Hmm.... I wonder how my 126 SD with TripleTred All seasons would do? :D

heck, I drive as hard as I dare on the (far from perfect :rolleyes: ) roads......

I would have liked to see a 126 out there, that would have been great! I do plan on taking the 500SEC out there when it's ready, I may take the 300CD next.

It really was fun to have a safe place where I could finally push my car to see what it's capable of. I had been wanting to do something like this for a long time.

take the CD... ^_^ I'd like to auto x my car

Sweet man!



I wanna do it again in my wagon. Those are FUN times!


What size wheels you running on there?

Where is the next one John ?

There should be events held by your local MB/BMW/Porsche/etc. car clubs, as well as your regional SCCA events.





There is a big autocross event in October in Cumberland, MD. I forget what it's called, but the DC area Porsche Club of America website usually has a link to it.

watch those tires 8-)
 

A service rep for the computer company I worked for at the time ran his company (1982) Pontiac Phoenix hatchback with all season tires. For some reason he had to request new tires sometime shorty after.... ;-)

The Porsche clubs do a lot of neat things. One of my greatest "foot in mouth" events was in college. I was taking a photo class and there was a cute, but few years older lady in the class. She was talking about taking pictures of "her car"... so I asked about it.. it was a Porsche... So I asked if it was a 914 (was that the 4 cylinder boxster type thing back then?), nope she had a 911.... oops... ok did you run an autocross or something.... nope, the PCA rented Watkins Glen. She was running with Nomex and helmut on the Glen! And I slowly backed away.....

Chuck

A lot of people will say that non OE rims and tire sizes hurt handling performance. Were you able to perceive anything like that out on the track with your setup?

:confused::confused::confused:

Yeah, don't listen to those people.

Aftermarket wheels should be considered carefully. Heavy wheels will ruin the ride and not be good for bumpy road handling. Wider rubber is no panacea.

Tom W

This is true. You still should not listen to anyone who says non-stock is always crap. It's crap if you get the wrong thing.

my bros 91 300d turbo with an auto tranny, i believe has likes 17 or 18 inch amg wheels, im gonna tell u right now that thing sticks to the road with minimal body roll.
U say ud like to see a w126 out there, find me whenanybody hears of something within reason to me and u will see a 300sd do things that u didnt think were even possible. I was born to drive.....

Yeah if you buy like super cheap chrome 19's or 20's.

I ran my 84 500sec at autocross last year. It really was not competitive, but I beat some folks who were pretty surprised a big benz could dance so well and I had a lot of fun.

Tom W