“The primary focus of the race team is the 12 Hours of Sebring, Long Beach and, of course as it always has been, the 24 Hours of Le Mans,” Fehan said. “We tested the GT1 car at Sebring in November. And we will be utilizing Sebring and Long Beach to put the final touches on the Le Mans effort.”
Corvette Racing’s CR-6s finished second and third at Le Mans in 2008, coming in less than 4.5 minutes behind the class-winning Aston Martin.
Corvette racing is building and testing a GT2 Corvette to race head-to-head with the Porsches and Ferraris that dominate the class. That car should debut at Mid-Ohio, in August.
“Engineering and fabrication continues to focus on the GT2 program,” Fehan told reporters. “We expect the first actual race car to be completed in early February and will be testing that car in the spring.”
Corvette Racing’s cars won GT1 class victories in every 2008 ALMS race. By moving to the hotly-contested GT2 class, the Corvette can demonstrate its ability to run with the best European GT manufacturers.
