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    Chrysler Dodge???

    JH, i can only BEGIN to hope that this will be true (factory effort at LeMans)!!! bring out a new GTS contender! i'd even be happy with a Viper GTP, except that they couldn't use the "right" engine, lol... pit
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    New SRT-10 Pictures

    hey joseph...i find it interesting that they said 3 FIA GT world championships...it's actually been 4 (2001), and could be another this year (Larbre is in the points lead by 11 with three races to go). and they didn't seem to mention the 2 ALMS GTS championships that they won either... oh for...
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    the cost of 25 concept cars...

    thanks for your input guys. i do agree about the look of the "bare" carbon on the bottom of the splitter being very well incorporated into the design. and i also agree that the ride hight of the car would not be practical for the road. tell me something though...i'm not sure how "street...
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    the cost of 25 concept cars...

    richard or steve, do you know if the front facia from the GTS/R would be feasible for road car production? i really think that that larger more open design did way more for the aggressivness of the cars look than the current SRT facia... pit
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    the cost of 25 concept cars...

    i can see your point about the "beefiness", but i do much perfer the front facia of the GTS/R over the Competition Coupe...if i'm not mistaken though, i thought that the GTS/R was touted as being a "street legal race car"...i could be mixing dreams and reality again though...anyway, let's assume...
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    the cost of 25 concept cars...

    what would it have cost DC to produce 25 road cars IDENTICAL to the GTS/R Concept Car shown in 2000? how about 50? sigh...as dreams of homologation dance in their heads... pit
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    the next step: carbon tubbed coupe

    good points...i also think that it would not be such a bad thing if they were able to get the Viper into GT...as long as the vette was in the same class as well, just as mentioned...i think that it wouldn't neccessarily be such a bad thing for the basic rules of each (GTS and GT) class be the...
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    the next step: carbon tubbed coupe

    as far as the rules go now, the chassis itself at least would have to share general construction (carbon vs. aluminumum vs. steel, etc.) with the road car...the body panels of course can and are changed to carbon fiber; most cars are able to be widened, etc. one of the advantages of a carbon...
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    Comp Coupe at 2004 Le Mans?

    on a related front, stephane ratel (who runs the FIA GT) has gone back and approved the major chassis evolution (read: NOT new bodywork neccessarily) submitted by ORECA. he wants to make sure that the Viper, which he personally called "the backbone of the series", still remains competetive...
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    Competition Coupe Stuff!

    fred, you would be hard pressed to find someone who is going to agree with your statements more passionately than myself. i want the new Viper to be brought back to the forefront of the racing scene more than anything else (automotively speaking) in the world. i hope that DC finds it in their...
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    where will we see the competition coupes?

    i have seen the list of series' that the c-coupe will be eligible for, and i was wondering...what series will we see the most entries in? my hope would be for a huge influx of entries into the SPEED GT World Challenge. this series is growing every year in both fan popularity and in sheer...
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    the next step: carbon tubbed coupe

    definetely a good point about the success of PVO's vehicles playing a major role in all of this. it really seems that we are at some sort of an empass i guess...i have a question steve...do members of DC who have any..."clout", i guess you could say, regularly read this board? i would really...
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    the next step: carbon tubbed coupe

    honestly, and i know that this is going to cause backlash, but i really think that the funds need to be spent on racing. not that i don't long for a street coupe, but i would be completely happy if the spent the funds on a limited production "road ready racing Viper", took it racing...
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    the next step: carbon tubbed coupe

    unfortunately, since the c-coupe isn't even able to be titled for street use at all, they wouldn't be able to use them as such. that, and they will need 100 to be produced, which if i'm not mistaken, only 25 are supposed to be the first year, correct? what is a possibility is that the...
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    the next step: carbon tubbed coupe

    forgive me all, for my always all-too-apparent motorsport mindedness...the rules are changing. the ACO announced that the GTS class will be accepting carbon tubbed supercars as of 2003. this means that the pagani zonda, porsche carrera GT, ferrari F60, ford GT40, caddy cien, VW Nardo, etc...
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    and for some world news...

    the ORECA-tended FFSA Viper entry scored a podium finish at LeMans this year...the lead larbre car finished fourth... pit
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    What's the FFSA Viper?

    Re: What\'s the FFSA Viper? the FFSA is the French Motorsports Federation (or something to that extent). it was the blue Viper GTS-R that ran last year at le mans. it was run by ORECA, backed by the country of France, and was saddled with three up and coming French drivers in an effort to...
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    would you buy a Viper "superexotic"

    Re: would you buy a Viper \"superexotic\" Steve, thanks a lot for all of your efforts to help me out. i really appreciate it. i look forward to seeing the design! pit
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    would you buy a Viper "superexotic"

    Re: would you buy a Viper \"superexotic\" steve, is there any way i can get a hold of any of those early pics/designs? i would love to see what the take on the concept was. and i understand that there is immensly more than one could imagine involved with trying to produce a car such as this...
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    would you buy a Viper "superexotic"

    would you buy a Viper \"superexotic\" i have been toying with the idea for quite sometime about doing some prelim designs for a "Viper" using a mid-engined layout with the Viper V10, complete carbon tub, F1 paddle shifting, "smart" aero adjustment, etc...like a european exotic inspired Viper to...
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    Will New motor bolt into older cars?

    then why are they not building a new "ALMS bound" GTS-R? they can't really expect the current GTS-R's to keep up forever, even though they are still pretty much the penultimate production based racer. are they perhaps waiting for the new rules fo 2004 to come out from the FIA/ACO? i wish they...
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    American Viper Racing and Lemans...

    hey big B, how's it going? hope to see you at daytona, sebring, or miami in 2002. one thing...the 45 was the fast car for us at the PLM, remember? carsport assisted with that one, with mike and anthony driving. tom and kevin were in the 44. anyway, hope you're doing well...tell your dad i...
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    possible to outfit GTS-R body panels on street GTS?

    i was wondering if you could build a "wolf in bigger wolf's clothing". i love the look of the GTS-R, the larger front fascia, extra headlamps, the scoop on the hood, rear wing, rear diffuser, etc. is it possible to replace the standard GTS body panels with those of the GTS-R? if so, about how...
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    getting in contact with Viper design personnel

    thank you both very much for your help. yes, i did specifically mention Ralph's name, but that was partly becuause he was the only name that was mentioned, therefore the only one i was familiar with. i am writing up a letter, and i will send one copy to the e-letters to be forwarded to mr...
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    getting in contact with Viper design personnel

    how would i go about sending an e-mail to Ralph Gilles, who was featured in the latest Viper Magazine (in the "designing a new classic" article)? there are some things that i wanted to ask him. is it even possible to contact him personally? thanks for your help, long live the serpent...

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