Autosport magazine reports that Chevrolet is pulling out of LeMans for 2009. Chevrolet was to compete with it's GT-1 Corvettes for Sebring and Long Beach in the ALMS series to prepare for the 24 Hours of LeMans as the final race for the GT-1s then begin racing the new GT-2 Corvettes in the second half of the ALMS season. Chevrolet is denying that report at this time.
If this report turns out to be true, it will be the first major project to fall due to the American automobile manufacturer crisis. Unfortunately, I think programs like Corvette will be the first to fall rather than NASCAR programs. This is unfortunate, as the Corvette program is more germane to road cars than NASCAR is. Technology from the programs like the Corvettes can be applied to road cars because the race cars are road car based.
Let's hope that Autosport's report is false.
Mac McCormick
kf4lmt@comcast.net
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