Report: Dodge Viper lays claim to Nürburgring record with 7:12 run
As you may already be aware, there is no official production car record at the Nürburgring. That hasn’t stopped well-meaning automakers from warming up the great German marketing machine in an attempt to outdo the previous marks set by their competitors, though, and that includes the fine folks at .
Way back in 2008, Dodge shipped one of its coupes to the ‘Ring with the goal of setting a blistering time. Suffice it to say, the outing was a complete success. For quite some time, Dodge claimed that, , it held the fastest lap time of any production car around the famous circuit.
Since then, a number of manufacturers and machines have bested that still-stellar time, notably the (7:19.63) and (7:14). Now, according to a new forum post by Viper Club of America president Marv Spatz, Dodge Viper owners can cheer the return of the crown, because a Viper ACR has just reclaimed the title with an unofficial time of “7:12 and change.”
Keen enthusiasts will note that the Dodge Viper is no longer in production, so SRT sourced a pair of brand-new 2010 models from Tomball Dodge of Texas before having them prepped for action by Mintgen Motorsports, a shop just down the road from the Nordschleife.
No word yet on who was behind the wheel or how many shots at the record they took, but we have a feeling that once the results are certified, all that information will be released in a hail of press releases, in-car videos and so on.
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