Twin-turbo Dodge Viper Takes on Boosted Hayabusa
Crazy Viper makes over 1,700 HP and traps 185 MPH, goes head-to-head with 500-HP motorcycle during roll racing event at the drag strip.
It isn’t very often you see a vehicle that is capable of taking on a 500-horsepower motorcycle. The power to weight advantage of a motorcycle is often far too much to overcome on four wheels. However, nobody should be surprised to find that a car capable of keeping up is a twin-turbocharged Viper.
In this recent 1320video coverage of the MAPerformance proving grounds event, we get to see this exact scenario play out. The Nth Moto twin-turbo viper, owned by Aaron Miller, is an absolute monster making over 1,700 horsepower. Early on, we see the Viper trap an impressive 185 miles per hour in the roll racing event, taking over the top trap speed from a turbocharged Suzuki Hayabusa. The Hayabusa is already renowned for its insane speed, and this one is stretched with a turbocharger. It does not mess around.
After the pass, the video’s host asks the driver of the viper how it’s doing with getting traction.
“Not great, but not terrible. So, I’m curious to see how much we can keep putting into it as we get out from the start line,” says Miller
With the cold conditions and no prep or burnouts, fighting traction-loss is a big issue when making this much power.
The traction issue is very evident on the following pass when the Viper takes on a CTS-V. His trap speed is significantly lower at 135 miles per hour. Early in the race, you can see the struggle for traction, but once it grips up, it takes off like a rocket ship!
In its first race against a two-wheeled monster, the Viper falls a little short at the finish line. This is again due to a lack of traction.
“It’s just cold, man. It’s cold and, you know, we’re not doing burnouts,” says Miller
The final race comes down to the Viper and the black Hayabusa. While the Viper manages to keep the race extremely close, he still has to short shift to maintain traction. Unfortunately, the bike beats him to the line by just a hair. The trap speeds were nearly identical. The Viper finished with a 178.33 mile per hour trap, while the Hayabusa trapped 178.45.
Although it didn’t win overall, this Viper is still crazy cool to see in action. The guys over at Nth moto sure know how to make these snakes even more fierce than they are at delivery.
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