Recent content by Bwright
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Monday we find out who is faster at Laguna Seca, ZR1 or Gen V
Wow...just...wow.- Bwright
- Post #484
- Forum: Generation V Discussions / SRT Coupe, GTS, GTC, AC
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Viper vs. GT3 RS Cup car at the Ring
Apologies if this has been posted before but exceptional driving by both:- Bwright
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- Forum: General Viper Discussion
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Pics Of My Crashed Viper
Wanted, Glad to hear you walked away. That’s all that matters. Couple of things about this crash struck me: Skill plays a big, big factor here. You retained the presence of mind to keep fighting the skid and turned the wheel just enough that you ended up striking the pole with the heaviest...- Bwright
- Post #79
- Forum: General Viper Discussion
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Paddle Shift
Great question, well put. The obvious answer in that situation would be that failure is not an option. The only catch with your question is that it is extremely unlikely that the Viper will make it to 2018. Its development budget is about $100mm and it consistently loses money. Sales of the...- Bwright
- Post #160
- Forum: SRT10 and SRT10 Coupe Discussions
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Paddle Shift
Your point necessarily assumes, incorrectly, that a missed shift is the only, important or even significant thing that can slow you down or make you fast in a race. On the contrary, consistently choosing the right line and timing your braking distances alone represent nearly infinite key and...- Bwright
- Post #152
- Forum: SRT10 and SRT10 Coupe Discussions
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Paddle Shift
Well put. I remain amused and astonished at the misconceptions as regards the technology and its application. First, no technology now employed in the automotive arena can or will make you a better driver. Not paddle shifters, not ABS, not traction/stability control. Nothing The only...- Bwright
- Post #119
- Forum: SRT10 and SRT10 Coupe Discussions
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Viper and Z06 ---- side by side
Riwracer and SW, outstanding garages. If you both had a Ford GT they would be perfect. Great stuff and great pictures :2tu: .- Bwright
- Post #27
- Forum: SRT10 and SRT10 Coupe Discussions
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Viper in danger...
Jon, Many thanks. You beat me to it. I am amazed that the fundamental and significant difference between build (irrelevant) and sales (the only thing that pays the bills) has to be explained to anyone. Memo to SRT10, my sales numbers were from DCX's own website (go to the IR section). You...- Bwright
- Post #59
- Forum: SRT10 and SRT10 Coupe Discussions
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Viper in danger...
chorps, You are more correct than I think even you realize. For the Viper, calendar 2003 - 2004 saw sales down an astonishing 15% (2,103 - 1,782 units). Dodge's hope that sales would rebound in 2005 ended yesterday when released sales figures showed that though there was a month-to-month jump...- Bwright
- Post #36
- Forum: SRT10 and SRT10 Coupe Discussions
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THE NEW Z06 IS FASTER THAN THE VIPER
Y2K5SRT, Your post, which started this thread, was a class act and superbly written. A tip of the hat and a round of respectful applause to you sir. I know that it cannot have been easy to man up like that in this environment. That's courage and I have nothing but respect for it. I gather...- Bwright
- Post #74
- Forum: SRT10 and SRT10 Coupe Discussions
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ALMS and Frustrated
There is no Dodge Viper race car for three reasons: 1. Under ACO rules there must be production of 25 roadgoing examples of the vehicle being entered. Clearly the Competition Coupe does not and has never met this standard. 2. The maximum engine size for GT1 entries is 8 liters, making the...- Bwright
- Post #10
- Forum: SRT10 and SRT10 Coupe Discussions
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For all the Z06 hand wringers....
It is unlikely that those numbers are correct. Checked the production numbers as you wisely suggested but those do not gel either. Give me a link to the thread(s) that quoted these numbers. I am curious as to who gave them and if they cited a source. In any event, I am 100% confident that my...- Bwright
- Post #53
- Forum: SRT10 and SRT10 Coupe Discussions
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For all the Z06 hand wringers....
According to Automotive News, year 2004 Viper sales of 1,782 units represented a 15% drop from the 2,103 units sold in 2003. In 2005 this double-digit decline continues unabated with YTD sales of the Viper through the end of August (1,059 units) down 17% from the same time period in 2004 (1,279...- Bwright
- Post #42
- Forum: SRT10 and SRT10 Coupe Discussions
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Side by side SRT coupe & ZO6... (pic)
Ah yes, Road and Track’s analysis: "How do we know? Anyone who HEARD it said the sound could only come from a supercharger." Motor Trend’s assumption? An interview with driver Jan Magnussen and GM’s staff. Motor Trend went so far as to put "Z06 hot laps the Ring" on the top edge of their...- Bwright
- Post #106
- Forum: SRT10 and SRT10 Coupe Discussions
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Side by side SRT coupe & ZO6... (pic)
Actually, the opposite is true. Motor Trend SAID it was the Z06 and Road and Track and Autoweek THOUGHT it was the Blue Devil based entirely on what some eyewitnesses were said to have heard. Since you are a Viper owner I am surprised that you would buy into what someone heard as when the...- Bwright
- Post #99
- Forum: SRT10 and SRT10 Coupe Discussions
