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Chevrolet Corvette C5R Pictures :: |
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Chevrolet Corvette C5R General Info :: |
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Produced in |
2002 - 2004 |
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Curb Weight |
1139 kg / 2511.1 lbs |
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Length |
4643 mm / 182.8 in |
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Width |
1941 mm / 76.4 in |
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Wheelbase |
2659 mm / 104.7 in |
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Layout |
Front Engine RWD |
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Engine |
LS1 V8 |
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Displacement |
6997 cc / 427.0 cu in |
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Valvetrain |
2 valves/ cylinder,
pushrod with overheard
valves |
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Fuel Fed |
Sequential EFI |
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Aspiration |
Naturally Aspirated |
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Gearbox |
6 speed manual |
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Chevrolet Corvette C5R performance stats :: |
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Horsepower |
600 hp, 447.4 kW @ 6400
rpm |
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Torque |
495 ft/lbs, 673.13 nm @
5200 rpm |
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Redline |
6200 rpm |
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Power to weight ratio |
0.54 hp/kg |
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0-100 km/h | 0-60 mph |
3.0 seconds + - |
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0-160 km/h | 0-100 mph |
Unknown |
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0-160 km/h | 0-200 mph |
Unknown |
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400 m | 1/4 mile |
Unknown |
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Standing mile |
Unknown |
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Top Speed |
320 km/h / 200 mph |
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:: Chevrolet Corvette C5R Additional Information :: |
DETROIT
(November 4, 1998) -- In a sport where the driver usually gets all
the accolades, the
postrace victory lane interview usually begins with: "It was a team effort
that allowed me to win."
The C5-R Corvette Race Team - the latest factory racing effort from GM
Motorsports -
wholeheartedly embraces the "team concept" where specialists share their
knowledge and
expertise with other members of the team to produce a winning effort. They
will get a chance to
prove this concept at next year's Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona, 12 Hours at
Sebring and Petit Le
Mans endurance races with a two-car team.
The Corvette C5-R Racing Project is the fulfillment of a Zora Duntov
dream," says C5-R Corvette
Race Team manager Doug Fehan, speaking of the famed GM engineer who in the
early ‘50s was
the driving force behind the Corvette’s emergence into a world-class
sports car. "Racing the
Corvette is the next logical phase in the evolution. How else do you prove
performance?"
The C5-R Corvette Race Team has combined the talents of GM Motorsports,
Chevrolet Race Shop,
and Corvette production vehicle engineers to provide racing specs to
develop "the best ‘vette yet."
Fehan brought road-racing specialists Pratt & Miller, Detroit, and Riley &
Scott, Indianapolis, to the
team to lend year’s of practical road-racing experience to the project.
Due to their close proximity to GM's headquarters, Pratt & Miller was
selected to do most of the
design, fabrication and development work on the racing Corvettes. However,
they could only field
one car on race day with the personnel and resources they had available,
so Fehan approached
Riley & Scott to see if they'd be interested in fielding a second car for
the team.
Fehan reflects, "We had two suppliers -- Pratt & Miller in Michigan and
Riley & Scott in Indiana --
who were right for us and right for each other. They had worked together
in another lifetime, and
since then had achieved their personal goals. Their personalities mesh,
they run synergistic
programs, and they both expressed the desire to make this program succeed.
Gary Pratt leads an organization that has done various R & D projects for
General Motors, and
their engineering and design work has proven its mettle on the racetrack
over the years. In 1994
they fielded a championship Trans-Am entry for Scott Pruett, and in 1995
built the championship
car in GTS competition. Pratt & Miller designed, built and raced an Aurora
GTS car to the
championship in 1996, and most recently won this year’s Pikes Peak Hill
Climb in an S-10 in the
Supertruck Division.
Like Pratt & Miller, Riley & Scott is known for their superior race-car
design and engineering. Chief
Design Engineer Bill Riley has helped prove that Riley & Scott can race
cars as well as design
them. Their first-ever factory World SportsCar team in 1996 captured the
coveted 24 Hours at
Daytona and 12 Hours at Sebring endurance races, as well as qualified for
Le Mans. Their dream
season ended by capturing the ‘96 World SportsCar Driver’s and
Manufacturer’s Championships.
Working closely with GM Motorsports engineers, Pratt & Miller’s first
assignment was to develop a
40% scale model of the Corvette using 3D CAD data from the production car
as a starting point.
GM aerodynamicist Brian Miller then took the model to the wind tunnel and
tweaked it until the car
was stable at speeds approaching 200 MPH. The tweaked model then came back
to Pratt & Miller
and became the body CAD template for the racing Corvette test mule.
Meanwhile, development of the racing Corvette's chassis was ongoing. Ken
Brown, who worked on
the development of the actual production Corvette's chassis and suspension
prior to his
assignment to GM Motorsports, worked with Gary Pratt to develop the racing
Corvette's
suspension components and chassis layout.
Engine development was being handled across town under the watchful eyes
of Joe Negri, GM
Motorsports Engine Director. Using the stock LS1 block as a starting
point, Joe and his engine
specialists have so far been able to nearly double the output of the
production engine with their
racing versions. Once some engines were built, they were sent to Pratt &
Miller to be installed on
the rolling chassis for some actual track testing.
To this point, about 4,000 miles of on-track testing has been completed.
Several tests are
planned for November and December leading up to the 24 Hours at Daytona in
January 1999.
We want to race the car to show America and the world that we can modify a
$40,000 production
car to compete internationally with cars 2-4 times the price," adds Fehan,
"and to garner
additional global recognition for the quality and integrity of American
design and construction.
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