2010 ACR at the Ring

[Nader]

Anyone have any ideas what the 2010 ACR would shave off the record setting time? The improvements to the tranny (5th Gear) and rear wing should be substantial on such a long coarse.

When watching the in car cam of the record setting run, you can see the driver bouncing off the rev limiter in fourth several times but never shift into fifth.

Is Dodge considering breaking their own record?

my guess is the 2010 can better the 7:23 by upwards of 5 seconds and possibly more.

Anyone?

 

[ViperGeorge]

I hope they go for it. A 7:teens would be awesome.

 

[RTTTTed]

The SRT engineers (not a Dodge project) said that if they would have had more time and money they feel that they would have gotten into the teens back when they slowboated to Germany.

We're talking employees financed the Dodge ACR to kick ZR1 record(which cost a million bucks to set). Although Dodge accepts the record and may have paid back the SRT engineers that set the record there was no Pro Dodge drivers, no team of racers, engineers and a dozen cars like GM. The ACR effort was a hald day, 2 cars in a container and a hired local driver's first time in the car. 3 runs and they were done.

Watch the video again and count the times he missed shifts (3 or 4?). Since Dodge can't afford the Goverment costs to recertify the car the Viper is quits for a year or two. Gotta love that the North American Governments hate all domestic companies and charge such huge taxes and fees. Here's a Global warming link that puts the lie to it ...

John Coleman | KUSI - News, Weather and Sports - San Diego, CA | Latest Headlines

I guess that anyone could take an ACR or ACRX(?) and beat the old record without too much trouble.

Ted

Ted

 

[bluestreak]

Couple weeks testing with full engineering team, pro driver and lots of track time.......

7:15 or so

 

[eucharistos]

Here's a Global warming link that puts the lie to it ...

John Coleman | KUSI - News, Weather and Sports - San Diego, CA | Latest Headlines

I guess that anyone could take an ACR or ACRX(?) and beat the old record without too much trouble.

Ted

good vid and background info ted