(And don’t miss out on our 2026 Corvette Racing Calendar, see below)
1.The timing is right
John Doonan, president of IMSA proclaims that Sports Car Racing is going full blast with no end in sight.
In the second year of the Z06 GT3.R Corvette, the Pratt & Miller team wrapped up the IMSA championship before of a sell-out crowd on October 11 at Road Atlanta. The TF Sport team won the European Le Mans Championship in Portugal.
2. The Corvette teams have the bucks
The factory Pratt & Miller team is a wholly owned subsidiary of Oshkosh, a publicly traded $ 4.5BN company. The AWA team from Canada happens to be owned by Orlando Corp, a $ 6BN Canadian Real Estate operation. And let’s just say the JMR JOHOR team from the monarchy of Malaysia is a royal family that is loaded with loot.
3. The Z06 GT3.R Corvette has gone global
We also believe that Sports Car racing is riding the coat tails of Formula 1, and deservedly so.
Fans in North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Persian Gulf can catch the Z06 GT3.R Corvette at the track and on the tele.
TF Sport and Stellar from the UK and DXDT and Chouest Poveledo from the USA join the super-rich in IMSA, the World Endurance Championship and the Stephen Ratel Organization (SRO) World Challenge Series on 3 continents. Word has it the legendary Bathurst 12-hour race in Australia is on the schedule for 2026.
4. The right people
The Pratt & Miller team stems from the GM Corvette Racing Team, a juggernaut, that trampled their foes for 25 years. The spirit of hard work, humility and camaraderie is gospel, starting with the C5.R in 1999, followed by the C6.R in 2005, the C7.R in 2014 and the C8.R in 2020 and now the C8 Z06 GT3.R Corvette.
5. Top notch Design, Engineering and Service
Pratt & Miller designs and builds the C8 Z06 GT3.R and services their customers 24/7. The mid-engine Z06 GT3.R joins ranks with the supercars McLaren, Lambo, Ferrari and Porsche.
6. American Strength
The Corvette projects American strength around the world. Strongmen that run China, Russia and the pudgy guy in North Korea take notice.
How to get your 2026 Corvette Racing Calendar
Click here to get it free, includes shipping by renewing or signing up for new membership, a $ 30 value.
Button https://www.registryofcorvetteracecars.com/membership
It is a collectible work of art, curated with photos by pros. The 13-month 2026 edition features the Z06 GT3.R at Daytona, Sebring and Le Mans plus C1 thru C7 Corvettes in vintage and SCCA racing.
Photo credits: Phelis Cattus Cattus, George Sisak, Pete Gorski