My Diaries

A Lurid Tale of Obsession, Depravity, Wits and Attempted Wit

Sat May 08, 1999

[R]Viper GTS far outperforms Viper GTS-R at Grand Valley 300

I had expected the race-modded red Viper GTS to be much easier to drive and much faster than its supposedly superior cousin, the GTS-R, and I was not disappointed.

[R]Viper GTS(red) Grand Valley 300km Endurance Race

Results:

Consistency was the key here. Compare the times to the Supra RZ, for instance. The Supra had some faster lap times, but less consistency, and so was slightly slower overall.

I got off to a rasonable start for once, getting the lead by the end of the first lap. I lapped the last-place car just before my first pit stop, and never lost the lead at all.

The average lap time (as evidenced by reading the finishing time) was a lot closer to the fastest lap time for this car than for any other. As far as I can remember, I had no disasters at all!

I did not do many 1:35 laps, but a lot of 1:36's.

I won Cr300,000, and a black/green Castrol Supra GT.

After the race, I tried a time trial, and managed 3:15.616 for two laps. My first lap was almost identical to my qualifying time.

I then took the ConceptCar out, and (eventually; it is very difficult to get used to) did 1:34.427 + 1:28.998 = 3:03.425; once or twice I had done a 1:33.xxx first lap, too.

I then took the race-modded GTO'95 MR out, since it is the next candidate for the Grand Valley 300. I tried hard, and eventually beat its existing 3:16.xxx ghost record. Then I switched to the normal intercooler, and going fast was much easier and I soon did 3:13.939; later I was to discover that the top gear needed reducing in order to allow acceleration.

Anyway, for a quick warm-up, I tried the 4wd Challenge, which I hadn't done in a while. Here are the results.

According to all FAQs, I have all my cars for that event, so, of course, the yellow Lancer EvolIV GSR I won was a duplicate.