VIDEO: Stock 2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 1:47.35 @ CMP
01-08-2011, 10:14 AM
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VIDEO: Stock 2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 1:47.35 @ CMP
Hey guys - even though I'm now working on only Dodge stuff, I'm still a Corvette guy at heart and still lurk here often.
I thought some of you might enjoy seeing Mike Skeen flog a 2011 Challenger SRT8 around CMP. This is bone stock with the new 6.4L HEMI and running on Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar street tires (245/45/20F and 255/45/20R).
Car weight without driver before the test: was almost exactly 4000 pounds(!!!!!!!).
GRAND-AM has our minimum race weight at 3200 pounds, our cage will weigh about 160 pounds, so we have a lot of work to do!
Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qr1pJwTEVc
I thought some of you might enjoy seeing Mike Skeen flog a 2011 Challenger SRT8 around CMP. This is bone stock with the new 6.4L HEMI and running on Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar street tires (245/45/20F and 255/45/20R).
Car weight without driver before the test: was almost exactly 4000 pounds(!!!!!!!).
GRAND-AM has our minimum race weight at 3200 pounds, our cage will weigh about 160 pounds, so we have a lot of work to do!
Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qr1pJwTEVc
01-08-2011, 10:20 AM
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01-08-2011, 11:14 PM
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Yep - GoPro HD's on the car. Audio was nothing but wind noise. We're testing again next week and have an elaborate plan to capture much better engine sounds. We also have the car down to 3400 pounds - closer at least to where it will end up.
The brakes are pretty huge and held up okay. It was the tires that gave up quickly - after 9 laps we corded the left rear. Had to run them over-pressure to keep them from rolling off the wheels under all that mass!
Originally Posted by Rob31
4000# ...I could smell the brake pads from here
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01-09-2011, 01:47 PM
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I was mostly just kiddin around .Ive worked on a few Challengers . The car did better than I expected .
Hope it does well . I like the variety of cars out there .
Hope it does well . I like the variety of cars out there .
01-09-2011, 02:36 PM
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Hey guys - even though I'm now working on only Dodge stuff, I'm still a Corvette guy at heart and still lurk here often.
I thought some of you might enjoy seeing Mike Skeen flog a 2011 Challenger SRT8 around CMP. This is bone stock with the new 6.4L HEMI and running on Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar street tires (245/45/20F and 255/45/20R).
Car weight without driver before the test: was almost exactly 4000 pounds(!!!!!!!).
GRAND-AM has our minimum race weight at 3200 pounds, our cage will weigh about 160 pounds, so we have a lot of work to do!
Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qr1pJwTEVc
I thought some of you might enjoy seeing Mike Skeen flog a 2011 Challenger SRT8 around CMP. This is bone stock with the new 6.4L HEMI and running on Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar street tires (245/45/20F and 255/45/20R).
Car weight without driver before the test: was almost exactly 4000 pounds(!!!!!!!).
GRAND-AM has our minimum race weight at 3200 pounds, our cage will weigh about 160 pounds, so we have a lot of work to do!
Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qr1pJwTEVc
01-09-2011, 05:43 PM
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Not in 2011, Jeff. If we add a second car as planned for 2012, I hope to find my way into the drivers seat during the year, but my job is engineering and building a car that can run up front. Skeen is our only confirmed driver for 2011, we're chatting with a few others but nothing in stone yet.
01-09-2011, 05:45 PM
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We are required to run 18's for GRAND-AM and 275/35/18 Continental Race tires. They will clear the OEM brakes and that's what we'll have on the car next week - it looks pretty silly since the race tires are a full 4 inches smaller in diameter than the stockers!
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01-09-2011, 07:05 PM
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Not in 2011, Jeff. If we add a second car as planned for 2012, I hope to find my way into the drivers seat during the year, but my job is engineering and building a car that can run up front. Skeen is our only confirmed driver for 2011, we're chatting with a few others but nothing in stone yet.
01-09-2011, 08:34 PM
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Challenger is a tough nut to crack in this series - it will be the biggest, heaviest car on track. But, we've got a really solid team put together to make it happen - so I'm optimistic.
