Become a Fan!
Login
Username:

Password:

Remember Me

Lost Password?

Register now!
Main Menu
Who's Online
150 user(s) are online (123 user(s) are browsing Forums)

more...
Guru Dictionary
Print in friendly format Send this term to a friend  Z25
Refers to 1993 Anniversary Editions; also known as Ruby.

These are the actual cars honored as anniversary cars.

They have RPO Z25 to prove it....
Supporting Vendors
Platinum
Mid America Motorworks
Mid America Motorworks FREE CATALOG


Gold
FIC 770-888-1662


Registered Vendors
Guru Friends
Supporting Banners

TIRERACK.com - Revolutionizing Tire Buying


Shop for Winter Tires Now!




Support This Site
 Register To Post

cor123 CORVETTE RACING AT DAYTONA: Positive Steps Forward into the Rolex 24
Master Guru
930 Posts
Member since:
2011/5/15 18:42



Offline

PRESS RELEASE:
Garcia fourth-fastest in GTD PRO qualifying with No. 3 Corvette C8.R


CORVETTE RACING AT DAYTONA:
Positive Steps Forward into the Rolex 24
Garcia fourth-fastest in GTD PRO qualifying with No. 3 Corvette C8.R

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 22, 2023) – A new season – and Corvette Racing’s
25th – will see Antonio Garcia and the No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet
Corvette C8.R start fourth in class for next weekend’s Rolex 24 At Daytona.


During Sunday’s 15-minute qualifying session, Garcia posted a best lap of
1:48.077 (118.582 mph) around the 3.56-mile Daytona International Speedway
road course to slot into the top-five in the GT Daytona (GTD PRO) class and
12th among all GTD entries for the opening round of the IMSA WeatherTech
SportsCar Championship.


The No. 3 Corvette – with Garcia teaming with Jordan Taylor and Antonio
Garcia – completed 146 laps for nearly 520 miles across the three-day Roar
Before the 24 test days. The focus now turns to adding a sixth class win at
the Rolex 24, the last coming in 2021.


As is traditionally the case, exploring different mechanical setups and aero
configurations were the most important items to cross off during the Roar.
Aside from a steering issue in Friday’s opening session, the Corvette spent
minimal time in the pitlane, which helped maximize the amount of data
gathering for next week.


This is the second year for Corvette Racing in the GTD PRO class, which is
comprised of GT3-level cars from multiple manufacturers. Corvette Racing won
one race in 2022 and finished third in the GTD PRO championship.


Corvette Racing returns to the track for the first official Rolex 24
practice at 11:05 a.m. ET on Thursday.

ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C8.R – QUALIFIED
FOURTH IN GTD PRO: “It was a little bit messy. I didn’t know which cars had
Pro drivers and which had Bronze drivers. I got caught out a few times but
that’s just the way it is. Whatever I lost behind in traffic is what I
gained on the draft so it was a trade-off. The track changed a little bit
with the rain yesterday but it was pretty much the same in the end. The wind
was pretty strong so the car felt a little slower. We will see what we can
find in the data to try and be a little quicker next week.”


JORDAN TAYLOR, NO. 3 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C8.R: “From a pace
perspective, it’s hard to tell where we’re going to stack up next week. For
us, we’re focusing on what we can control. We’ve made a lot of headway,
especially since 2022. When we hit the ground here last year, we were
guessing on what was going to work and what wasn’t going to work. Coming in
this year, I feel like we are so far ahead of where we were last year. This
weekend went smoothly other than one incident we had. Now we’re fine-tuning
the car and making small changes here and there to make all three drivers
happy. It’s nice to have three guys who agree on what the car should feel
like. We’re all heading in the same direction from a setup point of view.
This weekend was about doing the little things – not just the driver side
but also on the crew side and engineering side with things like pit stop
practice and driver change practice. We’re very much prepared for next
 week.”


TOMMY MILNER, NO. 3 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C8.R: “Last year was
very different with the required changes we had to make for the GTD spec.
From a driver’s perspective, we need to be diligent with our preparation
into next week. The car was really good yesterday in both the wet and dry
conditions. We made some progress there and we’ll come up with a plan to get
more speed out of it if we can. Having had a full year on this car and tire
combination, the crew has the car already in a better place than last year.
We have the knowledge and experience from last year, which is helpful. The
goal obviously is to win this race, so we’ll take whatever we can from last
year’s race and last year’s season to apply it to this year’s Rolex 24.”
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/1200x800/3tracksideracingnews_egnyte_com_57bac9c27fe082f092ec358b7d8ccf98ff9ccab0.jpg

Posted on: 2023/1/23 20:02
Transfer the post to other applications Transfer

You can view topic.
You cannot start a new topic.
You cannot reply to posts.
You cannot edit your posts.
You cannot delete your posts.
You cannot add new polls.
You cannot vote in polls.
You cannot attach files to posts.
You cannot post without approval.

[Advanced Search]


CorvetteForum.guru is independently owned and operated. This site is not associated with or financially supported by General Motors.

Copyright 2008-2015 CorvetteForum.guru

CorvetteForum.guru is a Guru Garage Site (Coming Soon!)

If you have any questions about our site, please contact us at Andy@corvetteforum.guru.

Powered by XOOPS 2.56 Copyright 2001-2014 www.xoops.org

Hosted by GoDaddy.com.