GTR70 Corvette L88

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Used at THR from 2020 to 2022

Brand: GTR70 Legends
Country: USA
Class: Group 2
Year: 1969
Author: Team AC Legends
Version: 3.5
Power: 560 bhp
Torque: 696 Nm
Weight: 1260 kg
Top speed: 306 km/h
Acceleration: 0-100 in 4s
Power / weight: 2.23 kg/hp

One of the first competition outings for the L88 Corvette was the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June of 1967. Driven by Bob Bondurant and Dick Guldstrand, the potent machine reached speeds of up to 171 mph but was eventually forced to retire with a broken engine. With the introduction of the C3 in 1968, true racing success came for the L88 Corvettes. In that year's SCCA A-Production class, a big-block Corvette would win eight races out of eleven attempts. The L88 Corvettes would remain successful for several more seasons, scoring outright wins on the American continent and also numerous class victories in international events.For 1969 an even hotter RPO was added to the Corvette option book. Known as the ZL1, this included an all-aluminium version of the big block, which was also used in the popular Can-Am Challenge. Only around a dozen were built and reportedly just two were sold as the engine alone was just expensive as a complete small-block Corvette. Due to the high compression, the L88 could only run on 103 octane fuel, while the other competition components did not make it particularly suited to road. Experienced racing teams knew very well how to tweak the engine for full performance, like replacing the very restrictive exhaust headers. Later tests showed that the V8 was actually capable of producing in excess of 560 bhp.

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Championships2

Events2

Race sessions3

Drivers7

Years active2020–2022

Starts13

Wins2

Race laps179

Race distance870 km

Race time5.2 h

Championship	Period	Events	Starts	Wins	Drivers	Race laps
WKDY 2022	2022	1	12	2	6	106
2nd Anniversary - Part 2 - ACL GTR - 2.4h at Daytona RC	2020	1	1	0	1	73