I was responsible for a number of the Early Vipers, for a short time.
It was damn near impossible to keep the tires from spinning when accelerating. My nightmare was that one of my employees would spin one into a pole, before they were no longer my problem.
Loved the car, but I was glad to see them go, when the event they were in my possession for was over. Luckily, no one wrecked one, not even the VIP’s.
There was a fellow who lived in Kladno - about 18 miles or so NW of Prague - who had a Dodge Viper. He may have imported it in, I don’t know where he got it from, but this guy shouldn’t have been behind the wheel of anything more substantial than a VW Beetle. He didn’t know how to drive the car; I think it was a little too much vehicle for him, but he’d struck it rich, and I guess he wanted to show off.
After having it less than one year, he totalled it. The last time I saw it, it was sitting in a wrecking yard on the outskirts of town. Damned shame; it was a beautiful car.
High-performance cars aren’t for everyone.