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[CanadianDriver] In 2008, professional road racer Randy Pobst drove a 2008 Dodge Viper ACR to a one-lap, production car record of 1:35.117 at Laguna Seca raceway while working with Motor Trend. That record stood until August 2009 when a one-off exotic prototype reached 1:35.075.
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[Worldcarfans: American] 2010 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR sets Lap Record at Laguna Seca, World ...: Chris Winkler, an SRT vehicle dynamics engineer piloted a black and red 2010 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR (American Club Racer) to a lap record of 1:33.915 as recorded by Motech in-vehicle data recorder (1:33.944 - as unofficially recorded by trackside clock) around the 2.238-mile, 11-turn course, shattering the previous lap record by more than 1.1 seconds.
[Automotive Corner's] The 2010 Dodge Viper ACR: The Viper 2010 is a more short fifth gear obtained (varying from 0.74 to 0.80) for better acceleration at high speed and high speed equal to the previous 2008 "Lap Record" disabled on the Nordschleife of Nürburgring, where it was found that a revised report would be a capacity greater speed and May result in a shorter time elapsed. The Viper 2010, a new shifter race reduced and allows the rear end plates and wing profile redesigned more than 4 km / h too, topping at 184 mph .
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[MotorAuthority] Video: 2010 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR Sets Laguna Seca Lap Record ...: But there are a few special cars out there, like the awesome 2010 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR, which has apparently set the unofficial production car lap record at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in California.After six hot laps around the circuit, Chris Winkler, an SRT vehicle dynamics engineer, posted a blistering time of 1m 33.915s on his seventh lap (recorded by a Motech in-vehicle data recorder). This beats the previous record, held by the Devon GTX supercar, by more than a second, which is quite impressive given the relatively short track length of Laguna Seca.Powered by an 8.4-liter, V-10 engine with 600 horsepower and 560 pound-feet of torque, the Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR continues to offer extreme performance, including 0-60 mph acceleration in less than 4 seconds, a quarter-mile time in the mid 11-second range and 0-100-0 mph in 11 seconds flat.The Devon GTX, incidentally, shares much in common with the Viper so it’s not surprising that the ACR, the fastest of the Vipers, is capable of such short Laguna Seca track times.
[Tiny Car | Smart car News Blog] 2010 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR Gets Tweaks, Next-Gen Snake Could See ...: Dodge has decided to give it a smokey sendoff with some tweaks to the ACR package which on Tuesday helped set an unofficial production-car lap record at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
[Automotor Blog // Auto & Moto daily news] Record Lap at Laguna SECA by 2010 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR ...: Yes, a new lap record have been registered at Laguna SECA and they showed us some proofs about this and these are demonstrating clearly that this new 2010 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR support the last record from Laguna SECA. Also, this car is amazing so Im not so surprised about this because it can develop big performances.
[Car Advice | News Blog] Dodge Viper SRT sets new record at Laguna Seca : Car Advice | News ...: SRT vehicle dynamics engineer, Chris Winkler, piloted the black and red 2010 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR (American Club Racer) to an unofficial lap record of 1:33.915 (1:33.944 on the pit-lane timer) around the 2.238 mile (3.602 km), .
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[The Garage] Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR sets new record at Laguna Seca and earns ...: “Were going to keep Dodges performance icon alive and well by not only producing some of the most special Vipers ever built, but were also investigating what the next-generation Viper is going to be,” added Gilles. “When we have partners across the ocean who are known as the best sports carmakers in the world, the future opportunities are huge.”
[MotorAuthority] Video: 2010 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR Sets Laguna Seca Lap Record ...: But there are a few special cars out there, like the awesome 2010 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR, which has apparently set the unofficial production car lap record at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in California.After six hot laps around the circuit, Chris Winkler, an SRT vehicle dynamics engineer, posted a blistering time of 1m 33.915s on his seventh lap (recorded by a Motech in-vehicle data recorder). This beats the previous record, held by the Devon GTX supercar, by more than a second, which is quite impressive given the relatively short track length of Laguna Seca.Powered by an 8.4-liter, V-10 engine with 600 horsepower and 560 pound-feet of torque, the Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR continues to offer extreme performance, including 0-60 mph acceleration in less than 4 seconds, a quarter-mile time in the mid 11-second range and 0-100-0 mph in 11 seconds flat.The Devon GTX, incidentally, shares much in common with the Viper so it’s not surprising that the ACR, the fastest of the Vipers, is capable of such short Laguna Seca track times.
[Mopar Muscle Blog] 2010 Viper ACR, Laguna Seca, fun with Mopars | Miscellaneous Blog ...: “Were going to keep Dodges performance icon alive and well by not only producing some of the most special Vipers ever built, but were also investigating what the next-generation Viper is going to be,” added Gilles. “When we have partners across the ocean who are known as the best sports carmakers in the world, the future opportunities are huge.”
[Viper Alley - Dodge Viper Forum] 2009 ACR vs. Aero Coupe differences; removing front splitter ...: Seeing as the Aero Coupe produces 600 lbs of downforce as opposed to the 1000+ lbs that the ACR produces, I would think that the handling w/o the front splitter could be dangerous at anything over highway speeds. 600 lbs is still alot and the car would be unbalanced w/o the splitter.
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