Just wanna gloat a little about Vipers here. Paul Mumford (remember that name) won the SCCA Pro Racing Speed World Challenge GT today at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in a factory built (but not factory sponsored) Viper Competition Coupe race car.

Full story here...
http://www.world-challenge.com/news/03press235.html

In the previous race at Road America Mumford came from 23rd to finish 3rd. Three other Comp Coupe Vipers were positioned to finish in the top ten until a Vette took them all out with three laps to go.

For those who don't know what a Viper Competition Coupe is you can read about it here... www.vipercompetitioncoupe.com
In summary, it's a Dodge built 540hp racecar. Slated to build 150 total for a cost of less than $150K each - a great deal when you look at the competition it's whooping up on.

On a related note, I'll be at Sebring Saturday Sept 13 if anyone wants to ride along for a few laps. And there will be a Viper Comp Coupe there in the flesh if you would like to see one up close.