Top Dog Cars

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viper_larry

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4,319 posts

255 months

Friday 12th March 2004
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In the build up to all the excitement of the new show next week, I got confirmation this afternoon that my Viper will appear in the 1st episode:
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Question of the week!

The first programme in the 'Top Dog Car' series sees a '97 Dodge Viper GTS' go head to head with a 'Noble M12 GTO3R'. Who do you think will come out on top? What car do you think is Top Dog?

'Top Dog Cars' is showing on Men and Motors on Wednesday March 17th at 21:00.

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So lets see some comments You'll have to watch and see who wins!

viper paul

2,485 posts

273 months

Friday 12th March 2004
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Graham,

We all knew you were the dogs!!!!!!!!

ViperGTS99

393 posts

243 months

Friday 12th March 2004
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Can someone record the episode and send it to me by email?

Viper

10,005 posts

272 months

Saturday 13th March 2004
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hopefully i'll be capturing .mpg, so i'll send it over

N GTS

735 posts

252 months

Tuesday 16th March 2004
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I've booked time off work to watch it, can't miss the best year / colour Viper on TV.

viper_larry

Original Poster:

4,319 posts

255 months

Tuesday 16th March 2004
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Hopefully I'll prove that Blue/White is the fastest!

Shouldn't have said that

vetteheadracer

8,271 posts

252 months

Wednesday 17th March 2004
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The programme is repeated tomorrow afternoon, then tomorrow night etc. etc.

See below.

www.menandmotors.co.uk/whatson/programmeinfo.xml?programme=TOP%20DOG%20-%20CARS

ViperGTS99

393 posts

243 months

Wednesday 17th March 2004
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>>>hopefully i'll be capturing .mpg, so i'll send it over<<<

Thanks, Neil.

V1PER

6,629 posts

259 months

Wednesday 17th March 2004
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WELL DONE!!!!!!
British car not winning in Britain VIPER must be good..

Viperlady

130 posts

263 months

Wednesday 17th March 2004
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Congratulations - I knew the best car in the world would be Top Dog - well done - Anjie

viper paul

2,485 posts

273 months

Wednesday 17th March 2004
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See we were the dogs!!

Thought the touring car driver looked a bit of a pratt yes in the straight line the Vipers quick but come to a corner, oh yes and I have never driven one.

Well done Graham and thanks for flying the viper flag.

Mind you that has to be the shineyest GTS I have ever seen and they say neil's the king of the polish.

C5RagTop

1,610 posts

247 months

Wednesday 17th March 2004
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Saw the show tonight. Great car and great result for the Vipers. Congrats Graham.

N GTS

735 posts

252 months

Thursday 18th March 2004
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Well done Graham and Viper.
Paul, my thoughts exactly as I was watching, and couldn't agree more, the touring car driver made a pratt of himself having never driven a Viper and quoting only good for straight lines several times!! I too was amazed at how shiney it was, you should have seen the car at Spa last year, yet in front of the Top-dog cameras it looked mint, brand new out the show room! The show itself was a bit naff. Would have liked to have seen more of the cars out on the track in the comparision. Three cheers for Graham an his GTS, you represented Vipers well.

viper paul

2,485 posts

273 months

Thursday 18th March 2004
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Funny when you watch the video just look at how the Viper goes through the esses at least close to the Noble not bad handling.

The Noble however is rear engine and the better weight distribution helps a lot.

Not sure I would like to loose a Noble in the wet looks like as much fun as a Viper in the wet.

viper_larry

Original Poster:

4,319 posts

255 months

Thursday 18th March 2004
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All that filming at Bruntingthorpe for 20s of video footage! Would have been nice to get the 180mph down the straight.

joelism

640 posts

256 months

Thursday 18th March 2004
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Was it my imagination, or did the Noble sound like a V10 when it was on the track !! Well done Graham, cool on the track and pretty cool under interview stress too !!

m12_nathan

5,138 posts

258 months

Thursday 18th March 2004
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"There ain't no substitute for cubes"

Apart from supercharging, turbocharging and the ability to rev to 11k

It basically boiled down to Phil Bennet liking the Noble (predictable), the american car guy liking the Viper (even more predicatable) and the "classic car nut" who hadn't even heard of the Noble thinking the viper was a better road car??? Can we have Pennys vote and call it evens?

Real shame not to see more of both cars in action.

z064life

1,926 posts

247 months

Thursday 18th March 2004
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Gazboy said:
Does the Viper really make 500 ftbls of torque from 1000rpm?





I think that's true.

Lots of displacement usually means lots of low down torque, and that's where these engines usually make their power in stock trim. These aren't revvy engines like a 2jz-gte or RB26DETT or the S2000 engine with little displacement which have to be revved to get power, the redlines are small and the power made early with a few exceptions of other similar engines. That's what my reading of forums has taught me.

>> Edited by z064life on Thursday 18th March 23:21

>> Edited by z064life on Thursday 18th March 23:22

venom500

2,984 posts

282 months

Friday 19th March 2004
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joelism said:
Was it my imagination, or did the Noble sound like a V10 when it was on the track !! Well done Graham, cool on the track and pretty cool under interview stress too !!
So i wasn,t the only one to think that!Yes Joel i think your right!....................WERE COMING TO GET YOU!!!!!

Viper

10,005 posts

272 months

Friday 19th March 2004
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www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=88267&f=23&h=0

PH guy has sorted the vids, nice one Luca