Lou Gigliotti made a valiant run in the American Le Mans Series over the last year and half, but the cost of running in the series as well as several other factors have led to the decision to put up for sale the #28 Riley GT2 Corvette. Recently repaired from the fire at Long Beach, the GT2 Corvette and a tractor-trailer full of parts is being offered for $425,000.
Despite listing the Corvette for sale, Lou still plans to return to the track in the Black and Flames #28 Corvette for a run at the 10 hour/1,000 mile Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta although we may even see him even sooner at Mosport.
According to Lou, the cost of running in the series makes it extremely difficult to be competitive. Lou also cites interference from GM Racing in both their Le Mans application and their inability to get secure Michelin as a tire supplier as a contributing factor as well:
“The fact that we could never get Michelin tires is a factor and the interference of GM Racing in the effort to get Michelins is the final straw that is chasing us out. GM was also instrumental in making sure that our Le Mans entry was denied because of the Riley lawsuit.” Gigliotti adds “I don’t want to whine but it is clear that GM never wanted us to be competitive in GT2 once they made the decision to enter the class. So keeping Michelin tires out of reach made it easy for them.”
Lou has proven he can run as fast as the Porches and Ferraris in GT2 and says the car has been totally rebuilt following Long Beach and is better than it was when originally built by Riley. This is good news if you want to own the very first ALMS GT2 Corvette. Interested parties should call Lou at 972-429-1963. Think about this, you could be driving this Corvette at Road Atlanta in the Petit Le Mans. Live the dream! Although the LG Motorsports team has made changes to the Corvette over the last two seasons to shed pounds and make the car competitive, you can still get details of the GT2 Corvette platform from Riley Technologies
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Source:
Racecars360.com
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