HWY Roll with Challenger SRT8
 

Went to get the wife ice cream last night and on the way came up along side a Dodge Challenger SRT8. Got up along him and held steady at about 55mph and got into the gas a few times to see if I could get the guys attention. On the second rev he looked over and laughed when he saw a truck along side him and kinda blew me off. I got on it for a split second seeing if he was willing to play or just ignore me. Finally he jumped out of no where and pinned it. He had about a car length on me by the time I realized he decided to jump. I smashed the gas and with in a few seconds was even and then put about 2 car lengths on him. I let off around 110mph and he turned off on an off ramp.

I tried to see if I could find him later of which I did but he was not in the car then. It appears to be a stock car. Hopefully I can run into him again another time and chat with him and maybe do another run. I think he was surprised a truck caught up and passed him so quickly though. He looked a little confused when he looked over at me.




A few pics of the car. Not sure what I think of the green.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/20842657/PI...828_214055.jpg
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/20842657/PI...828_214107.jpg
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/20842657/PI...828_214118.jpg

I had a similar experience about a month ago, the look on the guys face was priceless. Good kill

:jest: welcome to my world bud most muscle car guys look at me sideways but when i let them have it they look the other way

good kill :) i wanna run one soon i wonder how id hold up... ?

Not sure what they run in the 1/4 in stock form. I know he got up and went pretty good, would like another crack at him on a little longer stretch and little more even start

Run one from a 70mph roll on the interstate and you would be surprised. I think it would be close from a 70 roll, they don't have a lot of top end.

My guess would be low 12s in the quarter, i had a buddy with a 2012 charger srt and it went like 12.7s bone stock. So with the little extra weight taken off and it probably being a standard car, mid to low 12s.

Umm, being a former SRT8 owner myself I don't know what the heck you have been racing but top end is where those cars shine. The gearing and weight makes them slower out of the hole but once rolling they are pretty tough to beat..... I mean yeah enough power outruns whatever but still. The only problem from about a 70 mph roll is the transmission and it's big gaps between 2nd and 3rd gear. I used to manually backshift mine into second and with my shifts at 6500 it gave a pretty good jump into third. You need some pretty serious power to reel one in on a good third gear run. They get out of third at just over 120 mph. I kinda wish I still had mine.... Roll racing was fun.

They run to over 170 mph stock and don't take a lot of time to get there. My 06 Charger made 172 mph stock..... some guys claim 180 mph but they don't have the gear and rpm for it without a tune at least. Check out SRT videos and forums if you don't want my word.

That said that Challenger ( provided it's an automatic) is no faster than the Charger. The weight difference is negigible. High 12's if bone stock in the 1/4 at best. If it's a stick..... probably slower lol. My buddies 2012 SRT8 Bee ( stripped down Charger, no leather, just a basic power windows, locks cloth seat car) has run 12.9 something bone stock. So another 6.4 car in better air I could easily believe 12.7.

Color is called "Green with Envy" btw...... and it's fugly, lol.

so is this an SRT thing? my buddy's RT stops at 139mph

This the 392 car?