CLS 55 AT THE DRAG STRIP
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CLS 55 AT THE DRAG STRIP
Well I started the week asking for tips on drag racing...
https://mbworld.org/forums/cls55-amg...some-tips.html
This was my 1st time to ever go down the track in a car. I got to run the car 3 times (ran low on gas)
1st time was vs a motorcycle
2nd was vs a black cls63
3rd was vs a friend in a trans am with slicks, ported-polished heads and more...ohhhh ya and a TRANS BRAKE....
video
https://mbworld.org/forums/cls55-amg...some-tips.html
This was my 1st time to ever go down the track in a car. I got to run the car 3 times (ran low on gas)
1st time was vs a motorcycle
2nd was vs a black cls63
3rd was vs a friend in a trans am with slicks, ported-polished heads and more...ohhhh ya and a TRANS BRAKE....
video
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wow that is sad.....ported/polished heads on the T/A and it could only muster a 12.5 at 107? pff.....is it an LS1 or LT1 (i'm guessing LT1)? full-bolt on I'm guessing?
nice runs! now get some mods going! pulley, tune, and H/E! were you on stock tires?
also, why did the bike let off?
nice runs! now get some mods going! pulley, tune, and H/E! were you on stock tires?
also, why did the bike let off?
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were you on stock tires?
why did the bike let off?
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Well I started the week asking for tips on drag racing...
https://mbworld.org/forums/cls55-amg...some-tips.html
This was my 1st time to ever go down the track in a car. I got to run the car 3 times (ran low on gas)
1st time was vs a motorcycle
2nd was vs a black cls63
3rd was vs a friend in a trans am with slicks, ported-polished heads and more...ohhhh ya and a TRANS BRAKE....
video
https://mbworld.org/forums/cls55-amg...some-tips.html
This was my 1st time to ever go down the track in a car. I got to run the car 3 times (ran low on gas)
1st time was vs a motorcycle
2nd was vs a black cls63
3rd was vs a friend in a trans am with slicks, ported-polished heads and more...ohhhh ya and a TRANS BRAKE....
video
Great job,
you had some decent runs and were very good on the tree which allowed you to dispatch the CLS 63. Too bad you guys could not go 2/3 as the data on the slips is very telling.
You chopped the tree down on the 63 and beat it by over a half second, very good reaction times for you first runs in the car.
Thanks for sharing
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The TX heat and humidity were both robbing you bigtime....corrected, your best run comes out to a 12.414 @ 112.424 MPH. ET is very good, but trap is a bit low still, those 20" wheels are probably hurting you a bit.
Great 60' times, though, which is where that TX heat probably helped you!
Anyway, nice runs!
Great 60' times, though, which is where that TX heat probably helped you!
Anyway, nice runs!
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I did a few things different every time..
from what I remember doing was
1: very minor burn out maybe 3-4 secs. (every time)
2: brake with left leg and gas at about 1100-1300 (every time)
3: traction control off (every time)
4: sport mode and did manual on last run while shifting myself..
5: mashed on the gas (every time)
from what I remember doing was
1: very minor burn out maybe 3-4 secs. (every time)
2: brake with left leg and gas at about 1100-1300 (every time)
3: traction control off (every time)
4: sport mode and did manual on last run while shifting myself..
5: mashed on the gas (every time)
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Cutting an 0.0x light two out of three times on your first time at the track? Very impressive, that's not an easy thing to do.
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Thanks guys.. I want to do some mods to the car and go back out.. Next time I go I will write down on the time slip what I did, each time. There are a few things I want to try.
Also I have raced motorcycle for over 7 years (no drag racing) ( But Closed coures racing) so I guess I have it in the blood. Next time I will take my dvd camcorder so I can get some nice video for you guys, maybe will get one that mounts in the car to.
Also I have raced motorcycle for over 7 years (no drag racing) ( But Closed coures racing) so I guess I have it in the blood. Next time I will take my dvd camcorder so I can get some nice video for you guys, maybe will get one that mounts in the car to.
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Very good times. Are there engine mods to your CLS 55, or is it stock? If this is stock, the drag times are consitant with the specs from test drive review from 2005 when the CLS 55 was being reviewed by all of the magazines. I think it's great!
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Nice job . I also went to the drags during Saturday.
The following Youtube link is video of my buddy and I drag racing for the first time at Speed World in Surprise Arizona. Neither one of us have ever been on the strip before. Tempature was 90 degrees. The CLS 55 AMG is bone stock. Nothing was removed from the car to make it lighter. I weigh 240 Lbs. I'm burning 91 octane for fuel on Pirelli PS2 stock rims and tires. Notice the elapsed time and speed. I was in manual shift mode revving to 6K prior to shifting. Vehicle Stability was off. I mashed the pedal without revving the engine to engage the drive train. The SRT 10 Dodge truck would have caught up to me eventually but had major traction issues. He got much better as the night went on. We were one of the first to run that night, so the sticky stuff was just sprayed on during track prep. My tires grabbed like glue. Not so for the SRT 10 Truck.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb0q9iyxb90
The following Youtube link is a video that was shot of a driver I met at Speed World Surprise Arizona in a Corvette Z06 and me driving my 2006 CLS 55 AMG. The CLS 55 AMG is bone stock. Nothing was removed from the car to make it lighter. I weigh 240 lbs. I'm burning 91 octane for fuel riding on Pirelli PS2 stock rims and tires. I was in manual shift mode revving to 6K prior to shifting. Vehicle Stability was on. I mashed the pedal without revving the engine to engage the drive train. The Corvette Z06 would have caught up to me eventually but had traction issues off the line. He got much better as the night went on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlkMOV1u-IY
. I also went to the drags during Saturday. The following Youtube link is video of my buddy and I drag racing for the first time at Speed World in Surprise Arizona. Neither one of us have ever been on the strip before. Tempature was 90 degrees. The CLS 55 AMG is bone stock. Nothing was removed from the car to make it lighter. I weigh 240 Lbs. I'm burning 91 octane for fuel on Pirelli PS2 stock rims and tires. Notice the elapsed time and speed. I was in manual shift mode revving to 6K prior to shifting. Vehicle Stability was off. I mashed the pedal without revving the engine to engage the drive train. The SRT 10 Dodge truck would have caught up to me eventually but had major traction issues. He got much better as the night went on. We were one of the first to run that night, so the sticky stuff was just sprayed on during track prep. My tires grabbed like glue. Not so for the SRT 10 Truck.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb0q9iyxb90
The following Youtube link is a video that was shot of a driver I met at Speed World Surprise Arizona in a Corvette Z06 and me driving my 2006 CLS 55 AMG. The CLS 55 AMG is bone stock. Nothing was removed from the car to make it lighter. I weigh 240 lbs. I'm burning 91 octane for fuel riding on Pirelli PS2 stock rims and tires. I was in manual shift mode revving to 6K prior to shifting. Vehicle Stability was on. I mashed the pedal without revving the engine to engage the drive train. The Corvette Z06 would have caught up to me eventually but had traction issues off the line. He got much better as the night went on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlkMOV1u-IY
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Nice job . I also went to the drags during Saturday.
The following Youtube link is video of my buddy and I drag racing for the first time at Speed World in Surprise Arizona. Neither one of us have ever been on the strip before. Tempature was 90 degrees. The CLS 55 AMG is bone stock. Nothing was removed from the car to make it lighter. I weigh 240 Lbs. I'm burning 91 octane for fuel on Pirelli PS2 stock rims and tires. Notice the elapsed time and speed. I was in manual shift mode revving to 6K prior to shifting. Vehicle Stability was off. I mashed the pedal without revving the engine to engage the drive train. The SRT 10 Dodge truck would have caught up to me eventually but had major traction issues. He got much better as the night went on. We were one of the first to run that night, so the sticky stuff was just sprayed on during track prep. My tires grabbed like glue. Not so for the SRT 10 Truck.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb0q9iyxb90
The following Youtube link is a video that was shot of a driver I met at Speed World Surprise Arizona in a Corvette Z06 and me driving my 2006 CLS 55 AMG. The CLS 55 AMG is bone stock. Nothing was removed from the car to make it lighter. I weigh 240 lbs. I'm burning 91 octane for fuel riding on Pirelli PS2 stock rims and tires. I was in manual shift mode revving to 6K prior to shifting. Vehicle Stability was on. I mashed the pedal without revving the engine to engage the drive train. The Corvette Z06 would have caught up to me eventually but had traction issues off the line. He got much better as the night went on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlkMOV1u-IY
. I also went to the drags during Saturday. The following Youtube link is video of my buddy and I drag racing for the first time at Speed World in Surprise Arizona. Neither one of us have ever been on the strip before. Tempature was 90 degrees. The CLS 55 AMG is bone stock. Nothing was removed from the car to make it lighter. I weigh 240 Lbs. I'm burning 91 octane for fuel on Pirelli PS2 stock rims and tires. Notice the elapsed time and speed. I was in manual shift mode revving to 6K prior to shifting. Vehicle Stability was off. I mashed the pedal without revving the engine to engage the drive train. The SRT 10 Dodge truck would have caught up to me eventually but had major traction issues. He got much better as the night went on. We were one of the first to run that night, so the sticky stuff was just sprayed on during track prep. My tires grabbed like glue. Not so for the SRT 10 Truck.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb0q9iyxb90
The following Youtube link is a video that was shot of a driver I met at Speed World Surprise Arizona in a Corvette Z06 and me driving my 2006 CLS 55 AMG. The CLS 55 AMG is bone stock. Nothing was removed from the car to make it lighter. I weigh 240 lbs. I'm burning 91 octane for fuel riding on Pirelli PS2 stock rims and tires. I was in manual shift mode revving to 6K prior to shifting. Vehicle Stability was on. I mashed the pedal without revving the engine to engage the drive train. The Corvette Z06 would have caught up to me eventually but had traction issues off the line. He got much better as the night went on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlkMOV1u-IY
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Nice job . I also went to the drags during Saturday.
The following Youtube link is video of my buddy and I drag racing for the first time at Speed World in Surprise Arizona. Neither one of us have ever been on the strip before. Tempature was 90 degrees. The CLS 55 AMG is bone stock. Nothing was removed from the car to make it lighter. I weigh 240 Lbs. I'm burning 91 octane for fuel on Pirelli PS2 stock rims and tires. Notice the elapsed time and speed. I was in manual shift mode revving to 6K prior to shifting. Vehicle Stability was off. I mashed the pedal without revving the engine to engage the drive train. The SRT 10 Dodge truck would have caught up to me eventually but had major traction issues. He got much better as the night went on. We were one of the first to run that night, so the sticky stuff was just sprayed on during track prep. My tires grabbed like glue. Not so for the SRT 10 Truck.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb0q9iyxb90
The following Youtube link is a video that was shot of a driver I met at Speed World Surprise Arizona in a Corvette Z06 and me driving my 2006 CLS 55 AMG. The CLS 55 AMG is bone stock. Nothing was removed from the car to make it lighter. I weigh 240 lbs. I'm burning 91 octane for fuel riding on Pirelli PS2 stock rims and tires. I was in manual shift mode revving to 6K prior to shifting. Vehicle Stability was on. I mashed the pedal without revving the engine to engage the drive train. The Corvette Z06 would have caught up to me eventually but had traction issues off the line. He got much better as the night went on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlkMOV1u-IY
. I also went to the drags during Saturday. The following Youtube link is video of my buddy and I drag racing for the first time at Speed World in Surprise Arizona. Neither one of us have ever been on the strip before. Tempature was 90 degrees. The CLS 55 AMG is bone stock. Nothing was removed from the car to make it lighter. I weigh 240 Lbs. I'm burning 91 octane for fuel on Pirelli PS2 stock rims and tires. Notice the elapsed time and speed. I was in manual shift mode revving to 6K prior to shifting. Vehicle Stability was off. I mashed the pedal without revving the engine to engage the drive train. The SRT 10 Dodge truck would have caught up to me eventually but had major traction issues. He got much better as the night went on. We were one of the first to run that night, so the sticky stuff was just sprayed on during track prep. My tires grabbed like glue. Not so for the SRT 10 Truck.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb0q9iyxb90
The following Youtube link is a video that was shot of a driver I met at Speed World Surprise Arizona in a Corvette Z06 and me driving my 2006 CLS 55 AMG. The CLS 55 AMG is bone stock. Nothing was removed from the car to make it lighter. I weigh 240 lbs. I'm burning 91 octane for fuel riding on Pirelli PS2 stock rims and tires. I was in manual shift mode revving to 6K prior to shifting. Vehicle Stability was on. I mashed the pedal without revving the engine to engage the drive train. The Corvette Z06 would have caught up to me eventually but had traction issues off the line. He got much better as the night went on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlkMOV1u-IY
Wowo nice runs.
Great launch vs the truck and another victory vs. the Z06.
funny so many folks Z06 fanboys would never believe you could dispatch one in the 1/4. Time and time again the AMG takes it
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an AZ local? come to the AMG/srt6 event at Speedworld on Dec 12 or Dec 19! https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...-shootout.html
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You are a true racer. Your times are incredible.
