Corvette Racing announces driver lineup

tholland · 02-28-2007, 10:54 PM

CORVETTE RACING ANNOUNCES 2007 DRIVER LINEUP

Jan Magnussen and Johnny O'Connell will drive the No. 3 factory Corvette for the full 2007 season with Ron Fellows joining at the endurance events.

There will be familiar faces in different places when Corvette Racing returns to the American Le Mans Series in 2007 to defend its drivers, team and manufacturers championships. Corvette Racing officials have announced a revised driver lineup for the two-car Chevrolet factory team.

Johnny O'Connell and Jan Magnussen, former teammates in the factory Panoz prototype effort, will drive the No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R in all Series events. They will be joined by Ron Fellows for three endurance races (Sebring, Le Mans and Petit Le Mans) as Fellows takes on new roles and responsibilities with GM Racing. Defending GT1 champions Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta will drive the No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R, teamed with Max Papis in the three endurance events....

...Fellows will attend all Series events, serving as Corvette ambassador and providing technical input to the team's engineers and drivers. In addition to driving in endurance events, he will compete in the Grand Prix of Mosport, the ninth round of the Series, at Mosport International Raceway on Aug. 26, 2007. Fellows will appear at key Corvette marketing events and shows as his schedule allows, assist in driver development for a variety of GM road racing programs, continue to drive for Team Cadillac in selected SCCA SPEED World Challenge GT races, and compete in several NASCAR events.

... cont'd at link

http://www.americanlemans.com/News/Article.aspx?ID=2837

Ron can be seen driving for the #33 Harvick Busch team in Mexico this weekend. Best of luck Ron... glad to see you're hanging around with GM racing.

funkietowne · 02-28-2007, 11:31 PM

He wasn't really replaced, all they did was move drivers around. Fellows has been thinking about retirement the past several seasons now, he's just phasing out slowly. He has a 33% chance of winning the upcoming race at Sebring as well. Corvette are 2 of the 3 entries in their class, they've literally run their competition out of the sport.

jbernie · 03-01-2007, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by funkietowne

He wasn't really replaced, all they did was move drivers around. Fellows has been thinking about retirement the past several seasons now, he's just phasing out slowly. He has a 33% chance of winning the upcoming race at Sebring as well. Corvette are 2 of the 3 entries in their class, they've literally run their competition out of the sport.

What happened to the Aston Martins? Are they taking a breather while the parent companys future is sorted out with Ford?

Mikkoo · 03-01-2007, 02:57 AM

Honestly, this isn't really news. Fellows is not being replaced, he will just drive in selected races.

SDRacing · 03-01-2007, 05:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Mikkoo

Honestly, this isn't really news. Fellows is not being replaced, he will just drive in selected races.

Thats good to hear, the title a little misleading. Fellows is the shiznit!!

bone · 03-01-2007, 06:35 AM

There could be no better GM Motorsport ambassador than Ron Fellows. In addition, he will still be busy racing endurance,World Challenge, Nascar road courses,and perhaps even some Speed GT races.

tholland · 03-01-2007, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Mikkoo

Honestly, this isn't really news. Fellows is not being replaced, he will just drive in selected races.

Sorry guys... title was not meant to be negative. And yes, as expected. Just wanted to draw attention to the article's main focus... Ron's changing role in GM Racing.

IROCNROL1 · 03-01-2007, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by jbernie

What happened to the Aston Martins? Are they taking a breather while the parent companys future is sorted out with Ford?

Don't worry, they'll continue to change the rules until it will be impossible for the Corvettes to win. Then Aston Martin will have it's day in the sun.

New_Mexico_Sunset_on_Rt66 · 03-01-2007, 10:05 AM

Jan Magnussen. Perhaps the "smoothest" driver out there. If you get a chance, watch his hands on the wheel during a race. My favorite driver.

minnfang · 03-01-2007, 11:45 AM

The C6.R is a great car, but you've got to admit that a large part of its success is due to the fact that GM has collected an awesome stable of drivers.

logansowner · 03-01-2007, 11:46 AM

People need to stop attention whoring with this completely misleading titles. Come on mods, don't send something with such a BS title to the ticker.

tholland · 03-01-2007, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by minnfang

The C6.R is a great car, but you've got to admit that a large part of its success is due to the fact that GM has collected an awesome stable of drivers.

Truely awesome indeed. And they tend to hang onto them too.

tholland · 03-01-2007, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by logansowner

People need to stop attention whoring with this completely misleading titles. Come on mods, don't send something with such a BS title to the ticker.

Very well... I guess I didn't imagine people would take it that way.

02-28-2007, 10:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
tholland 3.9 Liter V6 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Toronto Drives: 2002 GTP Posts: 892	Corvette Racing announces driver lineup CORVETTE RACING ANNOUNCES 2007 DRIVER LINEUP Jan Magnussen and Johnny O'Connell will drive the No. 3 factory Corvette for the full 2007 season with Ron Fellows joining at the endurance events. There will be familiar faces in different places when Corvette Racing returns to the American Le Mans Series in 2007 to defend its drivers, team and manufacturers championships. Corvette Racing officials have announced a revised driver lineup for the two-car Chevrolet factory team. Johnny O'Connell and Jan Magnussen, former teammates in the factory Panoz prototype effort, will drive the No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R in all Series events. They will be joined by Ron Fellows for three endurance races (Sebring, Le Mans and Petit Le Mans) as Fellows takes on new roles and responsibilities with GM Racing. Defending GT1 champions Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta will drive the No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R, teamed with Max Papis in the three endurance events.... ...Fellows will attend all Series events, serving as Corvette ambassador and providing technical input to the team's engineers and drivers. In addition to driving in endurance events, he will compete in the Grand Prix of Mosport, the ninth round of the Series, at Mosport International Raceway on Aug. 26, 2007. Fellows will appear at key Corvette marketing events and shows as his schedule allows, assist in driver development for a variety of GM road racing programs, continue to drive for Team Cadillac in selected SCCA SPEED World Challenge GT races, and compete in several NASCAR events. ... cont'd at link http://www.americanlemans.com/News/Article.aspx?ID=2837 Ron can be seen driving for the #33 Harvick Busch team in Mexico this weekend. Best of luck Ron... glad to see you're hanging around with GM racing. __________________ 2007 Avalanche, Black LTZ 4x4 2002 Grand Prix Black GTP, Intercooled Last edited by tholland : 03-01-2007 at 11:50 AM.

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funkietowne 2.4 Liter ECOTEC Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Top of the Corkscrew Drives: 1998 Riviera by Buick Posts: 117	Re: Ron Fellows replaced... Corvette Racing announces driver lineup He wasn't really replaced, all they did was move drivers around. Fellows has been thinking about retirement the past several seasons now, he's just phasing out slowly. He has a 33% chance of winning the upcoming race at Sebring as well. Corvette are 2 of the 3 entries in their class, they've literally run their competition out of the sport. __________________

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Mikkoo 6.0 Liter Vortec V8 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: An American living in Finland Posts: 1,783	Re: Ron Fellows replaced... Corvette Racing announces driver lineup Honestly, this isn't really news. Fellows is not being replaced, he will just drive in selected races. __________________ Previously owned Camaro's ; 1971 1973 RS 1977 Z28 1980 Z28 1982 Z28 1998 2000 Z28 Previously owned Corvette; 1988 Future ride; 2008 Corvette. 6spd manual, with Jetstream blue metallic paint.

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bone 5.3 Liter Vortec V8 Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,338	Re: Ron Fellows replaced... Corvette Racing announces driver lineup There could be no better GM Motorsport ambassador than Ron Fellows. In addition, he will still be busy racing endurance,World Challenge, Nascar road courses,and perhaps even some Speed GT races. __________________ 1966 Corvair Corsa

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New_Mexico_Sunset_on_Rt66 7.0 Liter LS7 V8 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA (formerly sunny New Mexico (y muchacho lo falto)) Drives: '02 Corvette Z06, '01 Silverado LT 4x4 Ext Cab, 19 Posts: 5,676	Re: Ron Fellows replaced... Corvette Racing announces driver lineup Jan Magnussen. Perhaps the "smoothest" driver out there. If you get a chance, watch his hands on the wheel during a race. My favorite driver. __________________ 1979 Chevy Van 1978 Pontiac Firebird 1985 GMC S-15 Jimmy 1992 Pontiac Grand Am 1998 Oldmobile Intrigue 2002 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 1972 Chevrolet C-10 P/U 1979 Chevrolet K5 Blazer 2002 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 2001 Chevrolet Silverado LT 4x4 Ext Cab "Sometimes you gotta say, 'What the *******'. "What the ******* gives you freedom, freedom creates opportunity, ... opportunity - makes your future." - 'Risky Business' 1983

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minnfang 3.6 Liter V6 Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,009	Re: Ron Fellows replaced... Corvette Racing announces driver lineup The C6.R is a great car, but you've got to admit that a large part of its success is due to the fact that GM has collected an awesome stable of drivers.

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logansowner 6.0 Liter Vortec V8 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Between the puck and the mesh Posts: 1,903	Re: Ron Fellows replaced... Corvette Racing announces driver lineup People need to stop attention whoring with this completely misleading titles. Come on mods, don't send something with such a BS title to the ticker.

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