C6R Replica; Note to the Europhiles

Shift518 Automotive
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This is a civilian 'Vette done over in race livery - this thing is street legal. Being a fan of ALMS, I will attest to the stunning replication of the race version. My favorite part is the license plate at the end DBR9 KLR. GM is pulling out of GT1 after race 4 next year.

For 2009 GM and Team Corvette will be running in the GT2 Class, which is a packed house, against Porsche, Ferrari and company. The Corvette will be largely based on the existing model, except that it must use a smaller wing, the engine displacement will be reduced from 7 to 6 liters, and the brakes must be steel (not carbon).

For you Europhiles, the Corvette effectively killed the GT1 category by dominating it utterly for a decade. Next season, while GM sorts the bugs out of a new setup, will show if the 'Vette can keep up with european sports cars on their own terms, since they could not keep up with it on on it’s terms.

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Seen it in person. It is tits.

LOL at your assessment of GM going to GT2 next year.

GT1 has serious competition in Europe, where the series stems from. A DB9R won the 24 this year. When the DBR9s ran here in 06 it was the best GT racing competition we’ve seen in a long time.

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I know that the DB9R was good here, and I KNOW (painfully) that the DB9R has taken GT1 at LeMans two years running. It’s a sore spot.

None the less, GT1 in ALMS is dead. Long live GT2.