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The Z06 (whose names can be traced back to the competition-prepared Stingrays of 1963) transformed the Corvette from just a Sports Car to something far greater – a car that could contend with the likes of Viper, Ferrari, and Porsche.

Corvette Chief Engineer Dave Hill and his team developed the Z06 from lessons learned with the C5.R Corvette Race Car. The development of the C6 Z06 would also serve as a starting point for the creation of the C6.R, and would evolve in conjunction with the newest Corvette race car, demonstrating unequivocally the growing connection between the Corvette production vehicle and its race track counterpart.

Each of these LS7 Motors were hand-built at General Motor’s Performance Build Centre in Wixom, Michigan. It was opened in 2005 to begin building engines for the 2006 model year. The facility cost $10 million to create and was developed specifically to produce hand-built, high-performance engines.

The Corvette Racing Team of Oliver Gavin and Oliver Beretta capped Corvette’s 50th anniversary in international road racing by sweeping the American Le Mans Series manufacturers, drivers and team championships. Corvette’s first class victory at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1956 was the first step onto the world stage that established Chevy’s sports car as a contender in top-level competition. Fifty years later, Corvette Racing began the year with a victory at the same 12 Hours of Sebring. In June of that same year, Corvette celebrated its fifth win in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the world’s greatest sports car race.