SRT Motorsports - Ryan Dalziel: What Racing at Le Mans Means to Me 

June 4, 2013 , AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -  The SRT Viper GTS-R is returning to competition in the world’s oldest active sports car endurance race – the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The event, first run in 1923, is set for June 22-23.

This is the third in a series of comments from the six drivers that will pilot the two SRT Viper GTS-Rs in the prestigious event. Today, Ryan Dalziel, who will team with Marc Goossens and Dominik Farnbacher in the No. 53 SRT Viper GTS-R for the 24-hour race, explains what racing at Le Mans means to him.

“Racing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans is incredible. I’ve been twice and I’ve experienced kind of the highs and lows. The first year there, I didn’t even get to start the race; the second time, I won the race. I can’t say either time was better than the previous one. It’s just an amazing place, an electric atmosphere, something I had never experienced in any racing paddock.

“To me, it reminded me more of going to some of the world championship soccer matches in Europe, you know, an atmosphere where you can’t hear yourself think. You can hear the crowds at Le Mans over the noise of the engines. It’s just an amazing place. I said after the first time there in 2010 that it’s my goal every year to make sure I go back.”

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