Title: who thinks they should bring the dodge viper competion back to racing!!!
Post by: viper900dodge on September 20, 2006, 06:48:16 pm
who thinks they should bring the dodge viper competion into racing!!!
because they have made one but for some reason(thati know) arnt racing it???????????
because they have made one but for some reason(thati know) arnt racing it???????????
Title: Re: who thinks they should bring the dodge viper competion back to racing!!!
Post by: Pieter on September 20, 2006, 07:13:59 pm
Probably you!!!
Title: Re: who thinks they should bring the dodge viper competion back to racing!!!
Post by: wishy on September 20, 2006, 07:20:07 pm
Nothing to do with LM.......but if you go to LOngleat this weekend ther is a hillclimb on and the GTD40 Owners Club will be there.
Ayoung lady who is a member of the club and drives a Viper.
Her party piece is to light up her tyres on in the 100 yard section of the track berfore the start line.
The car has a had a supercharger fitted to give a little more oooomph........see their website for the video recorded at Gurston Down earlier this year.......awsome!!!!!
Wishy
Ayoung lady who is a member of the club and drives a Viper.
Her party piece is to light up her tyres on in the 100 yard section of the track berfore the start line.
The car has a had a supercharger fitted to give a little more oooomph........see their website for the video recorded at Gurston Down earlier this year.......awsome!!!!!
Wishy
Title: Re: who thinks they should bring the dodge viper competion back to racing!!!
Post by: viper900dodge on September 20, 2006, 07:21:47 pm
cool but i live more near oulton park :laugh:
Title: Re: who thinks they should bring the dodge viper competion back to racing!!!
Post by: Fax on September 20, 2006, 07:58:35 pm
Last time I saw a Viper at Sebring, a bunch of our CA guys were cutting up bits of its shunted bodywork to take home as keepsakes. Saw the ORECA Vipers take the overall honors at the 24 Hours of Daytona back in 2000, but even then the handwriting was on the wall...and it said CORVETTE.
These days the Viper is hopelessly outclassed in ALMS/LMES GT1 against the Vettes, Astons, Ferraris, even the Saleen.
Fax
These days the Viper is hopelessly outclassed in ALMS/LMES GT1 against the Vettes, Astons, Ferraris, even the Saleen.
Fax
Title: Re: who thinks they should bring the dodge viper competion back to racing!!!
Post by: Canada Phil on September 21, 2006, 07:07:53 am
Last time I saw a Viper at Sebring, a bunch of our CA guys were cutting up bits of its shunted bodywork to take home as keepsakes. Saw the ORECA Vipers take the overall honors at the 24 Hours of Daytona back in 2000, but even then the handwriting was on the wall...and it said CORVETTE.
These days the Viper is hopelessly outclassed in ALMS/LMES GT1 against the Vettes, Astons, Ferraris, even the Saleen.
Fax
Hey Fax I remember that one. Ron chasing the Viper made for an exciting finish. when 24 hours was not quite long enough to get the job done. Awsome and well deserved win for the Viper.These days the Viper is hopelessly outclassed in ALMS/LMES GT1 against the Vettes, Astons, Ferraris, even the Saleen.
Fax
Canada Phil
Title: Re: who thinks they should bring the dodge viper competion back to racing!!!
Post by: Fran on September 21, 2006, 08:01:03 am
even the Saleen
Watch it Fax, I am not sure I like the use of "even" in that sentence!!!
F
Title: Re: who thinks they should bring the dodge viper competion back to racing!!!
Post by: viper900dodge on September 21, 2006, 08:43:03 am
the GTSR (some call it the competition) has a racing factory model being made by dodge but its still being worked on and proberly wont race til 2009-2011. :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: who thinks they should bring the dodge viper competion back to racing!!!
Post by: Nordic on October 05, 2006, 06:47:23 pm
It looks like the little one has pestered the Dodge Motor company in submission.
It now seems likely that a GT2 version is going to be produced next year. a couple of teams have already expressed an interest in running them.
However due to the nature of the car being based on the GT3 racer rather than the road car ACO approval is not likely unless Dodge produce a road going version. Confused? I am.
http://gtsport.es/
http://www.gt-eins.at/cms/index.php
If you speak Spanish or german this may help!
It now seems likely that a GT2 version is going to be produced next year. a couple of teams have already expressed an interest in running them.
However due to the nature of the car being based on the GT3 racer rather than the road car ACO approval is not likely unless Dodge produce a road going version. Confused? I am.
http://gtsport.es/
http://www.gt-eins.at/cms/index.php
If you speak Spanish or german this may help!
Title: Re: who thinks they should bring the dodge viper competion back to racing!!!
Post by: Martini...LB on October 05, 2006, 08:37:22 pm
Title: Re: who thinks they should bring the dodge viper competion back to racing!!!
Post by: johnny waring on October 13, 2006, 11:21:49 pm
If the Viper came back racing it wouldn't be a success.In GT1 its not as fast as the DBR9 or reliable as the C6-R.GT2 there are better cars than the viper like Panoz Porsche Spyker Ferrari(i won't put in the TVR Penisulia vipers are better than that).Plus Team Oreca have only been succesfull
BTW My dads mate called peter cook bought a viper GTS-R he borght in 2002 and it used to be own by Oreca.he raced with it at oulton park brit GT(the 1 where it abserloutly threw it down)and FIA-GT silverston in 2002.he has sold it now but he thorght he was ripped off with the money and he didn't get the results what he wished.
BTW My dads mate called peter cook bought a viper GTS-R he borght in 2002 and it used to be own by Oreca.he raced with it at oulton park brit GT(the 1 where it abserloutly threw it down)and FIA-GT silverston in 2002.he has sold it now but he thorght he was ripped off with the money and he didn't get the results what he wished.
Title: Re: who thinks they should bring the dodge viper competion back to racing!!!
Post by: termietermite on October 16, 2006, 09:51:06 am
Vipers still very popular here and made a great showing at LM over the weekend. 2 4ths in GT1 and the new GT3 on the podium twice. Certainly they showed the Larbre Ferraris the way home!
Title: Re: who thinks they should bring the dodge viper competion back to racing!!!
Post by: Lorry on October 16, 2006, 01:04:03 pm
I thought that production had ceased, but see that there is a new version. if you've got $85k.
Having had a good look at a couple of the old ones recently, it has to be done
Having had a good look at a couple of the old ones recently, it has to be done
Title: Re: who thinks they should bring the dodge viper competion back to racing!!!
Post by: termietermite on October 16, 2006, 05:34:15 pm
I thought that production had ceased, but see that there is a new version. if you've got $85k.
Having had a good look at a couple of the old ones recently, it has to be done
Here's the said GT3 version.http://www.flickr.com/photos/97986095@N00/271360217/Having had a good look at a couple of the old ones recently, it has to be done
Title: Re: who thinks they should bring the dodge viper competion back to racing!!!
Post by: johnevans3 on October 20, 2006, 10:24:04 pm
JPChenet (Mark) and I are the guys that got the whole bonnet section of that Sebring racing Viper #71. I gave the whole piece to a guy in Florida to cut it in half for us then he UPSed it to me in Texas. I took Mark's half to him on the plane thinking are they going to confiscate this contraband? We met up in London. He bought me a beer, we had a good time, the wives just looked at us and shook their heads in disgust. We met up again at Le Mans to continue the parteeeeeeee. Still have my trophy and in fact I'm looking at it right now.
Would love to see Vipers and what ever else join in the GT-1 class. I think Corvette and Aston are ruining the class by such domination. It's a pity that no one else in the world can compete with these two. It's becoming a little bit dull like GT-1 was with just Porsche taking it every race and Audi in P-1 doing the same. Competition among different makes is better in my opinion. Otherwise it's Nascar, same car just different logos. Give me the day when there were real Dodges, Plymouths, Ford, Mercury's, Chevy's, Hudson's, yeah Hudson Hornets. Those were the days for real racing for stockcars. Even F-1 is so boring even though there are different makers, they all look alike, sound alike and virtually perform alike, just different paint jobs. Oh well, how did I get off on this tangent?
Would love to see Vipers and what ever else join in the GT-1 class. I think Corvette and Aston are ruining the class by such domination. It's a pity that no one else in the world can compete with these two. It's becoming a little bit dull like GT-1 was with just Porsche taking it every race and Audi in P-1 doing the same. Competition among different makes is better in my opinion. Otherwise it's Nascar, same car just different logos. Give me the day when there were real Dodges, Plymouths, Ford, Mercury's, Chevy's, Hudson's, yeah Hudson Hornets. Those were the days for real racing for stockcars. Even F-1 is so boring even though there are different makers, they all look alike, sound alike and virtually perform alike, just different paint jobs. Oh well, how did I get off on this tangent?
Title: Re: who thinks they should bring the dodge viper competion back to racing!!!
Post by: termietermite on October 21, 2006, 11:38:10 am
To be fair to Aston, they really haven't been at it that long to describe it as domination. Also, Masserati are leading the FIA GT championships (whatever you think of them); Saleen have won the French championship; Larbre Aston won ELMS; 'Vettes won at LM and are leading the championship by 7 points from Aston again yes, but not the ELMS entrant. Nothing like the domination of Audi - at least there's real competition here. And when M. de Chaunac has truly got to grips with Mr Saleen's beauties, you could be in for a big surprise. Suspect we may be more likely to see the GT2 Viper being competitive. And talking of GT2 - isn't that hotting up too these days with so many marques available to the smaller teams? No longer a Porker benefit is it?
Title: Re: who thinks they should bring the dodge viper competion back to racing!!!
Post by: termietermite on November 10, 2006, 01:00:59 pm
Robin Mortimer's RPM motorsport team, will be running 2 GT3 Vipers in British GTs next year. See http://www.britishgt.com/news.php?
