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]
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.
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