Mobil 1 Key component to Corvette Racing

[buster]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNJQey-tGMY&feature=player_embedded#

 

[rewote500]

Nice video. Go Mobil

 

[daman]

Go Mobil AND GM

had to add my comment,hehehe

 

[Steve S]

So no other oil would have made the grade so to say? Just think what Amsoil would do. Teagues boats wouldn't win with out Amsoil. There isn't any thing dumber than the mass consumer.

 

[daman]

Originally Posted By: Steve S
So no other oil would have made the grade so to say? Just think what Amsoil would do. Teagues boats wouldn't win with out Amsoil. There isn't any thing dumber than the mass consumer.

thats right,,dont see any other oil testing like this,do you?

 

[Steve S]

Originally Posted By: daman
Originally Posted By: Steve S
So no other oil would have made the grade so to say? Just think what Amsoil would do. Teagues boats wouldn't win with out Amsoil. There isn't any thing dumber than the mass consumer.

thats right,,dont see any other oil testing like this,do you?
As a matter of fact Shell.Elf, and many others do like testing. In the middle 90s Chevron tested Delo in some type of Indy type car series. Also the majors and add companies test with commercial engines as well.

 

[oliver88]

If that's a "Corvette" then Santa Claus is real...Those cars are built by Pratt&Miller and the only thing "Corvette" on them is the name badge....

 

[buster]

LOL!!!

 

[Dieselbob]

Actually, the new GT2 car has a rather large amount of stock Corvette pieces on it, and the race engines are built by GM at the plant that builds the Z06 and ZR1 engines.

 

[Steve S]

Originally Posted By: oliver88
If that's a "Corvette" then Santa Claus is real...Those cars are built by Pratt&Miller and the only thing "Corvette" on them is the name badge....
And the Mobil1!

 

[dailydriver]

Originally Posted By: Dieselbob
Actually, the new GT2 car has a rather large amount of stock Corvette pieces on it, and the race engines are built by GM at the plant that builds the Z06 and ZR1 engines.


...and I believe, even for the C5/6R GT1 cars, that at least the center 'spine' of the C5/6 street cars had to be used to comply with the ALMS/IMSA rules?

 

[aquariuscsm]

Wonder if it`s M1 15W50?

 

[daman]

Originally Posted By: aquariuscsm
Wonder if it`s M1 15W50?

I was wondering the same,what viscosity?

 

[aquariuscsm]

M1 15W50 imo is one of the finest oils on the planet.

 

[daman]

Originally Posted By: aquariuscsm
M1 15W50 imo is one of the finest oils on the planet.

One of,,,yes

 

[oliver88]

The Pratt&Miller cars are much less production based than the competitors cars in ALMS GT2...ALMS gives them a break just to spice things up and show a variety of makes...IMHO it does GM a disservice as it weakens the brand in the long run...They should make a "Corvette" race car from a Corvette just as Porsche and Ferrari do with their production based race cars.

 

[BlownF150]

That's funny. Have you seen a ALMS GT2 spec F430? They are every bit as dolled up as the 'vettes with about the same level of input from Ferrari that GM gives P&M. Less in some cases.

 

[hustler]

Originally Posted By: oliver88
...They should make a "Corvette" race car from a Corvette just as Porsche and Ferrari do with their production based race cars.


That's what clubracing is for. The last thing I need is for Jan Magnussen to show up for NASA TT in a "production" C6R, lol.

 

[wapacz]

Do we even know if they are using a consumer available oil ?

 

[buster]

Originally Posted By: wapacz
Do we even know if they are using a consumer available oil ?


No. Probably one of their racing oils. Could be custom blend. However, Johnny was at Daytona and a lot of teams do use the off the shelf Mobil 1.