Viper GTS-R qualifies 1st and 3rd in Long Beach

[Viper #53]

The SRT Viper GTS-Rs qualified 1st and 3rd in class at Long Beach. Strong running for a young team.

James Taylor
SRT Viper GTS-R Team Sponsor
1992 RT/10
1996 GTS

 

[ViperSmith]

Wooooooooo!

 

[redtanrt10]

Great news James! Hoping to get up there this afternoon and see the race. Mike

 

[tbsviper]

Fantastic! Wish it was closer but will watch live tv broadcast tonight. Let's hope for a strong finish and safe race. Go SRT Vipers!

 

[lpjr]

does anyone know if it will be televised and if so where and what time{central time} ...please!
thank you in advance

 

[chikane]

nice their getting there .. cant wiit till i see them on the winner cycle .

 

[VIPER GTSR 91]

Lets Get R Done this time !!!!

 

[chesapeake07]

does anyone know if it will be televised and if so where and what time{central time} ...please!
thank you in advance

Noon, Central, ABC, 4/21/13.

Go SRT!

 

[lpjr]

thank you chesapeake07...oorah!

 

[JAY]

Well done !

 

[chesapeake07]

Dominik has the fastest qualifying lap record. Great Job!

http://www.alms.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/Long Beach Unofficial Qualifying.pdf

 

[Boxer12]

Anyone who watched Sebring knows that the GTS-Rs will be in contention this year. It will not be easy to maintain the pace over the course of the entire race, but let's hope they can avoid Gremlins and podium in the run up to LeMans.

 

[tbsviper]

Is the race on abc this afternoon? Confused.... Googled it and still confused...thanks

 

[ViperCollector]

Is the race on abc this afternoon? Confused.... Googled it and still confused...thanks

Tomorrow, not today.

 

[viper GTS-R]

The race is 7:30 PM EST today on ESPN3, which is available on your computer providing your cable service access. If you have xbox you can watch it on there too.

I've been sick most of the week, I was going to post about it last night. Dom was FLYING and qualifying was pretty great in all classes. I didn't notice the changes to the cars until Friday but they have front canards and new pairs of mirrors. I asked Matt about them, he said they are stock mirrors but they had to move them up and out since the cars have wide hips.

--RS

 

[bushido]

That's great news!

 

[viper GTS-R]

Here's some pics ALMS posted on their Facebook page.--RS

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[daytonprowler]

Just opened an email from Dominik.

The plan is for the Vipers to come in first and second.

He and Kuno will have to decide which team goes over the finish line first.
Which will it be? # 91or # 93?

 

[daytonprowler]

"American Le Mans Series: Dominik Farnbacher set a new lap record as they qualified first in the GT Class and 13th overall at the Tequila Patron American Le Mans Series running this weekend in Long Beach, California. The No. 91 SRT

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Viper GTS-R clocked in at 1:18:845 at 89.857 miles per hour. This is the first GT pole for the Viper since 2000 in Australia.

The No. 93 Viper wasn’t far behind: Jonathan Bomarito qualified third in GT and 15th overall with a time of 1:18:984 at 89.669 mph. They were just 0.017 seconds behind Henzler and Sellers No. 17 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR."


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[VENOM V]

Man, I just can't believe what SRT is accomplishing, on their first year back in ALMS. It shows what this small, exceptional team can do, despite their small budget. First retaking the Laguna Seca production car record, what's next? Bring it!

 

[Fatboy 18]

So we have car number 91 in 1st position, Car number 93 in 3rd position.

We need a car Number 92 in 2nd Position

 

[Alabaster Mamba]

I wish them the best of luck! No telling how much they are being penalized and having to carry weight or breathe through a straw already.

 

[I Bin Therbefor]

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The new ACR MUST, ABSOLUTELY MUST take styling clues from the GTS-R.

 

[VIPER GTSR 91]

The new ACR MUST, ABSOLUTELY MUST take styling clues from the GTS-R.

Talk about taking the shortest route, he is almost taking out the plants !!!!!!! Watching Grand AM live now at Road Atlanta. Pruett is da man

 

[VIPER GTSR 91]

OOOPS nice going. Kuno spins out early in race. Corvette Garcia hot on the leader.

 

[Torquemonster06]

Go SRT. Just simply amazing how far theve come in such a short time.

 

[daytonprowler]

#91 takes the podium - 3rd place

#93 takes 8th place

WAY TO GO!!!!!

 

[REDSLED]

#91 takes the podium - 3rd place

#93 takes 8th place

WAY TO GO!!!!!

How about a little Spoiler alert.

 

[Stealth]

Since the cat [snake] is out of the bag, I was there, and the Viper did very well considering they are very new to the ALMS party. I believe that #93 was pushed from behind to spin--the red 458 Ferrary I think. #91 was leading deep into the race until the Factory BMW Z4 ran it down and then ran away.

It must be near impossible for the series to keep the cars which are dramatically different on an even playing field. We all know how strong the Viper, Vette, Porsche, BMW and Ferrari Factory drivers are. The BMW Z4 (a change from M3) looked like it was allowed to be a bit "more equal" than the others.

Nevertheless, a good showing for Viper.

On a side note, the black Gen V GTS with Gunmetal stripes on display looked mean.

 

[I Bin Therbefor]

Since the cat [snake] is out of the bag, I was there, and the Viper did very well considering they are very new to the ALMS party. I believe that #93 was pushed from behind to spin--the red 458 Ferrary I think. #91 was leading deep into the race until the Factory BMW Z4 ran it down and then ran away.

It must be near impossible for the series to keep the cars which are dramatically different on an even playing field. We all know how strong the Viper, Vette, Porsche, BMW and Ferrari Factory drivers are. The BMW Z4 (a change from M3) looked like it was allowed to be a bit "more equal" than the others.

Nevertheless, a good showing for Viper.

On a side note, the black Gen V GTS with Gunmetal stripes on display looked mean.

The BMW team has a good lawyer. The old cars were allowed aero advantages and to run a different front suspension from the street version. Among other things, the Z4 is allowed to run an engine that is based on an engine not available in the street version.