[PICS] C7 Callaway Corvette GT3 Race Liveries Revealed

[PICS] C7 Callaway Corvette GT3 Race Liveries Revealed

Photo Credit: GT Masters / Twitter The ADAC GT3 Masters Series in Europe is hosting a two-day test session at Germany’s Oschersleben race circuit in advance of the series first race and that event has given us the opportunity to check out the C7 Callaway Corvette GT3-Rs dressed in their race liveries for the first

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Larbre to Pass on GTE-Pro Corvette for 2016 FIA WEC

Larbre to Pass on GTE-Pro Corvette for 2016 FIA WEC

Photo Credit: FIA WEC The 2016 racing season for Corvette is a little clearer now with the word this week that Larbre Competition won’t be competing in the GTE-Pro class in the FIA World Endurance Championship after all. Larbre, led by Frenchman Jack Leconte, had been exploring a partnership with Wayne Taylor Racing that would have put brothers Ricky and Jordan Taylor in a 2016-spec Corvette C7.R for the WEC regular season, as well as

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Corvette C7.R Entry Being Finalized for European Le Mans Series

Corvette C7.R Entry Being Finalized for European Le Mans Series

We don’t know who will be behind the wheel yet, but Sportscar365 is reporting that ProSpeed Competition will be competing with a Corvette C7.R in the European Le Mans Series in 2016. That would mark a return to international competition after a year’s absence for the Rudi Penders-owned team, which reportedly will be fielding an ex-Pratt & Miller C7.R for Team AAI. ProSpeed supported that team in a two-car Porsche GTE-Am entry this year at

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[VIDEO] Callaway Corvette C7 GT3-R: Test Drive at Hockenheimring

[VIDEO] Callaway Corvette C7 GT3-R: Test Drive at Hockenheimring

Chevrolet in Europe shared this video of the Callaway Corvette C7 GT3-R racer undergoing testing at Germany’s Hockenheimring. This is the best look we’ve had yet of the new Callaway C7 which will be campaigned by Callaway Competition in the ADC GT Masters series beginning next April. The language of the video is German but English subtitles are shown. The real star of course is the new GT3 racer. No translation is needed as we

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[VIDEO] Reeves Callaway Talks About the New Callaway Corvette C7 GT3-R

[VIDEO] Watch the Premiere of the Callaway Corvette C7 GT3-R

In early October, the all new Callaway Corvette C7 GT3-R was unveiled at the ADAC GT Masters season finale at Hockenheim. In this new video from Chevrolet in Europe, we get to relive the reveal as well as hear from Reeves Callaway himself about new GT3 sports car that will begin competition in 2016. As Reeves says at the beginning of the video, “Here we are with the only real sports car America makes. And

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Eric Curran and Boris Said to Pilot the Callaway Competition Corvette C7 GT3-R

Eric Curran and Boris Said to Pilot the Callaway Competition Corvette C7 GT3-R

Two veteran drivers – Eric Curran and Boris Said – will be behind the wheel of the new Callaway Competition Corvette C7 GT3-R next season. They’ll be sponsored by Whelen Engineering competing in a variety of championships in 2016. Both drivers have a long relationship with Sonny Whelen and Whelen Engineering. “It’s really exciting to be entering into yet another program with Whelen Engineering,” Curran said. “Sonny Whelen has been a close friend, sponsor, and

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[VIDEO] Another look at the Callaway Corvette C7 GT3-R

[VIDEO] Another look at the Callaway Corvette C7 GT3-R

Here’s another look at the Callaway Corvette C7 GT3-R which made its world debut on Saturday at the ADAC GT Masters Seasons Finale in Hockenheim. The video was uploaded to youtube by Chevrolet in Europe and features Ernst Woehr of Callaway’s Europe operations talking about the new race car. The language spoken in the video is German but there are English subtitles for us to follow along. Also making an appearance in the video is

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Carbon Fiber Monster: Callaway Competition C7 GT3-R Makes World Debut

Carbon Fiber Monster: Callaway Competition C7 GT3-R Makes World Debut

On Saturday afternoon at the ADAC GT Masters season finale at Hockenheim, Callaway Competition new C7 GT3-R race car made its world debut. The Corvette C7 based racer will make is racing debut in 2016. Until then, we’ll just have to drool over these photos. The Callaway C7 GT3-R has been a project we’ve been following for over two years now. The project faced a couple start/stop moments but eventually got underway. The design comes

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Wayne Taylor Racing and Larbre May Join for GTE-Pro Corvette C7.R in 2016 FIA WEC

Wayne Taylor Racing and Larbre May Join for GTE-Pro Corvette C7.R in 2016 FIA WEC

Photo by Richard Prince for Chevy Racing We could know by Halloween whether Chevrolet will be competing in the GTE-Pro class of the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2016. Wayne Taylor is negotiating with Larbre Competition’s Jack Leconte about a joint effort, with the two men meeting last weekend at Circuit of The Americas to discuss the matter. If all goes well, Taylor’s son Ricky and possibly Jordan Taylor could be driving a new Corvette

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The Callaway Corvette C7 GT3 is Teased Ahead of October’s Reveal

The Callaway Corvette C7 GT3 is Teased Ahead of October's Reveal

It’s been a few months since the last update on this project but yesterday, our friends at Corvette Motorsport and Callaway Cars have both tweeted a teaser photo of something we’ve been dying to see for a while now, the Callaway Corvette C7 GT3 racecar. The newest Corvette racer is expected to be revealed next month at the ADAC GT Masters season finale at Hockenheim on October 3rd. The first teaser pic by Corvette Motorsport

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