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Old 09-14-2005 | 10:13 AM
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Georgia Drag GTG - Import Showdown - October 9th
It's time for the Import Showdown again. We love having you guys/gals out and looking forward to having you again!

www.importshowdown.com
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Old 09-14-2005 | 01:06 PM
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I'm in! Looking forward to testing out the new car. :v
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Old 09-14-2005 | 01:27 PM
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Just pre-registered! Thanks, Paul for always making us feel welcome
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Old 09-19-2005 | 05:04 PM
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***UPDATE***

So far, I've received word that many of the local AMG folks are planning on attending this event:

W202 C36
W210 E55 (modified)
W211 E55
W211 E55
W211 E55
R171 SLK55
R170 SLK32
W208 CLK55
W209 CLK55
W203 C55

(more to confirm soon)

If you want to caravan down, we'll meet here at 8am:

http://www.bjs.com/locations/clubs/145.shtml
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Old 09-21-2005 | 11:06 AM
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Here are a few tips for the first-timer....
http://www.gafba.com/forum_viewtopic.php?14.748

BTW, we are now up to FIVE E55s! Two are modified

***The current list***

W202 C36
W210 E55 (modified)
W211 E55 (modified)
W211 E55
W211 E55
W211 E55
R171 SLK55
R170 SLK32
W208 CLK55
W209 CLK55
W203 C55
W124 500E or ML55
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Old 10-01-2005 | 07:26 AM
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Just a week to go!
Warm up those tires!
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Originally Posted by Chappy
http://www.gafba.com/forum_viewtopic.php?14.748

BTW, we are now up to FIVE E55s! Two are modified

***The current list***

W202 C36
W210 E55 (modified)
W211 E55 (modified)
W211 E55
W211 E55
W211 E55
R171 SLK55
R170 SLK32
W208 CLK55
W209 CLK55
W203 C55
W124 500E or ML55
Great find Chappy!!!
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Old 10-04-2005 | 09:53 PM
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Great find Chappy!!!
lol....if you were just a little closer, I'd drive up for your meet!
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Old 10-04-2005 | 10:05 PM
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next year we are in talks with Rob to make this MASSIVE, like an east coast event. Who knows maybe next year it works out for everyone, lol
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Old 10-05-2005 | 12:23 AM
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All of them!
Big Guns?
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No Shiznick this time? Where's all the big guns? Did you p.m. them?
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Old 10-05-2005 | 12:35 AM
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.....................no big gun here, but I'm definitely in. W210 E55 S7 and W463 G55 K2.

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No Shiznick this time? Where's all the big guns? Did you p.m. them?
Rich
There may be a surprise or two...
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Old 10-05-2005 | 06:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Ted Baldwin
.....................no big gun here, but I'm definitely in. W210 E55 S7 and W463 G55 K2.

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You bringing both? Donnie coming too?
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Old 10-05-2005 | 05:26 PM
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............I'm not sure Donnie is going to be able to make it. But in his place there will be someone more pleasant to the eyes.

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Looks like you guys are going to have a nice trunout. We will be doing one in late oct/ early nov. Take lots of pics and lets see who gets the quickest times!
55fanatic- Next time we should do the event somewhere in middle of the east coast. Like DC.
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Old 10-06-2005 | 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted by blackbenzz
Looks like you guys are going to have a nice trunout. We will be doing one in late oct/ early nov. Take lots of pics and lets see who gets the quickest times!
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Old 10-06-2005 | 07:08 PM
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Still hanging around. If I can make my schedule work, I will come out.....

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Old 10-07-2005 | 07:02 AM
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Excellent...weather forecast looks great. We'll meet at BJs at 8am if you want to caravan down
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I'll be meeting at BJ's with a camera. My car can't handle drag racing so I'll just record the event.
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Old 10-07-2005 | 04:06 PM
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I'll be meeting at BJ's with a camera. My car can't handle drag racing so I'll just record the event.
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Old 10-07-2005 | 05:41 PM
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I hope to stop by also. No camera but at least I can meet some of you guys.
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Old 10-08-2005 | 03:30 PM
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Well my car just had a blowout today so unless I can find other transportation it looks like I won't be able to attend.
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Old 10-09-2005 | 12:16 AM
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looks like I'll be coming along baring some major issue b/w now and tomrorow morning..

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Old 10-09-2005 | 12:54 AM
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Well, major issue has arisen (my own fault)... Was just finishing up an oil change on my white 91 (car i wanted to take as the black one needs to have the wheels balenced again..) when I discovered that one of my containers of M1 was empty..
*&^&^&%^%#$...I really do hate when my brain is stuck on stupid..

Next year I hope to have my car SC'd anyway

Y'all have fun!

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Old 10-10-2005 | 07:19 AM
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First, thanks to Paul and his gang at the GA DSM Club for making the event happen and making us all feel welcome, as usual.

It was a great time and we had a nice turnout:

G55K
W210 E55 Kleemann (490hp at the wheels)
C55
W211
W211 on drag radials
W211 Wagon
SLK55
W208 CLK55
500E - on slicks!

My buddy also came and brought his 540i 6 spd.

Track conditions were not favorable and it seemed everyone ran .2 to .3 seconds off the pace at the beginning....then times went sharply down hill (I stopped when I went from a 13.6 to a 13.998) due to terrible traction on the start line.

In fact, traction was such an issue, I'm not sure Ted Baldwin ever got a clean pass in his MONSTER Kleemann W210 E55....once or twice that beast still wasn't hooking after the 1/8 mile!

Still, we got to meet some new folks and had a great time. Pics to follow soon
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