Who: Rio Grande Botanic Garden
What: Vipers Day at the Rio Grande Botanic Garden
When: Saturday May 23rd, at 1:00 pm
Where: Rio Grande Botanic Garden, 903 Tenth Street SW
Contact: (505) 764-6236, www.cabq.gov/biopark

On Saturday May 23rd, at 1:00PM you will hear the sweet sound of 25 or more Dodge Vipers cruising into the main parking lot at the Rio Grande Botanic Garden to visit the facility as part of the NM Viper Club’s road trip. The Dodge Viper is a sports car with over 500 horse power, roaring from a V-10, with 6 forward gears, and capable of 200 miles per hour. Today’s Dodge Viper price range can go over $100,000. Michael Shepherd, current NM Viper Club president, recalls that “the NM Viper Club had their first meeting in 1996 with three Dodge Vipers. Today, NM Club members have one of the highest percentages of members-to-owners of all the states.”  Shepherd’s 2006 Dodge Viper SRT 10 blue Viper is one of the best, winning three Super Nationals, two Southwest Nationals,  Route 66 Outstanding Contemporary car, and over 25 awards at rod and custom shows.

The Rio Grande Botanic Gardens is in for a treat. There will be Dodge Vipers from Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico. Generations I, II, and III will be represented.  Garden visitors and passersby may see the new 2009 Dodge Viper, ACR Vipers, and Vipers with super chargers. One of the NM Viper Club members, Jim Baughman, owns a 2004 red Dodge Viper SRT 10, which is supercharged, running on jet fuel, with 20 fuel injectors. That’s 1,100 horse power. Now that’s, an awesome sound!  You’ll definitely hear them coming.

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