My Mercedes C Class track day

GTO · 10th June 2004, 22:07

The AMG vs M Power fire in another board reminded me of my stint in a C32 AMG. Read on for the details

The C Class track day was an excellent marketing exercise by Mercedes benz, inviting people to come and rip apart specially prepared C's, with no sales pressure whatsoever.

I had a total of 12 laps that day. The first three were in a C240 Kompressor, and man I was pushed back to my seat with the sheer acceleration. I spent three laps getting familiarised with the cars behavior, handling and power delivery. The next three were in the mighty C320 and boy, did I burn some rubber all along!! I tried 1.5 laps with the "ESC" switched on and the car just would not lose traction - COME WHAT MAY! Then I put the computers off, and it was fun sliding the rear end out on almost each and every corner!!! My next three laps were in the C32 AMG, but before you dial my number and ask me to explain to you the experience over the phone........I didnt get to drive it :-( The AMG's were only for riding along with Mercedes's own drivers, but hey..........Everytime that guy cornered, I thought I am going to be a part of the wall!! 300 bhp in the hands of a skilled driver are really to be experienced yourself to know the feeling. The part that really amazed me was that even though he was ripping her up since 6 hours, there was still no hint whatsoever of brake fade.

My final three laps were in the wets, where this fool was trying his best to control the enthusiasm of the "budding" race drivers. He was literally banning those guys who drove real fast, so I saved my hot lap in the wets for my final lap of the day.........and man, you should have seen his face when he saw me sliding the C320 all around in the wets (I almost swapped ends on one hairpin). He came up to me to blackmark my C Class pass, but I just gave him some real piece of my mind and tons of attitude before walking away. He must still lose sleep over that....

All in all, one of my best automotive days ever...

GTO

shravan316 · 10th June 2004, 22:17

Where was this GTO??

Shan2nu · 10th June 2004, 22:39

Ah!! Old memories from the Formula-India days. Enjoyed reading it again.

Regards...
Shan2nu

GTO · 10th June 2004, 22:44

This was in Boston, Shravan

GTO

speedsatya · 10th June 2004, 22:57

some people have all the luk

wow that was great.
wat was the max speed u touched

F50 · 10th June 2004, 23:08

Unforgetable experience man GTO

Revvmaster · 11th June 2004, 00:45

Nothing like getting my memories refreshed the nth time

Thnx pal

Revv

Rtech · 11th June 2004, 12:23

a day full of drving great cars....for free! wow! thats one to remember for sure.

Dippy · 11th June 2004, 17:00

Great Nostalgia pal . Could see those pics again and again

Cheers

ported_head · 11th June 2004, 17:04

looks like you had a ball, can we please have something like this here? manufacturers are you listening?

Pferdestärke · 11th June 2004, 20:54

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Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] ]All in all, one of my best automotive days ever...

That was amazing experience GTO, I really want to drive an AMG one day... But I can only dream of doing it the way you did man (in the C320).
Anyway "ported_head" I am shouting with you too... ' manufacturers are you listening ' ?

GTO · 11th June 2004, 21:01

The highlight was that it was a race weekend, and Mercedes had all these marketing guys (who didnt even know how to spell Formula 1) in their Mclaren - Mercedes caps. You can imagine the look on their faces when a certain enthusiast came in a Schumacher cap to rip their babies on the track!

Speedsatya, the emphasis was more on handling than outright speed (for safety reasons). Thus the max I would have touched woule be 60 - 70 mph. But the AMG ride was faster.

GTO

Vin · 11th June 2004, 23:10

GTO ...... DONT HAVE WORDS ..

all i can say is

WISH I CUD'VE BEEN THERE ..

behind the wheels of a beautiful merc AMG ....
ahhhh just thinking gives me heaven

man u sure have done some wheeltime

10th June 2004, 22:07	#1
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,548 Thanked: 300,791 Times View My Garage	The AMG vs M Power fire in another board reminded me of my stint in a C32 AMG. Read on for the details The C Class track day was an excellent marketing exercise by Mercedes benz, inviting people to come and rip apart specially prepared C's, with no sales pressure whatsoever. I had a total of 12 laps that day. The first three were in a C240 Kompressor, and man I was pushed back to my seat with the sheer acceleration. I spent three laps getting familiarised with the cars behavior, handling and power delivery. The next three were in the mighty C320 and boy, did I burn some rubber all along!! I tried 1.5 laps with the "ESC" switched on and the car just would not lose traction - COME WHAT MAY! Then I put the computers off, and it was fun sliding the rear end out on almost each and every corner!!! My next three laps were in the C32 AMG, but before you dial my number and ask me to explain to you the experience over the phone........I didnt get to drive it :-( The AMG's were only for riding along with Mercedes's own drivers, but hey..........Everytime that guy cornered, I thought I am going to be a part of the wall!! 300 bhp in the hands of a skilled driver are really to be experienced yourself to know the feeling. The part that really amazed me was that even though he was ripping her up since 6 hours, there was still no hint whatsoever of brake fade. My final three laps were in the wets, where this fool was trying his best to control the enthusiasm of the "budding" race drivers. He was literally banning those guys who drove real fast, so I saved my hot lap in the wets for my final lap of the day.........and man, you should have seen his face when he saw me sliding the C320 all around in the wets (I almost swapped ends on one hairpin). He came up to me to blackmark my C Class pass, but I just gave him some real piece of my mind and tons of attitude before walking away. He must still lose sleep over that.... All in all, one of my best automotive days ever... GTO
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10th June 2004, 22:17	#2
shravan316 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,029 Thanked: 9 Times	Where was this GTO??
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10th June 2004, 22:39	#3
Shan2nu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hubli - Karnata Posts: 5,533 Thanked: 125 Times View My Garage	Ah!! Old memories from the Formula-India days. Enjoyed reading it again. Regards... Shan2nu
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10th June 2004, 22:44	#4
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,548 Thanked: 300,791 Times View My Garage	This was in Boston, Shravan GTO
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10th June 2004, 22:57	#5
speedsatya Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: bangalore/manga Posts: 3,169 Thanked: 738 Times View My Garage	some people have all the luk wow that was great. wat was the max speed u touched
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10th June 2004, 23:08	#6
F50 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai/USA Posts: 1,707 Thanked: 103 Times	Unforgetable experience man GTO
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Revvmaster Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,190 Thanked: 95 Times	Nothing like getting my memories refreshed the nth time Thnx pal Revv
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11th June 2004, 12:23	#8
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,770 Thanked: 359 Times View My Garage	a day full of drving great cars....for free! wow! thats one to remember for sure.
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11th June 2004, 17:00	#9
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,561 Thanked: 2,472 Times	Great Nostalgia pal . Could see those pics again and again Cheers
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11th June 2004, 17:04	#10
ported_head Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 2,387 Thanked: 20 Times	looks like you had a ball, can we please have something like this here? manufacturers are you listening?
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11th June 2004, 21:01	#12
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,548 Thanked: 300,791 Times View My Garage	The highlight was that it was a race weekend, and Mercedes had all these marketing guys (who didnt even know how to spell Formula 1) in their Mclaren - Mercedes caps. You can imagine the look on their faces when a certain enthusiast came in a Schumacher cap to rip their babies on the track! Speedsatya, the emphasis was more on handling than outright speed (for safety reasons). Thus the max I would have touched woule be 60 - 70 mph. But the AMG ride was faster. GTO
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11th June 2004, 23:10	#13
Vin BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: New Delhi, India Posts: 52 Thanked: 0 Times	GTO ...... DONT HAVE WORDS .. all i can say is WISH I CUD'VE BEEN THERE .. behind the wheels of a beautiful merc AMG .... ahhhh just thinking gives me heaven man u sure have done some wheeltime
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