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Corvette Racing News Flow
Corvette Racing News Flow
September 14 2008 06:03:40 PM EST
A lot in the air from Sept 13-14 weekend.

Brno FIA-GT – Battle On!
Corvettes finish 2, 3, 4th all crossing the line within 0.6 seconds of each other [!!], 8 sec behind the winning AM. 3 races to go and Phoenix Carsport still sits in 2nd in Series points.

LMS Silverstone – Championship Won!
Luc Alphand takes the 2008 GT1 Championship with a 3rd place finish.
That's 2 Corvette Championships, to date.

ACO 2009 Rules - Less AND More
“Sportive competitiveness”, “Safety improvement through speed reduction”, “Cost reductions to ensure the preservation on motorsport”, and "Le Mans is ready to profile itself as the big laboratory of new automotive technologies: hybrids, alternative energies, etc.” drove ACO rules-making.

Uh huh. So, their 1st decision is to slow the LMP1 diesels to make gas engines more competitive [or as BBV sees it- Advancing the past!]. However, that opens the door for more GT1 engine applications in LMP1, so the Katech phone number is....!!

BBV's rules-change summary-

* GT1 gets slower [may drive like a GT2 BEFORE 2009!]. 25kg heavier, 2% smaller engine restrictors [no adjustments for A/C anymore], a 25mm minimum wing Gurney [eg- more drag?].

* Pit stops get longer. Only 2 mechanics for tire changes, only 1 air gun.

* Cars get quieter. 110db noise limit.

* 'Green' hybrids and bio-fuels get 2010 / 2011 focus. Hybrid homologation rules are coming and at least 1 mfgr. is ready. Anyone else want to see a ‘KERS Corvette’? [Rolls off the tongue, at least.]

* 2011 rules call for LMP1 to run smaller LMP2 engines [and LMP2 engine rules call for production-based designs AND LMP2 power to be sourced from GT2; eg- the new GT class]. So, Corvette EVO [in some form] may still find a home and be easier to do than ever!