The Chevy Corvette Grand Sport has had a long and illustrious history in the world of racing that spans more than five decades. We are going to take a look through some of the most significant moments in the history of this vehicle over the years. This blog will include the first few years of the time table and be sure to look out for the remainder in future blogs.1960 - The Corvette made its first appearance at 24 Hours of Le Mans when Corvette’s first chief engineer and racer, Briggs Cunningham entered three stock models into the infamous endurance race. All three vehicles were powered by a 283 “Fuelie” mechanically fuel-injected small block V8 engine, and they proved quite successful in their first outing with the No. 3 Corvette driven by John Fitch and Bob Grossman finishing eighth overall and winning the large-displacement GT class.1962-1963 - Following the initial success of Corvette in the world of racing, Arkus-Duntov commissioned the first-ever Corvette Grand Sport race cars. These vehicles were intended to be used for the 1963 Le Mans race with Arkus-Duntov planning to build 125 ultra-light, high-powered cars. Unfortunately, only five were completed before General Motors declared a ban on “factory” racing support, killing off the Grand Sport program.1963-1964 - Even though GM had placed a ban on racing, Arkus-Duntov handed off the already built Grand Sports to private racers such as Roger Penske, A.J. Foyt, Jim Hall and Dick Thompson, allowing them to be evaluated in real-world racing situations. 1967 - Throughout the remainder of the 1960s, Arkus-Duntov made sure to keep the spirit Grand Sport a face in the racing community by assisting in the development of new features that would help to transform production vehicles into racing vehicles, such as larger fuel tanks and heavy-duty brakes. He even played a large role in the development of the L-88 big block engine program that launched this year. This revolutionary new engine provided racers with the advantage of a high-horsepower that fit within the rules of racing."Corvette Grand Sport’s Racing Legacy On and Off the Track."Media.gm.com. N.p., 3 Mar. 2016. Web. 08 Mar. 2016. <http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/chevrolet/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2016/mar/0301-corvette-gs-history.html>.