Do it!

I used to autocross my 1984 300TDt with the Mercedes-Benz Club's Greater Washington Section, so I had a separate set of wheels with nice sticky racing tires on them. That car was stuck to the pavement so well that it would routinely lift the inside front wheel on certain maneuvers.

I had this car on Summit Point's full circuit twice and did nothing special to prepare except a thorough inspection and renewing of fluids (especially brakes). After about 20 minutes of running hard on the track, the pedal got a bit mushy but it always stopped. I'd get up to about 95 MPH before standing the car on its nose for the hairpin at the end of the front straight. With so little power and so much handling, I became expert at maintaining momentum, using trail braking and two-footed driving.

Do it. Do it! DO IT!!!
(And take pictures.)

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Robert Fini

'12 ML350 BlueTec, 100k
'06 E320CDI (x2)
'05 T1N Sprinter 2500/Pleasure-Way Plateau TS, 70k
'97 C36AMG, 319k (son's)
'94 E320T, 249k
'93 190E Sportline LE, 168k (daughter's)
'84 190E-2.3/5spd (Stage Rally Racer)
'66 230 W110 Sedan (Barn Find, Vintage Racer build in progress)