Chevrolet Camaro Cup News Report
I was sat in the RD Media Team office yesterday morning, making some final
adjustments to an article when the phone rang. It was a member of the RDCCC
Management asking me if I would like to attend a small press release at the
Okayama Circuit. Naturally, I said yes, a little bemused by the lack of
information and left wondering what it was all about.............
It was a long Haul over to the Okayama Circuit, but Bram had let me go
First Class, a nice change from my WTM Boss Ryan Callan, he would have
made me go by cattle truck if he could! Anyway, I finally arived at the
track to be greeted by no less than Yves Larose, he was stood there with
a huge grin on his face, hand outstreched, wearing some race overalls and
a helmet under his left arm. After the usual 'polite' greetings, he
gestured me toward a bay in the pits, "This is why I called you here Brian"
Said Yves. Infront of me was a brand new Camaro Cup car, this was diffrent,
a much leaner, meaner animal lay before my eye's.
"Its a CCR MkI, the new 2010 Camaro Cup Car" the excitment in Yves voice
was obvious... "5700cc small block V8, this sucker's got 32 valves, pumps
out 440 BHP at 5250 Rpm and a whopping 600 Nm at 4600!" The grin on Yves face
was HUGE now. He handed me the helmet that had still been under his arm and
climbed in the car, "Listen to this..." He Lifted the saftey cover on the
Ignition switch, pressed it, then hit the starter button. After a few
hessitant coughs, the Small Block V8 roared into life. Not the usual burble
of a V8 idle, you could tell this monster was cammed to the hilt, he blipped
the trottle, the engine responce was fast and powerful, the roar echoed
thoughout the pits. Yves gestured again for the helmet I was holding for him,
I handed it to him through the drivers window and got my Camcorder out, heres
the Video I took...........
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This is Brian Clancy, Signing off for now
