Monday, February 4, 2013

SRT Announces Return to Le Mans 24-Hour Race with New Viper GTS-R


Even SRT boss Ralph Gilles has admitted that the previous Vipers had an �axe-murderer� kind of demeanor but, despite that, the �snake� has had been quite successful in racing, competing against the best production-based rivals in the world and beating them not only in America but across the globe, too.

2013 Viper GTS-R

2013 Viper GTS-R

2013 Viper GTS-R

2013 Viper GTS-R

2013 Viper GTS-R

2013 Viper GTS-R

2013 GTS-R

One of its greatest triumphs has been finishing in the first two places in its class for three years in a row, from 1998 to 2000, in the most prestigious endurance race in the world: the 24 Hours or Le Mans.

2013 is heralding the return of the Viper to La Sarthe, as SRT Motorsports will field two GTS-R racers in the LM GTE Pro class of the race that will take place on June 22-23.

�Racing is truly a part of the illustrious history of Viper and a proving ground for the SRT brand�, commended Gilles. �Historically, the Viper GTS-R has enjoyed great success at Le Mans, so we couldn�t be more excited and proud to accept the challenge to return to France�.

The new racer is based on the 2013 Viper GTS and has been developed by SRT Motorsports in cooperation with Riley Technologies. It made its debut last year in Mid-Ohio, as a part of a four-race test in order for a full-on assault on the GT class of the 2013 American Le Mans Series (ALMS).

You can scroll down for an image gallery and videos of the 2013 GTS-R as well as the Viper�s racing history right after the break.

Articles Source : Carscoop

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