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Generation: C4 Year: 1986 VIN: T8612 HU-03 Race Numbers: 52 Ownership: Chevrolet Sponsors: Goodwrench Drivers: Sarel van der Merwe; Doc Bundy Status: Unrestored; Chevrolet collection Original Color: Black/Silver/Red Goodwrench theme Tires/Wheels: Tires/Wheels: Front: 12 x 16 BBS with Goodyear slicks Rear: 14 x 16 BBS with Goodyear slicks Engine: Engine: GM 90 degree V6, 209 CI, 775 HP, Warner-Ishi Model RX9-L turbocharger with 20 pounds of boost, GM cylinder heads. Driveline: Driveline: Hewland VG five-speed transaxle. 3.10:1 ratio rear Monocoque aluminum chassis Wheelbase: 106.5 inches Length: 188 inches Wdith: 79 inches Height: 41 inches Curb Weight: 2200 pounds Rack and pinion steering Kevlar Fiber/Epoxy body panels Top: Interior: The interior was stark, fitted only with the essentials for system instrumentation. The driver sat in a semi-reclining right-hand drive position facing a small diameter steering wheel. Condition: Unrestored URL: References: CORVETTE GTP, by Alex Gabbard, printed by Howell Press, Charlottesville, VA. $34.95 160 pages with color and racing record index. ISBN 1-57427-057-5 Unique Characteristics: Modifications: Notes/Race History: As a continuation of Chevrorlet’s development strategy, a very unique car was ordered from Lola and ultimately delivered to the Hendrick team. Here is an excerpt from the book Corvette GTP by Alex Gabbard; chapter by Gordon Barrett, a component engineer and metal fabricator on the Hendrick team: One of the technical highlights of the Corvette GTP program was the use of the Lotus active suspension. A new car was sent from Lola to Lotus and fitted with the system being used on their Formula One cars. After testing at three different tracks (where it ran record times with less boost), the active suspension Corvette GTP debuted at Columbus in 1988. As Gordon Barrett stated, “the technical capabilities of this active system were unbelievable. It could computer control ride height, spring rates, damping characteristics, roll, dive, and squat resistance, and any single parameter could be programmed to be diver adjustable between pre-selected limits. This system was magic.” Unfortunately it took a Lotus engineer to run it, and designed for the lighter Formula One cars, failed under the weight and race conditions of the Corvette GTP. Chevrolet terminated the program the following week. The chassis never competed again. Registry ID Number: 658 View Original Size |