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Callaway Competition of Leingarten, Germany, was selected to prepare six Z06.R race cars for the new FIA GT3 European Championship
Series, campaigned by Team Riverside of France and Carsport Holland. This innovative new racing series will commence for the
2006 season at selected European race tracks.
In this series, race teams will enter world-class sports cars prepared for competition by vehicle manufacturers or engineering
companies. The racers will compete against each other, within the same marque, for "mini-cups". At the same time,
the teams will be racing against the other marques entered. So there will be "single-make" podium positions as well
as FIA GT3 European Championship trophies for the overall podium finishes, culminating in a "Cup of Cups" award.
Corvette racers will be racing among themselves as well as against the fastest sports cars in the world.
The race cars include the Ascari KZ1R, Aston Martin DBRS9, Corvette Z06R GT3, Dodge Viper, Lamborghini Gallardo, Lotus
Exige, Maserati Gran Sport Light, Nissan 350Z, Porsche 997 and the Venturi Heritage.
General
- GT racing car based on FIA GT3 regulations (not road legal)
- Front mounted longitudinal V 8 engine with 6 speed rear trans-axle and rear wheel drive
- Car has standard Corvette Z06 components unless otherwise stated
- Optional passenger seat installation
Engine
- Standard LS7 V8 engine mapped for 98 octane unleaded fuel
- Standard Dry sump
- EFI engine management system
- Manuel throttle actuation
- Motor sport Engine wiring loom
- Stainless steel 2-2 and 2-1 headers, crossover pipe, exhaust manifolds with straight through rear exit exhausts
- Optional silencers available
- Power output 377 kw @ 6300 rpm
- Torque output 600 Nm @ 5500 rpm
- Max engine rpm 7200
- 515 bhp
Transmission
- Standard Z06 clutch, with central clutch release
- Aluminium Torque tube with extra cooling
- Standard Z06 6 speed manual transaxle with cooling, reinforced Tremac internals in development
- Traction Control
Brakes
- Alcon 6-piston Front calipers, standard 4-piston rear caliper
- 370mm vent front disc, 335mm vent rear disc
- Ap racing pedal box
- Manually adjustable front / rear brake bias
- Front brake cooling ducts
Wheels
- ATS forged aluminium
- Front 18" rim 12" wide
- Rear 18" rim 13" wide
Tires
- Front 325/650-18
- Rear 325/705-18
Interior
- Sparco Hans seat
- Sparco 6-point Hans harness
- Adjustable steering wheel position
- Adjustable pedal position
- AP Racing pedal box
- AIM back lighted driver display, with Data recorder
- Sparco Aluminium fire extinguisher system
- Light weight wiring harness
- Optional driver cooling AC
- Optional passenger seat installation
Dimensions
- Length 4570mm
- Width 1998mm
- Wheelbase 2648mm
- Dry weight 1210kg
- Fuel capacity 100ltrs
Chassis
- Standard Z06 hydro formed aluminium chassis
- Bolted and bonded steel roll cage to FIA safety standards
- 100 litre FT 3 fuel cell
- pneumatic jack system
Bodywork
- Carbon composite body panels
- Poly-carbonate front windscreen
- Poly-carbonate rear window
- Carbon composite standard doors
- Composite front splitter
- Adjustable composite rear wing
Suspension
- Rose jointed independent double wishbone front and rear
machined aluminium uprights
- Central wheel locking system
- Moton dampers with bump and rebound adjustment
- Front and rear anti-roll bar
- Quick release steering wheel
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