Back in August while General Motors added the all-new GT2 class Corvette C6.R, it ran downsized 6.Zero-liter model of the 7.Zero-liter V8 from the long-dominant GT1 automobile. At the release, Corvette Racing application manager Doug Fehan informed us the 6.Zero-liter turned into just an period in-between engine. With revised GT guidelines on tap for 2010, GM changed into already making plans a logo-new engine for its race Vette.
Chevrolet CORVETTE Racing at Sebring 2010
Unlike the 6.Zero/7.0, that is a ground-up race engine that handiest stocks simple architectural dimensions with the manufacturing small block, the 2010 C6.R's V8 is a brand new five.Five-liter unit as a way to certainly be derived from the manufacturing engine discovered in roadgoing Corvettes. In truth, the five.5-liter race engine could be constructed at GM's Performance Build Center alongside ZR1 and Z06 V8s.
Chevrolet CORVETTE Racing at Sebring 2010
Fehan has confirmed that the five.Five is running on the dyno and could make its race debut on the 12 Hours of Sebring in March. We haven't any extra details on the new engine yet, although we have been informed earlier that it's far based totally on the subsequent-era manufacturing small-block, which we assume to look inside the Corvette quickly
Chevrolet CORVETTE Racing at Sebring 2010
Corvette Racing is preparing for the season-opening round of the 2010 American Le Mans Series, the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, to be held in Sebring, Fla., on March 20. Forty years ago, Sebring set the stage for some highly competitive racing among Cobras, Ferraris, and Corvettes.
Chevrolet CORVETTE Racing at Sebring 2010
Difficult climate and trying mechanical situations delivered a tough size to an exciting occasion. In mild of new C5-R successes and the upcoming start of but any other season of American Le Mans Series competition, a glance lower back at the effort placed forth via the privateer Corvette camp lends high-quality attitude.
Chevrolet CORVETTE Racing at Sebring 2010
Corvette Racing will compete inside the GT (formerly GT2) elegance towards entries representing Porsche, Ferrari, BMW, Jaguar, and Ford. Corvette Racing drivers Johnny O'Connell, Jan Magnussen, and Antonio Garcia are testing the No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R. Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta, and Emmanuel Collard are testing the No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R.
[Source: Chevrolet]
Chevrolet CORVETTE Racing at Sebring 2010
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