Via our friends at BadBoyVettes, the Pratt & Miller GT2 Corvette was seen testing over the weekend at Road Atlanta. Outfitted in flat black and featuring Jake on the doors, the new GT2 Corvette also has the racing team's motto stenciled appropriately above the rear wheels: Take No Prisoners.
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According to some of those that have seen and heard the new GT2 Corvette during the testing:
Timed them for about a 10 minute period around 1pm in nice weather 65+F and got consistent 1:22s (low) with a quick lap of around 1:21.5 and a high of 1:23 (low).
I clocked a couple of high 1:19s on the second day of testing. Car sounds just like the GT1 car.
That's approaching the fastest GT2 lap at the 2008 Petit LeMans. Considering that these cars are in the very early stage of development, high 1:19 laps are scary fast. Maybe they were using no restrictor (or a larger-that-permitted restrictor) in an effort to test other car components.
The GT2 Corvette is expected to make its racing debut at the Acura Sports Car Challenage at Mid-Ohio in early August.
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Photo Credit: Teen Kaas via BBV
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Posted At : 5:09 PM. | Posted By : keith | Rumors & Innuendo, Corvette Racing
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