Filed under: Motorsports, Sports/GTs, Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford
Corvettes to challenge Porsches and Ferraris in ALMS GT2 in 2008
General Motors still hasn't announced whether the factory GT1 Corvette C6Rs will be return to the American Le Mans Series in 2008, but there will be 'Vettes on the grid next year. Riley Technologies is building a pair of GT2 C6 Corvettes that will be run by Lou Gigliotti's team. GM has approved of the program, but they are not directly involved. They aren't the only new entrants in the GT2 class. Primetime Race Group will be preparing a customer Dodge Viper with factory support that is expected to debut at Sebring and Doran Racing is prepping a Ford GT. The GT2 class looks like it might the series to watch in 2008 with Porsches, Ferraris, Corvettes, Vipers and a Ford GT.
[Source: American Le Mans Series]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Phillip 6:39PM (10/06/2007)
Finally!!! I've been wating for this for so long.
Ever since the GT1 and Prototype classes have been dead from the lack of competition, GT1 is where the action has been.
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Khanh 7:10PM (10/06/2007)
a Ford GT and a Ferrari going against each other?! oh man, Ferarri should some how resurrect the P3/4 from the 1960's and race it. it's like.. history, in modern day! sounds good though about the Corvette's
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chris 7:37PM (10/06/2007)
A Ford GT has been racing against a couple of Ferrari 360s in Super GT for a couple years (though the Ford has a totally different V8 since superchargers are terrible for racing). A Corvette C6 used to race there as well, except it was never competitive so the team just gave up on the car.
They should have done this years ago anyways, GT1 is just a joke.
Airhab 7:40PM (10/06/2007)
might "be" the series to watch
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Michael 12:40AM (10/07/2007)
not to mention "Corvette C6Rs will be return(ing) to the American Le Mans Series" and "Primetime Racegroup will be preparing a customer('s) Dodge Viper"
But the content is what counts.
FLR 7:48PM (10/06/2007)
Wow..this is awesome news! Go Vettes!
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David W. 8:00PM (10/06/2007)
I'm rooting for the GT's :)
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The Penguin 9:08PM (10/06/2007)
Without Pratt & Miller these Corvettes will suck. Unless Pratt & Miller gets paid by GM to get involved, I will laugh as they will be hopeless compared to the Porsches and Ferraris.
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Carlos 9:43PM (10/06/2007)
I'd love to see the Viper, Corvette, and GT go at it in GT2 while taking on the likes of the RSR and the F430. Woo! I pray that GM does factory sponser the Corvettes
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JerryB 10:23PM (10/06/2007)
Technically, what's the difference between GT1 and GT2 (this is not a rhetorical question, btw) ?
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jamey 10:44PM (10/06/2007)
This is good news. I just got home from the Petit Le Mans and can attest there isn't much fun in watching just a few (or one as the case was by the end) cars race in a class.
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Justin 10:50PM (10/06/2007)
So will they have to detune the ls7 to less than the stock 505 hp, or will they be using something more like the ls3? Isn't gt2 about 450 hp right?
Will be interesting thats for sure. Go GM!
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MK 12:08AM (10/07/2007)
What I really want to see is ORECA get behind the Vipers again & dominate GT1 just like they used to.
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Vexorg 12:19AM (10/07/2007)
If you read the article on the ALMS site, it says that the GT2 Vettes will be running 430 horsepower LS3-based engines. I'll probably still be sticking with the Risi Competizione Ferraris in GT2 next year, off-track drama aside. There's a good chance I'll also be attending the Utah race again in May (I've been to both of the first two, and they have a really nice track there.)
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lintsniffer18 1:03AM (10/07/2007)
They better have a Gulf painted Ford GT.
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why not the LS2LS7? 1:55AM (10/07/2007)
In an interview later in the race today, Scott Atherton (IMSA President) said that it was undetermined what will happen to GT1 next year. They were not looking to merge it with GT2, they instead were trying to get additional first-class competitors to join in with the Corvettes.
They said it is very difficult, but they did have 2-3 leads right now.
I do miss the old GT1 with Vipers, Saleens and the Prodrive 550 Maranellos.
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Sam Abuelsamid 8:02AM (10/07/2007)
GT2 cars get smaller air restrictors than GT1 and put out about 400-420hp compared to over 500 for GT1s. There are various other differences in the rules, the power is the main thing. All the rules can be found here http://www.lemans.org/sport/sport/reglements/pages/i_24hauto2007_gb.html
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Johnnie 8:55AM (10/07/2007)
it's about time Chevy.
My guess is that they will be beated by the Porsche's and the Ferrari's. Will be very interesting to watch.
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ozcanozkaya 10:55AM (10/07/2007)
DON'T WATCH!! :) CUZ IT IS UNBLIEVABLE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRE_ku0tc1U
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