New Callaway Corvette GT3-R gaining momentum with addition of Curran and Said

Momentum continues to build toward an a new Callaway Competition Corvette C7 GT3-R program next year with the support of Whelen Engineering and drivers Boris Said (near left) and Eric Curran (far left). Reeves Callaway's independently built GT3-spec Corvette C7 will race in unspecified European championships in partnership with Sonny Whelen and utilize two of his most tenured pilots.

"It's really exciting to be entering into yet another program with Whelen Engineering," said Curran, who has been with Whelen since they joined forces in SCCA Pro Racing's World Challenge series. "Sonny Whelen has been a close friend, sponsor, and teammate of mine for nine years, so to be venturing into a new program combined with Callaway Cars is a really big deal.

"All the guys at Callaway have been good friends for over 15 years and I've done a lot of work with the Callaway Car Company. Boris and I have been teammates for many years in the Whelen Engineering GT Corvette. It's exciting to be teammates with Boris again and to combine all these things made in America."

Separate from the factory Corvette Racing C7.R program that competes in IMSA and at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Callaway C7 GT3-R marks the Connecticut-based high performance tuner's latest offering on the Corvette platform. The C7 GT3-R follows the Z06.R and a series of other Corvette models dating back to 1994 and, like most of Callaway's recent racecars, the new 6.2-liter V8-powered GT3-R will be constructed at Callaway Competition's base in Leingarten, Germany.

Recently unveiled in nearby Hockenheim, the car's namesake professed his enthusiasm for the project.

"We look forward to fielding this worthy effort," Callaway said. "A quintessential American brand, with American drivers, fueled by an American company's sponsorship in a premier European series and settings...we could not be more proud."

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