Corvette Racing has split its efforts for 2022, running a single C8.R in the GTD Pro class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, driven by GTLM champions Antonio Garcia and Jordan Taylor, and another in the WEC’s GTE Pro class, to be raced by Milner and Tandy.
For now, Corvette’s only two-entry races in 2022 are the championships’ respective marquee events, the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona in January and the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June.
In addition to slight differences to the C8.R’s spec in WEC compared with IMSA, Milner, Tandy and the crew members have had to spend much time familiarizing themselves with the WEC procedures and regulations. Milner’s only regular experience of the championship has been at Le Mans – an event he has won twice with Corvette – while even Tandy’s last full-time WEC campaign was racing the LMP1 Porsche 919 Hybrid back in 2017.
However, the pair enjoyed an encouraging WEC Prologue test ahead of this Friday’s season-opening…
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