Viper gets a surprise

94ZRiCeKiLr · 10-23-2003, 02:43 AM

i was cruising around last nite and i happened to see a really low red car get off the parkway exit ahead of me....i weaved through a couple cars to get closer and when i got up behind him i saw it was a Viper. looked like a mid 90s model, RT-10 with the soft top.

I toyed with the idea of trying to get this guy to play just to get my ass handed to me but then i got a window of opportunity! i was fortunate enough to stop next to this guy (bout 40ish looking) at a light. Usually i hate stoplight racing but this was too good to possibly pass up. i kicked i into neutral and revved at him a bit. He looked over chuckled a little and nodded his head while firing an interesting sounding V10 rev back at me. on green i babied it out of the hole and when i thought i could get a little traction...i hammered it....I heard his 335s wailing away next to me and when i bit a pulled a couple cars on him....i had to shut it down at around 75-80 mph for safety sake, but he never did pass me.

when i had the opportunity to slow down he pulled up and said "man that thing sounds bad a$$ from back there! You got a blower under the hood or something?" i replied "nope ALL motor." he looked a little surprised but laughed it off and said "good run guy." then he waved and took off.

Now i know if that thing had caught traction sooner i wouldnt have pulled for crap on him and if we would have wound that one out longer he would have walked right by me but my Z defended its honor just fine in my book. definitely most fun i've ever had with a stoplight race.

rskrause · 10-23-2003, 08:16 AM

Vipers are fun kills. OTOH, the drivers usually seem to have an attitude, at least the ones around here. It's fun, in a way, when they get so pissed at losing. But it's better if everyone goes away smiling. At least the guy you raced seemed pretty cool.

Rich Krause

Antz97ZNJ · 10-23-2003, 10:33 AM

those earlier vipers are higher to mid 12 second cars..nothing a bolt on LS1 cant handle..good kill

RealQuick · 10-23-2003, 10:52 AM

With your mph he would have reeled you in eventually, but a kill is a kill! Its all about traction! Good job representing the fbodies.

whoa guy · 10-23-2003, 10:11 PM

http://www.viperclub.org/faq/powerfaq.html#dyno

bigdreamZ · 10-23-2003, 10:50 PM

Guy seemed cool, nice kill

USMuscle9403 · 10-24-2003, 10:26 PM

Vipers are really interesting races. I have played around with them on the interstate only for them just to throw me around like a rag doll. No real races, just quick bouts of acceleration

There is a brand new one here in town that a middle-aged woman drives, and I see her everyday that I go out and she ALWAYS revs all over me if we're ever at a stop light together *which seems to happen quite often*. I rev at her back, but I never race...too scared to see how bad she'd whoop me

God I just think the V10s sound like ****, though

Allen

94ZRiCeKiLr · 10-26-2003, 02:43 AM

Viper motor sound =

Viper motor sound with Corsa exhaust =