Callaway Competition C7 GT3-R Brochure

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CALLAWAY COMPETITION GMBH
Liebigstr. 31, 74211 Leingarten
Telephone: +49 7131 903-10, Fax: +49 7131 9000-31
E-Mail: info@callawaycars.de, Web: www.callawaycars.de
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CALLAWAY COMPETITION SHOWS COMPETENCE AND PASSION
”The most beautiful car we have
ever built.”
The new Callaway Corvette C7 GT3-R, constructed by
Callaway Competition of Leingarten Germany, sets new
standards in the league of GT3 race cars and should, as
its predecessor C6-based model, become a worldwide
sensation in GT3.
The development of the vehicle began in mid-2014 on
CAD, with technically-relevant parts developed by Mike
Gramke and Uwe Hoffmann.
Callaway Competition was created in 1985 under the name ”Wöhr & Ciccone”. Since its founding, the company has
specialized on body production, vehicle repairs and racing conversions. In 1988, ”Wöhr & Ciccone” expanded to
include distribution of Callaway Corvettes in Europe. Callaway Competition got its name in 1994. Since then, racing
Corvettes developed and built in Leingarten for ADAC GT Masters and other series have achieved great success.
Callaway Competition is the oldest team in ADAC GT Masters, and started in 1993 with a Corvette C4 at the ADAC
GT Cup. Since 2006, more than twenty GT3 Corvettes have been built in Leingarten.
The Callaway-developed Corvette Z06.R GT3 is one of the most successful racing cars in the
ADAC GT Masters with 23 victories.
The body and dashboard were CAD-designed by Paul
Deutschman, Callaway’s designer of over 30 years, of
Montreal, Canada. Design details were finalized via
international telephone. At the end of 2014, the vehicle
design was established and, in the spring of 2015,
vehicle construction was started in Leingarten.
After Callaway Competition provided data, customers
and suppliers milled forms for the body parts. The carbon
parts from these forms were chiefly manufactured in
Leingarten, with some produced by friendly firms.
The only stock components retained from the Corvette
C7 are the chassis, which is reinforced with the roll cage,
the lower control arms, the upper half of the rear bumper,
and the tail lights. The engine was carried over from its
predecessor with minor changes. All other parts were
newly developed and manufactured, with the major part
of the technical components from aluminum and carbon
fiber hand-built in Leingarten.
The front spoiler, diffuser and rear wing aerodynamic
parts were of aerodynamic core (Paul Schreiber and
Alex Koppe) are developed and implemented in CAD.
The shape and the profile of the rear wing corresponds
to all the latest developments and offers a high level of
innovation.
Business owners, Giovanni Ciccone and Ernst Wöhr, put
a great deal of sweat and blood and all their experience
of the last ten years in the construction of the Corvette
C7 GT3-R.
Proven naturally aspirated V8 engine,
already driven to numerous victories in
the predecessor C6 model.
Width
2042 mm (80.4 in.)
Wheelbase
2713 mm (106.8 in.)
Overall Length
4592 mm (188.7 in.)
Homologation Weight
1240 kg (2734 lb.)
Chassis
Aluminum
Engine Type
8 Cylinder V, 90° Bank Angle
Power
550 - 600 HP (depending on Air-Restrictor)
Torque
475-500 LB-FT (depending on Air-Restrictor)
Engine Displacement
6245 cc (381 cid)
Sidepipes with skirt outlet. Stainless
steel exhaust system with sound
deadening and catalytic converters.