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10 Years of Corvette Racing 2008 Season 2008 Team Sponsors 10 Years of Corvette Racing Drivers Pratt & Miller Engineering Motorsports Engineering Services Corvid Technologies Software Solutions Pratt & Miller Corvette C6RS Pratt & Miller Customers Luc Alphand Aventures Race Investments
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Selleslagh Racing Team Phoenix Carsport Racing DKR Engineering AT Racing Banner Racing Stevenson Motorsports Autohaus Motorsports PR1 Motorsports Team Remington Cadillac Historic Sportscar Racing Pratt & Miller Employees Looking Back, Looking Ahead 10 Years of Accomplishments
Jim Miller
Gary Pratt
A REMARKABLE YEAR At Pratt & Miller Engineering, we are surrounded by exceptional people who do extraordinary things, and the result is continued growth for this company. Our strategic investments in the best facilities, the best equipment, and the best people continue to pay dividends. What began as a small race shop now provides engineering services, software development, and program management for an international clientele. With the Corvette C6RS program, we’ve become a builder of limited-edition vehicles. With our sister company, Corvid Technologies, our capabilities have expanded into what is, literally, rocket science. For the first time in our history, Pratt & Miller now employs more engineers than mechanics! While our business has changed, our racing spirit has not. The race team is the heart and soul of Pratt & Miller, and the discipline and commitment that are required for success in motorsports transfers to every project that we undertake. In racing, the results are black and white – you win or you lose. In business, the outcome may not be as immediately apparent, but in the long run, the enthusiasm, sense of urgency, and can-do attitude that come from racing are the keys to success. However, Corvette Racing’s success has become its greatest challenge, and our rivals chose to stay home again in 2008, except at Le Mans. There, our cars were the best they’ve ever been, yet we came in second. We intend to close the chapter on the GT1 program with another victory at Le Mans in 2009. After that, we’re looking forward to taking on the world’s best sports cars in the GT2 class. We know it will be a formidable task, but we also know that we have the personnel, the expertise, and the technical partners to be successful. This past season was Corvette Racing’s 10th year of competition, which we’re celebrating in this book. In 2009, Pratt & Miller marks 20 years in business, and with our greatly expanded capabilities, the growth in the products and engineering services we offer, and with all the successes our people have achieved over the years, there is plenty to celebrate. Gary Pratt and Jim Miller
ThE LATEST ChAPTER iN CORvETTE’S RACiNG OdYSSEY If ever there was a car born to race, Corvette was it. Zora Arkus-Duntov certainly thought so, and he inspired the first chapters in Corvette’s racing odyssey more than half a century ago. Ten years ago, at the 1999 24 Hours of Daytona, the most recent chapter opened. A new Corvette team – a partnership of GM Racing and Pratt & Miller Engineering – entered its first race. They didn’t win first time out – nobody really expected that – but they did well, learned a lot, and continued building. However, few at Daytona in ’99 would have predicted the spectacular successes the team would achieve over the next decade.…
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1997-1998: PuTTiNG iT ALL TOGEThER “SIx GuYS, A PICKuP TRuCK, AnD OnE LAPTOP”
Corvette C5-R – the first test car
putting it all together
Corvette C5-R cutaway line drawing by david Kimble
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Of course, the organization called Corvette Racing was formed long before the team’s first race in 1999. Herb Fishel, then GM’s director of racing, had been working for some time to establish a Corvette racing team to provide both marketing support and technology-transfer opportunities for the Corvette and Chevrolet brands. In 1997 the project came together, with Pratt & Miller Engineering chosen to provide the development and racing operations. Pratt & Miller set to work developing a GTS-class Corvette, called the C5-R, aimed squarely at beating the then-dominant Porsche 911 Turbos and Dodge Vipers. Chris Kneifel was the team’s first test driver, and Ron Fellows joined before the end of 1997. They tested at Sebring International Raceway late that year, and Fellows remembers it as “six guys, a pickup truck and one laptop computer.” Modest beginnings indeed for a team that would grow to become such a major force worldwide. From the beginning, the goal was to win high-profile endurance races like the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 12 Hours of Sebring, and the 24 Hours of Daytona. And, during 1998, the team did extensive long-distance testing in preparation for their competition debut.…
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uP TO SPEEd Corvette Racing’s first season consisted of the Rolex 24 at Daytona plus five selected races in the new American Le Mans Series. If your goal is to win prestigious endurance races, why not tackle a tough one right off the bat? So the new team arrived in Daytona at the end of January, 1999, for their very first race – the Rolex 24. It turned out to be both encouraging and disappointing. Encouraging because they qualified second and third, and led their class in the later stages of the race; disappointing because they didn’t win. Mechanical problems set them back. The #2 Corvette, driven by Ron Fellows, Chris Kneifel, and John Paul Jr. ended up third in class, some 34 laps behind the winning Porsche 911. next up was another endurance classic – the 12 Hours of Sebring. This race produced another spark of encouragement, when Fellows qualified
on the GTS class pole, with Andy Pilgrim second in the #4 Corvette. The race, however, didn’t go their way, with Fellows, Kneifel and Paul finishing no better than fourth, and the #4 car taken out in an accident. After their remaining four races – Sears Point, the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, Laguna Seca and Las Vegas – the team still hadn’t won. But they were competitive, with second-place finishes at Sears Point and Laguna Seca. They knew the team was coming together well, and that the Vipers and Porsches were beatable. They had the talent and the equipment; it was just a matter of time, and lots of hard work, to get it done.
Races: 6 Best finish: 2nd (2) Sears Point and Laguna Seca (Fellows/Kneifel) Poles: 1 Sebring (Fellows) Drivers: Car 2 (Daytona)/3 – Ron Fellows, Chris Kneifel, John Paul Jr.; Car 4 – Andy Pilgrim, John Heinricy, Scott Sharp, Kelly Collins.
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Races: 8 Wins: 2 Texas (Fellows/Pilgrim) and Petit Le Mans (Pilgrim/Collins/Fréon)
2000: first wins, and a run at le mans
Poles: 5 Daytona, Sebring, Mosport, Petit Le Mans, Laguna Seca (all Fellows)
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Drivers: Car 3/63 (Le Mans) – Ron Fellows, Chris Kneifel, Justin Bell; Car 4/64 (Le Mans) – Andy Pilgrim, Kelly Collins, Franck Fréon.
FIRST WINS, AND A RUN AT LE MANS The silver and black Corvette paint designs of 1999 gave way to Velocity Yellow, a color that would become synonymous with Corvette Racing over the next nine years. Once again, the team was not tackling a full ALMS season, so there would be no runs for championships. They were looking for that elusive first win, and almost got it in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the seasonopener, which proved to be a classic. After 23 hours the #3 car, driven by Ron Fellows, Chris Kneifel and Justin Bell, was in a Corvette-Viper battle for the overall win, less than 50 seconds behind. Fellows, doing the finishing stint, cut the Viper’s lead by some three seconds every lap. But there wasn’t enough time, and they came up just 30 seconds short – the closest finish ever in the history of the race. This year marked Corvette Racing’s first trip to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and even though the learning curve was steep, they came away with a podium finish – 3rd in class and 10th overall for Andy Pilgrim, Kelly Collins, Franck Fréon. The #63 Corvette was right behind, 4th in class and 11th overall. Back in North America, Fellows and Pilgrim came oh so close to victory at Mosport, just three-tenths of a second behind one of the Team Oreca Vipers. Then, at Texas Motor Speedway all the hard work paid off. Fellows and Pilgrim teamed up again, and this time they took the lead during the first lap and never relinquished it. Four weeks later, at Road Atlanta, Corvette Racing proved they were in it for real when Pilgrim, Collins and Fréon won the Petit Le Mans, with Fellows, Kneifel and Bell also on the podium in third place. When the team’s second season ended after Las Vegas, they had scored two wins, and a Corvette had finished in the top three at every race except Sebring. Corvette Racing had come of age – proven winners, but hungry for bigger and better things.
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Races: 10 Wins: 8 Daytona (Fellows/O’Connell/Kneifel/Fréon), Texas (Fellows/O’Connell), Le Mans (Fellows/O’Connell/Pruett), Sears Point (Fellows/O’Connell), Portland (Fellows/O’Connell), Mosport (Fellows/O’Connell), Mid-Ohio (Fellows/O’Connell), Laguna Seca (Fellows/O’Connell), Petit Le Mans (Pilgrim/Collins/Fréon) Poles: 3 Texas (Fellows), Portland (Fellows), Petit Le Mans (Pilgrim) Championships: ALMS Manufacturer (Chevrolet), ALMS Team (Corvette Racing)
Frank Resciniti (left, holding sign) car #4 crew chief, 1999-2001
Corvette Racing’s dream season opened with the Rolex 24 at Daytona, where the presence of Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt Jr., driving the #3 car with Andy Pilgrim and Kelly Collins, focused tremendous attention on the team. The race for the win wasn’t nearly as close as the year before, but the result was infinitely better – overall victory for Ron Fellows, Johnny O’Connell, Chris Kneifel and Franck Fréon, with the #3 car second in class and fourth overall. Things went from great to fantastic at the 24 Hours of Le Mans where, in their second attempt, the team scored a 1-2 finish in GTS. Fellows, O’Connell and Scott Pruett took the historic win and finished eighth overall.
This was the team’s first full season in the ALMS, and when it was over Chevrolet had won the manufacturers’ title and Corvette Racing was team champion. They had won all but two races – Sebring and Laguna Seca, where they finished second and third. For the GTS drivers’ championship, Fellows was leading the chase going into the last race, Petit Le Mans. All he had to do was run enough laps to score points – even last-place points – to clinch. unfortunately, a freak mechanical problem early on snatched the title away. That, and the fact that the 12 Hours of Sebring was now the only endurance racing crown jewel they hadn’t won, gave the team some unfinished business to attend to in 2002.
2001: the dream season
ThE dREAM SEASON
Drivers: Car 2 (Daytona)/3/63 – Ron Fellows, Johnny O’Connell, Chris Kneifel, Scott Pruett, Franck Fréon; Car 3 (Daytona)/4/64 – Andy Pilgrim, Kelly Collins, Franck Fréon, Dale Earnhardt, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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Bill deLong, car #3 crew chief, 1999-2002, with Ron Fellows
Races: 11
2002: dream season, the sequel
Wins: 10 Sebring (Fellows/O’Connell/Gavin), Sears Point (Fellows/O’Connell), Le Mans (Fellows/O’Connell/Gavin), Mid-Ohio (Fellows/O’Connell), Road America (Pilgrim/Collins), Washington (Fellows/O’Connell), Trois-Rivières (Pilgrim/Collins), Mosport (Fellows/O’Connell), Petit Le Mans (Fellows/O’Connell/ Gavin)
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Poles: 6 Sebring, Sears Point, Mid-Ohio, Road America, Washington, Trois-Rivières (all Fellows) Championships: ALMS GTS Driver (Fellows), ALMS Manufacturer (Chevrolet), ALMS Team (Corvette Racing) Drivers: Car 3/63 – Ron Fellows, Johnny O’Connell, Oliver Gavin; Car 4/64 – Andy Pilgrim, Kelly Collins, Franck Fréon.
Gary Pratt and GM Racing director herb Fishel
dREAM SEASON, ThE SEQuEL The highs of 2001 would be tough to replicate, chiefly due to the “firsts” involved: first win for Corvette at Daytona (and overall to boot), first win at Le Mans, first ALMS championships. But, in terms of wins and championships, 2002 was even better. Corvette Racing won everything they entered except Laguna Seca. After three frustrating tries, they finally won the 12 Hours of Sebring when Ron Fellows, Johnny O’Connell, and new recruit Oliver Gavin stormed through a hot Florida night in a flawless run to victory. One of the team’s original goals had been achieved: they had won all three of the world’s most prestigious endurance races. Also, this time there was no bittersweet ending for the season. Corvette Racing won the 1,000-mile Petit Le Mans race for the third straight year. This year, however, it was the #3 car’s drivers on top of the podium, and Fellows clinched his, and the team’s, first championship for drivers. The win was another nail-biter, against a Prodrive Ferrari, after Fellows cut down a tire with 30 minutes to go. It came down to some quick, resourceful thinking by the crew, who armed Ron with some softcompound tires that nobody was sure would last to the end. But they gave him what he needed to catch the Ferrari and take the victory.
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ThE TOuGh GET TOuGhER Competition brings out the best in people. And in 2003 the Prodrive team of Ferrari 550 Maranellos provided Corvette Racing with tough competition. Really tough. The Corvettes won five of their 10 races, but the 24 Hours of Le Mans was not one of them. And not winning three in a row there was a disappointment. They swept the championships again, though. But it wasn’t easy. Strangely enough, Fellows and O’Connell clinched the drivers’ championship before the final race. On the twisty, wall-confined street course in Miami, just starting gave them enough points for that title. But later on O’Connell smacked a wall trying to avoid another car.
Once again the crew’s ingenuity came through, with a suspension component held in place with a ratcheting strap. O’Connell completed enough laps for fourth place, and 10 additional points toward the still-undecided manufacturers’, team and tire championships. In the Petit Le Mans season finale, those points were crucial. There were four strong Ferraris against two Corvettes, and Ferraris finished one-two. But, when it was added up, Chevrolet won the manufacturers’ title by just one point over Ferrari. Corvette Racing’s and Goodyear’s margin over Prodrive and Michelin, respectively, was four points. The celebrations are especially sweet when it’s that close and hard-fought.
Races: 10 Wins: 5 Sebring (Fellows/O’Connell/Fréon), Road Atlanta (Gavin/Collins), Infineon (Fellows/O’Connell), Trois-Rivières (Fellows/O’Connell), Mosport (Fellows/O’Connell)
dan Binks, car #3 crew chief, 2003 to present
Poles: 5 Sebring (Gavin), Road Atlanta (Fellows), Infineon (Gavin), Mosport (Gavin), Road America (Gavin)
Drivers: Car 3/53 (Le Mans) – Ron Fellows, Johnny O’Connell, Franck Fréon; Car 4/50 (Le Mans) – Oliver Gavin, Kelly Collins, Andy Pilgrim.
doug Fehan, Corvette Racing program manager, and Pratt & Miller CFO Tom Mikrut
2003: the tough get tougher
Championships: ALMS GTS Driver (Fellows and O’Connell), ALMS Manufacturer (Chevrolet), ALMS Team (Corvette Racing)
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2004: perfection, almost
Wins: 10 Sebring (Fellows/O’Connell/Papis), Le Mans (Gavin/Beretta/Magnussen), Mid-Ohio (Fellows/O’Connell), Lime Rock (Gavin/Beretta), Infineon (Fellows/O’Connell), Portland (Fellows/O’Connell), Mosport (Gavin/Beretta), Road America (Gavin/Beretta), Petit Le Mans (Gavin/Beretta/ Magnussen), Laguna Seca (Fellows/O’Connell)
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Poles: 9 Sebring (Fellows), Mid-Ohio (Gavin), Lime Rock (Beretta), Infineon (Gavin), Portland (Beretta), Mosport (Gavin), Road America (Beretta), Petit Le Mans (Gavin), Laguna Seca (Beretta) Championships: ALMS GTS Driver (Fellows and O’Connell), ALMS Manufacturer (Chevrolet), ALMS Team (Corvette Racing) Drivers: Car 3/63 – Ron Fellows, Johnny O’Connell, Max Papis; Car 4/64 – Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta, Jan Magnussen.
PERFECTiON, ALMOST In 2004, Michelin joined Corvette Racing as tire supplier, and the team responded by winning all the races and all the championships – a perfect season. Well, not quite. They won nine of 10 poles. After five shots at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, a Corvette had still not won a GTS pole. Mind you, winning the pole for a 24-hour race is not a big deal in the overall scheme of things. But it’s still a very slight blemish on the season stats. After the disappointment at Le Mans in 2003, the team regrouped and found the speed they needed for another win in ’04. It was their third 1-2 finish, but not all in succession. And it wasn’t easy. The cars were beaten up and knocked around in on-track incidents, but the crews’ heroics kept them in the race. The Ferraris suffered some misfortunes, too, and the Corvettes crossed the finish line in an exuberant one-two formation. In the ALMS series, the team did overcome one frustration that had plagued them from the beginning: they finally won a race at Laguna Seca. For some mysterious reason, they had never found the winning combination on that track. That all changed in 2004 with a 1-2 finish. Laguna Seca also was the season finale, and the last race for the Corvette C5-R, which was being retired in favor of the new C6.R in 2005. It was a perfect and fitting ending for a great race car.
RICHARD DOLE PHOTO
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CORvETTE C6.R – A NEW ChAMPiON The Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring was the new Corvette C6.R’s first race. The #4 car qualified on pole, and for nine of the 12 Hours it looked as though a C6.R would win its debut race. But there’s no predicting racing luck. First, an exploding brake rotor gave Johnny O’Connell a nasty moment and took the #3 car out of the lead, then Oliver Gavin was caught in another car’s spin. The crews’ hard work kept both cars in contention, and they finished second and third, with the #3 car only one lap behind the winning Aston Martin.
After that, however, it was as though the team needed to prove that the C6.R really was a winner. In fact, they won every race from then on, and all but one of them (Petit Le Mans) was a 1-2 finish. In the season finale at Laguna Seca, Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta clinched their first (in a Corvette) championship for drivers. After the race, an interesting statistic came to light – one that also was telling regarding the strength of Corvette Racing: After seven ALMS seasons, Beretta, O’Connell and Fellows all shared the record for most wins in the series’ history, with 24 each. Races: 11
Poles: 8 Sebring (Gavin), Road Atlanta (O’Connell), Mid-Ohio (Gavin), Lime Rock (Beretta), Infineon (Fellows), Portland (Beretta), Road America (Gavin), Petit Le Mans (Beretta)
doug Louth, engineering director
Championships: ALMS GTS Driver (Gavin and Beretta), ALMS Manufacturer (Chevrolet), ALMS Team (Corvette Racing) Drivers: Car 3/63 – Ron Fellows, Johnny O’Connell, Max Papis; Car 4/64 – Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta, Jan Magnussen.
Bob and helen McGraw (l and r) of AER, with Ron and Lynda Fellows
2005: corvette c6.r – a new champion
Wins: 10 Road Atlanta (Fellows/O’Connell), Mid-Ohio (Fellows/O’Connell), Le Mans (Gavin/Beretta/Magnussen), Lime Rock (Gavin/Beretta), Infineon (Fellows/O’Connell), Portland (Gavin/Beretta), Road America (Gavin/Beretta), Mosport (Gavin/Beretta), Petit Le Mans (Gavin/Beretta/ Magnussen), Laguna Seca (Gavin/Beretta)
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SERiOuS ChALLENGES
Races: 11 Wins: 6 Sebring (Gavin/Beretta/Magnussen), Houston (Gavin/Beretta), Mid-Ohio (Gavin/Beretta), Le Mans (Gavin/Beretta/Magnussen), Portland (Gavin/Beretta), Road America (Fellows/O’Connell) Poles: 3 Houston (Fellows), Portland (Beretta), Petit Le Mans (O’Connell)
2006: serious challenges
Championships: ALMS GTS Driver (Gavin and Beretta), ALMS Manufacturer (Chevrolet), ALMS Team (Corvette Racing)
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Drivers: Car 3/63 – Ron Fellows, Johnny O’Connell, Max Papis; Car 4/64 – Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta, Jan Magnussen.
Ray Gongla, car #4 crew chief, 2002-2007
Corvette’s eighth year of competition started out spectacularly well, and ended well, too. In between, there were some tough times and serious challenges to overcome. In the first four races – Sebring, Houston, Mid-Ohio and Le Mans – the team faced off against a strong team of Aston Martins, and won every time. At Sebring, on the 50th anniversary of Corvette’s first entry and first class win in the race, Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta and Jan Magnussen won their class and finished third overall – the best overall result ever for a Corvette in the 12 Hours. At Le Mans, they scored the three-peat the team had missed in 2003, finishing fourth overall and making it five wins in seven starts.
But then, beginning with Lime Rock, IMSA imposed “competition balancing” handicaps in the form of weight additions, intake restrictions and smaller fuel tanks. In fact, the tight Lime Rock track produced one of the most exciting finishes ever, but Johnny O’Connell was on the short end of a photo finish with an Aston Martin. From then on the struggle continued. The Aston Martins were more than a lap ahead at utah, Mosport and Petit Le Mans. But the Corvettes fought back with wins, albeit closer ones, at Portland and Road America. In the hard-fought season finale at Laguna Seca, an Aston Martin won again, by five seconds over Gavin and Beretta. However, for the Corvette duo, second was all it took to clinch their second straight championship for drivers, and also the sixth consecutive titles for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing.
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ThiRd-STRAiGhT TiTLE FOR GAviN ANd BERETTA After eight racing seasons and the initial development in 1997 and ’98, Ron Fellows stepped aside as a regular driver and Jan Magnussen became Johnny O’Connell’s partner. Fellows still would do the three long-distance races, and also took on the role of technical advisor and ambassador for Corvette. Corvettes swept the 12-race American Le Mans Series. In the five races before Le Mans they won all the poles, and scored one-two finishes in all the races. Sadly, their competition was conspicuously absent – only at Sebring did a lone Aston Martin challenge the Corvettes. Le Mans looked like another epic battle between the Corvettes and Aston Martins. unfortunately, the #64 Corvette suffered a broken driveshaft in the race’s second hour. The #63 car ran a trouble-free race, but even so it was more than a lap down to the leading Aston Martin by the 23rd hour. Then heavy rain changed the game, and Fellows, a proven rainmeister, made a charge. He gained as much as 30 seconds a lap on the leader, and might have pulled it off, too, barring a lengthy safety-car period. After Le Mans, Corvettes won the remaining seven races, and at six of them they qualified on the pole and scored one-two finishes. A Maserati MC 12 contested the Road America and Petit Le Mans rounds, and at Petit Le Mans it spoiled a total season sweep by qualifying on the pole and finishing second. At the end of the season, Ron Fellows and Corvette Racing received a special tribute, when the fans voted Fellows the series’ most popular driver for the fourth straight year.
Jane Miller and daughter Jennifer huard
Poles: 11 Sebring (Magnussen), St. Petersburg (Beretta), Long Beach (Gavin), Houston (Beretta), utah (Gavin), Lime Rock (O’Connell), Mid-Ohio (Gavin), Road America (Magnussen), Mosport (Gavin), Detroit (Magnussen), Laguna Seca (Magnussen) Championships: ALMS GTS Driver (Gavin and Beretta), ALMS Manufacturer (Chevrolet), ALMS Team (Corvette Racing) Drivers: Car 3/63 –Johnny O’Connell, Jan Magnussen, Ron Fellows, Max Papis; Car 4/64 – Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta, Max Papis, Jan Magnussen; Car 33 (Mosport) – Ron Fellows, Andy Pilgrim.
2007: third straight title for gavin & beretta
Wins: 12 Sebring (Gavin/Beretta/Magnussen), St. Petersburg (Gavin/Beretta), Long Beach (Gavin/Beretta), Houston (O’Connell/Magnussen), utah (Gavin/Beretta), Lime Rock (Gavin/Beretta), Mid-Ohio (Gavin/Beretta), Road America (Gavin/Beretta), Mosport (O’Connell/Magnussen), Detroit (O’Connell/Magnussen), Petit Le Mans (Gavin/Beretta/Papis), Laguna Seca (Gavin/Beretta)
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NEW FuEL, NEW ChALLENGES
Races: 12
2008: new fuel, new challenges
Wins: 11 Sebring (O’Connell/Magnussen/Fellows), St. Petersburg (Gavin/Beretta), Long Beach (O’Connell/Magnussen), utah (O’Connell/Magnussen), Lime Rock (O’Connell/Magnussen), Mid-Ohio (O’Connell/Magnussen), Road America (O’Connell/Magnussen), Mosport (O’Connell/Magnussen), Detroit (Gavin/Beretta), Petit Le Mans (O’Connell/Magnussen/ Fellows), Laguna Seca (Gavin/Beretta)
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Pratt & Miller had two objectives when the 2008 American Le Mans Series season began: to make Corvette Racing a leader in Green Racing with ethanol fuel, and to hone the team’s performance for the all-important 24 Hours of Le Mans. no major motorsports series had previous experience with an E85 ethanol/gasoline blend, so Pratt & Miller had to test, evaluate, and develop components that were compatible with this environmentally friendly fuel made primarily from wood waste. Jan Magnussen, Johnny O’Connell and Ron Fellows notched Corvette Racing’s sixth GT1 class victory in seven years in the season-opening Sebring 12-hour race. O’Connell tallied his record-setting seventh win in Sebring, breaking a longstanding tie with motorsports legend Phil Hill. Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta made history with the team’s first win with cellulosic E85R ethanol in St. Petersburg, Fla. Then O’Connell and Magnussen tallied two more victories on the streets of Long Beach, Calif., and on the immense Miller Motorsports Park circuit near Salt Lake City to take a commanding lead in the championship chase. Pratt & Miller engineers used the early-season races to test the Michelin tires, refine aerodynamic setups, and evaluate race strategies before the twin Corvettes made the long journey to Le Mans.
Poles: 12 Sebring (Magnussen), St. Petersburg (Beretta), Long Beach (Magnussen), utah (Beretta), Le Mans (Magnussen), Lime Rock (Gavin), Mid-Ohio (O’Connell), Road America (Gavin), Mosport (O’Connell), Detroit (Magnussen), Petit Le Mans (O’Connell), Laguna Seca (Magnussen) Championships: ALMS GT1 Driver (O’Connell and Magnussen), ALMS Manufacturer (Chevrolet), ALMS Team (Corvette Racing) Drivers: Car 3/63 – Johnny O’Connell, Jan Magnussen, Ron Fellows; Car 4/64 – Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta, Max Papis.
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Gary Pratt with Manager of Chevy Racing Terry Dolan (center) and Corvette Marketing Manager Gary Claudio
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EYES ON ThE PRiZE
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The Pratt & Miller team was out for revenge at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Although Corvette Racing had scored five class victories in the last seven years in the world’s greatest sports car race, a narrow loss to Aston Martin Racing in 2007 still rankled. Pratt & Miller’s annual assault on Le Mans is planned with the precision of a deep-space exploration. Every nut, bolt, tool and spare part must be shipped to France from the team’s headquarters in Michigan. More than 90,000 pounds of equipment was transported by land, sea and air. Corvette Racing captured its first GT1 pole at Le Mans as Jan Magnussen ran a record-setting lap time at 3:47.669 in the final qualifying session. His time was nearly five seconds quicker than in 2007, putting Corvette on a class pole at Le Mans for the first time since 1976. The battle between Corvette Racing and Aston Martin Racing lived up to expectations. It began with a foot race between the Pratt & Miller and Prodrive squads to put their respective cars first on the starting grid, and it ended 24 hours later with the #009 Aston Martin DBR9 and the #63 Corvette C6.R of O’Connell, Magnussen and Fellows finishing on the same lap after 344 circuits around La Sarthe. The Corvette team’s “secret weapon” was fuel mileage, a strategy that allowed the C6.Rs to run one lap farther on a fuel stint than the Aston Martins – until a safety car period negated that hard-won advantage. The race became a two-car contest when the #007 Aston Martin and the #64 Corvette C6.R of Gavin, Beretta and Papis both lost time in unscheduled pit stops. Rain arrived before sunrise and returned as the race drew to a close at 3 p.m., compelling teams to make difficult decisions in the rapidly changing conditions. A pit stop to service a front brake on the #63 Corvette gave the leading Aston Martin valuable track position, and the British machine held its advantage to the finish. The #63 Corvette finished second, followed by the #64 Corvette in third. “This has probably been the best we’ve raced for the entire distance,” said team manager Gary Pratt. “We had a good strategy by running 14-lap fuel stints. The team worked hard, we never gave up, and we made it a close race.”
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ChAMPiONShiPS dECidEd Pratt & Miller’s focus in the second half of the 2008 season was on an overall victory in the Green Challenge competition. Created in conjunction with the u.S. Department of Energy, the u.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and SAE International, the inaugural ALMS Green Challenge measured performance, fuel efficiency and environmental impact. Pratt & Miller engineers analyzed every aspect of the Corvette race cars to gain a competitive advantage by reducing frictional losses, aerodynamic drag, and rolling resistance. On the track, Johnny O’Connell and Jan Magnussen continued their march to the GT1 drivers’ championship with victories at Lime Rock, MidOhio, Road America and Mosport. Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta scored their second win of the season in Detroit, but O’Connell and Magnussen clinched the drivers’ title at Road Atlanta. The “two Ollies” finished the season on a high note with a win in the Laguna Seca finale. The team achieved its goal by winning the Green Challenge with the best score among the 37 entries at Petit Le Mans. The winning #3 Corvette C6.R defeated Audi, Porsche, Acura, Aston Martin, and Ferrari, securing the GT team award for Corvette Racing and the GT manufacturer award for GM. At the season-ending ALMS awards ceremony, Chevrolet took home the GT1 manufacturers’ championship trophy for the eighth straight year, and Pratt & Miller claimed its eighth consecutive team championship.
Gary Pratt and GM Racing director Mark Kent
CREW Jim Miller Gary Pratt doug Louth Tom Mikrut Alexandre Roberge dan Binks Mike West Steve Cole Tom dix Jim durbin Neal Everhart Ken Flory Paul-Andre hebert Brian hoye david James
Ross Jeffrey Kelsey Johnson, intern Jason Ladd david Marin Stefano Montresor Frank Parker Robin Pratt Stuart Taylor Gary Young MOTOROLA RAdiOS Gary Grube Frank Parker Stuart Taylor
TRuCK dRivERS don Male Rich Eldred harrison Gillette Mike hass Steve Longhi Chad Monroe dRivERS Olivier Beretta (Car # 4) Oliver Gavin (Car # 4) Max Papis (Car # 4) Jan Magnussen (Car # 3)
Johnny O’Connell (Car # 3) Ron Fellows (Car # 3) GM RACiNG Roger Allen doug Fehan Benoit Froger Tom Gideon Brian Goble Jacob heiden Mike henney Mark Kent Charlie Sullivan Rick voegelin Steve Wesoloski
ChEvROLET Ed Peper Todd Christensen Gary Claudio Amy Manardo Tom Wallace MiChELiN Brian hightower Nicolai Jones BOSCh Klaus Jaeger (relay station coordination) Alexander Leuze Matthew Smith
KATECh Ron helzer Kevin Pranger John Rice TiMEKEEPER Melanie Correll hOSPiTALiTY Ralph Simpson
GM Road Racing Group Manager Steve Wesoloski (foreground) and Corvette Chief Engineer Tom Wallace (far right) with the crew at Mid-Ohio
2008: new fuel, new challenges
2008 CORvETTE RACiNG TEAM PERSONNEL
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ThANKS TO OuR
SPONSORS ANd PARTNERS
sponsors and partners
Compuware General Motors Chevrolet Corvette BBS Wheels Bose Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC) FARO Technologies Genuine Corvette Accessories K&N Filters Katech Mahle Pistons Michelin Mobil 1 Motorola Paul Reed Smith Guitars PolyWorks® UAW-GM XM Satellite Radio
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A special thanks to: Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch Shelby Trim Master Blaster Liberty Chevrolet Klein Tools Motorsports Composites Dewitt Radiators Dynotech Team Tech CDM Detroit Ductile McNichol’s Anodizing Michigan Sandblasting H.E.B Powder Coat Tram Tool Carlisle Productions KFC Composites Lightnen’s Customs Piloti Competition Graphics American Le Mans Series Automobile Club De L’Ouest www.corvetteracing.com www.badboyvettes.com Hans Electric Les Stanford Chevrolet
The Katech Engine Team
At Le Mans, the. u.S. National Anthem played Jimi hendrix-style by Mike West, car #4 crew chief
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CORvETTE RACiNG dRivERS, 1999-2008
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Ron Fellows, 1999 - 2008
Johnny O’Connell, 2001 - 2008
Oliver Gavin, 2002 - 2008
Olivier Beretta, 2004 - 2008
Jan Magnussen, 2004 - 2008
Dale Earnhardt, 2001
Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2001, 2004
Boris Said, 2004
Scott Pruett, 2001
Justin Bell, 2000
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Max Papis, 2004 - 2008
Andy Pilgrim, 1999 - 2003, 2007
Kelly Collins, 1999 - 2003
John Paul Jr., 1999
Scott Sharp, 1999
John Heinricy, 1999
Franck FrĂŠon, 2000 - 2003
Chris Kneifel, 1999 - 2001
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PRATT & MiLLER ENGiNEERiNG
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Design, Develop, Build, Race, Win
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The will to win – that is the cornerstone of Pratt & Miller’s success. Whether the project is a race car, a brake duct, or an advanced ballistic missile design, the racing spirit infuses the entire organization. This unwavering commitment to excellence ensures that Pratt & Miller provides its clients with exceptional design, fabrication and testing services. A powerful combination of leading-edge engineering and championship-winning experience enables Pratt & Miller to plan and execute innovative, cost-effective, time-efficient, and resultsoriented programs. Founded by Gary Pratt and Jim Miller in 1989, Pratt & Miller Engineering has evolved from a small business designing and building race cars into an international engineering powerhouse. Today Pratt & Miller is recognized around the world as a formidable force in both motorsports and high-level engineering. The company’s racing achievements include multiple wins and championship titles at the most prestigious production-based racing events in America and Europe: the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Rolex 24 at Daytona, Sebring 12-hour, and many more. The Pratt & Miller team has played a key role in eight consecutive GT1 manufacturer and team championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing in the American Le Mans Series. With design, fabrication, and trackside support provided by Pratt & Miller, the Corvette factory team has scored 72 victories in 102 races, including an overall win in the 2001 Daytona 24-hour race and five GT titles in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Pratt & Miller implemented Cadillac’s factory race program in
the SCCA World Challenge GT that delivered manufacturers’ and drivers’ championships and changed the public’s perceptions of GM’s premium brand. Pratt & Miller-built Pontiacs have earned team, manufacturers’ and drivers’ championships in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, while privateer teams using Pratt & Miller-prepared vehicles have won races and championships across Europe.
pratt & Miller engineering 2008 “The teamwork at Pratt & Miller is unmatched by any racing/engineering/ fabrication team that i know. They and Chevrolet have applied that same cooperation and teamwork to many successful Corvette projects!” – Tom Wallace, Corvette Chief Engineer, General Motors
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PRATT & MiLLER ENGiNEERiNG
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The unrivaled success of Corvette Racing demonstrates Pratt & Miller Engineering’s deep understanding of the value of experienced, professional personnel who can work together as a seamless team. This unwavering commitment to winning ensures that Pratt & Miller can provide clients with professional motorsport technicians and engineers who have the insight, skills, and passion to deliver success. Major investments in people and equipment have expanded Pratt & Miller’s core competencies far beyond the race track. Pratt & Miller design engineers are proficient in powerful software programs such as unigraphics nx, Autodesk, SolidWorks, and AnSYS finite element analysis. Backed by leading edge equipment and world-class designers, the hallmarks of Pratt & Miller design solutions are efficiency, accuracy, performance, and timeliness. The company’s expertise and experience in CAD (computer-aided design), CAE (computer-aided engineering), and CFD (computational fluid dynamics) make it possible to create “virtual” components that range from a simple bracket to a complete vehicle. The company’s technical resources include a FARO Technologies laser scanner that can digitize complex surfaces such as the body panels of the Corvette C6RS supercar and a fused deposition modeling (FDM) rapid prototyping machine that can create sample parts. Pratt & Miller’s unmatched over-the-road development experience complement these advanced engineering tools. The success of racing programs managed by Pratt & Miller transfers directly to development programs for OEM and aftermarket manufacturers.
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The company also has aggressively expanded its dedicated fabrication and assembly divisions. The techniques employed by Pratt & Miller demand that personnel have specialist skills and high levels of proficiency across numerous disciplines. The company continuously invests the resources necessary to employ a workforce with the required experience, expertise, and dedication. Pratt & Miller Engineering has a total staff of more than 140 employees, including 65 engineers. The 100,000 sq. ft. engineering, manufacturing and development facility in new Hudson, Mich., offers a strategic location for clients to collaborate and conduct day-to-day business with Pratt & Miller Engineering. Corvid Technologies, an affiliate of Pratt & Miller Engineering based in Mooresville, n.C., has a staff of 30 – and more than 60 percent of Corvid employees hold advanced degrees (MS or PhD) in physics or engineering. Backed by an intelligently designed infrastructure and highly sophisticated equipment, Pratt & Miller technicians produce everything from individual components to complete road and race cars. And because the fabrication and assembly divisions are fully integrated with Pratt & Miller’s design and development services, clients receive unrivaled accuracy, efficiency, and performance. The culture and discipline of racing are founding principles at Pratt & Miller. Motorsports unites every aspect of the business. Competition sharpens focus by combining engineering capabilities, research and development programs, project management skills, and on-track competition to maximize performance at every level.
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MOTORSPORTS
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With its roots in racing, Pratt & Miller Engineering has maintained its motorsports mojo even as the company has expanded and diversified into other arenas. What began as a small specialty shop is now a world-class racing organization with a global footprint. Pratt & Miller’s success is written in racing’s record books, with victories and championships that span the spectrum of motorsports: ALMS, IMSA, SCCA, FIA GT, LMS, nASCAR, IRL, and many more. In programs such as Corvette Racing and Team Cadillac, Pratt & Miller has a high profile; in others, the company works quietly in the background to develop racewinning technology for its clients. Pratt & Miller’s strategy for motorsports success embraces five steps: design, develop, build, race, and win. The process is simple to describe, but difficult to achieve. Forged in the crucible of competition, this disciplined approach is equally effective in OEM automotive, military, and industrial design projects. It begins with an idea. Whether it’s a new component, a new process, or a new application, Pratt & Miller’s experienced design staff thoroughly analyzes the project, employing the most sophisticated tools and techniques available. The second phase of the Pratt & Miller process is development. new designs are developed to their maximum potential by skilled personnel using advanced computer engineering tools. Pratt & Miller’s fabrication and assembly teams transform ideas into reality during the building phase. The techniques employed by Pratt & Miller demand that personnel have specialist skills and high levels of proficiency across numerous disciplines. The company continuously
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invests the resources necessary to employ a workforce with the required experience, expertise, and dedication. Pratt & Miller technicians produce everything from individual components to complete road and race cars. And because the fabrication and assembly divisions are fully integrated with Pratt & Miller’s design and development services, clients receive unrivaled accuracy, efficiency, and performance. Racing is Pratt & Miller’s proving ground. Top-level competition is a demanding and unforgiving business. The fact that the checkered flag is black and white is not an accident; in racing there is no gray area. Meticulous preparation and flawless execution yield success. Anything less results in failure. Winning is the essential final step in Pratt & Miller’s business plan. Winning validates that the design, development, build, and racing programs have met their objectives. Design. Develop. Build. Race. Win. That’s that way it’s done at Pratt & Miller.
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“Racing is an integral part of Corvette’s dNA, and our 10-year association with Pratt & Miller Engineering ensured that our racing efforts would be successful. Professionalism and the spirit of teamwork permeate the entire P&M organization, and that translates into powerful allies for GM and Chevrolet.” – Gary Claudio, Corvette Marketing and Racing Manager, General Motors
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ENGiNEERiNG SERviCES
engineering services
The name says it all: Pratt & Miller Engineering. In fact, engineering is the heart of the enterprise, the irresistible force that drives the company’s long-term success. Today, Pratt & Miller Engineering is a full-service engineering and manufacturing company, specializing in motorsports, OEM automotive, aerospace, and defense industry design, development and manufacturing. As Pratt & Miller’s universe has expanded beyond the race track, the company has sought clients who can take advantage of the capabilities and assets developed in the pursuit of motorsports success. The advanced computer-aided tools and processes developed in motorsports programs have broad applications in other industries. Pratt & Miller Engineering has world-class expertise in Multi-Body Simulation (MBS), software development, training, implementation and application. The company’s established expertise in virtual simulation and advanced structure tool sets produces a condensed and robust development process. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and vehicle dynamics simulation (VDS) are often key components in a development program. These sophisticated techniques are fully integrated with Pratt & Miller’s proprietary automated dynamic analysis of mechanical systems model (ADAMS), kinematics, vehicle and component mass inertia testing, seven-post rig analysis, full and fractional scale wind tunnel development, and finite element analysis (FEA). Together these technologies help ensure that Pratt & Miller’s engineering staff provides clients with the most advanced level of analysis possible.
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ENGiNEERiNG SERviCES
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Pratt & Miller has comprehensive experience in complete vehicle validation, from instrumentation and full vehicle testing to component test rig development. The company’s complete fabrication capabilities include rapid prototyping, CnC machining, metal fabrication, composite tooling, manufacturing, and assembly. One example of this integrated approach to engineering services is Pratt & Miller’s role in the development of an active roll control system for ArvinMeritor. Pratt & Miller provided complete design, prototype manufacture, testing, and vehicle integration. The ability to take the project from concept to completion brought the program in on time and on budget. In the defense sector, Pratt & Miller has a prominent role in the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle development program. The company’s services include ADAMS simulation, building lightweight prototype components and structures, and providing testing and development support. The same data base, software and communications equipment used at the race track is equally effective in a testing environment. Pratt & Miller’s Engineering Services staff includes 65 engineers with advanced degrees in mechanical, electrical, aerospace, computer and nuclear engineering. “It is a very diverse group of people with an extremely wide range of capabilities,” said Engineering Director Lynn Bishop. Just as Pratt & Miller has reached the pinnacle in international motorsports competition, the company strives for excellence in the engineering services it provides to its clients.
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Approved for Public Release TACOM Case #18958 Date 20080722
Active Roll Control
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SERiOuS SCiENCE
corvid technologies
From Corvette race cars rocketing down the Mulsanne Straight to ballistic missiles hurtling through space, Corvid Technologies applies the power of advanced technology to solve complex problems and scientific challenges. With clients in motorsports, aerospace, and defense, Corvid is the keystone of Pratt & Miller’s strategy to deliver state-of-the-art engineering and high-performance computing to a diverse customer base. Racing is about horsepower, but Corvid adds computer power and brainpower to the mix. Based in Mooresville, n.C., the company’s in-house supercomputer system features 1250 processors, 40 terabytes of data storage, 1250 gigabytes of RAM, and the capability to calculate problems with more than 100 million elements. The Corvid staff is as impressive as the hardware: More than 60 percent of employees hold advanced degrees (MS or PhD) in physics or engineering. Originally conceived to bring cutting-edge engineering to the racing industry, Corvid has supported a variety of motorsports programs in nASCAR, the American Le Mans Series, the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, Sports Car Club of America, and other venues. One of the most powerful implements in Corvid’s engineering toolbox is high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics (CFD) – a “virtual wind tunnel” that mathematically simulates airflow around a vehicle. This sophisticated technology is influencing the design of both racing and production automobiles. For example, the aerodynamics of the championship-winning Corvette C6.R race car were developed entirely on a computer screen using Corvid’s CFD programs. using the
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AnSYS CFD package, the Corvid-developed RavenCFD flow solver, and proprietary development tools permits Corvid to perform drafting studies, design and analyze aerodynamic improvements (including drag reduction, downforce increase and optimization, ride height studies, radiator flow optimization, brake cooling studies, etc.). This same technology can be used to evaluate blast dynamics, missile launchers, and propulsion systems for defense applications. Corvid is able to apply massive computing power to solve difficult problems in shock physics and structural mechanics. Corvid’s portfolio also includes styling and surfacing, applied tool development, experimental test support, and theoretical research. Corvid Technologies developed Velodyne, a finite element analysis tool, as an advanced structural mechanics code capable of solving complex engineering problems. Through its close relationship with Pratt & Miller Engineering, Corvid has the ability to take a project from concept to completion.
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unmanned Aerial vehicle concept design and rendering
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CORvid TEChNOLOGiES
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In the development phase, the company offers industrial design services, concept sketches, and computer-aided design. The analysis phase of a project can include CFD, shock physics, structural dynamics, and simulations on Corvid’s massive supercomputer. In the prototyping step, Pratt & Miller provides design, fabrication, and composite components. The next stage is testing, where Corvid’s portfolio ranges from aerodynamic evaluation to ballistics and munitions test support. Clients that have employed Corvid’s services include GM Racing (through its nASCAR, IRL, ALMS, Grand-Am, SCCA, and other programs) and several top-tier nASCAR teams. In the defense sector, Corvid’s clients include Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, BAE, Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense, u.S. navy, u.S. Army, u.S. Air Force, Army Air and Missile Command, DARPA, Missile Defense Agency, navy Integrated Warfare Systems, Special Operations Command, Space and Missile Defense Command, Sandia national Labs, Aviation Missile and Space Command, Applied Physics Lab, and naval Surface Weapons Center. More information on Corvid Technologies is available at www.corvidtechnologies.com.
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SOFTWARE SOLuTiONS
software solutions
Only a few years ago, the tools of the trade in racing were wrenches, ratchets, and screwdrivers. now computers and software are indispensable in motorsports. As racing’s Digital Revolution arrived, Pratt & Miller stayed ahead of the curve by developing proprietary software programs that put its race teams and customers ahead of the competition. While originally created in a racing environment, Pratt & Miller’s software solutions are being used to gain a competitive advantage beyond the motorsports industry. With the cost of vehicle testing continuing to climb, the use of computer simulation is an effective way to evaluate and prioritize development programs while reducing the expense of travel, fuel, tires, test track rental, and hardware. Developed in-house at Pratt & Miller, the LapTime Simulator software allows engineers to predict and optimize a car’s performance. This virtual track testing then provides a framework to predict a vehicle’s limiting performance such as acceleration, braking and cornering, and to adjust to differences in available traction, weather conditions and other variables. The ability to gather vast amounts of data during Design of Experiment studies poses the risk of information overload. Pratt & Miller addressed this potential problem by developing a Design of Experiment post-processing program that distills volumes of data and points out potentially productive avenues to improve on-track performance.
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Pratt & Miller’s Vehicle Engineering System is a powerful knowledge based application that is tailored for vehicle development programs. It allows the vehicle development teams to collect, store, and manage large amounts of Design, CAE, objective and subjective data, and make it available to key personnel immediately. The ability to store, manage, and distribute the wealth of data that is associated with vehicle development is crucial. This tool significantly reduces the clerical tasks of compiling and tracking data manually, and allows instant data access to a limitless number of personnel performing analysis, simulation, or decision-making tasks. The company’s proprietary Timing and Scoring software is a powerful tool for developing a winning race strategy. In the chaos of competition, the program provides clear insight into likely results by tracking lap times of team cars and competitors, pit stops, and fuel windows. This overview of the race allows team managers to make split-second decisions based on real knowledge of the situation. “Many of these Pratt & Miller software solutions have applications beyond the race track,” said Periannan Kumaran, manager of the Computer-Aided Engineering Department. “The advantage of these tools is that they exist in a computer environment. Instead of building a series of expensive prototypes for real-world tests, much of the preliminary development can be done in a virtual world. This reduces cost and speeds up the production cycle. Testing on the computer is faster and less expensive than testing on pavement.” In the race to the Digital Age, Pratt & Miller is leading the way.
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PRATT & MiLLER CORvETTE C6RS: uLTiMATE SPEEd ANd STYLE FOR ThE STREET
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unveiled at the SEMA Show in november 2007, the Pratt & Miller Corvette C6RS supercar for the street became a sensation in 2008. Early production models received rave reviews in the automotive press, and the initial deliveries were made to delighted customers. The first C6RS went to Tonight Show host Jay Leno. “It’s a fantastic car to drive,” said the noted car enthusiast. A writer for Corvette Quarterly enthused, “The C6RS I drove left me smiling for a week. It rode like a dream.” Corvette magazine’s reviewer wrote, “Only a handful will be built, and as time passes, we’re confident that each car will be regarded as one of the finest examples of Corvette-based performance art ever made.”
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The Corvette C6RS confirmed its standing as one of the world’s fastest supercars when road racing champion Ron Fellows drove a street-legal C6RS to a speed of 202 mph in a test at the OscodaWurtsmith Airport on Sept. 4, 2008. “With our in-house development program and the resources of our technical partners, we are continuing to expand the envelope of performance and luxury with the C6RS,” said Gary Pratt. “According to our computer simulations and dyno tests, the Corvette C6RS was capable of running 200 mph, but we still wanted to prove its performance with a real-world top-speed test.”
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The Corvette C6RS can be built on a Corvette Z06, Corvette coupe, or Corvette convertible platform. It is available with a paddle-shifted automatic transmission or six-speed manual gearbox. Powered by a Katech Performance 8.2-liter (500ci) all-aluminum small-block V-8 engine that produces 600 horsepower and 600 lb.-ft. torque, the Pratt & Miller Corvette C6RS employs a purpose-built carbon fiber body to reduce weight and improve aerodynamic efficiency. The ArvinMeritor Dynamic Height Control suspension allows the driver to adjust the ride height from the cockpit for various road conditions, and the Michelin tires provide exceptional grip in any type of weather. Center-nut forged aluminum BBS wheels and massive Brembo monoblock disc brakes enhance vehicle dynamics. A two-tone leather interior with special GT seats and
a comprehensive sound control system produce a quiet, comfortable environment for driver and passenger. Conceived, designed, developed and constructed by the championship-winning Pratt & Miller team, the limited edition Corvette C6RS bristles with sophisticated materials and race-proven technology. Inspired by the Corvette C6.R race cars, the Pratt & Miller Corvette C6RS supercar combines advanced racing technology with everyday driveability. “The C6RS is a car with a legendary racing heritage and an unrivaled engineering pedigree,” said Pratt. “Our goal was to capture the soul and spirit of the Corvette C6.R race car in a premium GT car for the street. We believe that the Corvette C6RS sets the standard for sports car performance and luxury on the highway.”
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RACiNG AROuNd ThE WORLd
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Pratt & Miller customers compete successfully in racing series in the uS and abroad, winning races and championships throughout the Americas and Europe. This record of success is built on a foundation of advanced technology, sophisticated engineering, and responsive customer service that produces fast, affordable, and reliable racing machines. Pratt & Miller-built Corvette C5-R and C6.R race cars are familiar sights on Europe’s historic circuits. Many of the championship-winning machines campaigned by GM’s factory Corvette Racing team have gone on to achieve continued success in the hands of independent teams competing in the European Le Mans Series, the FIA GT series, and French and Scandinavian national series. Corvette drivers scored 11 victories and 39 podium finishes in European competition in 2008. Corvettes swept the driver, team and manufacturer championships in the Le Mans Series, and took runner-up honors in the FIA GT and the French GT series. In the uS, Pratt & Miller-built Pontiacs dominated the GT division of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series in 2008, sweeping the driver, team, and manufacturers’ titles on the strength of seven wins and 19 podium finishes. Pontiac race cars built by Pratt & Miller have now won 47 percent of the Grand-Am GT races contested since the program’s inceptions in 2005. The conclusion of Cadillac’s factory-backed Speed World Challenge program in 2007 opened the door for privateers to race the thundering Cadillac CTS-V sedans in the SCCA SPEED World Challenge in 2008. Veteran Andy Pilgrim finished second in the SPEED GT drivers’ standings after posting eight podium finishes in 10 races with Team Remington Cadillac. Pratt & Miller supports its customers with a coordinated package of components, technical services, and advanced engineering. The results of this approach are written in racing’s record books.
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RACE iNvESTMENTS The Sweden-based Race Investments team was a new addition to Pratt & Miller’s customer roster in 2008. The company sells and renovates race cars, supplies spare parts, and prepares cars. Fielding a Corvette C5-R purchased from PK Racing in the nordic Supercar series, driver Claes Wahlund finished third in the championship and recorded several fast laps. The Scandinavian series matches Corvettes against Vipers and Porsche 996s. Fans have christened the Corvette the “The Monster Car” because of its impressive performance in the far north.
LuC ALPhANd AvENTuRES
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As a former World Cup champion in alpine skiing and winner of the grueling Paris-Dakar Rally, Luc Alphand knows the importance of preparation and world-class T E A M equipment in sports. That’s why he chose Pratt & Miller as constructor for his sports car team. The collaboration began with the purchase of a Corvette C5-R that carried the team to a third-place finish in the 2006 Le Mans Series. They added a Pratt & Miller-built Corvette C6.R the following year, and finished second in the championship. With a pair of C6.Rs on the roster in 2008, Luc Alphand Aventures swept the Le Mans Series team and drivers’ championships, and captured the manufacturers’ title for Corvette. With victories in the six-hour Barcelona and Spa races, drivers Patrice Goueslard and Guillaume Moreau claimed the GT1 drivers championship in the LMS, while team owner Alphand finished third in the standings. The two-car team finished fifth and sixth in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the top result by a privateer entry. Additional wins in the Albi and Magny Cours rounds of the French GT series confirmed Luc Alphand Aventures as one of the world’s premier sports car teams.
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SELLESLAGh RACiNG TEAM The Selleslagh Racing Team (SRT) became Pratt & Miller’s first customer in GT1 with the purchase of a Corvette C5-R in 2001. The Belgium-based team owned by Patrick Selleslagh has won several championships in the Belcar national series, including five victories in 2005 and a win in the 2006 Zolder 24-hour race. The team added a Pratt & Miller-built Corvette C6.R to its lineup in 2008 to compete in the FIA GT and FFSA French GT championships. SRT competed the entire season in the FIA GT championship with French multiple FIA GT champion Christophe Bouchut and young Dutch singleseater racer xavier Maassen.
PhOENix CARSPORT RACiNG
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The partnership between Toine Hezemans’ Carsport Holland and Phoenix Racing has produced victories for the combined team’s Pratt & Miller Corvettes. The team acquired its first Corvette C5-R in 2005, and added a Corvette C6.R in 2006. They won the prestigious Spa 24-hour race in 2007, and success continued in 2008 with two wins (Adria and Burcharest) and five poles in the FIA GT series. Both Phoenix Corvettes finished on the podium in Adria, Bucharest, and nogaro. They finished 2nd and 4th in the FIA GT drivers’ championship and second to Maserati in the team championship.
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Team director Ernst Moser
The pair scored a promising fourth place in the opening round in Silverstone before winning the second race at the legendary Monza circuit in Italy. A second podium finish followed in Brno. SRT also scored two victories in the French GT series at Ledendon and Val de Vienne and finished fourth in the championship standings.
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DKR EnginEERing Originally formed with PSI team owner Philippe Tillie in 2006, DKR Engineering is currently run by Dany Lallemand and Kendy Janclaes. DKR Engineering specializes in the development and the preparation of racing cars for GT, Proto Sport, and formula competition. DKR campaigned Pratt & Miller Corvettes as PSI Experience during the 2006 and 2007 seasons before competing under the DKR banner in 2008. The Belgium-based team won two French GT races (Dijon and Spa) and took second place in the team championship on the strength of 10 podium finishes, with both DKR Corvettes on the podium at Val de Vienne and Albi. DKR drivers Jean-Phillipe Dayraut and Yvan Lebon finished fourth and fifth respectively in the drivers’ championship.
AT RAcing
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When businessman Alexander Talkanitsa founded his new Austrian racing company, AT Racing, he purchased Pratt & Miller Corvette C5-R chassis 007 from SRT. Together with his German teammate Wolfgang Kaufmann and support from Renauer Motorsport, Talkanitsa started his first international season in the 2008 Citation Cup, running as part of the GT1 category of the FIA GT Championship. The rookie team achieved its goal, capturing the Citation Cup with four wins in the division at Silverstone, Monza, Adria, and Brno.
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BANNER RACiNG
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The 2008 season was a banner year for Leighton Reese’s Banner Racing team in the GT division of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. The team from Eden Prairie, Minn., took home the GT team championship and drivers Paul Edwards and Kelly Collins captured the drivers’ title. The Banner Racing team’s strong performance propelled Pontiac to the GT manufacturers’ championship. Collins and Edwards drove their Pratt & Miller-built Pontiac GxP.R to wins at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Laguna Seca, Lime Rock Park and Miller Motorsports Park. The pair also posted podium finishes in Mexico City and Watkins Glen. The two-car Banner Racing team introduced the Pontiac GxP.R in Grand-Am GT competition in 2007. Reese and teammate Tim Lewis Jr. scored the GxP.R’s maiden victory at Lime Rock Park in May. Edwards and Collins piloted the team’s second GxP.R to six poles and two GT class victories in 2007, finishing second in the drivers championship, and Banner Racing was runner-up in the GT team standings. Before the start of the 2008 season, Pratt & Miller updated the Pontiac GxP.Rs with new front and rear fascias, new hoods, and new spoilers inspired by the GxP.R Street Edition. “We reinforced the connection between the street and racing versions of the Pontiac GxP.R,” said Pratt & Miller engineering director Lynn Bishop. “We did quite a bit of development over the winter to refine the race cars’ performance and to produce a more aggressive stance that would appeal to performance enthusiasts.”
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STEvENSON MOTORSPORTS
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One of the surprises of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series in 2008 was the impressive performance the Stevenson Motorsports team in its first season of GT competition. Drivers Robin Liddell and Andrew Davis adapted to the team’s Pratt & Miller-built Pontiac GxP.R quickly, finishing second in the GT drivers’ standings after posting wins in Mexico City, Virginia International Raceway, and Montreal. Based in Jacksonville, n.C., the Stevenson team accomplished the remarkable feat of ending nine of the season’s 13 races on the podium, scoring three victories, three runner-up finishes, and three thirds. “What a year Stevenson Motorsports had!” said team owner John Stevenson. “It was a great ride. Thanks to Pontiac and Pratt & Miller for providing with such a great car.” One of the significant changes in 2008 was the introduction of Pirelli as the Grand-Am series’ sole tire supplier in the GT class, replacing Hoosier. “The new Pirelli tires suit the Pontiac GxP.Rs very well,” said Pratt & Miller engineering director Lynn Bishop. “The rules required the GxP.Rs to be the heaviest cars in the GT field. One of our strengths in 2007 was the ability of the Pontiac GxP.R to run consistently with the Hoosier tires, but I give credit to Pirelli for developing a tire that was consistent across the board.”
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AuTOhAuS MOTORSPORTS Founded by Robert Kirland in 1999, Autohaus Motorsports took on a new project in 2008, racing Pratt & Miller Pontiac GxP.Rs in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car series’ GT division. Based in Delray Beach, Fla., the team and primary drivers Tim Lewis Jr. and Craig Stanton acquitted themselves well in their first year with the powerful Pontiacs. Lawson Aschenbach and Max Papis also drove selected races for Autohaus Motorsports. Lewis tallied fourth-place finishes in Mexico City and Watkins Glen, a fifth-place in Lime Rock, and sixths in Daytona Beach and Salt Lake City. Those results propelled the no. 72 Autohaus Motorsports team to eighth place in the final team standings ahead of many more experienced squads.
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The Fresno, Calif.-based PR1 Motorsports team raced in selected events in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series with its Pratt & Miller Pontiac GxP.R. Canadian Mike Forest competed in seven events, sharing the driving duties with Patrick Barrett in four races and Thomas Merrill in three. With a background in open-wheel racing, the 2008 season represented the first attempt in sports car racing for the PR1 Motorsports team and its drivers. They joined the Pontiac roster running an updated version of the GxP.R. “With all of the technical know-how that Pratt & Miller provided our engineers with, our engineers were able to come to terms with the car and deliver a solid package,” said Forest. “That allowed us to focus on learning the tracks and concentrate on all of the other things involved in endurance racing.”
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TEAM REMiNGTON CAdiLLAC Veteran sports car racer Michael McCann purchased a pair of Pratt & Miller-built Cadillac CTS-V race cars to compete in the SCCA SPEED World Challenge GT following Cadillac’s decision to conclude its factory racing program at the end of the 2007 season. McCann and Andy Pilgrim teamed up to keep the Cadillacs in contention with support from Remington Shavers. Pilgrim continued his consistent top finishes in the production-based series, scoring eight podium finishes (three second-place and five thirdplace) en route to taking runner-up honors in the drivers’ championship. Viper veteran McCann finished seventh in the standings in his first season with the big, black Cadillacs. Cadillac dominated the SCCA SPEED World Challenge GT for the four years that Cadillac competed in the production-based road racing series, winning 12 races and capturing the manufacturers championships in 2005 and 2007. Pilgrim won the GT driver crown in 2005, and finished second in the standings in 2007 and 2008.
Pratt & Miller transformed the Cadillac CTS-V four-door sedan into a fearsome racing machine that was capable of beating Porsches, Vipers, and Corvettes on the track. Pratt & Miller personnel were intimately involved in the Cadillac program from its inception, providing design, engineering, fabrication, and trackside support services.
Owner/driver Michael McCann
hiSTORiC SPORTSCAR RACiNG “I’ve worked on cars my whole life, and this was a chance to drive the coolest race car in the world,” Binks said. “I called Johnny O’Connell after every session to get his advice, and I learned that the Corvette C6.R is one seriously fast race car.”
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In the short time since the Pratt & Miller-built Corvette C6.R made its debut in 2005, the yellow cars have already become road racing legends. While competing worldwide in contemporary racing series, the Corvette C6.R also stars in Historic Sportscar Racing events, sharing track time and paddock space with iconic GTP, Group C, Trans-Am, and NASCAR Cup cars. Robert Blain, an ardent motorsports enthusiast from Wisconsin, has brought the distinctive rumble of Corvette thunder to the HSR series. He purchased chassis No. 12 – the first C6.R built by Pratt & Miller. It was this very car that Ron Fellows drove onto the stage at the North American International Auto Show in January 2005 as Bob Lutz, GM vice chairman of Global Product Development, unveiled the Corvette Z06 and C6.R. Blain also secured the services of Dan Binks, award-winning crew chief for the No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R, as his co-driver. They finished second in their first HSR race together, a three-hour enduro at Sebring. The pair finished third in the Daytona Continental Historic Races, and Binks scored a solo runner-up finish in the companion sprint race.
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pratt & Miller engineering 2008 EXECUTIVE STAFF Jim Miller Gary Pratt Tom Mikrut Lynn Bishop Doug Louth Bill DeLong MOTORSPORTS ENGINEERING Doug Louth Lynn Bishop Benjamin Brady Steven Cole Ken Flory Paul-Andre Hebert Chuck Houghton Justin Lin Kyle Millay Stefano Montresor James Otten Jason Trompeter
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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Rich Priester Bill Ray Stuart Taylor
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ENGINEERING SERVICES Kevin Caparella Derek Carboni Ben Johnson Benjamin LeVesque Justin Lin Ben Meikle Jonathon Nichols Jesper Slattengren Nitin Talekar Brandon Widmer CAD/DESIGN Gary Latham Jesse Black Tom Diehm Jeremy Foust Derek Gallo
Michael Kurylo John Lankes Darren Mueller Bob Payton Chris Randolph Blair Sonnen Paul Strefling Bridget Wagner
Steven Ellison Aaron Herrnstein Andrew Lloyd Scott Lusted NASCAR ENGINEERING Julie Markham Gaurav Mathur Chris Gilligan Greg McGowan Reginald Botchwey Rob Nance John Collier Jr. Hua Pan Doug Kirby Allen Shirley Chris McMillan Drew Slusser Jackie Mohrfeld Sean Treadway Justin Rodriguez Michael Worsham Ryan Smith Jenna Worsham Derek Vaughan Xudong Xiao CORVID TECHNOLOGIES FABRICATION DEPT. David Robinson Bill DeLong Brian Adams Neville Agass Brandon Angell Jeff Campbell Andrew Attardo Vinny Ciaravino Jimmy Carpenter Ray Gongla John Cogar Sam Howard Cameron Dempster Adem Jakupi Mike Dick David Matte Mike Eidell Mark Salice
Bill Taylor Brian Wade Rocco Wilson Greg Ziegler COMPOSITE DEPT. Charles Degener Bob Edgar Darryl Glynn Eric Ii Brad Lafevre Matthew Loiselle Lee Patterson Sergio Perez-Flores MACHINE DEPT. Ron Clayton Blake Brooks Paul Follett Kevin Hecht Don Locher Frank Lomik Brandon Nieman Don Schmidt Sam Valdez Ryan Wade
QUALITY ASSURANCE Brad Buenting Will Carter Dan Polasky Frankie Wilson RACE TEAM: C6.R Dan Binks Mike West Tom Dix Jim Durbin Neal Everhart Brian Hoye David James Ross Jeffrey Jason Ladd Dave Marin Brian Tringal Gary Young RACE TEAM: TRUCK DRIVERS Don Male Rich Eldred Harrison Gillette
Mike Hass Steve Longhi Chad Monroe
Joshua Raymond Prashanth Vakati Ming YuYu
FRONT OFFICE Kati Hollier Lloyetta Atkins Lisa Martello Sharon Riggs
IT DEPT. Mike Sullivan Jay Wright
PUBLIC RELATIONS/ MARKETING Robin Pratt Chris Ladouceur Evan Deneau, intern CAE TOOLS AND METHODS Periannan “Kumar” Kumaran Rob Cooper James Jarrett Colleen Kelly Joe Kiefer
CUSTOMER CAR SUPPORT Mike Atkins Dave Albright Bob Chapman Greg Hiatt Alex Roberge PURCHASING Rusty Elliott Tony Gubacz Jason Moehle Rob Walker MAINTENANCE JR Redfield Steve Hartsell
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THE PRODUCTION TEAM Robin Pratt, Chris Ladouceur, Cameron Dempster, art direction, editing Evan Deneau, intern Rick Voegelin, writing, editing
LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD
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Ray McAllister, design Dan Kelly, Colortech Graphics, Inc., printing Alleyne Kelly, proofreading
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LOOKING BacK, LOOKING ahead
This is the eighth edition of the Pratt & Miller yearbook. Every year when I review the final proof, it reminds me that a truly exceptional group of people work here. In the chaos of the racing season we’re always preparing for another race, completing another presentation, or meeting another project deadline. So it’s easy to overlook the amazing things that happen here. Producing this yearbook gives me the time to reflect on what we’ve accomplished in the previous 12 months. Pratt & Miller began as a small race shop. Now look at us! When I walk through the engineering offices, the manufacturing department, the composite fabrication area, and the race team bays, I’m always impressed by the high-tech equipment and the capabilities we’ve added. But that all pales when I think about the quality of the people who work here. My goal with this yearbook is to shine the spotlight on all the Pratt & Miller people. While the company has grown, we have tried to maintain a family feeling. We want people to work in a supportive environment that rewards loyalty, commitment, dedication, and cooperative teamwork. Success in racing, especially at the world-class level, requires a special kind of commitment and single-minded focus. It’s an attitude that says never rest on your laurels, never give up, and always improve. That’s what it takes to win, no matter if we’re talking about racing, or any other aspect of our operations. Gary and Jim have created a business that attracts people who have that kind of commitment and focus, whether it’s designing a new component on a computer screen or developing a new software program. The result has been a great team that works together to achieve success. This yearbook is a tribute to them.
Chuck McLaren, writing, editing, production coordination
THE PHOTOGRAPHERS Gayle Brock Peter Brock John Brooks Kevin Cole Joos Custers Ginny Darcey Cyril De Plater Richard Dole Colleen Egan Jurgen Evers Jim Fets Florian Gatenbein Gregory P Johnson Chris Ladouceur John Machaqueiro Darren Maybury Robert Mochernuk David Noels Dorsey Patrick Robin Pratt
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“in this day and age there are perhaps five endurance racing teams that could be considered World Class. Only two are American, and if came down to betting i’d have to put my money on Pratt & Miller.” – Peter Brock
Corvette Racing Accomplishments 1999 – 2008 • Race wins: 74 • 1-2 finishes: 53 • ALMS manufacturers’ championships: 8 (2001-08) • ALMS team championships: 8 (2001-08) • ALMS drivers’ championships: 7 (2002-08) • 24 Hours of Le Mans class wins: 5 (2001-02, 2004-06) • Sebring 12-hour class wins: 6 (2002-04, 2006-08) • Petit Le Mans class wins: 7 (2000-02, 2004-05, 2007-08) • American Le Mans Series records: Most race wins by entrant (68); most 1-2 finishes by entrant (50); longest winning streak in GT1 (23, 2007 Sebring–2008 Laguna Seca); most poles in GT1 • ALMS From the Fans awards: Gary Claudio, Corvette marketing manager, 2002; Doug Fehan, Corvette Racing program manager, 2004 • ALMS Most Popular Driver awards: Ron Fellows, 2004-07 • Klein Tools Pit Stop Championship 2005 and 2007 Special Awards • 2004 SAE Engineering Conference Award, for transferring technology from the race track to road vehicles. • Corvette C6.R named “North American Car of the Year” by dailysportscar.com (February 2006) • Corvette LS7.R engine named “Global Motorsport Engine of the Year” at the Professional Motorsport World Expo (November 2006) • Corvette Racing awarded Michelin Energy Endurance Challenge trophy for most efficient use of fuel in GT1 class at 24 Hours of Le Mans (June 2007) Corvette Racing Firsts • First race: Daytona 24-hour, Feb. 5, 1999 • First GTS win: Texas Motor Speedway, Sept. 2, 2000, drivers Ron Fellows and Andy Pilgrim • First overall win: Rolex 24 at Daytona, Feb. 3, 2001; Fellows/Kneifel/Fréon/O’Connell • First 1-2 finish: Daytona 24-hour, Feb. 3, 2001 (1st: Fellows/Kneifel/Fréon/O’Connell; 2nd: Pilgrim/ Earnhardt/Earnhardt Jr./Collins) • First Le Mans class win: 2001 (Fellows/O’Connell/Pruett) • First ALMS drivers championship: Ron Fellows, 2002 • First ALMS manufacturers championship: 2001 • First undefeated season: 2004 (9 ALMS races and 24 Hours of Le Mans)
“It was important for the Corvette to win at Le Mans. Pratt & Miller was the organization to take charge of this program. Their leadership continues today as the development of renewable fuels and new technologies are accelerated through racing applications.” – Herb Fishel
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