{"id":15118,"date":"2018-03-28T11:42:14","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T15:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/?p=15118"},"modified":"2024-03-25T11:25:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T15:25:10","slug":"owner-spotlight-kyle-hemi-hemingers-all-american-2018-dodge-srt-demon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/owners-clubs\/2018\/03\/owner-spotlight-kyle-hemi-hemingers-all-american-2018-dodge-srt-demon.html","title":{"rendered":"Owner Spotlight: Kyle \u201cHemi\u201d Heminger\u2019s All-American 2018 Dodge SRT\u00ae<\/sup> Demon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kyle Heminger has the word \u201cHemi\u201d in his name, so why wouldn\u2019t he want one in his garage? Meet the owner of Dodge Challenger SRT\u00ae<\/sup> Demon, serial number 1776. The birthdate of America couldn\u2019t find a better home than with Heminger, as he\u2019s a Chief Warrant Officer in the U.S. Army. He flies Apache helicopters as a day job, and dreams about fast cars and motorcycles in his spare time.<\/p>\n

When asked why he wanted an SRT Demon for his own, Heminger laughed. \u201cIt does wheelies and it has more than 800 horsepower. What else do you need to know?\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the short answer, but the longer answer is that Heminger was looking for something to replace the thrill of a Honda CBR sportbike, but with room for his family. He grew up in Napa Valley, driving and riding the curves of California\u2019s famous Highway 1, but says that at 35 years old, he no longer wants to fly around corners on a motorcycle. Instead, he wanted a car that would be fun on track. \u201cI\u2019m more responsible now,\u201d he says. He also wanted something that he could go out in with his wife and kids. \u201cPutting someone on the back of a motorcycle is dangerous. In a car, we can all enjoy the drive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Once he sold the bike, he started looking for a car that would equal the thrill of two wheels.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was looking at sportscars, but I wanted something that fit my personality. I wanted something not everyone had.\u201d When the SRT Demon teaser videos started appearing, Heminger knew he\u2019d found his car. \u201cI didn\u2019t think I was going to be able to get my hands on one, you know, I\u2019m not a celebrity or anything, but you gotta go after what you want.\u201d<\/p>\n

What Heminger wanted was an Indigo Blue SRT Demon with full interior and the Comfort Audio Group package, which adds in an 18-speaker Harman Kardon system, two subwoofers and a 900W amplifier. \u201cI can\u2019t wait to get it, put my kids in the back, put the windows down, put the music up and drive it.\u201d<\/p>\n

He got the good news about the new baby from Elk Grove Dodge in California, and had the car shipped to where he is stationed in Honolulu, Hawaii. \u201cThere are only maybe three Demons in all of Hawaii,\u201d says Heminger. \u201cI think I might be the only army Demon. I wonder if they\u2019ll let me race it against the Apache. I\u2019d give the Apache a headstart.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fly safe, Kyle, in both the Apache and the new Dodge SRT Demon.<\/p>\n