rw99
Enthusiast
Here's some context for our weekend evaluation of that 1:33 run in the 2010 ACR:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjU0MyL10cg
Big props to SRT engineer Chris Winkler for his work behind the wheel. I'd argue (mildly) that his record was set due in no small part to his immense cojones, and that pro driver Pobst will likely drive a lap that's more smooth. Pobst may have new-found confidence in the platform, due to all of the dynamic improvements, and this may have permitted him to drive the new Viper closer to its edge.
I'm obviously hoping for a Viper win, but I'm not going to be terribly upset if the halo 'Vette beats the track record with a pro at the wheel.
And listen, if it's the Viper that came out on top... it will be a HUGE win for the Gen V team. And anyone thereafter that says the new car is just a warmed-over and over-priced iteration of the Gen IV will need to, well, stop talking.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjU0MyL10cg
Big props to SRT engineer Chris Winkler for his work behind the wheel. I'd argue (mildly) that his record was set due in no small part to his immense cojones, and that pro driver Pobst will likely drive a lap that's more smooth. Pobst may have new-found confidence in the platform, due to all of the dynamic improvements, and this may have permitted him to drive the new Viper closer to its edge.
I'm obviously hoping for a Viper win, but I'm not going to be terribly upset if the halo 'Vette beats the track record with a pro at the wheel.
And listen, if it's the Viper that came out on top... it will be a HUGE win for the Gen V team. And anyone thereafter that says the new car is just a warmed-over and over-priced iteration of the Gen IV will need to, well, stop talking.