The name Callaway means different things to different people. If you routinely wear terrible trousers and chase a small ball around a glorified park then you'll probably associate it most with the golf mega company. So award yourself some PH blokepoints if, instead, your first instinct on seeing it is to think of the U.S. tuning and racing firm with the same name, the one that's just introduced this stunning looking Corvette race GT3 race car.
America, f**k yeah and so on
Callaway began tuning BMWs in the U.S. in the 1970s, but it's most associated with the bristly Corvettes it has produced over the years. The German-based Callaway Competition racing team has now built what has to be the meanest looking of the lot, the new C7 GT3-R, which was launched this week at Hockenheim wearing this stealth fighter black livery.
The back end is particularly Batmobile, with a vast wing, a carbonfibre splitter and some very serious looking side vents built into the rear wheelarches.
The team says that the GT3-R will be racing next year in various GT3 series around the world - here's hoping they don't change the paint scheme. Power comes from a 600hp tuned version of the Chevrolet 6.2-litre V8 and heads to the back wheels through a six-speed X-Trac sequential box. Obviously we're not going to know if it's fast until it takes to the track against some proper rivals, but it certainly looks like it should be an absolute rocket.