Corvette Racing: Maserati to Challenge Corvettes at Road America

0
1234

Doran Racing's Maserati MC12Rumors had been circulating for weeks about the possibility of a Maserati competing in an ALMS race in the GT1 class. Finally we got the word that it would be happening this weekend at Road America. Doran Racing has entered a Maserati MC12, powered by a six-liter V12 engine. We saw last week how a Maserati MC12 had mastered the competition at the 24 Hours of Spa in Belgium, only to lose in the final hour to a Corvette C6.R due to a spinout. Drivers for the Doran Maserati team are Fredy Lienhard and Didier Theys. While both have competed at various times in the ALMS, this will be a new type of race for the duo who are used to racing prototypes. Other than the opening week at Sebring has Corvette Racing faced a challenger for an ALMS race here in the States. At the 12 Hours of Sebring, the #4 C6.R and #3 C6.R were 1st and 2nd against an Aston Martin DBR9 privateer. The Corvettes also battled several marques at the 24 Hours of LeMans and came away with spot on the podium in the GT category, finishing in second place behind the Prodrive Aston team. So far the only race in the ALMS schedule for the Maserati is Road America, although we’re hearing that a run at the Petit LeMans may also be planned. The four-hour Generac 500 at Road America, the eighth round of the 12-race ALMS series, will start at 4 p.m. CDT on Saturday, August 11. NBC Sports will televise the race tape-delayed at 2:30 p.m. EDT on Sunday, August 12.
Source:
Motorsport.com
Crash.net Related:
Le Mans: #63 Corvette C6.R Finishes in 2nd Place
Sebring: Corvette Racing Finishes 1-2 Technorati Tags:
| | | |



-