Mike Musto and I attended a SRT Viper event last week in his badass Daytona. I already showed you the pics. Now you can check out the video after the jump!
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SRT Viper Presentation in San Carlos, California
Yesterday I drove out to a cool SRT Viper event in San Carlos with my buddy Mike Musto in his 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona. I’ll try to post some video next week (I hope, if I can edit it into something half decent) but for now I thought you’d like to see the pics.
The event was sponsored by the Western Automotive Journalists and featured author Maurice Liang along with President and CEO of SRT Ralph Gilles. Maurice Liang is the founder of the Viper Club of America and just published SRT Viper: America’s Supercar Returns. Maurice talked about writing the book and everything that went into designing and building the third generation Viper. Then it was Ralph’s turn, and he talked about how important the Viper is to Chrysler, and how much Viper owners and Mopar enthusiasts mean to the company (and in attendance was D’Anne Rauh, who owns over 60 Vipers).
When the Q and A portion came around, I asked Ralph about the new RWD Alfa platform and what that might mean for Dodge. No comment from Ralph on that one…
The event was held at Sparky’s Hot Rod Garage, which was filled with a lot of 50s and 60s nostalgia. There was good food and cold beer. And when we were done we went back outside to check out the cars some more. Thanks to SRT and WAJ for putting on this cool event. TONS more pics after the jump!
Black is the Most Popular Color For Dodge in 2013
Same goes for Jeep and Fiat. For Jeep, it’s white. For Chrysler, it’s Deep Cherry Crystal Pearl Coat. And for the Viper? GTS Blue. You can read the full list after the jump. Via Chrysler
1500 WHP Viper vs 1550 WHP Lamborghini Gallardo
Brute American muscle vs AWD Italian supercar. Both with aftermarket twin turbo setups. This took place last year at The Texas Invitation Roll Race. I’ll let you guess who won, but, well, this is Mopar Blog, so maybe you already figured that out… Video after the jump! Via Dodge Forum
2013 SRT Viper Sets Track Record For a Production Car at High Plains Raceway
High Plains Raceway in Deer Trail, Colorado is a mile above sea level, which typically accounts for a 15 percept loss of horsepower. But a bone stock 2013 SRT Viper seemed to do just fine here, setting a new track record for a production car. This red car was a base SRT with just the Track Pack, which includes two-piece brake rotors, lighter wheels and Pirelli P Zero Corsa tires. SRT engineer Erich Heuschele set a record time of 1:57.69 on the 15-turn, 2.5-mile road course. Take that GT-R and ZR1! Check out the video after the jump! Via SRT
SRT Viper at Gingerman Raceway
The SRT guys crashed a Ferrari track day at Gingerman Raceway with a white Viper. And what better tow car than a 470 hp 2014 Grand Cherokee SRT? Check out the video with Ralph Gilles after the jump! And you can read the full story at SRT
Top Ten Finishes For Debuting SRT Viper GTS-Rs at the 24 Hours of Le Mans
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!
SRT Viper GTS-R in the Pits!
Great shots from the track. They go through this drill every hour for each Viper. Lots more pics after the jump! Via SRT
Both SRT Viper GTS-Rs Are Running Strong
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!
24 Hours of Le Mans Live Feed
Here it is, live from France! Keep your eye out for Vipers!
Live 24 Heures du Mans 2013 : lemans-tv.com by lemans-tv