DaimlerChrysler Gold Medal Tour Takes on the West

Take a Spin in a Dodge Viper or Grab Hold of the Wheel of Chrysler's New 300C

If you missed the first half of DaimlerChrysler Canada's 9-city Gold Medal Tour as it passed through Halifax May 7th through

If you're anywhere east of Winnipeg and haven't attended one of DaimlerChrysler's 9-city Gold Medal Tour events yet, it's too late. (Photo: DaimlerChrysler Canada)

9th, Ottawa from May 14th through 16th, Montreal on June 3 through 6th, Toronto June 10th through 13th, and Mississauga on June 17th through 20th, you can still take advantage of four final stops, starting this weekend at Winnipeg's Canada Inns, from the 25th through 27th.

What about the rest of the West? The tour stops in Vancouver next, at the Boundary Bay Ctr. On July 8th through 11th, Edmonton's Budweiser Park following on July 15th through 18th, and finally Calgary's Spruce Meadows from July 22nd through 25th.

Why should you care? From 1PM on the first date listed, and 8AM through 5PM on

DaimlerChrysler Canada is giving the public the chance to drive and ride in some of its hottest new cars, including the Viper-powered Ram SRT-10 pickup truck. (Photo: DaimlerChrysler Canada)

the following days, the domestic automaker is providing an opportunity to drive and be driven in some of the most exciting cars to come along in years.

How about the chance to power around a makeshift racetrack in the passenger's seat of a new 500-hp Dodge Viper, or equally enticing Viper-powered Ram SRT-10 pickup truck, while a profession driver gives you a "crash" course at how much average drivers' know, or don't know about performance driving. For most, it's an exhilarating yet humbling experience.