Gavin made a flying visit to the official Le Mans Series test session at the HTTT Paul Ricard test track to meet with the team and finalise the deal. He said afterwards, “I m really pleased this has come together as I ve missed racing in Europe! I have a fantastic time racing in the USA and a wonderful job with Corvette Racing, which I don t intend giving up, but it will be great to race in front of my home crowd at Silverstone, and I ve always wanted to do the Spa 24 Hours. Interlagos will be a new challenge for everyone, and I m hoping I ll be able to help the team clinch a Championship title or two.
“Luc Alphand Aventures is a really well put together and organised team, and the fact that they run Corvettes seemed to present obvious synergies. Luc is a mega in France, and a really nice guy too, and I felt immediately at home amongst the team when I visited them at Paul Ricard. Oh, and the C6. R they are running is my 2006 ALMS car as well so I shall feel right at home.
“The team knows how to run a C5-R well, from all their experience last year, but I m sure I can help them a lot with the C6. R which drives a little differently. Maybe not until after Le Mans though as they will our competitors there! I must thank Steve Wesoloski and Doug Fehan for allowing me to take this opportunity and I aim to represent General Motors and Corvette Racing as well in Europe as I do in the States. ”
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