The car was a production car but has been used by SRT for marketing purposes. I heard that just before it came down here it had been used by a stunt driver for some sort of video production. It is thought that the clutch issue may have started there and, over a day of hot lapping and trying out various launch techniques, it may have been a bit stressed. Brooks tried many different launch approaches. Some were visibly harder on the car than others. I would guess that he made at least 15 runs and maybe more. I left before the day was over. In the AM, the runs were all back to back. The car held up well. I do not think that there is one VCA member that will, or would, ever put his or her car through what that car went through on Sunday. Kudos to SRT for letting Brooks experiment.
Well said - do you know what the clutch issue was. Those times were fine.Guys. The Gen V Viper was hot lapped almost all day while Brooks was learning the car. That is the reason for the power loss - heat soak.The track prep was excellent. This was at a private track rental. Monday morning quarterbacking is easy - particularly if you weren't there. Brooks did a good job with a car he had never driven before. Since when is an 11.1 with a heat soaked engine on a warm, somewhat humid day a bad result? Comparing the Viper's results to other car results where the car made a few cooled down runs is apples and oranges.[/QUO