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Rare car? Corvette C5-R '00
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- WalkerInTN
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Don't know why it's rare or why it's more expensive than the Oreca Vipers. Considering the C5-R's got destroyed by the Vipers 3 straight years before Dodge pulled funding. Great cars but the Factory funded Orecas had there number. they are both two of my all time fav GT1 cars. I loved there battles, though largely one sided, over the 99-01 Le Mans. Wish they were both premium. C5-R murdered everything after the Oreca Vipers left though. Both cars deserved a better showing as they were both extremely dominant GT1 cars for many years especially the C5-C6R's, post Oreca Vipers.
In GT5 #91 Oreca Viper is a beast and with the turbo can win any series save FGT if you can drive. #51 Oreca Viper is a lot slower for some reason even though it makes same power as #91. I can't wait to get the C5-R now. Wish they had the authentic C6R but we a pretty close representation with the Z06 and ZR1 RM's.
In GT5 #91 Oreca Viper is a beast and with the turbo can win any series save FGT if you can drive. #51 Oreca Viper is a lot slower for some reason even though it makes same power as #91. I can't wait to get the C5-R now. Wish they had the authentic C6R but we a pretty close representation with the Z06 and ZR1 RM's.
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It's a good car but GT5 made a mockery of the engine sound.
Its a disgrace!!!!
The car should sound like a caged beast ready to kill you, but.......
Its a disgrace!!!!
The car should sound like a caged beast ready to kill you, but.......
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- Mikucki
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- Mikucki
i still remember watching this on tv for the first time back in the 09 season, incredable race with a incerdable ending.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brNtbaMadX4
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- Britvic
Fond memories of the 'Vettes at Le Mans, they had great battles with the Vipers, 550/575's, Saleens and the DB9's. Always remembered for the insane noise that helped keep everyone up all night. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWFxbu69V9k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWFxbu69V9k
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- st1gsdad67
First I saw was on Race Day 54 on my second account, I had been searching for ages, snapped it up, and gifted to my main account before the trading credit cap
VetteDawg
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- VetteDawg00
I have an '00 vette so I HAD to have this car in every GT? that it was offered.
I've got 2 of 'em....and I've seen it come up in the UCD 2 other times. It's pretty rare.
The C6 zr1 race modified is a MUCH better race car though.
A car I DON'T have yet is the black GT40 LM Test car...I've only seen it come up in the UCD once and I was broke at the time.
I've got 2 of 'em....and I've seen it come up in the UCD 2 other times. It's pretty rare.
The C6 zr1 race modified is a MUCH better race car though.
A car I DON'T have yet is the black GT40 LM Test car...I've only seen it come up in the UCD once and I was broke at the time.
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Those few laps were the essence of racing. This is why Ive loved Le Mans series for so long. I wish the vettes stayed in GT1 but this was incredible as at least in GT2 they have competition. Love the C6R and the Flying Lizzard Porsches.
I wish PD would capture the sound of these vettes and port them in game. Or it would be nice if we could attach sound files to cars. Id change the Vettes in game sound right away. Wonder why PD didnt use authentic vette V8 sound. Cant be copywrite issue. I cant take the Vette RM's seriously anymore after seeing this again with the sound of that v8 fresh in my head lol
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- kdryan2
The black Ford GT LM Spec II Test Car is Premium and is available from the New Car Dealership in the Gran Turismo Garage for 3.6M Cr.
There is also a white version that is a standard car...
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- WalkerInTN
Destroyed? Sure the Vipers won all through 1999, it was Team Corvette's first year racing & developing a brand new car & race engine (originally a 6.0 liter, later upgraded in 2000 to a 7.0 liter). The Viper GTS-R started racing in 1996. Three seasons of racing development over your rivals is huge.
The Viper's Daytona 2000 Rolex 24 hour race margin of victory over the C5-R was less than 31 seconds. I was at the race & saw more than that wasted on slow pit stops. The C5-R also beat the Viper at the GP of Texas & Road Atlanta's Petit Le Mans.
For 2001 things got bad for the Viper, with the C5-R taking wins at the Daytona Rolex 24, GP of Texas, Le Mans, Sears Point, Portland, Mosport, Mid Ohio & the Road Atlanta's Petit Le Mans. While the Viper won Sebring & Laguna Seca.
Not sure I'd call that destroyed. The 2001 race results might be an indicator of why Dodge pulled their funding for the Viper race program. I was disapointed Dodge never tried to come back with the newer generation Viper Competition Coupe.
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- strngz0731
I want no longer.
It just showed up in my UCD, and now has a nice, quiet little home in my garage. Can't wait to take it for a spin!
Peace...
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- wejhvabewjty
I heard it only appears once, I´m not 100% sure it´s true. Hasn´t appeared to me yet. Maybe is the hardest car to get O.o
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- Bongomancan666
It appears more than once! I got mine around 1600 game days although I don't think that has any correlation to when others will find it. After I bought it appears all the time hehe.. typical 
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WalkerInTx I won't go in to the shenanigans that both BMW and Chevy did racing engines that were not homologated. Porsche made a big deal about that but Dodge didn't. The C5R's didn't really have a chance until they added the 7 liter engine which was against the rules if memory serves as no C5 Corvette could be bought with a 7 liter motor at the dealership. Also the Vipers were heavily restricted to make them eligible for the GT1 class and yet still dominated Le Mans and most of the other series.
Chevy cheated with the 7 liter engine but the Vettes definitely became a force to be reckoned with. you are right about the fate of the Viper in 2001. Lots of mechanical problems and crashes will ruin anyones season. Dodge pulled out because of money not because of the Vettes lol. Have you noticed how many times Chrysler has been sold?
I really wish dodge didnt pull factory funded Vipers. The battles with the Vettes were epic. I throughly enjoyed those years of Le Mans. I love both cars and really don't care which one was dominant but a case can be made for the Orecas dominance when they both raced each other. I don't like cheaters and didnt think it was right to allow the vette to have a non homolgized engine while the Viper continued to be heavily restricted. Sounds more like politics than racing. Same thing happened later years with BMW being allowed to use a non homologized V8 to finally compete with Porsche.
Chevy cheated with the 7 liter engine but the Vettes definitely became a force to be reckoned with. you are right about the fate of the Viper in 2001. Lots of mechanical problems and crashes will ruin anyones season. Dodge pulled out because of money not because of the Vettes lol. Have you noticed how many times Chrysler has been sold?
I really wish dodge didnt pull factory funded Vipers. The battles with the Vettes were epic. I throughly enjoyed those years of Le Mans. I love both cars and really don't care which one was dominant but a case can be made for the Orecas dominance when they both raced each other. I don't like cheaters and didnt think it was right to allow the vette to have a non homolgized engine while the Viper continued to be heavily restricted. Sounds more like politics than racing. Same thing happened later years with BMW being allowed to use a non homologized V8 to finally compete with Porsche.
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- LaughlynVaughns
i saw this last night for first time since i had the game. Makes me wonder if PD are slowly releasing certain cars into OCD week by week becasue befor ei always used to get teh same cars day in, day out but since last patch i've noticed a lot more cars i've not had pop up before
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- WalkerInTN
It's not cheating if the rulemakers allowed it, & the 7.0 was approved by Grand Am, the ALMS & FIA. When I asked about that years ago, I was told that the rules allowed the 7.0 engine based on the fact that the next generation Corvette would have one. And the fact that Chevy would make the C5-R engine block available for purchase at any GM parts counter.
The Viper group could have done the same thing since the upcoming new car also had a bigger engine, but they didn't, they quit racing instead.
I think BMW got their V8 in using the same "we'll have one in the next generation car" rule that Chevy did.
Definitely some epic battles though, the Vipers were a serious force & you knew there would be a tough fight for the win.
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WalkerInTx I get what you are saying about the engines etc. But that's why I said it was politics. The rules clearly state the car engines have to be based on current production engine. To let both BMW and Chevy skirt that rule to me cheapens the game. What's the point of rules if you will break them. Also Dodge could not have done the same thing as the Gen III viper with the bigger engine would not have been in production until 2 years later. It seems for the sake of ratings and competition sanctioning organizations will bastardize there own rules when it suits them or maybe money under the table etc. It's technically cheating in my book but, as you say if they allow it, what ya gonna do lol.
It's water under the bridge now as they say and to tell you the truth back then I enjoyed the GT1 class more than LMP and Formula 1. With the Vettes in GT2 now along with Ferrari, Porsche etc I'm also enjoying GT2 alot. Just wish BMW would come back in LMP class again. Doubt we will ever see Vipers in Le Mans again.
It's water under the bridge now as they say and to tell you the truth back then I enjoyed the GT1 class more than LMP and Formula 1. With the Vettes in GT2 now along with Ferrari, Porsche etc I'm also enjoying GT2 alot. Just wish BMW would come back in LMP class again. Doubt we will ever see Vipers in Le Mans again.
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