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|  | | June 01 2014 09:00:03 PM EST | |
| Corvette Racing made their C7.R debut at La Sarthe at the official Le Mans test day, following the GTE-Pro BoP test, this weekend.
BoP:
-Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE gained 5 liters of fuel capacity (95 liters)
-Porsche 911 GT3 RSR & 911 RSR remain at 90 liters
-Ferrari 458 & Corvette C7.R are allowed to carry 85 liters
-Ferrari 458 received the green light to run in a specific Le Mans trim
-Corvette C7.R gained an extra 1.3mm on its two restrictors, while the rear wing was lowered by 25 mm.
Test Day:
Corvette Racing ran a trouble free test during the two 4-hour sessions. Oliver Gavin set the P4 time of 3:58.403 in the #74, and Jan Magnussen set P6 at 3:59.192.
The #73 completed 45 laps – tied for the most in class – while the #74 completed 44 laps. The top six cars were within two seconds, which bodes well for a competitive race.
Test Day Results
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ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 73 CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R
“The Chevrolet Corvette C7.R is a major step forward compared to last year’s car. So far we’ve worked on our usual, annual to-do-list for Le Mans, and everything is going to plan. With the new car we of course have a lot more work to do than with the previous car, which was always a known package. But so far everything we tried and at Road America seems to be working here and we’re definitely going in the right direction.”
JAN MAGNUSSEN, NO. 73 CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R
“We just improved the car as we went along. It was very hard to already find a race setup given the conditions of the track (green and dirty after a year). All three of us were happy with the changes we made, and we specifically made some good progress on the brakes. We came here with a car that was very good straight out of the box, so we could stick to the plan we had set ourselves to do today.”
JORDAN TAYLOR, NO. 73 CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R
“I didn’t get too much time in the car yet. So far I’ve tested the car at Road America, so it was good to spend half a day in Le Mans. The car feels quite comfortable. That’s the most important thing here in Le Mans – to have a car you feel comfortable driving and which all three drivers feel comfortable with setup wise. All three of us are happy with where we are and we are definitely looking forward to the race.”
OLIVER GAVIN, NO. 74 CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R
“The track was very dirty in the beginning and it took a while to be good enough. Everybody seemed to waiting for the track to become nice and clean. By the second half of the morning session is was good enough for everybody to work with it. All in all it’s been a good first run with the C7.R here in Le Mans. The car seems to be very predictable here. It does what we want it to do.”
TOMMY MILNER, NO. 74 CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R
“We went through our program of changes and ideas to make the car better, both in handling and performance. I’m fairly happy with where we are now. After all the changes we made, I did a run on new tires early in the afternoon session and the car felt a lot better than this morning on used tires. This is a first good test for the Corvette C7.R here, and things have been a lot better so far than last year around the same time.”
RICHARD WESTBROOK, NO. 74 CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R
“The first few laps were pretty strange, having raced in the Detroit TUDOR Championship race less than 24 hours before. There are probably no two more opposite cars like the Corvette DP and the Corvette C7.R, just like there are no two more opposite tracks like Belle Isle and Le Mans. Other than that the car felt really good with no major issues so all I had to do was to make sure I felt comfortable. I’m quite looking forward to the race the week after next.”
DOUG FEHAN, CORVETTE RACING PROGRAM MANAGER
“Unlike in years past when there was a huge differential between the different types of cars, this year they are all pretty closely bunched together. This is of course testament to the efforts made by the sanctioning body in creating a very good balance of performance. We’re pleased with where we are on a performance standpoint and are looking forward to qualifying in 10 days with the new Corvette C7.Rs.” |
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