Jamie Campbell-Walter to test a Corvette Racing C5-R

[jcz]

Hello,
I read now this interesting news - Jamie Campbell-Walter will test a Corvette Racing C5-R at Sebring next week. Another drivers to test from Europe Olivier Beretta, Emmanuel Collard.

[veeten]

either CorvetteRacing is looking to re-stock their driver line-up, or there might be a euro-team in the works for the LMES.

The C5-R is still a raceable machine, and maybe P&M/GM brass are looking to do some "damage" in Ferrari's backyard.

[Pilgrimage]

That'd be good - it is still a beast of a race car.

[KA]

Originally posted by veeten
either CorvetteRacing is looking to re-stock their driver line-up, or there might be a euro-team in the works for the LMES.

The C5-R is still a raceable machine, and maybe P&M/GM brass are looking to do some "damage" in Ferrari's backyard.

According to the reports I've seen so far, this looks as if it may have more to do with the reshuffle of Corvette's ALMS driver lineup than a possible LMES programme- With regard to Campbell-Walter, Laurence Pearce has said that if JC-W gets a Corvette drive for Sebring Le Mans and PLM, he'd still be available to Lister for FIA GT and LMES races

[rdjones]

Interesting one this, still can't my head round why they have dropped half there driving strength. But if J-CW does join them I think it will be good a good move for him. Lets hope he can keep some links with Lister.

[PascaLM]

Driving the C5-R will be a good opportunity for the next pilots. But firing Pilgrim, Collins and Fréon is not the best way to climb at the level reached by the Maranello's.

[KA]

Autosport's version of this is that Beretta is favourite to replace Kelly Collins for the full-season drive, with JC-W, Collard, Marc Goossens (and maybe others) under consideration to replace Pilgrim and Freon for the endurance races....