Results from the track the other day

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No, not the bird.

I took my beater - 2007 Mercedes E350.
Front tire psi to 44
Rear tire psi 28
268 HP
258 TQ
A7 - yes, 7 gears :banana:


My old beater (2006 Mercedes E350) clicked off a best of:
ET - 14.386
MPH - 96.51
60 FT - 2.103
That was done in nice and COLD night time March weather

The 2007 runs on 245/ 40 R18 front and 265/ 35 R18's rear and has more options than the 2006 so it is heavier and more rolling resistence.

My 2006 E350 had weeney 225/ 55 R16's

So - 76 degrees for most of the day..... the car said mid 80's at times.

Run 1
r/t......0.067
60......2.148
330....6.118
1/8....9.400
mph...75.49
1000..12.222
1/4....14.610
mph...94.73

Run 2
r/t......0.116
60......2.138
330....6.093
1/8....9.361
mph...75.83
1000..12.170
1/4....14.546
mph...94.77

Run 3
r/t......0.046
60......2.177
330....6.149
1/8....XXXXX Did not register
mph...XXXXX Did not register
1000..12.245
1/4....14.634
mph...94.26

Run 4
r/t......0.066
60......2.140
330....6.111
1/8....9.384
mph...75.59
1000..12.206
1/4....14.595
mph...94.71

Run 5
r/t......0.177
60......2.206
330....6.208
1/8....9.501
mph...75.36
1000..12.325
1/4....14.713
mph...94.82

Run 6
r/t......2.743
60......2.223
330....6.273
1/8....9.589
mph...74.51
1000..12.427
1/4....14.834
mph...94.14



Ignore Run #6..... I was playing with my camera and recording the run from in the car.... and making sure than my buddy would win so he would have enough wins to enter King of the Hill. Run #'s 3-6 were for the event.... if you won 4 for 4 rounds then you would enter King of the Hill..... my buddy was 3 for 3... and I wanted to make sure he won so I scrubbed the R/T.

On a whole..... this old fart who hasn't raced much this year still has the skillzzzz with the R/T's.

Heat was a big factor for slower ET's.

Also.... between rounds I had the car idling w/ the A/C on so I kept cool :) This is something I have NEVER done at the track!

Race weight was 3988 lbs!

Dayyyyyum! I have NEVER raced such a heavy car!

With cooler weather my 2007 is quicker than my 2006.... I am very sure of that. I was 0.2 tenths slower and down almost 2 mph.... damn heat!

I did come home with a trophy though.

I may race next Saturday.... not in the bird... I won't have the needed parts by then. I am not sure if I will have the benz or maybe try my luck on another car.

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Re: Results from the track the other day

In addition..... I brought a couple co-workers w/ me w/ their cars.
2006 E320CDI - yup, inline 6 cyl deisel w/ 5 speed.
First time racer clocked 15.0 at 93?
The 2007 E320CDI now has a v6 engine w/ 7 speed and more HP and TQ.

If I drove that car it would have given my 2007 E350 a run for it's money.

MrJuice brought his 2007 CLK550 Cab - 13.3 on the brakes His car kept on going quicker and quicker..... but since this was a bracket racing event.... he kept on having to hit the brakes at the end so he would not break out.

It is an expected 12 second car.