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...from GM? GM has been pretty successful at both Le Man's and the American ALMS series's, but let's take a closer look.
GM does not offer on their website or let's customer's BUY their factory "racecar" versions of the ZR1 or the previous version 7.0L versions. Why is that? Because without factory support/factory engineer's/the best professional drivers, these cars simply would not be competitive in private hands. Go to GM's website, and see what "racecars" they offer to you and me for sale...nada.
In other word's, GM does not produce 'turn-key' "race-cars, which you simply buy and drive(with out factory megagbucks support as mentioned). So I can buy a ZR1, but I the customer am left to my own devices, and attempt to do the research and development myself?? Putting slicks, decals and a roll cage into any car does not constitute a racing car, so why such a vacuum between what GM promotes as image and what it really has to offer the public?
Anyone remember how dominant the Nissan GTP car was back in the late 80's in IMSA? Same scenario, with the factory team/drivers/megabucks(and never offering a version the public could buy and race). The next year when it went into a privateer's hands, fell flat on it's face.
That @ss of a driver at this years Le Mans which shoved off the ZR1 at the Porsche curves, yes that was a bad break for GM, but if I am correct, both cars suffered engine failures(like 3 of the 4 Peugeot's), and will likely have a learning curve on the 5.5L versus the older 7.0. Next years rule changes will be a headache, and challenge once again.
http://www.porsche.com/usa/eventsandracing/motorsport/racingcars/911gt3rsr-997/
http://www.gm.com/vehicles/results.jsp?brand=chevrolet&evar10=hompage_vehicles_browsebybrand&fromHome=true
GM does not offer on their website or let's customer's BUY their factory "racecar" versions of the ZR1 or the previous version 7.0L versions. Why is that? Because without factory support/factory engineer's/the best professional drivers, these cars simply would not be competitive in private hands. Go to GM's website, and see what "racecars" they offer to you and me for sale...nada.
In other word's, GM does not produce 'turn-key' "race-cars, which you simply buy and drive(with out factory megagbucks support as mentioned). So I can buy a ZR1, but I the customer am left to my own devices, and attempt to do the research and development myself?? Putting slicks, decals and a roll cage into any car does not constitute a racing car, so why such a vacuum between what GM promotes as image and what it really has to offer the public?
Anyone remember how dominant the Nissan GTP car was back in the late 80's in IMSA? Same scenario, with the factory team/drivers/megabucks(and never offering a version the public could buy and race). The next year when it went into a privateer's hands, fell flat on it's face.
That @ss of a driver at this years Le Mans which shoved off the ZR1 at the Porsche curves, yes that was a bad break for GM, but if I am correct, both cars suffered engine failures(like 3 of the 4 Peugeot's), and will likely have a learning curve on the 5.5L versus the older 7.0. Next years rule changes will be a headache, and challenge once again.
http://www.porsche.com/usa/eventsandracing/motorsport/racingcars/911gt3rsr-997/
http://www.gm.com/vehicles/results.jsp?brand=chevrolet&evar10=hompage_vehicles_browsebybrand&fromHome=true