E63 on the track (TWS)
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E63 on the track (TWS)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6pHfQKjEfA GoPro roof mounted. Noisy...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No6KV_AQoMw Inboard cam.
Hope to see some other E63/E55 on the track next time
Stian
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No6KV_AQoMw Inboard cam.
Hope to see some other E63/E55 on the track next time
Stian
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Norway-Cool video. Seems like the track is suited for the E63. Big sweepers.
You kept a really good line around the track, the opposite goes to the ZR1 driver !!! He broke at every turn !!! Not too often a heavy 4 door can go out and perform like that. If you try a set of Hoosiers, it will be night a day for you on grip.
Atlanta has some great tracks. Road Atlanta, Roebling Road, Barber (
AL). Atlanta Motor Speedway.
It looked like the track was pretty much empty which is nice. But I am sure the heat was a *****.
You kept a really good line around the track, the opposite goes to the ZR1 driver !!! He broke at every turn !!! Not too often a heavy 4 door can go out and perform like that. If you try a set of Hoosiers, it will be night a day for you on grip.
Atlanta has some great tracks. Road Atlanta, Roebling Road, Barber (
AL). Atlanta Motor Speedway.
It looked like the track was pretty much empty which is nice. But I am sure the heat was a *****.
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Im actually suprised over how this car takes corners, keep in mind the weight of the car and the air suspension! It rools, but it can carry more speed then i thought was possible. But as i meantioned earlier, due to the weight of the car it dosnt take long beoire you overheat your tires. My tires was 95% friday, after 2 days at the track down to 15-20%.
ZR1 took it easy, dont know why. That car is a beast with right driver!
Slicks next time
ZR1 took it easy, dont know why. That car is a beast with right driver!
Slicks next time
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I also belive that many of the E63 driver (seen on youtube etc) makes a huge mistake with not having enough right pedal in high speed corners. If you let go on the throttle, in a typical high speed corner, you loose your tail grip...Its a fine balance between understeering & oversteering in highspeed corners on theese cars. (when driving without TC)
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If this car weighed like 1550-1600kg it would be much better on the track especially with the KW Coilovers, the weight hurts it bad. Mercedes could have worked on the handling of this car more, it holds it's end on the street and is pretty stable but on the track the brakes fade, the tires shred from too much heat, too much weight and struggle for grip, the engine in the 55ks gets heat soaked. It's definitely no track car but hey, it was never made as one. Who spends most of their time at the track either?
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I also belive that many of the E63 driver (seen on youtube etc) makes a huge mistake with not having enough right pedal in high speed corners. If you let go on the throttle, in a typical high speed corner, you loose your tail grip...Its a fine balance between understeering & oversteering in highspeed corners on theese cars. (when driving without TC)
Good to hear that you'll be running track tires next time.
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Jon207E63P30: I raised the question about the weight of the car. Hoosier forwarded my mail to sportscar performance, (hoosiers dealer in Houston)
Will let you know the answer...
iAMGod: Should be, faen i helvete Inboard cam is not gopro...
Will let you know the answer...
iAMGod: Should be, faen i helvete
Inboard cam is not gopro...
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