DerekFSU

Had a great time running this car. Got lots of looks like "What's he doing running a 4 door Mercedes and actually wearing a helmet (like he's going to run under 14)." There were 2 or 3 folks who came up to me in the staging area who knew what the car could do but the others were rather surprised.

It was crowded so I only got 5 runs and thus kept traction control on the whole time. I noticed a slightly better start after a quick burnout.

Best Run was a 12.56 @ 111.89 with a 1.91 60' time.

Best start was a .018.

Best 60' was a 1.882 which became my second best run at 12.57 @ 111.19.

Here is a video clip of me beating my other car- a SMG M3 convertible. My buddy was driving who had no practice at launching and thus ran a 14.3. Done correctly, the M3 should be at 13.9 or so.

http://www.whitisconsulting.com/videos/m3.wmv

Jon200

nice time and thanks for the vid

VelocitE55

Damn, that M3 was massacred, lol. Nice time with the 55, with low mile an hour too. Just goes to show the potential of the E55.

DerekFSU

My trap speeds were between 111 and 112. Should they have been higher?

JamE55

Whoa! That M3 got beyond demolished! Nice run!

moa4r

hahaaaa, you KILLED the BM; nice run

BklynBenz

cool video

sfkarp

I ran almost the exact same time last week. A 12.57 @ 112.56 with a 1.92 60' time. I had been running much slower, only 12.8 to 12.9 @ 108 to 109, but decided to let the car cool down to see what would happen. These cars really seem to be sensitive to heat. I will try to run mine later in the year when the temperature around Chicago is cooler and see if I can't do better.

W210

Thanks for sharing the amazing video. Was that about 15 car length you beat the M3 SMG?

DerekFSU

I'm not sure it was quite that bad. The M3 is quick and throw some twisties in there and it might win. The E is just amazing in a straight line.

W210

Yes, the M3 will be great car to take on the twisties indeed.