Corvette Racing Team’s Victory in Salt Lake City Alms

Where better to show off the Corvette performance parts than in the American Le Mans Series Utah Grand Prix at Miller Motorsports Park. And this where exactly Oliver Gavin together with Olivier Beretta scored their fourth victory in five starts this season. The two "Ollies" 61 laps of the 4.5 mile circuit in their No.4 Compuware Corvette C6.R, finishing 26.550 seconds ahead of Jan Magnussen and Johnny O’Connell in the No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R The two Corvettes finished eighth and ninth respectively.After the team opted for tires had flat-spotted in a spin during qualifying change Gavin was no choice but to start at the back of the pack. ALMS per line, the pole-winning Corvette relegated to the 25th start position after the tire. Despite his pole position Gavin was able to surpass the entire GT2 field in the first round to obtain the ninth position. And by the third lap he was 3.5 seconds behind the No. 3 Corvette that started at the 12th position. Gavin recalled, "There was a melee in the first corner with cars going on the job, and I tried very careful because the last thing I wanted to do was damage to the car. I managed to pick off cars one by one. When I was trapped behind one of the prototypes – that was a problem because we were much faster in the turns, but their car was like a dragster in the straights. Finally he went wide in Turn 15 and I managed to get past him. "For a full course caution at 11:50 in the race has reduced the margin between the two corvettes to 0.6 seconds. And then happens after the first round of pit stops on the 40 minutes mark, the No. 4 Corvette started to lead. Gavin said: "When I’m in for the pit stop, Ray KM cases exist, my crew chief, said on the radio, ‘Make it count! I pushed and pushed, the crew did a fantastic pit stop, and we managed to get out just before January, I must say that our engineer, Steve Cole, and the team gave us a great race car today. "While the race Beretta Gavin memories was enjoying his record-setting 32nd career ALMS victory and would concentrate on the next race the team is the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Beretta said: "It was a very important day for us, because it was the last practice for Le Mans. We had to finish with the car in one piece, because it flies to France in a few days. We want the mechanics well equipped, as they did a great job since the start of the season. We went through three street races without mishap and now we are a successful Michelin tire test. We are ready now to the major. "The Corvette Racing Program Manager Doug Fehan also agreed that indeed" It was a perfectly executed race today and we learned a tremendous amount. I think we have a very good tire selection for Le Mans made the last connection we had looked really good, so we are excited about that. We are as prepared as possible. "The race was a difficult for the Corvette Racing team, such as the experience of Magnussen, who had to deal with a transmission problem in his two stints in the No. 3 Corvette C6.R. He said: "In the first stint I had some problems with the gearbox on the change. That problem was better in the second stint, but I could not count on it not to come back so it was hard for me to push. Still, we have a good test of the tires, and that will be useful for us going into Le Mans. "Johnny O’Connell, who teammate Magnussen is a look at the Le Mans prize. He said: "The next stop is Le Mans, and we hope for good luck there. We have certainly done our homework in the last races. "But for the race team manager Gary Pratt that happened was nothing but business as usual. He said: "It was a smooth run, and I am proud of the drivers and crews. Everyone loved it on the track. And when Olivier is pleased with the tires is a good sign for Le Mans. "The Corvette Racing team will head for France in the 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 16 to 17 planned. The 75th version of the classic 24-hour endurance race on the 8.5-mile Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans starts at 3 pm local time (9 am EDT). Parts of the race to be broadcast live on SPEED.

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