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28 Aug 2014, 06:50 (Ref:3448409) | #551 | |
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Are you saying there might be a supercharged Viper coming?
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28 Aug 2014, 07:04 (Ref:3448416) | #552 | |
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I would like to see a supercharged V10 Viper roaring in the GTLM class, as well as in the streets.
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28 Aug 2014, 08:50 (Ref:3448428) | #553 | |
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Thats the rumor. They cant call it "super snake" since the mustang gt500 has that, and wont call it "hellcat" since the Supercharged v8 wont fit. But maybe a new ACR, if thats not what the rumors are pointing at.
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28 Aug 2014, 12:54 (Ref:3448513) | #554 | ||
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How about opening up the market, to have a car like the Viper and only sell it in NA is insane, no wonder their sales are low. Another Detroit company who thinks that only USA matters, you would think that they would have learned their lesson after 2 bailouts. Or the deal with Fiat was to stay our of EU to not compete with Ferrari and any of the other brands Fiat owns. Who knows what is going on in their tiny brains :-)
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28 Aug 2014, 14:03 (Ref:3448534) | #555 | ||
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Everyone's favorite topic Driver Ratings is going to be rehashed for next season:
http://sportscar365.com/industry/ims...ystem-in-2015/ Basically, drivers will be classified by speed. So if you are an Am driver and you are good, you have to drive with pro drivers? Doesn't seem like there is a reward for being a good Am. I would be interested to hear from our resident racers on this. |
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28 Aug 2014, 14:05 (Ref:3448536) | #556 | ||
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Not saying the program IS in trouble but it's obvious that not all is well (rather naive to think otherwise) and convincing the board to continue will probably be a really hard task. Rumors about a WEC entry should be taken lightly, a GTE-Am campaign sounds the most credible - at best. |
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28 Aug 2014, 18:34 (Ref:3448612) | #557 | ||
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We now have the first Competition Memo from IMSA - for 2015!
http://www.imsa.com/sites/default/fi...20%2315-01.pdf Just about prize money and it is the same as this year. |
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When the Viper costs 100K+ delivered, sales are gonna suck. They don't exactly fly off the showroom floor, and when reintroduced, many dealers just ordered a handful each, not spec'd out in colors, or trims, or options that an actual buyer wants. Hence the reason production was stopped, as the inventory was out there, and just needed to be bought. Ralph Gilles isn't a moron. The budget they have for a North American program in TUSC isn't nearly what they had invested in NASCAR. Not even close. The chicken little attitude because they didn't go to LM is just silly. That alone is nearly an entire seasons budget. And when the ACO is going to give you crap BoP for the race making it a non-winnable race, why go? The LM program has been years in the making, it's not going to get cancelled because a bunch of moronic dealers ordered cars, and then couldn't sell them. |
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Are we not forgetting the whole concept of a "halo car" when it comes to the Vipers? Isn't that part of the reason why they are no longer considered SRT Vipers but instead Dodge Vipers? I'm sure the people cutting the checks for the program realize that they're not exclusively hoping for Viper sales based on the success of their racing cars. They know that people will hear Dodge, and the regular old folks who can't afford $100K plus vehicles will instead consider a Charger, Challenger or Dart.
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29 Aug 2014, 01:33 (Ref:3448702) | #562 | ||
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The Cosworth/Indycar rumors are for Alfa being re-launched in the U.S. I can't see that trumping the Viper program.
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Maybe Alfa should run a couple of TZ3s at Le Mans.
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It's all about brand awareness. One of the biggest reasons the Corvette program has worked like it has is because of the bad boy attitude. Same with Harley. It's all perception. |
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3 Sep 2014, 12:37 (Ref:3449970) | #565 | ||
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Could the possibility of a July 2015 IndyCar race at Mosport affect the already announced July 12 date for TUSC?
http://www.mosport.com/news/65-news/...rt-park-update |
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Meh. Shank's complained about money and having to upgrade his precious cars and difficulties with partners in every single interview he's given in the last ~ year and a half or so I don't really know why MP bothered to write another article about it.
He'll be there anyway... Last edited by Deleted; 4 Sep 2014 at 19:38. |
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Tell him he can always go back to 2013 DP spec. Compete for overall PC victories!
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I like Shank's team, and I hope he succeeds
I do wonder though if PC or P3 cars will become the leading class in the future? I still believe it's taking teams away from the other classes. |
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5 Sep 2014, 10:38 (Ref:3450508) | #574 | |
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If the P class is dead, then IMSA should bring GTP back using DTM/Super GT.
Unfortunately, that would close the ACO link once again unless Bandou-san convince the bigwigs to bring the class to Le Mans! |
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Is Super GT/DTM any cheaper than DP/P2? If not, why does this make any sense at all?
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