April 21, 2008Print this page
· Corvette C6 GT4 makes debut with promising second place
· Runner-up spot for Martini Callaway Z06R in GT3
· Solid performance by Corvette squad in GT1
The first weekend of FIA GT racing at Silverstone saw some good performances of the Corvette teams in their respective disciplines. Most of the action took place under gloomy conditions, the often changing track causing spins and crashes which led to a number of safety car interventions. All this did not prevent Danny van Dongen from scoring a well deserved second place in the opening round of the GT4 European Cup. The Dutch driver had surprised everybody by qualifying the Kroymans Racing Corvette C6 GT4 on the front row. The brand new car, recently built by Callaway Competition in Germany, had only been tested shortly and made its race debut at the English circuit. Van Dongen put in a very strong performance and got to within 0.7 second of race winner Nikolaus Mayr-Melmhof, underlining that the Corvette C6 in GT4 trim has tremendous potential for the series.
Van Dongens good result was copied in race 2 of the FIA GT3 European Championship by the French team of James Ruffier/Arnaud Peyrolles. From a ninth grid position they climbed up through the field to claim the runner-up spot in their Martini Callaway Racing Corvette Z06R.
In the first round of the FIA GT Championship the Corvettes C6.R of Fässler/Déletraz (Phoenix Racing) and Bouchut/Maassen (Selleslagh Racing) started from the front row. Both teams as well as the other Phoenix C6.R of Hezemans/Gollin were in strong positions during the first hour. However the pit stops, Déletraz being hit by another car and an unclear safety car situation with 20 minutes to go caused turmoil, dropping Bouchut/Maassen to fourth, Hezemans/Gollin to fifth and demoting Fässler/Déletraz to eighth.
For more Corvette racing info visit www.corvettemotorsport.com.
gmeurope
· Runner-up spot for Martini Callaway Z06R in GT3
· Solid performance by Corvette squad in GT1
The first weekend of FIA GT racing at Silverstone saw some good performances of the Corvette teams in their respective disciplines. Most of the action took place under gloomy conditions, the often changing track causing spins and crashes which led to a number of safety car interventions. All this did not prevent Danny van Dongen from scoring a well deserved second place in the opening round of the GT4 European Cup. The Dutch driver had surprised everybody by qualifying the Kroymans Racing Corvette C6 GT4 on the front row. The brand new car, recently built by Callaway Competition in Germany, had only been tested shortly and made its race debut at the English circuit. Van Dongen put in a very strong performance and got to within 0.7 second of race winner Nikolaus Mayr-Melmhof, underlining that the Corvette C6 in GT4 trim has tremendous potential for the series.
Van Dongens good result was copied in race 2 of the FIA GT3 European Championship by the French team of James Ruffier/Arnaud Peyrolles. From a ninth grid position they climbed up through the field to claim the runner-up spot in their Martini Callaway Racing Corvette Z06R.
In the first round of the FIA GT Championship the Corvettes C6.R of Fässler/Déletraz (Phoenix Racing) and Bouchut/Maassen (Selleslagh Racing) started from the front row. Both teams as well as the other Phoenix C6.R of Hezemans/Gollin were in strong positions during the first hour. However the pit stops, Déletraz being hit by another car and an unclear safety car situation with 20 minutes to go caused turmoil, dropping Bouchut/Maassen to fourth, Hezemans/Gollin to fifth and demoting Fässler/Déletraz to eighth.
For more Corvette racing info visit www.corvettemotorsport.com.
gmeurope
Being an advocate of the sloga n "let's get out of oil as soo n as possible", I see those pr ogresses as encouraging. [...]