Chevrolet does well in endurance racing successfully taking on Aston Martin, BMW, Ferrari and Porsche, among others.
The Corvette Racing C7.R made its first public appearance on Saturday at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion in California. The C7.R, loosely based on the all-new 2014 Corvette Stingray, will make its racing debut at Daytona Beach, Florida in January 2014 by running a 24-hour endurance race as part of the American Le Mans series where it is most successful team in ALMS history.
Corvette Racing is running the C6.R curing the 2013 ALMS season where it is again leading both the team and the maker’s championships. (Older C6R Corvette to Race in American Le Mans This Year)
It’s ironic that Corvette Racing regularly beats Porsche, Ferrari, Aston-Martin, among other famous sports car makers on the track, but has trouble winning the sales race in the showrooms. Cadillac and Chevrolet during 2012 won titles in Indy Car, NASCAR, American Le Mans and the Pirelli World Challenge GT, as well as drivers’ trophies in all of those except NASCAR.
