SRT Motorsports Pleased With Viper GTS-R Return to ALMS Racing

With CEO Ralph Gilles on hand, two GTS-R models participated and performed admirably at Mid-Ohio. The SRT Motorsports team was treating the race weekend as an extended test session as it prepares for full-time competition in 2013, but once the race started and the competitive juices started flowing, it was like the Viper GTS-R had never left. “After 10 years or so of being away and not competing, here we are in our first race back and we are in the top-10,” said Wittmer. “We learned so much in this race about everything that keeps the package together. We’ll keep working at it and we’ll get better, but we are encouraged by the start.”

The car showed both reliability and durability in its maiden voyage, as things ran according to plan for the full race distance. The ultra-competitive GT class field that featured Porsches, Corvettes, BMWs, Ferraris and Aston Martins provided a stern test for the Vipers – which they passed with glowing marks.