CDN_Wolf_eh

I haven't been a huge fan of the Rolex Grand-Am series ... but last year with Lou running his Vette in the series, I tuned in for a few of the races.

I just went to the 24 Hours of Daytona site, and looked at the Car/Driver line up ... NOT ONE TEAM RUNNING A CORVETTE!

Seems like most teams are running Maxda's / Por-Shaaa's and Camaro's ... what the heck is going on????

Lou or Louis, chime in and let us know whats happening!


Mark

AU N EGL

it appears that GMs push in Grand Am is the Camaro

There should be a corvette or two in races after the 24 hour.

th costs to race in Daytona are almost out of reach for smaller privateer teams

shakedown067

BrianCunningham

I still remember they year they won...OVERALL

Lawdogg

The one time I can honestly say I was there.

CDN_Wolf_eh

Too bad the costs are too high ... it's the premiere race of their series ... I would want to be there, no matter what, if I was a team sponsor!

redazz

several familiar names in camaro's though
johnny o'connell driving the autohaus motorsports camaro
oliver gavin and eric curran in the banner racing camaro
jan magnusson in the stevenson motorsports camaro

should be fun to watch them race agains each other
john

TLGunman

About half of the years budget will go into this one 24 Hour race.

Charleston2012

GM will go to Europe though and compete in LeMans.
Wont compete in the USA, sad.

AU N EGL

Yes and NO

Corvette is in the American LeMans Series and LeMans 24 hour which is run by the ACO

Grand Am is a different sanctioning body

GM has the Chevy LS6 engines in the Daytona Prototypes and the Camaro in the GT class

You will see the CHEVROLET banner on windshields of many DP cars.

Painrace

It has always ben big $$ but today you can race for the rest of the year and spend about the same $$ unless you have a ig impact.

Jim

jasonberkeley

They are running factory backed Camaros in Grand-Am. Both in Rolex GT, and in Cotinental Challenge GS. Look at the driver line-up in the Rolex GT Camaros- GM factory drivers.

It's all about marketing. Corvette is all about technology and high-level image, which is what the ALMS and LeMans represent.

Grand-Am is a more low-tech series than the ALMS, and GM also wants to market the Camaro as a performance vehicle, so the Rolex GT and Continental Challenge series are the right place to race.

If they support another product other than the Camaro in the same series, they work against themselves and their ultimate goal of having the Camaro win the series championships.

Joezone914

I read the prototype has de-stroked 305CI motor with LS9 cylinder block with direct fuel injection making 530HP. Not sure what's in the camaro.

69427

Help out a guy with a lousy memory. What year was that?

acrace

2001 - when the race was run under ALMS rules and not Grand Am.

acrace

By the way, there was at least one Corvette in the GT class. #46. I *think* that it's already out.

JETninja

1 GT Class C6
4 DP Class Corvette's

Han Solo

I thought the LS6 was history. I don't think they should be able to run an engine that you can't buy.

joemoia

Rolex DP rules allow LS7 or LS9 block casting

CHEVROLET* 5.0L V8
*Can also be branded as Cadillac. Engine block Casting # 12598723 or 12621766 with specified bore: 3.900″ Stroke: 3.185″ Minimum crank weight: 38 lb Maximum compression ratio: 11.5:1 Cylinder heads part # 17802752. Intake and exhaust ports cannot be modified. Cylinder head intake runner maximum volume: 230 cc’s Cylinder head exhaust runner maximum volume: 87 cc’s Intake valve: 2.100″ Exhaust valve: 1.550″ Piston w/rings, pin and connecting rod: 1000 gm minimum. May use titanium wrist pin. Maximum camshaft lift @ retainer with zero lash: .590″. Maximum cam duration: 248°/251° @.050″ lift. Must use with no modifications. Maximum RPM: 6900 Maximum fuel pressure 5 bar ( 72.5 psi)Part # K-GMDPAA Intake Manifold, w/ 2.0 inch I.R. Kinsler Throttle Bodies. Inlet trumpets and air box as submitted and approved. Air box base Part # 17802737

For GT, 2012 rules specify LS3 with spec cam and LS6 throttle body

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