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How a Corvette C6.R comes to life

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

Additional Coverage

See the links below for coverage from Autoblog, Car and Driver, Motor Trend, and others. Autoblog http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/05/how-a-corvette-c6-r-comes-to-life-autoblog-tours-pratt-and-miller/ Car and Driver http://blog.caranddriver.com/track-to-street-chevy’s-corvette-c6-r-gt2-helps-make-a-better-production-vette/ Motor Trend http://wot.motortrend.com/6616969/motorsports/2010-corvette-c6r-is-zr1-based-le-mans-bound/index.html --- Other coverage http://www.insideline.com/chevrolet/corvette/2010/unveiled-2010-chevrolet-corvette-c6-r.html http://jalopnik.com/5484583/how-corvette-racing-makes-a-better-zr1 http://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2010/03/first-look-c6-r-and-the-production-corvette-zr1/ http://www.automoblog.net/2010/03/03/corvette-racing-c6-r-pr...

Pratt and Miller Uses ANSYS and fe-safe Software to Redesign Race Car Part

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

Simulation and fatigue analysis enables engineers to design new brake pedal face.

by DE Editors | Published March 8, 2010 http://www.deskeng.com/articles/aaawfb.htm ANSYS, Inc. announced that race car engineering specialists Pratt & Miller used a combination of software from ANSYS and its partner Safe Technology Limited to redesign a cracked brake pedal face. The team used ANSYS engineering simulation products and fe-safe fatigue analysis technology to explore design alternatives and identify a solution that strengthened the part without excessive weight or compromising on race performance. Pratt and Miller Uses ANSYS and fe-safe Software to Redesign Race Car Part Caption: Image courtesy of ANSYS, Inc. The open architecture of ANSYS technology combined with the fatigue analysis capabilities of fe-safe software to enable Pratt & Miller to identify an optimal r...

Stevenson Motorsports Claims First Race Podium Finish For 2010 Chevrolet Camaro in Rolex GT

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

Stevenson Continental GS Team Ends Race In The Garage With Mechanical Failures, But New Parts Are On The Way

GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No.16 The No. 57 Stevenson Motorsports / VinSolutions / BryanMark Financial Chevrolet Camaro GT.R, driven by Andrew Davis and Robin Liddell, came home in second place in the second race of the 2010 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No.16, held at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Miami, Florida. Moving up from fourth to third as the race was nearing the end Liddell then passed the No. 70 SpeedSource Mazda with less than seven minutes left to move up into the second spot. This marked the first podium finish for the team in 2010 and the first for the new Chevrolet Camaro in a professional racing series. Team Manager Mike Johnson: “We feel great about being the first team to give the new Camaro a p...

How a Corvette C6.R comes to life

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

Autoblog tours Pratt & Miller shop

Racing improves the breed. How many times have you heard some automaker PR flack spout that line in order to justify a motorsports program? When it comes to NASCAR, which is still the most popular form of racing in the United States, it's clearly a complete fallacy. Open wheel racing, be it at Indianapolis or Monaco, largely falls into the same bucket. There is, however, one form of motorsports where there truly is a feedback loop: sports car racing like the kind on display in the American Le Mans Series. One example is staring you in the face every time you look at the nose of a contemporary Corvette. When the C6 Corvette debuted, many fans complained about the styling, including the front air intake and the departure of the long running pop-up headlamps. The C6 brought a new larger ce...

Sebring Corvette Corral Schedule

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

See attached PDF for details......

Updated Schedules for Sebring

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

all updated schedules: SEBRING RACE MARCH 17-20, 2010 SPEED Television Coverage starts at 9:00 AM CST, Saturday, March 20, 2010 SEBRING ENTRIES: (03/05/10) http://www.imsaracing.net/2010/events/sebring/2010%20ALMS%20Sebring%20Entries.pdf SCHEDULE: (03/05/10) http://www.imsaracing.net/2010/events/sebring/2010%20Sebring%20Schedule%20and%20Supp%20Regs.pdf TRACK MAP http://www.imsaracing.net/2010/events/sebring/raceway%20map.pdf TICKET INFO: http://www.sebringraceway.com/12hr_tickets.lasso CORVETTE CORRAL: (03/05/10) http://www.imsaracing.net/2010/carcorrals/sebring/corvette corral schedule.pdf 2009 SPOTTERS GUIDE: http://www.spotterguides.com/ WEATHER: http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Sebring&state=FL&site=TBW&te...

Pratt & Miller Engineering Announces Sales Manager for new Collector Car Restoration Division

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

New Hudson, Mich., February 17, 2010 – Pratt & Miller Engineering is proud to introduce Kevin Otto as the sales manager for the new Collector Car Restorations Division. Otto, with more than 20 years of automotive industry sales and experience, will be working with Program Director Mike Atkins in promoting Pratt & Miller's latest division of collector and muscle car restorations and modifications. "After talking with Kevin I knew he was going to be a great fit for the position," said Atkins. "His unique blend of restoration business experience and sales proficiency shows great promise for success." Pratt & Miller recently announced the opening of their Collector Car Restoration Division. They offer full vehicle fabrication, frame off restorations and restoration modifications to ...

Pratt & Miller Announces new Collector Car Restoration Division

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

New Hudson, Mich., February 17, 2010 – Introducing a new endeavor for Pratt & Miller Engineering, co-founder Gary Pratt proudly announced the Collector Car Restorations Division. This new division has the capabilities for complete car fabrication, frame off restorations and restoration modification, a process in which classic and muscle cars are outfitted with modern chassis components and high performance engines. “We are excited to offer our professional engineering, and custom fabrication services to the muscle and collector car crowd,” said Pratt. After attending Barrett Jackson Auto Auction in Scottsdale Arizona this January, both Pratt and C6RS and Collector Car Restorations Division program director Mike Atkins were excited with the opportunity to break into this field....

Jan Magnussen Joins Stevenson Team In Rolex Series Camaro GT.R

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Will share driving duties in the No. 97 car with Gunter Schaldach

The name Jan Magnussen is well known in the world of sportscar racing. Any team fortunate enough to sign him enjoys the benefit of having his significant talents working solidly for them in their quest to quash the competition. Too many teams know the challenge of racing against him. Today, Stevenson Motorsports Manager Mike Johnson announced that Magnussen will be joining the team to co-drive the No. 97 Stevenson Motorsports / Lala Motorsports / BryanMark Financial / VinSolutions 2010 Chevrolet Camaro GT.R with Gunter Schaldach for the balance of the still young 2010 race schedule. Johnson: “We had such a great experience with Jan in the No. 57 car at the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona. When he said he wanted to do more races with us, it made sense to put him in the No. 97 car for the ...

Pratt & Miller Announces new Collector Car Restoration Division

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Corvette Racing to Return to Le Mans in 2010

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Corvette Racing Confirms Full-Season ALMS Schedule, Revises Endurance Racing Driver Lineup

DETROIT, Feb. 9, 2010 – Corvette Racing will take on its most formidable challenge to date when it competes in the GT2 class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in Le Mans, France, on June 12-13. The twin Compuware Corvette C6.R race cars are among the 17 entries in the GT2 class invited by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO), organizers of the classic endurance race. Corvette Racing has scored six wins in the GTS/GT1 class at Le Mans since 2001, including a victory in last year's race. The GT2 version of the Corvette C6.R, which is based on the production Corvette ZR1, made its competition debut in August 2009, competing in five American Le Mans Series events and scoring the team's first GT2 win at Mosport International Raceway. The list of invitees in the GT2 class for Le Mans includes two ...

Twin Stevenson Camaro GT.Rs Finish In Top Ten At The Rolex 24

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

In debut race, after leading through the night, No. 57 car suffers gearbox problem and No. 97 car loses most of its front bodywork. Despite setbacks, both cars finish at speed.

When the twin Stevenson Motorsports / BryanMark Financial / VinSolutions 2010 Chevrolet Camaro GT.Rs began their racing life in the 48th running of the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona International Speedway, it looked like a shot at immediate success was in the offering. The No. 57 car, driven by Andrew Davis and Robin Liddell – joined at this race by Jan Magnussen – took the GT class lead in the early evening hours and held first place right through to the light of morning. Then, as the dawn of a new day came around, Davis reported a problem with the gearbox as he exited the bus stop chicane and brought the car into the garage for repairs. After replacing the gearbox, and going down a good number of laps to the new leaders in the process, Liddell, Davis and Magnussen steadily climbed b...

Twin Stevenson Camaro GS.Rs Finish In Top Ten At Daytona

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

First race of 2010 a smashing success

When the Grand-Am Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge Series began with the Fresh from Florida 200 at Daytona International Speedway, on January 29, 2010, both brand new Chevrolet Camaro race cars from Stevenson Motorsports scored top ten finishes. The No. 6 and 9 Stevenson Motorsports entries started 45th and 24th on the grid and after a hard fought, and well planned run they finished 5th and 8th respectively. Jeff Bucknum and Matt Bell were paired in the No. 6 Stevenson Motorsports / Sunoco-Camaro GS.R and after a technical infraction forced them to start at the very back of the GS grid, the pair managed to plow their way through the rest of the 77 car field. Along the way they were nudged by eager competitors resulting in bodywork damages, but fortunately the hits were not hard...

Follow Jan Magnussen at Daytona

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

By Jan Magnussen Presse - Jan Kaiser - 29-01-2010

If you want to follow the proceedings of Jan Magnussen and his team Stevenson Motorsports at this years 24 hour race at Daytona you will have the following possibilities: We will try to update the website as often as possible. You can through facebook sign up on the official Jan Magnussen fan group. If you have the possibility of viewing Eurosport 2 they will be showing the first two hours and last two hours of the race. Last but not least you can go for live timing at www.grand-am.com. ...

Rolex 24 Preview

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Rolex 24 preview is now available as a free download or listen on demand at http://www.radiolemans.com or on itunes...

Pratt & Miller engineered Motus MST-01 featured in Motorcyclist Magazine

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Please click to download attached PDF to read the article as featured in Motorcyclist Magazine....

Stevenson Motorsports To Field Four New Camaros In 2010 Season

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Two cars in the Grand-Am Rolex and two in the Continental Tire Series

When the 2010 racing season opens at Daytona International Speedway at the end of January, Stevenson Motorsports will introduce four brand new Chevrolet Camaro race cars. At the January test days – ‘The Roar Before The 24’ - the team will debut two new Pratt & Miller built Camaro GT.Rs for the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No.16. They will also compete in the Grand-Am Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge Series with a pair of Riley Technologies built Camaro GS.Rs. All four cars – and the drivers - will be introduced to the media at Daytona International Speedway during the “Roar Before The 24” test days to take place from January 8th through the 10th. For fans of the Chevrolet marque, the return of the Camaro could not be a more welcome ...

C6RS review on www.thesmokingtire.com

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Click the links below to read the article and watch the video. http://www.thesmokingtire.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXffe0cKZRw&feature=player_embedded...

Pratt & Miller Engineering featured in Automation Alley's X-OLOGY Magazine

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

fueling advanced manufacturing tech

Please see the attached PD file to read the article on Pratt & Miller from Automation Alley's X-Ology Magazine....

Exclusive First Look: Motus Motorcycles MST-01 1650cc Sport Tourer

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

A look inside, American-made, V-Four-powered Honda VFR1200 fighter with Katech-developed, Corvette-inspired engine.

By Kevin Cameron | Studio photos by Marc Bonderenko www.bondarenkophoto.com for Motus Motorcycles January 2010 Originally posted at http://www.cycleworld.com/article.asp?section_id=41&article_id=2102&utm_source=Motus+Updates&utm_campaign=31187638a8-Motus_Updates_v1_012_4_2009&utm_medium=email Hard times bring change. Currency shifts are making Japanese goods less attractive, European goods more so. How about American-made goods? Maybe it's time for a new motorcycle enterprise. Here comes Motus (Latin for "motion"), designed in Birmingham, Alabama, with Made in USA all over it. I spoke with Brian Case, vice-president and Design Director at Motus. When you log onto the Motus website you read, "Engineered in Michigan, designed and built in Alabama." Engineering is by Pratt & Mille...

Motus Motorcycles Completes World's First Direct Injected V4 Engine

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Motus Motorcycles has been working secretly with Katech Engines to develop the world's first direct-injected V4 engine. Named the KMV4, the engine is an advanced, high performance powertrain designed for Motus MST motorcycles. Now undergoing extensive durability testing, the KMV4 is also the first American V4 ever built for a production vehicle. Alabama-based Motus will compete with foreign manufacturers currently dominating the popular sport touring segment. Sport tourers blend the two largest motorcycle segments, sport bikes and tourers, by combining comfort and performance. To be competitive in the performance oriented world of sport touring, Motus determined that a proprietary engine would be needed. "To create the ultimate sport tourer, ...

New Stevenson Camaro GT.R To Participate In December Test Days

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST

Pratt & Miller Built GT Challenger Will Undergo First Shakedown Run At Daytona

When the 2010 season of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No.16 opens on January 30th, with the 48th running of the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona, a brand new Stevenson Motorsports / BryanMark Financial / VinSolutions 2010 Camaro GT.R will be on the grid and looking to kick off a great new season of racing in the GT Class. The initial shakedown of the Pratt & Miller built Camaro will come with the team’s participation in the December 8 and 9 Rolex Series test days at Daytona International Speedway. Having enjoyed a great run with the Pontiac GXP.R the last two seasons, the team decided to retain all they have learned with that chassis by swapping the Pontiac body for the new 2010 Camaro body. As Pratt & Miller Engineering built the original ...

Brilliant third place for SRT in FIA GT with Longin-Ruffier

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

SRT – FIA GT 2009

ZOLDER, BELGIUM. Bert Longin and James Ruffier finished off the FIA season with SRT in beauty. In Zolder the Belgian-French duo drove to a sixth place, the eighth consecutive time this season that the team has finished in the points and at the same time the SRT team as also both drivers, Ruffier and Longin were also assured of their third place in respectively the teams’ and drivers’ championship of the FIA GT. Back in 2003 SRT were to first private team in the world to compete with a Corvette C5-R in the Belcar, grew on through to the FFSA GT and FIA GT, last season won a first race in the FIA GT and are now closing off the era of the FIA GT with a bronze medal in what in reality is the World Championship for GT cars. “In the first place we are now going to thoroughly enjoy it and w...

Great Networking at Pratt & Miller

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Automation Alley

We had a wonderful evening last night at our Fall Member Networking Event, hosted by Pratt & Miller Engineering. The event was a smashing success, with more than 240 Automation Alley members in attendance. We would like to thank Pratt & Miller Engineering for generously hosting us at their state-of-the-art facility and providing delicious hors d'oeuvres and beverages. Pratt & Miller proudly displayed their wide range of engineering capabilities with race cars, military vehicles, transporters and more. View pictures of the event here. About Pratt & Miller Providing clients with leading-edge engineering and low-volume manufacturing solutions, Pratt & Miller is a world-class engineering company and a respected leader in automotive, commercial, military and aerospace industries. ...

SRT SCORES PODIUM IN FINAL FFSA GT1

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

SRT – 2009 – FFSA GT

LEDENON, FRANCE. The final FFSA GT-weekend of the season in Lédenon turned out to be an exceptional one. As with all other GT1 teams SRT closed off the era of these beautiful GT1 power beasts in style. The occasional SRT drivers duo Ange Barde and Eric Cayrolle brought the Merchtem based team’s Corvette C6.R up into a fourth and third place, a third podium for Eric Cayrolle in four races with SRT. And on this note SRT provisionally closes off more than 5 years of French GT, and all that remains for Patrick Selleslagh’s team this season is the major FIA GT final round at Zolder in one week’s time. In this final round the Frenchman James Ruffier teamed up with the Belgian Bert Longin will be battling it out for their third place in the FIA GT championship. In previous years the GT...