Last Saturday, Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen, in the #3 C6.R Corvette, climbed on the podium at Lime Rock Park for the second consecutive year as they finished second in their class. The sister car, driven by Tommy Milner and Oliver Gavin, finished sixth after a hard race. Thanks to this promising result, Corvette Racing is still leading the GT class tied with Team RLL and Chevrolet is leading the Manufacturer standing.
The fight was tough as Corvette Racing Program Manager Doug Fehan said: "Today we saw both sides of racing at Lime Rock Park. It provided great entertainment for the fans with Jan and Antonio giving it their all and earning a well-deserved, runner-up finish. On the other end of the spectrum, I know Tommy, Oliver and the No. 4 crew would have liked to be part of the fight at the end. We head next to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park – a track that should favor our Corvettes and keep us in the GT championship hunt."
Antonio Garcia thinks that Corvette Racing did a tremendous job again: "It was the second race in row, plus Le Mans, where we gave 110 percent. We made very good calls and very good pit stops. We managed things as best we could. We had a very strong car, very good strategy and very good points for the championship."
Corvette Racing will race at Mosport on July 21st with high spirits and motivation, but the team RLL might want to thwart Corvette's plans.
In this video, an onboard camera in the #3 C6.R Corvette at Lime Rock Park.
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Thierry Arman / ACO
Translation by Cécile Bonardel / ACO