DaimlerChrysler Gold Medal Tour Takes on Vancouver

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

Have you ever wanted to know what it's like to ride around a racetrack in a new Dodge Viper SRT-10? How about hanging on for

Ever wanted to ride around a racetrack in a Dodge Viper SRT-10 with a professional racecar driver behind the wheel? Well thanks to DaimlerChrysler you can experience that for free. (Photo: Shawn Pisio, Canadian Auto Press)

all you're worth in a 500 horsepower Dodge Ram SRT-10, the world's fastest pickup truck with a top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph)? If you're lucky enough to live in Vancouver, Edmonton or Calgary, DaimlerChrysler Canada's last three stops on its 9-city Gold Medal Tour, you're in for a treat.

The domestic automaker has put together a dream weekend featuring four skill testing tracks and all of its newest

A wide open track, no police officers anywhere in sight, and Chrysler's new HEMI-powered 300C at your disposal. (Photo: Shawn Pisio, Canadian Auto Press)

models at your disposal. Think about it. A wide open track, no police officers anywhere in sight, and Chrysler's new HEMI-powered 300C at your disposal, what are you waiting for?

The Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep event opened to the public yesterday at 12 noon in Vancouver, after media took the opportunity to put the cars, trucks, SUVs and minivans through their paces. For the rest of this weekend, July 8th through 11th, consumers have the opportunity to test the vehicles and their skill levels in a variety of specially designed tracks at Ladner's Boundary Bay Driving Center, next to the Boundary Bay Airport at the end of 80th just south of Ladner Trunk Road (No. 10 Highway).