Corvette Racing was no match for this week’s Competition Adjustments which handed a 1-2 victory to the Aston Martins at Saturday’s Petit LeMans at Road Atlanta. The ALMS Sanctions Body penalized Corvette Racing’s #3 and #4 Corvettes 110 pounds and smaller engine restrictors. Armed with this week’s competition adjustments, Aston Martin was able to deny Corvette Racing the third win in the ALMS Triple Crown as well as move to second place and 7 points behind Corvette in the overall standings for the Manufacturers Cup. During the race, the #3 Corvette was hit twice. The first occurred when an LMP1 Prototype forced it off the road during a high speed pass, forcing the Corvette into the pits and losing a lap while clearing the grille. The second hit occurred when contact between the #3 Corvette and #007 Aston Martin resulted in spinning out the Corvette.
“It’s disappointing,” said O’Connell. “I had a really good car but then I got turned backwards by Turner and lost a lot of time that would have been better spent trying to catch the 009 car. After I was forced off the track in the Esses, we were really lucky not to have to buy a new Corvette. It was a big slide.” “Considering I was run into twice today, it’s amazing that we were still in the race,” O’Connell continued. “Corvette Racing builds about the strongest race car out there.” “It’s almost impossible to compete because the competition adjustments have gone too far, especially on a track like this,” Max Papis commented. “Corvette Racing never gives up, but at the end of the day the competition adjustments were a little too much.”While Corvette Racing lost the battle at Road Atlanta, the season-long war will be decided in the series’ season finale in Monterey, Calif., on Oct. 21. Chevrolet and Corvette Racing have a seven-point lead in the manufacturer and team championships; Beretta and Gavin lead the drivers’ standings by 11 points. With 23 points on the line at Laguna Seca Raceway, the championships hang in the balance. Again, we make our call to the ALMS to Free the Corvette C6.R
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