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What group is running the Autox? I used to run the MWCCA, BMW, and some of the Porsche events when I lived in the area. Frederick was a little too far for me.

It's the local chapter of the MBCA, the Greater Washington Section. The autocross is held about an hour from here in Winchester Va.

The 300TD is in the lead, only a few more hours before the polls close so get your votes in.

I'd offer to let you take my SEC, if I could get it started.

With 12 votes, the 300TD was the winner, so I was thinking today when going around the course in the brick what funny people there are here on mercedesshop.com :D

All in all, the car did much better then I thought it would, surprisingly doing better then a lot of other more agile cars with good drivers too. my 2nd run was the best, while my third was on par to be better, some hard right turns left the engine starved for fuel and slowed me down a lot.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...uro/img001.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...uro/img008.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...uro/img013.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...uro/img014.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...uro/img015.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...uro/img025.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...uro/img017.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...uro/img021.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...uro/img022.jpg

Sorry I missed it today. It looks like the wagon was pretty good out there.

I saw you on Rt 340 heading back to Md. I was just getting back from NY where I had to deal with the wife overheating the BMW.

Times for all cars in attendance today:

1) 92 Honda Civic 60.957
2) 07 Porsche Cayman 61.933
3) 03 Corvette Z06 62.841
4) 07 Porsche Cayman 63.006
5) 05 Subaru WRX STi 63.174
6) 03 SVT Cobra 63.451
7) 92 Acura Integra GSR 63.607
8) 86 190E 2.3 66.447
9) 86 190E 2.3-16 67.209
10) 05 Crossfire 67.275
11) 86 190E 2.3-16 67.375
12) 90 Maza Miata 67.486
13) 92 Subaru SVX 67.900
14) 93 400E 68.296
15) 92 190E 2.6 68.478
16) 04 Honda S2000 68.547
17) 87 Porsche 924S 69.033
18) 86 190E 2.3-16 69.703
19) 07 SLK350 69.968
20) 98 Dodge Neon 70.153
21) 98 Dodge Neon 70.396
22) 04 SLK320 70.733
23) 03 E55 AMG 70.988
24) 86 190E 2.3-16 71.039
25) 84 300TDT 71.679
26) 08 VW R32 72.060
27) 03 Honda Civic 73.175
28) 00 C280 73.319
29) 04 SLK320 74.675
30) 08 VW R32 74.722
31) 93 400E 75.537
32) 88 Mazda RX7 75.740
33) 00 C280 77.486
34) 84 300SD 94.320

Heres how the fastest MB of the day ended up at the end of one of the runs, sideways in the stop gate!

CORRECT:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...uro/img003.jpg

INCORRECT:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...uro/img004.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...uro/img005.jpg

Good job!

You beat some cars that should have beaten you. Thats always fun.:P

Tom W

Seems like the driver plays a large part. That Z06 with some slicks and a good driver should have taken names. Cayman as well...

Thanks for posting pics, I'm going to the next one!

little update: trans is back in the SEC tonight, 3rd gear had detonated and took reverse with it. it's going to have a custom exhaust made for it tomorrow, this should be fun ;)

1986 560SEL - Duchatelet :)

haha, it is moving on its own now, but I dont have a lot of confidence in it yet till I go over it more. still have to put the rebuilt trans in it.

Is Andreas making your custom exhaust, John?

no, Rick @ executive tire in Rockville md is doing it, I dropped it off today.