The future of Corvette - Page 104

carbon_titanium · 1 Jun 2014, 15:31 (Ref:3413771)

GTLM of TUSC is a more competitive championship than WEC, aston received a lot of bop helps at daytona, but their fail simply shown the truth: the vantage GTE is an old and uncompetitive car that can survive in WEC only because of bop help (weigth brake, giant rear wing, restrictors increase, larger fuel tank) and bop restrictions to porsche (weight ballast) and ferrari (smaller fuel tank).

Articus · 1 Jun 2014, 20:31 (Ref:3413898)

I'm starting to wonder if that is why Fred Makowiecki was so keen to jump ship to the Porsche program.

TF110 · 2 Jun 2014, 01:47 (Ref:3413986)

Porsche probably pay more

Aston is a struggling company right now. Its sad to see it. Their next car should be based off the Vanquish imo. The Vantage maybe will get a new chassis but that seems far off with their struggles of finance. Corvette otoh, theyre looking sharp. Love the new C7.R I think its the best looking Vette yet! Could you imagine the speed if it was 1200kg like the Vantage?

Accident · 3 Jun 2014, 10:38 (Ref:3414688)

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Originally Posted by rich07

The black sills look great on the car and will look even better when it finishes second on Sunday afternoon behind one of the AF Corse Ferraris

I'm actually not much of a fan of the black sills. The sills are difficult though... make them all body color and cars can look somewhat slab-sided, but make them black like that and I think they lose that sort of "road hugging" hunkered-down look.

That being said, I find the C7R carries the black sills better than some others do.

NelisB · 3 Jun 2014, 10:45 (Ref:3414693)

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Originally Posted by Articus

I'm starting to wonder if that is why Fred Makowiecki was so keen to jump ship to the Porsche program.

Mackowieki was rumored to have not gelled with the team very well. I think he also looks a bit happier now at Porsche then he was at AMR.

Articus · 3 Jun 2014, 13:10 (Ref:3414751)

He holds the GTE lap record in that Aston at Le Mans. Only man ever under 3:55 (even with BOP help-No teammates could touch his time). However I think that accident late in the race last year wasn't so easily forgotten.

Articus · 16 Jul 2014, 22:57 (Ref:3434696)

So sales figures for this 7th Generation corvette are unreal and the Z06 isn't even out yet. I don't see this program going any were any time soon.

I think Corvette will be in the WEC next year for sure because the appeal for the car is real and surely the ROI from the C7R or just plain profits can support the program. It's only the details that are unknown to us right now.

HORNDAWG · 17 Jul 2014, 00:14 (Ref:3434710)

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Originally Posted by Articus

So sales figures for this 7th Generation corvette are unreal and the Z06 isn't even out yet. I don't see this program going any were any time soon.

I think Corvette will be in the WEC next year for sure because the appeal for the car is real and surely the ROI from the C7R or just plain profits can support the program. It's only the details that are unknown to us right now.

I think someone will run a C7.R in the WEC, they would of this year had they been allowed to run it in GTE-AM.

L.P.

TF110 · 17 Jul 2014, 01:01 (Ref:3434720)

Hope to see it along with a couple Vipers.

GT6 · 17 Jul 2014, 06:58 (Ref:3434776)

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Originally Posted by TF110

Hope to see it along with a couple Vipers.

That would be nice but not sure it will happen

TF110 · 17 Jul 2014, 07:19 (Ref:3434784)

It will if there are interested parties! Just takes a willing team.

rich07 · 17 Jul 2014, 08:51 (Ref:3434815)

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Originally Posted by TF110

It will if there are interested parties! Just takes a willing team.

And one or more willing sponsors

carbon_titanium · 17 Jul 2014, 09:02 (Ref:3434820)

to me larbre will be in WEC 2014 with a C7.R (class gtam). About viper, is very unlikely, maybe only if the private team will be backed officially by SRT.

David · 25 Jul 2014, 17:17 (Ref:3437795)

Hot from Indy for number freaks - 002 & 003 running today. The news? 001 MIGHT run at Austin with a third driver. The sources? Dan Binks mentioned it when I asked if 001 had ever raced. Gary Pratt confirmed MAYBE.

For number fanatics: one of the two C7.R display cars has a C6GT number! More later......

Articus · 25 Jul 2014, 18:18 (Ref:3437813)

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Originally Posted by David

Hot from Indy for number freaks - 002 & 003 running today. The news? 001 MIGHT run at Austin with a third driver. The sources? Dan Binks mentioned it when I asked if 001 had ever raced. Gary Pratt confirmed MAYBE.

You mean the Austin WEC event? Or 3 vettes in IMSA event?

David · 25 Jul 2014, 19:51 (Ref:3437835)

IMSA

TF110 · 26 Jul 2014, 22:24 (Ref:3438523)

Wish it were wec

Deleted · 27 Jul 2014, 08:08 (Ref:3438624)

I'm not sure why'd they feel to need to do that, especially at Austin of all the places (what'so special about that?)

But it would be the first motor race with three factory P&M Corvettes since Mosport 2007 IIRC

rich07 · 27 Jul 2014, 08:13 (Ref:3438625)

If they can run three cars in one weekend why not run the third in WEC? I'm sure the fans would love it.

MitchZ06 · 27 Jul 2014, 08:35 (Ref:3438631)

Would be mental, do the TUSC and WEC races with three cars.

Deleted · 27 Jul 2014, 08:49 (Ref:3438635)

Somewhat interesting that I think for the first time ever it was the GM DP front that got the headlines on Corvette Racing website, while the factory team was pushed backside... weird
http://www.corvetteracing.com/histor...napolis3.shtml

TheDude · 27 Jul 2014, 11:23 (Ref:3438697)

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Originally Posted by Chiana

Somewhat interesting that I think for the first time ever it was the GM DP front that got the headlines on Corvette Racing website, while the factory team was pushed backside... weird
http://www.corvetteracing.com/histor...napolis3.shtml

Probably because AXR won and CR was nowhere near the top

Deleted · 27 Jul 2014, 11:26 (Ref:3438703)

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Originally Posted by TheDude

Probably because AXR won and CR was nowhere near the top

Yes but the "Corvette" DPs have won or been on the podium before while Corvette Racing has not and yet they never got the big headlines

It's just strange to have Corvette Racing related news as secondary on Corvette Racing website. You would expect that from general GM PR press release but not really there

Articus · 27 Jul 2014, 14:37 (Ref:3438845)

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Originally Posted by Chiana

Somewhat interesting that I think for the first time ever it was the GM DP front that got the headlines on Corvette Racing website, while the factory team was pushed backside... weird
http://www.corvetteracing.com/histor...napolis3.shtml

Because the factory C7R's had a really bad race. Nothing to be happy about.

Deleted · 27 Jul 2014, 14:48 (Ref:3438853)

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Originally Posted by Articus

Because the factory C7R's had a really bad race. Nothing to be happy about.

Corvette Racing has double DNF at Daytona while Action Express wins the race = zero mention of DP

Corvette Racing comes 7th and 8th at Sebring while Action Express takes podium - zero mention of DP

Corvette Racing wins LB-Laguna-Glen-Mosport while Spirit of Daytona wins one race and three additional Spirit/ACS podiums - DP mentioned at Mosport but otherwise not a word

And now this

So I think it's their recent policy to start marketing the DP programme as well on Corvette Racing environment, which is strange

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