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First Victory for Corvette GT2

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Originally Posted by MOSPORT1 (Post 1571323577)

Wow just wow, history in the making today. Team Corvette celebrated their first victory in the the GT2 class in only the second race!!

Awesome race, a nail biter towards the end :cool:

It was awesome. Got to watch the winning move live from turn 2/3.

I looked for you guys afterwards but couldn't find you. I can only guess you guys were at the paddock for the celebration party.

Team Corvette Racing! :thumbs:

:thumbs::thumbs:,very good,,,,great pics,,,:thumbs:

It turned out to be a good day, and we didnt get rained out.

One of many wins for the Corvette.....

I don't have time to download all the pics, but I am sure they are great.

NORRIS MCDONALD
MOTORSPORT REPORTER

Johnny O'Connell of Oakwood, Ga., and Jan Magnussen of Denmark finished first in the GT2 class (and sixth overall) in their Corvette C6-R. It was the first victory for Chevrolet since Corvette dropped down to the GT2 division three races ago.

It was O'Connell's 100th race start in the ALMS and his seventh victory at Mosport — many shared in previous years with his former partner, Ron Fellows of Mississauga.

O'Connell was content to let Magnussen — who drove the last half of the race and was in the most wheel-to-wheel battles — take the credit for the victory.

"This is totally cool for everybody at Corvette racing," he said. "That was probably one of the best drives I've seen out of Jan. That was total rock star."
Some of the best racing of the weekend occurred in the GT2 division. The scrap between the Corvettes and the Ferraris was worth the price of admission.

In particular, one joust that lasted for several laps featured Magnussen's Corvette going through corner after corner, side-by-side, with the Ferrari of Brazil's Jaime Melo as if their side doors were glued together.

This at speeds of more than 100 miles an hour.

Hope everyone can watch this,,, crank it up,, Olly Gavin lapping Mosport,,,,,

http://www.facebook.com/editalbum.ph...v=122193266297

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Originally Posted by MOSPORT1 (Post 1571334418)

Hope everyone can watch this,,, crank it up,, Olly Gavin lapping Mosport,,,,,

http://www.facebook.com/editalbum.ph...v=122193266297

awesome run,,,:thumbs::thumbs:

Damn, just give me 1 lap in that thing and I'm perma-smiling for a month. :thumbs: