iRacing – Corvette C8.R Available Later This Month

iRacing – Corvette C8.R Available Later This Month

Endurance racing fans rejoice. Via their respective social media channels, iRacing and Corvette Racing confirmed that the Chevrolet Corvette C8R will be coming to the iRacing online racing service later this month when the 2020 Season 4 build is released.

 

The #Corvette #C8R owns the track. And soon, it’s coming to PWN the world of @iRacing@TeamChevy @Chevrolet @jordan10taylor pic.twitter.com/tvhbTL7CYz

— Corvette Racing (@CorvetteRacing) September 2, 2020

 

The Chevrolet Corvette C8.R is an IMSA GTLM class endurance racer build by Pratt & Miller and Chevrolet. The C8.R replaced the successful C7.R making its track debut during the Rolex 24 at Daytona which was the opening round of the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

The C8.R is powered by a mid-mounted, flat-plane crank 5.5-liter naturally aspirated V8 engine that is restricted to 500 horsepower to comply with the IMSA GTLM class rulebook. All that power is transferred to the rear wheels via an Xtrac six-speed sequential gearbox.

This July, Corvette Racing earned the first victory with the new C8.R at the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech 240 at Daytona with Antonio Garcia and Jordan Taylor at the wheel.

Later this month, the Corvette C8.R was supposed to make its European debut at the (postponed) 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans. However, Corvette Racing has withdrawn from the world-famous endurance race due to the global coronavirus pandemic situation.

 

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