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    Gen V ACR performance speculation...

    The GT3-R is a full blown race car. Not street legal in the least. An RSR. There is nothing to compare with an ACR to be driven in the street. You certainly won't see any GT3-R's compared in the magazines like the rest of the cars. And those are only sold to people racing in pro series as...
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    Gen V ACR performance speculation...

    And those numbers are close together right? And the Gen V is selling like hotcakes....... So that makes all of the sense in the world to tag on another 60k. (sarcasm off)
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    Gen V ACR performance speculation...

    There is not going to be a 200k Viper. For what? No one is going to buy it (except maybe Boxer). It would depreciate rapidly because it doesn't appeal to the froo froo market. They need to keep the same formula from the Gen IV ACR. Barebones, lots of DF and adjustable suspension. The base...
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    Gen V ACR performance speculation...

    No we aren't. The tires will continue to get faster and the cars will be tuned to handle the extra grip. People said the same thing when the first cars ran in the 7:20's at the Nurburgring. A few years later, we have several cars in the 7:teens and some approaching sub 7:10. I say that by...
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    I ran against a Porsche 911 Turbo S today.

    Based on trap speeds, the Gen V isn't pulling much/if any higher than the 600 Gen IV. The Turbo S is underrated with many showing 475-480 whp on the dyno (car is rated at 530 crank). Combine a short ratio 7 speed, miniscule clutches, long gearing in the Viper (especially 5th gear) and much...
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    Porsche 918 Spyder breaks Ring record

    The 918 has KERS, so it can store up extra energy through braking to boost hp.
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    Gen V has it's work cut out for it at the Ring...

    Exactly! Took the words straight from my head. All this money for these funky looking cars and nothing to show for it but sniffing dust from 70k Corvettes and 100k Vipers etc. Almost a decade the so called "super" cars have been getting mauled at track after track. I'm actually pleased to see...
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    Man...the Gen V can't catch a break (Another bad video review)

    At this point I'm thinking the base Viper should have been the TA. SRT would have taken a risk, but it would have been having much better impact in the media. Agreed, SRT does not have nearly the same budget. But they still have the resources to have made a better 1st impression. Agreed...
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    Took my SRT track pack 2013 to CMP today...

    If your car is pulling to one side under braking it sounds like you might have a toe issue. CMP is VERY HARD on the brakes so you may need some cooling with a heavy car an no areas to cool them on the track. How many laps were you completing per session? Was the pedal long or just not enough...
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    NARRA 2013 PITT Race/BeaveRun - Videos/Pictures, etc..

    ALMS at VIR?
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    Tested: 2013 SRT Viper vs 2008 ACR Viper

    Oh you mean there is actually something other than "It has to have 750 hp or it's useless" applies? Who would have thought......
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    Tested: 2013 SRT Viper vs 2008 ACR Viper

    +1 lots of sour grapes up in here. Get over it already.....
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    My 2013 Viper story made front page at Jalopnik

    That is super cool
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    Ben Keating to run Viper GT3-R program in USCR next year

    Now THAT is the new acr! Bet on it.
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    Vipers qulify 1st and 3rd at the Canadian ALMS round

    Congrats to team SRT!!!
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    SRT Viper vs SLS AMG Black Series

    Why can't you understand that it had nothing to do with that car being a manual? He wasn't sweating at the end of the ZR1 lap, and that was challenging to drive fast. Nor was he complaining about the Shelby GT500 but he said that one was challenging to drive as well. No complaints of sweating...
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    SRT Viper vs SLS AMG Black Series

    No it's not. Certainly not for a guy like Randy Pobst, nor for most of the regular weekend track junkies. If you are not a regular, you aren't likely going to be that fast anyways. Shifting occurs in the braking zone or on the straight. You aren't doing much else so it doesn't take much...
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    SRT Viper vs SLS AMG Black Series

    I'm cool with options, but the for many so far, the DCT kills the production of the manual because it's so expensive and they have to recoup the development costs of it. The Viper is too low volume to have both. So it will be one or the other. The Viper was a workout because Randy had to...
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    SRT Viper vs SLS AMG Black Series

    LOL, a workout? If driving a manual is a workout, whoever is driving has much bigger problems. For most people, driving the manual is what makes it enjoyable. Paddles steal a lot of that enjoyment, and the paddles themselves are now a gimmick because the car is ultimately faster in automatic...
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    SRT Viper vs SLS AMG Black Series

    Have you guys whining about DCT noticed that all of the fastest cars (that don't cost 200k +) for the laguna lap are manuals? And even then the top 3 are still manuals. Learn how to drive, go fast. DCT or not. It's that simple. For a good driver a DCT will only be worth a fraction of a...
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    SRT Viper vs SLS AMG Black Series

    I actually liked the comparo. I think they did a good job of putting the cars in perspective of what you should expect if you bought one. You should expect a journo to like a ride and interior on a Mercedes better because it is, especially on a 300,000 one. Their engines are insane (who else...
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    What do you think on where we placed at Le Mans?

    The TA ran a 1:30.xxx with dunlop slicks. Still 6 seconds slower. Weight reduction might save a second , two tops. The Dunlop slicks are not as fast as the Michelins run by ALMS and Randy Pobst was not driving like it was a professional race weekend. If you gut the car, add some more aero you...
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    Viper sets another track record

    Its no real different than the other records srt set with the acr. At the end of the day its a record until someone can beat it. There will always be he said she said super fast laps that dont have any proof. But judging by the fact that the nasa time trial record is only 2 seconds faster, it...
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    Viper sets another track record

    Guess that somewhat answers the queston in your other thread huh?
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    What do you think on where we placed at Le Mans?

    Yeah, all of that is fine and well, but but they were what 4-5 seconds off the pace. No one will be satisfied with that on a grand stage like Lemans. They were behind several of the outdated GTE AM cars. They had made great strides in ALMS. I doubt they are displeased with the effort, but...

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