Photo: General Motors
What's better than spending $116,000 on a racing-spec Chevrolet Corvette Stingray? Spending an additional $63,200 to throw it around the track and possibly damage it in the Michelin Corvette Challenge!
According to the math done by GM Authority, it will cost $179,200 to compete against other amateur drivers strapped in their own Stingrays. The races will be held throughout the year at Spring Mountain Motorsports Resort and Country Club in Pahrump, Nevada.
$180K covers the car (including insurance and storage), safety equipment, a two-way radio, racing lessons, a custom racing suit, club membership for one year and the running costs for eight race weekends. Per race, these running costs include six sets of Michelin racing slick/Pilot Super Sport tires (depending on weather conditions), fuel, mechanics, a spotter and access to a social and marketing team. The Ron Fellows Performance Driving School is the technical partner for the series.
The track-ready car you'll get is a Z51 Corvette Stingray with some Z06 aerodynamic, braking and cooling parts. These include a carbon fiber torque tube and prop shaft kit, transmission fluid pump, larger core cooler and cooler duct, Brembo front and rear brake package, and quarter panel vents. The engine is the standard 6.2L V8, which is good for 460 hp.
Other goodies thrown in are carbon fiber braces, a T1 suspension kit, a secondary radiator kit, racing seat and safety harness, and two sets of Forgeline wheels. Awards and prizes are also promised, but that seems a bit ridiculous since you'll actually be paying for them with your own money. As long as you can cough up $85,000 straight away and you can have another $31,000 ready by May 1, 2016, you're good to go.
The Michelin Corvette Challenge racing series was announced at the 2015 SEMA Show in early November when a concept version of the Stingray racecar was also shown. All participating cars will be identical and will race around the same track at Spring Mountain a total number of 15 times. There are seven double-header events scheduled, plus the season finale. The races run from February to December and last 30 minutes.
$180K covers the car (including insurance and storage), safety equipment, a two-way radio, racing lessons, a custom racing suit, club membership for one year and the running costs for eight race weekends. Per race, these running costs include six sets of Michelin racing slick/Pilot Super Sport tires (depending on weather conditions), fuel, mechanics, a spotter and access to a social and marketing team. The Ron Fellows Performance Driving School is the technical partner for the series.
The track-ready car you'll get is a Z51 Corvette Stingray with some Z06 aerodynamic, braking and cooling parts. These include a carbon fiber torque tube and prop shaft kit, transmission fluid pump, larger core cooler and cooler duct, Brembo front and rear brake package, and quarter panel vents. The engine is the standard 6.2L V8, which is good for 460 hp.
Other goodies thrown in are carbon fiber braces, a T1 suspension kit, a secondary radiator kit, racing seat and safety harness, and two sets of Forgeline wheels. Awards and prizes are also promised, but that seems a bit ridiculous since you'll actually be paying for them with your own money. As long as you can cough up $85,000 straight away and you can have another $31,000 ready by May 1, 2016, you're good to go.
The Michelin Corvette Challenge racing series was announced at the 2015 SEMA Show in early November when a concept version of the Stingray racecar was also shown. All participating cars will be identical and will race around the same track at Spring Mountain a total number of 15 times. There are seven double-header events scheduled, plus the season finale. The races run from February to December and last 30 minutes.
Google News