Danica Patrick drives the 2008 Dodge Viper
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Chuck 98 RT/10
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You think they could have airbrushed her some bigger bewbies.
Or a personality.
Chuck 98 RT/10
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Ugh.
I'll bet you have a lot of friends. With a guy with your taste in women around they don't have to worry about getting stuck with the dog.
Here ya go Dave...she's waiting for you. This should keep you busy for a minute or two.
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black mamba1
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Dale Jarrett, Dale Earnheardt Jr, Kyle Petty....etc. I could go on and on. There are plenty of great drivers out there. If you have read any of my posts before you know I am not politically correct.
Why anyone gives a sh*t about what this lady says is beyond me. There are many more talented drivers out there that have been in NASCAR and in INDy for over a decade, why this woman was chosen to critique a true american sports cars is completely insane to me.
It takes a hell of a lot more that T & A to be a car critique....The Viper is the best sports car on the planet under $500,000k, period. Ok, the Porsche GT2 comes close....but it is not attractive and not unique...
Viper owners are in a world of their own and in a class by themselves...why we even bother to compare a brute sports car to half comfort/sports car wanna be's makes no sense. The Viper is loud, fast, quick, mean, ****, and 100% American.
Everything else is just a half hearted attempt to be what the Viper truly is.....if they cant beat us....criticize us...but we are still the envy of every car club/manufacturer out there. I will give some credence to the Ford GT. But it was not something the Ford faithful could support continuously...it was a limited run...
We are here to stay.
Why anyone gives a sh*t about what this lady says is beyond me. There are many more talented drivers out there that have been in NASCAR and in INDy for over a decade, why this woman was chosen to critique a true american sports cars is completely insane to me.
It takes a hell of a lot more that T & A to be a car critique....The Viper is the best sports car on the planet under $500,000k, period. Ok, the Porsche GT2 comes close....but it is not attractive and not unique...
Viper owners are in a world of their own and in a class by themselves...why we even bother to compare a brute sports car to half comfort/sports car wanna be's makes no sense. The Viper is loud, fast, quick, mean, ****, and 100% American.
Everything else is just a half hearted attempt to be what the Viper truly is.....if they cant beat us....criticize us...but we are still the envy of every car club/manufacturer out there. I will give some credence to the Ford GT. But it was not something the Ford faithful could support continuously...it was a limited run...
We are here to stay.
texas_venom
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I agree. She is hot and and I would still go out with her. But I am driving.
ROCKET62
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While it was a lame review - why doesnt Dodge address the two points that she (and just about every SRT owner) dislike about the Viper - 1) The gearing, 2) The Shocks.
Put in a 3.33 / 3.42 / 3.55 from the factory! As one earlier post was entitled - "My Viper is a 5 speed" - as 6th gear is practically unusable.
Shocks - why cant Dodge put better shocks in a Viper? Motons / Penske seem to be able to get it right - why cant dodge?
Put in a 3.33 / 3.42 / 3.55 from the factory! As one earlier post was entitled - "My Viper is a 5 speed" - as 6th gear is practically unusable.
Shocks - why cant Dodge put better shocks in a Viper? Motons / Penske seem to be able to get it right - why cant dodge?
Chuck 98 RT/10
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My bet on the gearing is to fit CAFE and noise requirments. Personally, I use 6th all the time.
A shock upgrade would be pricey. That kind of stuff goes to the lowest bidder and I doubt Moton or Penske care much about being the stock shock of choice for Viper.
Sir Hiss RT10
Viper Owner
She likes the Vette better cause it's got multiple cup holders
Those photos are gross!
Those photos are gross!
ROCKET62
Has Left the Room!
Sorry, vote to ban dave6666 for posting pics that just made me hurl all over my keyboard.
2snakes4us
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I dont care want Danica thinks about the viper. I Love the viper and thats all that matters to me, and that's what should matter to all of you. You got the Viper because you love it , the same a corvette lover buys a vette . Id love to own a lambo too but cannot afford one. she admitted she is a lambo owner...and she favored the lambo....Makes sence to me.
Snakester
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My guess is that the 2008 Viper has enough improvements to satisfy most all buyers already for this year.
But it's also logical to expect to see those changed gears, another HP bump, adjustable suspension, and carbon fiber body panels to lighten the car on the upcoming ACR Viper.
Let's just hope that this is SRT's plan as well.
For right now I'm pleased that the Viper Coupe was quicker than the Lambo LP640 all the way up to 140MPH!, which corresponds to 99.9% of public driving requirements in this area.
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Pretty bad interview. Clearly, this young lady doesn't have a good grasp of how cars work.
Snakester
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I think that she is simply out of her element. The magazine's assumption is that a race car driver in one class, also knows how to compare high performance production cars.
Clearly she knows little about the specifics of each of these cars. The cars that she races have little in common with production cars, and I'm willing to bet that she doesn't race her Gallardo at all.
So the combination here of limited experience with driving these cars and the high speed test itself make for a poor comparison.
For me, I could NOT care less that one car accelerates faster than another coming off of a banked corner at 150MPH, as it has no bearing on my life or what I value in a performance car.
I'm waiting to read the upcoming racetrack test that compare Europe's best high performance cars against the '08 Viper. So far it seems that the stock Viper beats the LP640, and it's likely just as quick or perhaps faster than the equally expensive Ferrari 599 and SLR 722 around a track. Let alone the Gallardo, F430, 997TT, and their convertible versions.
Clearly she knows little about the specifics of each of these cars. The cars that she races have little in common with production cars, and I'm willing to bet that she doesn't race her Gallardo at all.
So the combination here of limited experience with driving these cars and the high speed test itself make for a poor comparison.
For me, I could NOT care less that one car accelerates faster than another coming off of a banked corner at 150MPH, as it has no bearing on my life or what I value in a performance car.
I'm waiting to read the upcoming racetrack test that compare Europe's best high performance cars against the '08 Viper. So far it seems that the stock Viper beats the LP640, and it's likely just as quick or perhaps faster than the equally expensive Ferrari 599 and SLR 722 around a track. Let alone the Gallardo, F430, 997TT, and their convertible versions.
Warfang
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I'd put the Viper, Z06 and FGT up against ANY EurotrashMobile. But of course we'd still lose because our buttons look plastic and their exhaust smell like pretty flowers. Oh yeah and "finess". Whatever that means.I think that she is simply out of her element. The magazine's assumption is that a race car driver in one class, also knows how to compare high performance production cars.
Clearly she knows little about the specifics of each of these cars. The cars that she races have little in common with production cars, and I'm willing to bet that she doesn't race her Gallardo at all.
So the combination here of limited experience with driving these cars and the high speed test itself make for a poor comparison.
For me, I could NOT care less that one car accelerates faster than another coming off of a banked corner at 150MPH, as it has no bearing on my life or what I value in a performance car.
I'm waiting to read the upcoming racetrack test that compare Europe's best high performance cars against the '08 Viper. So far it seems that the stock Viper beats the LP640, and it's likely just as quick or perhaps faster than the equally expensive Ferrari 599 and SLR 722 around a track. Let alone the Gallardo, F430, 997TT, and their convertible versions.
Chuck 98 RT/10
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Nice move today at Chicago Danica. I can't wait to hear her excuse for spinning out entering the pits.
"um, the car kinda, um y'know it um seemed like it didn't wanna grab, um uh I felt something chattering, uh um like something wasn't uh right um."
"um, the car kinda, um y'know it um seemed like it didn't wanna grab, um uh I felt something chattering, uh um like something wasn't uh right um."
propsail
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Funny how the car wouldn't re-start, what with all that bangin' on the steering wheel and all. I thought for sure that was the preferred method. 
~Craig
~Craig
dave6666
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Dario. Andretti-Green. So the ***** helped a team mate.
I still think she's hot. I still think she needs squeaky toys on the steering wheel and dash.
I still think she's hot. I still think she needs squeaky toys on the steering wheel and dash.
Chuck 98 RT/10
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Funny how the car wouldn't re-start, what with all that bangin' on the steering wheel and all. I thought for sure that was the preferred method.
~Craig
Typical of her. I wonder who she was blaming for this one.
dave6666
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Funny how the car wouldn't re-start, what with all that bangin' on the steering wheel and all. I thought for sure that was the preferred method.
~Craig
That's how she operates all of her squeaky toys.
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