Chevrolet Camaro Z/28.R To Compete in the IMSA Continental Tires SportsCar Challenge

Chevrolet revealed the racing variant of the Camaro Z/28 road car. Dubbed Z/28.R, the car will be entered by Stevenson Motorsports and CKS Autosport in the GS class of the IMSA Continental Tires SportsCar Challenge. It is powered by the same 7.0-liter V8 engine from the road going model but has received specialized suspension components that are needed for endurance racing. As a result, Chevrolet describes its new race cars as the "most production-based competitors on the track".

More pictures in the gallery below and more details in the press release after the jump.

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Camaro Z/28 Laps The 'Ring Faster Than SLS, LFA..[VIDEO]

Who said muscle cars couldn't go through corners really fast? The chevrolet Camaro Z/28 (learn more about it here) managed to lap the Nürburgring Norschleife circuit in 7:37:47, faster than the Mercedes-Benz SLS, the Lexus LFA and even the Lamborghini Aventador. Video after the jump.

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