Dodge Viper, private team tackle the 24 Hours of Le Mans - Racer
For more than eight decades, the 24 Hours of Le Mans has been the ultimate test of endurance and grit — for man and machine. The Dodge Viper is no stranger to this test. It collected class wins at the race for three consecutive years, 1998-2000. Viper fans have a car to cheer for this year — a Dodge Viper GTS-R is among the 56 cars that will start the race Saturday. The Le Mans Viper, which wears No. 53, looks similar to the No. 33 Dodge Viper GT3-R that Keating and Riley field in the IMSA United SportsCar Championship in the United States. But under that familiar silhouette, the Le Mans Viper has greater capabilities – it’s similar to the Vipers that campaigned in the American Le Mans Series and IMSA United SportsCar Championship in 2012-2014 and ran the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2013.... The Viper GTS-R has more grip and technologies, such as traction control, than the Viper GT3-R. “This Viper is really, really different from the GTD car in the IMSA series,” said Keating, 43, after the test day. But in Le Mans trim the Viper has less downforce, it’s really trimmed out. Source: www.racer.com
