Showing posts with label 24 hours of le mans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 24 hours of le mans. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Time to Take on the World Once Again


A Pair of Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs ready to go for ninth win at 24 Hours of Le Mans


2016-06-13
  • Eight class wins in 16 races at Le Mans for sports car racing’s top GT team
  • Garcia fastest on Test Day in No. 63 Corvette C7.R
  • Gavin, Milner, Taylor defending GTE Pro class winners in No. 64 Corvette
  • A Le Mans win would be No. 100 overall for Corvette Racing program 
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DETROIT (June 13, 2016) – A year ago, Corvette Racing stood on the top step of the podium after winning endurance racing’s biggest event for the eighth time. It’s now another season and another chance for Corvette Racing to claim victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Doing so will write another chapter in the team’s and Chevrolet’s racing history.

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: GARCIA FASTEST DRIVER IN GTE PRO CLASS ON TEST DAY

Mission accomplished for two Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs ahead of 24 Hours

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2016-06-05
  • Oliver Gavin fourth-quickest in class as No. 64 team goes for second straight Le Mans win
  • Focus turns to race-week preparation for what will be hard-fought class battle
  • Team going for ninth class win in 17th Le Mans appearance
  • Corvette Racing with five straight Triple Crown event victories
LE MANS, France (June 5, 2016) – Corvette Racing ended the Le Mans Test Day with the fastest time in the GTE Pro class as Antonio Garcia set a lap of 3:55.122 (129.680 mph) in the No. 63 Konica Minolta/Mobil 1/Sirius XM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R. Garcia, who celebrated a birthday Sunday and will team with Jan Magnussen and Ricky Taylor, led a Corvette Racing effort that focused on race setup and strategy as the team works toward what it hopes will be a ninth victory at the French endurance classic.

Thursday, June 18, 2015

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: A Chevrolet Corvette Comeback Victory

Gavin, Milner, Taylor Give Chevrolet, Corvette Racing an eighth class win at Le Mans

2015-06-14


Corvette C7.R Wins GTR Pro Class 24-Hours At Le Mans: Jordan Taylor (l to r), Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner, drivers of the #64 Chevrolet Corvette Racing C7.R, celebrate their victory at Circuit de la Sarthe Sunday, June 14, 2015 after winning the GTE Pro class of the 24 Hours of Le Mans United Sports Car Championship, FIA World Endurance Championship in Le Mans, France. It is the eighth Le Mans class victory for the Corvette Racing team since its debut here in 2000. (Photo by Richard Prince for Chevy Racing) © General Motors