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Factory-backed racing has been around so long that some race teams have actually spawned factories. We're not talking about Ferraris, though, we're talking about the slick Corvette and Camaro track car concepts unveiled this week at SEMA.

Plenty of Corvettes and Camaros go racing already, and if Dodge guys can have a factory-built Viper racecar, why can't the Chevy guys? Well, they just may be able to in the future if Chevy follows through on the Z06X and Camaro SSX track car concepts. Factory-built road course killers? Yes, please.

Corvette Z06X

The Chevy suits call it a "mid-point" between the pedestrian Z06 and the GT2 Class Corvettes racing at Le Mans, and there really isn't any other way to describe it. The already light car is stripped of even more weight thanks to a polycarbonate rear window, carbon-fiber bodywork lifted from the ZR1 and Corvette Carbon and a gutted interior. With an adjustable coilover suspension, big carbon-fiber adjustable wing, and Michelin racing slicks (285/30R19 front and 335/25R20 rear), this car is ready to tear up a track near you. Finished off with Magnetorheological shocks, a fire suppression system and the new-for-2011 Z07 package, which includes Brembo carbon-ceramic brakes, the Z06X is a racer's dream-come-true.

Camaro SSX

Like the Z06X, the SSX ratchets down the weight by ratcheting up the carbon-fiber, using the lightweight-but-strong material for the hood, fenders, front splitter, rear spoiler, side skirts and trunk lid. With its own roll cage, fire system and race seat replacing the interior, the SSX is all business. Chevy even played with the big 6.2-liter V-8, giving it a new intake and exhaust system and slipping the ZR1's twin-plate clutch between it and the six-speed manual transmission. The low-gloss white paint is punctuated by the 20-inch black wheels and the big brakes they hide.

Stay tuned to MotorTrend.com for more from the 2010 SEMA Show.