The two C5-Rs stuck close together for the first few laps of the Portland race but the #3 car’s superior speed allowed it to slowly pull away as the battle progressed.

was cancelled. Without the Lowe’s race, it was essential for the C5-Rs to go to Portland in order to stay in the running for the ALMS championships.
    So team management and GM execs decided to rearrange budgets and schedules in order to get to the Portland race. Word of the change was immediately sent to Pratt & Miller, the race and engineering firm that builds and runs the C5-Rs. With only a few days left, the crew and mechanics shifted into high gear and worked through the weekend in order to get the cars ready for the cross-country trip to Portland.
    Once there, the engineers had to scramble because, having never raced on that circuit, they had no data for car setup. Early practice sessions told them what they