So, now that the 08's are out there and many are broken in, where are all the track reports? I have been searching for road course times and data. If you guys see something in another forum, or youtube, whatever, can you share them? Thanks.
went 11.59 @ 126 the first pass ever, and it was the only pass because of rain.08 srt coupe green . my 06 srt coupe, black , went 12.01 @ 121 on its fastest of 5 passes. the 08 is definetly faster. i have a nitrous express kit for it . i am going to put it on this summer, hopeing for low 10s and 135mph stock with nos
Here is one (interesting) from another site, recently posted:
On Jan 16 I took it to an OTR event. Dan Cragin has installed a roll bar, belts, fire extinguisher, stainless brake lines, shorter shifter, etc. No performance gear was added.
I had arranged for Terry R. to drive it for one session to get some benchmarks for the '08. Terry is a superb club racer, very consistent and safe. He drove his Gen 3 first session and laid down a 1:29. He got in mine and laid down a......1:29. Dan had put a street/track alignment on the car, which is quite appropriate for my use. Terry's Gen 3 has a Quaffe rear end in his car, a very aggressive alignment and every small tweak you can do on his suspension. He would be at least a second or two faster in the '08 if the setups were similar.. I went out with him driving and he showed how, at the limits, my car pushed and his didn't. On most places on the track there wasn't enough track to use the extra power. He loved the car and felt the improvements were vast. He said the engine brought the power with the revs like a sports car, a Ferrarri, instead of like a truck, low down, in the earlier cars. I'm glad my Gen 2 wasn't listening. On his first session in my car I watched him get it sideways after turn 3 a couple of times. That was unlike him and I found out why later.
Manny drove it on the street as well. Manny is a good racer and has owned all three previous generations. He and Terry had the typical reaction "I don't want to drive it in case I like it and have to get one." They both liked it. They both feel they have to get one eventually.
I drove it on the track. I haven't driven Willow for two years. I got out and was driving gently to warm it and me up. At turn 3 I fed it a little throttle up the hill. Oh shoot! On the turns, at neutral throttle at about 3-4k revs in a normal Viper, even my heads/cam Gen2, you get a good hit of power with throttle. This one was giving me way more. I put it sideways on many of the corners. Dan's description of the car had been when you give it gas at revs the two position camshaft shifts and it hits like a turbo. I have never been slower around Willow and I haven't been afraid of a car since my first Viper. This was going to take a lot of getting used to. The next session was a lot better, but I was still way off what I should be. It's going to take seat time in the new car. In '07 I spent about 40 days on the track, half in my Viper, the rest mainly in race prepped V8s. I don't claim to be good, but I do have some experience. The people that are whining for more power for this car are not road course guys. The power is not useable on the street in the lower two gears on stock tires either. It is an amazing car.
Terry also commented that a lot more of these cars are going to end up in the junk yard than the previous cars. The old typical accident was someone hitting the gas a bit early on a corner on a street and getting bit by the low torque, or backing off the gas on a corner. On this car the power buils steadily, instead of flattening. The accident will happen when someone is rolling along at 3k or higher and hits the gas.
went 11.59 @ 126 the first pass ever, and it was the only pass because of rain.08 srt coupe green . my 06 srt coupe, black , went 12.01 @ 121 on its fastest of 5 passes. the 08 is definetly faster. i have a nitrous express kit for it . i am going to put it on this summer, hopeing for low 10s and 135mph stock with nos
Dayum...11.5 at 126 mph your first pass in bad conditions...If it was about to rain that means the humidity was bad ( when ever I drag and it's about to rain Im around 1.5-2.5 mph slower due to the air...) as well the 12.0 at 121 in only five passes is good for the 06 coupe as well.... Try to get some more bone stock runs on a differant night....Seems with a lil more experiance and some decent weather that a low 11 at 128 mph will be a synch...
actually i dont think that it was humid at all or at least did not feel like it. it was about 27 degrees outside. and i dont expect the car to go any faster. i think it was prime conditions. the only thing that was bad was my 60ft 1.98. if i can improve that (maybe in the warmer months ) i can pick up a few tenths. maybe run a 11.3(maybe) not bad for a completely stock car.
actually i dont think that it was humid at all or at least did not feel like it. it was about 27 degrees outside. and i dont expect the car to go any faster. i think it was prime conditions. the only thing that was bad was my 60ft 1.98. if i can improve that (maybe in the warmer months ) i can pick up a few tenths. maybe run a 11.3(maybe) not bad for a completely stock car.
You get the 60 foot down, I would imagine you pick up more than a couple tenths.
actually i dont think that it was humid at all or at least did not feel like it. it was about 27 degrees outside. and i dont expect the car to go any faster. i think it was prime conditions. the only thing that was bad was my 60ft 1.98. if i can improve that (maybe in the warmer months ) i can pick up a few tenths. maybe run a 11.3(maybe) not bad for a completely stock car.
Haha
Nothing like seeing Tornado getting owend by his own blood.
Nice run, boosted. Just like I expected, very evenly matched with the Z06 through the 1/4. I ran an 11.5@125 w/ a 1.84 60' on my 3rd pass in my Z06.
So, now that the 08's are out there and many are broken in, where are all the track reports? I have been searching for road course times and data. If you guys see something in another forum, or youtube, whatever, can you share them? Thanks.
On a road course at Willow Springs, a fast 2.5 mile 9 turn course a completely stock '08 Coupe driven by a very good driver (Terry Rossi) turned a 1:29 flat. That is fast you can check the Viperdays times. Terry said with a radical track alignment the car would be in the 1:27s which is ungodly fast.
WILLOW SPRINGS
February 4 & 5, 2006
Unlimited Time Points
Michael Greenberg 1:26.317 301
Bob Griffith 1:30.497 284
Curtis Amplatz 1:31.390 265
Bernard Barker 1:34.673 245
Tony Cappellano 1:50.007 221
David Chrisman 1:52.751 200
Cathy Everts 1:55.873 194
Lisa Chrisman 2:23.100 180
Super Modified Time Points
John Weigel 1:31.025 306
Michael Weinreb 1:34.488 282
David Andrews 1:37.912 265
Frederic Vanta 1:39.146 240
David Mc Nichol 1:45.086 223
Diane Mould 1:45.095 210
Steven Molnar 1:52.901 200
Modified Time Points
Paul Minor 1:37.174 300
John Naddour 1:38.914 282
Mark Alger 1:39.323 263
Larry Flickinger 1:41.527 242
David Green 1:42.079 221
Richard Orr 1:54.218 202
Hooman Melamed 2:02.144 191
Prepared Time Points
Doug Dye 1:34.997 304
Carl Atwood 1:35.772 281
Chris Sienicki 1:39.618 261
Jim Schlemm 1:54.328 241
Jonathan Kurohara 1:57.063 221
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I still stand by my statement..If he only got one pass because it started raining then it means it was humid...I live in Hawaii where it rains a lot ( tropical rain forest) and when it's about to rain Ill run 119-121 mph....Clear skies with no hint of rain what so ever and Ill run 121-123....
The temp is always around 75 degrees weather it's raining or not...Reguardless a 11.5 at 126 mph is incredibly impressive for a one time only run..
I still stand by my statement..If he only got one pass because it started raining then it means it was humid...I live in Hawaii where it rains a lot ( tropical rain forest) and when it's about to rain Ill run 119-121 mph....Clear skies with no hint of rain what so ever and Ill run 121-123....
The temp is always around 75 degrees weather it's raining or not...Reguardless a 11.5 at 126 mph is incredibly impressive for a one time only run..
27 degree air cannot be, via psychometrics, very humid.
How come all you idiots are talking 1/4 mile track times when the question was for road race track times? Any moron can drive 1,280 ft. in a straight line, hell I used to do it. It takes talent and driving ability to drive a road course, not to mention more $$$
Where are all the 08 track times?
