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Offline Grayeagle

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Vette does 'ok' racin, too.
« on: March 17, 2012, 12:31:07 PM »
SEBRING, Fla. - Corvette Racing kicked off Corvette's 60th year by posting the quickest lap times in the American Le Mans Series GT class for Saturday's 60th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.

..they fast enough.
Now to see if they can make it to the end without mishap.

(Combined ALMS/WEC Top 10):
Pos./Car No./Drivers/Car/Time
1. 51 Fisichella/Bruni/Vilander, Ferrari 458 Italia, 1:58.427
2. 59 Makowiecki/Melo/Vernay, Ferrari 458 Italia, 1:58.723
3. 03 Magnussen/Garcia/Taylor, Corvette C6.R, 1:58.996
4. 4 Gavin/Magnussen/Westbrook, Corvette C6.R, 1:59.007
5. 71 Bertolini/Beretta/Cioci, Ferrari 458 Italia, 1:59.084
6. 56 Muller/Hand/Summerton BMW E92 M3, 2:00.027
7. 01 Sharp/van Overbeek/Cosmo, Ferrari F458 Italia, 2:00.084
8. 45 Bergmeister/Long/Holzer, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 2:00.119
9. 97 Mucke/Fernandez/Turner, Aston Martin Vantage V8, 2:00.174
10. 77 Lietz/Lieb/Pilet, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 2:00.256

Just sayin (tm Pasha)

-Frank aka GE
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Re: Vette does 'ok' racin, too.
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2012, 03:20:26 PM »
Just about a perfect way to relax after waxin the Vette..
..watchin ESPN3 live stream when the Porsche decides to run off the track to get out of Mr. Gavin's way in his Corvette :)
They are takin it to 'em today.
The GT3 Vettes are havin a good day mixin it up with the Ferrari's and Porsche's ..Aston Martins are even runnin well.

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Re: Vette does 'ok' racin, too.
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2012, 04:13:05 PM »
Vette's have had great success in racing, I don't know why you'd think otherwise.  When I worked security for Johnson Controls, Paul Gentilozzi was their driver in SCCA (Vettes) and went on to become a great champion of the sport.   The conversations we had were epic and even then, he had his eyes dead set on being an owner.
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Re: Vette does 'ok' racin, too.
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2012, 09:32:42 PM »
They use leaf springs and are made of plastic.  They don't compare to European designed sports cars.  Just ask Jeremy Clarkson...
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Re: Vette does 'ok' racin, too.
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2012, 09:53:48 PM »
Quote from: sluggish on March 17, 2012, 09:32:42 PM
They use leaf springs and are made of plastic.  They don't compare to European designed sports cars.  Just ask Jeremy Clarkson...


He praised the ZR-1 after he drove it in the US and at Bonneville.   
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Re: Vette does 'ok' racin, too.
« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2012, 10:01:32 PM »
Audi will win this one.
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Re: Vette does 'ok' racin, too.
« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2012, 10:06:01 PM »
Quote from: Masherbrum on March 17, 2012, 09:53:48 PM
He praised the ZR-1 after he drove it in the US and at Bonneville.   

yes, but when he got it on his home track he said he hated it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4CPBfpnye0  about the 4:30mark he starts talking about the zr1
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Re: Vette does 'ok' racin, too.
« Reply #7 on: March 17, 2012, 10:20:54 PM »
Quote from: SilverZ06 on March 17, 2012, 10:06:01 PM
yes, but when he got it on his home track he said he hated it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4CPBfpnye0  about the 4:30mark he starts talking about the zr1

No car is perfect.   Different strokes for different folks.
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Re: Vette does 'ok' racin, too.
« Reply #8 on: March 17, 2012, 11:33:38 PM »
GT3? I thought they used to be GT1 (all alone with no real competition) a couple of years ago, so they downgraded to GT2 to brawl it out.
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Re: Vette does 'ok' racin, too.
« Reply #9 on: March 20, 2012, 01:00:10 PM »
Quote from: icepac on March 17, 2012, 10:01:32 PM
Audi will win this one.

Audi won that one.
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Re: Vette does 'ok' racin, too.
« Reply #10 on: March 20, 2012, 01:57:13 PM »
Quote from: SFRT - Frenchy on March 17, 2012, 11:33:38 PM
GT3? I thought they used to be GT1 (all alone with no real competition) a couple of years ago, so they downgraded to GT2 to brawl it out.

GT2 became simply "GT" as the old GT1 rule set went away.
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Re: Vette does 'ok' racin, too.
« Reply #11 on: March 20, 2012, 02:02:02 PM »
Quote from: sluggish on March 17, 2012, 09:32:42 PM
They use leaf springs and are made of plastic.  They don't compare to European designed sports cars.  Just ask Jeremy Clarkson...


Don't forget the pushrod motors, straight 1950's technology. If only they would come with a club-holder, they'd be the perfect Neanderthal ride.

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Re: Vette does 'ok' racin, too.
« Reply #12 on: March 20, 2012, 06:03:54 PM »
I read they got outta GT1 because Audi and Ferrari got so tired of bein beat down they quit comin to the races.

So .. Vette put a smaller motor in and went after GT3 -evil grin-
.. now they are workin the cars to match the smaller motor.

They put up a good fight, was some great racin :)
Even the Ferrari's looked awesome.

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Re: Vette does 'ok' racin, too.
« Reply #13 on: March 20, 2012, 06:13:29 PM »
wow, racing an Aston Martin... that would be one expensive wreck if something goes wrong...
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Re: Vette does 'ok' racin, too.
« Reply #14 on: March 20, 2012, 07:05:09 PM »
Quote from: Grayeagle on March 20, 2012, 06:03:54 PM
I read they got outta GT1 because Audi and Ferrari got so tired of bein beat down they quit comin to the races.

GT1 saw Corvette face off against Viper, Porsche, Ferrari, Ford (Ford GT), Maserati, and Aston Martin over the years. The Oreca Viper dominated the Vettes for the first few years, til the Corvette C5R was fully developed, then Oreca dropped the Viper and went to prototypes after the Corvette got to the point it was waxxing the Viper almost every race. The ProDrive Ferrari team, then later the ProDrive Aston team, were very stiff competition, beating the C6R Corvettes at Sebring and the Petit at RA a few years. Porsche, Maserati and Ford were never much but filler for the grid in GT1, usually only getting on TV as the Vettes lapped them.

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So .. Vette put a smaller motor in and went after GT3 -evil grin-

GT2, which was renamed just 'GT' - there never was a GT3 in ALMS. Only FIA in Europe.

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