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Mike West plays the Star Spangled Banner on pit lane the day before the start of the 24 hour Le Mans race 2008.
A video you won't find on our site - taken during the same outing as "Dusk Lap," Johnny O'Connell continues his qualifying laps into the night.
On board the hood of the C6R, Johnny O'Connell takes the car out during qualifying around Circuit de la Sarthe for the 2008 24 Hour Le Mans race.
Johnny O agrees to wear a camera mounted to his helmet during qualifying laps at Le Mans in the C6R Corvette. The idea was to have him narrate the laps as you see what he sees but the engine noise, sensitivity of our mic, low sun, and high exposure to view the instruments didn't mix. Still pretty cool though...
The crew preps the cars for the 2008 Toyota Grand Prix at Long Beach to a beat all their own.
A time lapse video we took at Sebring after practice on Friday. 80 minutes of car prep condensed down to 1.
Video from the morning warmup at Sebring 2008, Johnny O'Connell in the #3 Corvette C6R taken from the rear of the right rocker panel.
Video of Johnny O'Connel preparing and getting into the ZR1 before the hot laps at Laguna. Also video of the car after the lap being covered back up - including video of the supercharged engine.
A compilation of the BBV C6Rs at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and pictures from our BadBoy Party at The Mucky Duck in Monterey CA.
We zip-tied our trusty Canon camera to the back of the #4 C6R for qualifying at Road America.
A practice session at Lime Rock Park with Johnny O'Connell behind the wheel of the C6-R.
A tour of the Pratt & Miller Engineering and Design facility.
A lap of Le Mans, France taken from the hood of the C6R.
The Long Beach scene: so-cal vibe, music, pretty girls, and oh yeah - big time ALMS racing!
In the opening minutes of the race at Laguna Seca, the number 4 Corvette C6-R was damaged due to unintentional contact. Within a couple of laps the pit crew was ready to repair the rear quarterpanel of the vette and did so in only about 60 seconds. The repair held for the duration of the 4 hour race and allowed Olivier Beretta to win the 2006 ALMS championship!
With the last race of the season approaching, Corvette needs a first place finish at Laguna Seca to hold off the Aston Martin Racing team.
The origins of Corvette Racing and badboyvettes. - now works on video ipods
Video and pictures from Lime Rock, CT 2006.
Video and pictures from the 24 hour LeMans race in France, 2006.
Video and pictures from the 24 hour LeMans race in France, 2006.



