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VetteBoy1979
06-11-2011, 8:11am
WooHoo! Go Corvette! One year I will be there in person.
It is lame how the regulations continue to get more stringent...do we really need to restrict the LMP1 cars power? Corvette qualified 4th and 6th. So far, Ollie is up to 2nd. :dance:
Now you can place yourself inside the corvette for the entire race!
SPEED Streaming (http://stream.speedtv.com/corvette)
Some more streaming goodness... live Audi onboard streaming, telemetry
Audi Live Racing - 24 Hours of Le Mans (http://www.audi-microsites.com/lemans/#/onboard)
VatorMan
06-11-2011, 8:45am
The live streaming video is awesome !
OH SHIT
One of the Audi R18's just hit the wall and shattered to bits. :(
Allan Mcnish-- took a Ferrari out too!
John Wiz
06-11-2011, 8:53am
Holy Crap,, hope he's OK... DAMN...
He walked away.
The Ferrari Italia, amazingly, was lifted back to the track and it just drove away with some smoke coming out from the rear end.
Watching the replay, it looked like a stupid move from McNish-- he tried to cut through the inside of a curve and just plowed into the Ferrari. Some of the folks on the other side of the wall need an underwear change now! That was close.
I wonder if Audi is gonna rebuild that car?
*edit* It doesn't look like McNish did anything stupid-- the Ferrari was hidden by the other car can probably came into view too late.
John Wiz
06-11-2011, 9:01am
I'm wondering if McNish had a good view of the Ferrari ahead of the other car, the Ferrari definitely wouldn't have seen him coming. That was a hell of a wreck, and those photographers almost had a car on top of them. There is a reason you have to sign a waiver when you're shooting those races.
you won't win the race in hour 1...but you can lose it real easy....
sounds like all are ok, will be sore for a bit.
I'm wondering if McNish had a good view of the Ferrari ahead of the other car, the Ferrari definitely wouldn't have seen him coming. That was a hell of a wreck, and those photographers almost had a car on top of them. There is a reason you have to sign a waiver when you're shooting those races.
I can't wait to see the crash from their angle.
khblair
06-11-2011, 9:09am
That was a scary wreck!
Looking forward to seeing it all in person :hurray:
John Wiz
06-11-2011, 9:11am
I can't wait to see the crash from their angle.
I know,, a couple of the tracks I was fortunate enough to have press credentials at had sections on the outside of high speed corners like that you were not allowed to shoot at...
VatorMan
06-11-2011, 9:18am
I've got a couple of friends there now. Wife and I will probably go next year. :dance:
Oy veh!
YouTube - ‪24h LeMans 2011 - McNish Crash‬‏
VatorMan
06-11-2011, 9:40am
WOW !:slap:
khblair
06-11-2011, 9:45am
I've got a couple of friends there now. Wife and I will probably go next year. :dance:
:thumbs:
Jeff '79
06-11-2011, 9:46am
Oy veh!
YouTube - ‪24h LeMans 2011 - McNish Crash‬‏ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8l4RYjeRcs)
Holy chit !!
VatorMan
06-11-2011, 9:57am
How much longer is this f'n caution going to be ?
DropTheTop
06-11-2011, 10:06am
How much longer is this f'n caution going to be ?
Seriously! An hour?!? Oh well, back to business now. Go Corvette! :drivingskid:
khblair
06-11-2011, 10:16am
that was an awesome corvette commercial :cheers::cheers:
clutchdust
06-11-2011, 10:53am
OK, let me start off by admitting (grudgingly) I'm no professional driver. However, I've done a boatload of trackdays and I know from my own measly experience you need to know more about what's going on than just one car ahead of you. I know there's a massive speed difference but it's not like the F-car just appeared out of nowhere.
Still, glad to see both drivers Ok.
clutchdust
06-11-2011, 11:26am
So don't anybody else enter that contest on the Speed website 'cause I need all the help I can get! ;)
VetteBoy1979
06-11-2011, 11:33am
Ok, who wants to coordinate plans for the first VB Tour of LeMans 2012? Let's start planning now!! I'd say a week total for Paris, a little wine country, and end up at La Sarthe for the weekend? Any takers?
:waiting:
nhlgopens
06-11-2011, 11:42am
Ok, who wants to coordinate plans for the first VB Tour of LeMans 2012? Let's start planning now!! I'd say a week total for Paris, a little wine country, and end up at La Sarthe for the weekend? Any takers?
:waiting:
Can I use my Barn Bucks to pay for the trip? :lol:
Jeff '79
06-11-2011, 11:47am
Ok, who wants to coordinate plans for the first VB Tour of LeMans 2012? Let's start planning now!! I'd say a week total for Paris, a little wine country, and end up at La Sarthe for the weekend? Any takers?
:waiting:
Will you pay for me ? I have two kids in college, and all my money is tied up in a land deal......I promise I'll pay you back......My wife will need to go to.:D
VetteBoy1979
06-11-2011, 11:51am
Will you pay for me ? I have two kids in college, and all my money is tied up in a land deal......I promise I'll pay you back......My wife will need to go to.:D
Just pay me in Barn Bucks...I've only got $969. I figure about $5k per couple should do it :D
But really, I'll open to BB any time you are feeling generous :D
Did I just see a BMW blowing an engine? :kick:
Notice the wheel and tire bouncing around at the end there? Those camera guys were high steppin'!
Jeff '79
06-11-2011, 12:18pm
Just pay me in Barn Bucks...I've only got $969. I figure about $5k per couple should do it :D
But really, I'll open to BB any time you are feeling generous :D
Did I just see a BMW blowing an engine? :kick:
There's $10k....Just let me know when you are sending the tix....:D
sanchez
06-11-2011, 1:13pm
Pretty fun race so far. Kinda bummed that Speed TV went back to nascar qualifying and other crap.
Luckinly speed is streaming it and my google tv can pick it up. One of the few times a content provider isn't giving me the finger.
khblair
06-11-2011, 1:50pm
Ok, who wants to coordinate plans for the first VB Tour of LeMans 2012? Let's start planning now!! I'd say a week total for Paris, a little wine country, and end up at La Sarthe for the weekend? Any takers?
:waiting:
going for a month in 2013 - gotta save for that. have fun for me tho:D
Just pay me in Barn Bucks...I've only got $969. I figure about $5k per couple should do it :D
But really, I'll open to BB any time you are feeling generous :D
Did I just see a BMW blowing an engine? :kick:
+250,000 :hurray::hurray:
going for a month in 2013...
That's the way to do it. :yesnod:
VatorMan
06-11-2011, 3:08pm
A long way to go but Corvette is #1 and #2 right now !!
WTF are they using C5 headlights in those things?
VatorMan
06-11-2011, 3:45pm
Well that was short lived...Now #1 and 5.
bad Audi crash.....stay tuned...
Jeff '79
06-11-2011, 3:47pm
bad Audi crash.....stay tuned...
Damn, this one could be bad...
VatorMan
06-11-2011, 3:48pm
bad Audi crash.....stay tuned...
Wow.
bad Audi crash.....stay tuned...
Looks really bad.
clutchdust
06-11-2011, 3:50pm
Anybody have the link to real time lap and scoring?
RedLS1GTO
06-11-2011, 3:50pm
bad Audi crash.....stay tuned...
Wow. Just wow.
99 pewtercoupe
06-11-2011, 3:50pm
Looks really bad...:sadangel:
They are now saying it was the GT car driver's fault. Not saying who yet
VatorMan
06-11-2011, 3:53pm
Looks really bad...:sadangel:
They are now saying it was the GT car driver's fault. Not saying who yet
Looked like one of the Ferraris.
sounds like the driver got out and climbed over the guardrail on his own :hurray::hurray:
dangerous place.
the GT car, #71, was Waltrip's ride (he was not driving)...
RedLS1GTO
06-11-2011, 4:00pm
sounds like the driver got out and climbed over the guardrail on his own :hurray::hurray:
Now confirmed...
WOW.
Those Audis are apparently some safe mofos.
Well, so much for the R18's. :(
Oh wait they're running 3 cars... down to 1 now. They were talking about pulling it out of the race.
99 pewtercoupe
06-11-2011, 4:02pm
Sounds like he may be OK but it really sucks to be Team Audi today
Jeff '79
06-11-2011, 4:07pm
Sounds like he may be OK but it really sucks to be Team Audi today
It could have sucked, a lot worse...
clutchdust
06-11-2011, 4:08pm
Couple good links over there in the Autocross and Roadracing section. I have live feed streaming now from Justin.tv.
From Speed.com
10:55 p.m.: We're going to be under caution for quite some time. The armco barrier is heavily damaged, more so than McNish's accident. It has been a disastrous race for Audi, with two of their new R18s having been totaled in monstrous accidents. One positive thing to take away from this that Audi switched to closed top-designed cars this year. Imagine if these accidents would have occurred with the open-top R15s.
10:50 p.m.: CONFIRMED: Mike Rockenfeller climbed from the car under his own power. He's been taken off to the ambulance by a stretcher. There is literally nothing left of the car. It's no doubt one of the worst crashes in Le Mans history
Sounds like he was very lucky considering the clip of the replay on TV. Wow did that car seem to come apart.
Jeff '79
06-11-2011, 4:15pm
Racing in the dark is pretty boring anyway....Wow, there's McNish's crash again....Did you see that one spectator hiding from debris, behind his motorcycle ? Damn, the shit hit the fan there....
99 pewtercoupe
06-11-2011, 4:17pm
It is really amazing how the cars in modern racing are built. Can't believe some of the accidents that drivers are basically walking away from or getting out with minimal injuries
That GT Ferrari driver is gonna be in trouble. The announcers said he was supposed to stay in that left lane around the turn. I guess he wanted to hit the apex and didn't see the Audi flying up behind him?
Jeff '79
06-11-2011, 4:18pm
It is really amazing how the cars in modern racing are built. Can't believe some of the accidents that drivers are basically walking away from or getting out with minimal injuries
I wonder how they feel the next few days after an accident like that though...
99 pewtercoupe
06-11-2011, 4:20pm
That GT Ferrari driver is gonna be in trouble. The announcers said he was supposed to stay in that left lane around the turn. I guess he wanted to hit the apex and didn't see the Audi flying up behind him?
You could clearly see that the Audi driver was flashing his lights as he closed on the F car.
Jeff '79
06-11-2011, 4:22pm
You could clearly see that the Audi driver was flashing his lights as he closed on the F car.
It's pretty foggy out there though, or is that smoke from fires ?
khblair
06-11-2011, 4:41pm
That GT Ferrari driver is gonna be in trouble. The announcers said he was supposed to stay in that left lane around the turn. I guess he wanted to hit the apex and didn't see the Audi flying up behind him?
You could clearly see that the Audi driver was flashing his lights as he closed on the F car.
:iagree: it was an accident that didnt need to happen:slap:
You could clearly see that the Audi driver was flashing his lights as he closed on the F car.
Ferrari driver was prolly texting
clutchdust
06-11-2011, 5:29pm
It is really amazing how the cars in modern racing are built. Can't believe some of the accidents that drivers are basically walking away from or getting out with minimal injuries
A generation ago those would probably both be fatal crashes.
khblair
06-11-2011, 5:29pm
ive been in and out - has there been an update on the driver?
Jeff '79
06-11-2011, 5:30pm
He walked away.....15 minutes to green
99 pewtercoupe
06-11-2011, 5:31pm
Nothing definitive but it sounds like he is going to be OK
clutchdust
06-11-2011, 5:33pm
Seriously though, I think the ACO needs to seriously consider red flagging crashes this bad. This does no one any good. It's not any good for the cars just following a pace car, burns gas/diesel, wears tires and bores the shit out of fans. We're very well on track to have a full 10% of this "race" run under caution. Fkn boring.
Sheesh, went went to the neighborhood block party and I just got back (on my 3rd beer) and we're still on the same caution??
99 pewtercoupe
06-11-2011, 5:50pm
Interesting tid bit they just showed
Comparing all the GT teams...the Corvette race car is far closer to the street version than any other GT car out there BMW, Porsche, etc. They talked about having to detune the ZR1 engine to meet the standards for GT racing
Seriously though, I think the ACO needs to seriously consider red flagging crashes this bad. This does no one any good. It's not any good for the cars just following a pace car, burns gas/diesel, wears tires and bores the shit out of fans. We're very well on track to have a full 10% of this "race" run under caution. Fkn boring.
and it sounds like one of the corvette drivers got too much CO and CO2 into him, had to step out of the car, and likely won't return. not enough airflow at low speeds.
Jeff '79
06-11-2011, 5:52pm
Interesting tid bit they just showed
Comparing all the GT teams...the Corvette race car is far closer to the street version than any other GT car out there BMW, Porsche, etc. They talked about having to detune the ZR1 engine to meet the standards for GT racing
And they detune the race car to 450 hp, from 650 hp street car....I couldn't believe that..
99 pewtercoupe
06-11-2011, 5:53pm
and it sounds like one of the corvette drivers got too much CO and CO2 into him, had to step out of the car, and likely won't return. not enough airflow at low speeds.
Just proves that Vette were not made to be drivin slow!
I didn't realize they were using the supercharged ZR1 block. I thought those cars were basically using stock car motors.
*edit*
For 2011 the C6-R is using a detuned Z06 motor (LS5.5R), not a supercharged motor.
Sucks that even the Z06 has a more powerful engine than the GT car at Le Mans!
99 pewtercoupe
06-11-2011, 6:07pm
Interesting that the pototype cars run white headites and the GTs run yellow so the drivers can tell what type of car is overtaking them
Jeff '79
06-11-2011, 6:09pm
Interesting that the pototype cars run white headites and the GTs run yellow so that most drivers can tell what type of car is overtaking them
fixt
99 pewtercoupe
06-11-2011, 6:12pm
fixt
:lol: The Audi team will have words with a certain Ferrari team about this.
We can laugh since no one was seriously hurt
BuckyThreadkiller
06-11-2011, 6:47pm
I wonder if the fin on the Audis contributed to them getting crosswise.
Grey Ghost
06-11-2011, 7:25pm
Love that race. Always wanted to see it in person. I remember one year Speed televised it start-finish. I would wake up during the night and flip on the TV, watch a little, then back to sleep. Something special about night races.
TCM showed Le Mans the other night.
Robertson racing is out of Atlanta. They are running the silver Ford GT car(s). I hope they do well against the mega-dollar factory backed teams.
cool pics on their FB page
http://www.facebook.com/24heuresdumans?sk=photos
jeff w
06-12-2011, 12:15am
I don't get speed channel, so I'm stuck watching either the dedicated vette cam on car #73 or the speed online stream that isn't up atm. What happened to the #50 corvette?
EDIT: the live timing just put the #50 car back in the race.
VatorMan
06-12-2011, 12:37am
CRAP !! The 74 just went off track.:slap:
EDIT : What a crash !!
Edit X 2: Jan Magnussen just cost Corvette the win by being stupid. #74 Retired.
clutchdust
06-12-2011, 1:53am
I was wondering what happened.
Timing and scoring showing #74 back in the race, currently 14 laps down from the GT lead. :(
VatorMan
06-12-2011, 6:02am
The #73 is in the lead and SHOULD win if they don't screw up.
VetteBoy1979
06-12-2011, 6:15am
Man, I missed alot....just got up :D
How does Jan screw things up :slap:
VatorMan
06-12-2011, 6:22am
Man, I missed alot....just got up :D
How does Jan screw things up :slap:
He was way out of shape on a corner, dropped a wheel in the dirt and ran into a Porsche.
BuckyThreadkiller
06-12-2011, 7:29am
half an hour to go...
VatorMan
06-12-2011, 7:38am
I'm getting damn tired of the 4X as loud assed commercials.
BuckyThreadkiller
06-12-2011, 7:45am
The headlights on that R18 have been amazing for the entire race. I'm guessing they are completely LEDs.
RedLS1GTO
06-12-2011, 8:09am
The headlights on that R18 have been amazing for the entire race. I'm guessing they are completely LEDs.
They are. There was a little 30 second clip about them at one point in the early morning hours.
VatorMan
06-12-2011, 8:11am
Corvette #1 in GT Pro AND GT AM. Bet Audi is damn glad there isn't a Corvette LMP1
Damn, I'm glad Audi won. Their cars performed flawlessly, aside from the whole 'sploding thing that two of them did.
RedLS1GTO
06-12-2011, 8:12am
Good race! I was hoping the Peugeot would get up there and fight it out with the Audi.
Congrats to the Chevrolet teams sweeping the GT classes! :hurray:
A Vette 1-2 sure would have been nice though.
Corvette #1 in GT Pro AND GT AM. Bet Audi is damn glad there isn't a Corvette LMP1
Likewise, I bet Chevy is damn glad Audi isn't running anything in GT Pro and GT AM.
RedLS1GTO
06-12-2011, 8:14am
Likewise, I bet Chevy is damn glad Audi isn't running anything in GT Pro and GT AM.
I'd say this is more accurate than the reverse.
Audi-Sport is just... well... good.
VatorMan
06-12-2011, 8:14am
Likewise, I bet Chevy is damn glad Audi isn't running anything in GT Pro and GT AM.
Doubtful. Their cars seem to attract Ferarris like moths to a flame. :lol:
GentleBen
06-12-2011, 8:17am
The 73 car driven by Beretta, Milner and Garcia just won class with a 2+ minute lead on the second place car. Unfortunately, the 74 car was out of the race at that point. . .
VatorMan
06-12-2011, 8:17am
I'd say this is more accurate than the reverse.
Audi-Sport is just... well... good.
:withstupid: At Petite LeMans at Road Atlanta last year-the Audi tents were huge. Those boys don't mess around.
carlton_fritz
06-12-2011, 8:20am
Finally found a way to shut the commentator up for a while. End the race.
R.Zaragoza
06-12-2011, 8:27am
The 73 car driven by Beretta, Milner and Garcia just won class with a 2+ minute lead on the second place car. Unfortunately, the 74 car was out of the race at that point. . .
:hurray:
Jeff '79
06-12-2011, 8:42am
Finally found a way to shut the commentator up for a while. End the race.
Ya, really !....:rofl: The guy prolly makes $ 1/1000 cent per word.
Nemesis
06-12-2011, 9:37am
:lol: The Audi team will have words with a certain Ferrari team about this.
We can laugh since no one was seriously hurt
Not at all.
Nemesis
06-12-2011, 9:39am
Doubt there will be a GT AM class next year.
WalkerInTN
06-12-2011, 10:32am
Interesting tid bit they just showed
Comparing all the GT teams...the Corvette race car is far closer to the street version than any other GT car out there BMW, Porsche, etc. They talked about having to detune the ZR1 engine to meet the standards for GT racing
I'd say the Porsche is by far the closest to it's street car version. All Porsche race cars are built in the same Porsche factory & on the same assembly line as the GT series of cars, & are built from the same body shells. The race engines are the same displacement as in the street GT3 RS 4.0, with the street car even using the exact same crankshaft as the race cars. :yesnod:
Pratt & Miller do an awesome job building the race vettes. Never heard of a street Corvette with a 5.5 liter motor though. :leaving:
Regardless, congrats to Team Corvette for getting the win today! Way to go guys! :hurray: :hurray: :hurray:
RedLS1GTO
06-12-2011, 10:59am
I'd say the Porsche is by far the closest to it's street car version.
I don't know what all criteria they used for their argument but they were very clear during the broadcast in saying that the Vette was indeed the closest.
carlton_fritz
06-12-2011, 11:07am
I don't know what all criteria they used for their argument but they were very clear during the broadcast in saying that the Vette was indeed the closest.
Hey now. VBOT members are more knowledgeable than the expert racing people.
WalkerInTN
06-12-2011, 11:38am
I don't know what all criteria they used for their argument but they were very clear during the broadcast in saying that the Vette was indeed the closest.
Considering that Corvette paid some serious coin to SpeedTV for all the ad time, & also had 2 ex team drivers announcing, I wouldn't be a bit surprised. But I don't believe everything I hear on TV. I'd need some actual proof on this one. :yesnod:
I'd also love to see Chevrolet take any stock production Corvette to the Nurburgring 24 hour race & finish 13th overall like Porsche did last year with their GT3RS. :leaving:
RedLS1GTO
06-12-2011, 11:54am
Considering that Corvette paid some serious coin to SpeedTV for all the ad time, & also had 2 ex team drivers announcing, I wouldn't be a bit surprised. But I don't believe everything I hear on TV. I'd need some actual proof on this one. :yesnod:
I'd also love to see Chevrolet take any stock production Corvette to the Nurburgring 24 hour race & finish 13th overall like Porsche did last year with their GT3RS. :leaving:
Don't believe it... go talk to Road and Track.
YouTube - Justin Bell -- ZR1 / C6.R Tech Transfer
BuckyThreadkiller
06-12-2011, 12:01pm
I don't know what all criteria they used for their argument but they were very clear during the broadcast in saying that the Vette was indeed the closest.
That was some impressive advertorial - but the Porsche Cup cars are basically factory race cars that anybody can buy in either road or AGO spec trim.
The Vette does use the frame, some body panels and the stock block.
RedLS1GTO
06-12-2011, 12:07pm
That was some impressive advertorial - but the Porsche Cup cars are basically factory race cars that anybody can buy in either road or AGO spec trim.
The Vette does use the frame, some body panels and the stock block.
OK, great. But the Porsche Cup cars don't run at LeMans.
Nobody (especially me) is knocking Porsche. There is no doubt that their factory built race cars that are available for purchase are awesome cars and I could only dream that Chevrolet would build a factory turn key race car like they do.
Porsche Cup cars and the GT3RS at Nurburgring don't change the argument in regards to the cars that ran AT LeMANS.
WalkerInTN
06-12-2011, 12:16pm
Don't believe it... go talk to Road and Track.
YouTube - Justin Bell -- ZR1 / C6.R Tech Transfer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXbSY9v1VAU)
I've still got the issue he's actually referring to. The big thing there was the performance. Due to the ZR1 actually having more power than the race car, there was less of a time drop between the lap times for the race car vs street car. That's where he's getting the Corvette being closer.
I've hung out with Justin & he's a cool guy, but I'd keep in mind he's an ex team driver, so I'd expect some bias from him.
RedLS1GTO
06-12-2011, 12:25pm
I've hung out with Justin & he's a cool guy, but I'd keep in mind he's an ex team driver, so I'd expect some bias from him.
I talked to him briefly at VIR once and he did seem pretty cool. The whole broadcast was biased, there is no question about that. It was very clear that Audi and Chevrolet were the ones paying the bills for Speed Channel.
The argument comparing the cars wasn't mine. I was simply repeating what was said. There is also absolutely no question that Porsche is in a league of their own with building factory race cars for consumers. Too bad we'll most likely never see Chevrolet do anything like that.
BuckyThreadkiller
06-12-2011, 12:37pm
OK, great. But the Porsche Cup cars don't run at LeMans.
Nobody (especially me) is knocking Porsche. There is no doubt that their factory built race cars that are available for purchase are awesome cars and I could only dream that Chevrolet would build a factory turn key race car like they do.
Porsche Cup cars and the GT3RS at Nurburgring don't change the argument in regards to the cars that ran AT LeMANS.
Sorry - I didn't realize we were totally splitting hairs - but my point remains - the 997 GT3 RSR cars Porsche builds for the LeMans privateer teams (as opposed to the 997GT3 Cup run in the Porsche Cup and other endurance events) are much more closely related to the road going GT3 Porsche builds for homologation, than the C6.R Pratt and Miller builds, is to the ZR1 that comes out of Bowling Green.
Iron Chef
06-12-2011, 12:40pm
the Porsche Cup cars are basically factory race cars that anybody can buy in either road or AGO spec trim.
Hmmmmmmmmm.............
:leaving:
BuckyThreadkiller
06-12-2011, 12:40pm
I talked to him briefly at VIR once and he did seem pretty cool. The whole broadcast was biased, there is no question about that. It was very clear that Audi and Chevrolet were the ones paying the bills for Speed Channel.
The argument comparing the cars wasn't mine. I was simply repeating what was said. There is also absolutely no question that Porsche is in a league of their own with building factory race cars for consumers. Too bad we'll most likely never see Chevrolet do anything like that.
How come? They did it for the C4.
C4 Corvette Racing History | Corvette Challenge Racing Series History and Background (http://showyourcorvette.com/history.php)
RedLS1GTO
06-12-2011, 12:41pm
Sorry - I didn't realize we were totally splitting hairs
I was talking specifically about the segment shown during the race. Nothing else.
but my point remains - the 997 GT3 RSR cars Porsche builds for the LeMans privateer teams (as opposed to the 997GT3 Cup run in the Porsche Cup and other endurance events) are much more closely related to the road going GT3 Porsche builds for homologation, than the C6.R Pratt and Miller builds, is to the ZR1 that comes out of Bowling Green.
I never disagreed.
BuckyThreadkiller
06-12-2011, 12:42pm
Hmmmmmmmmm.............
:leaving:
Oh god...
WalkerInTN
06-12-2011, 12:42pm
Sorry - I didn't realize we were totally splitting hairs - but my point remains - the 997 GT3 RSR cars Porsche builds for the LeMans privateer teams (as opposed to the 997GT3 Cup run in the Porsche Cup and other endurance events) are much more closely related to the road going GT3 Porsche builds for homologation, than the C6.R Pratt and Miller builds, is to the ZR1 that comes out of Bowling Green.
Most definitely. :yesnod:
Iron Chef
06-12-2011, 12:45pm
Oh god...
Nahhhh...I'm storage challenged. And I'd kill myself fairly quickly. :rofl:
WalkerInTN
06-12-2011, 12:47pm
Hmmmmmmmmm.............
:leaving:
New forum sponsored race car? :hurray::hurray::hurray:
Would look great with "The Vette Barn" on the side. :lol:
:leaving:
RedLS1GTO
06-12-2011, 12:51pm
How come? They did it for the C4.
C4 Corvette Racing History | Corvette Challenge Racing Series History and Background (http://showyourcorvette.com/history.php)
The Challenge cars were not built by GM. They were sent by GM to have the modifications made. They rolled off the line like any other Vette coupe, NOT ready for competition.
I'll tell ya what... when I buy a Vette complete with cage, harnesses, and all of the other goodies so I can drive it straight onto the track and into competition (like Porsche does) I will admit that my prediction was wrong.
I will also add that the Challenge cars at Mid Ohio were my introduction to road racing. I went to some pretty great lengths to track down the "mandatory" sponsor decals and used a few to fill some space and at the same time pay a small tribute to that on my current car. I decided to leave the actual "Corvette Challenge" off of the car so people wouldn't think I was trying to pass it off as something it most obviously isn't.
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p90/botch1980/Race%20Car/VIR%20TrackDaze%202010/IMG_3997.jpg
Iron Chef
06-12-2011, 1:06pm
New forum sponsored race car? :hurray::hurray::hurray:
Would look great with "The Vette Barn" on the side. :lol:
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Yeah...so would my tombstone.
carlton_fritz
06-12-2011, 1:33pm
New forum sponsored race car? :hurray::hurray::hurray:
Would look great with "The Vette Barn" on the side. :lol:
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One of the Ford cars had "Riverside Ford, Macon Georgia" on the side, so why not.
WalkerInTN
06-12-2011, 1:48pm
One of the Ford cars had "Riverside Ford, Macon Georgia" on the side, so why not.
Yeah, that would be just the same as having a Porsche race car with "The Vette Barn" on it. :slap: :rofl:
carlton_fritz
06-12-2011, 1:51pm
Yeah, that would be just the same as having a Porsche race car with "The Vette Barn" on it. :slap: :rofl:
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WalkerInTN
06-12-2011, 9:39pm
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No point apparent. :slap:
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