AMG Photo Shoot - 04/30/2005
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Originally Posted by Chappy
BEAT WEST COAST or die trying lol 
:v 
:p 
:v :p 
:d Can i have you car? :p
Hell yeah...got 'cha down for thrizzle
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Originally Posted by JamE55
Guess you guys are just pullin out all the stops eh?
Friday, April 29th
At this point, we will welcome folks in from out-of-town Friday evening with a dinner (probably steaks, etc.) We are in the process of selecting a suitable/reasonable hotel for folks to stay.
Saturday, April 30th
Main Event: Three parts to the day.
Part I: Photo shoot with all the cars and an F-16 jet as the backdrop!
Part II: At lunch, will be a special guest we have invited from AMG. He'll give a short presentation and you'll have an opportunity for Q & A.
Part III: In preparation for the drags on Sunday, we will caravan over to AllSpeed for dyno-testing for the remainder of the day.
Sunday, May 1st
Track day - 1/4 mile drags
Bring your spouse or SO...make a weekender/mini vacation out of this!
There is ZERO cost (for registration) to participate! You just pay for your lunch, dyno testing and drag racing
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Chappy, this is truly unbelievable. Just an amazing lineup. With both the dyno and the track day, it may be the most definitive research to date of car vs. car and mod vs. mod. I REALLY hope folks don't bug out before they race. I want a piece of somebody's SL65.
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SL65, E55T, Pending S65
Don't worry, I am warming up the drag radials now...... It would only be fair!
We need to get the word out even more. It should be a blast of a couple of days, the more people the better!
Schiz
We need to get the word out even more. It should be a blast of a couple of days, the more people the better!
Schiz
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Originally Posted by Schiznick
We need to get the word out even more. It should be a blast of a couple of days, the more people the better!
Schiz
Schiz
), I'll start beating the drum again
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Originally Posted by Schiznick
Don't worry, I am warming up the drag radials now...... It would only be fair!
We need to get the word out even more. It should be a blast of a couple of days, the more people the better!
Schiz
We need to get the word out even more. It should be a blast of a couple of days, the more people the better!
Schiz
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Originally Posted by Schiznick
Congrats Chappy!!!!!
I'll print up some flyers this week and get them to the local dealers. I'll also e-mail details to other dealers in the Southeast. I've also forwarded details to the local MBCA section and have been in touch with many local AMG folks who've expressed interest.
We should have a good crowd
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The list is growing....
Schiznick (W211 E55 Estate, CLS55 and SL65)
AlpharettaC32 (C32)
Saaz (SLK55 or C32)
Ed (SL65 or W211 E55)
Beowulf (W211 E55)
Mbdragracer (C36)
Chappy (W208 CLK55)
Gid_E_Up (W211 E55 – Kleemann Stage III)
Hellcat
CP1 ?? (SLK55)
Rafi Jooma (W209 CLK55)
Eleanor Owner ?? (W211 E55)
Griffin337 (E55)
DerekFSU (W211 E55)
430 (SLK32)
briansyphard (SL55)
tjfunny1 (SLK32)
flysmith (SLK32)
AlpharettaC32 (C32)
Saaz (SLK55 or C32)
Ed (SL65 or W211 E55)
Beowulf (W211 E55)
Mbdragracer (C36)
Chappy (W208 CLK55)
Gid_E_Up (W211 E55 – Kleemann Stage III)
Hellcat
CP1 ?? (SLK55)
Rafi Jooma (W209 CLK55)
Eleanor Owner ?? (W211 E55)
Griffin337 (E55)
DerekFSU (W211 E55)
430 (SLK32)
briansyphard (SL55)
tjfunny1 (SLK32)
flysmith (SLK32)
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***Hotel Info Confirmed***
For out-of-towners or folks locally who don't want to miss any of the action, we have secured a group rate at a local suites hotel in Peachtree City.
The "host" hotel will be the location where we will head out Friday night for dinner, head over to Peachtree City Airport Saturday morning, and will depart Sunday morning from this location to the drags on May 1st.
The host hotel will be the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites located in Peachtree City, GA. Our group rate will be just $89 per night (all the rooms are suites) and you'll need to make reservations directly with the hotel at (770)487-4646. Make sure you mention you are with the "Mercedes AMG Group" to get this rate. This rate will be available if your reservations are made by 04/08/05. At this point, they are holding just ten rooms so make your reservations asap!
Here's a link to the hotel website....
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/...anity=redirect
Join us!
The "host" hotel will be the location where we will head out Friday night for dinner, head over to Peachtree City Airport Saturday morning, and will depart Sunday morning from this location to the drags on May 1st.
The host hotel will be the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites located in Peachtree City, GA. Our group rate will be just $89 per night (all the rooms are suites) and you'll need to make reservations directly with the hotel at (770)487-4646. Make sure you mention you are with the "Mercedes AMG Group" to get this rate. This rate will be available if your reservations are made by 04/08/05. At this point, they are holding just ten rooms so make your reservations asap!
Here's a link to the hotel website....
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/...anity=redirect
Join us!
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Here's some great info/tips if you have not ever been to a 1/4 track. For most of us, helmets will be required!
http://www.gafba.com/forum_viewtopic.php?14.748
http://www.gafba.com/forum_viewtopic.php?14.748
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Originally Posted by Chappy
Here's some great info/tips if you have not ever been to a 1/4 track. For most of us, helmets will be required!
http://www.gafba.com/forum_viewtopic.php?14.748
http://www.gafba.com/forum_viewtopic.php?14.748
http://modernmusclecars.net/forums/a...hp?do=drbasics
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Originally Posted by Beowulf
Heh, I was one of the founders of GAFBA. Here's a pretty complete FAQ on drag racing basics from an old buddy of mine:
http://modernmusclecars.net/forums/a...hp?do=drbasics
http://modernmusclecars.net/forums/a...hp?do=drbasics
The GAFBA will be our hosts for the drags on Sunday!
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Originally Posted by Chappy
Good stuff. The GAFBA will be our hosts for the drags on Sunday!
The GAFBA will be our hosts for the drags on Sunday! 
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Originally Posted by AmenMercedesGo
What time are we leaving from the hotel Sunday? I am driving from Augusta 2hrs away. Don't want to be late. What drag strip are we using? Commerce?
Silver Dollar Raceway in Reynolds, GA is the strip - owner Ed Swearingen & his crew run a tight operation - worth at least .2 seconds over Commerce thanks to lower elevation (445' vs. 1100') and far better track prep.
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Originally Posted by Beowulf
I'd imagine no later than 8:00 Am - nothing like some cool morning air, eh?
Silver Dollar Raceway in Reynolds, GA is the strip - owner Ed Swearingen & his crew run a tight operation - worth at least .2 seconds over Commerce thanks to lower elevation (445' vs. 1100') and far better track prep.
Silver Dollar Raceway in Reynolds, GA is the strip - owner Ed Swearingen & his crew run a tight operation - worth at least .2 seconds over Commerce thanks to lower elevation (445' vs. 1100') and far better track prep.
We will depart the hotel at 8am and will be going to www.silverdollarraceway.com
You will need a helmet if your car runs 13.99 or faster.
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From the organizer of the track day (Sunday):
"For everyone's that is planning to attend the Shootout, we will not be pre-registering for the event. SD <Silver Dollar Raceway> will have a $10.00 gate fee and we will have tech card registration at the track. Tech cards will be $15.00. Classes, awards and the schedule will be posted soon.
Chappy it's good to hear that you guys will be returning to the shoot-out, we had a lot of fun with you guys the last time and look forward to racing some of those bad AMG's again."
It's only going to cost $25 to run all day long! Anybody with nitrous planning on coming? 
"For everyone's that is planning to attend the Shootout, we will not be pre-registering for the event. SD <Silver Dollar Raceway> will have a $10.00 gate fee and we will have tech card registration at the track. Tech cards will be $15.00. Classes, awards and the schedule will be posted soon.
Chappy it's good to hear that you guys will be returning to the shoot-out, we had a lot of fun with you guys the last time and look forward to racing some of those bad AMG's again."
It's only going to cost $25 to run all day long!
Anybody with nitrous planning on coming?
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Add me to the list!
Definitely will be their Sunday. I working on the wife for Saturday. If the wife's 2006 ML comes in she can take the kids to Atlanta to shop while we air out our E55's.
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Updating the list....
Schiznick (W211 E55 Estate, CLS55 and SL65)
AlpharettaC32 (C32)
Saaz (SLK55 or C32)
Ed (SL65 or W211 E55)
Beowulf (W211 E55)
Mbdragracer (C36)
Chappy (W208 CLK55)
Gid_E_Up (W211 E55 – Kleemann Stage III)
Hellcat
CP1 ?? (SLK55)
Rafi Jooma (W209 CLK55)
Eleanor Owner ?? (W211 E55)
Griffin337 (E55)
DerekFSU (W211 E55)
430 (SLK32)
briansyphard (SL55)
tjfunny1 (SLK32)
flysmith (SLK32)
AmenMercedesGo (E55)
AlpharettaC32 (C32)
Saaz (SLK55 or C32)
Ed (SL65 or W211 E55)
Beowulf (W211 E55)
Mbdragracer (C36)
Chappy (W208 CLK55)
Gid_E_Up (W211 E55 – Kleemann Stage III)
Hellcat
CP1 ?? (SLK55)
Rafi Jooma (W209 CLK55)
Eleanor Owner ?? (W211 E55)
Griffin337 (E55)
DerekFSU (W211 E55)
430 (SLK32)
briansyphard (SL55)
tjfunny1 (SLK32)
flysmith (SLK32)
AmenMercedesGo (E55)
