Above: C5R-001 was completed on November 1, 1998.
Corvette C5 Racing History
David Palmeter
C5-R - Chassis C5R-001
This is the first C5-R racing chassis and was used extensively as the original test and promotional car.
Above: C5R-001 was completed on November 1, 1998.
Above - 1998 - C5R-001 was used for many of the early publicity photos. It
never raced as #1 and, to my knowledge, never raced with the headlight
covers.
1999 Racing Season
Above - 1999-01-31 - The first race for the C5-R, Daytona 24 hour.
Above - 1999-10-10 - The first race for the 427 engine - Laguna Seca.
| C5-R Racing Team 1999 Race Results | ||||||||
| Date | Venue | Duration | Series | Class | Car | Start | Finish | |
| 31-Jan | Daytona, Fl | 24hrs | USRRC | GT2 | C5-R | 001 | 2 | 2 |
| Daytona, Fl | 24hrs | USRRC | GT2 | C5-R | 002 | 4 | 12 | |
| 20-Mar | Sebring, FL | 12 hrs | ALMS | GTS | C5-R | 001 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 hrs | ALMS | GTS | C5-R | 002 | 2 | 7* | ||
| 19-Sep | Road Atlanta, GA | 100km | ALMS | GTS | C5-R | 001 | 3 | 5 |
| 100km | ALMS | GTS | C5-R | 002 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 10-Oct | Laguna Seca | 2hrs 45min | ALMS | GTS | C5-R | 001 | 3 | 2 |
| 7-Nov | Las Vegas | 2hrs 45min | ALMS | GTS | C5-R | 001 | 3 | 3 |
| *Did Not Finish | ||||||||
2000 Testing
Above - 2000-01 - Sebring test in the color scheme that I like the best of
all of the C5-R paint jobs. It was created for the
November, 1999 SEMA show. The race team members were less enthused and
called this student design "The Tennis Shoe". Unfortunately, it was
never raced in this color.
2000 Racing Season
Above - 2000 - Since Millennium Yellow was the hot new color for the
millennium year of 2000, someone at GM or Chevrolet or, most likely, an
advertising agency, decided that it would be the best marketing color. Why would
they want to represent the USA in red,
white and blue?
Above - 2000-02-06 - On the high banks of Daytona for the 24-hour race.
Above - 2000-02-06 - Right side detail.
Above - 2000-02-06 - Rear detail.
Above - 2000-02-06 - Engine detail.
Above - 2000-02-06 - Heading for a hard fought 2nd in class and 2nd
overall!
Above - 2000-06 - All decked out in Le Mans war paint for the final race
for C5R-001. Ironically, it was the C5-R race car's first trip to the Le Mans 24
hour race.
Above - 2002-12-19 - From Bob Craig: "Corvette C5-R #001 is now in private hands. The
Auto Museum of Cincinnati, OH, a private collection, took delivery at
Pratt & Miller this morning, 12/19/02. Feel free to use (the) picture on
your website but I would appreciate credit & a
link to my site (look there for other pictures of 001) and (coming soon)
more from the P&M shop."
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