Post by tatocorvette on Jan 14, 2019 4:21:48 GMT -8
Hello,
From time to time I'll take new pictures of older builds and/or share older pics as I find them.
This one was built about 20 years ago!
C5-R: Corvette's racing debut at the 1999 Rolex 24 at Daytona
The 5th Generation Corvette (C5) was launched in 1997 and it was a hit. GM wanted to capitalize on its popularity and for the first time in history, backed a full factory racing effort for the Corvette. In Sept 1997 Ron Fellows was one of the first to be called to be part of the program, lead by Herb Fischel, GM's Motorsports manager and Doug Fehan, racing team manager. Two racing companies were brought in: Pratt & Miller and Riley & Scott. Riley & Scott ran a limited 1999 season but left the program after the first year, leaving Pratt and Miller as the sole racing partner. The program was developed for about a year in secret until the car was ready for testing. It's race debut was at the 1999 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona with 2 cars: Car #2 was driven by Ron Fellows, Chris Kneifel and John Paul Jr. Car #4 was driven by Scott Sharp, Andy Pilgrim and John Heinricy. The brand new Corvettes were able to lead a good part of the race. At the end, car #2 finished in 3rd position behind 2 Porsche 911s and ahead of the Vipers, making it a successful debut of what was going to become the Corvette Racing powerhouse we know today.
This model is the Revell pre-painted Pro-Finish 85-1648 C5-R Corvette racer. I built it as soon as it came out. I think it was late 1999 or early 2000. It was built basically box stock. The kit represents the #2 car that debuted in the ROLEX 24 hours race at Daytona in February 1999. It finished third in class and 18th overall in that race. Since the body was pre-painted, I could not touch some minor mold lines.
I took these new pictures of this model. Can't believe it is almost 20 years old! The Goodwrench decal in the hood is showing some minor signs of age. Other than that it still looks great!
These are some of my original pictures when it was built. Digital photography infancy.
On a related story to this car: When it was built I took a set of slide pictures and did a write-up. I submitted to Scale Auto Mag. It was returned with a note saying :"We don't accept unsolicited material". I was devastated but at least they were returned.
By now you may have gotten the slight impression that I like racing Corvettes.
Thanks,
Ismael
From time to time I'll take new pictures of older builds and/or share older pics as I find them.
This one was built about 20 years ago!
C5-R: Corvette's racing debut at the 1999 Rolex 24 at Daytona
The 5th Generation Corvette (C5) was launched in 1997 and it was a hit. GM wanted to capitalize on its popularity and for the first time in history, backed a full factory racing effort for the Corvette. In Sept 1997 Ron Fellows was one of the first to be called to be part of the program, lead by Herb Fischel, GM's Motorsports manager and Doug Fehan, racing team manager. Two racing companies were brought in: Pratt & Miller and Riley & Scott. Riley & Scott ran a limited 1999 season but left the program after the first year, leaving Pratt and Miller as the sole racing partner. The program was developed for about a year in secret until the car was ready for testing. It's race debut was at the 1999 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona with 2 cars: Car #2 was driven by Ron Fellows, Chris Kneifel and John Paul Jr. Car #4 was driven by Scott Sharp, Andy Pilgrim and John Heinricy. The brand new Corvettes were able to lead a good part of the race. At the end, car #2 finished in 3rd position behind 2 Porsche 911s and ahead of the Vipers, making it a successful debut of what was going to become the Corvette Racing powerhouse we know today.
This model is the Revell pre-painted Pro-Finish 85-1648 C5-R Corvette racer. I built it as soon as it came out. I think it was late 1999 or early 2000. It was built basically box stock. The kit represents the #2 car that debuted in the ROLEX 24 hours race at Daytona in February 1999. It finished third in class and 18th overall in that race. Since the body was pre-painted, I could not touch some minor mold lines.
I took these new pictures of this model. Can't believe it is almost 20 years old! The Goodwrench decal in the hood is showing some minor signs of age. Other than that it still looks great!
These are some of my original pictures when it was built. Digital photography infancy.
On a related story to this car: When it was built I took a set of slide pictures and did a write-up. I submitted to Scale Auto Mag. It was returned with a note saying :"We don't accept unsolicited material". I was devastated but at least they were returned.
By now you may have gotten the slight impression that I like racing Corvettes.
Thanks,
Ismael
