctioning body will be that the Corvette attempted an aggressive pass in a single line area of the race track. I believe their argument is bogus and the driver of the Porsche should have his competition license level reviewed in light of this incident and his other solo spins.
And he not only had his nose up to the Porsche's door he was past the Porsche and it turned into the area at the back of the Corvette's door or the front of the rear quarter panel. In any organization I have ever competed with that corner belonged to the Corvette and the fault would be given to the Porsche. Interestingly the Porsche driver told his team that he was through for the day and wasn't comfortable running with the faster cars. Clearly he turned into a car that owned the inside line.
This. Both cars had their own lines, that intersected at some point going into the corner. Nobody had to turn into anyone to initiate contact. The in-car video I've seen (over and over) show that the Corvette, which clearly had half his car past the Porsche, had precedence and was simply following his line. The only time his car turns towards the Porsche is AFTER the Porsche had torn off the Corvette's right rear tire and spun him around to the right.
Maybe they have more videos that I have not seen. Fine. Even so, why have I not heard that the Porsche driver was also punished, if the rules (I read them) state that both parties are responsible for avoiding contact? If everybody is responsible, nobody is responsible. Bad rule. Horrible enforcement. Period.
On the Corvette, there are many things that could have been better organized, better fielded. It's okay to say there's always next year but not if the old mistakes are not corrected.
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