Setting a lap record for a production car around the infamous Nürburgring seems to have become an obsession recently. You may recall that Chrysler Group’s Street and Racing Technology (SRT) team originally broke the record in August 2008 when the newly launched 2008 Dodge Viper ACR went to Germany with driver Tom Coronel and established a new production car lap record time of 7:22.1, a record that stood until earlier this year.
Just recently a Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition set a new record. It didn’t last long though as on Sept. 14, 2011 a Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR recaptured the production car lap record with a 7:12.13 elapsed time – over two seconds faster than the Lexus’ time.
Since there is no 2011 model-year Dodge Viper being produced, SRT joined forces with the Viper Club of America and the ViperExchange by Tomball Dodge team from Tomball, Texas, which supplied two brand-new 2010 Dodge Viper ACRs off their showroom floor for the record-setting effort.
SRT says it learned what tweaks would be needed from its 2008 run and they were implemented for the 2010 Viper ACR. Specifically, it received a shorter fifth gear ratio (changing from 0.74 to 0.80) for improved high-speed acceleration and higher straightaway speeds. According to the team this helped achieve higher speeds down the front straightaway of Dottinger Hohe and past the Antonius Bridge on the Nürburgring course. The rear-wing profile and end plates also were redesigned to further optimize the vehicle aerodynamics and improve yaw downforce, which allowed greater speeds through the high speed turns such as Schwedenkreuz.
Chrysler describes the Viper ACR as the ultimate purpose-built, street-legal, track-ready car. It is powered by a venerable 8.4-liter, V-10 engine with 600 horsepower and 560 lb.-ft. of torque, The Viper ACR offers extreme performance, including 0-60 mph acceleration in less than 4 seconds, quarter-mile time in the mid 11-second range and 0-100-0 mph in 11 seconds flat.
While there are presumably a few 2010 models still available if you want a new Viper you’ll have to wait until the 2013 model hits the road and track.
The Viper Club has posted a video of the latest record breaking run…
- Autobahn Country Club, Joliet, Ill. 2:37.70
- Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow, Calif. 1:55.70
- Gingerman Raceway (1.88-mile original course), South Haven, Mich. 1:26.70
- Grattan Raceway, Belding, Mich. 1:22.70
- Laguna Seca Raceway, Salinas, Calif. 1:33.90
- Miller Motorsport Park (3.05-mile outer loop), Tooele, Utah 1:59.90
- Monticello Motor Club, Monticello, N.Y. 2:26.37
- MotorSport Ranch (3.1-mile full course), Cresson, Texas 2:19.00
- Nelson Ledges Road Course, Garrettsville, Ohio 1:08.90
- New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, N.J. 1:28.08
- No Problem Raceway, Belle Rose, La. 1:16.90
- Nürburgring Nordschleife, Nurburg, Germany 7:12.13
- Putnam Park, Mount Meridian, Ind. 1:12.60
- Sebring Full Course, Sebring, Fla. 2:19.47
- Spring Mountain (2.2-mile layout), Pahrump, Nev. 1:45.40
- Texas World Speedway, College Station, Texas 1:47.56
- Top Gear USA (El Toro), Irvine, Calif. 1:22.00
- Virginia International Raceway (3.27-mile full course), Alton, Va. 2:00.63
- Willow Springs Raceway, Rosamond, Calif. 1:26.00
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- Dodge Viper ACR Breaks Another Track Record
- Viper Cup Spec Racer Is The 2010 Dodge Viper ACR-X
- The 2013 Dodge Viper is Coming Soon
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