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The Callaway C7 GT3-R Set To Make U.S. Debut

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2018 Callaway-Corvette-C7 GT3-R

German Driver Daniel Keilwitz to Pilot Callaway Corvette at Pirelli World Challenge

The 2018 Pirelli World Challenge, North America’s top production car-based racing championship, begins this weekend in St. Petersburg, Florida.  The race, a double-header which will be run on a 14-turn, 1.8-mile road course that snakes its way through the streets of St. Petersburg, is made up of four vehicles classes – GT, GTA, GT Cup and GTS.

Callaway C7 GT3-R Corvette
The Callaway C7 GT3-R Corvette Race Car.

This year, many spectators will be focused on the North American debut of the Callaway Competition USA Corvette C7 GT3-R.  The car, which previously competed in the 2017 ADAC GT Masters championship (and won the championship) will be piloted this year by German driver Daniel Keilwitz.  The car is scheduled to compete in the pair of races – the first two of nineteen races scheduled this season.

The last time that a Callaway Racing Corvette competed in St. Petersburg was 1996.  The car, which was piloted by Almo Coppelli, had emerged victorious at the completion of the race, clinching in a win in the S2 class.  Now, twenty-two years later, Callaway hopes to repeat history at the famous racing venue.

Daniel Keilwitz

To prepare for the race, Keilwitz ran test laps in the Callaway Corvette race

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