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Two days at VIR Member days.... my buddy’s first day on the track with his new AMG GT R ...He’s not a happy camper!...
Blowout running the first session of the event...
My 507 performed like the champ she is.... NO limp modes running 2:18s makes for a great couple of days...
First time with the AMG GT R... Last month - Oak Tree at VIR... Save in the garage...
Thank you for the pics and info! I was actually looking at those exact extinguishers before. I assume you won't be able to roll the passenger seat forward anymore for someone to enter the backseat, correct?
Ouch. Any idea if those were OEM tires and rims and what tire pressures he was running? With the sidewall cut like that, I'm guessing it was from the tire rolling under the rim because the pressure was too low and/or the rim was too narrow for the tire width...
the stock AMG GT R has less than 2500 miles with OEM Michelin’s Pilot Sport Cup 2/ stock amg wheels... tire pressures checked/wheels torqued before session...
if your familiar with VIR we think he run over something entering the “snake”...
Actually - driving on the rim (deflated tire) at slow speeds even for a few hundred meters could have easily cut the sidewall like that (and he would have had to climb up through the esses to get to the pit entrance). And yes, if he drove over something or dropped a tire then all bets are off.
2012 P31 C63 Coupe Trackrat, 2019 GLE63S Coupe Beast
There’s a very nasty sharp pothole on the inside of the first right turn, right on the leading edge of the kerb, as you enter the esses. Even after the most recent repave it’s still there, but a bit smoothed out vs before. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s still catching tires like this.
And that’s probably 2mi from the pits. I hope he didn’t drive it back like that.
No he stopped track right before the bridge... I know because I was behind him when the tire blew 🏎... a full course black... he was done for the day... came next day with his white viper...
and yes the hole is still there...
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