Well this is not cool...

[Hoosier Daddy]

I have a modified C6 & went on a Viper ride in NorCal & waxed all of the Vipers on twisty roads; seems the majority of these tools like to cruise around and prop their hoods up every chance they get.

Next time you a Vette like mine blows by you on the street or track, keep telling yourself you are superior based upon 'exclusivity'.

We have seen you in action during a cruise, you sure did wax all the cars and some trees!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubE5mj-RR10

 

[Viper 95 Kim]

If you pay enough to the track you can get any pace car you want. This is not because of anything but GM buying the rights to the spot. Anyway Illinois club will be in Indy on Friday & Saturday at the track w/ about 30 Vipers. God Bless America.

 

[John N]

Next time you a Vette like mine blows by you on the street or track, keep telling yourself you are superior based upon 'exclusivity'.

That's some good stuff right there. I will keep that in mind. Although I don't get to the track like I once did, I don't recall ever being passed by a 'vette. Of course, there really weren't all that many at the open track days - maybe they were all at the "exclusive" corvette track days.... I can't help but be amused by comments like this given the percentages of 'vettes that ever see a road course compared to the percentage of Vipers.

As for the pace car deal, perhaps they chose the 'vette to go with the chef. I understand chefs usually prefer an automatic car.....

This thread has all kinds of humor potential if the accomplished trash talkers will jump in.

 

[georgethedog]

It is posts like these that make me realize what a bunch of immature children most of you are. Posting crap like this bashing the Corvette for 'commonality'; *** - aren't you guys supposedly auto enthusiasts?

I've got news for you; the Viper is seen as a poor-man's Porsche, Ferrari or Lambo, so don't prop yourselves up too much on your 'exclusivity' claim.

I have a modified C6 & went on a Viper ride in NorCal & waxed all of the Vipers on twisty roads; seems the majority of these tools like to cruise around and prop their hoods up every chance they get.

Next time you a Vette like mine blows by you on the street or track, keep telling yourself you are superior based upon 'exclusivity'.

I am seriously looking at the Gen V and also a new GT-R; but it is ignorant posts like these that give me pause.

Hi, welcome to the forum.

As far as your "modified C6" goes, anyone with money can modify anything and beat about anybody... What does that prove? Nothing... Raced any modified Vipers? I have a friend with a modified Viper with around 1200 hp that would make your modifed C6 look like it is going in reverse. But, then again, that proves nothing just like your comments about waxing Vipers proves nothing.

I've had a stock C6 and now a stock Viper. It's the "driving experience" my man, and that is why I have the Viper now and no longer a C6.

Your last sentence, however, is the one that makes no sense on any mature level. So, you would let a couple posts in a thread on a car forum influence a decsion on what car to buy? Wow, now that is just down right silly.

Have a great day.

 

[Sam 01 RT10]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI0i_tL-8aU
My uncle's best friend's cousin has a really fast car...
See :30.

 

[Mopar Boy]

Damn !!! That means that there will be no Viper pace car editions to buy.

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OK. Stupid question. You are fluffing the current vette with prime real-estate giving props to E 85?

OMG I am glad our cars are done by SRT. Seeing that line on the front of the Viper would **** like a Shop Vac!

 

[georgethedog]

Good point Mopar Boy. Yea, let's celebrate using food in our cars while people are starving and there is plenty of oil.

 

[GreenVenom]

dj, not to rain on your parade but Vipers are "Exclusive" as far as numbers built, looks and performance. I believe only around 28,000 have ever been built vs over 200,000 of your beloved C6 and close to 1.4 million total. I also understand that about 36% of Vipers have been crashed due to the lack of your Vettes nannies (to what extent they are destroyed I am not sure) making it a true drivers car. You seem to think that us "old farts" think we are hot **** with our snakes but since you really do not know us you have no clue how many also have a Vette (or several) in the stable plus other exotics and muscle cars. I got my first Vette when I was 18, I would give a left nut and a kidney to get all the Vipers I want but seriously I wouldn't bother to blow a fart for another Vette. Enjoy your ride, grow up and get your ******* out of a *** and quit worrying what others think.

 

[STORMCAT]

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...1/2013-Corvette-ZR1-pace-car-Indianapolis-500

General Motors Co's 2013 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 will lead the starting field of the 96th Indianapolis 500 May 27. It's the 23rd time a Chevy has paced the field.
With 638 horsepower, the Corvette ZR1 is the most powerful production car ever to pace the race.
The Corvette has had some struggles in recent years. Corvette sales are up 0.8 percent in 2012, lagging Chevrolet's 3 percent increase.
Sales of the Corvette in 2009 were the worst since 1961, and have fallen since, hitting a new 50-year-low in 2010 to 12,624. Last year, GM sold just 13,164 'Vettes.
GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson said in an interview last week that the company is working on a new version of the Corvette.
"We will come out with a new, revamped — I've seen it, it's not been published and it's under wraps, top secret — the latest Corvette that I think will float a lot of people's boats," he told the conservative website Newsmax.
It's the 11th time a Corvette is serving as pace car, a record for an individual car. The 2013 model year will mark the 60th anniversary and the final year of production for the current generation Corvette.
"Corvette embodies pure performance, so the ZR1 is a perfect car to pace the most prestigious auto race in the world," said Jeff Belskus, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corp. president and chief executive officer.
"This is a truly momentous year for Chevrolet when it comes to performance, with our continued success on and off track, and especially with our return to the IndyCar Series, powering some of the fastest cars on the circuit," said Jim Campbell, GM vice president of Performance Vehicles and Motorsports. "I can't think of a better way to mark the 60th anniversary of Corvette than having it lead the starting field of the Indianapolis 500."


From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120509/AUTO0103/205090318#ixzz1uaUoOxsK

Not Surprised. This was my predication a while back
: http://forums.viperclub.org/threads...ndy-Pace-car?p=3043677&viewfull=1#post3043677

 

[kennyhemi]

Damn !!! That means that there will be no Viper pace car editions to buy.

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BIG deal!..................................

 

[SkyBob]

This was my predication a while back

Was your predication predicated on a prediction?

 

[eucharistos]

....let's celebrate using food in our cars while people are starving and there is plenty of oil....

don't get me started gtd,

 

[SlayerLS1]

Ehh, at least it's not a family car. I like vettes too, so I'm happy enough with it.

That pic is not the car for this year, though. That's a Z06.

 

[PDCjonny]

For me, it may be a Gen V, it may be a 2013 GT-R, or I may just wait & save serious $$$ & get a C7. All are good cars (well, we don't know about the Gen 5 yet), and all are in my price range; I don't need a unique 'driving experience' or perceived 'exclusivity' to justify my purchase, nor will I be bashing those brands that I did not purchase. .

Or hell, why not keep your Civic and put a bigger muffler on it?

 

[Bobpantax]

"I..... went on a Viper ride in NorCal & waxed all of the Vipers".

Hi. I hate waxing my car. Can you come down to Miami and wax my Viper too? It was very generous of you to do that for your Viper owning friends in California. Welcome to the VCA Forums.

 

[georgethedog]

"I..... went on a Viper ride in NorCal & waxed all of the Vipers".

Hi. I hate waxing my car. Can you come down to Miami and wax my Viper too? It was very generous of you to do that for your Viper owning friends in California. Welcome to the VCA Forums.

 

[02ViperTodd]

Too FUNNY!! Come to Georgia so you can say you waxed 2 Vipers