That was a particularly poor test on many fronts.
This one is more accurate for the Viper:
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...gt/index5.html
TEST DATA SRT-10/Ford GT
Acceleration, sec
0-30 mph 1.7 1.7
0-40 mph 2.4 2.3
0-50 mph 3.0 2.9
0-60 mph 3.9 3.6
0-70 mph 4.8 4.7
0-80 mph 5.8 5.6
0-90 mph 7.0 6.5
0-100 mph 8.4 8.1
1/4 mile, sec @ mph 11.77 @ 123.63 11.78 @ 124.31
Braking, 60-0 mph, ft 97 111
600-ft slalom, mph 70.4 71.5
And after they raised the boost of the Ford GT (adding a LOT of power) it did indeed get faster than the Viper.
http://motortrend.com/roadtests/coup...ro/index5.html