The future of Corvette

[CTD]

Originally Posted by rich07

Thankyou very much for taking the time to look into this. Great to hear the car lives on and isnt sitting in a garage somewhere. Be interesting to see if the car is still in GT2 spec or has been modified since.

I hope to find out in a few months

[David]

Just to add a bit more info to the C7 discussion, in the photo below, the small spoiler is said to be on a standard coupe and the full width spoiler is said to be the Z51:

[Accident]

Ugh, the carbon/black roofs look extra terrible in that pic, especially on the red one.

[CTD]

Looks like a Lamborghini in that picture.

[Pandamasque]

Looks SO much better with smaller spoiler! My initial impression of C7 was that the rear is too tall.

The roofs on that photo aren't painted the way they were in Detroit (painted on the side). Different customisation package? Pre-production cars not quite to spec?

[David]

Originally Posted by Pandamasque

The roofs on that photo aren't painted the way they were in Detroit (painted on the side). Different customisation package? Pre-production cars not quite to spec?

Standard - Carbon fiber roof panel painted body color
Optional - Carbon fiber clear coated roof panel with body color surround (below)
Optional - Translucent roof panel (as pix above?)

[Fogelhund]

Originally Posted by Pandamasque

Looks SO much better with smaller spoiler! My initial impression of C7 was that the rear is too tall.

I actually like the larger spoiler.

[Pandamasque]

I wish there was a no-spoiler option

[broadrun96]

The C7 really needs to full width spoiler, looks like a bad 90s futurecar with the halfspoiler. Course the red-orange color doesn't help it any

[David]

Okay, back to Corvette Racing, has anyone kept up-to-date on the chassis numbers? I useta but wandered off into other pursuits. I got this far with the C-6:

C6.R
001, 002 – 2005
003, 004 – 2006
005, 006 – 2007
007, 008 – 2008

C6GT
001, 002 – 2009
001, 002 – 2010
00?, 00? – 2011
00?, 00? – 2012
00?, 00? – 2013

Does anyone have actual chassis number facts, or better yet pix of the chassis plates? E. g. (my last in person shot):



Thanks,

[Victor_RO]

http://www.racingsportscars.com/suff...0C6.R/ZR1.html

Pretty good reference here. Of the GTE cars, #003 and #004 were used by the factory in 2011, #005 and #006 last year, and #001 and #003 are now owned (or leased) by Larbre.

http://www.racingsportscars.com/chas...20RGT-001.html

http://www.racingsportscars.com/chas...20RGT-002.html

http://www.racingsportscars.com/chassis/C6GT-003.html

http://www.racingsportscars.com/chassis/C6GT-004.html

http://www.racingsportscars.com/chassis/C6GT-005.html

http://www.racingsportscars.com/chassis/C6GT-006.html

I expect #007 and #008 will be getting rolled out in the Sebring paddock this year.

[Pandamasque]

Speaking of colours. Is there any change P&M could switch from Velocity Yellow to a more suitable livery for the Stingray? Yellow is probably the last colour that would be associated with a Stingray vette.

[David]

Originally Posted by Pandamasque

Speaking of colours. Is there any change P&M could switch from Velocity Yellow to a more suitable livery for the Stingray? Yellow is probably the last colour that would be associated with a Stingray vette.

I am hoping they go all the way back to good ol' USA racing colors:



...but I would be happy with anything other than yellow with lightning bolts, barbed wire and skulls.

[Pandamasque]

[rich07]

Eh that looks nice!

From that angle, IMHO, the car does look somewhat reminiscent of a 458 (puts on flamesuit)

[juicy sushi]

Originally Posted by rich07

Eh that looks nice!

From that angle, IMHO, the car does look somewhat reminiscent of a 458 (puts on flamesuit)

I agree, but the details are better executed on the vette...

[rich07]

I think the 458 roadcar looks a lot less fussier then the Stingray but when it comes to the racecars I think the 458 GT3 is easier on the eye then the GTE Ferrari especially at the front.

I like the front of the new Vette but the back has yet to grow on me, I'm sure the GT version will look super tough either end just like the C5 and C6 racers. Wonder if a FIA GT3 version is in the works from either factory or Callaway? Can't see why not.

[CyberMotor]

First 2014 Corvette crashes.

http://jalopnik.com/this-is-the-firs...c-ro-156717623

[dxk1]

What's the chance of Corvette Racing going to DPs in the future and maybe dropping GTE for a chance to win overall at Sebring & Daytona? Secondly, what's the chance they will run both a DP and a GTE program so they could go for overall wins at Sebring and Daytona and still compete at Le Mans? Just asking, not predicting.

DK

[Victor_RO]

Originally Posted by dxk1

What's the chance of Corvette Racing going to DPs in the future and maybe dropping GTE for a chance to win overall at Sebring & Daytona? Secondly, what's the chance they will run both a DP and a GTE program so they could go for overall wins at Sebring and Daytona and still compete at Le Mans? Just asking, not predicting.

DK

As long as Pratt&Miller are involved and GM still needs to sell the Corvette, the GTE program stays, and as far as we've been led to believe one of the main forces behind keeping GTE unchanged in the merged series has been GM.

[dxk1]

Originally Posted by Victor_RO

As long as Pratt&Miller are involved and GM still needs to sell the Corvette, the GTE program stays, and as far as we've been led to believe one of the main forces behind keeping GTE unchanged in the merged series has been GM.

What about adding a DP program to go for some overall wins?

DK

[Coach Ep]

There is already the Spirit of Daytona Racing Corvette with some/considerable factory support, could be the stepping stone...

[dxk1]

Originally Posted by Coach Ep

There is already the Spirit of Daytona Racing Corvette with some/considerable factory support, could be the stepping stone...

Pratt & Miller certainly have built cars for both ALMS and Grand Am in the past and now that DP is part of the top class in combined ALMS/Grand Am, building a DP to go along with their GTEs would be a natural step. Especially since it seems they don't have too many Camaros running this year they might have some time on their hands. Hmmm.

DK

[Danske]

Originally Posted by dxk1

Pratt & Miller certainly have built cars for both ALMS and Grand Am in the past and now that DP is part of the top class in combined ALMS/Grand Am, building a DP to go along with their GTEs would be a natural step.

The Coyote Corvette DP is pretty much a P&M product right now.

[joeb]

Why would Corvette Racing have a factory DP team to run against their customers, that doesn't make sense to me. Corvette still gets to go for the overall wins with their customer DP's, and P&M I believe were responsible for the DP bodywork, and the coyote chassis as well.