However, owing to a lack of support from Chrysler, as well as inadequate driving talent, the Vipers could not keep up with the much faster Saleen or Corvettes.
    In practice, the Saleen proved itself inherently faster than the Vipers and the Corvettes by virtue of its design, which more closely resembles a prototype racer than a GTS car. For example, its mid-engine packaging allows better aerodynamics and steering geometry, and its honeycomb composite structural panels give added rigidity. And given the fact that the Saleen S7 is not a true production car and by all accounts no street-legal versions have been sold, it hardly meets the spirit of the concept that GTS class racers are supposed to be racing versions of actual production cars. Nonetheless, for reasons unknown, the ACO