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New Team Adding To Corvette Teams
Another C6R will enter the FIA-GT in July. Entered by DKR Engineering, under the banner of Sangari Team Brazil, this Corvette will have an all-Brazilian line up, representing their Brazilian-sourced sponsorship. Former Arrows F1 driver - Enrique Bernoldi will partner with former F3 / Formula Nippon driver - Roberto Streit.

The team will debut @ the Spa24 [Really? Well, that’s 1 way to get acclimated. Just cannonball into the DEEP end of the pool! But, it will be fine as 'fender Jake' will guide and protect them].

So, the Corvette car / team count increases in Europe.

In the US, the pro racing banner for Corvette is carried, of course, by Pratt + Miller and the mighty / factory Corvette Racing team. Next in line seems to be the Team Sahlen Grand-Am cars. Plus, a few Corvettes are seen in the re-birthed Muscle Milk Trans-Am, as evidenced by this in-car video and the series photo gallery.

But, is that it in the US / Canada / Mexico?
So, BBV fans, here is your ‘homework assignment’ - If there are more North American professional-racing Corvette teams out there, please advise us all. Thanks.

PS- We love / recognize the huge number of grass-roots / amateur teams out there building / racing Corvettes. You are the foundation / strength of Corvette passion and give Corvette racing great local visability.

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Yes ....good thoughts for Luc. I hope he is progreesing well.
Another note....Auto Art has a lot of 1/18 diecasts to catch up on..now add one more.
--- JerryL from Miami on 07.02.09 at 2:02pm
Corvette Steering Wheels
This is the new Cruze wheel.
It is the latest continuation of an emerging Chevy wheel design trend.

The question is - Will this look find its way into Corvette vs the current design?

A steering wheel is the face of the car to the driver.
Some work great, including the original 1953 ‘yoke’ that captures the essence of the C1.
Others, not so much. Like the 2005 design.....if it made the driver think of THIS.

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The Vette needs and deserves its own steering wheel, something straight forward and sports car focused. Save the simulated chrome plated plastic for mainstream grocery getters. Offer a seat option with decent side bolsters; if they can’t make one just have Recaro supply them and charge accordingly and then when they provide a car for testing for Christ sake make sure it has the upgraded seats. Try to show some restraint when it comes to badging and stitching, let the cars design speak for itself, a sports car enthusiast can tell a ZR1 from a Z06 without plastering it over every inch of the car. This may be a little controversial, but lose the leaf! Whatever savings in cost it might provide the benefits are marginal at best and the cheap shots the Vette takes because of the transverse leaf makes coilovers a better option.
--- JackFlash from Pensacola, FL on 06.30.09 at 11:45am
C6R GT1 Post-Mortem Put On Hold
While we in the US were all lauding praise on CR for the end of the GT1 era, the Europeans simply went back to work in the FIA-GT series [Round 3 @ Oschersleben in Germany].

PK Carsport took their GT1 C6R to the win to make the ‘Not-Dead-Yet’ point abundantly clear.

Rainy weather conditions, an uneven race start, and FIA-GT weight balancing set the stage for PK and they took full advantage coming up from 7th to P1.

* Moves them only 3 points away from the Driver’s Points lead.
* Corvettes, in 2nd and 3rd, chase for the Manufacturer’s Title.
* Race reports here and here.

Next is the Spa24 on July 26.

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There's just no quitting in Corvette Racing. Keep kicking ass, Jake!
--- SYF from Las Vegas on 06.26.09 at 2:46pm
Commitment
Above you see 2 of the 3 cars that told the story of LM 2009.
For it was Corvette and Audi that showcased 'commitment' the strongest.
In opposite directions, believe it or not.

Everyone has tried to take a piece of Corvette Racing over the years and failed.

The commitment of the Corvette team and its players - eg; the Binks‘es, the Fehans, the entire CR crew – shows the world how a job gets done.

In 2009, for whatever reasons, Audi [or its Finance Board] lost their commitment – cut the budget, compromised with short-cuts, bought into their own invincibility. Whatever. Instead, a truly committed Peugeot jumped the opportunity. And drove their spear home – with a passion.

Lesson-learned for all?

PS- To close this chapter in Corvette Racing, The Richard Prince Le Mans 2009 Album @ BBV.

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PK Carsport's Corvette claimed the win in Oschersleben
--- Danno from Sacramento on 06.22.09 at 1:00pm
Above Le Mans
Aerial view from our BB Jeff Flint

Check out his full Le Mans Album here.

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Congrats, BBV! Look forward to seeing you guys absolutely demolish GT2.

Take no prisoners, bitches.
--- SYF from Las Vegas on 06.26.09 at 2:49pm
What Dreams Come The Night Before?
The race is tough, qualifying has no margin, practice and testing are work, but the toughest part of racing may be the night BEFORE the race.

What thoughts speed the brain? What fears keep the eyes fixated on the ceiling?
What visualizations of success bring a smile to pursed lips?

How elevated are all those emotions when you know it is THE LAST TIME?

Corvette Racing completes its conquest of GT1 competition over the next 2 days.
A journey ends. The new battle begins?

Everyone wants to be the hero, no one the goat.
The tension is raised by the times and events of which we are currently experiencing.

But, the Corvette racer rests easy and sleeps a little better because he knows he is the best and he has been to the top before. One more time is just....one more time.

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Ne Prenez Acun Prisonnier- Lets win this 1 for GM and finish our domination in GT1.
--- Johnnyoooo from Rochester, N.Y. on 06.13.09 at 7:18am


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