LEFT: Pratt & Miller
crews worked diligently in april to prepare the two factory-backed C5-R Corvettes
for Le Mans.
BELOW LEFT: Katechs Kevin Pranger test fits a new fuel delivery rail on a C5-R engine. The new delivery system was necessitated by the switch from a Delphi engine management system to one manufactured by Bosch.
Victory there went to
a Saleen S7R campaigned by Germanys Konrad Motorsports.
Sebring is widely regarded as the most difficult road race
in the world, tougher even than the 24-hour races in Daytona or Le Mans. This
made it all the more surprising when the new Saleen finished ahead of the
more experienced Corvette. Though their spirits were dampened by the Sebring
outcome, the professionals from Pratt & Miller and GM Racing knew they
had to forge ahead in