That was the storyline / rationale behind the announcement of this car - That Corvette has a storied history of speed at Daytona and the Daytona24 - including the famous 2001 C5R overall D24 win.
And that racing Corvette is always about 'Image, Customer Connection, and Technology Transfer'.
Hence, to Chevy Racing, building a Corvette body for the DPG3 chassis [Riley, Coyote, Dallara] and evolving Chevy V8 power via Grand-Am accomplishes all that AT Daytona.
Sure looks the part.
Speed.com story here.
Official GM media photos here.
And look where the spilt rear window ended up. |
Spirit of Daytona will be fielding the "A" Team of Corvette drivers i.e. Garcia, Gavin and Westbrook so assuming the car works for 24 hours which is going to be a big ask they certainly have the drivers to deliver the race pace for an overall win.
--- vetteheadracer from Chicagoland on 01.03.12 at 7:58pm