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Corvette Racing was again handicapped with performance adjustments, spotting their rivals a 110-pound weight advantage and larger engine restrictors. The Corvettes were able to make it a race for the first seven hours, but extended pit stops to change the front brake rotors and calipers proved costly.
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"When you combine the weight and the restrictor penalties that have been imposed on the Corvettes, we're at a 50 to 60-horsepower disadvantage," said Corvette Racing program manager Doug Fehan. "In order to compensate for that on a track like Road Atlanta you have to try to make up the difference. We tried to do that with brakes today - it was the only option we had."
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"It was certainly worth a try to move up a little bit, but we simply can't race with these penaltie
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The first sign of trouble for Corvette Racing came shortly after seven hours when Magnussen pitted. Gavin replaced the Dane in the cockpit while the crew replaced the front brakes on the No. 4 Corvette C6.R in four minutes. Sixteen minutes later Fellows pitted and the crew performed similar service on the No. 3 Corvette as Papis took the wheel.
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"Corvette Racing never gives up, but at the end of the day the competition adjustments were a little too much."
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