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WE’VE WEATHERED THE STORM AND COME OUT STRONGER It has been a difficult couple of years in our industry, but we have weathered the storm. And now that we’re through the dark days, all the good things we hoped would happen are happening. It’s all thanks to the hard work, focus, expertise, and some sacrifice, on the part of our employees. Our biggest customer, GM, kept us with them through the bankruptcy, and that decision wasn’t because we were the low-cost provider. It was because we were – and are – the best. Now, GM is showing their confidence in us with the new CTS-V race car program, and increasing activities in all the areas where we’ve been involved in the past. We’ve been doing extremely innovative work that has caught the attention of some very sophisticated customers, who have been pleased and excited about what we accomplished for them. As a result, the engineering services business has grown dramatically, including areas like robotics and autonomous vehicle controllers – projects that are right out there on the leading edge of the world’s emerging technologies. That’s what we always hoped our efforts would accomplish. It’s also interesting how our roots in motorsport affect the perceptions of customers and prospective employees. Do they think it’s a frivolous activity, just done as a hobby, that could never mean anything significant for them? In reality, the exact opposite is true. When they see what we’ve done, the sophistication of our equipment and facilities, and we explain the science we use to make our motorsports programs successful, they’re wowed. The excitement of it all makes a very good blend. When they – both customers and prospective employees – understand the level of the science we’re engaged in, and our commitment to it, they stick around. We have attracted very good people to work here, and we want to thank all our people for what they did through the uncertain times. We made a decision not to reduce our staff, even though we were facing significant cutbacks from some of our biggest customers; we just thought is was the right thing to do, for our people and our business. Almost everybody took some form of a pay cut in order to rationalize that strategy, and we credit everyone for their willingness to accept unwelcome reality, all the while continuing to exceed the expectations of our customers. Now we’re seeing growth in areas we’ve been commercializing, like our software. Our racing-evolved Vehicle Engineering System is now in use by major car companies for their production-vehicle development. That’s just one of a number of areas, but it’s indicative of the quality and value that others see in what we do. All of us can be proud of the success we are achieving. Jim Miller and Gary Pratt

CONTENTS 28 Corvid Technologies 44 Customer Teams 31 Corvette Racing 2010 44 Phoenix Racing 3 Creating Innovation 32 Sebring Storm 45 DKR Engineering, 4 Engineering Services 33 California Dreamin’ 46 Rudolph Racing, Selleslagh Racing 10 Manufacturing 34 Le Mans: On a Mission 47 Grand-Am Racing Teams 16 Computer-Aided Design 36 The Long March 48 For Those Who Serve 18 Software Solutions 38 Grand Finale 50 From the Edior 20 Collector Car Restoration 40 Teamwork 51 Pratt & Miller Employees 22 Embedded Systems and Electrical Production 41 Thanks, Johnny O 23 Quality Assurance 42 Sponsors and Partners 24 Motorsports Engineering 43 2010 Team

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13412 Book.indd 2 4/27/11 2:10 PM DESIGN. DEVELOP. BUILD. RACE. W I N . PRATT & MILLER ENGINEERING Creating Innovation

Pratt & Miller Engineering is steeped in the dynamic, urgent culture of auto “It’s our biggest advantage and selling point,” says Doug Louth, the company’s racing. It was the company’s reason for being when Jim Miller and Gary Pratt motorsports engineering director. “We’re using and developing leading-edge tools formed the company in 1989; now it’s a way of life that’s as natural as breathing. and processes – the most advanced engineering in the industry, with world-leading Success in racing requires a no-excuses, can-do attitude that demands results. expertise in vehicle simulation. We’re at the same level as the world’s biggest The race won’t wait if you’re not ready. If there’s a problem, solve it, now. And that corporations, but with the fastest cycle times thanks to our racing DNA.” breeds innovation. Pratt & Miller can take projects every step of the way from concept to production That is an ethos that serves them well in whatever engineering project the with the experience, skills, pride and passion to deliver a successful result. company undertakes, whether it’s an entirely new concept for an ultra-efficient production vehicle, development of a navy missile system, or robotic systems for military or surgical applications. Any and all are tackled with the same intensity and efficiency, and with the capability for remarkably quick turnaround times using methods and practices developed in the crucible of .

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13412 Book.indd 3 4/27/11 2:10 PM P R A T T & MILLER ENGINEERING 2010 ENGINEERING SERVICES Aptera 2e Development

X PRIZE FINALIST Pratt & Miller’s continuing work with Aptera Motors includes refining the body Final results, validated by Argonne National Laboratories, put structure, modeling and testing. In 2010, Pratt & Miller supported Aptera’s entry Aptera fifth overall and fourth in the fuel economy test with weighted in the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize competition to achieve over average fuel economy of 194.3 MPGe. That’s real-world efficiency 100 MPGe (equivalent miles per gallon) in a production-capable vehicle. This more than 6 times higher than the current CAFÉ standard. The support included competition strategy, logistics and transport, and a full-time Aptera 2e also demonstrated a range greater than 100 miles by race engineer, who was assigned to the team to assist with vehicle development, driving that distance at speed with some battery reserve remaining data acquisition and telemetry. Preparation work involved analyzing problems at the end. Other performance data from the competition included and creating solutions, operating just like a race team. It included manufacturing a speed of 47 mph in the double lane change avoidance maneuver, removable composite body panels, suspension and handling optimization, weight and lateral acceleration of 0.87g on the 300-ft. skid pad, both reduction, wind tunnel testing, and an engine oiling system redesign. recorded under the extreme scrutiny of the test team for Consumer More than 111 teams entered the competition, and preliminary events reduced Reports/Consumer’s Union at Michigan International Speedway the field to 12 finalists, including the Aptera, which was arguably the most as part of the X Prize Competition. production-representative vehicle in the group.

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Cadillac V-Series Performance Lab

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE APPLIED APPLIED Cadillac marketing developed the CTS-V Performance Lab, a tour of six stops Elements of the program focused the cars’ dynamic performance, including the at prestigious venues around the country, primarily for the launch of its new CTS-V 556-hp, supercharged , Brembo brakes, Michelin Pilot Sport tires, and Coupe. The CTS family of vehicles was utilized to reinforce messages taught in a also on their “smart” systems, such as electronic stability control and the adaptive classroom setting to introduce prospective customers, and educate some dealers suspension’s magnetic rheological dampers. Making sure that these sophisticated as well as regional salespeople, to the technical attributes and performance sub-systems were working properly in concert and presented in an attractive manner capabilities of the V-Series. required a thorough knowledge and understanding of how the systems function ENGINEERING SERVICES Pratt & Miller provided technical support for this program, both in preparing and and interact. Cadillac chose Pratt & Miller because of their level of knowledge maintaining the 50 cars on the tour, as well as interacting with participants to answer and experience with these types of state-of-the-art technologies. questions about technical aspects of these highly advanced vehicles. Pratt & Miller The goal was to ensure that the participants’ experiences with the cars were personnel at the events included an on-site manager, electrical diagnosis technicians, always premium and flawless. Over the course of the tour more than 3,000 and several racing technicians. Pratt & Miller also provided a previous-generation prospective V-Series buyers received just that. CTS-V race car for display.

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ENGINEERING SERVICES Military Applications

SUPERIOR EQUIPMENT AND SPEED Pratt & Miller is working with the US Army’s research and development organizations on manned and unmanned ground and combat support systems. These groups recognize the potential for tapping Pratt & Miller’s expertise in racing-related technologies, and applying it to military vehicles. They are particularly interested in Pratt & Miller’s capabilities, ingrained in the racing culture, for development time compression and speed of execution. The goal is to apply the latest and best technologies to providing – as quickly as possible – superior equipment for the armed forces.

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Survivability in a Harsh Environment

To this end, Pratt & Miller is leveraging its expertise in modeling and simulation, specifically focusing on a subject that is very much a part of race car design – survivability of both a vehicle and its occupants in an environment that is often both harsh and demanding of peak performance. In racing, tremendous improvements have been made in this area over the past 20

years, and now Pratt & Miller is applying this knowledge to “force ENGINEERING SERVICES protection” in such military equipment as seats, helmets, cockpit design, and vehicle structure for both manned vehicles, and unmanned robotic systems.

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ENGINEERING SERVICES Motus: The Ultimate Sport Touring Motorcycle

INNOVATIVE DESIGN AND VIRTUAL DEVELOPMENT For Pratt & Miller Engineering, designing and developing a 2-wheeled vehicle was a new challenge, but one they were well equipped to tackle. “It was a story of others doing what they do well and us doing what we do well,” says Lynn Bishop, engineering director at Pratt & Miller. “And it’s exciting because Motus is doing something completely new in the motorcycle industry.” Pratt & Miller’s part involved applying race-proven technologies, like the company’s computer-aided engineering tools, to the design process for the frame and body, and using their sophisticated simulation in developing the suspension and handling systems. In fact, development in the virtual world has meant that most of the work was done before any prototype construction was started, which greatly compressed the design, development and manufacturing timeline.

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“We are thrilled about our partnership with Pratt & Miller. They have a total commitment to excellence, a world-class staff, and proprietary technology that allow small companies like Motus to compete on a global basis. Because their engineering and fabrication teams are all under one roof, they can build complex vehicle packages with very few iterations.” LEE CONN, PRESIDENT MOTUS MOTORCyCLES

MANUFACTURING AND VALIDATION Seamless transition from engineering and virtual simulation into rapid prototyping and manufacturing is a core strength at Pratt & Miller that helped Motus meet specific time and budgetary goals in developing the MST series of motorcycles. Rather than managing multiple vendors for fabrication, machine work, carbon composite bodywork, and electronics, Motus was able to use Pratt & Miller’s in-house capabilities to get their motorcycles engineered, built, and ENGINEERING SERVICES iterated efficiently. “We have constant communication with our program managers, engineers and the various manufacturing teams which allows us to pull in various experts and departments as needed in a very effective and timely way,” said Brian Case, Motus VP and Director of Design. “It is hard to imagine how we could have gotten so much done in such a short time without Pratt & Miler’s multi-disciplinary approach.”

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13412 Book.indd 9 4/27/11 2:12 PM P R A T T & MILLER ENGINEERING 2010 MANUFACTURING State-of-the-Art Capabilities

Pratt & Miller specializes in low-volume, prototype manufacturing. It’s the natural “build” extension of the company’s high-level design and engineering development capabilities. In fact, manufacturing has been an integral part of Pratt & Miller’s operations from the very beginning with its production of race cars. Today’s manufacturing capabilities include rapid prototyping, CNC machining, metal fabrication, composite tooling, and precision assembly.

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ACCELERATED TIMING Pratt & Miller’s primary advantage and competitive edge is its ability to produce prototype components very quickly. Thanks to the company’s racing-bred skills in working within tight timelines and getting things right the first time, Pratt & Miller can advance a project from an idea to a finished product much quicker than other companies. MANUFACTURING

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MANUFACTURING Fabrication

FROM DESIGN TO THE REAL THING Fabrication transforms a viable, validated design into a real, working component. Pratt & Miller’s fabricators have specialist skills in many different disciplines, from metal working and welding to composites construction, assembly and finishing. The company is continually making the investments necessary to employ people with high levels of expertise, and dedication, and to provide them with the best, most current equipment for doing their jobs to the best of their considerable abilities.

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Machine Shop

MICRO-PRECISION Machining is an exacting aspect of manufacturing parts to extremely close dimensional tolerances. It requires a combination of highly skilled operators using high-quality, specialized equipment. This department has been in operation since Pratt & Miller was founded, and today it can fulfill all the company’s manufacturing and race-team needs. The machinists use advanced CNC equipment as a key step in a highly automated process for manufacturing precision components, start-to- finish from design through production. MANUFACTURING

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MANUFACTURING Composites

STRENGTH, LIGHTNESS, DURABILITy Producing components made of composites is another specialized skill, given the material’s unique properties. Composite components offer a combination of high strength and light weight that make them highly valued in products that demand high efficiency and fuel economy in combination with optimumoptimum performance.performance.

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SPEED OF PRODUCTION Working with composites is a relatively new discipline, and advances are ongoing at a rapid pace. Pratt & Miller’s team stays on the leading edge, to provide customers with the latest and best that composites have to offer; as in its other areas of manufacturing, speed of production is what sets Pratt & Miller apart. MANUFACTURING

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13412 Book.indd 15 4/27/11 2:13 PM P R A T T & MILLER EENGINEERINGN G I N E E R I N G 220100 1 0 COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN Virtual Head-Start

SIMULATED REALITy Pratt & Miller’s CAD department performs design and structural analysis for all the company’s projects; doing it on a computer saves a great deal of time and cost by reducing the number of actual prototypes that have to be built and tested. The Pratt & Miller approach is to acquire the best software for the job, then develop it in-house to best suit the specifics of the project. Recently, Pratt & Miller’s design software has been applied to the Aptera 2e, a Daytona Prototype chassis, military vehicle suspensions and carbon bodies, and the new Cadillac CTS-V.R race car.

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ANALySIS AND TESTING An important resource is the FARO Technologies laser scanner, with which they can digitize complex surfaces for analysis and testing, and reverse-engineer existing components in the computer environment to make improvements. Working from a body in clay, they use laser scanning to bring it into the virtual world for aerodynamic analysis COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN or other simulations and testing. The team also is doing crash analyses of composite vehicles, and ballistic impact studies to verify that their simulations of an actual event – like a high- speed stone impact – are accurate replications. “What we design usually gets built,” says Gary Latham, design manager, “and the parts get built quickly. So we get immediate feedback, and therefore learn faster and make quicker advances. Also, our designers have a lot of experience, DESIGN which makes a big difference, and our racing culture certainly adds to it.” 17

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It began with the Pratt & Miller race team’s desire for a competitive advantage in their development, analysis and testing of race cars, and their ability to formulate race strategy. The objective was to optimize their cars’ performance and win races. Data acquisition systems can deliver massive volumes of information, but the trick is making sense of it and finding productive ways to make improvements. That’s where the proprietary software programs that Pratt & Miller has developed for racing pay off; they quickly and efficiently distill the volumes of data and lead engineers toward the right adjustments or changes.

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A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE Of course, these programs also can apply successfully to production car development, which can help give OEMs an advantage in a very competitive industry. Prime examples include Pratt & Miller’s LapTime Simulator software, with which engineers can predict and optimize a car’s performance, and the Vehicle Engineering System Software (VES), a powerful program that can store and manage

large amounts of CAD, CAE, and other data for immediate use by any number of SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS people for analysis, simulation, or decision-making. “VES greatly reduces a development team’s turn-around time,” says Kumar Periannan, manager of the computer-aided engineering department. “They can do a lot of the preliminary development work in a virtual environment, and that’s much quicker and less expensive than building expensive prototypes and testing on pavement.”

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1970 Chevelle SS 396 Convertible This 1970 Chevelle was the beneficiary of Pratt & Miller’s museum-quality, Platinum Level Restoration, including OE numbers matching. That required many hours of research to ensure accuracy for every detail. The car was completely disassembled, and every part examined carefully to assess whether it could be reused, or should be refurbished or replaced. Media blasting took the components down to bare metal – a process that demands skill, experience, good judgment, and properly engineered equipment. Body and frame damage was repaired, and then the inside of the body was powder-coated. With the body back on the frame, all the panels were fitted together with consistent and perfectly aligned gaps. Every part was painted and reassembled exactly as they were when the car was built 41 years ago. Over the past 20 years, Pratt & Miller has emerged as an industry leader in designing, developing and building factory race cars. Now, the company is applying that expertise, and associated resources, to a full range of restoration services for collector cars. The restoration team specializes in all-steel body repairs, using lead, not synthetic filler, and the assignment can be anything from a partial restoration to a complete frame-off project. They have applied their skills and craftsmanship to vintage racers, hot rods, and 1960s and ’70s performance cars – some that are daily drivers and some that are concours-quality show cars.

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1968 The owner of this ’68 Camaro resto-mod will have the ultimate sleeper. It will be powered by the supercharged 7-liter V8 engine that goes into Pratt & Miller’s Corvette C6RS supercar, which produces 720 hp and 820 lb.-ft. of torque. To manage all that power, the suspension is being changed to an independent system with upper and lower control arms front and rear. A roll cage is being added but the custom interior will look stock. As far as classics go, this one is a wolf wearing sheep’s clothing.

1962 Plymouth valiant This resto-mod project began with an engine swap – a fuel-injected 6.1 Hemi in place of the original inline 6, which demanded major engine-bay modifications before the big V8 could be installed. A Reilly Motor Sports independent coil-over system front and rear replaces the original suspension, and Dynamat sound deadener was added to the body to hush road noise. The interior is completely custom, with heated and cooled driving seats by Recaro, a custom Kenwood touch-screen stereo including navigation, plus a back-up camera, power windows, and a Vintage Air A/C system. COLLECTOR CAR RESTORATION

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13412 Book.indd 21 4/27/11 2:14 PM P R A T T & MILLER ENGINEERING 2010 EMBEDDED SYSTEMS AND ELECTRICAL PRODUCTION Critical Functions, Higher Performance

Pratt & Miller’s Electrical Production and Embedded Systems groups work The Electrical Production group comprises designers and builders with extensive eleCtriCal SyStemS hand in hand to ensure that every vehicle incorporates the latest technological expertise in vehicle wiring systems. The work of these two groups results in Electrical systems serve primary and advancements. Jonathan Nicols, head of Embedded Systems, believes this is the Pratt & Miller products that are more efficiently integrated, and achieve higher vital vehicle functions. Pratt & Miller’s result of being involved even before standards are created. performance, than the traditional design-then-control approach. proficiency in these systems includes: “With advanced prototypes we work with many subsystems from different Pratt & Miller’s ability to integrate systems has led to the development of many • high-voltage HEV/EV systems suppliers and many industries,” says Nicols. “We have to be very effective at making types of systems. These include one of the largest damper valve test machines • distributed solid state power unique hardware sets function well together. Our supervisory control systems have in the world, advanced electric vehicle concepts, active chassis and suspension management to listen, arbitrate, and communicate critical high-level decisions to subsystems that systems, high performance ground vehicle mobility controllers, and a range of EV/ • test instrumentation specification have not worked together before. That’s vital in today’s complex prototype systems. HEV supervisory control systems. and data As industry continues to push the limits of efficiency and performance, the ability • prototype wiring harnesses, to integrate highly optimized subsystems, and extract their maximum potential, is • specialized circuitry and printed becoming more and more important and valuable.” circuit boards.

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Pratt & Miller’s quality assurance department is a small group that interacts with all of the company’s operations. Their purpose is to use proven quality tools and processes to ensure complete customer satisfaction with every aspect of Pratt & Miller’s products and services. ISO 9001:2008 certified, Pratt & Miller continuously monitors and measures its projects, verifying quality to exacting specifications throughout each step in production. For example, its equipment from Faro Technologies already checks two and three-dimensional measurements with extreme accuracy. Now, QUALIT y a new contract with Zeiss is adding equipment that, in combination with Faro, will increase dimensional accuracy to even higher levels.

Continuous verification immediately identifies when adjustments or changes ASSURANCE in procedures and equipment are necessary, which, in turn, ensures continuous improvement of the end product.

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THE NEW CADILLAC CTS-V.R When Cadillac displayed the new CTS-V.R race car at the 2011 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, it marked the end of a quick, five-month design- develop-build program at Pratt & Miller. Cadillac decided to return to competition in SCCA’s World Challenge Series to showcase the performance of their new V-series coupe – by any standard a high-performance car with its 556 hp engine, refined handling, and 0-60 times around 4 seconds.

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From The Ground Up

The World Challenge GT class was a natural choice for competition venue. The race cars must remain relatively close to production spec, so Cadillac can both showcase and test the car’s true capabilities. Pratt & Miller’s work to turn the production coupe into a race car began with

computer-aided design work and virtual testing, to provide a sound basis for MOTORSPORT ENGINEERING building the chassis, suspension, roll cage and bodywork. CAD work continued while those components were being built, and at the same time the team built a full-size clay model from which to cast molds for the body panels. Highly skilled fabricators, welders and machinists completed all the car’s components at about the same time CAD work and verification was finished. Then they weighed all the parts to verify weight targets, and assembled the first car.

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MOTORSPORT ENGINEERING Ready for the Track

With a real race car as a palette, the Pratt & Miller team worked with GM designers and Competition Graphics to design and execute the car’s striking paint scheme. They completed it in time for the car’s first public viewing at the auto show in January. Next it’s on to the race track, first for more testing and development work, then into the fray where , Johnny O’Connell, and the Pratt & Miller race team will apply their considerable talent and experience to winning more races and championships. The whole cycle is a process Pratt & Miller knows well, after more than 20 years of perfecting it, and making innovations and advances.

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Pratt & Miller in NASCAR

IN AN INTENSE ENVIRONMENT NASCAR racing, especially the Sprint Cup Series, is ultra-close and ultra-competitive, pieces into other engineering systems they have in place, so there’s more of a central where a few hundredths of a second in lap times can mean victory or also-ran. And repository of data. It’s not just for people managing race data, but also for simulation, with 36 points-earning races and some 20 test days every year, the pace is fast and wind tunnel testing, and 7-post testing. intense. Development time is at a premium. For the future, more vehicle simulation technology is being developed. Most teams PRATT & Pratt & Miller engineers in North Carolina provide technical assistance to several already have some simulation capabilities, but Gilligan says there are common needs. Chevrolet-sponsored NASCAR teams, helping them make the most of their hectic Using vast experience and resources from , the Pratt & Miller engineers are

schedules. A primary tool is the company’s Vehicle Engineering System, which working to answer those needs. MILLER IN NASCAR integrates design, CAE, development and testing data into one manageable database. “The competition is so close, you have to be extremely precise every weekend, and it’s The teams use VES as their vehicle setup and trackside data management tool. very easy to fall away from that,” Gilligan says. “These predictive tools are vitally important, “We’re solidifying the way the teams collect information, organize it and use it,” so the teams can arrive at the race knowing they’re set up where they need to be. There’s says Chris Gilligan, NASCAR program manager. “And now we’re integrating those not enough practice time to find your way there – you have to show up that way.”

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DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING HAND IN HAND Corvid’s core competency is applying high-fidelity computational physics analysis to solve complex, real-world engineering problems. The computational physics techniques utilized at Corvid span a variety of disciplines, including high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics (CFD), shock physics, and structural mechanics.

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THE SCIENCE OF SPEED AND POWER Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) refers to the numerical solution of the partial differential equations governing fluid flow (in this case, the Reynolds- averaged Navier-Stokes equations). With modern computing resources, CFD is frequently used today to obtain accurate predictions of flows over, or through, complex configurations. Generation of a suitable grid from the geometry can take weeks in some instances. The C6 CORVID TECHNOLOGIES GT shows an example grid in addition to a CFD pressure prediction. From the generated grid, it is possible to solve for pressure and flow. The solutions are then used to interpret the results and make recommendations that increase performance on the track.

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CORVID TECHNOLOGIES — CHANGING THE FUTURE Delivering Results

Whether applying CFD to modeling to affect performance, or streamlining a build process, Corvid Technologies is solving real world problems in a virtual environment, saving clients money and delivering results

SOLVING PROBLEMS FOR THE REAL WORLD Corvid’s prototyping department is where virtual designs are proven. Originally founded to support Corvid’s engineering departments for testing programs, it has grown to leverage the analysts’ expertise to great effect in designing and manufacturing its own projects. The close relationship with Corvid’s engineers is mutually beneficial for both departments, resulting in designs that are optimized for their desired results and both efficient and realistic in their production approach. Metal fabrication and all types of composite construction are areas of concentration. TECHNOLOGIES

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Corvette Racing took on a formidable challenge in its first full season in the ferociously competitive GT class. After an extended test session with the new GT-spec Corvette C6.Rs in the final rounds of the 2009 , Corvette Racing went head-to-head with factory-supported teams from , , BMW, and Jaguar at tracks across North America and at the famed . Corvette Racing’s driver roster saw the addition of in the No. 4 Corvette C6.R for the three long-distance races (Sebring, Le Mans, and ). Antonio Garcia returned as the third driver in the No. 3 Corvette C6.R in CORVETTE RACING 2010 endurance events. New 5.5-liter production-based small-block V-8 engines replaced the potent 7.0-liter engines that previously powered the Corvettes in the GT1 class. Developed, built and maintained by GM Powertrain, the new LS5.5R race engines were based on the Corvette Z06’s naturally aspirated 7.0-liter LS7 (which in turn had been developed with the 7.0-liter engine used in the C6.R GT1 race cars). The Corvette C6.R race cars that competed in the GT class represented the strongest link yet between production and competition Corvettes.

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CORVETTE RACING 2010 Sebring Storm

A PERFECT STORM MOBIL 1 TWELVE HOURS OF SEBRING Sebring International Raceway once was Corvette Racing’s nemesis. Program alarm. The two Corvettes collided in the pit lane, the impact damaging bodywork Sebring, FL • March 20, 2010 manager Doug Fehan dubbed it the “Bermuda Triangle” because the bizarre was and suspension components on both cars. The race was effectively finished for QUALIFYING: commonplace at the venerable Florida circuit. After seven victories at Sebring, it Corvette Racing. 5. , No. 3 Corvette C6.R, seemed that the Sebring curse had finally ended. It hadn’t. “It was a perfect storm of events that caused the two cars to come together,” 2:01.358 The Corvettes qualified fifth and sixth in the crowded GT2 field for the season- observed driver Johnny O’Connell. 6. , No. 4 Corvette C6.R, opening Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, but they had the speed to move quickly The remainder of the race became an extended test session for the twin 2:01.628 to the front when the race began. Misfortune afflicted the No. 4 Corvette after two Corvettes. Both ran to the checkered flag while matching the lap times of the RESULTS: hours when Johnny O’Connell lost eight laps while pitting for a new leaders, finishing eighth and ninth. 8. O’Connell/Magnussen/Garcia, hose. Then shortly after the 3-hour mark, the impossible happened. “Racing is hard, and no matter how hard you prepare, sometimes things go No. 3 Corvette C6.R, 320 laps Jan Magnussen was leaving the pits in the No. 3 Corvette after a routine stop, wrong,” O’Connell said. “The mark of a champion is overcoming adversity and 9. Gavin/Beretta/Collard, just as Emmanuel Collard brought in the No. 4 Corvette in response to a low-fuel finding ways to win, and I know this team can do that.” No. 4 Corvette C6.R, 320 laps

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California Dreamin’

GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH Long Beach, CA • April 17, 2010

QUALIFYING: RESULTS: 3. Johnny O’Connell, No. 3 Corvette C6.R, 2. O’Connell/Magnussen, 1:20.308 No. 3 Corvette C6.R, 65 laps 5. , No. 4 Corvette C6.R, 9. Gavin/Beretta, 1:20.438 No. 4 Corvette C6.R, 63 laps

AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES MONTEREy Monterey, CA • May 22, 2010

QUALIFYING: RESULTS: 3. Oliver Gavin, No. 4 Corvette C6.R, 3. Gavin/Beretta, 1:23.101 No. 4 Corvette C6.R, 227 laps 4. Jan Magnussen, No. 3 Corvette C6.R, 6. O’Connell/Magnussen, 1:23.201 No. 3 Corvette C6.R, 224 laps

STREET FIGHT Chevrolet saluted the men and machines that laid the foundation for Corvette Racing’s success in the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a special Corvette Legends of Le Mans program at The second and third rounds of the ALMS championship were contested in Laguna Seca. Dr. Dick Thompson (left) was reunited with ’s No. 2 Corvette the Golden State on dramatically different circuits. The 100-minute sprint on that he drove at Le Mans in 1960, and Dick Guldstrand (center) appeared with the big-block the streets of Long Beach was a classic street fight, while the six-hour enduro Corvette that he co-drove with Bob Bondurant at Le Mans in 1967. Two-time Le Mans winner on the roller coaster Laguna Seca road course was Corvette Racing’s dress (right) represented Corvette Racing’s modern era

rehearsal for Le Mans. CORVETTE RACING 2010 Jan Magnussen raced from sixth to second in the closing minutes of the The six-hour ALMS Monterey was contested on an unseasonably cold and Long Beach race to secure a runner-up finish in the No. 3 Corvette C6.R. windy day on the central California coast. Both Corvettes were contenders in Magnussen and teammate O’Connell threaded their way through the concrete the hard-fought GT division. After the final round of pit stops, Gavin was within barriers to finish four seconds behind the winning Porsche. The No. 4 Corvette striking distance of the leader – but two late-race cautions stymied his run for of Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta was bruised and battered after an early victory. Magnussen controlled the middle segment of the race, but suffered a encounter with a tire barrier and finished ninth. punctured tire in the final 20 minutes and finished sixth.

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CORVETTE RACING 2010 Le Mans: On A Mission

GOLDEN ANNIVERSARy Corvettes first raced at Le Mans in 1960, when a quartet of American two- seaters took on the world’s most famous sports car race. John Fitch and Bob Grossman piloted Briggs Cunningham’s No. 3 Corvette to a victory in the big-bore GT class. Fifty years later, Corvette Racing was determined to notch a victory in the GT2 class on the golden anniversary of this motorsports milestone. Corvette Racing took charge early, taking the top two qualifying spots in the team’s debut in the GT2 class at Le Mans. Oliver Gavin won the pole in the No. 64 Corvette C6.R and Jan Magnussen put the No. 63 Corvette C6.R second in the production-based category. Both were under the 4-minute mark on the immense 8.47-mile French circuit. “As always here in qualifying, it was a bit of a banzai run,” Gavin said.

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John Fitch returned to Le Mans 50 years after he drove Briggs Cunningham’s No. 3 Corvette to victory in the large displacement GT class. He led a parade of 50 Corvettes in a lap of honor behind the wheel of the restored racer now owned by Lance Miller.

Corvette Racing dominated the 15 hours of Le Mans, but unfortunately there “The guys fixed the car brilliantly after the crash, and I was able to run my was another nine hours to go to the finish. The Corvettes ran consistently in the top fastest lap of the race with a rebuilt car,” he said. 24 HOURS OF LE MANS Le Mans, • June 12-13, 2010 three, highlighted by an intense wheel-to-wheel battle between Gavin and Ferrari Corvette Racing’s bid for its seventh win at Le Mans ended abruptly at driver that went on for lap after lap. 9:42 a.m. when the No. 64 Corvette retired with an engine failure near QUALIFYING: The No. 63 Corvette retired with an engine failure in the 15th hour, but the No. 64 Mulsanne Corner. 1. Oliver Gavin, No. 64 Corvette C6.R, 3:59.435 Corvette continued to set the pace and led 192 laps. Suddenly Emmanuel Collard “There are different ways to make history, and today’s result certainly

2. Jan Magnussen, No. 63 Corvette C6.R, CORVETTE RACING 2010 was forced off the track by an impatient LMP1 prototype driver in the high-speed wasn’t what we set out to accomplish,” said Corvette Racing program 3:59.793 Porsche Curves. The resulting impact with the guardrail caused extensive damage manager Doug Fehan. “So now we go back, we work harder, we improve RESULTS: to the rear of the car. Collard nursed the stricken machine back to the pits, where ourselves, and we look forward to coming back next year to achieve our goal Ret. Gavin/Beretta/Collard, the entire team performed triage. After a 31-minute stop, the Corvette was back on of winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans. We never give up at Corvette Racing.” No. 64 Corvette C6.R, 255 laps track, and Gavin was soon turning faster laps than his pole-winning qualifying run. Ret. O’Connell/Magnussen/Garcia, No. 63 Corvette C6.R, 225 laps

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CORVETTE RACING 2010 The Long March

UTAH, LIME ROCK, MID-OHIO, , MOSPORT contact and retired, while a controversial stop-and-go penalty for blocking took Olivier The American Le Mans Series hit its stride in midsummer with a long haul of five Beretta and the No. 4 Corvette C6.R out of contention for a victory. races in eight weeks. Crisscrossing North America from the Utah high desert to verdant After a two-day test, the Corvettes were ready to race in the Mid-Ohio Sports Car New England, through the Midwest and concluding in Canada, Corvette Racing racked Challenge. Gavin and Beretta were up to the challenge, finishing as runners-up in the up the miles – and racked up the results. hotly contested GT class. The team had to cope with high temperatures and thin air in Salt Lake City in the Things were looking up at Road America when the Corvettes qualified 1-2 with Gavin on first appearance of the GT-spec Corvettes at mile-high Miller Motorsports Park. Johnny the pole and Magnussen a heartbeat behind. The Corvettes finished third (No. 4) and fourth O’Connell and Jan Magnussen overcame a penalty in the pit lane to take their No. (No. 3) after four full-course cautions and ensuing pit stops shuffled the running order. 3 Corvette C6.R to a hard-earned podium finish behind Ferrari and BMW. The No. 4 The driver pairings were revised for the Grand Prix of Mosport, with Beretta joining Corvette was sidelined on the second lap by an electrical gremlin and placed 10th. O’Connell in the No. 3 Corvette C6.R and Magnussen moving to the No. 4 Corvette C6.R With the shortest lap length on the ALMS circuit and a crowded field, Connecticut’s with Gavin. The series’ only Canadian round was cut short when officials red flagged the is road racing’s equivalent of a bullring. Heavy rain during practice race with 30 minutes remaining to repair a heavily damaged guardrail. The Corvettes had and qualifying for the gave way to heat and humidity on race day, completed their final pit stops and were in position for a win. The race was not restarted, making car setup a gamble. The No. 3 Corvette sustained suspension damage after hard however, leaving Corvette Racing with frustrating fourth and fifth-place finishes.

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UTAH GRAND PRIX ALMS NORTHEAST GRAND PRIX MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR CHALLENGE Salt Lake City • July 11, 2010 Lakeville, CT • July 24, 2010 Lexington, Ohio • Aug. 7, 2010

QUALIFYING: RESULTS: QUALIFYING: RESULTS: QUALIFYING: RESULTS: 7. Olivier Beretta, 3. O’Connell/Magnussen, 4. Jan Magnussen, 5. Gavin/Beretta, 3. Oliver Gavin, 2. Gavin/Beretta, No. 4 Corvette C6.R, 1:48.022 No. 3 Corvette C6.R, 84 laps No. 3 Corvette C6.R, 1:04.563 No. 4 Corvette C6.R, 159 laps No. 4 Corvette C6.R, 1:20.019 No. 4 Corvette C6.R, 112 laps 8. Johnny O’Connell, 10. Gavin/Beretta, 6. Oliver Gavin, 12. O’Connell/Magnussen, 4. Jan Magnussen, 13. O’Connell/Magnussen, No. 3 Corvette C6.R, 1:48.279 No. 4 C6.R, 82 laps No. 4 Corvette C6.R, 1:05.011 No. 3 Corvette C6.R, 35 laps No. 3 Corvette C6.R, 1:20.189 No. 3 Corvette C6.R, 49 laps

AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES POWERED By eSTAR Elkhart Lake, Wis. • Aug. 22, 2010

QUALIFYING: RESULTS: 1. Oliver Gavin, 3. Gavin/Beretta, No. 4 Corvette C6.R, 2:06.509 No. 4 Corvette C6.R, 66 laps 2. Jan Magnussen, 4. O’Connell/Magnussen, No. 3 Corvette C6.R, 2:06.674 No. 3 Corvette C6.R, 66 laps

GRAND PRIX OF MOSPORT Bowmanville, Ont. • Aug. 29, 2010

QUALIFYING: RESULTS: CORVETTE RACING 2010 4. Oliver Gavin, 4. Gavin/Magnussen, No. 4 Corvette C6.R, 1:17.668 No. 4 Corvette C6.R, 92 laps 6. Johnny O’Connell, 5. Beretta/O’Connell, No. 3 Corvette C6.R, 1:17.794 No. 3 Corvette C6.R, 92 laps

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CORVETTE RACING 2010 Grand Finale

Handed down from Chevrolet co-founder Louis Chevrolet, Corvette Racing’s mantra has always been, “Never give up!” That dedication to finish the job proved to be decisive in the ALMS season finale at . The Corvettes qualified sixth and seventh for the 1,000-mile/10-hour Petit Le Mans as the Ferrari teams flexed their muscles on the high-speed circuit. The race became a battle royal between Corvette, Ferrari, BMW, and Porsche, fought for 9 hours and 10 minutes over the hills and valleys of the Georgia countryside. Both Corvettes led the GT2 class periodically as the long day of racing unfolded. “The racing was as close as it could be,” said team manager Gary Pratt. “It felt like that all race long, gaining or losing a tenth of a second at a time. We’d stop, somebody else would be on a different strategy, and we’d go from first to fifth.” After more than nine hours of racing, six GT cars were still on the lead lap. As Gavin began the final lap, he trailed the race-leading Ferrari by 10 seconds. With a low-fuel alarm flashing on his own instrument panel, Gavin watched incredulously

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PETIT LE MANS Braselton, Ga. • Oct. 2, 2010

QUALIFYING: RESULTS: 6. Jan Magnussen, 1. Gavin/Magnussen/Collard, No. 4 Corvette C6.R, 1:20.598 No. 4 Corvette C6.R, 355 laps 7. Olivier Beretta, 6. Beretta/O’Connell/Garcia, No. 3 Corvette C6.R, 1:20.675 No. 3 Corvette C6.R, 354 laps

as the Ferrari slowed on the straight, out of fuel. Gavin then raced across the finish The 2010 season was a series of highs and lows for Corvette line to score Corvette Racing’s first victory of 2010. Racing. The Corvettes were competitive in every event, yet “It’s an amazing result!” Gavin exclaimed. “Everyone on the team and back at circumstances, situations, misfortunes, and occasional missteps the shop kept on believing in us.” sidetracked them from another championship season. Yet the The winning No. 4 Corvette driven by Gavin, Magnussen, and Collard completed commitment to excellence endures, as demonstrated by the 355 laps (902 miles), while the No. 3 Corvette C6.R driven by O’Connell, Beretta, team’s determination at Le Mans and the emotional victory at CORVETTE RACING 2010 and Garcia finished sixth with 354 laps. Corvette Racing notched its eighth Petit Le Petit Le Mans. To be the best, you have to beat the best, and Mans victory and earned an automatic invitation to 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2011. Corvette Racing stands ready to take on world-class competition “Louis Chevrolet’s motto was ‘Never give up!’ and I think those words are very again in 2011. fitting tonight,” said Corvette Racing program manager Doug Fehan. “This race came right down to the last lap, but we never gave up, and we stuck to our plan. We’re back!”

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CORVETTE RACING 2010 Johnny O’Connell

FROM CORVETTE RACING, “THANKS FOR 10 GREAT yEARS!” 1st, Daytona 24 Hours, 2001 (overall) 1st, Le Mans 24 Hours, 2001, 2002, 2009 38 ALMS GT1 race wins 3 ALMS GT1 championships

… many victories, much hard work, some heartbreak, and a lot of laughs. CORVETTE RACING 2010

the PerfeCt teammate “Johnny is as close to the perfect teammate as a driver could ever be. We were together for eight years, and part of a lot of firsts for Corvette. I think we were a unique pairing that really worked, which is fairly rare in racing. And of course we were part of a great team, in fact the I think the thing I miss most is the camaraderie of the team. Johnny is also a great friend, certainly the best I’ve ever had in racing. ” — Ron Fellows

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CORVETTE RACING 2010 Special Thanks To Our Sponsors and Partners

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DriverS Gm Gm PoWertrain timekeePer Olivier Beretta David Caldwell John Fitzpatrick Roger Allen Melanie Correll Emmanuel Collard Jim Campbell Bill Grotz Jacob Heiden 2010 CORVETTE RACING TEAM Antonio Garcia Harlan Charles Tadge Juecher David Henninger hoSPitality Oliver Gavin Todd Christensen Mark Kent Jerry Joles Ralph Simpson Jan Magnussen Terry Dolan Amy Manardo Paul Labroski Johnny O’Connell Ron Fellows Rick Voegelin Russel O’Blenes Doug Fehan

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It’s been 11 years since Corvette Racing’s Pratt & Miller team first PHOENIX RACING went to Le Mans, and a year later, a European team was racing a Pratt team principals: , Paul kumpen & Miller C5.R. It was almost instant recognition of the quality and

TEAMS In 2010, Toine Hezemans and son Mike again joined forces with Phoenix Racing, to satisfy competitiveness of Pratt & Miller’s race cars, and Corvettes have been the new FIA GT1 World Championship regulations that required all teams to field two cars. a powerful presence on the continent ever since. co-drove one of the team’s two Pratt & Miller Corvettes, but the Hezemans car did not run the entire series. Driver Marc Hennerici ended the season as the team’s top For 2011, more Europeans are choosing Pratt & Miller Corvettes as contender, finishing fifth in the drivers’ championship. His season’s best results were four CUSTOMER their weapon of choice. A C6.R GT2 Corvette is going to Labre Competi- podium finishes, including second place in the season-opener at the Yas Marina circuit in tion, a French team that is entering the new Intercontinental Le Mans Abu Dhabi. He also scored two poles, in Abu Dhabi and in round seven at the Algarve circuit

ILLER Cup, plus the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Three Corvettes – two C6.Rs and in Portugal. His co-driver for much of the season, Alexander Margaritis, finished seventh in one C5.R – are racing in the Dutch Supercar Challenge, and two other the FIA GT1 points. teams are planning to run the FIA GT1 World Championship. team website: www.phoenix-racing.de/ RATT & M

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team principals: kendy Janclaes, Dany lallemand team Principals: Philippe Poincloux, luc alphand M RATT &

DKR Engineering has been racing Pratt & Miller Corvettes for five years, and the 2010 season saw a joint For Luc Alphand, 2010 was a year to regroup and rebuild after a 2009 season when he was injured in a venture between the DKR and another Pratt & Miller stalwart, Selleslagh Racing. Like the Hezemans-Phoenix motorcycle accident and also lost a race car, transporter and equipment in a fire. Alphand formed a consortium

partnership, it was to meet the new FIA GT1 World Championship rules for teams to enter two cars. The of teams to run the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans, entered by Luc Alphand Aventures. The cars were from DKR ILLER joint team was named Mad Croc Racing, after its major sponsor. Following on DKR’s highly successful 2009 Engineering and Selleslagh Racing. At Le Mans, both cars carried Luc Alphand livery, numbers and sponsors. season, with its championship honors in the French GT series, 2010 proved difficult. Dutch driver Xavier The SRT Corvette was driven by Stephane Gregoire, Jérôme Policand, and David Hart, the DKR car by Julien Maassen achieved the best results, with two top-10 finishes, plus a pole position and a win in a qualifying Jousse, , . Although the DKR Corvette retired after 268 laps, their teammates CUSTOMER race, both at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium. went on to finish second in GT1 – the second-straight year that an Alphand car has been GT1 runner-up at Le Mans. Alphand also entered the SRT Corvette in the Spa 6-hour race of the , where team website: www.dkr-engineering.lu Gregoire, Hart and Jousse finished fifth in GT1. TEAMS team website: www.luc-alphand.com

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RUDOLPH RACING SELLESLAGH RACING TEAM team principals: marwin moonen, ronald hessels team principal: Patrick Selleslagh Drivers: roger Grouwels, edward Grouwels

TEAMS Patrick Selleslagh’s team was the first in Europe to purchase at Pratt & Miller Corvette. That was C5.R Rudolph Racing was a new Pratt & Miller customer in 2010, when the acquired Corvette C5.R chassis 007 in 2001, and they have built a solid reputation in the world of GT racing. After finishing chassis 011 – the last one built. This small privateer team, based in the Netherlands, was founded in third in the 2009 FIA GT World Championship with their C6.R, SRT joined DKR as Mad Croc Racing to 2005. They specialize in long-distance racing with GT and Touring cars, and have competed in several contest the new 2010 FIA GT1 series with the required two-car team. The SRT car had Finnish driver different series with a number of wins and podium finishes. Pertti Kuismanen as the constant in the seat. Other drivers in various races were , Oliver Gavin, CUSTOMER They raced their new C5.R a few times, primarily as testing in preparation for the 2011 season, Laurent Cazenave, and Duncan Huisman. Although they finished eight of the 10 races, bad luck always but success was not long in coming. In their very first race with the new Corvette, drivers Roger and kept them from getting the results they were capable of achieving. The best was 12th at Brno in the

ILLER Edward Grouwels finished second. That was in July at the Zolder circuit in Belgium. In 2011, the team Czech Republic by Kuismanen and Salo. plans to race the Corvette in the full Dutch Supercar Challenge. team website: www.selleslaghracing.com/ team website: www.rudolphracing.com RATT & M

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GRAND-AM ROLEX SERIES TEAMS Gt Class Stevenson Camaro GT.R drivers and Andrew Davis finished fourth P bob Stallings racing, Stevenson motorsports, banner racing, M RATT & marsh racing, autohaus motorsports in the GT championship for drivers. Their solid season included a win in the series finale at Miller Motorsports Park in Utah, where teammates Gunter Schaldach and Daytona Prototype Class Jan Magnussen finished second. Liddell and Davis notched three other podiums and seven top-five finishes in the series’ 12 races. The GAINSCO Bob Stallings team campaigned a Chevrolet-powered Riley ILLER chassis, driven by and Alex Gurney. Facing tough competition from The Banner Racing Corvette also had a good year. Drivers Paul Edwards and teams powered by BMW, Porsche and Ford, Scott Russell won in Montreal at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, scored two other they had a very good year. They won from the pole at New Jersey Motorsports podiums, and finished seven races in the top 10. The Montreal race had an all- CUSTOMER Park, scored one other pole, four other podiums, and finished all but one of the Chevrolet podium. The Stevenson Camaros were right behind, with Schaldach 12 races in the top 10. Fogarty ended up third in the drivers’ championship, and Magnussen second, and Liddell and Davis third. and Gurney fourth. TEAMS

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APPRECIATION FOR THE SACRIFICES ONE-By-ONE From the veterans and military reservists they have on staff, Pratt & Miller No doubt about it, fast cars draw a crowd; but there’s more to it than just speed. understands the sacrifices that members of the military make each and every day; Smiles, and lots of them, grace the faces of those who visit the shop or see the cars both on the battlefield and back at home. In 2010, Pratt & Miller hosted the Women in action. It’s those smiles that help cement memories into monuments, making the In Defense organization’s Technology Transfer and the USA Cares Charity Event— hard work worth every single second; but it’s also the absolute proof that Pratt & a motorcycle and classic car gathering to support post-9/11 war fighters and their Miller is giving back, one-by-one. families. Such events, along with the visits of military men and women to the Corvette FOR THOSE WHO SERVE Racing corral, are just a few of the ways that Pratt & Miller is trying to show its appreciation to those who fight for the American dream.

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THE PHOTOGRAPHERS THE PRODUCTION TEAM David Arnouts Jerry Howard Susane Rossbach Robin Pratt, Chuck McLaren, Dan Boyd Chris Ladouceur Shawn Slattery Chris Ladouceur, writing, editing, Gayle Brock John Machaqueiro Martin Straka Evan Deneau, production coordination Peter Brock Darren Maybury Rene Tanner Phil Muscat, John Brooks Evers Media Denis Tanney design, art direction, editing Ray McAllister, Joos Custers Robert Mochernuk Dirk Theimann layout, pre-press Ginny Darcey Phil Muscat V’Images.com Cameron Dempster, Cyril De Plater David Noels Mike Zimmermann design, writing Dan Kelly, Cédric Delfosse Dorsey Patrick Colortech Graphics, Inc., Evan Deneau Robin Pratt Dena Callahan, printing Jurgen Evers DPPI Press writing, editing Eric Fabre Richard Prince Alleyne Kelly, Jim Fets Mike Ray Rick Voegelin, proofreading Florian Gatenbein Steve Robertson writing, editing

FROM THE EDITOR

It hardly seems possible, but this is the 10th anniversary edition of this book – now that things are looking up after a couple of years that were kind of worrisome. a whole decade! A lot has happened over those 10 years. The company has grown There were concessions and belt-tightening, but we were always on the right track. from a fairly small racing enterprise into one of the industry leaders in highly It was a matter of keeping on doing the right things the right way – and that’s advanced engineering. This book has been a labor of love on my part, because exactly what we did. that’s the way I feel about this company and the people who work here. Today, Pratt & Miller is a lot bigger, more diversified, and doing extremely At Pratt & Miller we truly strive to maintain a sense of family within our sophisticated work, but it pleases me that we are still a family. Through all the company. We feel that creating a close knit group of professionals that have tough times I never heard any grumbling or lack of enthusiasm. If anything, a passion for their work and the proper atmosphere to do their very best is what everybody was pitching in and trying harder, and that’s what strong, supportive

DITOR sets us apart. That bond gives us and our customers the advantage that others families do. This has always been a fun and enjoyable place to work. I don’t see can only dream of. that changing any time soon, and I’m really looking forward to the rest of 2011 That wonderful feeling of family has always been here at Pratt & Miller, and that and the future. THE E is a big reason why it’s great to be part of an organization like this – especially — robin Pratt ROM

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