My Name Is John Hammer, And I Own A Viper!

[ACR Steve]

Congrats now drive the ____ out of it

[Steve-Indy]

Congrats, John...hope to meet you at Indy in July!!

[Janni]

WELCOME!

Glad to have you join the owners club.

If we can be of service - please don't hesitate to call. If you call the VOA number, there's also an option to leave me a message and I can call you back.

Alternatively - janni.cone@driveviper.com

WARNING - we might pick your brain about Gen IV ACR- since that's Henry's hardcore baby.

[cobraken]

Congratulations! I love these "I FINALLY got one" stories!

[100]

Thanks for participating in VOA John. I remember you at San Jose (All Access).

SRT has great, great products and congratulations on the podium finish at Daytona -- it's going to be a fun year.

[Luisv]

+1 on loving these "I got mine" stories! Congrats!

I'll be another one of those that have met you at the track experience event. Mine was because of a Charger SRT8 I bought in 2010. I went in 2010 to the Homestead Speedway event in Miami. Still have the SRT8. It has 85K miles with 81K on a supercharger! Drive the crap out of it and love every mile.

My Viper is 2002 GTS that I got in 2012 after years of wishing for my dream car. Love it!

I think I'm due for an SRT experience. If you are still doing them and come to Miami, I'll be sure to say hi.

[PatrickB]

John, welcome aboard from a fellow North Carolinian! Congrats on the Viper purchase! It took me a few years to obtain my dream car, but I finally purchased a 2000 RT/10 last year and couldn't be happier!

I'm less than an hour north of you, a bit east of Hickory, NC. The Carolinas Viper Club/Carolinas region VOA is a great club to be involved with and we are pretty active. Since we have a fairly large region as a whole, there are numerous events planned across both NC and SC for 2014. Our members are a lot of fun to hang out with. The tentative 2014 has been posted here: http://driveviper.com/forums/threads...dule-of-Events

I look forward to meeting you! Hope to see you at the upcoming events - we're looking at doing a lunch sometime in March for the greater Charlotte area members, so stay tuned for details on that. I'm down in Charlotte every now and then, maybe we grab lunch and go for a cruise sometime!

[swexlin]

Hello VOA!

I'm John Hammer and I truly have the best job in the world; I travel around the country helping SRT spread the word about our vehicles and the people behind them. You may have seen me at SRT Track Experience, SRT All Access, the SRT Tour, IMSA, SEMA, Pebble Beach... You get the point; I'm a car guy who's been blessed to work in a car guy world.

And as of last night, I'm a Viper owner!

Growing up in the Motor City, the Detroit Auto Show was THE only good thing about Michigan winters. And when I first saw the Viper concept there I was immediately hooked. Sounds like a familiar story, right? For me, it's been a 2 decade journey that has seen me behind the wheel of many different sportscars which led me to autocross, then roadrace. But Viper was always juuuuuust out of reach. Until now.

As I told my son last night in the garage "This is a reward for all those years of hard work." He's 7 so he didn't care about me waxing poetic, but it was a great moment nonetheless!

My car came to me via Woodhouse; Mark Jorgensen & Bill Pemberton are friends of mine and when they took Leslie McLaughlin's in trade (she bought an ACR from them), they called me right away & said they'd found "My Viper." They had.

So I've put my money where my mouth is; I represent SRT & Viper at events across the country and now I have my own Viper in my garage. I couldn't be happier!

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John, you were one of my instructors at the SRT Experience at Pocono in April 2007 (remember it was bitter cold and snowed?) after I bought my SRT8, which I still own. I bought my 03 Viper 4 years ago. Welcome!

[Leslie]

I want a ride in your new Viper!

10/10ths please haha

[ACRucrazy]

Nice car..

[Kurt]

Congratulations John! Got to speak with you a little at Daytona; always a pleasure. Good luck with the new Viper!

[Canadian venom]

Dream became reality, congrats !!!

[JohnHammer]

You realize that's kinda stalker-ish, right? Thanks for the welcome, I'll be back in Vegas in a month!

Congratulations John.

Yes, I've met you twice at the SRT experience, both times in Las Vegas.

Enjoy!

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[JohnHammer]

Thanks Doris! I'll be at Amelia Island, then straight to Sebring. You should come to both; VERY different events, but both are exceptional venues for SRT.

Congrats John!! It was great seeing you at Daytona! See you at a race soon I'm sure!

Doris G.

[JohnHammer]

I was blessed to find this house; it had been owned by boaters who built the garage to house their boat on the trailer. I've planned on putting a lift in, but wouldn't you know it I just spent that money on a new car.

Is that a hanger or a garage?wow

[EZ 2B Green]

Great news John!

It was great to talk with you at the SRT display in Lime Rock! Good luck with your Viper!

[Glhs110]

HAMMER! That should be your personalized plate. That's my favorite Viper, 01 sapphire and cognac? 1 of 55, very cool. I will be at Sebring doing the Austin Hatcher auction, see ya there buddy! And a big CONGRATS!
Tom

[1ststrike]

HI John,
Glad to hear you finally made the commitment. I am very happy to see that after all of those times you got to drive one you finally got bitten. Now you will be like the rest of us and wait for the good weather. Remember below 50 degree's they can get really loose. ENJOY ENJOY!!!

[Space Truckin]

Well done, what a feeling to walk into your garage and just stare. Congratulations and many HAPPY miles. Oh what a feeling...

[JohnHammer]

We STILL talk about that Pocono weekend. It's one of the worst weather situations we ever had to work though. I STILL own the boots I bought at the local Farm & Fleet store because I was so ill-prepared. Great to see you here & that you've thawed out over the years!

John, you were one of my instructors at the SRT Experience at Pocono in April 2007 (remember it was bitter cold and snowed?) after I bought my SRT8, which I still own. I bought my 03 Viper 4 years ago. Welcome!

[JohnHammer]

HAMMER! That should be your personalized plate. That's my favorite Viper, 01 sapphire and cognac? 1 of 55, very cool. I will be at Sebring doing the Austin Hatcher auction, see ya there buddy! And a big CONGRATS!
Tom

That's my car, Tom. Looking forward to seeing you again; the auction was a lot of fun & the Austin Hatcher folks were very pleased.

[Schen]

John,

Again, congrats my friend! I think most of us can attest to your skills, passion and enthusiasm behind the scenes and the wheel. Well deserved, rightfully rewarded! When I get down to NC later this year, will have to hook up and get some beauty shots.

--RS

P.S. Me next.

[ICPREY]

Congrats on the new purchase.

[Bitten]

You do need to buy a fifth of Makers Mark! I do believe that Leslie and I went to a local liquor store in Bowling Green one Z06 fest and purchased some hard liquor in the Saphir e blue car. The interior was stunning!

[72hemi]

Congratulations Hammer on a purchase well deserved! Hope to see you at Seca in May for the race!