It was announced on Monday that Chrysler would discontinue its programme with the Riley Technologies-run SRT Motorsports squad in what was described as a "business decision" that would lead to a redirection of the Dodge's "focus and efforts on the brand's product line-up".
The announcement followed Kuno Wittmer winning the USC GTLM drivers' title at Road Atlanta last Saturday with third place in class aboard the Dodge Viper SRT GTS-R he shared with Marc Goossens and Ryan Hunter-Reay.
SRT also claimed the teams' title at the Petit Le Mans 10-hour race and finished second to Porsche in the GTLM manufacturers' standings.
The decision follows Chrysler's withdrawal from this year's Le Mans 24 Hours, which was understood to have been based entirely on financial considerations, and comes against a backdrop of pauses in production of the Viper to clear backlogs of unsold cars.
It's a shame like that a brand Chrysler can not race Viper any more with its previous history, back in the late 90's and early 2000s when Viper won GTS class at Le Mans 24 hour races in 1998, 99 and 2000. And with recent success in the United SportsCar Championship outperforming Chevrolet in the GTLM category this season. It's a sad thing that Dodge can not develop their race car on Sunday, because they can not sell on Monday.
So Long, Farewell Viper.
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