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Corvette C7.R In FIA WEC

h1 class"entry-title"Wayne Taylor Racing, Larbre Competition Looking To Field Corvette C7.R In FIA WECh1ppdivBy Sam McEachern GM Authoritybr a href"mediawp-contentecklerscorvetteuploads201509No-65-Corvette-C7R-COTA-2014.jpg"img class"alignnone size-full wp-image-2250" src"mediawp-contentecklerscorvetteuploads201509No-65-Corvette-C7R-COTA-2014.jpg" alt"No-65-Corvette-C7R-COTA-2014" "625" height"354" abr Next year, the Ford GT will go racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship, and if a between Larbre Competition team owner Jack Leconte and Wayne Taylor comes to fruition, the a href"http:gmauthority.comblogcategorychevroletcorvettec7c7.r"Corvette C7.Ra could be right there racing along with it.divppdivdivppdivLarbre Competition currently fields a a href"http:gmauthority.comblogcategorychevroletcorvette"Corvettea C7.R in the FIA WECs GTE Am category. The team has recently been evaluating a move up to the GTE Pro class, and according to a href"http:sportscar365.comlemanswecwayne-taylor-racing-larbre-working-on-corvette-gte-pro-effort-for-2016" target"blank"emSportscar365ema, they could up with a href"http:gmauthority.comblog201507wayne-taylor-racing-readies-for-mosport-after-rough-outing-to-the-glen"Wayne Taylor Racinga for the effort.divppdivdivppdivLeconte and Taylor met at Circuit of the Americas in the Austin, Texas last weekend and discussed the Taylor is in talks with sponsor Konica Minolta to run the championship and has reportedly been asked to sort the GTE Pro entry out by October 31st.divpbr Driving the GTE Pro C7.R would be Wayne Taylors son, Ricky. His brother Jordan may also join the effort, however considering WTR is on retaining their Prototype entry in the WeatherTech United Sportscar Championship, Jordan might also be selected to race in America for 2016.