It was a good long run. RIP Viper.

haha might be true but hopefully not

 

Ben has been a Viper fan and owner for 20 years. Really cool and down to Earth guy, from the folks over on the VOA forums that have met him.

 

I enjoyed the video, great production.

So, I am wondering about his garage- what the heck is that white design in the floor under the Viper - is it lit up somehow, or is it just reflective? It's pretty interesting looking

 

Watch the Dodge Viper ACR's Wild 7:03.45 Nurburgring Lap Video

 

Is that their best time? How is huracan so much faster?

 

The viper time was set bya group of owners over a few days, as opposed to a factory backed lambo effort with pro driver. All things considered its amazing the times are thAT close.

 

I thought viper group did hire a pro driver. What was their final result?

 

Dominik Farnbacher was the driver.

 

did they get sub 7 min?

 

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgv32Zib2KE[/ame]

 

7:03.45

 

that's a great clip, thanks. driver has to work so hard on these ring laps. crazy in street car. bet there is a sub 7 min time in there though

 

Let's remember ... this is a normally aspirated, front engine, rear-wheel drive, stick-shift car.

Yeah, that ancient, out-dated technology that beats just about anything out there, on just about any track, for a fraction of the price

 

Dodge Viper 645bhp - Chris Harris Drives - Top Gear

--> https://youtu.be/MlO9F-r65gc

 

terrific video
thanks!

 

AWESOME !!

 

I always WANTED to love the Viper but just couldn't. I don't even like it. Nothing about it made me feel like " I gotta get one off these". Yes, it was fast, but making a car fast is the easy part - even I can do that. Plus, although I'm not particularly large at 6' 1" 190 lbs., I just couldn't fit in one. My shoulder rested right against the door and front visibility was terrific - if I wanted to examine the windshield header.

 

For what it's worth ... the latest/most recent generation Viper allows for a very easy (almost trivial) way to lower the front seat by almost an inch

 

Interesting observation, I have owned 3 Vipers (Gen II, III, and IV) over the last 10 years and fit fine at 6'1' 190 lbs (yes it is a sports car and tighter inside compared to a daily driver). There are seat lowering kits if you get interested in one in the future.

 

This old-school, low-tech machine still holds top-spot at Willow Springs :

http://fastestlaps.com/tracks/willow-springs

LOVE IT

 

I was 6'1" 230 lbs and super comfortable in my Viper

 

Great! I wasn't.

 

http://autoweek.com/article/car-news/dodge-viper-still-dead-its-assembly-plant-gets-new-life#ixzz5AOji0niI