TLDR If you have ever wondered whether Corvette racing success benefits the Corvette sitting in a driveway or garage, the answer is yes. Automakers often talk about transferring technology from racing to road cars. But in Corvette’s case, the relationship is unusually direct. Chevrolet and GM describe the current generation of Corvette as the product of close cooperation between production engineers and motorsports teams, especially during development of the Z06 and Z06 GT3.R. For Corvette owners, that matters. Part of the car’s identity is that it competes seriously, wins races, and brings some of those hard-earned lessons back to the…