Following the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s decision to axe its GT Le Mans class in favour of a new GT Daytona Pro category, Corvette has opted to split its factory effort with the C8.R across IMSA and WEC for 2022, with a single car entered in each series for the full season.
Milner and Tandy will share driving duties aboard the #64 machine in the WEC, starting with next month’s Sebring 1000 Miles opener, as they seek to challenge rival marques Ferrari and Porsche for GTE Pro honours.
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That race will mark the third WEC outing for the current C8.R outside of the Le Mans 24 Hours, following its debut at the Circuit of the Americas in early 2020 and another one-off in last year’s Spa round.
On both of those occasions Corvette struggled to match the performance of the WEC’s established GTE Pro marques, with an unfavourable Balance of Performance cited as a factor for the C8.R’s lack of competitiveness.
But both Milner and Tandy are hopeful that 2022 will…
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