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C5/C6
Registry at Infineon 2005 |
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C5/C6
Registry reporter Janet Curran chats with Speed GT winner Lou Gigliotti. |
Dave Hill and
Doug Feehan give some encouragement to C6R drivers O. Gavin and
O. Barretta. |
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Dave Hill fills us in on some 2006
Z06 engineering details.
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The Corvette Corral was a major hit with fans.
C6R faithful watch the #4 car in a late Friday practice session. |
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The Corvette
Corral on race day. |
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A
wild standing start for Speed GT.
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C6-Porsche-C6
in a tight battle for the first several laps. |
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The Banner C6
ran in the front three until a tangle with the second place Porsche. |
The
Speed GT winning LG Pro C6. |
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The #35 C6 finished
second in Speed
GT |
The Speed
GT podium. First Corvette. second Corvette, third Viper. |
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#3 C6R
Driver Ron Fellows relaxes with his family before the start of the
race. |
Dave Hill
contemplates strategy before the race. |
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Pre-race ceremonies
with the #3 C6R |
Pre-race ceremonies
with the #4 C6R |
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Pre-race ceremonies
from afar. |
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The GT-1
field is tight for the first few laps. |
Our C6R's
like running together for the fans! |
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The ALMS
GT-1 field includes the third place finishing Saleen. |
There is
still one Viper GTS in the field. Remember back in 1999 when these
guys were king? |
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The beautiful
new Maserati MC12 is not a factor yet but will be soon. |
It's good to
see the old faithful C5R out again. |
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Our race
winning #3 C5R! |
And the
second place #4 C6R! |
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A driver
change for #4. |
New tires for
#3. |
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First Corvette,
Second Corvette, third Saleen. |
Johnny
O'Connel and Ron Fellows celebrate their win on the podium.
© Photos and Text by Charles
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2005 Sonoma
Grand Prix GT1 Results
1.
Fellows/O'Connell, Corvette C6.R, 104 laps
2. Gavin/Beretta, Corvette C6.R, 104 laps
3. Borcheller/Mowlem, Saleen S7R, 104 laps
4. Bertolini/De Simone, Maserati MC12, 102 laps
5. Weickardt/Rugolo, Viper, 80 laps
(mechanical)
6. Figge/Dalziel/Empringham, Corvette C5-R, 78 laps
(accident)
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2005
Infineon Speed GT Results
1.
Lou Gigliotti, Corvette C6, 25 laps
2. Tony Gaples, Corvette C6, 25 laps
3. Tommy Archer, Viper , 25 laps
19. Leighton Reese, Corvette C6r, 19 laps (mechanical)
23. Sonny Whelen, Corvette C5-Z06, 7 laps
(mechanical)
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