2005 E55 vs 99 Viper GTS
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2005 Black/Black E55
2005 E55 vs 99 Viper GTS
ROCKED!!!!! My E55 kicked his *** by 1.5 car lengths until the limiter kicked in and the Viper caught up. Oh by the way, my car is bone stock. 
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Originally Posted by Nij
ROCKED!!!!! My E55 kicked his *** by 1.5 car lengths until the limiter kicked in and the Viper caught up. Oh by the way, my car is bone stock.
Doesn't come as a surprise though. I see those things at the track all of the time, they have yet to impress me.
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Originally Posted by 230Kompressor
sweet! damn these 55 are no joke at all. btw, how does it feel to beat on a bad *** domestic? i can't wait till i get a chance to do so
I had one beat the pants off of my C6 Vette, the day before I decided to sell it.
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At the track or the drag strip?
Renntech-
Are you referring to the Viper not impressing you at the track or drag strip?
The coupes are certainly one of the best track cars out there, especially with a few mods.
I am not being sarcastic, but what cars have impressed you at the track?
By the way, nice stable of cars. The CGT is probably my vote for the ultimate track car.
Are you referring to the Viper not impressing you at the track or drag strip?
The coupes are certainly one of the best track cars out there, especially with a few mods.
I am not being sarcastic, but what cars have impressed you at the track?
By the way, nice stable of cars. The CGT is probably my vote for the ultimate track car.
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Originally Posted by lange
Renntech-
Are you referring to the Viper not impressing you at the track or drag strip?
The coupes are certainly one of the best track cars out there, especially with a few mods.
I am not being sarcastic, but what cars have impressed you at the track?
By the way, nice stable of cars. The CGT is probably my vote for the ultimate track car.
Are you referring to the Viper not impressing you at the track or drag strip?
The coupes are certainly one of the best track cars out there, especially with a few mods.
I am not being sarcastic, but what cars have impressed you at the track?
By the way, nice stable of cars. The CGT is probably my vote for the ultimate track car.
I have run against about 4 or 5 coupes (in the SL and the 996) from the sound none were stock, I destoyed them all. I just dumped my C6 Vette, I think the Viper is WAAAAAYY cooler than any Vette.
BTW...I was impressed with a '93 Ford Lightning pick-up truck that beat my *** last Friday...He ran 11.23@127.
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How about the track?
Do you have the opportunity to take any of your cars out to the track? It looks as though you are a real HP guy, but (as I am sure you know) most of your stable would excel at the track also.
I have seen a few CGT's at the track - they are incredible. I have never seen anything like it - Mercedes SLR included. I have never seen an Enzo at the track, but I have seen F50's, F40's etc. After the CGT, the next fastest car that I have ever seen was a Viper Competition Coupe followed by a highly modified Viper ACR.
Can't wat to see a properly modded Vette Z06.
I have heard that CGT's are extremely difficult to drive close to their limit, which kind of surprised me at first.
I guess when you have a car its type of capabilities that it makes sense that as you approach it potential it could get tricky.
I have seen a few CGT's at the track - they are incredible. I have never seen anything like it - Mercedes SLR included. I have never seen an Enzo at the track, but I have seen F50's, F40's etc. After the CGT, the next fastest car that I have ever seen was a Viper Competition Coupe followed by a highly modified Viper ACR.
Can't wat to see a properly modded Vette Z06.
I have heard that CGT's are extremely difficult to drive close to their limit, which kind of surprised me at first.
I guess when you have a car its type of capabilities that it makes sense that as you approach it potential it could get tricky.
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Originally Posted by lange
Do you have the opportunity to take any of your cars out to the track? It looks as though you are a real HP guy, but (as I am sure you know) most of your stable would excel at the track also.
I have seen a few CGT's at the track - they are incredible. I have never seen anything like it - Mercedes SLR included. I have never seen an Enzo at the track, but I have seen F50's, F40's etc. After the CGT, the next fastest car that I have ever seen was a Viper Competition Coupe followed by a highly modified Viper ACR.
Can't wat to see a properly modded Vette Z06.
I have heard that CGT's are extremely difficult to drive close to their limit, which kind of surprised me at first.
I guess when you have a car its type of capabilities that it makes sense that as you approach it potential it could get tricky.
I have seen a few CGT's at the track - they are incredible. I have never seen anything like it - Mercedes SLR included. I have never seen an Enzo at the track, but I have seen F50's, F40's etc. After the CGT, the next fastest car that I have ever seen was a Viper Competition Coupe followed by a highly modified Viper ACR.
Can't wat to see a properly modded Vette Z06.
I have heard that CGT's are extremely difficult to drive close to their limit, which kind of surprised me at first.
I guess when you have a car its type of capabilities that it makes sense that as you approach it potential it could get tricky.
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Originally Posted by Accomplice8
Wow, it seems like beating a Viper GTS coupe with an E55 might be tough. They trap around 116-119 and the E about 113-116 according to the mags. Nice kill!
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I ran the newest (current) body style RT/10 Viper from about 70 to 120. He got the jump and pulled me by a couple car lengths at the get go but he stopped pulling pretty quickly after that. I couldn't close the gap at all and he couldn't widen it before we had to shut it down. I raced a Viper truck today from 30-70 and gave him the jump also. I reeled him in with a quickness and would have passed him hard if there'd of been room. He wasn't even as tough to beat as the very new NSX that I raced a month ago. FWIW, that NSX race was before my new tires and recent service C though.
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Originally Posted by newton22
Just a correction, newest is the SRT-10. 
