Famoso Track Rental - Pics And Results

[MercedesBenz_Forever]

Hi everyone, I just wanted to share some pictures and numbers from our private drag day at Famoso yesterday.

Here is a summary of the best times from the event..... these numbers are from memory until I get the slips from the owners :y

GTR ran 11.33 @ 125 mph
Porsche 996 Turbo ran 10.89 @ 133 mph
Fastest CLK63 BS ran 11.04 @ 129.8 mph
Fastest E55 ran 11.24 @ 124 mph
Fastest SL55 ran 11.27 @ 126 mph
Jeep SRT8 ran 11.12 @ 125 mph
Challenger ran 11.4 @ 120 mph
BMW 135 ran 11.80s @ 119 mph
Crossfire SRT6 ran 11.89 @ 118 mph
M5s ran 12.0 to 12.2 @ 121 mph
M3 ran 12.20 @ 113 to 114 mph
My stock E63 ran 12.22 @ 115.5 mph

Please note that temp reached a high of 72 F and DA of +1900 ft. If you correct these times to sea-level, most of these times correct down by at least 0.2 seconds in the ET and 1 mph for trap speeds.

Auktane did an awesome job with pictures at the event. Here are some of them....

I hope to see more M3 guys and BMW owners join us next time....

[V1.47fan]

Great pics!

[kmarei]

M3 got whipped by 2 cars with much less power?
135 (300hp) and crossfire Srt-6 (330hp)
did it start in second gear?

[eagletangogreen]

M3 got owned!!!

I run those times with stock tires and an air filter????

Those Merc's where laying it down>

135 with almost 120 trap>>>> Thats freaking scary hope I never run into him!

[MercedesBenz_Forever]

Not really guys.... the M3 did very well. The crossfire was heavily modded. He had a bigger crank pulley to increase boost + a bunch of other mods.

Terry's 135 is an exception. No matter what he ends up running, he goes extremely fast.

We all had a fun day yesterday, and it was worth running the cars while practicing different launches, tire pressures, suspension setups, different shifts, etc.....

The M3 did very well and came very close in beating a modded M5

[Irb Digital]

Awesome pics, and it looks like a fun day. The M3 had some seriously fast company.

[Stunnerable]

Originally Posted by MercedesBenz_Forever

Not really guys.... the M3 did very well. The crossfire was heavily modded. He had a bigger crank pulley to increase boost + a bunch of other mods.

Terry's 135 is an exception. No matter what he ends up running, he goes extremely fast.

We all had a fun day yesterday, and it was worth running the cars while practicing different launches, tire pressures, suspension setups, different shifts, etc.....

The M3 did very well and came very close in beating a modded M5

Was Terry's 135 modded or is Terry some sort of race god?

[boostedtwin]

It has to be modded.

[MercedesBenz_Forever]

Originally Posted by Stunnerable

Was Terry's 135 modded or is Terry some sort of race god?

Both

Terry is a great guy, he has done a lot for the 335 platform, and continues to push the envelope and raise the bar every time he's out on a race track. Yes, his car was modded. I think he had his tune + tires + gas..... I'm not sure what else. But the car was running extremely strong.

By the way, if temps or DA were a little lower yesterday, the M3 would've hit 11s.

[SR71M3]

aMazing pics

[matt beard]

Originally Posted by MercedesBenz_Forever

Both

Terry is a great guy, he has done a lot for the 335 platform, and continues to push the envelope and raise the bar every time he's out on a race track. Yes, his car was modded. I think he had his tune + tires + gas..... I'm not sure what else. But the car was running extremely strong.

By the way, if temps or DA were a little lower yesterday, the M3 would've hit 11s.

Nice post thanks, and those are some sick mercs.

[DLSJ5]

Originally Posted by Stunnerable

Was Terry's 135 modded or is Terry some sort of race god?

Yes it's modded, I believe over 400WHP and TQ, Terry is a tuner, he sells the "JB-1-3" or "Juicebox" tunes for the N54 TT motors. With that DA a turbocharged car will have the adavantage, but I would guess even if it was at sea level Terry's 135I would still beat it out, his 335I ran strong too.

The C63 Black Series is very impressive for all motor. Was there only the one modded M3 there?

Looks like it was a great event, my buddies BBI 996TT, ran in the high 10's! Great pics as well, thanks for posting!

[Stunnerable]

South Jersey / Philadelphia crew should have a meet at Atco one of these days.. one of these warmer days.

[nusevad]

beautiful pics!

M3 needs to be modded, id like to see what it will run with a SC.

[Crazy Bimmer]

Beautiful pictures!!

Im shocked by the all times though. Stock M3 really did 12.2? wow.

[MercedesBenz_Forever]

Originally Posted by DLSJ5

Yes it's modded, I believe over 400WHP and TQ, Terry is a tuner, he sells the "JB-1-3" or "Juicebox" tunes for the N54 TT motors. With that DA a turbocharged car will have the adavantage, but I would guess even if it was at sea level Terry's 135I would still beat it out, his 335I ran strong too.

The C63 Black Series is very impressive for all motor. Was there only the one modded M3 there?

Looks like it was a great event, my buddies BBI 996TT, ran in the high 10's! Great pics as well, thanks for posting!

The CLK63 Black Series was on NOT all motor. He sprayed 120 hp shot of NOS.... I think he ran 11.60s on motor only, but not 100% sure.

[MercedesBenz_Forever]

Originally Posted by Crazy Bimmer

Beautiful pictures!!

Im shocked by the all times though. Stock M3 really did 12.2? wow.

Nobody said the cars were stock , Every single car out there was modded except my E63. The only change I've made was to switch from Continental tires to Michellin PS2s...

The M3 had an ECU tune + some bolt-ons.... During out last time out, he ran 12.10s... If weather was cooler, he could've easily ran 11.90s.

[sg///M3]

Disappointing results for the M3, but beautiful pics. I especially like the one with the M3 doing the burn out. Can you post a high-res version that I can use for my desktop?

[Labrada_Exoticz]

Originally Posted by sg///M3

I especially like the one with the M3 doing the burn out. Can you post a high-res version that I can use for my desktop?

+1

[DLSJ5]

Originally Posted by MercedesBenz_Forever

The CLK63 Black Series was on NOT all motor. He sprayed 120 hp shot of NOS.... I think he ran 11.60s on motor only, but not 100% sure.

Thanks for the clarification!

[itz16v]

Is that Sticky's black M3?

[doba_s]

are those Dymag wheels on CLK63 BS ?

was the M3 modded or stock ?