The
rare 1990 R9B factory-built Corvette racer
Text and photography by Thomas Glatch
Sometimes, you can be too successful. Take the C4 Corvette.
Haled by the press as one of the world’s great sports cars, the C4 proved
itself in competition. Between 1985 and 1987, Corvettes won 19 SCCA Showroom
Stock races. Considering there were only 19 races run during that time span,
that is the ultimate definition of success.
So when manufacturers like Porsche and Mazda began to complain
that they didn’t have a chance to win against the Corvette, Chevrolet
was politely told to go race somewhere else. So the Corvette Challenge was
created, pitting outstanding drivers in nearly equal Corvettes, with the best
(or luckiest) man winning. That lasted
