Tråd: Corvette Racing Annoncerer 2011 Driver Lineup

Corvette Racing vil have to nye drivere til 2011 American Le Mans Series og Le Mans 24 timers: Tommy Milner (herover til venstre) og Richard Westbrook. Milner, der var med Rahal Letterman BMW team, vil slutte sig til Olivier Beretta i No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6. R for den fulde sæson (med Antonio Garcia fortsætter som tredje driver i Sebring, Le Mans og Petit Le Mans endurance løb). Richard Westbrook, 2009 FIA GT2 mester, vil være gået med Jan Magnussen og Oliver Gavin i No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6. R i de tre langdistance begivenheder.

For posten bliver Milner og Westbrook de 21 og 22 drivere til race med Corvette Racing siden hold debut i 1999. Begge har drevet Corvette C6. RS i privat tests, og vil deltage i ALMS vinter Test i Sebring, Florida, på februar 9-10, som forberedelse til de sæson-åbningen Mobil 1 12 timers Sebring.

Når du ser på sports car racing i de sidste 10 år, sagde den største navn i GT racing må være Corvette, Milner. Im ser frem til at arbejde med ingeniørerne, besætningen og andre bilister at gøre Corvette kraftcenter i udholdenhed racing.

Tilføjer Westbrook: Ive kørte mod Corvette nok gange at vide det bedre at være drivkræfterne en end racing mod en.

Corvette Racing will have two new drivers for the 2011 American Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans: Tommy Milner (above left) and Richard Westbrook. Milner, who was with the Rahal Letterman BMW team, will join Olivier Beretta in the No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6. R for the full season (with Antonio Garcia continuing as third driver in the Sebring, Le Mans, and Petit Le Mans endurance races). Richard Westbrook, the 2009 FIA GT2 champion, will be teamed with Jan Magnussen and Oliver Gavin in the No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6. R in the three long-distance events.

For the record, Milner and Westbrook will become the 21st and 22nd drivers to race with Corvette Racing since the teams debut in 1999. Both have driven the Corvette C6. Rs in private tests, and will participate in the ALMS Winter Test in Sebring, Fla. , on February 9-10, in preparation for the season-opening Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.

When you look at sports car racing over the last 10 years, the biggest name in GT racing has to be Corvette, Milner said. Im looking forward to working with the engineers, the crew, and the other drivers to make Corvette the powerhouse in endurance racing.

Adds Westbrook: Ive raced against the Corvette enough times to know its better to be driving one than racing against one.