AMG Test Drive Challenge - Dallas Nov 11-14

**FishtailnZ** · 10-15-2008

Had a call from the local dealer a couple days back to see if I was interested in attending. It's a day and a half affair at a track near Dallas using a cross selection of AMG vechicles and AMG staff from Germany, along with a local driving school for track instruction. Will be a full day of track fun with all expenses (hotel, meals, local ground transportation, etc.) except airfare picked up by MB Canada - thank you MB Canada! Apparantly this is a new initiative and due to it's late approval from corporate MB, it was too late to book a Canadian track and still leave at least some reasonable lead time for people to sign on. So Dallas it is, and I'm attending on Nov 13th/14 (dates are from Nov 11 to the 14th) along with my daughter who'll pry herself away from univ. for a couple days *L*. She's the only other member of my family who also has the bug for cars.

**etyu** · 10-15-2008

Very Nice!! Wish MBUSA would something like this. Looking forward to stories and piccies.

**FishtailnZ** · 10-15-2008

I thought these were a regular thing in the U.S. Eddy?!

**etyu** · 10-15-2008

Sad to say, everything is out-of-pocket.

**alroumi** · 10-15-2008

I hope you can test the SL65 BS AMG, that thing is seriously a monster.

**FishtailnZ** · 10-15-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by etyu

Sad to say, everything is out-of-pocket.

Shame on 'em!

Quote:

Originally Posted by alroumi

I hope you can test the SL65 BS AMG, that thing is seriously a monster.

I doubt they'll risk one of those on a bunch of newbe Fangios Mohammed

**Nevada Joe** · 10-16-2008

Bill

That is so cool! How did you get on the list?

What's up with my dealer? My number hasn't changed.

Take lots of pics and we all expect a detailed report.

**FishtailnZ** · 10-16-2008

The local dealer called me about the event Joe. Apparantly it's open to all current, or prospective, AMG owners on a first come first served basis - give 'em a shout!

**FishtailnZ** · 2 Weeks Ago

WOW...where to begin! Just got back home this morning, took some extra time in the Dallas area to do a little sightseeing with my daughter, and I'm flat out beat! *L* Travelling from/to Newfoundland is an adventure in itself - almost didn't make it to Dallas at all, but that's a whole other story. Suffice it to say we did make it though, and with some great help from the MB folks on scene we didn't miss a lick of track time. But that was just one small part of what ends the organizers went to, to make this the awesome event it was and it seems no expense was spared to made sure everyone had a great time! So hats off to the event organizers and course instructors! My poor memory isn't good enough to name you all, but a hearfelt thanks for the wonderful treatment my daughter and I were shown, and for the absolutely amazing time we had driving all these fabulous cars flat out around a great race track for a full day of driving excitment!!!
I have a ton of pics, and a few vids, which I'll try and upload a few over the next day or so. Here's a couple quickies...
Life is rough!

A great lunch at the track with some new friends...

Then deciding which one to pound on next *L*

My daughter Michelle had a blast!

Best memory of the event...final lap session of the day, ended up behind Michelle - she in an SL63, me in an E63. She'd started out a bit tentative, but by this time of the day we were all feeling a lot more comfortable on track (a bit daunting for sure for road course beginners like us) and speeds had started climbing. So from basically just driving around the course, she was now out there driving the bejeezus out of someone else's 180G car - standing on the brakes into a corner, and sliding it under power out of the turns before nailing it full throttle down the straits...and I couldn't catch her LOL!!! Brought a smile to my face and a memory of a lifetime! Thanks you again Mercedes Benz Canada and AMG for bringing us this wonderfully organized event and for allowing moments like this that will be cherised for a lifetime.

**FishtailnZ** · 2 Weeks Ago

P.S.

A vid of a couple laps where the instructors took us on in ones and twos for a final blast around the track at "full speed". My apologies in advance for the poor vid quality as I was simply trying to hang on...in a C63 of course :y

YouTube - Final Lap

**dltslk** · 2 Weeks Ago

Great stuff Bill!!!!! Wow, the presense of mind to put the sunvisor down at speed!

Of course I'm absolutely green with envy!!

Now I really need to look into the Road Atlanta driving course. Once again congrats. But, no pics of you?

JK.

**alroumi** · 2 Weeks Ago

Glad you enjoyed it Bill, this occasion will be not forgotten I hope. The SL63 is bloody fast, I had to test drive one the other day, I was very amazed.

**FishtailnZ** · 2 Weeks Ago

Quote:

Originally Posted by dltslk

Great stuff Bill!!!!! Wow, the presense of mind to put the sunvisor down at speed!

Of course I'm absolutely green with envy!!

Now I really need to look into the Road Atlanta driving course. Once again congrats. But, no pics of you?

JK.

I avoid cameras like the plague David LOL...but here's one snapped while doing a quick car swap, not enough time to remove helmets...there's probably one or two more kicking around *L*

Quote:

Originally Posted by alroumi

Glad you enjoyed it Bill, this occasion will be not forgotten I hope. The SL63 is bloody fast, I had to test drive one the other day, I was very amazed.

Memories for a lifetime Mohammed! The SL63 is an amazing car, I can't imagine what an SL65 Black must be like.

Tslick · 2 Weeks Ago

Glad to see both of you had a blast... How's tracking your future ride?

By the way, AMG track events cost $1200.

**FishtailnZ** · 2 Weeks Ago

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tslick

Glad to see both of you had a blast... How's tracking your future ride?

By the way, AMG track events cost $1200.

Tracking the future ride will be a problem...there are no tracks here.

As for the cost, it - as well as hotels and meals, were all absorbed by MB Canada

**UK-C200** · 2 Weeks Ago

Awesome pictures, and looks like an awesome day! While it's on a complete different level, but still involves noise and speed, here's one from our day! ;-)

(fortunately, they didn't expect her to drive!)

Tslick · 2 Weeks Ago

Quote:

Originally Posted by FishtailnZ

Tracking the future ride will be a problem...there are no tracks here.....

I meant this or another C63...

10-15-2008	#1 (permalink)
FishtailnZ Don't feed the trolls... Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nfld., Canada Vehicle: 2009 C63 pipelined Other Toys: Wife, kids, dogs... Posts: 1,513 Country: Thanks: 300 Thanked 226 Times in 101 Posts	AMG Test Drive Challenge - Dallas Nov 11-14 Had a call from the local dealer a couple days back to see if I was interested in attending. It's a day and a half affair at a track near Dallas using a cross selection of AMG vechicles and AMG staff from Germany, along with a local driving school for track instruction. Will be a full day of track fun with all expenses (hotel, meals, local ground transportation, etc.) except airfare picked up by MB Canada - thank you MB Canada! Apparantly this is a new initiative and due to it's late approval from corporate MB, it was too late to book a Canadian track and still leave at least some reasonable lead time for people to sign on. So Dallas it is, and I'm attending on Nov 13th/14 (dates are from Nov 11 to the 14th) along with my daughter who'll pry herself away from univ. for a couple days L. She's the only other member of my family who also has the bug for cars. __________________ - Bill Waiting on a 2009 C63 Fire Opal/Alpaca Premium+Media R.I.P. 2006 SLK55 Caspian Blue/Beige Stock 1/4 mile results: ET 12.72, trap 110.80, 60' 1.80 Some guys they just give up living and start dying little by little, piece by piece. Some guys come home from work and wash up and go racin' in the street... - B. Springsteen

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etyu Founding Member #2 / Ambassador Of Good Will Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Orange County, CA Vehicle: 2008 SLK 55 Posts: 5,309 Country: Thanks: 385 Thanked 283 Times in 174 Posts	Very Nice!! Wish MBUSA would something like this. Looking forward to stories and piccies. __________________ *Eddy* To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Pewter/Beige, PIII package, Airscarf, Hands-Free Communication System, Lighting package Designo Black Leather Cover on e-brake handle, ( To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Bill T), SmartTop v1.0, Kleyman 3BFM (NoRegret Custom), Green Air Filters, *Mod. R170 ant.*, EuroClear sidemarkers w/PIAA PlasmaIon lamps, chromed front & rear turn indicator lamps, PIAA SuperPlasmaGTX front parking lamps, bilateral rear fog lamps enabled.

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FishtailnZ Don't feed the trolls... Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nfld., Canada Vehicle: 2009 C63 pipelined Other Toys: Wife, kids, dogs... Posts: 1,513 Country: Thanks: 300 Thanked 226 Times in 101 Posts	I thought these were a regular thing in the U.S. Eddy?! __________________ - Bill Waiting on a 2009 C63 Fire Opal/Alpaca Premium+Media R.I.P. 2006 SLK55 Caspian Blue/Beige Stock 1/4 mile results: ET 12.72, trap 110.80, 60' 1.80 Some guys they just give up living and start dying little by little, piece by piece. Some guys come home from work and wash up and go racin' in the street... - B. Springsteen Last edited by FishtailnZ; 10-15-2008 at 08:16 PM.

10-15-2008	#4 (permalink)
etyu Founding Member #2 / Ambassador Of Good Will Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Orange County, CA Vehicle: 2008 SLK 55 Posts: 5,309 Country: Thanks: 385 Thanked 283 Times in 174 Posts	Sad to say, everything is out-of-pocket. __________________ *Eddy* To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Pewter/Beige, PIII package, Airscarf, Hands-Free Communication System, Lighting package Designo Black Leather Cover on e-brake handle, ( To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Bill T), SmartTop v1.0, Kleyman 3BFM (NoRegret Custom), Green Air Filters, *Mod. R170 ant.*, EuroClear sidemarkers w/PIAA PlasmaIon lamps, chromed front & rear turn indicator lamps, PIAA SuperPlasmaGTX front parking lamps, bilateral rear fog lamps enabled.

10-15-2008	#5 (permalink)
alroumi Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kuwait City, Kuwait Vehicle: 2006 Kleemann Designo Mocha Black SLK55 AMG Other Toys: 2007 Ebony Jaguar XKR Coupe' and 06 Black Cayenne S Posts: 6,296 Country: Thanks: 306 Thanked 235 Times in 149 Posts	I hope you can test the SL65 BS AMG, that thing is seriously a monster. __________________ 06 Kleemann Designo Mocha Black SLK55 AMG 06 Porsche Cayenne S 07 Jaguar XKR Coupe' I use the Torque and keep the HP for my Steak Sauce!

10-16-2008	#7 (permalink)
Nevada Joe Cr. G. H. Join Date: Jul 2008 Vehicle: '08 SLK 55 AMG Other Toys: '06 Solstice (autox) F150 4x4 (for the winters), '85 VW GTI (the rally car) Posts: 116 Country: Thanks: 28 Thanked 22 Times in 14 Posts	Bill That is so cool! How did you get on the list? What's up with my dealer? My number hasn't changed. Take lots of pics and we all expect a detailed report.

10-16-2008	#8 (permalink)
FishtailnZ Don't feed the trolls... Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nfld., Canada Vehicle: 2009 C63 pipelined Other Toys: Wife, kids, dogs... Posts: 1,513 Country: Thanks: 300 Thanked 226 Times in 101 Posts	The local dealer called me about the event Joe. Apparantly it's open to all current, or prospective, AMG owners on a first come first served basis - give 'em a shout! __________________ - Bill Waiting on a 2009 C63 Fire Opal/Alpaca Premium+Media R.I.P. 2006 SLK55 Caspian Blue/Beige Stock 1/4 mile results: ET 12.72, trap 110.80, 60' 1.80 Some guys they just give up living and start dying little by little, piece by piece. Some guys come home from work and wash up and go racin' in the street... - B. Springsteen

2 Weeks Ago	#9 (permalink)
FishtailnZ Don't feed the trolls... Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nfld., Canada Vehicle: 2009 C63 pipelined Other Toys: Wife, kids, dogs... Posts: 1,513 Country: Thanks: 300 Thanked 226 Times in 101 Posts	WOW...where to begin! Just got back home this morning, took some extra time in the Dallas area to do a little sightseeing with my daughter, and I'm flat out beat! L Travelling from/to Newfoundland is an adventure in itself - almost didn't make it to Dallas at all, but that's a whole other story. Suffice it to say we did make it though, and with some great help from the MB folks on scene we didn't miss a lick of track time. But that was just one small part of what ends the organizers went to, to make this the awesome event it was and it seems no expense was spared to made sure everyone had a great time! So hats off to the event organizers and course instructors! My poor memory isn't good enough to name you all, but a hearfelt thanks for the wonderful treatment my daughter and I were shown, and for the absolutely amazing time we had driving all these fabulous cars flat out around a great race track for a full day of driving excitment!!! I have a ton of pics, and a few vids, which I'll try and upload a few over the next day or so. Here's a couple quickies... Life is rough! A great lunch at the track with some new friends... Then deciding which one to pound on next L My daughter Michelle had a blast! Best memory of the event...final lap session of the day, ended up behind Michelle - she in an SL63, me in an E63. She'd started out a bit tentative, but by this time of the day we were all feeling a lot more comfortable on track (a bit daunting for sure for road course beginners like us) and speeds had started climbing. So from basically just driving around the course, she was now out there driving the bejeezus out of someone else's 180G car - standing on the brakes into a corner, and sliding it under power out of the turns before nailing it full throttle down the straits...and I couldn't catch her LOL!!! Brought a smile to my face and a memory of a lifetime! Thanks you again Mercedes Benz Canada and AMG for bringing us this wonderfully organized event and for allowing moments like this that will be cherised for a lifetime. __________________ - Bill Waiting on a 2009 C63 Fire Opal/Alpaca Premium+Media R.I.P. 2006 SLK55 Caspian Blue/Beige Stock 1/4 mile results: ET 12.72, trap 110.80, 60' 1.80 Some guys they just give up living and start dying little by little, piece by piece. Some guys come home from work and wash up and go racin' in the street... - B. Springsteen

2 Weeks Ago	#10 (permalink)
FishtailnZ Don't feed the trolls... Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nfld., Canada Vehicle: 2009 C63 pipelined Other Toys: Wife, kids, dogs... Posts: 1,513 Country: Thanks: 300 Thanked 226 Times in 101 Posts	P.S. A vid of a couple laps where the instructors took us on in ones and twos for a final blast around the track at "full speed". My apologies in advance for the poor vid quality as I was simply trying to hang on...in a C63 of course :y YouTube - Final Lap __________________ - Bill Waiting on a 2009 C63 Fire Opal/Alpaca Premium+Media R.I.P. 2006 SLK55 Caspian Blue/Beige Stock 1/4 mile results: ET 12.72, trap 110.80, 60' 1.80 Some guys they just give up living and start dying little by little, piece by piece. Some guys come home from work and wash up and go racin' in the street... - B. Springsteen

2 Weeks Ago	#11 (permalink)
dltslk Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: GA Vehicle: 2007 Mars Red/Black SLK55 AMG Other Toys: 1968 Pontiac GTO Posts: 677 Country: Thanks: 89 Thanked 67 Times in 52 Posts	Great stuff Bill!!!!! Wow, the presense of mind to put the sunvisor down at speed! Of course I'm absolutely green with envy!! Now I really need to look into the Road Atlanta driving course. Once again congrats. But, no pics of you? JK. __________________ David

2 Weeks Ago	#12 (permalink)
alroumi Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kuwait City, Kuwait Vehicle: 2006 Kleemann Designo Mocha Black SLK55 AMG Other Toys: 2007 Ebony Jaguar XKR Coupe' and 06 Black Cayenne S Posts: 6,296 Country: Thanks: 306 Thanked 235 Times in 149 Posts	Glad you enjoyed it Bill, this occasion will be not forgotten I hope. The SL63 is bloody fast, I had to test drive one the other day, I was very amazed. __________________ 06 Kleemann Designo Mocha Black SLK55 AMG 06 Porsche Cayenne S 07 Jaguar XKR Coupe' I use the Torque and keep the HP for my Steak Sauce!

2 Weeks Ago	#14 (permalink)
Tslick Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Long Beach, Ca Vehicle: SLK32 AMG Posts: 1,326 Country: Thanks: 75 Thanked 56 Times in 29 Posts	Glad to see both of you had a blast... How's tracking your future ride? By the way, AMG track events cost $1200.

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