Corvette Racing rolled out at the Sebring Winter Test with new cars, new livery, new driver pairings and a new young gun in Jordan Taylor who is ready to learn from some of the best sportscar guys in the business.

It is probably no surprise that Taylor ended up as a sportscar driver – his father Wayne Taylor won Sebring in 1996 while his brother Ricky Taylor pilots a Chevy-powered machine in GRAND-AM for their father’s team.

“It’s been exciting so far, being teamed with Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia for the three long-distance races,” Taylor said. “It’s a lot of pressure, but also a huge opportunity for me to drive with these guys and to learn from them.

“Every time I get out of the car, I compare the data with them to see where I can improve,” Taylor explained. “Yesterday Jan was helping me with Turn 1 and now I’m on pace with the quicker guys. Things are going really well so far!”

The twin Corvette C6.R race cars completed nearly 15 hours of track time without any significant issues. Both Corvettes ran considerably quicker than the 2:01.561 lap time that won the GT pole at Sebring last year. The No. 4 Corvette was clocked at 2:00.700, and the No. 3 Corvette turned a lap in 2:00.799 on the historic 17-turn, 3.7-mile circuit – taking the fourth and fifth fastest time this afternoon.

Ferrari held the top three spots in GT on Thursday. Ferrari’s factory development car (2:00.532) led Extreme Speed Motorsports and Krohn Racing in the standings. It was quite an accomplishment for the Krohn team, which is racing the Ferrari F458 Italia for the first time in 2012.