Вся галерея мероприятияTeam Dragtimes on the tracks of the Championship of Russia in drag racing RDRC 2016 will represent the newest class dregster Pro Modified. Last weekend, the first tests of the new Dodge Viper in Sweden, on the drag strip Tierp Arena, and see this monster, it will be possible for 21 and 22 May as part Unlim 500+ festival on the Dmitrov proving ground us, however, is not on the track.
Originally, the car was built by an American rider Jerry Haas — Jerry Haas Race Cars Missouri. After its acquisition, the car was seriously modified by the Swedish team Flamholc Racing, whose founder and director, Adam Flamholc and acted on it in 2014 and 2015 in the European and national drag competitions.
Although the word «spoken» does not accurately reflect reality.
Rather, he is smashing rivals and copying records. On account Flamholc Racing team of Adam and this rapid monster: the title of Champion of Pro Extreme Championship 2014 European series of the year, when they won the everything of Event; and in 2015 Adam Flamholc won the highest title of the European Championship drag racing (EDRC) in the class Top Doorslammer, simultaneously setting new records on all five tracks drag strips!
And here, this league and record the car is ready to appear before the Russian fans. Behind the wheel of the new Dodge Viper on our paths will already be familiar with the type of car ProMod character, an experienced pilot Dmitry Samorukov. However, as admitted Dmitry after the first test on the track in Tierpe, «Promod Promod discord.»
Dmitry Samorukov:
Buying a sports car, especially one you acquire not the car, you get his temper, character and drive. It's not that the selection and purchase of conventional cars.
The difference with the previous car's huge. New ProMod tighter, sharper. And in control and behavior. Here is another motor, another box, generally the car is quite different and behaves differently. It is more modern, technologically more advanced. And more demanding. Even in the control procedure little to do. In fact, it was necessary to learn all over again. For example, it is no ProMod-and brakes that are controlled by the foot. Everything is done by hand.
This Viper-motor and the amount is less than the previous one, but it is very manufacturable and felt, so to speak, «at their fingertips.» You literally feel the body, the turbine sucks in air, burns in the motor fuel. This is a completely different world. On the technological level of the other, this is the next step. Previous car much easier. There's a simple two-step box of Pro Glide, here a more modern, more rigid. Motor — normal atmospheric nitrous oxide on the old Viper and turbocharged direct methanol in the new. And a lot more then. In general, a completely different car.
For this machine really attainable result is to leave the 6 seconds. But then other times — at the same time the speed of the output will be seriously over 400 km / h. With these parameters, after the finish should be pretty good distance to stop. We do not have such trails. Even in Grozny and Nizhny Novgorod is not enough distance. Real figures can ride which is the exit velocity of 350 km / h. Now we think over what strategy to choose for the season. While it turns out that about half of the distance from the need to «let go.»
After testing his impressions shared and head Flamholc Racing team. After all, it is not just a racing project, built and sold on the side. This machine, with which he twice became the Champion, rewrote a lot of records in Europe. But despite the new pilot, the car will remain under the supervision of its creators. Maintenance of such equipment is akin to the task of aircraft maintenance. Therefore, the team Dragtimes was decided that to entrust this important process is the most logical to the people who built and this monster.
Adam Flamholc:
A great weekend in Tierpe with my new friends from Russia. Viper was thoroughly prepared for his new Russian owner, parts are packed and we arrived in Tierp to the tests. Dmitry Samorukov had a great first race! Excellent «bernaut», excellent returns and results 4.18 seconds @ 301 km / h (188 mph) on a 1/8 mile on the soft options. A wonderful team with which to work with. After I saw the arrival of Dmitry, I have high hopes for the upcoming championship of Russia! I want to thank all the staff Dragtimes and those who help them, that I had the opportunity to be part of this team!
So, the most impatient fans can drag to see the new Dodge Viper ProMod for 21 and 22 May at Unlim 500+ festival in Dmitrov, but in its native element, on the drag strip, the car will be June 25–26 at the first stage RDRC 2016 in Krasnoyarsk.
Photo: Elena Peres / www.speedgroup.eu, Tigran Seferyan
