A year ago, the racing Vipers of the SRT Motorsports team were happy to leave the ALMS race in Long Beach, Calif., with a pole position and a podium finish in the GT class. This weekend the Viper GTS-R race cars return to Long Beach with the new TUDOR United SportsCar Championship with more confidence
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SRT’s new ad speaks to the passion of drivers
Street and Racing Technology vehicles are engineered by serious drivers, for serious drivers. That’s the key message in a new ad, titled “Driven,” for Chrysler Group’s performance brand. The ad will run during the broadcast of the United SportsCar Championship race at the Grand Prix of Long Beach sports car race on April 12. The
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Passion Rivals Horsepower at Spring Festival of LXs
The nearly 1,000 cars that rolled into the Verizon Amphitheater parking lot in Irvine, Calif., last weekend packed plenty of horsepower and attention-grabbing looks. More importantly, the steady stream of Chrysler 300s and Dodge Chargers, Challengers and Magnums carried some of the Chrysler Group’s most-passionate fans. This was the ninth year for the Spring Festival
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Celebrating Strength and Power
Strength, power and size. Those qualities have made the 426 HEMI racing engine a dominant force and earned it the nickname “The Elephant.” That helps explain why Mopar is hanging out with elephants as it spends the year celebrating the 50th anniversary of this legendary powerplant. The impact that the 426 HEMI would have on
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NHRA’s Dodge Dart Developed with Street Car Technology
The new Dodge Dart Pro Stock race car that debuts at the NHRA Gatornationals in Florida this weekend has a bit more of the DNA from the street-legal Dart than you might expect. Race team engineers used the same computerized design tools Chrysler Group engineers used to create the production Dart to develop the Dart
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Mark Trostle: Fueling future car designers
Mark Trostle’s award-winning car sketch from the 1988 Autorama competition. Mark Trostle has the career of his dreams, guiding the design of high-performance SRT vehicles, Mopar accessories and Motorsports for the Chrysler Group. His job takes him around the world, from glamorous auto shows to legendary races such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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426 HEMI and Petty, two legends born in Daytona
Richard Petty and the 1964 Plymouth with the 426 HEMI engine that won the Daytona 500. Photo courtesy of NASCAR. Fifty years ago this weekend, two legends were born on the track in Daytona Beach, Fla. A 26-year-old stock car driver named Richard Petty dominated the field to win the sixth running of the Daytona
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