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hawk02 · 07-01-2012, 04:33 PM

Great day for Chevrolet racing.

Camaro finished 1st and fifth in the GT series and Corvette placed first and second in the Daytona Prototype at the Grand AM-Rolex race today from Watkins Glen.

The Camaro's looked like a school bus running around the track compared to the other cars but man they had good power on the straight aways and hills.

MIKnam67 · 07-01-2012, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by hawk02

Great day for Chevrolet racing.

Camaro finished 1st and fifth in the GT series and Corvette placed first and second in the Daytona Prototype at the Grand AM-Rolex race today from Watkins Glen.

The Camaro's looked like a school bus running around the track compared to the other cars but man they had good power on the straight aways and hills.

I might add through the turns also

ParisTNDude · 07-01-2012, 08:03 PM

The Turner BMW M3 gave them a pretty good run at the end, so, if they look like a school bus and won, I can't imagine what the BMW looked like. That was a great race!

hawk02 · 07-01-2012, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ParisTNDude

The Turner BMW M3 gave them a pretty good run at the end, so, if they look like a school bus and won, I can't imagine what the BMW looked like. That was a great race!

I used the term "school bus" to mean the Camaros look big relative to the Mazdas, BMWs, Ferraris, Porsches and most definitely the Daytona prototypes. That large rear spoiler gives the illusion that it's so much taller than the other cars.

During the last part of the race it looked the Turner BMW was going make up ground on the Camaro through the corners only to have it pull away again on the straights and hills.

+1 on being a great race. The Glen is quickly becoming one of may favorite courses.

TRABlackCamaroSS · 07-01-2012, 10:15 PM

Great Race

Figjam-5 · 07-01-2012, 10:15 PM

We were there all weekend , It was a amazing race ... Had a blast with the Camaro club ...

My daughter was running with the Stevenson group this weekend ..She scored a Bow Tie off the car and signed by the drivers , Thanks to Grant . They gave the Camaro club a VIP Tour . They are great to the fans . Thanks so much Stevenson group... From Upstate C5 ..

She Hit her head on the roll cage getting in the car

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copo · 07-01-2012, 10:20 PM

I was just thinking of putting the race results in thanks for posting the results in. It was a great race the camaros were looking good. Copo.

WheelmanSS · 07-01-2012, 10:52 PM

It was a great race. The camaro team was well synchronized and firing on all cylinders.

Comrando · 07-01-2012, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by WheelmanSS

It was a great race. The camaro team was well synchronized and firing on all cylinders.

+1
Action for all 6 hours

Congratulations to Stevenson

Ozzie RS · 07-02-2012, 02:23 AM

It was a great race. I was lazy today and watched about 4 hours of it and loved the finish. Congratulations CHEVY!!!

Buck Heard · 07-02-2012, 08:21 AM

Hey Figjam,

Those pics are priceless man. My daughter is about the same age and I would have loved to have been there with her for that. Those will be memories you two will have for a lifetime. That smile on her face in the first picture is proof that she was super excited and it was a perfect setup for the second picture. I didn't mean to laugh but I just pictured my daughter doing the same thing. Congratulations on her scoring the bowtie!

ctk1 · 07-02-2012, 11:39 AM

It was awesome seeing the Stevenson Camaros outrun Ferraris and Porsches!!! It gave me goosebumps!

ParisTNDude · 07-04-2012, 12:41 PM

Something about this series really bothers me: How can the Mazda run as fast as it does (I know they have giant latent potential)? On the street, that thing is a dog and many Chevy Cobalts beat them regularly. It just seems wrong that a car with so little power is allowed to mod to the point where they outrun Ferrari 458s, Corvettes, Porsche GT3s, Audi R8s and of course the Camaro SS. Realism should prevail to a degree. The rules must be very liberal and limit HP to a certain level. Also, I saw they limited the Ford Delaras by a couple hundred RPM. I wonder if they are using the Coyote engine in the Ford camp?

ParisTNDude · 07-04-2012, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by hawk02

I used the term "school bus" to mean the Camaros look big relative to the Mazdas, BMWs, Ferraris, Porsches and most definitely the Daytona prototypes. That large rear spoiler gives the illusion that it's so much taller than the other cars.

During the last part of the race it looked the Turner BMW was going make up ground on the Camaro through the corners only to have it pull away again on the straights and hills.

+1 on being a great race. The Glen is quickly becoming one of may favorite courses.

I got it now...thanks. You're right, they don't look aerodynamic at all and as a matter of fact Road America clearly showed what happens when you race a school bus type aero design against Porsches and even the Mazda RXs.

mclark10 · 07-05-2012, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ParisTNDude

Something about this series really bothers me: How can the Mazda run as fast as it does (I know they have giant latent potential)? On the street, that thing is a dog and many Chevy Cobalts beat them regularly. It just seems wrong that a car with so little power is allowed to mod to the point where they outrun Ferrari 458s, Corvettes, Porsche GT3s, Audi R8s and of course the Camaro SS. Realism should prevail to a degree. The rules must be very liberal and limit HP to a certain level. Also, I saw they limited the Ford Delaras by a couple hundred RPM. I wonder if they are using the Coyote engine in the Ford camp?

As in Nascar, these cars are far from stock. Stevenson's Camaros are built by Pratt & Miller, have a tube chassis and carbon fiber bodies. The only thing stock on them is the rear bumper cover. The wing is the same on all cars in the Rolex series, the DPs just have different end plates.The Mazda's aren't so much modded as everyone else is de-tuned. In person the Mazda's sound like a lawn mower about to blow up while the Camaro just sounds bad-ass

hrpiii · 07-06-2012, 07:47 AM

I love the look of the camaro running with those other teams. The Camaro looks like a Beast and bullying them all over the course. When you look in the rear view mirror and see that monster hammering your ass.. you move aside or he will move you aside. You don't see a Mazda or Porsche have attitude like that. Well they can, but it just makes the driver of the camaro laugh and gets distracted.

Go Stevenson!!!

07-01-2012, 04:33 PM	#1
hawk02 Convertible threepeat Drives: 2013 Victory Red ZL1 Convertible Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 369 View My Garage	Camaro wins Sahlen's 6 hrs at the Glen Great day for Chevrolet racing. Camaro finished 1st and fifth in the GT series and Corvette placed first and second in the Daytona Prototype at the Grand AM-Rolex race today from Watkins Glen. The Camaro's looked like a school bus running around the track compared to the other cars but man they had good power on the straight aways and hills. __________________

07-01-2012, 08:03 PM	#3
ParisTNDude Drives: 2006 Corvette Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Paris, TN Posts: 1,911 View My Garage	The Turner BMW M3 gave them a pretty good run at the end, so, if they look like a school bus and won, I can't imagine what the BMW looked like. That was a great race! __________________ Current ride: 2006 Corvette, LG long tube headers, HF cats, Xpipe, Vararam, Vmax ported throttle body, Z06 bi-mode axle backs, Fast LSXR 102 intake, DynoSpeed tune Dragtimes link: http://www.dragtimes.com/Chevrolet-C...html?r=1"]2010

07-01-2012, 10:15 PM	#6
Figjam-5 AKA- BIO-HAZARD Drives: 2011 1LT Synergy Green Join Date: May 2011 Location: Upstate PA Posts: 985	We were there all weekend , It was a amazing race ... Had a blast with the Camaro club ... My daughter was running with the Stevenson group this weekend ..She scored a Bow Tie off the car and signed by the drivers , Thanks to Grant . They gave the Camaro club a VIP Tour . They are great to the fans . Thanks so much Stevenson group... From Upstate C5 .. She Hit her head on the roll cage getting in the car This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. The original image is sized 1024x768 and weights 250KB. __________________ Last edited by Figjam-5; 07-01-2012 at 10:35 PM.

07-01-2012, 10:52 PM	#8
WheelmanSS Logic is dead Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,744	It was a great race. The camaro team was well synchronized and firing on all cylinders. __________________ 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS (LS3) 573 RWHP 498 RWTQ - Vortech V3 Supercharger - Kooks Stepped Headers, Magnaflow 16580 - Suspension by Pfadt, Hotchkis. 2007 Trailblazer SS- Sold 2001 Trans Am WS6 431 RWHP 408 RWTQ - Sold 1994 Camaro Z28 - Sold

07-02-2012, 02:23 AM	#10
Ozzie RS Drives: '11 Camaro RS 2LT Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Kingwood,TX Posts: 674	It was a great race. I was lazy today and watched about 4 hours of it and loved the finish. Congratulations CHEVY!!! __________________

07-01-2012, 10:15 PM	#5
TRABlackCamaroSS Drives: '10 Blk Camaro SS/'08 Blk Silverado Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: OKLA Posts: 271 View My Garage	Great Race

07-01-2012, 10:20 PM	#7
copo Drives: 2010 RS camaro Red Jewel Tint Coat Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 17 View My Garage	I was just thinking of putting the race results in thanks for posting the results in. It was a great race the camaros were looking good. Copo.

07-02-2012, 08:21 AM	#11
Buck Heard Drives: 2012 Victory Red 1SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Meridianville, AL Posts: 86	Hey Figjam, Those pics are priceless man. My daughter is about the same age and I would have loved to have been there with her for that. Those will be memories you two will have for a lifetime. That smile on her face in the first picture is proof that she was super excited and it was a perfect setup for the second picture. I didn't mean to laugh but I just pictured my daughter doing the same thing. Congratulations on her scoring the bowtie!

07-02-2012, 11:39 AM	#12
ctk1 Camarofanatic Drives: 1969 SS, 1998 RS, 2010 VR 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gallitzin PA Posts: 1,286	It was awesome seeing the Stevenson Camaros outrun Ferraris and Porsches!!! It gave me goosebumps! __________________ 2010 Victory Red R6P 2SS w/RS package. Gloss black Rallys, 6 speed manual, SLP Loudmouth I exhaust, LS7 style blackout panel, SS emblems front and rear, Custom 69 inspired headlight covers, Vararam no tune, Hurst Short Throw, and MTI Racing rear spoiler. Next up: SLP front splitter, and ZL1 side skirts

07-04-2012, 12:41 PM	#13
ParisTNDude Drives: 2006 Corvette Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Paris, TN Posts: 1,911 View My Garage	Something about this series really bothers me: How can the Mazda run as fast as it does (I know they have giant latent potential)? On the street, that thing is a dog and many Chevy Cobalts beat them regularly. It just seems wrong that a car with so little power is allowed to mod to the point where they outrun Ferrari 458s, Corvettes, Porsche GT3s, Audi R8s and of course the Camaro SS. Realism should prevail to a degree. The rules must be very liberal and limit HP to a certain level. Also, I saw they limited the Ford Delaras by a couple hundred RPM. I wonder if they are using the Coyote engine in the Ford camp? __________________ Current ride: 2006 Corvette, LG long tube headers, HF cats, Xpipe, Vararam, Vmax ported throttle body, Z06 bi-mode axle backs, Fast LSXR 102 intake, DynoSpeed tune Dragtimes link: http://www.dragtimes.com/Chevrolet-C...html?r=1"]2010

07-06-2012, 07:47 AM	#16
hrpiii AKA "Beefcake" Drives: CGM w/Black stripes Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Indy Posts: 3,299	I love the look of the camaro running with those other teams. The Camaro looks like a Beast and bullying them all over the course. When you look in the rear view mirror and see that monster hammering your ass.. you move aside or he will move you aside. You don't see a Mazda or Porsche have attitude like that. Well they can, but it just makes the driver of the camaro laugh and gets distracted. Go Stevenson!!! __________________ Pfadt Suspension, Supercharged, Showstopper 'bling', Pedderized by Bruce and Tuned by Mike Norris Motorsports