Both cars are powered by 7-liter small-block V-8 engines with dry-sump lubrication systems, CNC-ported cylinder heads, titanium valves and connecting rods, forged steel crankshafts, and plate-honed cylinder bores. Lessons learned on the track have benefited the Z06, just as GM’s vast resources have enriched the C6-R race car. The phrase ‘technology transfer’ has never been more appropriate than when used to describe the matched set of Corvette C6-R and Corvette Z06. Through a combination of Computational Fluid Dynamic studies and on-track testing, the end result will be an aerodynamically balanced package, tunable to the low drag demands of Le Mans or the high downforce requirements of Mosport. With the new C6 production model measuring shorter in overall length (but with a longer wheelbase), race car engineers faced a new set of numbers in which to achieve their goals to make the car faster on the 180-mph Mulsanne Straight at Le Mans and other high-speed circuits.Īdding a rear wing and a front splitter enabled the team to develop a package that achieves a lift-to-drag ratio better than that of the C5-R. Like the C5-R before it, the Corvette C6-R starts from production roots: the same hydroformed frame rails that roll down the assembly line at the Corvette plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky are sourced for the structure of the race car. The new race car is the most technically advanced sports car ever developed by General Motors, culling years of experience from the dominant Corvette C5-R as well as the advancements brought forth from the next-generation Corvette C6 and Z06 production models.
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The two-car, factory-backed Chevrolet sports car program will compete in the production-based GT1 class (formerly GTS) of American Le Mans Series as well as the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans in France, a race where the Corvette has won its class for three out of the past four years.
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ĭETROIT – The brand-new Corvette C6-R race car will debut at the 12 Hours of Sebring in March 2005 after a full year of rigorous testing and development. The winning Corvette completed 355 laps, made 25 faultless pit stops, and won by a five-lap margin of victory.
At 2:09 p.m., Jan Magnussen officially took the lead = a lead that Corvette Racing would not relinquish. The turning point came in the 22nd hour when the green Aston Martin went to the garage with a mechanical problem. 009 Aston Martin DBR9 were in lockstep from the start, separated by less than a lap in the running order for hour after hour. This year’s 24-hour endurance test reprised the drama of last year’s battle. Corvette Racing extended its perfect finishing record in the 24 Hours of Le Mans to seven consecutive years and Corvette became the winningest manufacturer in recent GT history at Le Mans. It was the trio’s third consecutive class victory at Le Mans and their fourth straight endurance racing win, a streak that includes last year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, Petit Le Mans and the 12 Hours of Sebring. 64 Compuware Corvette C6.R driven by Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta and Jan Magnussen finished fourth overall.
today, Corvette Racing had won the GT1 class in the world’s greatest sports car race for the fifth time in six years. , LE MANS, France – Corvette and Aston Martin went toe-to-toe in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, trading blows through a grueling day and night of racing. The Corvette innovated the used of air conditioning and variable displacement. The engine was sourced by Katech who also built the units for the C5R. This car holds a record of four straight class victories at the 12 Hours of Sebring, winning in 2006, 2007, 20.ĭevelopment and construction of the C6R was enlisted to Pratt & Miller in New Hudson, Michigan for General Motors. The model varied specification depending on the series and regulations as they changed from season to season. It raced predominantly as a factory-backed team in the American Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans with private teams contesting the Le Mans Series and FIA GT Championship. The Corvette C6R is one of the most successful Corvette race cars that has won continuously since its debut in 2005.