Corvette Model Gallery
C6-R
The ALMS (American Le Mans Series) is a
racing series affiliated to IMSA (International Motorsports Association). They
race 4 categories of cars, based on those raced in the famous 24 hour of Le
Mans race (Hence the name). There are 4 categories of race cars in the series,
all competing at the same time. The categories are: LMP1 and LMP2 for prototype
purpose built race cars and GT1 and GT2 for production based race cars. The
C6-R Corvettes compete in the GT1 category. The series consist of 11 races, for
driver's, manufacturer's, team and pit crew championships in all 4 categories.
The Pratt & Miller built C6-R was created on the foundation laid by
the C5-R. It debuted in the 12 Hours of Sebring race in 2005. The
factory backed team races 2 cars.
The model: Jim Drew built this awesome C6-R to represent car #4 as it raced in Laguna Seca in the last race of the 2007 season. All the decals and artwork were made by Jim.
If
you would like to contact Jay on this model his e-mail address is:
rs_jhdrew@verizon.net
Page updated 03/15/08