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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 11:17 AM
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Yes, the 918 (as well as all the C&D Lightning Lap cars this year) ran on VIR after it was resurfaced and slightly modified.
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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 07:08 AM
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Damn the hellcat is slow...and people said it wouldn't be under-tired! 17.5@83mph begs to differ!

http://youtu.be/kG6veF_34QE
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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 07:51 AM
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lol... That race was a complete joke. I'm not the world's biggest Hellcat fan or anything, but that car deserves a better driver than what it had for that shitty race.
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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by deepbluejh
lol... That race was a complete joke. I'm not the world's biggest Hellcat fan or anything, but that car deserves a better driver than what it had for that shitty race.
I mean, was he burning the clutch or what? There wasn't enough tire-smoke for how slow he was going lol
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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 06:42 PM
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HP wins rolling races. Not a big surprise there. Get them both out on a track and the vette will DESTROY it.
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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 07:31 PM
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Mass is the enemy on the track. I assume the 'vette has less.

Brakes on the Hellcat might be a problem, Muscle cars generally aren't set up to have the brakes maxed every 20 seconds repeatedly.
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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 08:10 PM
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Damn it I'm tired of the, "let's see on a real track" comment on the Hellcat.. It's like hello!!! Duhhh!!! That's not the point of this car. I'm not saying it can't turn but obviously that's not the focus of this car.
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Old Jan 21, 2015 | 06:10 AM
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Originally Posted by gerry100
Mass is the enemy on the track. I assume the 'vette has less.

Brakes on the Hellcat might be a problem, Muscle cars generally aren't set up to have the brakes maxed every 20 seconds repeatedly.
It's got massive brakes that don't fade. 70-0mph in 153 feet
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Old Jan 22, 2015 | 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr.E.G.
Those guys on the Corvette forum are being a bunch of sore losers. "Oh, yeah, well if the road have a curve in it the Corvette would have won by bus lengths." Yeah? Well, if my grandmother had testicles, she'd be my grandfather.
I laughed too when I saw this. Hate to say it, but it reminded me of the S2000 guys after they got beaten by something.
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Old Jan 22, 2015 | 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by blkwidow
Damn it I'm tired of the, "let's see on a real track" comment on the Hellcat.. It's like hello!!! Duhhh!!! That's not the point of this car. I'm not saying it can't turn but obviously that's not the focus of this car.

You sure? You might wanna correct the SRT marketing folks on their f-up then Tell them to stop marketing it as a track car b/c it's only good in a straight line

For optimized traction under road course conditions, such as track day. This setting mitigates wheel spin, improves control, while helping to put power on the ground in corners.
http://www.drivesrt.com/2015/challenger-srt-hellcat/

Wonder why they call it "track" mode...should be "drag strip" mode shouldnt it?
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