In 2009, Pratt & Miller shifted focus from the Corvette ZR1-based GT1 car into the GT2 racer known as the C6.R GT2.
The 2009 ALMS Corvette C6.R GT2 @ Laguna Seca
The model was developed by Pratt & Miller using fluid dynamics and were limited by the GT2 regulations.
The chassis is the same as the Z06 street car, using the same steel frame, window frame, rear passenger hoop, firewall and floor pan. Mated to this is an aluminum roll cage that is fixed with a tapered aluminum sleeve special adhesives that limit galvanic corrosion. Many of the GT1 panels could be used including the safety cells and the door structures.
A new 5.5-liter engine is used that was developed in-house by GM Powertrain. Both the bore and stroke of the LS7 were reduced and the aluminum cylinder heads are standard parts from the GM performance parts catalog.
A native of Tampa, FL Robert is the presiding editor and co-owner of both Down Shift Magazine and DS Holdings, LLC. A proud alumnus of the University of South Florida’s class of 2005 Robert is active in the Tampa Bay community and when not residing at his home in Tampa, FL enjoys traveling throughout the United States and abroad covering the motorsports and cultural phenomenon that shape our modern automotive enthusiast community.
