You know, I never really cared for Corvettes until I saw the GT1 C6R's racing at Lime Rock. What a sound! Mission accomplished, Chevy. I just hope this program survives until Lime Rock next year.
@Motor_Yakuza: GT2 is anything but boring. It's the most exciting class in ALMS and with Flying Lizard, Risi, and the R/H BMWs (once they figure them out), the Vettes will finally have some worthwhile competition. Or at least I sure as hell hope so.
Ever since I saw the C6 race version I wanted to make a street replica of it..then I remembered that when I wanted to do it they cost $50k...now this come along and I have to remember they cost $100k
/shakes fist at sky and plops into his '89 C4
@Come&VetteMe: That would be my guess; the black paint at the back of the car merges very well with the black tires and black wheels, making the rear wheels seem larger than they really are.
@Come&VetteMe: erm... why wouldn't they be different sizes? Nothing in the GT2 ruleset says you can't run staggered wheels, and with that much torque, you're going to want as much rear grip as you can get. Diameter is likely the same or an inch larger, width might be as much as 2" wider in the rear.
@Gearhead_42 - Nibbles ate my avatar!: I'm not talking about width. Look at the sidewalls.
That being said, staggered wheels can drastically hurt performance cornering, not to mention add weight.
I wish i could have seen more of the race, but my streaming online feed died at about 6am their time. The chunk that i did see, however, was brilliant. HUGE congrats to Peugeot for taking the win and de-throning Audi. I would have liked to see the Aston LMPs do better, but I can't really complain about 4th place.
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[OMBUDSMAN'S NOTE: Are you running for some "most banal commenter ever" contest? If so, you have my vote.]
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/shakes fist at sky and plops into his '89 C4
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that color scheme can make almost anything cool....ALMOST anything.
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@Come&VetteMe: Like so?
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That being said, staggered wheels can drastically hurt performance cornering, not to mention add weight.
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I miss the C5.R
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