| 1990
R9G Corvette Escort World Challenge Car #97 |
|
#97 Corvette Challenge Car
documented history and specs
| Car number: 97 |
Car Color:
Silver |
| Sponsor: Exxon, Mobil
1, Morrison Engineering & Development |
Driver: Andy Pilgrim
from Frisco, TX |
| Other Drivers: Tommy
Morrison, Stu Hayner, John Heinricy & Robin
Buck |
|
Previous owners:
| Current owner: |
Kent Hussey |
2012-current |
|
Race history:
In 1990 the Morrison Team won the Team, Manufactures
and the Tire championships with this and it's sister
car. The #98 car won the 24 hours of Mosport race
and finished 2nd in the Grand Prix's of Dallas &
St. Petersburg.
Other history:
During 1992 this car was painted white and burgundy
for the Palm Springs Road Races. This was to honor
the 40th anniversary of Corvette. The car was used
for exhibition. Most recently, before being repainted
to it's original race colrs, this car was painted
white and used for development and testing of a new
oil pan system on the LS-1 motor for the GM Power
Train Unit. Then these cars were raced during historic
races throughout the country by Jay and Joe Policastro.
A few words about the car from the current
owner (Lance Miller):
This Corvette has quite a history behind it with
Tommy Morrison running the team full steam ahead in
the early ‘90s. The #97 car pictured above also
had a brother which was car #98 – both cars
were always at the top of the pack. They were both
backed by GM Corporation and reaped the rewards throughout
the series. These cars recently came up for sale and
we decided to jump on them, I’ve followed these
cars for years and was happy to have them become a
part of our collection.
Look for the #97 Tommy Morrison Corvette on a race
track near you – I plan on driving this car
in some of the historic race series.
Credentials:
Original window sticker, log book and plenty of articles/pictures
Documentation:
Plenty of magazine articles in regards to the “R9G”
Corvettes, Tommy Morrison letter of agreement, pictures
of the cars at various races which includes a lot
of documentation.
Other interesting facts:
- Andy Pilgrim went on to race for the GM Factory
Team, he ran the C5-R Corvette and Cadillacs.
- This was the last R9G Corvette ever produced.
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