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Mid-Ohio 2009: GT2 Corvettes run 2nd and 4th in debut

After more than two years of design and development work, the new GT2 class Corvette C6.R made its racing debut on Saturday at Mid-Ohio. For an all-new race ca,r it proved remarkably free of teething pains. In fact, it seems the biggest hurdle was for the drivers, Johnny O'Connell, Jan Magnussen, Olivier Berretta and Oliver Gavin, who had to deal with running in the GT pack rather than racing in the top of the pack amongst themselves. After two hours and 45 minutes of action, O'Connell and Magnussen ended up finishing second in the GT1 ... Read more →

Corvette Racing GT2 car to be unveiled on Tuesday Alex Nunez

While the 24 Hours of Le Mans was the swan song for the GT1-class Corvette C6.R, the fellas at Corvette Racing will unveil the next chapter of the story this coming Tuesday, August 4th. According ...

Corvette C6R GT2 cars officially entered for Mid-Ohio ALMS race Sam Abuelsamid

Following the 2008 American Le Mans Series, Chevrolet announced that its Corvette Racing team would abandon the largely uncontested ranks of GT1 and take on the challenge of GT2. As General ...

Ode to Corvette Racing: A decade of dominance in GT1 Drew Phillips

Here's to you, Corvette Racing. The car has evolved, the livery has changed, drivers have come and gone, competitors have challenged and fallen away, and even the type of fuel is new, but one ...

A Wolf in Wolf's Clothing: New Corvette GT2 racer takes cues from ZR1 Noah Joseph

Victory can get boring after a while. The first couple of times Corvette Racing took the GT1 title in the American Le Mans Series, it must have been exciting. But after dominating the class every ...

Rendered Speculation: Corvette Stingray C7.R 9 months ago on Autoblog

While the Corvette Stingray Concept (a.k.a. Autobot Sideswipe) introduced at the Chicago Auto Show earlier this month sports heritage-inspired cues, its futuristic styling could also hint at the design of the next-generation model. GM made no comment on whether any of the concept would find make ...

Corvette ZR-1 knocks four seconds off 'Ring time 1 year ago on Autoblog

Back at the Nürburgring, the hot Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 has just ripped four seconds off its claimed 7:26 lap. The new time, with Jan Magnussen at the wheel, is a claimed 7:22.4 for the full 12.93-mile loop. While the number is pretty bloody fast, it is still .3 seconds off the time ...

Corvette Racing just about ready to start building GT2 C6.R 1 year ago on Autoblog

2009 will be a transition year for the American Le Mans Series as the GT1 class all but disappears after the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Corvette Racing team announced a few weeks ago that it will switch from GT1 to the GT2 class. In an ALMS conference call, program manager Dough Fehan revealed that ...

SEMA 2007: Corvette C6R replica 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to view more pics of this perfect C6R replica This streetable Corvette parked outside of the convention center at SEMA had us doing a double take. It looks so much like the real thing that we half expected to see Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta signing autographs next to the ...

C6R with Bad Boy Vettes Livery Revealed 2 years ago on Autoblog

We have been tracking the progress of Bad Boy Vette's new livery for the C6R in its final race of the ALMS season with great anticipation. The finished product was finally revealed last night at a pre-race party in Monterey hosted by BBV. The new graphics look downright menacing, with the "Take No ...

Bad Boy Vettes C6.R in progress... 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for photo gallery On Wednesday, we told you that the Corvette Racing C6.Rs would be sporting a new Bad Boy Vettes livery for the ALMS finale at Laguna Seca next weekend. Yesterday, BBV shot us a few pics of the #4 car in progress, and no surprise -- we like what we see. The final ...

Break out the Krylon: Bad Boy Vettes designing C6.R livery for season-ender at Laguna Seca 2 years ago on Autoblog

Some websites have a lot of pull. Take BadBoyVettes.com, for example. Dedicated to covering and rooting for Corvette Racing, this band of supporters has already achieved a great deal. The Bad Boy Vettes skull logo serves as Corvette Racing's unofficial mascot, and it has adorned the race cars' ...

12 Hours of Sebring ends with Audi win, nail-biting GT2 finish 2 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: Watch the video of the GT2 finish here. The first race of the 2007 American Le Mans Series is in the books with the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring concluding in utterly spectacular fashion. Before we get to the story of the race -- the jaw-dropping GT2 finish -- we need to fill you in on ...

Sebring: Corvette Racing's #3 car wears white in salute to Fellows 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for gallery Corvette Racing transformed the #3 C6.R from Velocity Yellow to Arctic White before the start of today's 12 Hours of Sebring endurance race in Florida. Ron Fellows, making his final Sebring appearance as one of the #3 car's co-drivers, has a similarly liveried ...

Corvette Racing's LS7.R named Race Engine of the Year 3 years ago on Autoblog

Corvette Racing's perennial success continued this season, winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans, as well as sweeping the driver, manufacturer, and team championships for the American Le Mans Series GT1 class after battling their archrival Prodrive Aston Martin DB9Rs all season long. Now the postseason ...

ALMS Wrap: Audi, Corvette, Intersport, Risi win in Portland 3 years ago on Autoblog

LMP1: Audi R10 TDI (Capello/McNish) Yesterday's ALMS Portland Grand Prix saw the Audi R10 pair finish 1-2 for the first time this season. The diesel sports cars started the race from rows two and three after IMSA enacted a late rules-change that allowed Dyson Racing to reduce the weight of its two ...






Autoblog Podcast #154: Gobbling up the News

Chris, Sam, and Dan kick out a podcast just in time for the long holiday drive.

 
 

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