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Originally Posted by Saber_TRD
Saying it's the tires is the worst excuse ever. My case in point? SRT's Ralph Gilles was not happy when the new Viper lost to the Corvette ZR1 in Motor Trends comparison. The ZR1 actually beat the ACR's record for fastest car around Laguna Seca during this comparison. Ralph accused GM of sending a "ringer" but MT pointed out they were almost identical in power and weight. He then complained about tires, the ZR1 had better tires, MT said they didn't think it was the tires.
So Ralph made the TA (Time Attack) package for the Viper. He kept the original tires and only tweaked the aero, brakes, and suspension. The Viper TA ended up beating the ZR1 on the "rematch".
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They also reduced the weight of the Viper.