General Motors has welcomed a new member in their family of race cars with the introduction of the 2012 Chevy Corvette prototype Daytona that was unveiled Tuesday at Daytona International Speedway.
The race model makes use of the Grand-Am, new rules allow more freedom for manufacturers to present their concept of the brand.
The purpose built Daytona Prototype Corvette takes many styling cues from ZR1 production, mainly in the front, and to a lesser extent, certain elements of the greenhouse effect and the rear.
"IMSA GTP prototype Corvette campaign for Hendrick Motorsports in the 80's was the inspiration for the new Chevrolet Corvette Daytona Prototype," said Mark Kent, director of GM Racing. "And as the Corvette GTP, the new Corvette Daytona Prototype includes a series of stylistic clues Street version of the Chevrolet Corvette."
The prototype was developed by Chevrolet, Corvette designers, and Pratt & Miller Grand-Am, while the chassis manufacturer Riley, Dallara and Coyote, also contributed their knowledge.
GM said four campaign teams Corvette Daytona Prototype 2012-No. 90 Spirit of Daytona Racing, SunTrust Racing No. 10, No. 99 GAINSCO / Bob Stallings Racing and the No. 5 and 9 teams Express racing action.
The prototype will debut race on the track in a Grand-Am race at Daytona International Speedway, Wednesday, November 16, with its racing debut will take place in the 50th year of Grand-Am Rolex Road Racing Series 24, from Daytona 26-29 January 2012.
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As you can see in the pictures, the V6 prototype's body has not been altered yet. Only the bigger wheels and four-tail pipes at the back signal that there's something going on here.
