Oh no... My friend's dad just bought a brand new CL 600, fortunately without the Lorinser package, just lorinser rims... He told me today that he wants to race.. I told him I don't street race, so he told me we would race at a drag strip (legally) and he would pay for it! I decided to take him up on it.. Do I have to be worried???? I'm gonna lose aren't I.

 

You're going to get worked. With that V12 he will probably run mid-to-low-13's. Plus, all he has to do is step on the gas, no driver technique involved. Watch out. If you beat him I will buy you a beer.

 

I'm pretty sure you'd lose

 

just be humble and take it like a man , losing isn't the end of the world

 

tell him you will only race him title for title - and get some engine work done and some practice strip time before then - then enjoy your CL600 as a weekend car

 

YEa big turbo and NOS for extra measure lol rip everything out of your car for weight reduction drink exlax before race flush body then keep your foot on the floor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I'll pray for you tonight LOL

 

Tell him that real men have to turn corners when they race, then head for a REAL racetrack...

 

iv driven an s600 on numerous occasions... it was a 94... and iv also had the chance to beat the **** out of it... ill tell u this much... dont do it!!! those things move...

(well actually... go do it... im just telling u u are probably going to lose)

 

man i even had a tough time with an S 430. But that was without a launch.

 

chris, you don't even have your license yet....

learn how to drive first, keep the accidents few and small, then maybe go to a driving/race school...

then you can call yourself Michael Schumacher of Team Homospeed

hahahahha,
or you can tell ur homey to race meh foo!

@ the auto-x's of course

 

You're toast!

I was absolutely creamed by a new S500 a couple of months ago. The torque on those guys is extreme...I can only imagine the whooping a 600 engine would have caused.

 

My dad has the new S500, and it feels faster than it is! (But still fast).

A good driver in a Type-R could take the S500.

But the CL600 is LIGHTER and has 6L V12 (instead of a 5L V8).

All that adds up to a big *** whoopin for a Type-R.

 

You, who is proud to be a type R owner, take him to a circuit track.
type R is not really built to drag. I am sure if you have good driving
skills, you can smoke him with ease at at the circuit track. His car
is not built to be track ready, yours is. You should not be the one who
starts getting worried, he should be the one. If going fast at a
straight line is all you care, should have get a turbo car, or a mucle car.

 

Umm...I had my *** handed to me by my friend's Lorinser C36 AMG. No match...

 

Dude
My dad has a 2001 CL 600 and to tell you the truth you should be able to eat it until 3rd fear and then your going to see it start to pull on you. If you get out of the hole good then you should have a chance against it. Yes its got a huge motor and but its also very heavy and its not a 1/4 mile car its an Autobahn highway car so dont panic just get out of the hole good thats all

 

 

The new S600 (4 door) runs the 1/4 in 13.9.

He is going to treat you like a valve cover.

 

I raced a 600SL before and gotten beaten on the highway, those things do move. all I was able to do was catch up to him, but the guy would just change lanes and take off.

 

yeah torque from v12 arent to be reckoned with

where do you live in the bay area?

 

find someone and borrow their NOS.. and run some street slicks if you can... that car is faster then the ITR to begin with so why even bother when you will get spanked.. at least with NOS you will at least be somewhat even with him. I think thats fair.. in my opinion i wouldnt run him.. whats the point? run someone that is in your cars category, my .02 cents

 

First he will laugh at you then he will waive you good bye.....

 

that's not that much faster than some stock R's have run. it would probably be a good race, assuming you got a decent launch (the MB can be scary off the line).

i raced a sel600 and we were pretty even between stop light.

 

Do it and have someone film it!