Well, that didn't take long. The Direct Injection package on the new Corvette C6.R GT2 cars is being removed for the Petit Le Mans later this month and the season-ending ALMS finale at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in October at the request of the ACO, the sanctioning body for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It seems that Ferrari and Porsche were upset about the Corvettes running the system this year, according to our European sources - even though it will be legal in 2010 (albeit on a new, smaller displacement engine package that Corvette Racing is developing to comply with the new specifications that come into effect next season for the "Global GT" classification) - and the two sports car manufacturers applied pressure to have it removed. Something tells us that Ferrari and Porsche should be careful what they wished for, because the last thing Corvette Racing needed was more motivaton to kick their asses this year and in 2010.
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Last edited by Clem Z.; September 9, 2009, 09:31 AM. -
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So, true...Dan and Crew at Pratt and Miller will now figure out how to bury them. As they say, if you are going to hit a rattlesnake with a stick you had better kill it.Henry Atsma
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I didn't know they were running direct injection on this year's GT2 car.
Mosport was sure one helluva great race!
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Direct injection is available for 2010 on the Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon in two sizes of V6. I expect we will see DI across the board in GM products soon. It will be one step toward meeting the 2013 CAFE rules. I just hope they can keep the Corvette V8. Anything with fewer holes will suck just on principle.TerryComment
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