Only 201 examples of the Turbo Jet 396 V8 engine were built. The engine was closely related to the L78 V8 from the 1965 Corvette C2 ... which has a capacity of 427 cu-in. The experimental engine ...

In other words, if you've got any familiarity with the course, you'd expect that a 2,640-pound carbon-kevlar-bodied C6 Corvette with a 427-cubic-inch, 1,300-horsepower V8 would be a handful on it.