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AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In a head-to-head match up of tire-shredding horsepower against high-flying afterburner thrust, the new 500 hp Dodge Viper SRT-10 challenged the United States Air Force's leading multi-role fighter in acceleration trials held this past weekend at Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, Arizona.
The event was held March 23-24, as part of the annual Luke Days air show. ``Ripley's Believe It Or Not,'' TBS Superstation's original reality series hosted by Dean Cain, was on hand to tape the race. The program will air the outcome of the race July 10.
``It was an absolutely awesome ride,'' said Herb Helbig, Senior Manager, Vehicle Synthesis, Performance Vehicle Operations (PVO) at DaimlerChrysler Corp. ``Ripley's got us racing the jet both times -- with and without afterburners -- using the Dodge Viper SRT-10 and the Competition Coupe. There were almost 140,000 people in attendance, and they were all lining the fences cheering their hearts out for their favorite Viper.''
Billed as ``Viper vs. Viper,'' the race pitted car against jet in a side-by- side, standing-start, 1/2-mile drag race on parallel air base runways. Dodge Vipers raced the F-16 -- nicknamed the ``Viper'' -- to the speed at which the jet became airborne: approximately 150 mph. The Dodge Viper covered the course in around 15 seconds.
Both the first and second days' races featured a pre-production version of the 2003 Dodge Viper SRT-10 convertible, driven by Helbig, against the Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon, flown at military power by Captain Glen ``Nugget'' Richards of the 309th Fighter Squadron (known as the ``Wild Ducks'') based at Luke AFB. >>
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<< New Dodge Viper Stages Low-Altitude Dogfight Against Air Force F-16
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In a head-to-head match up of tire-shredding horsepower against high-flying afterburner thrust, the new 500 hp Dodge Viper SRT-10 challenged the United States Air Force's leading multi-role fighter in acceleration trials held this past weekend at Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, Arizona.
The event was held March 23-24, as part of the annual Luke Days air show. ``Ripley's Believe It Or Not,'' TBS Superstation's original reality series hosted by Dean Cain, was on hand to tape the race. The program will air the outcome of the race July 10.
``It was an absolutely awesome ride,'' said Herb Helbig, Senior Manager, Vehicle Synthesis, Performance Vehicle Operations (PVO) at DaimlerChrysler Corp. ``Ripley's got us racing the jet both times -- with and without afterburners -- using the Dodge Viper SRT-10 and the Competition Coupe. There were almost 140,000 people in attendance, and they were all lining the fences cheering their hearts out for their favorite Viper.''
Billed as ``Viper vs. Viper,'' the race pitted car against jet in a side-by- side, standing-start, 1/2-mile drag race on parallel air base runways. Dodge Vipers raced the F-16 -- nicknamed the ``Viper'' -- to the speed at which the jet became airborne: approximately 150 mph. The Dodge Viper covered the course in around 15 seconds.
Both the first and second days' races featured a pre-production version of the 2003 Dodge Viper SRT-10 convertible, driven by Helbig, against the Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon, flown at military power by Captain Glen ``Nugget'' Richards of the 309th Fighter Squadron (known as the ``Wild Ducks'') based at Luke AFB. >>
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