Snk Btn
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This is a couple of years old but is still cool to watch.
http://64.246.54.65/rfvids/road_tests/Viper_vs_F16.wmv
http://64.246.54.65/rfvids/road_tests/Viper_vs_F16.wmv
Viper vs. F-16
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Paul Hawker
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Deja Vu!
This event is scheduled again for March 23-25 at Luke AFB in Phoenix.
The latest SRT's will be running against the Air Force Jets. A drag race that always is very close.
This event will be a big deal. Expect to have a huge ViperClub party there.
Details are being formalized right now, but set aside that date if you want to experience a great time with lots of Viper Club events.
Expect this to have some of the Zone Rendezvous experience.
This event is scheduled again for March 23-25 at Luke AFB in Phoenix.
The latest SRT's will be running against the Air Force Jets. A drag race that always is very close.
This event will be a big deal. Expect to have a huge ViperClub party there.
Details are being formalized right now, but set aside that date if you want to experience a great time with lots of Viper Club events.
Expect this to have some of the Zone Rendezvous experience.
Since this "big deal VCA event" is during SPRING BREAK in ARIZONA, airline seats are already at a premium at this writing. I have seen diddly about it, even in the NEWEST Viper Magazine, it is only a 1-2 liner.
Any more info to share?
Re: Viper (600 hp) vs. F-16 ~ March 2007
<font color="brown"> Here is the info on the event.
For those driving in or flying in the best way to plan is the caravan (Vipers/busses) leaves the hotel Friday at 4:00 for the reception so get checked in well before that.
There are things going on through Sunday late afternoon so you can stay the night and leave Monday or fly out late Sunday.
The more detailed event info/schedule is being mailed this week</font>
Get ready for the rematch the Viper Club has been waiting for! The Dogfight in the Desert, Round Four! With MORE VENOM than ever, the new 600hp Dodge Viper SRT10 and the Viper Competition Coupe will drag race the Air Force “Viper” Fighter Jet F-16. This showdown is part of a weekend-long event taking place March 23-25, 2007, at Luke Air Force Base located just outside Phoenix, Arizona. Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the USAF, Luke has been selected for an expanded “Super Air-Show” program by the military coined “The Show of Force”. Your weekend also includes the following:
<ul type="square"> [*] Friday night reception and Saturday night dinner (both with the Thunderbirds and stunt pilots),
[*]Lunch coupons for Saturday and Sunday
[*]VIP seating for the air show and drag race on Saturday and Sunday <font color="brown">( For the prior years this seating was the best available for the show - bar none - and I expect the same this year) </font> and
[*]Commemorative T-Shirts and specially minted Viper coins. [/list]
A Viper Corral will be set up at the Air Force Base for our Vipers to park. However, due to heightened security, your vehicles (Vipers only) will remain parked onsite from Friday evening’s reception until Sunday after the air show. Bus transportation will be provided (for those who leave their vehicles parked) between the hotel and the air base on Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday. The cost for the entire event is just $200 per registration (this covers up to two attendees) with all the proceeds going to Luke Air Force Base charities. There is a limit of 100 cars and 200 hundred people, so sign up now! It is not a requirement that you bring your car, but in the event we are over capacity, preference will be given to those who bring their Vipers.
This is your chance to be the first to check out the new ’08 Viper and see it in action, hang out with Viper friends, and support our troops. Whether you are flying in or driving, this event will give you a weekend of packed in fun.
The deadline for registration is February 28, 2007.
Your hotel reservation must be made separately with the Sheraton Crescent Hotel in Phoenix, AZ. Please contact them directly at (800) 325-3535 Make sure you tell them you are with the Viper Club to receive the special discounted rate of $169 per night, plus tax at the Sheraton Crescent Hotel in Phoenix AZ. All room reservations must be made by February 23, 2007.
Any questions? Call Viper Headquarters at 1-800-998-1110. <font color="brown"> </font>
<font color="brown"> Here is the info on the event.
For those driving in or flying in the best way to plan is the caravan (Vipers/busses) leaves the hotel Friday at 4:00 for the reception so get checked in well before that.
There are things going on through Sunday late afternoon so you can stay the night and leave Monday or fly out late Sunday.
The more detailed event info/schedule is being mailed this week</font>
Get ready for the rematch the Viper Club has been waiting for! The Dogfight in the Desert, Round Four! With MORE VENOM than ever, the new 600hp Dodge Viper SRT10 and the Viper Competition Coupe will drag race the Air Force “Viper” Fighter Jet F-16. This showdown is part of a weekend-long event taking place March 23-25, 2007, at Luke Air Force Base located just outside Phoenix, Arizona. Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the USAF, Luke has been selected for an expanded “Super Air-Show” program by the military coined “The Show of Force”. Your weekend also includes the following:
<ul type="square"> [*] Friday night reception and Saturday night dinner (both with the Thunderbirds and stunt pilots),
[*]Lunch coupons for Saturday and Sunday
[*]VIP seating for the air show and drag race on Saturday and Sunday <font color="brown">( For the prior years this seating was the best available for the show - bar none - and I expect the same this year) </font> and
[*]Commemorative T-Shirts and specially minted Viper coins. [/list]
A Viper Corral will be set up at the Air Force Base for our Vipers to park. However, due to heightened security, your vehicles (Vipers only) will remain parked onsite from Friday evening’s reception until Sunday after the air show. Bus transportation will be provided (for those who leave their vehicles parked) between the hotel and the air base on Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday. The cost for the entire event is just $200 per registration (this covers up to two attendees) with all the proceeds going to Luke Air Force Base charities. There is a limit of 100 cars and 200 hundred people, so sign up now! It is not a requirement that you bring your car, but in the event we are over capacity, preference will be given to those who bring their Vipers.
This is your chance to be the first to check out the new ’08 Viper and see it in action, hang out with Viper friends, and support our troops. Whether you are flying in or driving, this event will give you a weekend of packed in fun.
The deadline for registration is February 28, 2007.
Your hotel reservation must be made separately with the Sheraton Crescent Hotel in Phoenix, AZ. Please contact them directly at (800) 325-3535 Make sure you tell them you are with the Viper Club to receive the special discounted rate of $169 per night, plus tax at the Sheraton Crescent Hotel in Phoenix AZ. All room reservations must be made by February 23, 2007.
Any questions? Call Viper Headquarters at 1-800-998-1110. <font color="brown"> </font>
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Re: Viper (600 hp) vs. F-16 ~ March 2007
I sure as heck hope that there will be a dvd instead of a short movie clip on the internet, don't want to miss all this action. Does anyone know if this can be and/or will be done?
I sure as heck hope that there will be a dvd instead of a short movie clip on the internet, don't want to miss all this action. Does anyone know if this can be and/or will be done?
I was looking at this months Hemmings Muscle Car magazine and it has an article about Don Garlits, in 1980, racing a jet on an aircraft carrier deck. Like 2.8 second 300 ft run. The jet won. Then come to find out back in the 1980's it was a great photo touch up for a magazine. Pretty good article. Jon's right about Spring break. I had to use double air mileage to get the Free tickets to the Goodguys Pleasanton car show that weekend. LOL
Who\'s driving in the Race ~ ~ ~ ~ >>>>>: (F-16 vs SRT-10 /600 )
So who is racing against the F-16 jets?
There are 2 people that will be driving.
Herb Helbig and Ralph Gilles.
You all know who Herb is. ~ ~ The “Keeper of the Grail”.
[*]Part of Team Viper from the beginning and a lead person of the SRT line.
[*]Driving?
[*]If you have had the chance to see Herb on a track or auto-X (or better yet, ride along with him) you understand why he is the lead person of Vehicle Synthesis.
[*]If there is something to be known about the Viper, Herb doesn't just know it, he was part of it.
[*] Ralph Gilles Heads up Chrysler's volunteer Skunkwerks group which creates one off versions of company cars for SEMA and other car shows and has been very involved in the Viper and SRT high-performance vehicle programs. .
[*]Ralph led the design teams of the Chrysler 300C, Dodge Magnum and Charger, and the 2008 minivans.
[*]Ralph enjoys amateur track and road racing in his 1997 Dodge Viper GTS like the 2005 and 2006 Targa Newfoundland Rallies, and Car and Driver One Lap of America 2002.
We are honored to have the men at the event and look forward to them hanging out with the club over the weekend!
So who is racing against the F-16 jets?
There are 2 people that will be driving.
Herb Helbig and Ralph Gilles.
You all know who Herb is. ~ ~ The “Keeper of the Grail”.
[*]Part of Team Viper from the beginning and a lead person of the SRT line.
[*]Driving?
[*]If you have had the chance to see Herb on a track or auto-X (or better yet, ride along with him) you understand why he is the lead person of Vehicle Synthesis.
[*]If there is something to be known about the Viper, Herb doesn't just know it, he was part of it.
[*] Ralph Gilles Heads up Chrysler's volunteer Skunkwerks group which creates one off versions of company cars for SEMA and other car shows and has been very involved in the Viper and SRT high-performance vehicle programs. .
[*]Ralph led the design teams of the Chrysler 300C, Dodge Magnum and Charger, and the 2008 minivans.
[*]Ralph enjoys amateur track and road racing in his 1997 Dodge Viper GTS like the 2005 and 2006 Targa Newfoundland Rallies, and Car and Driver One Lap of America 2002.
We are honored to have the men at the event and look forward to them hanging out with the club over the weekend!
