Karen and Gus Chengelis opened their doors for a club member gathering in their fantastic and very spacious garage. Everyone brought in food and/or drinks to share and Karen had a full spread of meats and mimosas. Gus walked us through his car collection, all in the perfectly sealed air conditioned garage. It was great time and can’t wait to do this again next year.
The day started early with folks driving to our meeting spot at Love’s gas station at Wild Horse Pass. 11 cars gathered to drive down to Tucson with our first stop at San Xavier del Bac Mission. This is a historic Spanish Catholic Mission located 10 miles of Tucson. Built between 1783 and 1797 makes it the oldest European structure in AZ receiving over 200k visitors each year.
After a quick tour and pics at the mission, we heading out to Pima Air and Space Museum. For those who do not know, this is the world’s largest non-government funded aerospace museums. The museum displays nearly 300 aircrafts spread over 80 acres on a campus occupying 127 acres. After a quick lunch break at the grill within the museum, we explored the multiple huge hangers and outdoor displays consisting of first Air Force One, military, navy, army aircrafts and helicopters. Must do for anyone visiting Tucson.
Great times were had and everyone drove back home without any incidents.
Our first dyno day on Feb 20, 2021 was a success. 12 cars registered but with the fast turnaround and efficiency at Cordes, we had 17 cars lined up to see what power they were putting down. Weather was perfect and folks enjoyed sitting out in the sun or getting a closer look of the cars on the dyno. Lunch was provided by the club and everyone stayed until all the cars were done. Thank you to our Gold Sponsor, Cordes Performance Racing. The shop, the set up, the crew, everything was spot on.
Some puzzled members with numbers not up to expectation and some very happy members who made more power than expected.
Name: RWHP / RWTQ / Decibel level from 30 ft away / Video Link
Marty B: 500/563/112/https://youtu.be/TX2q7fYDWkI
Anil V: 666/643/120/https://youtu.be/n2ZcbDpDq1U
Len L: 450/506
Jeremy V: 537/530/https://youtu.be/G-1XRcySy6U
Slade S: 651/642/114/https://youtu.be/jkIFeFgaURQ
Jennifer M – race car: 618/585/114/https://youtu.be/DWcBGTfEYuo
Jennifer M – street car: 535/508/https://youtu.be/JRW-r9Tpx40
Eddie M: 490/552/114/https://youtu.be/Y7LjPIbEAik
Dave R – roadrunner: 405/NA/105/https://youtu.be/GAmV_6szBnA
Chuck G: 464/514/https://youtu.be/ybgIos-Zspg
Getulio B: 544/533/https://youtu.be/v889WCZnkNc
Justin A: 547/534/https://youtu.be/w1GhupIUuNA
William C: 530/500
Ned K – map 3 on 91 oct: 1314/1081/https://youtu.be/PPgclZTKG4k
Jim M – M3 race car: 232/232
Arizona Viper Club at UMC Diamond Children’s Cancer Center on Nov 10th. It was a great opportunity to brighten kids day, with Ridemakerz Build a Viper toy car. For the kids that couldn’t come down and build with us, we had the nurses take them to their rooms for the family to help them build. They also got a chance to sit in any true to size Viper they wanted to. This brought real big smile to all the kids and their families.
Pictures from various events over the years.
13 vipers drove up to Tortilla Flats to enjoy the great weather, twisties, and lunch at Superstition Saloon which boasts ~$400k in dollar bills pasted all over the walls.
Photoshoot with a couple members. Contact the club if you are interested in getting professional pictures of your Viper.
Track day with AZ and CA regions
