Carrera Digital 132 Corvette C8R "Sebring"
Item No. 31014
In front of me is the C8R with the number 3. This version of the car, driven by Taylor, Catsburg, and Garcia, competed in the GTLM class at the 12 Hours of Sebring, finishing 11th overall and 4th in the GTLM class (the GTLM was won by a Porsche 911 RSR; more on that later).
Since 2020, CORVETTE RACING has fielded the C8.R in the IMSA SportsCar Championship GT Le Mans (GTLM) class. The C8.R is based on the C8 production model and replaced the highly successful C7.R.
In 2022, the GTLM class in the IMSA SportsCar Championship was replaced by the GT Daytona Pro (GTD Pro) class featuring GT3 cars. Since Corvette had no GT3 cars on the market (the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R isn't scheduled to arrive until 2024), the C8.R was allowed to compete in the GTD Pro class with a GTD kit.
The GT racer is built by PRATT & MILLER and CHEVROLET. PRATT & MILLER Engineering is based in Lyon Township, Oakland County, Michigan. The company has been active in motorsports for more than 25 years and during this time has helped make CORVETTE RACING the most successful team in the history of the American Le Mans Series. The team has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans eight times, the 24 Hours of Daytona twice, and the 12 Hours of Sebring nine times.
The Corvette's main rival in various series is the Porsche 911 RSR. What both vehicles have in common? The mid-engine! This meant that in 2020, the Corvette abandoned its front-engined configuration, while Porsche abandoned its rear-engined configuration. It seems to have been proven that the mid-engine placement has proven successful. The design effort was immense, but the front-engined configuration in the C7.R was clearly at its technical limits.
Why the immense effort? Porsche has swept away everything it can win at the European level (FIA WEC Super Season). And now they want to achieve the same success in the IMSA series. It's a battle of American small-blocks against Porsche's water-cooled flat-six engines.
PORSCHE is after CORVETTE!
Item No. 31014
In front of me is the C8R with the number 3. This version of the car, driven by Taylor, Catsburg, and Garcia, competed in the GTLM class at the 12 Hours of Sebring, finishing 11th overall and 4th in the GTLM class (the GTLM was won by a Porsche 911 RSR; more on that later).
Since 2020, CORVETTE RACING has fielded the C8.R in the IMSA SportsCar Championship GT Le Mans (GTLM) class. The C8.R is based on the C8 production model and replaced the highly successful C7.R.
In 2022, the GTLM class in the IMSA SportsCar Championship was replaced by the GT Daytona Pro (GTD Pro) class featuring GT3 cars. Since Corvette had no GT3 cars on the market (the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R isn't scheduled to arrive until 2024), the C8.R was allowed to compete in the GTD Pro class with a GTD kit.
The GT racer is built by PRATT & MILLER and CHEVROLET. PRATT & MILLER Engineering is based in Lyon Township, Oakland County, Michigan. The company has been active in motorsports for more than 25 years and during this time has helped make CORVETTE RACING the most successful team in the history of the American Le Mans Series. The team has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans eight times, the 24 Hours of Daytona twice, and the 12 Hours of Sebring nine times.
The Corvette's main rival in various series is the Porsche 911 RSR. What both vehicles have in common? The mid-engine! This meant that in 2020, the Corvette abandoned its front-engined configuration, while Porsche abandoned its rear-engined configuration. It seems to have been proven that the mid-engine placement has proven successful. The design effort was immense, but the front-engined configuration in the C7.R was clearly at its technical limits.
Why the immense effort? Porsche has swept away everything it can win at the European level (FIA WEC Super Season). And now they want to achieve the same success in the IMSA series. It's a battle of American small-blocks against Porsche's water-cooled flat-six engines.
PORSCHE is after CORVETTE!
