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.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
