Hallett Motor Racing Circuit
RACE RESULTS
8/15/10
*********************REMEMBER TO TUNE INTO THE VERSUS CHANNEL TO CATCH THE RACES HERE AT HALLETT!
The Saturday race will air on September 5th at 3:30PM Central
The Sunday race will air on September 12th at 3:30PM Central*************************
Overheating was an repeat issue today for Keating and the #33, but he managed to limp around the track for the second half of the race to finish in 8th place.
Richie Hearn pulled off a victory today, earning additional cash - to the tune of $7,500, donating 100% to his charity of choice, the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation.
The Race Results are below, we are signing off here in Hallett, OK, and look forward to keeping you posted at Pocono in Long Pond, PA from September 9th through the 10th for the 5th and 6th installments of the Dodge Viper Cup!
**********************REMEMBER TO TUNE INTO THE VERSUS CHANNEL TO CATCH THE RACES HERE AT HALLETT!
The Saturday race will air on September 5th at 3:30PM Central
The Sunday race will air on September 12th at 3:30PM Central*************************
#1 52 Richie Hearn
#2 59 AJ Morgan
#3 67 Ryan Schimsk
#4 19 Michael Von Quilich
#5 1 Jim Stout
#6 84 Kurt Sollberger
#7 53 Steven Cole Smith
#8 33 Ben Keating
#9 10 Connie Bogan
DNF 90 Keith Verges
Hallett Motor Racing Circuit
QUALIFYING RESULTS
8/15/10
The rain can't slow Ben Keating down, after resolving the overheat issue that caused the DNF in yesterdays race, the #33 ViperExchange.com car will be taking the pole position for the race at 1:25PM today!
Here are the qualifying results for the Dodge Viper Cup racers who had to endure light to moderate rain and wet track conditions throughout the session.
Check out the video above to see Keating and Verges ripping through the rain during qualifying!
#1 33 Ben Keating 1:33.332
#2 52 Richie Hearn 1:33.560
#3 90 Keith Verges 1:33.669
#4 1 Jim Stout 1:36.598
#5 84 Kurt Sollberger 1:37.252
#6 19 Michael Von Quilich 1:38.184
#7 53 Steven Cole Smith 1:40.272
#8 67 Ryan Schimsk 1:43.495
#9 10 Connie Bogan 1:44.719
Hallett Motor Racing Circuit
Celebrity Driver Bios
8/15/10
We are fortunate to have two guest drivers with us here at Hallett, and they have been tearing around the track as hard as the regulars!
Steven Cole Smith is a writer for AutoWeek magazine, and he has been tearing it up in the white #53 ACR-X.
Richie Hearn placed 2nd in the race yesterday, extremely impressive considering he hasn't raced since 2007; that being in an open-wheel Formula car. In fact, Mr. Hearn has never even raced in closed cockpit sports cars until this weekend!
Hearn has run in 7 Indy 500 races, with a best finish of 3rd place.
Just when you think it doesn't get any sweeter, Richie donated 100% of his winnings to the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation.
The drivers are hitting the track for the practice session prior to the second and final race of Hallett, OK.
Qualifying is at 10AM and the race is at 1:25PM, so hang in there for qualifying and race results, we will post them as soon as they are in!
Hallett Motor Racing Circuit
RACE RESULTS
8/14/10
A disappointing overheat of the #33 car during the 4th lap forced Keating in after 11 laps of racing. With a heat index of 115 degrees an overheat situation is unfortunate, but understandable.
Below are the race results for day 1 at Hallett, rest assured crew chief Brian Erdman will be working his arse off to prepare for day 2 so tune in tomorrow for some better news!
#1 67 Ryan Schimsk
#2 52 Richie Hearn
#3 19 Michael Von Quilich
#4 1 Jim Stout
#5 84 Kurt Sollberger
#6 10 Connie Bogan
#7 53 Steven Cole Smith
#8 59 AJ Morgan
DNF 33 Ben Keating
DNF 90 Keith Verges
Hallett Motor Racing Circuit
QUALIFYING RESULTS
8/14/10
You waited and here they are. For the 3:45PM race today, we have:
#1 67 Ryan Schimsk 1:16.706
#2 33 Ben Keating 1:16.769
#3 52 Richie Hearn 1:17.197
#4 90 Keith Verges 1:17.905
#5 59 AJ Morgan 1:17.969
#6 19 Michael Von Quilich 1:18.255
#7 1 Jim Stout 1:18.324
#8 84 Kurt Sollberger 1:18.349
#9 53 Steven Cole Smith 1:19.976
#10 10 Connie Bogan 1:20.053
Check back at 4:30 for the race results!
Hallett Motor Racing Circuit
8/14/10
It's Saturday, which means race and qualifying both today and tomorrow which will make up the 3rd and 4th races of the Dodge Viper Cup series. It is extremely rare to be able to spend just over 100k to have a turn-key race car so if you have interest get in touch with Bernie Katz through our ViperExchange.com website today, these cars are (pun intended) going fast!
Qualifying is at 2PM and the race is at 3:45PM, so check back at 2:40 for qualifying results.
Hallett Motor Racing Circuit
8/13/10
It is 4PM on Friday the 13th, but the curse doesn't apply to the lucky Viper owners and drivers here in Oklahoma; though a few Corvette's have found their way into the wall.
Neil Hannemann has held the titles of Chief Engineer at Ford and Saleen, Executive Director at McLaren and Program Manager of the Viper GTS/R.
Impressive, right?
Mr. Hannemann is at the track with us, helping Ben Keating analyze every aspect of the #33 ACR-X. The Viper Cup series is composed of stock ACR-X's with no modifications allowed, which puts the crew and drivers into creativity mode tweaking any and all things tweak-able!
In other news, Bernie Katz has been hitting the track in a brand new Corvette Z06 sporting 505 HP, playing the role of instructor for new-to-road-course owner/driver Rick Lipscomb.
Enjoy these pictures of Neil and Ben talking over the #33, and Bernie Katz checking the rotors and brake pads on Mr. Lipscomb's Z06. Be SURE to check back tomorrow as we will be posting up to the minute qualifying and race results!
Hallett Motor Racing Circuit
8/12/10
It's Thursday, which means the ViperExchange.com racing team is getting set up for test and tuning runs on the 1.8 mile, 10 turn track here in Hallett, OK.
After tossing the idea around Keating has decided to redesign the image of both his #32 and #33 Dodge Viper ACR-X's. Take a peek at the new look below and stay tuned for Qualifying times and race results!
Virginia International Raceway
7/15/10
The ViperExchange.com team and owner/driver Ben Keating kicked off the inaugural Dodge Viper Cup racing series with a win at VIR on Saturday and a second place finish on Sunday, putting the team into first place in overall points.
The next Viper Cup races are scheduled for Hallett, OK on August 14th and 15th, so stay tuned!
In the meantime feel free to checkout Bernie Katz putting up some impressive laps in the red/black/white #91 comp coupe or Ben Keatings victory burnout in the wildly striped #33 in our youtube channel above!