Viper Returns to the Green Hell: Time For Coffee?
A behind-the-scenes look at that incredible 7:01 Nordschleife lap
You'll hopefully be familiar by now with the exploits of the Viper Owners Association, who took a pair of Viper GTS-Rs to the 'ring last year and set that wild 7:01 lap. While no longer the fastest rear-wheel drive lap - that honour has been taken by the GT2 RS - it remains, by our reckoning at least, still the quickest manual car around the Nordschleife. And just four seconds behind a 918 Spyder, don't forget...
This film interviews the key people involved in the effort, including engineers, drivers and support crew. There's that infectious enthusiasm you get from people so tremendously dedicated to an admirable cause, expertly captured by Fox Pro films. What you also get is the tangible trepidation, angst and worry from a group of people desperate to achieve something that's actually quite dangerous, plus the problems (including sourcing new drivers) that were overcome. And some suitably atmospheric music, of course.
The narrator is a touch annoying, yes, and it's sad to now know all this effort has been bested by those pesky Porsche folk, but that shouldn't detract from a Herculean effort and a great video - enjoy!
[Photo: Viper Ring King via Facebook]
Front tire profile let them down, can't handle the heat - that is also the reason why they crashed.
"We have a car with a pretty hefty curb weight being forced into the ground with substantial aero downforce dragging these soft front tires sideways through aggressive corners and it seems like we are simply pushing them right past their thermal limits causing de-lamination of the outer rubber layer."(c)ACR forum
Great info about the front tire problem from Robert/Misha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qTtytgXaxQ&t=...
if you see them simply as a means of getting from A to B you might find that you are on the wrong forum
if you see them simply as a means of getting from A to B you might find that you are on the wrong forum
the point of setting this time in a viper at nurburg when its not even going to beat any records?
it's just becauseeeeeee they can right? so they have. well cool.
if you see them simply as a means of getting from A to B you might find that you are on the wrong forum
the point of setting this time in a viper at nurburg when its not even going to beat any records?
it's just becauseeeeeee they can right? so they have. well cool.
it's just becauseeeeeee they can right? so they have. well cool.
Besides, they explained in the video that they wanted to do this because the Viper is going out of production so it was kind of a way to go out on a high. But I guess you didn't see that as you'd made your mind up it was pointless and probably didn't watch it.
Front tire profile let them down, can't handle the heat - that is also the reason why they crashed.
"We have a car with a pretty hefty curb weight being forced into the ground with substantial aero downforce dragging these soft front tires sideways through aggressive corners and it seems like we are simply pushing them right past their thermal limits causing de-lamination of the outer rubber layer."(c)ACR forum
Great info about the front tire problem from Robert/Misha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qTtytgXaxQ&t=...
What I'd give for an SRT Viper.
The exhaust note is menacing. The long bonnet is indeed long. The entire aesthetic of this unique car is worthy of the retro-modern labels that people tend to throw around. Dodge has honed this car to a significant degree. I mean, I'd be grateful to own almost any of the model years, but the last generation 2013 - 2017 is the most visually appealing.
It was on PH where I learned that the aluminium blocks were machined in the UK. But the more interesting contribution from Blighty was the licensing of camshaft technology from this engineering specialist.
Saw one on the road a few years ago, Silver with Blue stripes. Smaller than I expected.
Lottery ticket time!
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