The guy I work out with just picked up a E500 Benz. We raced from 20mph to 100mph and I was very happy with my Mini. I had him up until 80mph, but then he started catching up. By the time 100 hit he was 1/2 a car a head of me. My car has made a huge improvement since I bought it, before the head and cam I was 6 cars behind by the time we hit 90mph. BTW his is at our local airport strip, closed course.
M

 

Take this guy on a canyon run also. You will probably really like the results there. A canyon at an airport, of course

 

I hear those are fairly common.

 

And this all happened on a closed course, right?

 

"BTW his is at our local airport strip, closed course."

 

I have been on a few of these... pretty neat.... watcing the planes land and take off is amazing.. talk about a pilot! WOO!

 

I don't have a pilot's license... and only have a few hours under my belt; but I would venture to guess that Naval aviators must have the biggest cajones of them all!

Fly into some jungles in Central America, descend, and you'd swear there's no strip to hit... then suddenly just over the tree tops there's what appears to be a football field of dirt and weeds... and that's the airport!

 

my 16 year old girl cousin learned how to fly out of truckey airpost in cali. you decend inbetween mountains with carzy wind, INTENSE is the word that comes to mind.

 

Your right next time I will race him in the canyons, it going to be so sad watching is Benz fall off the side of the moutain in my rear view mirrow.

 

I raced a CLS500 and had him until 100mph... maybe because im in canada and its a little colder here?

 

or maybe the fact that the cls500 is 19,000 pounds.

 

closed course...eh...how does one get access to one of those?

 

$$$

 

>Raced with MBZ E500?


what kind of rice is that?? LOL.
If you want to race Max speed sure MBZ E500 will win.
If you go truck sure Mini will win.
depends on situations.
but sound very silly to race with those luxuary cars

 

Soooo... In recap... in a race up to safe street speeds, the Mini's got it.

Awesome to know!! I want a new performance head

 

It is never silly to race. As long as you are being safe. I'd race anything

 

It is never silly to race, as long as you are being safe, I'd race anything. GOOD JOB MARIO!

 

The main reason I raced him was to set a marker. I raced him when I first bought my Mini and only had a CAI, I raced again after the pulley and software. The final race was with everything I have listed below. For me racing against the same car is a good judge on how my mods are doing. The nice thing about the Mini is every mod I have put on the car has helped, unlike many cars I have owned.
M

 

I do remember a certian black 540 that was hard to beat for a while with the Benz

 

Since the car is so much faster now let's get it back on the dyno and see the big increase in horsepower !

 

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Agreed.

Sorry guys, the I was on a closed course bit doesn't fly.