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    How many of you track your Vipers?

    All you need to begin with is long pants natural fiber like cotton, no synthetics, a long sleeve shirt, a pair of driving gloves (nomax preferred) and an SA2005 or later helmet. Do not use an "m" rated helmet that is for a motorcycle and you will have to wear a balaclava. NO open toe shoes. Go...
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    How many of you track your Vipers?

    Here's another favorite pic of mine, me suited up and ready for action :headbang:
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    How many of you track your Vipers?

    The Streets of Willow Springs is not really a "Viper friendly" track, it's slow and tight but I guess if it is your first time it is as good as any. On the small1.8 mile SOWS track I turn the same 1:30 lap times as on the big 2.5 WSIR track. Actually I'd recommend the beginner group on the Big...
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    How many of you track your Vipers?

    As mentioned before yes there is a beginner class at most track events that supply you with an instructor that rides around with you shouting directions. I am a regular instructor and the reason I say shout is because with helmets on and how loud the Viper is. Like CA97GTS said stay away from...
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    8 years ago tomorrow.....RIP PMUM

    Audi's team was unbelievable they had 3 full rigs set up like circled covered wagons, they had tables set up to accommodate 50 people, brought waiters and hostesses it was surreal, I've never seen so much pomp and circumstance in a track's cold pit ever.
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    How many of you track your Vipers?

    So anybody out there road race their Viper (I know stupid question) they always a photographer in one corner so if you have a pic post it. If not speak up anyway. Here's me at turn #4 at Willow Springs a few years ago, almost lifted the front right off the ground :D
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    First track day at Portland International Raceway!

    Hey Jon, 3 days and you finally post on this thread, I remember when you'd be logged on every 3 minutes :D Being an instructor myself Jon speaks the truth, pupils never forget their first. I've had students from 15 to 80 years old. I have one guy I was the first to instruct that went on to...
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    8 years ago tomorrow.....RIP PMUM

    That was written by his friend Doug Hayashi, we were all there, I know all the names, they were all a great bunch of guys. We tried to send Paul out is our own special way.
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    8 years ago tomorrow.....RIP PMUM

    Nice footage Tenney, I remember speaking on the phone with Paul after that disaster of qualifying and talking him off the ledge, He was very distraugh, ended up winning the Sunoco "Hard Charger" award that race.
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    First track day at Portland International Raceway!

    I have close to 100 track days under my belt, the CCW wheels will be a big improvement because they are MUCH lighter then stock so less rotating mass. The light weight flywheel makes it much easier to match revs on shifts. I run 305-18 on the front also but I went with a 335-17 on the rear, this...
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    Ever notice that Viper owners also own a Vette as well..

    At 42 years old my C3 is definately not a race car but a road car, I got the biggest motor I could find, hell it has 460 lb. ft. of torque. The only other Vette I would consider is a '69 L-88 but there were only 116 built and who knows how many are left now. The cheapest coupe I can find now is...
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    First track day at Portland International Raceway!

    1999 RT-10 chrome smooth tubes, new triple pass aluminum radiator, High Flow Cats, Belanger Cat Back exhaust, short shifter, SCT engine controller upgrade, 3.55 gears, New PS2's. This Black car should be even faster now. Hey Richard we are set up fairly similar, 2000 Black Viper CCW...
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    Ever notice that Viper owners also own a Vette as well..

    Before I bought my 2000 RT in 2000 I restored a 1969 Vette, it was an L71 427/435 tri-power monster, she was an NCRS Top Flight point car and was my baby. I bought the Viper and tracked it constantly, I'd walk out to my garage and it was like "which one do I drive today"? More and more the Viper...
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    First track day at Portland International Raceway!

    Yup, first mods where CCW wheels, Hoosier R compounds and the Stoptech Big Brake kit, that alone set me back $8-9K, Make sure you have a 10 quart oilpan with trap door baffles. You guys wanna know fast.......my first ride was with PMUM and scared to crap outta me :headbang: At Willow Springs...
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    First track day at Portland International Raceway!

    Uh oh, now you're hooked. I ended up doing like $25K in track upgrades to my Viper. It is completely addicting, you become a "track rat". You should make the trip south to Thunderhill Raceway, it's a great track I've driven as far as Texas World Speedway for the Viperdays Nationals.
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    mumford first at laguna seca world challenge race

    His first WCGT race was a few weeks earlier at Road America where he mis-calculated his fuel and ran out of gas in his qualifying lap. He started 23rd and finished 3rd, from 23rd to podium.
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    8 years ago tomorrow.....RIP PMUM

    Yeah, myself and 3 buddies had our tickets to Atlanta, I was so distressed I didn't even get a refund on my ticket.
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    8 years ago tomorrow.....RIP PMUM

    Classic PMUM: Re: PMUM in hostile territory Thanks for the support, encouragement and pointers guys. Boy it was close, but I managed to make it out of 'Necklahoma in one piece. If it were not for all of the months studying how you 'necks on this board live your life, I might not have made it...
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    8 years ago tomorrow.....RIP PMUM

    Kinda ironic and sad, I flew back with Paul in the very plane that crashed 3 weeks later and during the flight Paul told me he was going to ask his girlfriend (pictured) Bridgette to marry him. He never had the chance to ask like I said 3 weeks later was the tragedy. At the Memorial I told...
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    8 years ago tomorrow.....RIP PMUM

    ​Tomorrow Oct. 2nd will be 8 years since that tragic aviation accident in 2003 that took the life of someone I was proud to call a good friend, Paul Mumford. God has stuck a cruel blow by taking someone who was not only a world class race driver but one of the nicest guys I've ever met, a man...
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    Gen IV track video in & out of car

    Here's some video of me in a stock 2008 ACR at Willow Springs from high up and dash mount. One of those in car laps was a 1:29.xx in a STOCK ACR. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkkX0ldchos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_-EeT_gKQI
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    Where's the video of the '10 Nurburgring run???

    Thanks Chris, that's all I was asking :nana:
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    Where's the video of the '10 Nurburgring run???

    ​Anybody know where it is????????????
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    What's a good price for a set of new ps2 tires for a GTS with stock 2000 wheels

    I would try not to buy a set more then a year old, the "born on" date it simple to decipher, it is a 4 digit code in an oval space on the side wall. the first 2 digits are the week of the year the tire was made and the last 2 digits are the year made. So something like 1711 would be a May of...
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    Someone took down the ACR 's 7:12 out of wikepedia!

    It's still up there but as mentioned just needs verification, click on "citation needed" and you get a full explaination. Lap times [edit] Production vehicles 20,600 m (67,600 ft) 6:48 Radical SR8 LM Michael Vergers 19 August 2009 Radical Sportscars[1][2][3] 20,600 m (67,600 ft) 6:55...

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