Cars that get you all hot and bothered

[Steve85]

A brief history of corvette racing on display at this years Corvettes @ Carlisle. There were probably a good 50 or so cars like this at the show. One of the best over the years. My apologies for the point and shoot inability to overcome glare and poor lighting. (And for the fanboyism :oops: ) It would have been a great event to have a video camera as the cars were moved around, the sounds of heavily cammed high compression 60's small blocks through side-pipes was just awesome. I imagine this is what trans-am, le mans, etc sounded like 40 yrs ago.










All the cars had nice little tidbits about them.





The C4's below were part of a two year SCCA "class" Corvette Challenge. It had a $1 Million purse and attracted some great drivers from the era. "The 1988-1989 Corvette Challenge series came about because, in the Sports Car Club of America's (SCCA) Showroom Stock GT category, Corvette had no challengers. From the fourth generation Corvette's introduction in 1984 through the 1987 season Corvette's combination of superior handling, excellent brakes, sticky Goodyear "Gatorback" VR50 tires and the Small Block V8's power and torque ran away and hid from its Showroom Stock competition. It didn't matter what the series was called, Playboy Challenge, Showroom Stock GT or Escort GT Endurance, Corvettes were unbeatable. Literally. They won every race they entered, with the only competition coming from among the Corvette entrants." Porsche, Lotus and other teams got together to get them banned after 87.