C5-R History
By: David Palmeter
C5-R – Chassis C5R-006
Above – Sebring – 2003-03-13 – Note that this car was completed November 1, 2001.
Above – Pratt & Miller Shop – 2001-09-14 – I was privileged to have a chance to visit P&M and shoot C5R-006 under construction. Note the use of a wide variety of exotic materials…..
Above – Pratt & Miller Shop – 2001-09-14 – This is C5R-006 (foreground) and C5R-007 under construction. They were still using actual production turn signal units, rather than the decals they use today.
2002 – The First Racing Season
Above – 2002-07-07 – Road America – Although C5R-006 is running second here, the #4 team went on to win their first race of 2002 in this traditional 500 mile event.
Above – 2002-07-07 – Road America – C5R-006 dicing with the Olive Garden Ferrari 550.
Above – 2002-07-21 – RFK Stadium, Washington, DC – A unusual shot of C5R-006. Note the taped-on aero(?) tweak.
Above – 2002-07-21 – RFK Stadium, Washington, DC – This is C5R-006 in the garage. It finished second.
Above – 2002-10-12 – Petit Le Mans – This is C5R-006 heading for a third place finish in the 50th Anniversary of Corvette livery.
2003 – The Second Racing Season
Above – 2003-03-15 – Sebring – A third place finish for C5R-006 to open the season. C5R-006 would only race one more time (spring Atlanta race) as a factory car.
Above – 2003-03-15 – Sebring – Apparently I was hanging around a lot. One of the real photographers got me.
2004 – The ? Season
Show duty or dust collecting?.
2005 – The First Racing Season for a Private USA Team
Above – 2003-02-08 – Sebring? – Test – Pacific Coast Motorsports bought C5R-006 to race in the American Le Mans Series with drivers Alex Figge and Ryan Dalziel.
Above – 2005-03-14 – Sebring – A new venture and a major sponsor.
Above – 2005-03-14 – Sebring – The colors certainly kept it from being confused with a factory team car.
Above – 2005-03-16 – Sebring – Running against the factory cars was a challenge.
Above – 2005-07-04 – Lime Rock – Running third.
Above – 2005-08-21 – Road America – Running third again, somehow they seemed surprised that they couldn't outrun the factory cars. The handwriting was on the wall, they didn't finish the season.
2006 – The First Racing Season in Europe
Above – 2006-03-26 – Paul Ricard
2007 – The Second Racing Season in Europe
Above – 2007-04-27 – Nogaro
Interesting note, the rear-end bodywork was 7/8″ narrower on the passenger side vs. driver-side. The passenger side tapered more after the rear wheel. I don’t know if this was done by mistake or if it had some aero benefit at Daytona. If you look closely at the rear-end photo you can see it. I worked at Caravaggio Corvettes and we had a complete C5R body at the shop
Hi Louis, Would like to have any pictures. Thanks, David
no problem send some details to my email adress and i wil reply to with some pics
hello, got some news the car with chassis runs again in the Netherlands.if you are interested we got some pics. gr Louis