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RLHMARINES · 09-03-2017, 04:06 PM

It seems Stevenson Motorsports will be dropping its IMSA program at the end of this year. Sad news for the Camaro race team but hopefully we'll get some privateers coming in to fill the void. I found this out last night while catching up on some reading but I did not want to believe it.

Thanks Stevenson Motorsports for all the found memories and especially the hospitality shown to all of us on race weekends who happened to have stopped by for pictures and autographs or just to talk shop. My wife and I really enjoyed meeting and talking to the crew at Daytona and we hope to see the entire crew together again in the future with the bow tie camp in your next endeavor.

God Bless and Semper Fi!

http://www.racer.com/imsa/item/14372...d-imsa-program

CamaroFred · 09-03-2017, 09:02 PM

That's a real shame. They only ran that car for one year. IMSA screwed them over when they had the Z/28 and they finally gave up on it. I was so glad to read they were going to start again with the GT4.R.
Hopefully someone will buy their car.

The only other team I know of is Blakdog Racing in the Pirelli World Challenge. Blackdog has two GT4.Rs but I've only ever seen one of them running at a time.

RLHMARINES · 09-03-2017, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by CamaroFred

That's a real shame. They only ran that car for one year. IMSA screwed them over when they had the Z/28 and they finally gave up on it. I was so glad to read they were going to start again with the GT4.R.
Hopefully someone will buy their car.

The only other team I know of is Blakdog Racing in the Pirelli World Challenge. Blackdog has two GT4.Rs but I've only ever seen one of them running at a time.

They both run each race but one is campaigned by the owner as a Pro Am entry in the same race.

Z/28Dan · 09-04-2017, 08:54 PM

Wow, that stinks. I wonder if they ever wound up selling their 5th Gen Z/28s they were trying to unload?

BMR Sales · 09-05-2017, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by CamaroFred

That's a real shame. They only ran that car for one year. IMSA screwed them over when they had the Z/28 and they finally gave up on it. I was so glad to read they were going to start again with the GT4.R.
Hopefully someone will buy their car.

The only other team I know of is Blakdog Racing in the Pirelli World Challenge. Blackdog has two GT4.Rs but I've only ever seen one of them running at a time.

Blackdog always runs both cars - one for LAWSON ASCHENBACH & one for Tony Gaples

BMR Sales · 09-05-2017, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by RLHMARINES

It seems Stevenson Motorsports will be dropping its IMSA program at the end of this year. Sad news for the Camaro race team but hopefully we'll get some privateers coming in to fill the void. I found this out last night while catching up on some reading but I did not want to believe it.

Thanks Stevenson Motorsports for all the found memories and especially the hospitality shown to all of us on race weekends who happened to have stopped by for pictures and autographs or just to talk shop. My wife and I really enjoyed meeting and talking to the crew at Daytona and we hope to see the entire crew together again in the future with the bow tie camp in your next endeavor.

God Bless and Semper Fi!

http://www.racer.com/imsa/item/14372...d-imsa-program

They are dropping out of both IMSA with their Audi & Continental Tire Challenge with the Camaro.

Probably a financial situation as they used to have Factory support money and now they would be just a Customer Team. a Shame!

CamaroFred · 09-05-2017, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by RLHMARINES

They both run each race but one is campaigned by the owner as a Pro Am entry in the same race.

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Originally Posted by BMR Sales

Blackdog always runs both cars - one for LAWSON ASCHENBACH & one for Tony Gaples

I wonder why I never noticed?

PWC gets me confused with all the classes they have.

BMR Sales · 09-05-2017, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by CamaroFred

I wonder why I never noticed?

PWC gets me confused with all the classes they have.

PWC Classes are a bit weird! Especially the class the Camaros run in!

RLHMARINES · 09-05-2017, 08:49 PM

The Camaro GT4.R (GT4) runs in the GTS class and the Cadillac ATS-V.R (GT3) runs in the GT class in the Pirelli-World Challenge.

BMR Sales · 09-06-2017, 10:43 AM

The GTS class is the weird one with cars you've never heard of or can buy!

09-03-2017, 04:06 PM	#1
RLHMARINES 1st Civ. Div. Drives: Camaroless for now...RIP "Big SexZ" Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Savannah, Ga Posts: 2,726	Stevenson Motorsports is leaving IMSA.. It seems Stevenson Motorsports will be dropping its IMSA program at the end of this year. Sad news for the Camaro race team but hopefully we'll get some privateers coming in to fill the void. I found this out last night while catching up on some reading but I did not want to believe it. Thanks Stevenson Motorsports for all the found memories and especially the hospitality shown to all of us on race weekends who happened to have stopped by for pictures and autographs or just to talk shop. My wife and I really enjoyed meeting and talking to the crew at Daytona and we hope to see the entire crew together again in the future with the bow tie camp in your next endeavor. God Bless and Semper Fi! http://www.racer.com/imsa/item/14372...d-imsa-program __________________ Swift....Silent....Deadly Last edited by RLHMARINES; 10-16-2017 at 10:34 PM. Reason: spelling

09-03-2017, 09:02 PM	#2
CamaroFred Drives: Miss Con Ception Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 2,999	That's a real shame. They only ran that car for one year. IMSA screwed them over when they had the Z/28 and they finally gave up on it. I was so glad to read they were going to start again with the GT4.R. Hopefully someone will buy their car. The only other team I know of is Blakdog Racing in the Pirelli World Challenge. Blackdog has two GT4.Rs but I've only ever seen one of them running at a time. __________________ 2011 1SS/RS LS3 CGM

09-04-2017, 08:54 PM	#4
Z/28Dan Drives: 2013 HWSE Indy Festial #26 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 2,670 View My Garage	Wow, that stinks. I wonder if they ever wound up selling their 5th Gen Z/28s they were trying to unload? __________________ There are only so many days in your lifetime. So get out and drive your Camaro... Dan

09-05-2017, 08:49 PM	#9
RLHMARINES 1st Civ. Div. Drives: Camaroless for now...RIP "Big SexZ" Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Savannah, Ga Posts: 2,726	The Camaro GT4.R (GT4) runs in the GTS class and the Cadillac ATS-V.R (GT3) runs in the GT class in the Pirelli-World Challenge. __________________ Swift....Silent....Deadly

09-06-2017, 10:43 AM	#10
BMR Sales Drives: Race Car Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Seffner, FL Posts: 6,226	The GTS class is the weird one with cars you've never heard of or can buy!