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    Corvette Racing's C8.R is a very different beast to their previous race cars, but what is it like to drive? We joined Corvette in testing to find out from the people who know it best...the drivers!
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Комментарии • 96

  • @yipe222
    @yipe222 4 года назад +38

    As a lifetime member of the Bowtie Brigade and the Corvette being my favorite car, I am really happy to see the dominance.

  • @kamy9569
    @kamy9569 4 года назад +51

    The Corvettes strike again!
    Honestly one of the best line of cars ever ngl

    • @linkhenry6550
      @linkhenry6550 4 года назад

      Nah, it’s Prius

    • @a1phamalestud
      @a1phamalestud 4 года назад

      link henry E150 are pretty dominant and they come with free candy

  • @Pmtd1234
    @Pmtd1234 4 года назад +32

    And we all benefit! Looking forward to my C8 Z06!

  • @andre_______________
    @andre_______________ 4 года назад +93

    I’m still befounded at how Chevy is making cars like this for less than 100k

    • @DeathByLego
      @DeathByLego 3 года назад +9

      @Alex_Soto the new ones aren’t “fiberglass”. They’re composite, which does include fiberglass yes. But not fiberglass panels.

    • @DeathByLego
      @DeathByLego 3 года назад +1

      @Alex_Soto only the older ones were all fiberglass.

    • @DeathByLego
      @DeathByLego 3 года назад +3

      @Alex_Soto I know the C8 has the composite mixture. I’d assume the C7 is as well.

    • @DeathByLego
      @DeathByLego 3 года назад +3

      @Alex_Soto it is fiberglass yes, but not all fiberglass. It’s some kind of mixure/composite

    • @kaden8912
      @kaden8912 3 года назад

      There are rules for many of these races that you have to produce 230 of the car you are racing so we will be getting a c8 zo6

  • @justbe4481
    @justbe4481 4 года назад +14

    I can't wait for the allwheele drive model to be released in the next few years.Its gonna change everything.

  • @floridamankyle5461
    @floridamankyle5461 3 года назад +3

    Got to see the C8R debut at Daytona Last year, the Engine noise is so different to the C7R, it sounds like a Big Block Ferrari, but the way it flies through the corners was astounding, that thing is a SERIOUS track weapon, I'm a Ford guy and I will be a Corvette Fan now that Ford isnt racing in GTLM anymore, GO VETTES!!

  • @nrgbladex7670
    @nrgbladex7670 4 года назад +9

    I've never been more proud to be a Chevy Corvette fan after the failure we call the Mustang Mach E from Ford

    • @ballsniffer1092
      @ballsniffer1092 4 года назад +2

      As a Ford onion myself I can say the Mach E is dumb

    • @Marcello2005
      @Marcello2005 3 года назад

      True and I am a Chevy guy over anything but Ford did do the Bronco right while we screwed up the Blazer

  • @dennismichealsm3786
    @dennismichealsm3786 4 года назад +13

    I hope they race it at lemans next year

    • @robertharvey9047
      @robertharvey9047 4 года назад +1

      topgolf

    • @andrzejdomian460
      @andrzejdomian460 2 года назад +1

      They are.. I just put both number 63 and 64 up on a flight to Luxembourg last night, where it will go from there I don't know as the LeMans 24 is still almost a month away.. these things are beautiful in person, I have more pics than I care to admit. Beautiful vehicles for sure

  • @randybarnes6451
    @randybarnes6451 2 года назад +1

    Im in love with corvettes &
    Victor Racing parts for vettes, you need to check them out!

  • @thomasmarengi2951
    @thomasmarengi2951 4 года назад +6

    Great to see these fine drivers embracing the C8. Underscores what an excellent decision it was to buy one for myself! LOL. Now I need to learn how to drive like Taylor and Garcia. All the best, gentlemen.

  • @StephenBrewer89
    @StephenBrewer89 4 года назад +31

    “Feels like your driving a purpose built race car”. But you are...

    • @donniemarks94
      @donniemarks94 3 года назад +3

      Not exactly those are the lmp and Dpi cars.

    • @noobasdfjkl
      @noobasdfjkl 3 года назад +4

      It's still based on a street car with street car compromises.

    • @StephenBrewer89
      @StephenBrewer89 3 года назад

      Very true.

    • @donniemarks94
      @donniemarks94 3 года назад +1

      @@noobasdfjkl no a prototype race car is born a racecar just like an F1 car, they’re not based off of any road cars, actually the technology developed in Le Mans prototypes and F1 cars trickles down to road cars so it’s the opposite.

    • @weasle2904
      @weasle2904 3 года назад +2

      @@donniemarks94 its a C8 based car, a street car.

  • @sonter2377
    @sonter2377 3 года назад +1

    Chevrolet Corvette C8 r is my favorite car

  • @genemounce8302
    @genemounce8302 3 года назад +3

    soooooo, any chance on inside info on the 2021 Z06 and ZR1? .... asking for a friend

  • @milessyko1350
    @milessyko1350 4 года назад +10

    Go Chevrolet!!

  • @antn8387
    @antn8387 3 года назад

    ooo a challenger has appeared for the FORD GT ecoboost

  • @amit_rude2608
    @amit_rude2608 2 года назад

    Love Corvette ❤️🇺🇲❤️

  • @selinajw8720
    @selinajw8720 4 года назад +22

    It’s F1 but with actual cars
    Edit thx for all these likes 😁👍

  • @dforreallogup5683
    @dforreallogup5683 4 года назад +5

    It’s messed up they won’t let car Vette owners unlock the ECU for tuning the twin turbo up grade😏

    • @justbe4481
      @justbe4481 4 года назад +1

      Its because it's no available with a twin turbochargers just yet but people who have turbocharged the c8 has the software to do so.

    • @yipe222
      @yipe222 4 года назад +4

      DFORREAL Log up Believe me there are some brilliant aftermarket tuners, and they will figure it out.

    • @dforreallogup5683
      @dforreallogup5683 4 года назад

      @@yipe222 Hopefully it happens before 2021 that would be a game changer for the C8

  • @dforreallogup5683
    @dforreallogup5683 4 года назад +7

    Shame on you Chevy let the people enjoy the full force of the C8

    • @profo4544
      @profo4544 3 года назад +2

      ppl can say wahtever theyb want the c7 proved itself more then the c8, imo.

  • @charlesrocks
    @charlesrocks 3 года назад +1

    I want it.

  • @pierreaugustevinluan
    @pierreaugustevinluan 3 года назад +1

    GTD Pro for GT3 cars to replace IMSA’s GT Le Mans class in 2022
    The GT Le Mans class in the IMSA SportsCar Championship will come to a close at the end of 2021, as the series switches to two GT3-based series.
    Its replacement, the GTD Pro will include cars built to FIA GT3 technical regulations, offering the opportunity for factory teams and driver lineups to compete in the class.
    Customer teams featuring Pro-Am or amateur line-ups will have the choice of competing in either GTD Pro or the standard GTD class.
    The news comes as GTLM has dwindled to just three full-time entries in 2021 - two Corvette C8.Rs and the Proton Competition Porsche 911 RSR currently make up the class.
    The field is boosted to five at Sebring, Watkins Glen and Petit Le Mans thanks to the inclusion of BMW M8s, and six at the Daytona 24H with the further addition of Risi Competizione's Ferrari 488.
    "The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship has long been regarded as featuring the world's greatest GT manufacturers, teams and drivers and some of the world's most exciting and competitive professional GT endurance racing through the GTLM class," said IMSA president John Doonan.
    "We believe the move to GTD Pro offers the best opportunity for manufacturers and teams to continue that legacy well into the future.
    "We expect considerable manufacturer participation when we kick off the GTD Pro class a year from now in the 60th Rolex 24 at Daytona."
    The new FIA GT3 technical regulations will debut in 2022, and new cars built to those specifications, as well as any existing cars upgraded through "Evo" kits will be eligible to compete in GTD Pro and GTD starting next year.
    There are nine manufacturers currently participating in IMSA with GT3 cars in the GTD class.
    "The introduction of a GTD Pro category in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship is a positive move forward for the future of professional GT racing in North America," said Mark Stielow, Chevrolet's director of motorsports competition engineering.
    "We appreciate the leadership and openness from IMSA during this on-going process.
    "Now that the class structure has been established, Corvette Racing and Chevrolet will continue to work with IMSA to determine how Corvette could fit into this new future of GT competition."

  • @Vinz84
    @Vinz84 4 года назад +7

    I thought this was RR3 lol

  • @gaddyify
    @gaddyify 4 года назад +1

    Garcia is the best.

  • @stewartsmith1947
    @stewartsmith1947 3 года назад +2

    What transmission does the race version have ?

    • @weasle2904
      @weasle2904 3 года назад +3

      Dual clutch pretty sure, or maybe a semi automatic sequential

  • @shadowwolf8496
    @shadowwolf8496 4 года назад +6

    When are we going to get this car on sim on ps4 and Xbox

  • @piercegamer4705
    @piercegamer4705 4 года назад +4

    🇺🇸 Merica

  • @Larastehr2529
    @Larastehr2529 3 года назад

    Corvette😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

  • @ncsteeltoe
    @ncsteeltoe 4 года назад +7

    Chevrolet.

  • @timeatak5248
    @timeatak5248 3 года назад

    Interviewing the team driver is pointless. Do you think for a moment they will say anything negative? C7R was the winningest race car during its run, so it must not have been too shabby. Mid engine is mostly marketing. Corvette sales were down so GM had to do something. It’s like Porsche finally going wishbone suspension on GT3 front suspension. How revolutionary!

    • @KMRF510
      @KMRF510 3 года назад

      The C5 & C6 were the winningest The C7 was successful especially with A Garcia. But the C5 & C6 were Dominant

    • @grandadmiralthrawn8116
      @grandadmiralthrawn8116 3 года назад

      A mid engined layout is just superior plain and simple. There's several reasons why almost all modern race cars use it. Except porsche they're weird

  • @superchief15
    @superchief15 3 года назад

    The Porsche Factory Team has gone home and taken their GTLM cars with them. Weather Tech is fielding a Porsche RSR to go head to head with the Corvette Team. In the spirit of good sportsmanship welcome Weather Tech to GTLM. I wonder if the GTD Weather Tech Ferrari will be retired while on top!

  • @pepitopepito6598
    @pepitopepito6598 4 года назад +1

    I care more about the LC 500!

    • @bigmac22ify
      @bigmac22ify 4 года назад +1

      Two completely different types of cars

  • @romeldivinagracia2351
    @romeldivinagracia2351 Год назад

    Wow

  • @sankarmukhopadhyay9924
    @sankarmukhopadhyay9924 3 года назад

    1000 hp corvette c8r

  • @spaceranger7305
    @spaceranger7305 3 года назад

    is it just me or does it just look like a camareo and a corvette mix.

  • @jolly117s5
    @jolly117s5 4 года назад

    Aight fine I’ll watch this RUclips

  • @Deucefrm107
    @Deucefrm107 4 года назад +1

    Hold crap....

  • @hamlam1903
    @hamlam1903 4 года назад +1

    يسوع المسيح و العذراء و مارمينا حبيب البابا كيرلس و جميع القديسين و حبيب ابوه
    الحمد الله ستره علينا ياحبيب ابوك
    ربنا يحافظ عليك و علينا ببركه القديسين و نعمه المسيح

  •  4 года назад

    General Motors builds the best engines on earth, but this C8R does not use one of them, this engine is very weak, just think what this car could be if it had the C7R engine in it, push rod engines are a better design, hell put the Cadillac engine in it.

  • @ScordModerat
    @ScordModerat 4 года назад

    911 Porsche passed it

    • @M3Eddie
      @M3Eddie 3 года назад

      Wrong

    • @M3Eddie
      @M3Eddie 3 года назад

      This is the fastest car in the series right now.

  • @jimmycline4778
    @jimmycline4778 4 года назад +2

    This is a good looking Chevy! It’s also the ugliest Corvette ever made! I hate it! At least my C6 looks like a Corvette! 👎

    • @refillz5281
      @refillz5281 4 года назад +7

      "Looks like a corvette" makes no sense, considering no vette looks like the C1. And everything from the C4 on has emulated Ferrari, including your C6.

    • @xj_220
      @xj_220 4 года назад

      7 subs

    • @akiko3688
      @akiko3688 4 года назад

      ok boomer

    • @corith4535
      @corith4535 3 года назад

      C5 and C6 are incredibly ugly Corvettes, but sure, that's what they're supposed to look like.