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Old Sep 13, 2012 | 09:02 PM
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I just had to share this picture

Gassing up before hitting the track....

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Old Sep 13, 2012 | 09:08 PM
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I just have to tell you man...........stunning picture.......

really....all kinds of beautiful
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Old Sep 13, 2012 | 11:29 PM
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Hey there! Been a while brother and i hope you had a good summer...I've been out beating the living daylights out of her all summer long....LOL. She's doing real well on the track to!
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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 03:49 AM
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Nice pic probably the best CLS63 pic so far
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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 05:25 AM
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nice one freefall!
what tire brand do u use for ur track setup?
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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 01:57 PM
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sweet ride...any problems with overheating / limp home mode while at the track? looks like there were high amb. temps at your location?
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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 04:26 PM
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WoW that's stunning sir
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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 04:56 PM
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Awesome picture, that car is friggin badass...
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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by otherotherbenz
nice one freefall!
what tire brand do u use for ur track setup?
Thanks man - Toyo 888s. Love them and I can drive to the track with them on which is a huge bonus right now.

Originally Posted by dbasons55
Nice pic probably the best CLS63 pic so far
The guy who took it is amazing and thanks for your help off-line. Still figuring it all out and coming up with a plan.

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sweet ride...any problems with overheating / limp home mode while at the track? looks like there were high amb. temps at your location?
Thanks man and yea....haha...it was 112 that day. Oil got up to 290 and the water temp gauge pinned...lol...never saw that before. I got about 2 good laps in at a time before I had to pull off. Ride home was fine like I never even tracked her...except when it started raining and I was in a caravan of high HP cars with semi-slicks on.. Going again on the 21st...should only be 90 that day and expect to run much better.

Here's another cool shot by the same guy...
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Originally Posted by freefall
Hey there! Been a while brother and i hope you had a good summer...I've been out beating the living daylights out of her all summer long....LOL. She's doing real well on the track to!
glad to hear you're enjoying the car
how many miles have you racked up thus far? I'm coming up on 8K since
March lol......loving the pictures man....

sounds like you're really pushing the car to perform!
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Old Sep 15, 2012 | 06:31 PM
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Holy crap, Freefall. I think Benz should think about contract you out to design their next failure test program. Very impressed with how your cls held up under those conditions. Really what more could anyone ask for?
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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 07:45 AM
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Great pics J.!!!
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Old Sep 17, 2012 | 03:47 AM
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Holy crap, Freefall. I think Benz should think about contract you out to design their next failure test program. Very impressed with how your cls held up under those conditions. Really what more could anyone ask for?
LMAO. Just getting started as far as pushing her. A local Porsche shop asked me to use my car for a Tuning event for European Auto Magazine and I was all for it. So now we really get to dial in it for the track and will have a pro driver do timed laps for the article. Everything about the car will be tested and reviewed...nervous...lol
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Old Sep 24, 2012 | 12:03 AM
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Streets of Willow. Was there again on Friday. We rented the track out to do some testing on the car. She did really, really good outside of the water temp so it looks like we are going to upgrade the radiator. They also had a skid pad...here are few cool shots.

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Old Sep 27, 2012 | 09:05 AM
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Streets of Willow. Was there again on Friday. We rented the track out to do some testing on the car. She did really, really good outside of the water temp so it looks like we are going to upgrade the radiator. They also had a skid pad...here are few cool shots.

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Awesome Pics! Looks like fun!
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