The race is on Aug 4th. :excited:pop
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SRT Viper GTS-R Races Toward Mid-Ohio Debut
Robust testing program continues for Chrysler Group’s SRT Motorsports team
BRASELTON, Ga. (July 13, 2012) – SRT’s new Viper GTS-R sports car is coiled to strike at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The highly anticipated new GT entry will make its debut in the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón during the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge on Saturday, Aug. 4. It’s an appropriate venue – the SRT Motorsports team completed a recent SRT Viper GTS-R testing program at the circuit before officials and team members deemed the car ready for ALMS competition.“We’re thrilled to return to the world-class competition in the American Le Mans Series with our flagship American supercar,” said Ralph Gilles, President and CEO – SRT Brand and Motorsports, Chrysler Group LLC. “The new SRT Viper GTS-R represents a rebirth for us on the race track. It epitomizes the best of what our new SRT performance brand represents and showcases the Viper’s natural affinity for road courses. Now the time has finally come to go head-to-head with the best sports car teams from around the world.”
Two identical SRT Viper GTS-R cars will race at Mid-Ohio as part of a limited 2012 ALMS season. The factory team aims for a full GT championship run in 2013.
“The anticipation of SRT’s new Viper debuting in the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón continues to grow with every photo and video of the new car testing,” ALMS President and CEO Scott Atherton said. “I know fans around the world can’t wait to see the SRT Viper GTS-R race head-to-head against BMW, Corvette, Ferrari, Porsche and Lotus in what already is the best GT class in the world. It makes Mid-Ohio even more of a can’t-miss event for spectators in person and our live audience on ABC.”
SRT Motorsports has partnered with Riley Technologies, based in Mooresville, N.C., on the design-and-build process of the new SRT Viper GTS-R race cars. Similar production-based moderately modified two-wheel drive race cars comprise the GT class. They share many styling similarities to their showroom brands and by ALMS rules must have a minimum weight of 2,745 pounds. The cars produce between 450-500 horsepower with top speeds of up to 180 mph.
source: ALMS