Posts Tagged ‘Le Mans’

Corvette Racing 2nd Generation C6.R

GM has unveiled the second-generation C6.R, which is based on the Corvette ZR1.Designed to compete in the unified GT class in the 2010 American Le Mans Series and the GT2 class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the C6.R will race against Aston Martin, BMW, Porsche and Ferrari (just to name a few).

Corvette Racing C6.R

Corvette Racing C6.R

As specified by GT rules, the C6.R uses many production-based components from the ZR1.

Le Mans 2010: Jaguar RSR XKR GT2

The year 2010 marks 75 years of the Jaguar name on both road and race cars. As a continuation of this great heritage, Jaguar can confirm it will return to the famed Le Mans 24 hours.

Jaguar RSR XKR GT2

Jaguar RSR XKR GT2

With a total of seven wins between 1951 and 1990, Jaguar is the single most successful British make in the race’s history. Jaguar will return to Le Mans this year lining up on the starting grid on 12th June 2010 with an XKR GT2 run by JaguarRSR.