2009 Dodge Viper ACR on the Nurburgring

[Dave-R]

http://motortrend.com/av/features/112_0 ... index.html

[Anonymous]

Damn, wish me Playstation wasn't bust now....
Great video Dave

[Anonymous]

If only the engine and gearbox mounts were stiffer it would have been so quick.

The Uk Vipers were at the ring a couple of days later for some fun.

Guy got a suspected bill for 400K for written off cars track time and Armco.

Scary stuff

[AllKiller]

Love it Dave....Fantastic driver, he could use that Viper....soooo much Torque
the ol gearbox mounts were a bit shagged

[db]

Nice one Dave. Certainly shows what a tricky track it is
There's sudden death over a few of those blind crests if you get 'em mixed up
You can almost feel it bottoming out over the concrete repairs on one of the corners!

[Stu]

My first thoughts watching that were that he was spending a long time on the rev limiter, but then I read down some of the comments and saw this :

Rev limiter is ok...the time it would take him to:

1) Upshift
2) Accelerate more
3) Downshift
4) Decelerate (more)

..would take longer than the time he's on the limiter.

Shifting also upsets the vehicles balance, which costs a longer distance over time at a higher speed, to settle out in order to make your next smooth entry/exit/transition.

Of course, it takes a racer to understand that a rev limiter isnt a limitation necessarily.

Interesting reading. Any seasoned circuit racers clarify this?

Looks like the turn into Karussel would shove your arse up into chin, with the thump it takes on the way in!

[Holly]

Any seasoned circuit racers clarify this?

Common sense really, when I was racing autograss it was a case of holding it on the redline (not so bad on a stock A series angine, lol)