kfriedenberger

http://wannagofast.com/chicago.php

I'm thinking of hanging out there Saturday morning, but can't find the actual event times? Is anyone else in the area attending?

Petakii63

Looks like it's sold out

kfriedenberger

To participate yes, not to spectate.

jrcart

I ran this event last year, well run event. I am not running this one becuase I will be running in the Optima USCA event at Road America in Wisconsin all weekend. They just announced a fall Wanna Go Fast event at the same airport. Registration for that event opens in July I believe. I am most likely going to run my CLK at that event.

kfriedenberger

155 at 1/4 mile; what's the estimate on the 1/2??

jrcart

It will go over 200 in the 1/2 for sure. I did several 1/2 mile evants with the car last year and it was running 187mph in the 1/2 but now I have about 350-300 more hp than I did last spring plus much better suspension that will allow me to get on full throttle much earlier

I might be running the Michigan Mile in a few weeks, i ran it last year with my C and went 194, CLK should do at least 225 in that event.

Euro

Unfortunately we have a few cool events on the same weekend. I will be at the Optima event with my BS, but rain will probably ruin both events.

Mike

jrcart

Well a last minute change of plans and the call of rain up near Road America has prompted me to skip the Optima USCA event and do this event. I made a few calls yesterday and got a spot for this event. I will be running this event tomorrow (Saturday).

jrcart

Yep, Rain up in Cheeseland for sure, only a 20% chance of showers after 3:00pm down in Monee, IL at the airstrip event. I changed things around so now I am doing the airstrip.

...not to mention the hotel situation up at road America was a joke due to the Nascar race being up there and I was not thrilled about the shortened track configuration for the event. They took out all the high speed and big braking areas where my car would have shined, forcing us to run the bike chicane .....and how can you even call it Road America with no Turn 5????

loungn14

we are running, and have around 15 of our cars coming....stop by and see us! (look for the lambos and ec tents)

EC canada is bringing around 10 high power bmws!

jrcart

My buddy Asad will be out there with his Weistec E63S...I hope AMS has the sack to line up their E63S against him so the world can see what really happens when their AMG's line up against a Wesitec car.

kfriedenberger

Will see you tomorrow Jim.

C63newdude

Mr Loungn14,


Please reply to one of the two PM that I sent you within the last 2 days. I know you are busy... Thanks!

jrcart

......well AMS had some excuse about a tire problem on their E63S lol. They had excuses after this event last year as well. Maybe they should just stick to tunning JDM and Nissan products.

C63newdude

^^^ I think that in my humble opinion you need to look at things from a different perspective. What I mean with this is that AMS is a reputable company that offers Mercedes Benz products as well as many many other car manufacturers aftermarket parts.
I see Weistec as a specialized shop for Mercedes. Weistec does well on what they do but like I said, Weistec is focused and specialized on Mercedes while AMS offers world class performance on many different cars.


I am myself a customer of AMS, they offer world leading aftermarket parts on some new iconic cars that I had back then. I don't think that AMS is interested on a d-ick contest at this time, they already offer great quality products and because they are into multiple car platform I think they might or might not have the quickest Benz in the world but honestly that is secondary to their business (I think).


AMS already had a few world records on many other cars. I am not trying to stir things up, I am just saying lets give them break or the benefit of the doubt and in my opinion is better to not speculate. I personally have no doubt that if they want to built the worlds quickest and fastest Mercedes that they have the technology, experience and resources to do so.


On a different note, I applaud the achievements done by Weistec for the Mercedes community, is nothing short of amazing. Cheers!

C63newdude

That is what I call selling smoke. Good for Mr Asad, I am happy for him, I just don't think that AMS necessarily have on their agenda winning, they might be willing to participate and have the chance to improve their product by doing some further R&D.

jrcart

I understand what you are saying any any tuner can choose to tuner any make or model they choose. That being said would you go to a world renowned heart surgeon for neuro/brain surgery? AMS is an OUTSTANDING tuner, you will NEVER hear me say a negative word about their GTR and EVO tuning abilities. They are the leaders when it comes to GTRs PERIOD! If I owned a GTR I would not send it to Weistec or any other tuner I would send it to AMS. I do have a problem with some of their AMG claims and I am not affraid to be vocal about it. I have seen nothing from them except claimed dyno figures and a mediocre 1/4 pass with their E. I have been around the block a few times and am not some chump, I own the fastest Mercedes in the world and am familar with EVERYTHING available for late model AMGs. Bottom line thier power claims don't match up with their results. We had a Weistec E63S out there today ready to line up with their E63S so the world could see some real world results and they had "tire issues"??? Come on...

I will be out there again tomorrow, and I beleive the Weistec E63 will be as well maybe they rectified their tire issue.

jrcart

Not really sure where you are generating your logic. Call me a fool, but if I owned a tuning company and wanted to jump into the GTR tuning arena and developed and marketd a product that I advertised as making as much power as AMS and pricing it as high as AMS and I honestly felt my product was on par with AMS(the GTR industry leader) my mouth would water at the thought of being able to line up a major event and run an AMS car with my product to show the world I offer somethung that can compete.

People are not idiots and people can read between the lines. I got 20 text messages and/or PMs today with people wanting to know if either lined up one of my cars or Asad lined up his E63S against the AMS E63S. They all laughed and called BS when I told them of the "tire issue".

One more thing, dont tell me AMS is not into winning, they had 20 cars out there today. This event was a big deal for them in their own backyard an hour from their shop. Their E63 sure looked pretty, every time I walked or drove past they had a kid polishing it lol...maybe its just a trailer queen becuase I never saw it so much as start up or idle and I was parked two trailers down from it.

jrcart

AMS E63S made a pass, 156.4mph. Weistec E63S went 159.9mph. Not too far off but the Weistec car is running stock turbos. It's early so we will see what else it can do today.

jrcart

AMS E63S made a pass, 156.4mph. Weistec E63S went 159.9mph. Not too far off but the Weistec car is running stock turbos. It's early so we will see what else it can do today.

CarHopper

You've already said it best.

AMS is where you go if you have a GTR/Evo

Weistec is where you go if you have an AMG

UGR... Lambo...

Etc etc etc. Nice to see AMS is running the car. I wonder how Weistecs 2012 E63 would do. Do they have that car there? Still for sale and I still want it haha

jrcart

Weistec is not here, just me in my C BS and SLS BS and my buddy Asad in his E63S. Asad's E has tune and downpipes. Steves/Weistec's shop E63S would embarrass both cars. The Weistec shop E is trapping in the mid 170's in the half.

This is a cool event, some fast cars, Heffner tt Viper went 210, AMS Alpha 16 went 212, crap ton of cars running over 200mph....should have brought the CLK.It's a hot one out here 3900 DA

CarHopper

^ Ah ok. You get to have all the fun!

an_DREW

Any videos fellas?

Faris63

That great number for a stock turbo E63S 159mph .

Well done Weistec