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M5guido on 2008-02-16 at 17:36:58(posted from: Host: adsl-75-2-18-137.dsl.ipltin.sbcglobal.net IP: 75.2.18.137) 
    
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They can't run them at tracks because.... (528 views) 
Message: They'll get beat down by guys in much lower horsepower cars.

Here in Hoosier land, the BMW club helped the viper club put on one of their first driving events. The FIRST SESSION had 13 cars off the track. We had to put the Viper drivers into our cars and drive them around the track, and even with 1000 extra pounds (most of the guys were over 200lbs) and 200 LESS hp we could easily out pace the vipers....or more correctly the guys driving the vipers...After figuratively knocking their male members in the dirt they finally listened to us.

The basic problem is two fold. 1. The people attracted to vipers are usually successful entrepreneurs without a college education and are kind of aggressive go getters. 2. With all the HP and torque, the viper must be driven with finesse and subtlety. A quality Viper drivers don't posses.

So, more or less the viper drivers school becomes this slow conga line around the track until the main straight where they all want to drag race to turn 1 and then do it all over again.

To be fair, I do know a couple of guys that drive Vipers really well.
and driven well a viper is awfully hard to beat at the track.

Guido

 
 



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