"StingrayJake" (stingrayjake)
12/12/2014 at 13:17 • Filed to: Corvette, Daytona Prototype, IMSA, Tudor
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"StingrayJake" (stingrayjake)
12/12/2014 at 13:17 • Filed to: Corvette, Daytona Prototype, IMSA, Tudor | 0
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The Corvette Daytona Prototypes will get an update for Year 2 of the Tudor United SportsCar Championship to better(ish) reflect its namesake's current body style.
Of course it's kind of a joke because the DPs have little in common with the production Corvettes, though I wouldn't scoff at a production model of the DP. In fact, what are the chances we're looking at the styling of the alleged Zora mid-engine model (probably slim to none)?
Sam
> StingrayJake
12/12/2014 at 13:23 |
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They do use LSx engines, however.
Axial
> StingrayJake
12/12/2014 at 13:41 |
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Hopefully, the chances of it being related to the Zora are zero. That concept should stay dead.
Soloburrito
> StingrayJake
12/12/2014 at 13:49 |
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well it's better. I'm worried a new body style means DPs will be around longer than anyone wants.
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StingrayJake
> Axial
12/12/2014 at 13:49 |
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There hasn't been an actual Zora concept. That was just C&D's vision for it.
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StingrayJake
> Soloburrito
12/12/2014 at 13:50 |
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I'm not totally opposed to them, but I do wish Tudor would use something more like LMP1s as their premier class. Guessing those are a bit less financially feasible for the mostly independent teams in the DP class.
CTSenVy
> StingrayJake
12/12/2014 at 13:51 |
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I know I'm in the minority here when I say this but, I'm going to miss the Corvette Daytona Prototypes when they go away.
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StingrayJake
> CTSenVy
12/12/2014 at 13:52 |
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I kind of will too. It'll probably be the end of the mid-engine Corvette dream. Or probably not.
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Axial
> StingrayJake
12/12/2014 at 13:52 |
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By concept, I mean the very idea of a mid-engined Corvette rather than a particular visualization of it.
If GM wants a rear-mid-engined sports car, call it something else because it's not a Corvette.
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Soloburrito
> StingrayJake
12/12/2014 at 13:54 |
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I'll be happy with P = lmp2 only. Does chevy supply lmp2 engine packages?
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StingrayJake
> Axial
12/12/2014 at 13:56 |
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Ah. Well I'm mixed on it and keep going back and forth. The ME Corvette isn't really a new idea, it's just never been put into production. Duntov himself saw the benefits from a racing perspective and had a handful of test mules. After all, he was responsible for turning the line from a leisurely roadster to the performance beast we all love. Is it too much to believe the Corvette's savior saw a ME future?
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StingrayJake
> Soloburrito
12/12/2014 at 14:00 |
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I don't think so, but it's probably not far outside the realm of possibility. They supply to IndyCar and have the DP program.
burntartichoke
> StingrayJake
12/12/2014 at 16:02 |
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The world complains there are no mid engined corvettes and yet here they are, good luck getting one road legal :P Now if only they could make the greenhouse look less like an after thought on all the DP cars.