kbahl21

i beat a modded e39 m5 today!!! that is all really

Kevwood

Nice! What mods did he gave? Was it from a dig?

kbahl21

exhaust, tune, intake.....we did two 40 rolls

FastDonzi

easy win for you bro.i ran one a while ago with the clk from about 80 or 90 to 160 and he could not pass me.i didn't even realize it was an m5 until we slowed and he gave me thumbs up.very cool guy.

Kevwood

Doesn't anyone race from a dig anymore?

Supafly

Those facelifted e39 m5s are some really mean looking rides..

dynomite05

Sweet!

kostas86

nice

badblackbenz550

haha great some of them are still being cocky on the M5 forums, but few says we can only hang with them but not beat. This again shows that clk550 is an under rated car and is a sleeper.

bu how many cars you beat him ?

Klinh

I don't doubt the wins in those kind od raes but I wouldn't consider it a real win until the races is from 0-125 or 0-top speed? Take the current M5 and M6 for example, both always lost to the E55 from 0-125 but after the 125mph, both M5 and M6 pulled and past the E55 to top speed.

badblackbenz550

i still highly doubt E39 can pull on a clk550 which is lighter with equal power and more gears.

Klinh

Yeah, I agreed. I was just saying in general that racing from 60-100, 40-100...etc does really tell the whole story.

FastDonzi

clk is definitely a sleeper.many other drivers don't know the full potential of this car.it's very overlooked.I've surprised many people on the highway.

badblackbenz550

indeed all benz cars are monsters from a roll.

FastDonzi

hey, a race is a race.first off,racing from a dig only shows off the potential of the driver IMO.if you want to do car vs. car you gotta go from a roll.like i said before,i raced an e39 m5 while he was drafting behind me and he couldn't pass me.i could only imagine the clk550.

Klinh

Well, back in 2000 the clk55 were the cars in term of AMG badges on the trunk. Everyone knew about the performances in them. Mercedes killed it in 2003 when they went with SC and left the Clk models out.

Kevwood

Klinh, I have to agree with you here. To me, a true street race is from a dig, ala 1/4 mile, point to point (when the green light pops the BS stops...). 'Races' from a specified speed to another specified speed only highlight what the car can do within a specific range, it doesn't tell the whole story.

In fact, if you really want to tell the 'whole truth and nothing but the truth' a car would be tested in all ranges - power, handling and braking. Take the car on some time trials at a roadcourse track and compare them to others, everything about the car is put to the test there.

My $0.02

kbahl21

4 or 5

Klinh

The 500 can do 160 with limiter removed?

badblackbenz550

DAYUM!!! his excuse was he has heavy wheels

Klinh

Yup, that's why I love TOP GEARS, same track, same driver and they even do comparision 0-60, 1/4 and top speed. Btw, what's up with the new US version TOP GEARS? It just not the same as the as the orignal one.

badblackbenz550

klinh my 550 can hit well over 160

dynomite05

. I think it's the hosts. They don't have chemistry.

Klinh

I know your can because it the 550 engine. I quoted "FasDonzi" clk 500.

Kevwood

Yes, great show and very informative. I haven't seen the US show, just the one from the UK is shown in Dubai.

I should mention that I'm not trying to take anything away from the OP's win with my above remarks, a win is a win and good on him! I just see racing a little differently after being involved in all types of racing for a while - maybe I'm just getting old