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03 P&M Book.Qxd 2003 2003 THREE-TIME 2003CHAMPIONS Contents A Tough Challenge Brings Out Our Best . 3 Winning Start – Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring . 4 Shooting for a Three-Peat – Le Mans Test Day . 10 Both on the Podium … Not at the Top – 24 Hours of Le Mans . 12 Corvettes Roar Back – Chevy Grand Prix of Atlanta . 20 Superb at Sonoma – Infineon Grand Prix . 22 Almost Like Clockwork – Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières . 24 Cliffhanger – Toronto Grand Prix of Mosport . 26 One Lap Too Many – Road America 500 . 28 Mystery Unsolved – Fry’s Electronics Sports Car Championships . 30 The Walls Won – Grand Prix Americas . 32 Three-Time Champions – Petit Le Mans . 34 Tribute to Herb Fishel . 38 Pratt & Miller: People and Technology Creating Winners . 40 Good Times, Fun Memories . 46 The Photographers . 52 Robin’s Page . 58 Thanks To Our Sponsors . 59 Photos courtesy of Peter and Gayle Brock, John Brooks, Richard Dole, Gregory Johnson, Robert Mochernuk, David Noels, Robin Pratt, Richard Prince. Printed with permission. Three-Time Champions, copyright © 2003 Pratt & Miller Engineering & Fabrication, Inc. All rights reserved. Pratt & Miller Engineering & Fabrication, Inc. 29600 William K Smith Drive, New Hudson, MI 48165 Phone: 248-446-9800 Fax: 248-446-9020 www.prattmiller.com A TOUGH CHALLENGE BRINGS OUT OUR BEST hings are moving fast; it’s a dynamic, exciting time at Pratt & Miller Engineering. Our T Corvette team has won three consecutive GTS Team and Manufacturer championships in the American Le Mans Series. All of us can be tremendously proud of this accomplishment. It has taken a lot of hard work … nothing new there, and that won’t change. The competition is fierce, and looks like it will keep coming on strong. But we’re the kind of people who love a tough challenge; it brings out the best in us, so bring it on. Our three championship years have seen the company go through a lot of growth — more than we expected just a couple of years ago. We have really “blossomed” with new facilities, new capabilities, and new programs, such as the Cadillac CTS-VR development and our Corvette customer project for the Selleslagh Racing team in Belgium. Our expansion and success are due to the outstanding work by all the people in this book, including our engineers in the Mooresville, N.C., operation. They don’t get much of the limelight, but they have made a huge addition to our engineering capability. The growth will continue, because we have a dedicated group of people, a great track record and a lot to offer our customers. That said, we also really appreciate the confidence that GM and our other customers have in us and in our ability to get the job done right. Finally, a Pratt & Miller salute to Herb Fishel. There is a tribute to this giant of motorsports later in this book. But Herb, we just want to say, you may be retired, but don’t be a stranger. — Jim Miller and Gary Pratt PRATT & MILLER ENGINEERING 20032003 THREE-TIME CHAMPIONS SEBRING Sebring International Raceway 3.7 miles, 5.95 km Sebring, Florida MOBIL 1 12 HOURS OF SEBRING March. 15, 2003 Qualifying: 1st GTS: #4 Corvette C5-R, Oliver Gavin, 111.910 mph (record) 2nd GTS: #3 Corvette C5-R, n the 51st running of the 12 Hours of Sebring, there looked to be a battle- Johnny O’Connell, 111.504 mph royal shaping up between the Pratt & Miller Corvettes and a pair of Race: Winning Start IProdrive Ferrari 550 Maranellos. In the preliminary practice sessions, 1st GTS: #3 Corvette C5-R, CORVETTES FIRST AND THIRD these four cars swapped fast times around so often it was hard to tell Ron Fellows, Johnny O’Connell, AT SEBRING who might have the hot setup. Franck Freon, 332 laps 3rd GTS: #4 Corvette C5-R, CORVETTE SPEED Oliver Gavin, Kelly Collins, Andy When it came to qualifying, however, the Corvettes showed they had found Pilgrim, 283 laps some extra speed over the winter, relegating the Prodrive cars to third and fourth in the GTS starting order. Oliver Gavin took pole position in the number- 4 Corvette, with Johnny O’Connell second in the number-3 car. Both cars were under Ron Fellows’ three-year-old qualifying record, and Gavin’s pole time (1m59.024s) bettered the old mark by a little over half a second. “I enjoy this track because it seems to reward you when you start pushing hard,” said Gavin after his record-setting run “Over the winter Pratt & Miller has been working hard on performance gains, and also making the cars even more bullet-proof. I think today is proof that the work has paid off. Even so, the Prodrive cars are going to be extremely difficult to beat.” 4 PRATT & MILLER ENGINEERING 20032003 THREE-TIME CHAMPIONS THE TEAM JimTC Miller GaryTC Pratt DanTC Binks RayTC Gongla 005 PRATT & MILLER ENGINEERING 20032003 THREE-TIME CHAMPIONS CLOSE FIGHT, BUT NOT FOR LONG The race started at 10:30 Saturday morning, and in the early going the expected Corvette-Ferrari battle was fierce. The lead switched back and forth several times during the first two driving stints. But at about the two-hour mark the first SEBRING crack appeared in the Ferraris’ reliability armor, when one of the cars made a long stop for a cool- ing problem. About a half-hour later the other Prodrive car spent considerable time in the pits while its crew worked on the brakes. The Prodrive team never recovered those set- backs, which elevated the number-3 Corvette to second in GTS. For the next eight hours the Corvettes ran first and second, holding a lead of several laps over their closest pursuers. Eventually one of the Ferraris worked its way back to third place, but four laps back was a close as it got before retiring with mechanical problems with a little over three hours to go. The other Prodrive car inherited third, but it was considerably farther behind. LOOKING GOOD, UNTIL… Just when things were looking hopeful for a Corvette 1-2 finish, there was a demonstration of how quickly and unexpectedly fortunes can turn. The drive shaft broke on the number-4 car. “We were leading and things were looking pretty good,” Gavin explained. “Then, just at the end of the front straight, it started vibrating for a second and then I heard a loud bang! The Sebring track is very hard on race cars, but I never expected a drive shaft would cause us to retire. It’s just frustrating after leading for so long.” 6 PRATT & MILLER ENGINEERING 20032003 THREE-TIME CHAMPIONS THE TEAM TCRon Fellows TCJohnny O’Connell TCOliver Gavin TCKelly Collins 007 PRATT & MILLER ENGINEERING 20032003 THREE-TIME CHAMPIONS SEBRING With the number-4 Corvette sidelined, Fellows, O’Connell and Freon took the The number-3 Corvette completed 15 more laps than in its 2002 victory lead and eventually the remaining Prodrive Ferrari moved into second place. run, and finished one position higher in the overall order (eighth). It was There were very few caution periods and attrition was high on the tough old O’Connell’s fifth career win at Sebring, and he has developed a special Sebring track. Even though they were not running for most of the last two liking for the historic circuit. hours, Gavin, Collins and Pilgrim still wound up third in GTS. “Once you win at a track you fall in love with it,” Johnny said. “This is “This is a tough track and the key is durability,” commented Fellows after his a place where the car finds where it wants to run. You have to get your second consecutive Sebring win. “Our guys prepared great cars and it was just ego out of the lap time, get your head into winning, and run the car where unfortunate what happened to Oliver. I was behind him when he pulled off and it wants to run. they told us over the radio what the problem was. After that you tend to shift a “We are part of a great team; we were quick and consistent, and we had little easier and back down the pace a bit.” a trouble-free run,” O’Connell added. “The racing gods smiled on us again.” 8 PRATT & MILLER ENGINEERING 20032003 THREE-TIME CHAMPIONS THE TEAM TCFranck Freon TCAndy Pilgrim TCDoug Louth TCLynn Bishop 009 PRATT & MILLER ENGINEERING 20032003 THREE-TIME CHAMPIONS 800 MILES IN 8 HOURS Shooting For A Three-Peat Dan Binks, crew chief of the number-53 Corvette driven by Ron Fellows, 24 HOURS OF LE MANS TEST DAY Johnny O’Connell and Franck Freon, said their car put in a smooth, solid LE MANS, FRANCE session, covering some 800 miles during the eight hours the track was open. MAY 4, 2003 “We got in a lot of scientific testing,” said Binks, “and also were able to work on some small comfort things that will help the drivers.” orvette Racing returned to the Sarthe circuit in north-west France, on a An engine had to be replaced in the number-50 mission to win the team’s third consecutive 24 Hours of Le Mans. They Corvette driven by Oliver Gavin, Kelly Collins and Cbrought two new Corvette C5-Rs, accompanied by crews and drivers Andy Pilgrim. now seasoned and experienced in the French classic. “The crew did a great hurry-up change and “The drivers liked the new cars,” said Gary Pratt, team manager. “They we were back on the track in an hour,” said Ray were especially happy with the handling and braking.
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