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No, this is not the first crash of the 2013 SRT Viper, it would be really difficult for it to be, since the supercar is not on sale yet, this is the first accident of the SRT Viper GTS-R, the racing incarnation of the V10 beast.
The accident took place during the weekend practice at Baltimore, with the No.91 car being driven by Dominik Farnbacher.
“We went out on sticker tires and I had two laps to warm up the tires,” Farnbacher said. “I was basically on a flyer. I was overtaking a GTC car on the right side going into the right turn. I took a little bit of a different line than before because I was overtaking the GTC car. I think on the inside there was one bump which upset the rear.”
“I lost the rear and I counter steered. Then I lost it to the other side and the car went basically toward the wall. I could not save it anymore. Just sorry for my team,” the driver concluded.
Let's just hope that the traction control on the street car, a first in the model's history, keeps drivers from doing the same.
“We went out on sticker tires and I had two laps to warm up the tires,” Farnbacher said. “I was basically on a flyer. I was overtaking a GTC car on the right side going into the right turn. I took a little bit of a different line than before because I was overtaking the GTC car. I think on the inside there was one bump which upset the rear.”
“I lost the rear and I counter steered. Then I lost it to the other side and the car went basically toward the wall. I could not save it anymore. Just sorry for my team,” the driver concluded.
Let's just hope that the traction control on the street car, a first in the model's history, keeps drivers from doing the same.
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