JL

yeah i doubt it was a dealer car.. and im not joking that they brought a brand new car to the track to drag it.. i forget what car it was..

damn i just watched the video.. no reason to trash talk him, i feel bad for him.. it was a nice car! no doubt everyone has had their first time at the track (not that i know it was his, just assuming )

adrenalinjunkie

Inexperenced driver with a high horsepower car .I was a sales manager of a Honda dealership and would take brand new 1999 Civic SI's to test and tune all the time.Drag race them and sell them the next day. I highly dought that a dealer would let an $80,000+ car leave the lot without someone paying for it!Also if it was a new car it would have a window sticker (MSRP) in it until it was paid for.

nsxmatt

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Lots of dealers pull the stickers and place them in the glove box. Especially on the Viper as it is in the line of sight on the front glass and must be removed to test drive as in most 2 seat cars. I figure a sales manager would at least know that.

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Well that explains your lack of common sense.

adrenalinjunkie

I don't know of any dealer that takes out the window stickers before the car is sold.The MSRP sticker on a 2 door car is usually on the passenger window or on the front glass passenger side.I guess the only way to find out is go to a Dodge dealership and check out a new viper.

nsxmatt

It's on the front window like on the S2000. All Honda sales managers get paperwork saying it blocks vision and should be removed for test drives.

adrenalinjunkie

In 1999, I never received any paperwork saying to remove MSRP from the front windshield.Also it may depend what state your in.

NathanielH

come on man, just say it. you were a porter, not a manager. jk

adrenalinjunkie

Call Chuck Seitsinger@Alternative Motorsports,I think he will vouch for me.And the race car you see in my avatar,Tony1 and Kenny Tran built that car for me.I was the sales manager at that time and yes it was payed for by the dealership.

Dan Fizzle

Hahaha the announcer said "holy fu*&ing a" .

Honda Bull

Damn... either 1st unwound real fast or he was spinning the whole time. I figured 1st would go to 50 mph... so maybe it did just get there that quickly. I dunno.

Real bad day for the guy.

RobbieG35

OGM What a moron.

jeffsciv23

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HAHAHA

that would suck to be that guy, but people are always takign cars from the lots around town to the track. there was a salesman from the mazda dealership that brought the RX-8 when it first came out to the track, he didn't wreck it but he raced it. slow pos

White Smoke

OUCH! Thats too bad

.RTErnie

1st gear is VERY long... when you shift into 2nd an STi revving to 8k is shifting into 3rd... I would venture to say that 1st ends right at or near 60mph. When you shift into 2nd it puts you right at peak torque...and if you slam the gear...both tires are going to be spinning hard.

I think the rear tires are 335/35/18's and they're Michelin Pilot Sports...not cheap tires by any means. You have to throttle the car in first and going into 2nd or else you'll get squirrely. sucks, but don't make fun of him until you've driven(RACED) a SRT-10 and experienced it.

nyce1

That really sucks. At least the driver is alright.

slvrstns2000

man, he pulled a JW!!!

G"UNIT

DAMN... If he drove that car.... HE IS FIRED..bahhhaa

91' LS-VTEC

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I think the rear tires are 335/35/18's and they're Michelin Pilot Sports...</TD></TR></TABLE>

they where 345/50/19 Michelins on the rear

unusual71

yeah first gear takes you just past 60 mph. it makes for some pretty quick 0-60mph times.

mrsdlandaperformance

His number is 911...coinsidence?

The viper actually wrecked right in front of where I was sitting...cant help but feel bad for the guy.

WHTZ

haha TOAL LOSS!

White Smoke

Il buy it now for 40 grand

Honda Bull

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ~RTErnie~ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">1st gear is VERY long... when you shift into 2nd an STi revving to 8k is shifting into 3rd... I would venture to say that 1st ends right at or near 60mph. When you shift into 2nd it puts you right at peak torque...and if you slam the gear...both tires are going to be spinning hard.

I think the rear tires are 335/35/18's and they're Michelin Pilot Sports...not cheap tires by any means. You have to throttle the car in first and going into 2nd or else you'll get squirrely. sucks, but don't make fun of him until you've driven(RACED) a SRT-10 and experienced it. </TD></TR></TABLE>

A car without driver aids and built like a Viper will be difficult. I think we can all expect that much. I can only imagine the traction loss.

LowSlow93Sol

Wow..That sucks! sucks for the car...

candy eg

wow that sucks really bad, i would cry. and when he crashed he was facing the crowd, musta been really embarassing.