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P R a T T & M I L L E R E N G I N E E R I N G 2 0 0 8885 Vette.qxd 2/28/07 10:59 AM Page 2 PRATT & MILLER ENGINEERING 2006 1 Photo: R Mochernuk 8885 Vette.qxd 2/28/07 10:59 AM Page 3 PRATT & MILLER ENGINEERING 2006 THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS General Motors AT THE PINNACLE OF OUR SPORT Contents Chevrolet Corvette This year we faced two formidable obstacles to success with the Corvette AT THE PINNACLE OF OUR SPORT . .2 Compuware Racing program. The first was a worthy opponent in the Aston Martin racing LE MANS: CORVETTE RACING WINS LE MANS . 3 Mobil 1 team and the second was the series of “competition balancing” handicaps SEBRING: HISTORY IN THE MAKING . 13 Motorola imposed by the sanctioning body. Both presented serious challenges but in XM Satellite Radio the end neither could prevent us from sweeping all available ALMS HOUSTON: CORVETTE RACING FINISHES 1-2 . .19 Genuine Corvette Accessories championships, and nothing could stop us from winning GT1 at Le Mans yet MID-OHIO: THE WIN STREAK CONTINUES . .21 Bose again. All of this stands in irrefutable testimony to the depth of talent LIME ROCK: CORVETTE 2nd IN PHOTO FINISH . 23 K&N Filters and dedication to winning that permeates every aspect of the Pratt & Miller MILLER : CORVETTE RACING FINISHES 3rd . 25 AER organization. PORTLAND: CORVETTE SCORES 50th WIN . 27 THANKS TO We strive to provide an environment in which people are both challenged ROAD AMERICA: 1-2 FINISH FOR CORVETTE . 29 OUR PARTNERS and rewarded in their efforts to meet our customer’s expectations. That means MOSPORT: CORVETTES FINISH 2nd AND 4th . 31 Katech investing in everything necessary, from basics like ample, clean, and well ROAD ATLANTA: CORVETTE SETTLES FOR 3rd . 33 Michelin lit work space, to far more complicated things such as the most Mahle Pistons sophisticated tools and equipment available anywhere. While all of this LAGUNA SECA: CHAMPIONS AGAIN! . 37 Paul Reed Smith Guitars helps a great deal, at the end of the day it all still comes down to our 2006 ALMS AWARDS . 39 BBS Wheels most precious resource - you! You are the glue that binds this organization CORVETTE RACING HONORED . 41 Piloti and you are the fuel that drives its success. CORVETTE TEAM PERSONALS . 43 AND THANKS ALSO TO… Motorsports Composites Racing at the professional level is incredibly hard work. The hours are Dynotech long, the time away from family can be very difficult, and the stress that Team Tech comes with striving for perfection day in and day out is more than ordinary CDM Detroit people can bear. But nobody in the Pratt & Miller family is an ordinary Ductile person. Each and every one of you is extraordinary, and that is precisely McNichol’s Anodizing why collectively you find yourselves at the pinnacle of the sport for yet Michigan Sandblasting another year. In short, that is why you remain the best GT1 team in the Daredevil Choppers Powder world, and that is why we are both so very proud of you all. Coating Tram Tool — Jim Miller and Gary Pratt Carlisle Productions KFC Composites Lightnen’s Customs Competition Graphics Jim Miller Gary Pratt Cover Photo: R Prince 2 8885 Vette.qxd 2/28/07 10:59 AM Page 4 PRATT & MILLER ENGINEERING 2006 LE MANS: CORVETTE RACING WINS LE MANS CORVETTE POSTS FIFTH GT1 CLASS VICTORY IN CLASSIC ENDURANCE RACE Pratt & Miller and Corvette Racing continued their march through the Le Mans record book, recording yet another GT1 class victory in the world's greatest sports car race. It was Corvette’s fifth win in the past six years. The victorious No. 64 Corvette of Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta and Jan Magnussen finished fourth overall and scored Corvette Racing's 12th podium finish since the team first came to Le Mans in 2000. It was the trio's third 24 HOURS OF LE MANS consecutive class victory at Le Mans and their fourth straight endurance racing win, a streak that included last year's Circuit de la Sarthe 24 Hours of Le Mans, Petit Le Mans and the 12 Hours of Sebring. Corvette Racing extended its perfect finishing Le Mans, France record in the 24 Hours of Le Mans to seven consecutive years and Chevrolet became the winningest manufacturer in June 17-19, 2006 recent GT history at Le Mans. Photos: R Prince, D Maybury, G P Johnson, K Johnson, R Pratt QUALIFYING: 3rd GT1: Oliver Gavin, #64 Compuware Corvette C6.R, 3m53.100s (131.372 mph) 6th GT1: Ron Fellows, #63 Compuware Corvette C6.R, 3m53.993s (129.429 mph) RACE: 1st GT1 (4th overall): #64 Compuware Corvette C6.R, 355 laps, Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta, Jan Magnussen 7th GT1 (12th overall): #63 Compuware Corvette C6.R, 327 laps Ron Fellows, Johnny O’Connell, Max Papis 3 8885 Vette.qxd 2/28/07 10:59 AM Page 5 PRATT & MILLER ENGINEERING 2006 4 8885 Vette.qxd 2/28/07 10:59 AM Page 6 PRATT & MILLER ENGINEERING 2006 5 8885 Vette.qxd 2/28/07 10:59 AM Page 7 PRATT & MILLER ENGINEERING 2006 6 8885 Vette.qxd 2/28/07 10:59 AM Page 8 PRATT & MILLER ENGINEERING 2006 7 8885 Vette.qxd 2/28/07 10:59 AM Page 9 PRATT & MILLER ENGINEERING 2006 8 8885 Vette.qxd 2/28/07 11:00 AM Page 10 PRATTPRATT & &MILLER MILLER ENGINEERING ENGINEERING 20052006 9 8885 Vette.qxd 2/28/07 11:00 AM Page 11 PRATT & MILLER ENGINEERING 2006 10 8885 Vette.qxd 2/28/07 11:00 AM Page 12 PRATT & MILLER ENGINEERING 2006 This year's 24-hour endurance test reprised the drama of last year's battle. The No. 64 Corvette and the No. 009 Aston Martin were in lockstep from the start, separated by less than a lap in the running order for hour after hour. The turning point came in the 22nd hour when the green Aston went to the garage with a mechanical problem. At 2:09 p.m., Jan Magnussen officially took the lead - a lead that Corvette Racing would not relinquish. The winning Corvette completed 355 laps, made 25 faultless pit stops, and won by a five-lap margin of victory. "You have a one-lap cushion, the Aston is in the garage, and you are five laps ahead of the next car," crew chief Ray Gongla radioed Magnussen when he took the point. "Do you copy? Can you hear us?" "Yes, I can hear you," the Dane replied, "but I just can't believe it!" Joining the three Corvette Racing drivers on the victory podium were Luc Alphand, Patrice Goueslard and Jerome Policand, who finished third in their independently run, Pratt & Miller built Corvette C5-R with 346 laps completed. The No. 63 Corvette of Ron Fellows, Johnny O'Connell and Max Papis finished seventh after encountering a transmission problem Sunday afternoon. When No. 63 pitted at 1:20 p.m. in a cloud of smoke the crews from both cars went to work, removing, rebuilding and reinstalling the overheated gearbox. One hour and nine minutes later, Johnny O'Connell rejoined the fray. "The rules don't allow you to replace the complete transmission, but you can rebuild it," explained team manager Gary Pratt. "We had a gearbox issue in Sebring, but we didn't expect it here, and it might have been the result of one problem creating another problem. What those guys did was unbelievable," con- tinued Pratt. "Teamwork is what it's all about. Whichever car wins, the whole team wins." “The performance of the team here at Le Mans exemplifies the spirit that drives everyone at Pratt & Miller,” commented Jim Miller. “The record setting finish of the No. 64 car, as well as the teamwork exhibited in getting the No. 63 car back into the race, proves that there is absolutely nothing this team can’t accomplish!” 11 Photo: K Johnson 8885 Vette.qxd 2/28/07 11:00 AM Page 13 PRATT & MILLER ENGINEERING 2006 12 8885 Vette.qxd 2/28/07 11:00 AM Page 14 PRATT & MILLER ENGINEERING 2006 SEBRING: HISTORY IN THE MAKING 1st IN CLASS AND 3rd OVERALL IS CORVETTE’S BEST SEBRING FINISH EVER 2006 marked the 50th anniversary of Corvettes’ first entry and first class victory in the 12 Hours of Sebring. The Pratt & Miller led C6.R team celebrated the occasion by recording a resounding GT1 class victory and the marque’s highest-ever overall finish in the endurance classic. The No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R driven by Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta, and Jan Magnussen took the lead at 1.03 into the race and held it for the remaining 11 hours, fin- ALMS, ROUND 1 ishing one lap ahead of the No. 009 Aston Martin DBR9 to claim 1st in class and a remarkable 3rd overall. It was MOBIL 1 the sixth win in a row for Gavin and Beretta in the No. 4 car, and marked Beretta’s 25th ALMS class victory, the 12 HOURS OF SEBRING most of any driver in the series’ history. Sebring International The No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R driven by Ron Fellows, Johnny O’Connell, and Max Papis got off to a brilliant Raceway start and let the first hour but relinquished the lead to the No. 4 car after being called in for a stop-and-go penalty Sebring, Florida for a pit lane speed violation. No. 3 remained within striking distance until midway through the race when gearbox March 18, 2006 trouble struck. Repairs dropped the Fellows/O’Connell/Papis entry to fifth in class, 13 laps behind the leaders. The trio ran consistently fast and toward the end of the race caught up to the third placed No.
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