Chrysler’s new SRT Motorsports Team will campaign two GTS-Rs in ALMS GT class, making its first on-track appearance August 4 at Mid-Ohio.
“We’re thrilled to return to the world-class competition in the American Le Mans Series with our flagship American supercar,” said Ralph Gilles, President and CEO – SRT Brand and Motorsports, Chrysler Group LLC. “The new SRT Viper GTS-R represents a rebirth for us on the racetrack. It epitomizes the best of what our new SRT performance brand represents and showcases the Viper’s natural affinity for road courses. Now the time has finally come to go head-to-head with the best teams from around the world.”
SRT Motorsports has partnered with Riley Technologies, based in Mooresville, N.C., on the design-and-build process of the new Viper GTS-R racecars. The team will compete in the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge, a three-hour ALMS endurance race presented by Tequila Patron.
Two identical SRT Viper GTS-Rs will compete in the production-based GT class in the series. The GT class consists of, moderately modified, production-based two-wheel-drive racecars. The Vipers will be competing against the Aston Martin Vantage, BMW M3 GT, Corvette C6.R, Ferrari F458 Italia, Lotus Evora and Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. The GT class cars share many styling similarities to their showroom brands and by series’ rules must have a minimum weight of 2,745 pounds. The cars produce between 450-500 horsepower with top speeds of up to 180 mph.
Following the limited schedule this season, the SRT Motorsports Team will compete full time in the series in 2013. Three full-time drivers currently are signed to drive including Dominik Farnbacher, from Ansbach, Germany; Marc Goossens from Geel, Belgium; and Kuno Wittmer from Montreal, Canada. Ryan Hunter-Reay from Fort Lauderdale, FL. will join the team for the longer endurance races.
For more information about the SRT Viper street and racecars, please visit http://drivesrt.com
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