Le Mans is perhaps the most difficult endurance race in the world. Corvette Racing went there this year determined to avenge the resounding defeat that the Prodrive Ferrari team handed them last year. When the dust settled after 24 painfully long hours the Corvettes emerged victorious.
Car #4 appeared to have a clear edge in terms of speed but Sebring’s torturous track has a way of punishing rather than rewarding those who push their cars to the limit.
Starting from the back after his car failed post qualifying tech inspection, Gavin drove like a man possessed from the moment the green flag fell. In fact, he passed five cars before reaching the start line and had made his way through 75 percent of the field by the conclusion of the second lap. By the time he caught up to Fellows in the other Corvette Gavin had broken Sebring’s GTS lap record 15 times!
Fellows was not about to step aside for his teammate and to the delight of spectators an epic battle between the two Millennium Yellow C5-Rs was quickly taking form. It was short lived however as #4 suffered terminal clutch failure in the third hour. Car #3 thundered on to the class victory unimpeded, finishing an impressive fourth overall behind three of Audi’s all-conquering R8 Le Mans Prototypes.
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