.CorvetteRacing announces it will continue in the WEC next season with a factory GTE Am effort, with nickcatsburg and keatingcarguy named as drivers: IMSA
The American manufacturer will field a solo C8.R in what will be the WEC’s sole remaining GT class for 2023 after the axing of the GTE Pro division in which it is competing this year.
Keating, who owns a chain of car dealerships, revealed that he’d had the ambition “to race a Corvette for a long time and have been chipping away to make this happen because I want to race what I sell”.The move into GTE Am was described by Corvette as a “transitioning”, which hints at its forthcoming involvement in customer racing when its GT3 car comes on stream in 2024.
Full-timers Antonio Garcia and Jordan Taylor, who finished runner-up in the class this year, will be joined by Tommy Milner for the Rolex 24 at Daytona, Sebring 12 Hours and Petit Le Mans.Milner, who is sharing Corvette's WEC GTE Pro entry with Nick Tandy this year, will also spearhead development of the new Corvette Z06 GT3.R, which ran for the first time last month at GM’s Milford proving ground.
“Similarly, Corvette Racing’s FIA WEC programme allows us the opportunity to continue growing the global presence of Corvette in a world championship.”Corvette's announcement of its 2023 plans makes no mention of Tandy, who joined the marque ahead of the 2021 season.
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