jpog

So last night I am coming down a bypass that leads to my neighborhood, when a '05 STi goes by pretty briskly. He's in front of me as we sort through traffic, and once everything clears he floors it from about 8 cars ahead of me. I stab the C55, no time for paddles but it was in S. From 40-75 or so things stay about even, then the C55 just walks up on the back of the STi. By 100-120 I am having to pass him. I slowed down to see if he wanted to go from something a bit slower, like 10 or so mph, and he just took off.

Then tonight, a 997 is on my butt while I enter a local highway from a ramp. He's obviously impatient, waiting to get around me. As soon as I see that the highway is clear I gun it and so does the Carrera. From about 40-140 I open a margin from what was maybe 2 cars to about 6 or 8!! Again I slowed to see if he wanted to make another run, and he just took off. I pursued to the Interstate and caught up with him, but he was in no mood to play anymore. Oh well.

Needless to say, I am proud of my ride. Coming from a 2005 M3, I wondered how the power would serve in real life. Very well, thank you.

JPOG

AMG_55

i also smoked a sti, i killed him after 100

was it a regular carrera or s, i tried to race a few but they werent down.

jpog

Regular Carrera, but it was def a 997. Had the new oval lights and sexy rear end. I was proud to see this guy giving his a workout. Most just travel from the parking lots to the garages, never to be seen or rained on, much less involved in such raucous behavior as racing.

chadc4s

you out run a 997? lol.. that thing is a beast, the guy probably wasn't punching it!

AMG_55

actually its not a beast, unless u drive a civic :p
its not that fast, especially at highway speeds, the c55 has a lot more torque and about 30 more hp.

the launch advantage of the carrera's rear engine is also eliminated

newton22

S might have yield different results. :p the regular carreras are somewhat quick but not fast.

Good kill.

chadc4s

i don't know,,, 997 top speed in 177.. 1/4 miles 12.9 as to c55 . top speed 155 and 1/4 miles 13.2.. unless you drove both car that will know the different, i just using the number of motor trend.. both cars are good, but getting 7 cars length? from a roll.. i don't know.. and btw.. hp means nothing.. it's weight/hp .. gearing, torq., driver..etc.. you get the point. stock vs stock and base 997 will out run M3..

AMG_55

from a launch the 997 might win w/ a very skilled driver, on a highway w/ an averge driver; i highly doubt it.
what is the trap speed of the carrera?

btw, a c55 is faster than a m3, look at the video in the c55 c32 forum... it a very nice vid and shows the advantage of the 55 at higher speeds

a delimited c55 will hit 170-175mph.
all amg cars are limited to 155mph unless u get the performance package, then a few will hit 186 i believe

jpog

Why is it that anytime someone has a good moment, someone else like this has to try to kill the good cheer.

I beat him. By the distance I claimed. Get over it. Maybe it was an auto. Maybe he drove it backwards. Maybe he was blind, drunk, and sitting in the back seat. I don't care. I'm still pumped about it, and your insecurities can't dampen it.

Have a great day!

JPOG

mrankovic

It's generally some insecure person that probably got walloped by someone in a car they thought would be inferior to their's and it turned out it wasn't and they got owned... Good kills... People need to respect AMG's a little more - I mean see if you can take 4 people to dinner in the p-car once you've finished thrashing it down the highway in a road race!

jpog

Like I said, the p-car was dead sexy, and I give the guy many props for putting it through its paces. Maybe he didn't race again becuse he was in a hurry to go home, pick up the SL65 in the 4th garage bay, and come back out to give me lessons.

JPOG

Nij

People always question every kill you post on this forum unless its an obvious one like an E55 vs Honda Accord. Lying on this forum is pointless, so in that sense..good kill

jpog

Many thanks! Oh yeah, the Accord must have missed 2nd gear.

JPOG

Vomit

Did you ever see the movie C.H.U.D.? (Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers)?

At least you are "Aboveground"

Air Marshall Eldritch

I loved that movie!

chadc4s

WTF.. personal attack? i thought it "just a car" to you.//well All you
Amg dudes, pls don't get all fired up and defensive.. come on.. out run by 2, 6, then 8 car length.. stock vs stock.. if you line them up at the light w/ a fair race.. it ain't no 7 cars length.. don't get me wrong,, i never put AMG down.. i got benz and porsches.. i respect the AMG, but when things get too crazy.. you got to stop and think.. and remember that all the ricers w/ the fart can out there also got post on their kill list and stories such as benz, porsches, ferrari..bah, .. i think were are mature enought to know which car is faster..vs believing who's faster . so have fun driving!

Roupin

Nice run and good kill.

To all the non-believers, just stop to think about the possibilities that would alter the outcomes compared to the magazine test times.

Maybe it was an automatic, A/C on, slower reaction time...You get the idea.

Once with my Buick I got caught up in a high speed thing with a Lexus GS430. When he was in front of me and punched it, that split second reaction time was giving him an advantage and he was pulling away from me. When i went around him and was in front, the same thing was happening with my car. He couldn't touch me. Most of our runs were from 70-140.

RennTechV12

Nice kill!!!!

I've driven the 997, I wasn't very impressed. I think it's cool that a 4 door can waste on a sports car. I do the same thing in the S600, I destroyed a C5 Z06 just last week, he was in complete shock!

jpog

RennTechV12,

Just so you know, your sig makes me want to hump this laptop. Gorgeous cars!!

Thanks for the on the kills, too.

JPOG