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Corvette Racing Fifth, Sixth In Tough Outing At Lime Rock: Video

Corvette Racing struggled for pace at this past weekend’s Northeast Grand Prix from Lime Rock Park, with its two Corvette C7.R entries finishing fifth and sixth overall.

The race was won by the No. 67 Ford GT of Ryan Briscoe and Richard Westbrook after Westbrook passed the pole-sitting No. 912 Porsche 911 RSR of Earl Bamber with less than 10 minutes remaining in the two-hour and 40 minute race.

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Chip Ganassi Racing gambled on the strategy with the No. 67 car, opting for a three-stopper that left them with fresher tires than the Porsche at the end of the event. Corvette Racing elected for a three-stopper with the No. 4 Corvette C7.R as well, but with little pace compared to the Fords, Porsche and BMWs, the General Motors factory team could only do so much.

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“We went to a three-stop strategy, and the change we made for my second stint was pretty good,” said Marcel Fassler, driver of the No. 4 Corvette. “It made the car very good to drive. The tires still dropped off toward the end but that’s a crucial thing here at this track.”

“In the end, we tried everything we could to make better,” he added. “We’re not missing a lot but just a little bit.”

The No. 3 of Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia, meanwhile, stayed on for a two-stop strategy and picked up three spots in the final stint to salvage a top-five finish on very worn tires.

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“Another tough day for us,” said Garcia. “The heat didn’t help with our attempt to make the tires last over a full fuel run. The strategies were all over the place and maybe we could have made a difference by going in a different direction. I don’t know but this is something we will look at for more hot races. It’s not been the best couple of races for Jan and I, and tough for our championship.”

Click here for full results from Northeast Grand Prix and don’t miss all the race highlights in the video embedded above.

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Photos by Richard Dole and Jake Galstad via IMSA

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  1. Having the oldest chassis in the series will only give declining results as time passes. Hopefully the C8.R will be better.

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    1. Some moron gave a thumbs down for a factual comment.

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      1. Trumptards don’t believe in facts but only in their fairy tale make believe world.

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      2. Sorry, that’s your opinion, like an A$$ hole no one want to hear from it,

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        1. Guys like you obviously know first hand about excretion. Without a terminal, no one would hear from you from your sad existence.

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  2. As soon as it can go faster than 187 mph topped out, lot to do with there drivers also.

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    1. On what tracks do GTL cars hit 187 mph? Top speed is immaterial. It appears the C7s are flat out obsolete.

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      1. Daytona.

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      2. That’s why c8 would be perfect it’s slower, than c7 that’s a fact !

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  3. Maybe the Corvette team can buy a Ford GT and re-body it with a C7R skin to get a better chance…?

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    1. Considering the GT costs 4x as much…………..

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      1. John,
        So cheap is better. Than go for a Mustang since it’s half as much as the Vette.

        Enjoy Walmart, Costco and the dollar store.?

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        1. I knew I typed far too fast for you to understand,Bubba. 1st,the correct term is,”then” not “than. 2nd,I did not say cheaper is better. That’s simply how your single digit IQ misunderstood it. And finally,explain the relation between those stores you mentioned and the discussion.

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  4. Well let’s get some facts in the way here.

    #1 these are far from stock cars here. So any illusions of these being close to stock need to stop now. They use some stock frame rails and a few minor parts but these are fully constructed race cars.

    #2 The BOP has kept the Corvette competitive as well as Pratt and Miller team strategy and durability. But even that is going to have limits.

    #3 the new C8R will be every bit as fast as the CR7 as the BOP will keep it even with the other cars as well they even with the Corvette.

    #4 the real advantage of the new car will be that it will be easier on tires with more central weight. It will stop and accelerate better too. The big advantage will be is it will need less down force that will give it more laps per fuel run. The tire and fuel advantage opens the door to more strategic moves by the crew.

    #5 One last important thing to understand too is the development on the C7R has stopped as all the work is focussed on the C8R that is in development and as been being tested since early this year. This also has been hampered by several major crashes that have taken a lot of time to get the cars back on the track. There has been some major damage and rebuilds just to get back going. This hampers work on the cars and even the C8R.

    The rest of this year will be tough as the team is stretched in several directions and will be till The end of the season then full focus will turn to the C8R and Daytona.

    The start of next year and much of the season will be up and down as they learn the car and tune to the tracks as the old set up book will not apply here but they should still be competitive.

    Corvette has the best team in IMSA and they will be back and continue to be the team to beat.

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    1. #4 is not totally correct. In regard to more laps,IMSA and LeMans will simply lower the fuel capacity as part of BOP or add weight. Their 50th win will come in the C8.R if I haven’t lost track.

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      1. John what you may miss is smart teams don’t show all their cars till the green flag flys.

        Pratt and Miller in the past have learned to win by as much as they need not as much as they can.

        Also they can still win this year due to strategy and durability of the car.

        We may still see 50th this year.

        The 911 is holding the cards now but that can change with the rules.

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        1. And the track.

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