Mangled cars

Craig 201 MPH

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To anybody who races:

I watched the end of that speedvision race (gt) yesterday. Bobby's crash sure looked painfull, to both the team and car. Now I know that an emphasis is put on a perfect condition frame for drivability reasons when buying a used Viper so what do you guys do when a Viper gets smacked hard enough to bend the frame? Do guys replace or repair?

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Craig
 

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Well alot depends on how bad the frame is balled up. There have been many Vipers wrecked at the Viper Days events and I believe many have had the frames sectioned. That means that either the damaged corner or front/rear clips are replaced. If you can salvage the frame without transfering everything over to a new frame it is the cheapest way to go. Most racecars have cages which keeps much of the damage centralized to the whacked area.
 

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