{"id":31043,"date":"2023-06-13T11:00:22","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T15:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/?p=31043"},"modified":"2023-06-13T11:00:22","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T15:00:22","slug":"from-corvette-to-cadillac-to-penske-motown-flags-flew-high-at-the-24-hours-of-le-mans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/from-corvette-to-cadillac-to-penske-motown-flags-flew-high-at-the-24-hours-of-le-mans","title":{"rendered":"From Corvette to Cadillac to Penske, Motown flags flew high at the 24 Hours of Le Mans"},"content":{"rendered":"

France had a decidedly American accent last weekend.<\/p>\n

Detroit brands descended on the world\u2019s most famous endurance race, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with Corvette dominating the GT class, Cadillac taking third place overall, and a special Camaro NASCAR bringing V-8 thunder to 325,000 fans at the bucolic French circuit 130 miles west of Paris. The race was not as kind to Bloomfield Hills-based Team Penske as its trio of Porsche hypercars struggled with mechanical difficulties.<\/p>\n

Auto racing is an international currency trading in excellence, and motorsports has taken on a high profile as performance brands compete in global markets. On Le Mans\u2019 100th anniversary, Detroit automakers were front and center selling everything from Cadillac elegance to NASCAR muscle.<\/p>\n

<\/a>\u201cThis is a really special time in racing. We have so many manufacturers with this new hybrid platform (that) are going to be able to race together,\u201d said General Motors Co. vice president for performance and motorsports Jim Campbell, referencing new regulations that allow North American and European race cars to compete in the same so-called \u201chypercar\u201d class for the first time in decades. \u201cWe have, I think, 14 different manufacturers racing together. The crowds that came out are incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>