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|  | | September 21 2014 10:47:01 PM EST | Nigel Dobbie |
| Going into the double-header weekend at Circuit of the Americas, we were very excited and hopeful for both the IMSA and WEC race. We were prepared for a mega post-race weekend write-up...but after seeing the results, it was epically depressing on all fronts.
Tudor United Sports Car Championship (IMSA):
Going into the weekend Corvette Racing received an AoP "break" and gave back some of its rewards weight and air restrictions.....Results did not follow.
Corvette Racing qualified 7th and 9th and finished the race 9th and 10th. Garcia looses the driver's points lead, and Chevrolet slips further back in the manufacture's championship. Jake is not amused.
ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R
"The first part of the stint was good. I was able to challenge and overtake some of the cars that had been faster than us earlier in the week. It was obvious that we were struggling with overall pace. I tried my best to keep up during those two hours but that didn't make much of a difference in the end. It's disappointing result for the weekend but we need to recover at Petit Le Mans."
JAN MAGNUSSEN, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R
"This is not a pleasant feeling. The results for both cars today are not what we are used to. Antonio drove well during his double stint and made up a few positions early. But things went south for us in the second part of the race. The track conditions changed drastically in my stint as the surface got hotter, plus I had a braking issue that hampered our efforts. Now we have to focus on Road Atlanta and do what we can to move Antonio and Chevrolet back into the championship lead at the end of the last race."
OLIVER GAVIN, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R
"Obviously it was another tough day for us in the No. 4 Corvette. We continue to struggle with the pace of our competitors. It gets more and more frustrating. It was a challenge all weekend with the weather and track conditions. The rear tire pressures went up very high in the middle of the stint which made the car difficult to drive. Plus there was an issue with the passenger door on the driver exchange. Again it's another example of how things have gone for us this year. Hopefully we can end on a positive note at Road Atlanta."
TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R
"We kept it close with the big pack there for awhile and that was fun racing. We were just a little bit behind the eight-ball in terms of pace. We had to keep our nose clean and hope that some of our competitors ahead of us make mistakes so we can move up that way. The car was pretty good. There was a bit of understeer for part of the stint but it got better at the end."
DOUG FEHAN, CORVETTE RACING PROGRAM MANAGER
"We had hopes of returning to podium contention this weekend but obviously it wasn't meant to be. Things aren't working in our favor in a number of areas. That shouldn't take away from the effort of Corvette Racing to control the factors we can control. Today's race was disappointing but we still have a very important race to close the year at Petit Le Mans. We will regroup and be ready."
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FIA World Endurance Championship (ACO):
Getting this one-off WEC race program together was no small effort. Their intentions were to fight for victory, but just as seen in the IMSA race, results did not follow.
The #65 Corvette qualified last in class and finished the race last in class
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LAP TIME COMPARISONS (IMSA vs WEC):
IMSA
Qualifying
2:03.302 - Porsche #910 (P1 in GTLM Qualifying)
2:04.847 - Corvette #3 (8th in GTLM Qualifying, quickest of the Corvettes)
Race
2:04.411 - Porsche #910 (Quickest overall GTLM race lap)
2:05.956 - Corvette #4 (Quickest Corvette race lap)
WEC
Qualifying
2:05.245 - Ferrari #51 (Quickest overall GTE lap in Q)
2:06.878 - Corvette #65 (Quickest Corvette lap in Q)
Race
2:06.122 - Aston Martin #97 (Quickest overall GTE race lap)
2:06.446 - Corvette #65 (Quickest Corvette race lap)
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