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Im going..should be a sick event with not too many cars so lots of track time.

 

This even is Sponsored by OE TUNING.

They will let you try out their software on the track for free! Probably give you a sweet deal if you decide to keep it.

 

Wish I could join you guys on the west coast. Looks like a lot of fun!

 

OE Tuning will be out at the track providing a test'n'tune opportuniny for new customers. Please PM me for the details. Looking forward to a great day.

 

I'm going

 

I'm definitely gonna try and make it out...gotta test out the new MBH header and tune setup.

 

Great event indeed.... I'm going to try and make it out as well

 

Awesome! Glad some benz people are coming out. Can't wait til Friday!!!!!!!!!!!

 

The personal instructor is a great deal.. We are going to have two professional drivers on site, so you will get more then one session!

Helmet rental is also added.

 

Registration has been extended until Thursday. Sign up today! You do not want to miss this event, trust!!!


If you are on the edge of getting the instructor, let me just tell you I hired another driver now. So we have two people instructing all day, best bang for the buck.. Well, Don't forget.. You also get a CaliPhotography CD with pictures of your car on the track.. so that is a great value too.. Normally $65 if you wanted to purchase it!

Event Registration/Information Page: http://www.speeddistrict.com/events/...ent&event_id=1

Hope to see everyone on Friday,
Josh


PS - Even if you don't want to track your car, come out and hang out

 

Dang it...I was really looking forward to this event and I wish I could have made it to this one. Unfortunately I'll be hitting up another track later this month. I want to limit my track time to at most once a month. I will DEFINITELY be at the next one. Hope you guys have a fun and safe time! Take lots of pics and vids!

 

Just registered. Can't wait til tomorrow!!!

See everybody out there.

 

Nice!! excited to hear your car now

 

Can’t make it out there mañana. Trust you'll post pictures and times in due course. :y

 

Does anyone know what time a pro runs Big Willow in a C63?

 

The professional instructors there said their best time was 1:29 using a track prepped 135i with 380whp. That's probably a pretty good reference point for our cars.

 

No idea... the track was recently resurfaced so that can change the time.

What did you run yesterday with your C63? My fastest lap on my SLK55 was 1:45.580

 

On fast laps they had:
25. BMW M3 (E92) 1:36.92 '07 420 / 1619 Steve Millen


for 1 tires make a HUGE difference so im sure that 135 "track prepped" had very good tires, suspension etc.... Im looking for stock C63. Cause no way a 135 is running 1:29 on street tires.

Thats good, my best was 1:45:22x , pretty much all my lap times were in the 1:45:xx range had a few poor ones getting up to 1:48.

Jeremy(OE Tuning) got a 1:42:xx, but the rest of his were 1:45:xx and up as well.


It was very hard because of that track prep!!! Didnt feel grippy at all, and Im sure as u know, usually when you are getting acquainted to a track, as this was my first time on Big Willow you get to use the tire marks on the track as reference lines for breaking, and lines etc...so it was difficult not having any of that.

 

Nice job! I was pretty surprised to what my car can do considering there's no engine mod whatsoever.

In addition, I was talking to few of the M3s and their lap time increased by 5 seconds from previous track time due to the resurfaced track. Yea, i totally agree with you. I was having a hard time getting grip especially on Turn 5 and 9.

BTW, the C63 AMGs sounded the best of the track IMO

 

Im not surprised at all, glad to hear about them running 5 seconds slower cause I was a little frustrated! My car is stock as well, but no doubt Jeremy and Xtypers cars were the best and most dominant sounding there.

 

Here are the times list, but no C63. I would really like to find out what one runs.



Pos Make / Model Time Year Power (hp) / Weight (kg) Driven by
1. Dodge Viper SRT-10 ACR 1:29.33 '08 600 / 1536 Steve Millen
2. Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 1:29.69 '08 647 / 1530 MT
3. Nissan GT-R 1:31.23 '08 479 / 1740 Steve Millen
4. Dodge Viper SRT-10 (600hp) 1:31.28 '08 612 / 1567 torque.tv
5. Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 1:31.32 '08 560 / 1530 Steve Millen
6. Chevrolet Corvette Z06 1:32.06 '05 513 / 1437 Torque.TV
7. Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera 1:32.47 '07 530 / 1520 Steve Millen
8. Dodge Viper GTS 1:32.81 '97 457 / 1580 torque.tv
9. Dodge Viper SRT-10 1:33.10 '05 506 / 1600 Road&Track
10. Porsche 997 GT3 RS 1:33.14 '06 415 / 1375 Steve Millen
11. Audi R8 4.2 FSI quattro 1:33.20 '06 420 / 1560 Steve Millen
12. Porsche 997 Turbo facelift 1:33.31 '09 500 / 1570 MT
13. Porsche 997 GT2 1:33.57 '07 530 / 1440 Steve Millen
14. Ariel Atom 3 (300 hp) 1:34.00 '08 300 / 456 The Stig
15. Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder 1:34.32 '06 520 / 1748 Steve Millen
16. Dodge Viper ACR 1:34.90 '99 466 / 1525 Car and Driver
17. Superformance Daytona Coupe 1:36.20 '06 588 / 1364 torque.tv
18. Aston Martin DBS 1:36.26 '07 517 / 1695 Steve Millen
19. Chevrolet Corvette C5 Z06 1:36.30 '03 385 / 1430 Car and Driver
20. Chevrolet Corvette C5 Z06 1:36.30 '01 390 / 1414 Car and Driver
21. Nissan Nismo 350Z 1:36.53 '08 313 / 1610 torque.TV
22. Honda S2000 Type S 1:36.67 '07 242 / 1270 torque.TV
23. Acura TL Type S 1:36.67 '07 290 / 1666 Keiichi Tsuchiya
24. Shelby GT500 1:36.80 '06 507 / 1807 Torque TV
25. BMW M3 (E92) 1:36.92 '07 420 / 1619 Steve Millen
26. Ford GT 1:37.01 '04 550 / 1538 Gan-san
27. Porsche 997 Carrera S 1:37.09 '04 355 / 1420 Steve Millen
28. Ford Mustang GT 5.0 1:37.60 '11 412 / 1648 Mustang Vs Camaro, R
29. Chevrolet Camaro SS 2010 1:37.70 '10 432 / 1750 Mustang Vs Camaro, R
30. Spyker C8 Spyder 1:37.93 '03 405 / 1250 torqueTV
31. Ford Mustang SVT Cobra 1:38.05 '04 390 / 1665 Torque TV
32. Lotus Exige S 240 1:38.11 '08 240 / 944 Steve Millen
33. Lexus IS 350 1:38.24 '06 310 / 1600 Keiichi Tsuchiya
34. Mazda RX-7 1:38.30 '93 255 / 1281 Motor trend
35. Porsche Cayman S(facelift) PDK 1:38.30 '08 320 / 1375 road&track
36. Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX 1:38.35 '05 290 / 1482 torqueTV
37. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X MR 1:38.37 '08 295 / 1585 Steve Millen
38. Lotus Evora 1:38.51 '10 280 / 1398 road&track
39. Porsche 997 Turbo 1:38.53 '06 480 / 1585 C/D
40. Infiniti G35 sport MT sedan 1:38.67 '08 310 / 1605 Keiichi Tsuchiya
41. Ford Mustang SVT Cobra r 1:38.70 '00 385 / 1631 Car and Driver
42. BMW M5 (E60) 1:38.77 '05 507 / 1848 Torque.TV
43. Audi RS4 (B7) 1:39.32 '05 420 / 1720 torque.TV
44. Chevrolet Corvette LT1 1:39.50 '92 304 / 1530 Motor Trend
45. Ford Mustang V6 1:39.60 '11 309 / 1571 Road and Track (eat
46. Honda NSX 3.0 (1991) 1:39.90 '91 274 / 1362 Motor Trend
47. Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 1:39.90 '09 310 / 1575 Road And Track
48. Mazda RX-8 1:39.99 '02 231 / 1400 torqueTV
49. Mitsubishi GTO MR (Mk II) 1:40.30 '94 280 / 1650 Motor trend
50. Shelby GT500 Super Snake 1:40.50 '10 760 / 1790 Hot Rod Magazine

 

CLK63 BS will run in the 1:33's with top instructors. The C63 needs tires and a limited slip if it's going to be in the high 1:30s. Conditions make a huge difference at WSIR so taking a time for a given car on one day doesn't translate to another day. I'd say 1:37 for a pro would be realistic given a P30/31 package and decent tires.

As for a BMW 135i running sub 1:30's, Proly not street legal and a long way from stock. I've seen some amazing times by race prepped cars in the past 25 years running at WSIR
but some of the times reported need to be scrutinized. It's amazing to see all the sub 1:30 cars running 1:35's with real timing and scoring.

 

surprising it wasnt putting the power down on exiting turns that was my prob at all, felt like the car put down the power well. It was the front tires giving out and getting greasy = UNDERSTEER!

And yes no way 135i is running sub 1:30's street legal or at least not on slicks with tons of weight removal

 

Got my SLK55 down to 1:40.946 couple of weeks ago
Going back there again on August 13th with extremespeed if you're interested.

I'm aiming for 1:38 =)