Race Chassis Registry History

[Steve-Indy]

str5010...will pass info along.

[Desert Venom Racer]

I just came across this thread and for what it is worth, I have some information to add to your Comp Coupe registry. I was the original owner of VCC C5 and purchased it directly from Dodge (Evernham Motorsports) in 2002. I am quite certain that I was the second person to ever take delivery of a Comp Coupe, although the chassis number was VCC C5 rather than VCC C2. I had it delivered from Dodge to Fat Albert's in or around November 2002. Russ Oasis was the first person to ever take delivery of a Comp Coupe. There is a photo documentary of my delivery as well as the original black with silver stripe paint job performed at Fat Albert's in Phoenix on the VCA website. I repainted the car to white with blue stripes several years later and sold the car to Tom Antonelli in August 2007. I was told that Tom crashed the car and it burnt to the ground, but I never verified that. I do not understand how Cindy Lux (according to you registry) ended up with the car unless she opurchased it from Tom Antonelli. I campaigned the car during my ownership primarily in the VRL as well as NASA. I also did one Speedvision World Challenge GT race at Road America in August 2003. Here are pics of the car as delivered and after its first paint job at Fat Albert's:
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[Desert Venom Racer]

Here are more pics of my VCC C5:
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[str5010]

Thank you for posting! We seem to have some chassis number confusion here as all of the information in the Comp Coupe section of the registry has been provided by the cars' owners. Russ told me that he owns prototype chassis #5 and another member here named Lance says he owns VCC C05 which was previously campaigned by Cindi. Pictures were provided of both cars. I suppose we will need everyone to verify their chassis plates!

[RedTanRT/10]

Desert-Frank, glad to see you posting. I saw you post in the AZ Track thread with some old pic's from PIR as well as a post on the VCA.

I remember your Comp coupe well. Great old days back in PHX with you, Rob, Tony, Rich, Al, Eddie and on and on. I moved out for good in '03 at that time I had been occasionally tracking my 94 red/tan rt10. When I started working in Cali I bought a '99 red ACR and took it at to the track by Luke with my wife

I'm good friends with the guy who now owes CC-05, Lance K here in SoCal. He bought it from Cindy 2 1/2 years ago. He's heard me talk about the good old days back in PHX and your comp coupe. A guy locally just bought a virgin CC with the factory primer panels. Lance told me that the panels are kind of rough and I told him that you spent something like $7k back in '03 to get your new CC painted.

Unbelievable that his car was yours back in the day!!! I'll call him and direct him to your post. Best wishes to you, I do miss those days when I was just starting our and you guys were so helpful to me at the track!! Fast forward to today, I have C-92 which spent its life in the UK racing. Lots' of cool GT-3 stuff including an EMCO. At Dan Cragin's now, putting on the final touches from a full rebuilt with upgraded heads/cam from Kevin at Exotic. Best wishes to you!!!!! Mike Buckingham

[Desert Venom Racer]

Mike, so good to hear from you too! I would love to think that my Comp Coupe is still alive and well! BTW, this is to confirm that the chassis plate on my Comp Coupe was VCC C5. I was actually unhappy with the fact that I got C5 because at the time that was the designation of the rival Corvettes! Please say hello to Dan Cragin for me. As I recall, $7K was the cost that Dodge wanted to charge for painting the car to my specifications. They only offered it in red, blue, or black. I told them I wanted black with silver stripes. They offered to paint one that color and send me photos of the finished product for approval. They even took close up photos to show me where the rough spots were. I rejected the car and took one unpainted instead. I paid Fat Albert $15 K to paint my car correctly. His whole paint shop was lamenting over the poor condition of the body panels as received on the car. They spent countless hours sanding and filling. The finished product was museum quality. Years later I had the car repainted by Frank Johnson in Tucson to white with blue stripes for $5K. Ironically, my racing teammate Phil De La O purchased the black/silver Comp Coupe that I had rejected.

[RedTanRT/10]

Frank, I just spoke to Lance and he couldn't believe what I found. I'd told him a few times about yours and how the paint was so good and you really took care of it. Again, he told me how rough the panels are on the bare CC a local guy bought

He got a little nervous about the fire story. As we were speaking he pulled the hood and verify the chassis number plate. I had googled Tom A and saw a picture in white, with the roof hook and the blue forgelines, both are still on the car today. Lance also recalled Tom Anonelli's name, he thought he saw it on the fire bottle or somewhere else on the car or in the paper work. Your car is in good hands!!!! And, it now has the G4 hybrid and an EMCO. Come out to out to a SoCal event and I'm sure he'd let you run a few laps in it and I would also too. BTW, was trying to find P Mum video at Laguna a couple of days ago and came across a video of RA and saw your name on the leader board. Didn't know you had raced in the Speed World Challenge Best wishes and take care!!!!! Mike

[Desert Venom Racer]

Fat Albert and crew using laser and tape to line up stripes
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[Desert Venom Racer]

Found these Viper Days photos I took of Russ Oasis with his brand new Comp Coupe. This was the only one delivered at this point in time. I couldn't wait to get mine at the time. My good buddy Ritch Marziale ("Muzzy") was very frustrated because he was promised by Dodge that he would get the first Comp Coupe and was the first to put a deposit down. Russ somehow got the first delivery instead. The Archer brothers took care of Russ's car and mentored him as a driver.
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[str5010]

Great job guys! Way to get this straightened out quickly. I will surely add all of this to the registry for the next update. Please keep sharing stories and details like this as well. They may come in handy for another project I'm working towards for Viper racing history.

I see the name Muzzy was mentioned - that name jumps out at me as possibly having been involved with a GTS-R chassis at some point. I'm still trying to locate a few GTS-R chassis including C32 and C33. You wouldn't happen to know if they are located in the south west or if Muzzy owned a GTS-R at some point would you?

[RedTanRT/10]

Rich has (had) GTSR C-03 He and Erick Messley won a Grand-am race in Phoenix (as you registry notes say). He runs as 56, a few pictures on line but their all protected

Here's his Comp Coupe, not sure of the chassis # but from reading Franks posts above, it had to be an early chassis #

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[str5010]

Ah ha I knew the name sounded familiar! Thanks for filling in that blank.

[str5010]

Also please have the owner of that other recently purchased VCC comment in here so I can add their car.

[Desert Venom Racer]

I will get you the info you are requesting from Muzzy. Yes, I crewed for him when in his GTS-R he took the class win in the Grand-Am night race at PIR with co-driver Erik Messley.

[str5010]

I will get you the info you are requesting from Muzzy. Yes, I crewed for him when in his GTS-R he took the class win in the Grand-Am night race at PIR with co-driver Erik Messley.

Fantastic thank you! I'll take any information and pictures that are available. Trying to assemble as large an archive as we can.

[PCH Viper]

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Comp Coupe #5 is alive and well !!

Cindi Lux had it upgraded to World Challenge bodywork, hybrid gen3/gen4 motor, dry sump, Emco sequential trans, Penske shocks, dual master cylinders and 4 channel ABS

[Exhlr8n]

Desert Frank,

I'm the current owner of VCC #3. Do you happen to have any history/info on VCC #3? The car was white before the previous owner Kurt Sollberger had the wrap put on it a few years back.
I do have some of its NARRA history back in and around 2016, but not much before then.

Thanks,

Tom

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[Viperenvy]

For whomever is trying to track, I saw this that you may have already know about......

http://www.viperexchange.com/vehicle...tx-id-17782662

Special thanks to Steve Fess, Joe H, Steve F, Rich H, and Frank for help with my Viper racing knowledge and history. I appreciate Frank taking the time to call multiple times and spend time telling me his history. Its appreciated!!

[Desert Venom Racer]

Wow what an awesome transformation. Thank you so much for sharing! Hard to believe that's my old car.

[str5010]

Thanks Brian, have been watching VCC C51 for a bit now.

[Desert Venom Racer]

Here is information on C48 for the registry (from the VCA website):

Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Mopar Factory World Challenge GT Team Car

Own A Piece Of History HISTORY: 2004- Only Viper Comp Coupe in History to ever win:
Championship in SCCA ProRacing SPEED World Challenge GT Series.
1 win, 8 top 5 Finishes and 10 top 10 finishes in World Challenge Series 2008-
1 Top 5 Finish, 5 Top 10 Finishes in World Challenge GT Series

SPECIFICATIONS: Factory Built Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Chassis #48 built in 2004
2008 World Challenge Aero Body Upgrades Car Tuned at Chrysler’s Wind Tunnel in fall of 2008 Suspension Tuned On Dodge Motorsports 7 Post Shaker Rig in 2008

2008 Upgrade World Challenge Motor by McLaren Engines
Quaffe Differential 3.31
Penske 4-way Adjustable 8700 Series Shocks
Upgraded ECU tuning for World Challenge GT Series 08’
Traction Control System- Racelogic Launch Control for Standing Starts-
Racelogic Spherical Suspension Bearings
Brembo Brake Package With 15" Front Rotors with Mintex F2 pads ABS
Carbon Fiber intake Tilton Master Cylinders with Adjustable Balance Bar
Lux Performance Rear Tie Rods Adjustable Front and Rear anti-roll Bars
Light weight headlamps
Pit Lane Speed Limiter Upgraded/New FIA Fuel cell 08’specs
New 08’ MOMO seat belts
Motec ADL2 Dash and Data Acquisition with Upgraded Memory and Channels. Sensors Include: Individual Wheel Speeds
Shock Potentiometers
Front and Rear Brake Pressures
Temperatures Including Transmission and Differential.

HISTORY: This is the only VCC in history to ever win the SCCA ProRacing World Challenge SPEED GT Championship in 2004. 3R Racing bought this car new in 04 and campaigned it for 2 years. It was sold to Lux Performance Group in 2006 and was driven by Cindi Lux for 2 years. Car has never had a bent frame from crash damage. 2008 motor that is in the car is the most current spec McLaren World Challenge motor with only 5 races on it. o As part of the Mopar factory race program, this car spent time in 08’ in the Chrysler Wind Tunnel in Detroit and 7-post shaker rig for suspension tuning. o This car has been factory backed for the past 2 years from Dodge Motorsports. In 2008, Mopar livery “Liquid Metal” wrap was placed on this car. There is a complete extra Mopar wrap that comes with this car. Value is $6500. o Car has always been raced in the World Challenge GT Series. No other series If you have any questions about this or any of my other auctions please feel free to contact me via e-mail by clicking here or you can call me at 804-784-7208. Thank you for your interest and I look forward to hearing from you.

[Desert Venom Racer]

The chassis number on Ritch Marziale's (Muzzy's) white with blue stripe comp coupe in the corkscrew photo above was C23. He later painted the car all blue and eventually sold it to Jim Booth.

[str5010]

Thank you Frank! I will continue to add these updates.

[Exhlr8n]

Desert Frank,

My car wears the #48, but is VVC #3. Here are a few pics of her in action, with 1st place podiums.

Any info on it would be much appreciated. Thanks

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[Redsled]

To the best of my recollection :
I believe VCC #3 belonged to one of the McCann Brothers. It was run the World Challenge series for many years. I ran against that car at Laguna Seca back in 05 when I was racing my GTS. If memory serves it the went to Stu Fredricks down in So Cal. He ran World Challenge for a few events. It was then sold at a World Challenge event to ACS Express (who raced Mustangs) as his son Brandon Davis had wrecked his Mustang and was in a Championships Points battle. VCC #3 was sold to the Davis' and Brandon ran the car I believe for that weekend. That car later caught fire and burned to the ground and was completely rebuilt by ACS Express Racing. Tommy Drissi and Boris Said had both driven that car while in ACS's possession. Car was then sold to Kurt Solberger.