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|  | | December 31 1969 07:01:47 PM EST | photo - americanlemans.com |
| Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta [with Max Papis] drove to a GT1 victory at Petit Le Mans and thereby won the 2007 championship, the 3rd in a row for the 2 Ollies.....the 6th consecutive Petit Le Mans for Corvette Racing.
It's one thing to see the Corvette Championship in the light of lacking competition, but the reality is they beat the best completion there is......the Corvette C6R of Johnny O and Jan Mags.
Beretta took the time to reflect. "It's a very special moment to win the championship. The crew and engineers have done a perfect job since the beginning of the year. Everybody is working in the same direction. I have a fantastic teammate - Oliver is super quick, very straightforward, very clever, and a good guy. We work very well together; we don't even need to speak, we just understand each other from an expression or a gesture. We trust each other completely, and that is a very good thing."
Gavin's comments complemented, "It's great to win the championship by winning here today. This makes up somewhat for the huge disappointment of Le Mans. I'm delighted for everyone in the team, and especially for my engineer, Steve Cole, who's done a marvelous job all season. Ray Gongla, my crew chief, has been a rock, a real leader, with his cool head and his ability to keep talking us through the races. All of the team managers - Gary Pratt, Doug Fehan and Steve Wesoloski - have been at the helm, steering the ship along. Olivier has done a fantastic job."
Congratulations guys, we'll see you at Laguna! |
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