09-30-2014, 03:32 PM | #1 |
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my friend sat in one at the LRP Trans Am race the other day and the SRT guy said "The challenger would perform as well as the Z/28 if it had the multimatics." I'm surprised he didn't say the tires again.
Me thinks the z would whip that hog around most tracks...certainly the technical ones. ...now if a new hellcat "Cuda" comes along...well then that's another story...
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09-30-2014, 03:48 PM | #2 |
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I have to guess that any track with turns would favor the Z/28. I love the excuses some folks throw out there on why their product can't keep up on a road course. IF Napoleon had a B-52 at Waterloo, then we'd all be speaking French...
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The Z/28 is a beast on the tracks, I doubt the Hellcat can keep itself stable at the same speeds around the bends.
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A track with a straight away will be in the hellcats favor. Idk about the hellcat being able to do what the z/28 does in a corner but it's no slug either. Very different cars IMO.
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09-30-2014, 04:15 PM | #5 |
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It makes you kind of wonder if they are having some heat soak or other issue that scares the kitty cat. They sure touted the 1/4 mile performance but I haven't seen it involved in one test on a track.
Sent by a large Hammer.
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Another member on here posted in a different thread that they were at a event with SRT engineers and they knew right away they couldn't build a car like the Z/28 so they went the high power route. There was also a video of the hellcat chasing down a CTS v on a road course. I will try to find the post
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10-01-2014, 08:57 AM | #8 |
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do you really think the soccer mom in the jesus wagon had "slicks"?
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I don't think so. I just put the video here because a majority of people here say the hellcat turns as good as a matchbox car. Just thought it was nice to finally see a hellcat going around corners and that can get hustled around a road course. Will it do it as easily as a ZL1 or Z/28 IMO hell no.
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Wow, the Hellcat beast a CTS-V wagon. I want to see it against the CTS-V sedan or the coupe. More aggressive driver in the Hellcat it seems from the video. It also comes down to driver familiarity of the course. Not too bad but I have no recollection of Dodge doing extremely well on road courses. They do have a win this year in the Viper, can't remember which course. The Viper track version doesn't count since that is purpose built as is the Z/28.
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I disagree. SRT can and will build something track focused like the Z/28 and it will be formidable. The current hellcat cars are just for motor testing.
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I mentioned in my above post the Viper doesn't count. I am referring to specifically Dodge Challengers and Chargers. I remember the first time I saw all of the Viper owners from the So Cal/No Cal Viper club at Laguna Seca in 1998, wow! I still have the photos from that weekend. This was before Oreca became dominant in ALMS.
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