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Old Dec 6, 2011 | 12:07 PM
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Tommy Kendall runs hot laps in CLK63 BS at Laguna Seca for AMG

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He took passengers on hot laps at the AMG driving academy.
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Old Dec 6, 2011 | 02:39 PM
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I've got some videos of hot laps at the Road Atlanta AMG Academy this past April where I was riding shotgun with him. Mostly me blabbering about the suspension settings, etc they run, him explaining the heat cycling of the calipers turning the silver paint bronze, etc. Another lap we discussed how many of his racing driver friends either had a Black Series or wanted one, etc. Had a great time.
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I've got some videos of hot laps at the Road Atlanta AMG Academy this past April where I was riding shotgun with him. Mostly me blabbering about the suspension settings, etc they run, him explaining the heat cycling of the calipers turning the silver paint bronze, etc. Another lap we discussed how many of his racing driver friends either had a Black Series or wanted one, etc. Had a great time.
Funny about the caliper paint, mine are bronze as well from hot laps.
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I've got some videos of hot laps at the Road Atlanta AMG Academy this past April where I was riding shotgun with him. Mostly me blabbering about the suspension settings, etc they run, him explaining the heat cycling of the calipers turning the silver paint bronze, etc. Another lap we discussed how many of his racing driver friends either had a Black Series or wanted one, etc. Had a great time.
Love to see that video if you can post it on YouTube or some other host site.
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Originally Posted by Carac
I've got some videos of hot laps at the Road Atlanta AMG Academy this past April where I was riding shotgun with him. Mostly me blabbering about the suspension settings, etc they run, him explaining the heat cycling of the calipers turning the silver paint bronze, etc. Another lap we discussed how many of his racing driver friends either had a Black Series or wanted one, etc. Had a great time.
I was there for a few hours that weekend too (but I wasn't driving). I hung out by the autocross course and chatted with him for a while. He told me he wanted my car.




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