Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Prototype #4

Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Prototype #4 The "PVO Viper" was built in 2002 by Roush Racing for Dodge's Performance Vehicle Operations team (now SRT). I currently own it & occasionally track it.

It's the only survivor of 3 test mules built for the Comp Coupe program.

02/05/2025

So I haven't run 'ol PVO in awhile so I thought I'd start her up for a few minutes. Is this a recommended practice? How often do you run your stored vehicles and what's your procedure?

Youngsters, you'll find this hard to believe, but only a short time ago, we waited anxiously each month for the magazine...
05/26/2024

Youngsters, you'll find this hard to believe, but only a short time ago, we waited anxiously each month for the magazines to arrive - by snail mail no less - so we could drool over the next-big-thing-we-could-not-afford. Funny fact - the very copy of Grassroots Motorsports in the lower left corner, sat unknown betwixt a pile of magazines on top of my toilet, for over 20 years! (too much information?) Not long ago, desperate for reading material - I accidentally happened upon it - and you can only imagine how that made my day!

A Confession: Victor at Complete Performance Motorsports and I each did a handful of shake down laps at Pitt Race, but...
04/30/2024

A Confession: Victor at Complete Performance Motorsports and I each did a handful of shake down laps at Pitt Race, but I really hadn't driven PVO at the limit for almost three years. A few days later at VIR (my home track), PVO felt terrible to me - at speed I thought it was "darty". All I could muster was to tiptoe tentatively around the track in fear of crashing. Desperate, I set up this old school string alignment in the paddock - jack stands, fishing line and a rusty tape measure. Do you know what I found? The Complete Performance Motorsports alignment was FLAWLESS - not one millimeter off. So I resolved to put on my "big boy panties" and drive with my usual anger - no more pussyfooting around. PVO was OUTSTANDING the rest of the weekend.

Wow. After a 2.5 year restoration, PVO is back on track! Simply unbelievable work by Jeff Stout, Victor and their tea...
04/22/2024

Wow. After a 2.5 year restoration, PVO is back on track! Simply unbelievable work by Jeff Stout, Victor and their team at Complete Performance Motorsports - and also a shout out to Prefix Engineering for their engine refresh. Their dedication to perfection and the love they bring to their "art" is simply unmatched. Just spent 3 days at VIR and the car performed FLAWLESSLY - it is a friggen' BEAST. (Photo credit - Chris Wiggins Signs & More who did the updated livery)

Evolution of P4's livery over the years (some of the changes are very subtle - can you spot them?). The PVO "brand" li...
03/16/2024

Evolution of P4's livery over the years (some of the changes are very subtle - can you spot them?). The PVO "brand" lived from 2002-2004. After that, Dodge tinkered with the livery accordingly. Here's an interesting article on the evolution of what has now become widely known as "SRT": https://www.hotcars.com/origin-story-dodge-srt-brand-revealed/

Complete Performance Motorsports has done a fabulous job with restoring P4 back to glory! (just a few finishing touch...
03/05/2024

Complete Performance Motorsports has done a fabulous job with restoring P4 back to glory! (just a few finishing touches / decals and she's ready to go) What do you think?

With her repaired and restored front end (by CPM) and refreshed engine (by Prefix Engineering), P4 is currently getting...
02/28/2024

With her repaired and restored front end (by CPM) and refreshed engine (by Prefix Engineering), P4 is currently getting a much needed alignment by the experts at Complete Performance Motorsports - almost ready for the track again! (Photo by Victor from CPM)

So why did Cindi Lux bring P4 out of retirement? Cindi used her trusty P4 steed (remember she was a test driver for Dod...
02/22/2024

So why did Cindi Lux bring P4 out of retirement? Cindi used her trusty P4 steed (remember she was a test driver for Dodge) as a road racing training platform for NHRA Pro Stock Drag Racer Allen Johnson (Allen Johnson Racing) See original article here (picture and article courtesy Street Muscle Mag): https://www.streetmusclemag.com/news/johnson-trades-drag-strip-for-road-course/

And how did Allen do? I'll just say, he sure looks stoked: https://competitionplus.com/drag-racing/news/15504-pro-stocks-aj-shines-in-first-dodge-viper-race

(Note: to my knowledge, P4 was only used for driver training - my understanding is Allen raced one of Cindi's ACR-X's).

This is P4 wearing a slightly different "MOPAR" livery, circa 2009 (photo courtesy Cindilux.com). Backstory: Professio...
02/10/2024

This is P4 wearing a slightly different "MOPAR" livery, circa 2009 (photo courtesy Cindilux.com). Backstory: Professional racer Cindi Lux (13 championships, 85 victories) was also a test driver for Dodge in the early 2000's, and reportedly performed endurance testing of the Comp Coupe platform with P4. Long after that, In 2009, Cindi held P4 temporarily in her stable - note in the background Cindi's Trans Am Viper race car. I'll talk a little more about how Cindi used P4 in a future post...

Lead photo, Car and Driver, April 2003. Backstory: After I bought P4, I had the opportunity to speak with Eric Peters...
02/03/2024

Lead photo, Car and Driver, April 2003. Backstory: After I bought P4, I had the opportunity to speak with Eric Petersen, who back in the day was Engineering and Program Manager for the Viper Competition Coupe Program. Two things stood out from that conversation 1) Eric was proud of this particular photo, because that is Eric driving P4 (Also note: Comp Coupe P3 is in the background). And 2), Eric was shocked to learn that that Dodge let P4 get into private hands - that is generally not done. Original link to the article is here: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a15135790/dodge-viper-competition-coupe-road-test-review/

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