Originally Posted by
Chuck 98 RT/10
The GT-R is also weighing in at over 3,800lbs. That's fat by anyone's standards. 120hp aint enough.
For comparo the ACR hardcore is at 3,366lbs. Still a little heavy but not too bad considering it's got a 511 cid V10.
The ZR1 is only a few pounds lighter at 3,324.
If I were a Viper hater I'd be a little worried about that 7:22. There is no way that lap was anywhere close to the edge, anybody can see that. Two missed shifts and bouncing off the rev limiter? Dear Gawd there is a chunk of time to be knocked off that 7:22. The lap is actually so bad it makes a guy think the driver was sandbagging.
As opposed to the ZR1 which looked smooth as silk to me. Hard to say how much time he left on the table. Maybe a second or two? Dunno.
It appeared smooth as silk because it wasn't even a pro driver, and he was taking it easy.
Even though the driver of the viper messed up a few times, he pushed the hell out of that car. you can hear it bottom out, bounce off the rev limiter before corners instead of up and then down shifting to take care of the car, etc etc