Dodge SRT Viper GTS-R 2013

Dodge SRT Viper GTS-R 2013 - The street legal 2013 SRT Viper introduced to the world at the 2012 New york International Auto Show isn't the only high-performance snake making a triumphant return in 2012. The purpose-built, non-street legal and competition-ready SRT Viper GTS-R also was revealed within the Chrysler Group's headline that a factory-backed SRT Viper Racing team will return to the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) in 2012.

Dodge SRT Viper GTS-R 2013 "Racing has been a significant part of the illustrious history of Viper not only with wins on the track, but also in the continued development of the street cars -- and our new 2013 SRT Viper models are evidence of those lessons learned, inch said Rob Gilles, Us president and CEO -- Street and Racing Technology Brand and Motorsports, Chrysler Group LLC. "Now with our new team and the launch of the GTS-R, we're excited and proud to begin writing more chapters in the racing history of the Viper later come july 1st. inch

SRT Motorsports has joined with Riley Technologies, based in Mooresville, In. C., on the design-and-build process of the new SRT Viper GTS-R. Two identical SRT Viper GTS-Rs will compete in the production-based GT class in the series. Four drivers currently are signed to drive including Dominik Farnbacher, from Ansbach, Germany; Marc Goossens from Geel, Belgium; Johnson Hunter-Reay from Dallas and Kuno Wittmer from Montreal. Additional driver and team press releases will be future.

Both Viper GTS-Rs will race on the proven Michelin GT tires extending the successful technical partnership. Scott Atherton, Us president and CEO of the American Le Mans Series, hails the SRT Viper's return to the Series as one of 2012's top press releases.

"I do not think it's possible to overstate the value of the SRT Viper returning to the top level of professional sports car racing, inch Atherton said. "The Chrysler Group has a long, storied and very successful history of competing with the American Le Mans Series. The fact that they're coming back along with the introduction of the new production car and doing it simultaneously, we would be hard-pressed to come up with a better-case scenario. What a great way for SRT Viper to come back to racing. inch

All ALMS teams compete in the prestigious MICHELIN GREEN X Challenge. Entering its fourth season, the program objectively ranks the competing cars in terms of their environmental impact, their energy efficiency and speed on the racetrack. A separate, season-long award is given by the You. S. Department of energy, the You. S. Environmental Protection Agency and SAE International, recognizing the vehicle manufacturer and its technology contribution to improving efficiency and reducing environmental impacts of racing. The scoring system for the program was developed by series officials and the You. S. Department of energy, and it is based on a combination of on-track performance and energy consumption. The LMP and GT teams that win MICHELIN GREEN X Challenge champion will earn an entry to the 2013 24 hours of Le Mans.

"We often say it's clean, fast and efficient, inch Bob Larsen, us president of Obotech and a contractor for the You. S. Department of energy, said. "There's a lot of science that goes into the actual reviewing, a very thorough and technically rigorous way to factor in the environmental impact. We look at each car's average speed and the distance that they travel and we adjust their amount of fuel that they would have had to burn in order to go as fast and as far as the leader, and that gives us an equitable basis for comparing the performance of the vehicles. inch

Viper racing heritage

The Viper has enjoyed a successful racing heritage that began in 1996 with the first Dodge Viper racing entry, the original GTS-R, which earned five international GT titles and the 1997-1999 FIA GT titles. It also posted an amazing overall win at the Rolex 24 hours of Daytona in 2000 -- the first for a production-based American car.

Viper finished one-two at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in GTS class in three consecutive years -- 1998-2000 -- and also captured GTS class, and driver's titles in the American Le Mans Series in 1999 along with the Series class, manufacturer's and driver's titles in 2000.

The Dodge Viper Competition Coupe, introduced in 2003, delivered the next chapter of that history with its coupe-shaped carbon/Kevlar body and a track-ready chassis, based on the Dodge Viper SRT10. The Viper Competition Coupe continued the on-track ability by capturing the 2004 SCCA Speed World Challenge GT title, titles in Formula D Drifting series in 2004 and 2006 and the British GT Championship in 2007 and 08.

This season, the Dodge Viper Cup Series was founded using the limited-edition Dodge Viper ACR-X specifications series cars. In 2012, now in its third year, the series has been renamed the SRT Viper Cup Series.