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rage2
05-07-2007, 11:00 AM
Got a chance to take a Mercedes SLR McLaren on the track for about 30 laps yesterday. Here's my writeup:

http://rage2.westsideblogs.com/2007/05/06/a-taste-of-the-slr-mclaren/

What a blast. I've driven a lot of fast cars at the track before, but I was surprised at how easy the SLR was to drive at the limit. Compared to a Carerra GT, it has the same performance but much easier and more consistent.

I'll try to post more pics from the event, tons of eye candy. I was busy instructing most of the day so I didn't get to take a lot of pics but there were a billion cameras there, so once I get more pics from friend's cams I'll post 'em up.
eTiMaGo
05-08-2007, 06:10 AM
:drool:
punch
05-09-2007, 07:46 PM
Got a chance to take a Mercedes SLR McLaren on the track for about 30 laps yesterday. Here's my writeup:

http://rage2.westsideblogs.com/2007/05/06/a-taste-of-the-slr-mclaren/

What a blast. I've driven a lot of fast cars at the track before, but I was surprised at how easy the SLR was to drive at the limit. Compared to a Carerra GT, it has the same performance but much easier and more consistent.

I'll try to post more pics from the event, tons of eye candy. I was busy instructing most of the day so I didn't get to take a lot of pics but there were a billion cameras there, so once I get more pics from friend's cams I'll post 'em up.

nice, I also love this car, have been in some pretty fast machines myself, but nothing like a SLR....I love how the exhaust just dumbs out the side from the headers
elsteverino889
05-09-2007, 11:24 PM
That car is TOO nasty!
CASTREX
05-10-2007, 01:40 AM
Correct me if I'm wrong, but you said you're working your ass off to buy the SLR..... Mean while you are driving a Yaris???:iono:
rage2
05-10-2007, 04:00 PM
I bought the Yaris for my brother's birthday, his first car.

http://rage2.westsideblogs.com/category/cars/the-yaris-diaries/

I'm in between cars right now, driving an E55. Having a hard time deciding what to get next.
rage2
05-10-2007, 04:17 PM
A bunch more pics of the SLR from the event.

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/slrmclaren/slr-01.jpg

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/slrmclaren/slr-02.jpg

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/slrmclaren/slr-03.jpg

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/slrmclaren/slr-04.jpg

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/slrmclaren/slr-05.jpg

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/slrmclaren/slr-06.jpg
rage2
05-10-2007, 04:21 PM
And a small video of the car, but on the street. It sounds cool :).

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/slrmclaren/slr.avi
Blenjar
05-10-2007, 06:59 PM
nice...well I hope you buy it with no problem!
good luck!
what color will you get?

-- Blen
rage2
05-11-2007, 10:10 AM
Black... haha all my cars are black. Hopefully in a year or so the prices drop enough where it's affordable!
Dragonacc
05-11-2007, 01:56 PM
Wow, I've only seen one in person. Love that car.

Auto only sucks in a way, but if you have the money to buy one you can buy another car with a manual when you want to row your own gears.
Katana
05-26-2007, 10:04 AM
Lucky guy!
RogueYaris
05-26-2007, 07:32 PM
that bottom picture looks like batman's penis. sweet, car though. i just noticed that the calipers are painted red.
blacksan
05-26-2007, 08:08 PM
What a sexy car! I guess if Daimler Chrysler can dump Chrysler and Freightliner (the worst road tractor made today) they will concentrate on uping the quality of not only there base vehicles, but there more exotic entries.

"Deutschland Uber Alas"
RogueYaris
05-26-2007, 08:12 PM
i thought Alas was spelled alles.
blacksan
05-26-2007, 08:16 PM
i thought Alas was spelled alles..

I am fluent in low German (pre-war) and just like any other state the dialect is slightly different among locals.
RogueYaris
05-27-2007, 12:19 AM
i didn't know it was spelled that way as well. cool. so Rage2, how often are you driving stuff like that at the track?
Black Yaris
05-27-2007, 02:31 AM
.

I am fluent in low German (pre-war) and just like any other state the dialect is slightly different among locals.

So there are more German speaker on here than I thought
rage2
06-15-2007, 04:37 PM
i didn't know it was spelled that way as well. cool. so Rage2, how often are you driving stuff like that at the track?
A few times a year. I just instructed a BMW school the other day and got to play with the new 335i turbo a bit, and a handful of M3's. I think I'm going to pick up a M3 SMG this month, they're kinda fun!