Corvette Racing at CTMP: Steep Hills to Climb

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Corvette C8.R emotion good but battling for tempo in Canadian debut

BOWMANVILLE, Ontario (July 2, 2022) – Corvette Racing’s No. 3 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R will begin from the 3rd row of the GT Daytona (GTD) group Sunday for the Chevrolet Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motosport Park – the to start with race for the mid-motor Corvette in Canada.&#13
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Jordan Taylor set a greatest lap of 1:15.955 (116.547 mph) in the Mobil 1/SiriusXM C8.R to qualify fourth in the GTD Pro classification. He was .487 seconds guiding the pole-winning Porsche of Mathieu Jaminet.&#13
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A functionality deficit still left Taylor and Antonio Garcia starting likewise down the GTD Pro order a week back at Watkins Glen Global. With no substantial improvements to the Corvette on the functionality aspect, the key will be attaining positions by way of technique and execution – just like at The Glen.&#13
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Corvette Racing – and the rest of the WeatherTech Championship – is again at CTMP for the initially time due to the fact 2019. The C8.R is the fourth technology of Corvette to compete about and over the elevation changes at CTMP considering the fact that the Corvette Racing method 1st competed there in 2000 with the Corvette C5-R.&#13
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Considering the fact that that time, the staff has claimed 11 victories at the observe – 2nd-most between all venues behind only Sebring. A few of those people arrived in Corvettes driven by Canadian and Corvette Racing legend Ron Fellows, who is co-owner of Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.&#13
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The Chevrolet Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park is scheduled for 3:05 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 3. The race will air reside on NBC and stream live on Peacock within the United States and IMSA.com outdoors the U.S. IMSA Radio will broadcast the race at IMSA.com with the call also on XM 207 and SiriusXM On the web 992.&#13
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JORDAN TAYLOR, NO. 3 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C8.R – Capable FOURTH IN GTD Professional:

“The car is excellent. We’re just slow. It’s disheartening. I felt like the lap was really good but we’re off the tempo. It is nothing we’re accomplishing mistaken. We have enhanced the automobile via the weekend, and it’s the finest it’s been due to the fact we’ve been in this article. Hopefully we can perform some tactic in the race, jump in advance of some men and ideally hold them off.

“I assume the only hope for us is major tire degradation or targeted visitors. On pace by yourself, we won’t be ready to go anyone I never consider. We’ll have to hope for some other guys to make issues and hopefully our guys in the pitlane can make some passes for us.”

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CorvetteRacing.com
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