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In the debut of the ALMS Green Challenge @ Petit LeMans, the Corvette of O'Connell, Magnussen, Fellows were victorious for Corvette / GM in the GT category. The Penske Porsche entry of Long, Maassen, Collard were the Prototype winners.
Corvette scored 20.391 GC points, the BEST overall score in the competition as based on criteria of Performance, Fuel Efficiency, and Environmental Impact [BTW- Does anyone have the rules formula to publish here?]. So, BBV declares Corvette the OVERALL Green Racing winner.
For Corvette this was another total team effort - GM Powertrain, Katech, Pratt & Miller. Their work went beyond the E85, making the engine more efficient / more environmentally friendly, the team dug into the nuances - eg; reducing wheel bearing friction, cutting aero drag, and more.
Oh yeah, O'Connell / Magnussen won the 'traditional' race and clinched the GT1 Drivers Championship with their 8th 2008 win! [...and Audi smacked Peugeot, AGAIN!....Penske went 1, 2, 3 in LMP2 and Ferrari outran the Lizards, etc. in GT2]
But, back to this Green thing. ALMS CEO - Atherton makes a big / relevant deal about the need for ALMS racing to be the green technology test bed to attract / retain manufacturers and fans [Here, too]. Great interview on the broadcast, as such. And many companies have stepped up - Corvette, etc..
But, WHERE is the post-race, first awards PR? BBV is Googling way too hard to find the news this AM. Marketing is still part of the job here we're just saying. ALMS, please. Make your leadership stance pay off for you......and your supportive partners.
Rant over......Congrat’s Corvette Racing.
Keep making the news, it will be noticed. Plus, it probably was the most significant win for Corvette in that GM Boardroom Budget Competition you enter every year! |
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The European FIA GT Championship is heading into its last 3 rounds and the title race is even closer. After a strong outing in Brno, Mike Hezemans and Fabrizio Gollin will be trying to close the gap against the title leaders in the nr1 MC12. The sister car of Marcel Fassler qualified on Pole, and has a positive outlook towards the race. "It is still amazing to do the fastest lap in qualifying. It is always a good start for the race weekend. We also hope the nr 6 car will be close to the Maserati cars tomorrow."
Another C6R will be there representing Corvette in the form of DKR Engineering. "Although we have worked with other teams in the FIA GT Championship, this will effectively be our first participation. We are very happy to be able to take place in this round, and our participation in the rest of the 2008 season depends on how we perform in Nogaro."
Sunday will also see the GT3 Corvettes in Race 2 after a dissapointing end to Race 1 on Saturday. Race one started off perfectly, when the championship leaders in the number 20 Ford spun off, while the number 1 Callaway Z06R (2nd in the title race, 2 points behind) tied second overall. With 10 minutes remaining, disaster struck when the rear diff broke ending any chance to benefit from the Ford's misfortune. The team will look to end the second race in better form from pole position.
Corvette Motorsport will have live coverage from each session Sunday including warmup for the GT1 and GT2, GT3 race 2, and the main GT1 event. The races are really early in the morning for the US but they've made this handy timzone chart to help out us Westerners. |
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No cash, No credit, No sales.
Where is the auto industry going?
And by extension, where is racing going?
Armageddon, baby!
[eg- SOYLENT....Green Racing.]
So, leave it to the some of the BadBoyVettes boys from Pratt & Miller to, once again, be ahead of the pack and bring forward a winning solution. You are looking at the car that was victorious in the recent '24 hours of Lemons- Detroitish' race!
a] THIS is clearly subject matter for the BBV Petite LeMans Chatroom! eg- Which P&M guys are you? How did you do it? Why no Corvette? [...because you can’t find a vette for $500 as per the Lemons rules.]
b] Check out gallery of the winning P&M car, the top entries, and the race.
c] For those unaware of this 'WTF racing series', click here for the backstory.
d] The winning car was sponsored by ‘Sofa King’. Hmm, couldn’t find a company listing....
PS- Congrats, boys. But, we're not letting these guys near the GT2 design, right? |
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The results for Friday stand at-
1st GT1
#3 J O`Connell C6R 1:16.542 119.46mph [7 laps / best on lap 6]
2nd GT1
#4 O Beretta C6R 1:16.589 119.39mph [7 laps / best on lap 5]
1st GT2
#62 J Melo F430 1:19.399 115.17mph [8 laps / best on lap 7]
A good GT2 is really not that far off the GT1 times.
7th GT2
#28 M Goossens C6 1:20.743 113.25mph [15 laps / best on lap 3]
On Dunlops. Getting the time early and then pounding around for 12 more laps with no improvement begs questions.....
All, however, are ready for tomorrow's 10-Hour run. |
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We'll be down in Atlanta for Petit Le Mans 2008 this weekend and that means our web-cam will be there too, bringing you a live feed from the pits while the cars are on the track and the paddock when they're not.
As usual, we also have a chat room set up but this time you'll be able to access it from your mobile devices that don't support flash so you can check out what's going on no matter where you are.
We're arriving Thursday night so don't expect any live video until Friday, but don't forget you can check the upper right corner of the page to see our cam's status. Our chat room is open now and will remain open for the rest of the week/weekend. |
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Sunday, 9/28 @ 9PM EDT [US] on Speed TV, on the Wind Tunnel show, host Dave Despain will interview our very own godug, discuss The ALMS Green Challenge and Corvette’s efforts to win said challenge, and answer viewer questions / calls. Godug hopes GM CEO, Rick Wagoner is watching ....or even calls the show!....
...as godoug would love to explain WHY Corvette engineers over @ the GM Tech Center should get their fair cut of the $25B ‘Extreme Make-over – Auto Edition / Shhh!-It’s-not-a-bailout / Thanks-Dad-for-the-loan-I promise-I’ll-pay-ya-back’ funding!
EVERY car needs to get new technology / more efficiency, including Corvette [this shouldn't just be Volt $$]. NOT everyone wants to drive an appliance car that looks like a 'beanie baby-shaped micro-Malibu that was styled by being pushed through a PlayDoh Fun Factory mold-machine using the Prius die.....
On the Sunday show, godug WILL explain, “The Green Challenge adds an entirely new dimension to racing. It's not simply a race to the checkered flag. The Green Challenge takes science, technology and engineering to an entirely new level in motorsports."
The interview will be broadcast live from Corvette Racing's headquarters in New Hudson, MI.
So, make like a groupie, head over to Pratt & Miller, and cheer like it's a Sarah Palin rally [with 2 differences - No lipstick AND godug can coherently assemble nouns, verbs, and......thoughts!]
Then, someone email Wagoner to make sure he tunes in! |
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the Bell Aston had engine problems or something
--- carsismeZ06 from ohio on 10.06.08 at 6:17pm