The #4 C6.R from Corvette Racing has been on a bit of tear lately, winning seven of eight races in the American Le Mans Series this year including the last four straight. Yet, for perhaps the first time this year, fans of Corvette Racing aren’t rooting for the #4 or the #3 Corvette for that matter. Local hero and Corvette Racing legend Ron Fellows is making what could be his final run at Mosport behind the wheel of his Artic White C6.R so who wouldn’t want to see the former ALMS GT1 Champ and his #33 Corvette cross the finish line first this weekend?
Tell that to Oliver Gavin. Gavin in the #4 C6.R put up the fastest time in GT1 today, winning the pole by 0.148 seconds ahead of Ron Fellows with a time of 1:13.857. The #3 Corvette with Johnny O’Connell and Jan Magnussen will start third in class after O’Connell’s lap of 1:14.097.
“I don’t think I’m very popular here,” Gavin cracked. “I’m going to wear a mask or bag over my head. No one gets preferential treatment here. Everyone is given the same car. All the data is going back and forth between all three cars. It’s great to see the white car around here and it should bring more fans in. Ron has been around here for so long and I think he may have a couple of tricks up his sleeve.”Traffic played a bit of a role in the outcome of qualifying, Gavin said. He had relatively clean laps while Fellows got caught a couple of times behind slower cars.
“The traffic didn’t affect me as much as it did Ron,” Gavin said. “It’s still a great track and an amazing place to qualify. Having new tires and low fuel is always a lot of fun here. The corners are fun because they are so quick. I’m pleased I had this one.”Yes, Fellows is the main attraction here. He is so well regarded here on his home track that the Mosport International Karting Academy has named a corner after him. Corner 7, arguably the toughest corner on the track and referred to as the “bowl” has been renamed the “Ron Fellows Bowl”. Fellows will be racing twice at Mosport this weekend, with his #33 C6.R and the factory Cadillac CTS-V in the Speed GT Championship. The Grand Prix of Mosport presented by Mobil 1, the ninth round of the 12-race ALMS series, will start at 3 p.m. EDT on Sunday, August 26, and will be broadcast live on SPEED Channel.
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