Heard of the Olympia Charger? This NASCAR Dodge ran the 24 hours of Le Mans back in 1976. It then returned in 2006 for the Le Mans Classic and has gone back several times since then! I have some great video from its run in the rain last year after the jump!
Congrats to SRT for a great run for both Vipers in a brutal race! Final results here and you can read a good race summary at Speed! Check out more cool night racing shots after the jump!
Great shots from the track. They go through this drill every hour for each Viper. Lots more pics after the jump! Via SRT
That’s the latest update after the first eight hours of the 24 Hours of Le Mans from the SRT folks. More pics from the track after the jump!
Here it is, live from France! Keep your eye out for Vipers!
Live 24 Heures du Mans 2013 : lemans-tv.com by lemans-tv
With qualifying complete, the two SRT Vipers are now going through final preparation for tomorrow’s big race. Each car is getting a new engine and undergoing final checks. More pics after the jump! Via SRT
Both SRT Viper GTS-Rs completed yesterday’s qualifying session successfully and now the starting order for Saturday’s race is confirmed. The cars are competing in the LM GTE Pro class. The No. 53 SRT Viper GTS-R will take the 10th spot on the grid and the No. 93 will take the 11th spot. Go Mopar! More at DriveSRT
The Viper GTS-R made its first appearance at Le Mans back in 1996. Running in the GT1 class, it completed all 24 hours of the race and finished eighth in class and 10th overall. Viper returned in 1997 in the GT2 class. This time it didn’t go so well. Two Vipers crashed and the other two did not finish. But when the Viper team returned again in 1998, they won the GT2 class. And in 1999 they won the GTS class–and also took second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth in class. They won the GTS class again in 2000, which was their last appearance until their return this weekend. More at DriveSRT.com
It’s been over ten years since a Viper ran at Le Mans, but SRT is returning for the 90th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans this weekend! A lot has changed since Vipers won the GTS class three consecutive times, from 1998 to 2000, but SRT feels they are ready, with two identically prepared Viper GTS-Rs. The No. 91 Viper has already had three top-five finishes in the ALMS series, including a third place at Long Beach. More pics after the jump! Via Autoweek
