{"id":2200,"date":"2014-01-07T08:00:36","date_gmt":"2014-01-07T16:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=2200"},"modified":"2014-01-06T16:13:56","modified_gmt":"2014-01-07T00:13:56","slug":"corvette-c7-r-testing-at-roar-before-the-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/corvette-c7-r-testing-at-roar-before-the-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Corvette C7.R Testing at Roar Before the 24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2201\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/corvette-c7-r-testing-at-roar-before-the-24\/corvette-c7r-roar-before-the-24\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Corvette-C7R-Roar-Before-the-24.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,344\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T1i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1388924986&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;150&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Corvette C7R Roar Before the 24\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Corvette-C7R-Roar-Before-the-24-300x166.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Corvette-C7R-Roar-Before-the-24.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2201\" alt=\"Corvette C7R Roar Before the 24\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Corvette-C7R-Roar-Before-the-24.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Corvette-C7R-Roar-Before-the-24.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Corvette-C7R-Roar-Before-the-24-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Corvette-C7R-Roar-Before-the-24-600x332.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photos by Gary Rosier<\/p>\n<p>Corvette Racing was out with their two new Corvette C7.Rs this past weekend at the TUDOR United SportsCar Champsionship&#8217;s Roar Before the 24 testing event at Daytona International Speedway. The pair of GT Le Mans class race cars were running on the track in full camouflage, awaiting their official public debut later this month at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.<\/p>\n<p>In the third and final day of the Roar Before the 24, Corvette Racing posted the two quickest times with the No. 4 C7.R driven by Oliver Gavin leading the No. 3 C7.R with a lap time of 1:45.915. Keep an eye out for Corvette Racing as they face the SRT Viper and other factory teams in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, January 23 &#8211; 26, 2014.<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/corvette-c7-r-testing-at-roar-before-the-24\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2200 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/corvette-c7-r-testing-at-roar-before-the-24\/roar-sunday-am-14-055\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ROAR-Sunday-AM-14-055-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Corvette C7.R Testing at Roar Before the 24\" data-attachment-id=\"2202\" 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