Unofficial: Dodge Viper ACR laps 'Ring in record 7:22.1 [w/VIDEO]
08-28-2008, 06:51 PM
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Unofficial: Dodge Viper ACR laps 'Ring in record 7:22.1 [w/VIDEO] 
Originally Posted by Dan Roth @ AutoBlog
We're not terribly surprised that the Dodge Viper ACR has apparently made it around the famed German racing circuit faster than pretty much anything else you'll find on a dealer's lot. After all, the ACR is a race car, as evidenced by the video that Motor Trend has posted. The most venomous Viper has done the deed in 7:22, fast enough to make grown men cry. To this blogger, the Viper is dead gorgeous, even with that yucky-but-functional rear wing on the ACR, and it definitely carries the spirit of hairy-chested cars of yore. The shifter wobbles around horrendously when the driver kisses the rev limiter a few times, and there even appears to be a flubbed shift near the end, so the ACR may have faster laps left in it. We're waiting on confirmation on whether or not this is an official lap, but it's certainly creating a stir, and the Viper wants to know, V-Spec who? Thanks for the tip, Rob.
[Source: Viper Alley]
[Source: Viper Alley]
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08-28-2008, 07:38 PM
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it was like 7:40's i think. I could be very wrong but i this seemed faster, But this is considered a race car no?
Does anyone know why u bounced it off the limiter none stop throughout the entire lap?
Does anyone know why u bounced it off the limiter none stop throughout the entire lap?
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08-29-2008, 02:06 AM
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That time was with a gm engineer, Imagine if it were someone who knew the track well and drives for a living.
"Talking to Corvette ZR1 engineer Jim Mero during our first drive of the car at GM's proving grounds, we asked him about his record-setting lap of the Nürburgring. He told us if you inspect the video, you can see he probably could have shaved at least half a second off the 7:26.4 lap time if he had just taken a few of the turns better."
Not say that the ACR Viper is not a great car. I wouldnt mind driving one. But i would like to see a test with the same driver on the the same day. To see which is faster. The Driver is everything when it comes to a lap on the ring.
"Talking to Corvette ZR1 engineer Jim Mero during our first drive of the car at GM's proving grounds, we asked him about his record-setting lap of the Nürburgring. He told us if you inspect the video, you can see he probably could have shaved at least half a second off the 7:26.4 lap time if he had just taken a few of the turns better."
Not say that the ACR Viper is not a great car. I wouldnt mind driving one. But i would like to see a test with the same driver on the the same day. To see which is faster. The Driver is everything when it comes to a lap on the ring.
08-29-2008, 02:14 AM
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That time was with a gm engineer, Imagine if it were someone who knew the track well and drives for a living.
"Talking to Corvette ZR1 engineer Jim Mero during our first drive of the car at GM's proving grounds, we asked him about his record-setting lap of the Nürburgring. He told us if you inspect the video, you can see he probably could have shaved at least half a second off the 7:26.4 lap time if he had just taken a few of the turns better."
Not say that the ACR Viper is not a great car. I wouldnt mind driving one. But i would like to see a test with the same driver on the the same day. To see which is faster. The Driver is everything when it comes to a lap on the ring.
"Talking to Corvette ZR1 engineer Jim Mero during our first drive of the car at GM's proving grounds, we asked him about his record-setting lap of the Nürburgring. He told us if you inspect the video, you can see he probably could have shaved at least half a second off the 7:26.4 lap time if he had just taken a few of the turns better."
Not say that the ACR Viper is not a great car. I wouldnt mind driving one. But i would like to see a test with the same driver on the the same day. To see which is faster. The Driver is everything when it comes to a lap on the ring.
08-29-2008, 02:18 AM
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Same driver in both cars won't really be 100% fair, some drivers like certain set ups more than others, and some drivers can drive certain set ups better. So no matter what you can't really pull a dead set equal variable test. Best you could do is just same day under same conditions or something to that extent.