yup, the newly announced SRT Viper TA (Time Attack) just beat the old C6 ZR1 for the production car record at Laguna Seca.

Motortrend updated it's article from December when the Pre-Production SRT Viper GTS went head to head and was beaten by the C6 ZR1 Vette. Ralph Gilles insisted that the 2 second difference from the vette to the Viper was because the ZR1 was using Michelin Pilot Sport Cup tires (which are semi-slicks) vs the Vipers Pirelli P-Zero Corsas (which aren't).

Motortrend insisted it was because the Viper didn't handle well enough despite the two tire models.

So Ralph advanced the development of the Viper TA by some SIX MONTHS in order to reclaim the title. The car was originally supposed to debut later in the year at the LA Auto Show, but unveiled the car instead to Motortrend.

The car has a reworked suspension and better Brembo brakes vs the old Stop-Tech's. The car is still on the same P-Zero Corsa's that are on the GTS. It also has functional Carbon Fibre splitter and Spoiler which add 300lbs of downforce to the car.

The new TA version costs less than the GTS but more than the standard Viper.

check it out:



http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/coupes/1303_2014_srt_viper_ta/