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Old 06-10-2014, 11:25 AM
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EPIC TRIP

I am new here so still finding my feet. I have recently purchased an sl600 with ECU,TCU,down pipes,and cat upgrades.

I am planning a track day bonanza over 3 days.

Land Heathrow 23 June go direct to SPA. 24th June SPA track day in the evening travel to HOCKENHEIM. 25th June before dawn head south to the A5 to make a 200+mph pass on the autobahn. Back to HOCKENHEIM for the track day, leave a little early in the afternoon to head to BRANDS HATCH. 26th June BRANDS GP track day return home and sleep.

Will the sl600 do over 200mph with the upgrades mentioned?
And will the car hold up for 3 days straight?

Any comments are welcome
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I am new here so still finding my feet. I have recently . 25th June before dawn head south to the A5 to make a 200+mph pass on the autobahn.
Any comments are welcome
200 mph. and not used to German traffic Dream on and be aware that with every accident above 120km/h regardless of the root cause it's your fault.
Even as local that's kind of stupid as long as you share the street with others...

Cheers, Frank
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I understand your point Franc which is why I have chosen one of the longest straight pieces of road and will be doing the run at first light, probably around 4.30am. If the conditions aren't optimal I will not attempt it.
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I understand your point Franc which is why I have chosen one of the longest straight pieces of road and will be doing the run at first light, probably around 4.30am. If the conditions aren't optimal I will not attempt it.
Sounds appropriate. However at that speed its mentally exhausting, and I pray for you that you never have to throw the anker with abs kicking in at speeds >200 because an idiot closes all lanes with 80km/h.
My toy car goes >300km/h but in my opinon on roads this value is only good for "***** comparison"
Anyway, have fun with your trip..
Cheers, Frank

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