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Old 24 Jan 2014, 16:22 (Ref:3358102)   #2501
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I hope Chevy gets their marketing folks ready. Good potential for overall and GTLM wins this week!

Also I feel perhaps later this year that some team will replace the traditional Corvette rear tail lights on their DP car with the C7 look.
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Old 24 Jan 2014, 16:28 (Ref:3358105)   #2502
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From what I read on Magnus Racing Ustream chat today, it was he #3 that had electrical issues. Started to leave the pits, had to be pushed back to the pit, and never qualy'd. Wll start from the back of the GTLM field, I believe.
I am a more than a bit puzzled by this. After all the months of practice, testing and evaluations, how can this happen with a team of this magnitude?

Of course, I write software, so I can understand. I've worked years coding something and had it working perfectly and then at the last minute someone asks, "What if we try this..."
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Old 24 Jan 2014, 16:42 (Ref:3358114)   #2503
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For us number freaks, do we assume that race #3 is C7R-001 and race #4 is C7R-002? Or does the statement about a 'customer' C7.R being readily available indicate that more than two have been built and the factory is racing a later number?
If I'm not mistaken, Corvette isn't using their first chassis of the C7.R. That chassis was the chassis used for testing in 2013. It will most likely go to Larbre Competition.

Can't find the source at the moment.
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Old 24 Jan 2014, 16:48 (Ref:3358120)   #2504
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I am a more than a bit puzzled by this. After all the months of practice, testing and evaluations, how can this happen with a team of this magnitude?
I agree. This seems quite out of character. Also, doesn't bode well for the race. I hope they have it squared away by race time.

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Old 24 Jan 2014, 22:15 (Ref:3358257)   #2505
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I sure hope there is a C7R in the WEC.
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Old 25 Jan 2014, 00:29 (Ref:3358292)   #2506
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If I'm not mistaken, Corvette isn't using their first chassis of the C7.R. That chassis was the chassis used for testing in 2013. It will most likely go to Larbre Competition.

Can't find the source at the moment.
I think I heard the test car is the one making the auto show circuit right now... Pretty sure I heard that during coverage of the NAIAS.
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Old 25 Jan 2014, 02:46 (Ref:3358321)   #2507
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Speaking of test cars, how about some history from the C5-R to C6.R transition era:

C6.R Show Car at ALMS Mid-Ohio 2005-05-21



Above - I saw and shot this car in the Chevy display at Mid-Ohio. I was able to verify it to be what had been called, originally, the C5R-012 chassis. It was the last C5-R chassis but was never raced as a C5-R. It was fitted with C6.R bodywork and hardware and used as the initial C6.R test car.



Above - A rare shot indeed, I am glad the Chevrolet marketing person in the Mid-Ohio display was kind enough to open the door for me. NOTE however, the major shock - the Chassis Number plate reads C6R-012, not C5R-012!! (The factory race cars at this point were C6R-001 and C6R-002.)



Above - For you collectors, has anyone scored one of these? Has anyone ever seen one (not on a car)? The race cars got a "C6R" decal, the Mid-Ohio show car got the heavy metal "C6R" emblem. Sure would like to hang one of those on my 'Corvette Room' wall....

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Old 25 Jan 2014, 02:56 (Ref:3358322)   #2508
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It's easy, just walk over to the nice hello lady and ask her to open the door so you can shoot the chassis plate. 'K?

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Old 25 Jan 2014, 02:57 (Ref:3358323)   #2509
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I got a bit of a laugh reading the free Racer special on the C7.R when Doug Fehan says the design of the Corvette frame allowed them to effectively build a tube frame race car. And we're complaining about DPs being old tech!

David, if I ever got myself one of the C6.Rs I'd want that metal badge, looks badass.
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Old 25 Jan 2014, 02:59 (Ref:3358324)   #2510
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Or sometimes -



Above - 2005-05-28 - Indianapolis 500 Chevrolet Display - C6.R Show Car
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Old 12 Feb 2014, 17:07 (Ref:3367424)   #2511
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Sink hole underneath the National Corvette Museum.

Just heard this on the Radio...That sucks. Looks like historic race cars were spared.

http://corvettemuseum.blogspot.com/2...-corvette.html



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those are some wild pictures. Glad people were sink holed too.
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Old 12 Feb 2014, 18:53 (Ref:3367467)   #2513
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those are some wild pictures. Glad people were sink holed too.
I hope you meant 'glad people weren't sink holed'......
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Old 12 Feb 2014, 22:15 (Ref:3367523)   #2514
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Why did it have to be under the Corvette museum of all places...

Why not under Justin Biebers house?
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I hope you meant 'glad people weren't sink holed'......
hahahaha, indeed.
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Sink hole underneath the National Corvette Museum.

Just heard this on the Radio...That sucks. Looks like historic race cars were spared.

http://corvettemuseum.blogspot.com/2...-corvette.html



That's a whole lot of priceless plastic destroyed. R.I.P.
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Old 13 Feb 2014, 03:17 (Ref:3367580)   #2517
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Videos of sinkhole starting, and robocopter going into it.

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Man that sucks.
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Old 13 Feb 2014, 04:34 (Ref:3367591)   #2519
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If anyone wants a customer C7.R they can have one straight away.

http://sportscar365.com/wec/corvette...ustomer-c7-rs/
Any chance of seeing a privateer C7.R in the Tudor USCC?

I would also love to see at least one Corvette competing in GTD.

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Why did it have to be under the Corvette museum of all places...

Why not under Justin Biebers house?
Or Maranello even !!!
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Ok ..... In laymans terms ..... WTF are sink holes ? I mean I understand what they are but not how they come to be .

Is it old mining tunnels collapsing or what ?
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That's a whole lot of priceless plastic destroyed. R.I.P.

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Ok ..... In laymans terms ..... WTF are sink holes ? I mean I understand what they are but not how they come to be .

Is it old mining tunnels collapsing or what ?
Underwater correction of the earth.
When raining, the water runs down, and under the building, removing the earth foundation which a building (or more often road) is build upon. At some point there is so little earth left, that the foundation collapses.
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Or Maranello even !!!
Or Weissach! How cool would that be? We still won't need a sinkhole to reign supreme in WEC this year
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Oh tickle my ..... Rich . That Porsche is going to trounce the 458 this year again ..... and your just too proud to admit it ..... and you know it .......

Also the Aston is going to batter that Fiat too ..... Ferrari runner up AGAIN !!!
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