
Chevrolet Corvette SCCA GT1 Race Car by Exsys-Eppinger
This Chevrolet Corvette is a custom-built race car featuring a C5-style fiberglass body on a tube-frame chassis designed for SCCA GT1 competition. Powering the vehicle is a 358ci V8 engine from Advanced Engine Concepts, paired with a SAENZ five-speed sequential transmission. Notable features include multi-piece BBS racing wheels, an adjustable rear spoiler, a plexiglass windshield, and a kirkey racing seat. Originally driven by John Heinricy, the car includes advanced components like a pushrod suspension system with inboard adjustable coilovers and an onboard fire-suppression system.
- Built by:
- Exsys-Eppinger
- Location:
- Alton, Virginia, USA
- Vehicle:
- Chevrolet Corvette - C1
- Engine:
- -
- Cost:
- $37,900
- Power:
- -
- Torque:
- -
- Weight:
- -
- Balance:
- -
- Wheels:
- BBS three-piece 16" wheels with gold centers
- Exterior:
- C5-style fiberglass bodyWhite and blue with gray and reflective chrome-style stripesFront splitterSponsor decalsAdjustable rear wingPlexiglass windshield and rear window
- Interior:
- Kirkey Racing seatDL1 Club data logger
- Chassis:
- Pushrod suspension with inboard adjustable coiloversOnboard fire-suppression systemBrake bias adjustment knob
- Powertrain:
- Advanced Engine Concepts 358ci V8SAENZ five-speed sequential transmissionChevrolet Performance SB2.2 headsCarillo connecting rodsBryant Racing crankshaftHigh-rise intake manifoldAluminum radiator with electric fan
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