c32used

I Just Read This Thread And Too Late I Have Plans 4 The 27th. Can We Set Up Another Day?

ChicagoX

I will probably go again on the 10th of September. This is probably also a good rain date, should the weather not be nice to us.

c32used

I WILL TRY TO MAKE THAT ONE............JUST GOT THIS C32 ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND NEVER BEEN TO A TRACK AT ALL. SO A LITTLE INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHAT TIMES I CAN DO. I AM CURRENTLY RECOVERING FROM A STROKE BUT CAN DRIVE QUITE WELL. HOPEFULLY MY REACTION TIME IS NOT SUBDUED BY THE STROKE.

I-Doc

Weather.com showed rain every hour from 6am till 2pm when it changed to T-storms in Morocco.

I'm bummed.

MB-PC

Wow, first time dragging, had a great time. At first, I was a little intimidated by all the hardcore "top fuel" like cars there, but hey, I don't think I did too bad... Thanks to Wayne for organizing the event- the tent, food, hospitality were great. I mean, this guy had his own pit crew and caterer (his friends were great- nice enough to grill) Also. It was also great to meet the other MB draggers. Luckily it didn't rain.. that probably scared some people away. We're doing it again on Sept 10.. Looking forward to it. Oh yeah.. My best run was 13.99 sec @100.9 mph 2005 CLK500 19"bremmas (heavy), green filters, supersprint exhaust.

dsc

Ya, the chance of rain scraded me off. It wax drizzly by me and I didn't want to spend 4 hours driving to get rained out at the track. Glad you guys had a good time. Let's see if Sept is a go.

blackbenzz

Good to see benzes in other parts of the country are doing track days too. We will be renting the track on sep. 18th here in MD. Do you rent out the track or just run at a test and tune? Any vids?

AMG Rider

Thanx for everyone who came out to US41 yesterday~~(especially Wayne for organizing the event) I had an awesome time although my record was pretty bad~~ I look forward to the next meeting in two weeks,....

catalystkid

Can everyone who attended please post your times ! I am going to try to make the next meet if my schedule looks better then it did this last weekend.

ChicagoX

I want the "LOWEST E.T." trophy returned to the rightful owner.....I ran a 12.41 @ 112.5 right after most of you left. On street tires

The density altitude for the track was close to 2000 feet. This calculates out to a low twelve.

The funny thing was that the DR's didn't help my 60'......I kept pushing throught the lights to miserable 2.0's. A swap to the street tires netted a 1.80 and the subsequent 12.41.

Video and pics to follow.

There will be a rematch on the 10th of September.

I-Doc

Sounds like you guys had a blast. I'll see ya next time.

sfkarp

ChicagoX, I wish I would have stayed for your last run. When I see you next time I will bring you the trophy. What do you think was the big difference that allowed you to turn such a good time? Earlier we all ran around 12.80. With a little cool down we ran 12.60. Did you manage to cool your car off more for the fast run? This is exactly what I was talking about Sunday. If we have to let these cars sit for hours before they run good times, will the Renntech or Kleeman upgrades not be as effective when the car is hot. Maybe next time we can attract some of the modified guys.

AMG Rider

ohh~~forgot to say~~~
Wayne~Thanx for the trophy~
I love the frame that u gave me~~
I will make sure my Kleemann parts are installed
before the next meeting~
My parts just came in today~so happy!!! lol

ChicagoX

sfkarp: I think the difference was a bit of cooling and a much better launch. For some reason, I was able to brake-torque a bit higher without pushing through the lights. The result was a 1.802 60' and the sunrooof slamming backwards! I actually launced harder on the street tires than the DR's.

I want that trophy !

AMG Rider: I'm glad everything was to your liking. I can't wait to see how you'll run with the K2 parts!!!

-----REMATCH SEPTEMBER 10TH !------

MB-PC

US 41 dragway website schedule says 9/10/2006 "Midwest Buick Challenge". Are we going to be able to still race that day?

ChicagoX

Ours would have said "Midwest AMG Challenge" if more folks would have shown up....

J/K.

Usually the club events don't interfere too much, but I'll call Denny to confirm.

dsc

Is Sept 10th still a planned date?

AMG Rider

Hey Wayne~I have a same question too~~
also it seems like the weather is gonna be bad~(humid&rain)
let me know man~ i just drop my car off today for installation...
should be good to go by Saturday~~

DSC: Thanks alot for recommending Chicago performance~~
people there seemed to be very nice to work with ~~ when i was there this morning, there was another E55 (black) gettin some Kleemann parts done~ i was just wondering if he is the member of this forum~~

ChicagoX

Weather willing, I will be there.

Rain date is the 17th of September.

dsc

You're Welcome. Al is top notch over there. I'm not sure if the black E55 is a member. I believe I have talked with the owner of the car you saw. Did it have CCW 500 wheels (5 spoke billet aluminum)?

AMG Rider

ohH~~cool...just curious~~lol
I thought the guy had HREs that looked really similar to VRUS's rim~
but his rear tire was 295~(yeah..i checked it~lol)

dsc

Yep, that's the fellow. I have vrus's old rim, he saw them on my car and bought a set. Gotta say awesome rims! We'll have to get him to the track too. I know he wanted the Kleemann install before running.

I-Doc

Same time ? 10 am ?

ChicagoX

I just spoke with the track manager, and they are very happy to welcome us on Sunday at 10:00 am.

weather:



I will bring drinks, but no grill this time. The pit crew is off this weekend.

AMG Rider

bad news~~
My car is not ready yet!!!!
Al said it will be done by Monday...
So im rollin with my rentals which is about to fall apart
~yeah its a Dodge Neon~the worst car ive ever driven~lol
Its still Saturday morning~never know~~maybe i will get my car back today~lol