....and all I can say is........OH MY GOD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I decided to sell my Z06 track car and take the Viper to the track yesterday for the first time, and geeez can we say HOLY COW BATMAN!!!!! I just can't believe I have had this Viper for over 4 yrs sleeping in the garage and putzin' around town, thinking I am seeing the performance, but I definitely unleashed it yesterday.
To be honest I didn't know what to expect, was I gonna get out there and get bit on the first lap or what>?
I took a Viper dynamics clinic with the IL VCA first to better understand this beast, then decided to track it STOCK first to see what I wanted to modify. I ran in intermediate group (I am a PCA instructor) just because I didn't know the car on a course and I wanted breathing room
AND I picked a course with a lotta run-off (Putnam Park).
I just did the basics for track prep:
fluids, Dot 4 (I run Castrol SRF), bleed
15/50 M1 oil
suspension check
new front PS2's to match rears
stock alignment
new stock pads
I started out 35 on cold tires, started working my way around the track just WAITING to feel the @ss come out, car go outta control, SOMETHING
.....but NOTHING! I took a buddy with me, I figured he could go off with me if it was gonna happen
Within FOUR laps I was on that bad boy like nobody's buzzziness, and by the end of the first session I had cooked the pads
I was SHOCKED at how easy this car was to track!
*No push whatsoever
*FAST outta the corners
*Acted like it was just HUNGRY to be on the track, stock suspension, everything
*PS2's were stickin' within 2 laps Hot temps were around 43, I kept the front left 1-2 lower 'cause it is a right-handed course...and let out a LITTLE in the back to keep it from getting loose.
*Stock pads were NOT enough to stop that beast, sorry what anyone says, but I DO like to brake LATE
*LOVE the raw power and the 'stance' on the track, got a lotta point-bye's just because I was the only Viper in a sea of vettes and it does scare the crap outta ya' to see that monster in your rear-view mirror
*Used OVER a 1/4 tank of gas for one 20-min session
*Had to make sure to PALM third gear and use the 4 fingers to shift to 4th on the straights so I woudn't miss 4th, you DON'T want to hit 2nd going 115 on the straight!
Can't wait for my next 3 day event at Putnam for my National instructor certification with PCA...hope they don't mind me showing up with a SNAKE hahaa!
All I can say is if you have EVER thought about seeing what your Viper can reallly do, spend a day on a roadcourse, learn how to handle it in a controlled environment, even if you just go ONE time. I am still in shock, I look at my Viper soooo differently.
All this time the Viper was in control each time i got in it, and i didn't realize it 'til yesterday...now I am the driver.
Once pics are on the track website I will post some for sure
I decided to sell my Z06 track car and take the Viper to the track yesterday for the first time, and geeez can we say HOLY COW BATMAN!!!!! I just can't believe I have had this Viper for over 4 yrs sleeping in the garage and putzin' around town, thinking I am seeing the performance, but I definitely unleashed it yesterday.
To be honest I didn't know what to expect, was I gonna get out there and get bit on the first lap or what>?
I took a Viper dynamics clinic with the IL VCA first to better understand this beast, then decided to track it STOCK first to see what I wanted to modify. I ran in intermediate group (I am a PCA instructor) just because I didn't know the car on a course and I wanted breathing room AND I picked a course with a lotta run-off (Putnam Park).I just did the basics for track prep:
fluids, Dot 4 (I run Castrol SRF), bleed
15/50 M1 oil
suspension check
new front PS2's to match rears
stock alignment
new stock pads
I started out 35 on cold tires, started working my way around the track just WAITING to feel the @ss come out, car go outta control, SOMETHING
.....but NOTHING! I took a buddy with me, I figured he could go off with me if it was gonna happenWithin FOUR laps I was on that bad boy like nobody's buzzziness, and by the end of the first session I had cooked the pads
I was SHOCKED at how easy this car was to track! *No push whatsoever
*FAST outta the corners
*Acted like it was just HUNGRY to be on the track, stock suspension, everything
*PS2's were stickin' within 2 laps
Hot temps were around 43, I kept the front left 1-2 lower 'cause it is a right-handed course...and let out a LITTLE in the back to keep it from getting loose.*Stock pads were NOT enough to stop that beast, sorry what anyone says, but I DO like to brake LATE
*LOVE the raw power and the 'stance' on the track, got a lotta point-bye's just because I was the only Viper in a sea of vettes and it does scare the crap outta ya' to see that monster in your rear-view mirror
*Used OVER a 1/4 tank of gas for one 20-min session
*Had to make sure to PALM third gear and use the 4 fingers to shift to 4th on the straights so I woudn't miss 4th, you DON'T want to hit 2nd going 115 on the straight!
Can't wait for my next 3 day event at Putnam for my National instructor certification with PCA...hope they don't mind me showing up with a SNAKE hahaa!
All I can say is if you have EVER thought about seeing what your Viper can reallly do, spend a day on a roadcourse, learn how to handle it in a controlled environment, even if you just go ONE time. I am still in shock, I look at my Viper soooo differently.
All this time the Viper was in control each time i got in it, and i didn't realize it 'til yesterday...now I am the driver.
Once pics are on the track website I will post some for sure
Even had a Ferrari 430 spin in front of me! I was also using the PS 1 tires that came with the car!! Thank god I managed to get out of his way. I would love to do more track days but I'm Broke at the moment!
Bottom line is....How much do you want to spend 
