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Published: 2014-09-10 13:28:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 746; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 21
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SRT Motorsports Dodge Viper SRT GTS-R #91 in turn five at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. Taken during practice for the 2014 Mobil 1 Sportscar Grand Prix presented by HAWK Performance, part of the TUDOR United Sports Car Championship series (formerly ALMS).Related content
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Yup, although I must admit that I prefer them in Shelby Blue and white.
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There's the launch version (I think)
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It was, I think, a launch version. It had the shelby blue/white stripes color, with white wheels instead of black wheels.
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Well, I was thinkng this:Β , but there's alsoΒ or
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Yeah, something like that. This picture explains it: (Nevermind Rainbow Dash there)
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Ah, yes, that's one of the newer cars that can actually be driven by normal people
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THAT is the SRT Viper GTS Shelby blue color.
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I'm thinking more along the lines of the mid-90ies, like the one in Attila-le-ain's picture above, the original man-eating GTS with the Lamborghini designed aluminium-block V10. A buddy of mine worked for Transport Canada and he once told me that the statistical life span of a new Viper in the early new-millenium was about five hours.Β
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"Statistical Life Span" = Gasoline?
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No, until the new and inexperienced driver (or a member of their household, friend, etc) wrapped it around a light post or a guard rail.
You have to remember, these cars had no driving assistance whatsoever and demanded the utmost respect from the driver. Just like the Porsche Turbo twins (934/935) before them, if you got distracted for a fraction of a second you'd lost the rear end and would go off the road backwards or sideways.
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Sideways is my way to go! (Drifting)
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"When you see the tree you're about to hit, it's called understeer. When you can only hear and feel it, it's oversteer." - Walter Rohrl
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Never heard about the guy
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RΓΆhrl was a top WRC driver throughout the 1970s and 1980s who won the Monte Carlo Rally four times with four different car manufacturers. He beat the Audi Quattro driving a rear wheel drive Opel, to the point that the following year Audi hired him to drive the Quattro. Niki Lauda once called him a "Genius on wheels." He beat Bobby Unser's time at Pike's Peak by 22 seconds driving an identical car, another Audi Quattro. He was voted "Rally driver of the Century" in Italy, and in 2000, he was voted "Rally driver of the Millennium" in France. IMHO, he is simply the best sports car driver in history.
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I love Rally! So he is the best Rally driver in history?
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Some would say that. I'd be one of them
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Walter Rohrl Huh? I'll search about him!
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Naw, I'm mostly just barely average. Every now and again, I get a tiny burst of awesomeness though, so it's really just a question of timing
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Viper GTS-R, My favorite Race car since in my childhood ^^ It's really perfect shot for the masterpiece car! Nice shot
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Thanks! There are a few Viper pics in my automobiles gallery.
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