Road Course The Dodge Challenger R/T

ICAR MOTORSPORT is a road course designed by Julien Jousse a professional race drivers and is accredited both by the FIA and ASN.
Artie's First Road course drive since new and it's a busy day at the race track...many first timers get the taste of the racing miss adventures with other cars and the Gard Walls.
Still was able to enjoy My Challenger to some of it's potential.
Cheers

[@TrackPackRT]

Very cool, never seen a video of someone taking their R/T on a road course! Very much enjoyed the video thanks for posting!

[@HemiMike]

Thanks for watching! Most of the Mopar guys like to Baby their car. That being said, most guys that like to road races their car won't think much of a +4000lbs car to do so. I say Big Boys need Big toys. you wont catch me racing a miata! Ishhh lol

[@HemiMike]

Did You track yours or have any intention to do so?

[@TrackPackRT]

@@HemiMike I'm a 1/4 mile kind of guy, have taken my car out to the drag strip often since I bought it in 09. I've only raced a rented Lamborghini on a track like that, it was fun but a very different experience. Definitely think it's cool to see Challengers do these courses, a lot of people like to rag on them saying they can't handle, but for the size of them they actually handle pretty good!

[@HemiMike]

Agreed. They handle, accelerate and brake very well..

[@hgru5359]

awesome, its tough finding people who road course race a challenger. i autocross mine, looking forward to more videos!

[@HemiMike]

Kool thanks for joining in the fun! Yes not many Chally driver like to beat up on their cars on a road course. Not the usual track car but if you are a big guy then there is less of a choice...

[@iamryan4130]

*How is the handling*

[@HemiMike]

It's fun!

[@tyreksimmons4167]

That's cool, mad respect. Have you done anything to it?

[@HemiMike]

In that video no, nothing. Since then yes, a few bolt-on and track videos also. Thanks for watching.

[@bavarianmoparworks8668]

Nice track - pretty flat & tight.... little too short for you to take full advantage of the Challenger, but still looked like a lot of fun. Nice to see these things out on road courses! Have fun & be safe!

[@HemiMike]

Thanks! Yes that was the Nascar Pinty's track, there is a much longer one but it has the same strait line. You can find a lot of other videos on my channel lapping at different circuit too...cheers

[@bavarianmoparworks8668]

@@HemiMike Will have to check them out. Just started posting up my laps from Cresson Motorsports Ranch in TX. Got to run the Hellcat on their 3.1mi course. Really nice track, but some sections are really tight for a Charger. Will prob do much better on COTA - hope to do that one soon. Take care!

[@HemiMike]

Enjoy Cota'

[@BurnseysRT]

Amazing video Mike. Thanks for sharing. I watched about half. I will certainly be back to watch the rest. Nice tutorial and walk through the gears and track. So much fun.

[@HemiMike]

Thanks for watching Burnsey. I know this one is a bit long and probably not for a large majority od viewers but its so much fun to do even editing it...lol

[@briannjagi5410]

@@HemiMike so how was it. I am looking to get a new car soon and I am still researching. I am considering an srt8 challenger but the Camaro forums have such a hate for dodge owners. I know its not all of em but bruh. Same for mustang gt owners. I dunno y there is so much hate among pple who love the same thing. I know challengers are heavy i know the srt8 makes more power but i hear the chassis is also really stable and that if u do suspension mods u can enjoy back roads pretty well. any opinions

[@HemiMike]

@@briannjagi5410 you should start by answering this question; which one are you physically at ease behind the wheel? How tall are you?

[@briannjagi5410]

@@HemiMike haven’t driven any yet. Im bout 5 10

[@HemiMike]

@Brian Njagi the Challenger has a lot more room then the gen6 camaro and the S197 or S550 Mustang. Which model year are you looking to get?

[@wickedvq491]

Keep up the good work man. We need more challenger road racing.

[@HemiMike]

Thanks! Will do. 👍

[@scatspeed3114]

That looks like a lot of fun!

[@HemiMike]

You should try it!

[@musclecarappraisal]

Montreal...one of my FAVORITE places! ✌👍 I enjoyed going for the RIDE!!

[@HemiMike]

Kool, From where do you strart the ride?👍

[@musclecarappraisal]

@@HemiMike 5:35 White Smoke in Front!!

[@vinniecorleone62]

A wide assortment of car types. Good job capturing & editing the road racing action my friend, great to see you enjoying your Challenger! I also run high 30 PSI on all my vehicle tires for solid bite, smart.

[@HemiMike]

A lot of fresh kids with their new driver licence on that day. Usually on week days you find the regulars Modded track special guys with experience.

[@vinniecorleone62]

@@HemiMike We did a lot of road course fun stuff when I worked for Guldstrand Engineering back in the early 90's with Corvettes, the best of times, my friend I drove with in the unlimited class of the Silver State Classic then died hitting a concrete wall in San Diego at an event similar to the style of what you showed here, accidents can be fatal.

[@b5beast611]

Looked like a ton of fun. I really like how you did that video. Great stuff man!!!

[@HemiMike]

Thanks man! Do you have 6 hours to spend for editing? Its a long process not including final rendering and YT upload but in a nut shell you need a multi layer video editing software and 2 cameras to record.

[@b5beast611]

Hemi Mike I did a couple videos similar to that. I feel ya on the editing man👌 Did you have the camera mounted on the passenger seat headrest for the in car view?

[@HemiMike]

Yes, one jammed between the passenger and headrest and the other mounted with a suction cup on the driver side mirror.

[@A.ChristopherJohnson]

Best video EVER Dude !!, Did you delete your rear seats man ?

[@HemiMike]

Thanks man! That nice to hear...it was fun and time consuming to do this one but worth it. I have a few more track videos if you dare to watch them...No I did not remove the rear seat since It has 3 baby seats on it. I race with all the seats, this way I always have an excuse to be slower than some! Lol...I tell them wait until I remove my 3 child seats...hahaha👍😃

[@renegadedriver5028]

Awesome video man! Right now I own an rx7 rx8, and a Miata and I’m thinking of getting a scat pack challenger for daily driving, track days, was wondering how it would do during a track day, and up in the canyons. It just seems enjoyable

[@HemiMike]

Absolutely fun! It is Nothing like a small RWD but does everything to mention quite good.👍

[@HemiBurns]

Nice video... I think you are ready for a Wide Body Scat Pack...It has the 305's all around, the most road course focused suspension of any Challenger..and 6 piston Brembos.

[@HemiMike]

Thanks! 👍 I would love to have one. Its the pinnacle of the Challengers in my book.

[@blaiserecca3503]

Just bought a 2023 scat cat widebody with a stick. I'm going to run it in the dead of summer at VIR, too hot for my formula car in July. We will see how it does with the 305's.

[@HemiMike]

Take some videos!

[@A.ChristopherJohnson]

Big Up's bro !! My dream car is a T / A 392

[@HemiMike]

Yeah! Widebody manual?

[@eunit08]

Looks really fun. Makes a good conversation on you and Artie's first time on a track. I still havent took mine to the track. I still want to so bad

[@HemiMike]

Sure hope you try sometime. Its a must.

[@HemiMike]

Thanks for watching Eunit

[@eunit08]

@@HemiMike you have great content man. Also what is your gopro set up. I need a suction cup but dont know how good is the different brands out there

[@terpynews5458]

Awesome video man. Glad u had fun

[@HemiMike]

That was wicked quick! thanks man.

[@terpynews5458]

@@HemiMike notification squad lol

[@HemiMike]

Always fun to hear from you first!

[@revmatchproductions]

What exhaust are you running? I knew the manual Hemi’s sounded better but good lord! When you get on it from 2nd to 3rd wow that sound is something else. I have corsa extreme with the 8 speed on my RT so it pops and has that “tuned” sound but your car has the raw Hemi roar man it sounds so good!

[@HemiMike]

Thanks man!! Flowmaster Force II which included Super 44s...check out my comparison video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmPUqI2jhbGkjJY

[@raptor_jdm]

Awesome video I’m so late on it thought

[@HemiMike]

Thanks! Time is irrelevant for a video. Either you see it in your life time either you don't. It's like on car forum, sometimes people revive and old 10 year post and ask a legit question, then you get 3 smart ass people telling the guy the post is so old thqt its stupid to revive it, don't they know they just answered to him as stupidity? Thanks for watching and your welcome to watch any of my videos in 2031.! Lol

[@Farmalleric]

That looks like a blast

[@HemiMike]

Absolutely! Thanks for watching.

[@aidan285]

Hey man this looks super fun! Im looking at picking up an Auto Challenger R/T, did you just bring this thing to the track stock? What tires do you recommend? Looking to have some fun out here at Sonoma Raceway

[@HemiMike]

Sure did! Says it on the front badge! ROAD / TRACK...

[@HemiMike]

Well dont beat on it too much stock...you will need DOT 4 brake fluid first. Tires second, brake pad and rotors 3rd before you can start to push this thing for a hole day at the track..

[@HemiMike]

I have multiple videos of all the track modification I did for it during the last few years! Thanks for watching.

[@HemiMike]

Sonoma! Wow that's a bucket list track...definitely need better brakes and fluid

[@HemiMike]

Turn 4, 6, 11 are brake killers and 5,9,10 are tire strechers! Good luck and have fun.

[@IjohnnyproI]

With a manual that looks like a lot of fun. I could watch it all day. Are you the stig? Like #6

[@HemiMike]

Some say he is owns a Dodge Challenger!! Hahaha...thanks!

[@moparnation2235]

thanks for sharing

[@HemiMike]

Thanks for watching! Cheers

[@daytona5.722]

I really enjoy my Charger on the track! At the road coarse events I've been to this year, they have an instructor ride with you if you are in the novice or intermediate group, I know what you mean about be careful who you are running with. I plan to upgrade the sway bars on my Charger, I switched out the stock brake fluid for Motul 600 but otherwise the brakes are stock. Great video!!

[@HemiMike]

Let me know which sway bar you are going to opt for. I'm going with the Castrol SRF, the highest Wet Boiling point. Just ordered the PFC racing barke pads and STOPTECH performance drilled and slotted rotors.

[@daytona5.722]

@@HemiMike I'm considering the Hotchkis sway bars, I will be excited to see how you like the brakes.

[@zoob4371]

@@HemiMikeat the time of this video did you have the 4 piston brembo brakes or the standard 2 piston? and did you experience fade

[@HemiMike]

Had the 2 pistons ans still do. You will experience fade with the stock pads and rotor after 20 minutes of track use. I upgrade the rotors and pads with track duty parts since.

[@zoob4371]

@@HemiMike thanks man. do you think my brakes would fade if i had the 4 piston or 6 piston?

[@fierro7771]

great upload!

[@HemiMike]

Oh kool thanks!! Not too many people like this kind of racing with a challenger...

[@fierro7771]

@@HemiMike well i have a challenger. A v6 for now, with a few minor mods. Still fun to drive but no tracks near by to really enjoy it fully. Im in long island. Cops everywhere. I did some crazy shit the 1st year i had it and got busted a few times. Got my eyes on the hemi in a couple years either the 5.7 or 6.2. so its great watching your videos. 👊

[@HemiMike]

Thanks I appreciate it. Had 2 V6 mopar in the past...loved that 250hp/250tq back them. I need to drive the newer pentastar 306hp/286tq. Musy be fun!

[@fierro7771]

@@HemiMike not as fun as the hemi, because i test drove one last summer. Holy Shit , that torque! I got the 2011 with the pentestar. just a drop in K&N air filter with rear resonators delete and diablo canned tune and ABS/ESC disabled. Definitely an improvement and fun to drive but still a giant tease. becauae i know im missing those 2 cylinders, and that hemi sound. Debated the supercharger upgrade, but nah. Definitely going to get the Hemi in a couple years.👊

[@fierro7771]

also upgraded to wider rims. 9 inch in the front 10.5 in the back. big difference with that too. you can feel those big fat wheels in the back hooking and launching you foward. I don't know if you have the stock rims on there but I would go with 11" in the back with 315's if I had the V8

[@A.ChristopherJohnson]

Do you use use your Clutch to slow down brother, or strictly brakes my man ?

[@HemiMike]

Well Corners 1, 3, 5 are all Brakes, then Corners 2, 4, 7 are compression braking and Corner 6 is acceleration.

[@lollol-xp4mc]

If you think clutching in to slow down is a thing its not

[@PotatoeJoe69]

Are those Evel Knievel pants lol

[@HemiMike]

Lol...kinda

[@A.ChristopherJohnson]

MOPAR OR NO CAR !!!

[@johnnyzee383]

Im not sure the point of this?...You were taking a sunday drive on this track...whats the point??

[@HemiMike]

Are you not familiar with track days?

[@johnnyzee383]

@@HemiMike No I am not...is that when you take a sunday drive on the race track??

[@HemiMike]

Kind of, it's called lapping.

[@johnnyzee383]

@@HemiMike ok

[@HemiMike]

Here is a more indepth view, every tuesday night you can drive on track for 20 minutes for $25. Here is a better look. kzbin.info/www/bejne/poSxc4yNjtWZqqc

[@spookylopez9682]

Is this stock?

[@HemiMike]

Yes, it was then.

[@HemiMike]

Disappointed or surprised?

[@Spirit01_official]

Thats what there built for lol

[@HemiMike]

Road and TRACK! Yeah

[@Ilovegirlfights2]

1a

[@HemiMike]

2b?

[@Ilovegirlfights2]

@@HemiMike I was told typing 1a makes agolrithim in displaying the video more

[@HemiMike]

Really? Nice. Thank you. Who told you this?

[@Ilovegirlfights2]

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