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Impossible fit !
But better than a 308/328 or 512BB anyway 
These old cars are always special, especially the special ones ;-)
Oh and i DID encounter a real rabbit on the track ... close call
Filip
A fun day at the racetrack.
By: bimbeano : May 15th, 2015-02:45
Last week we decided to take the beast out for a track day. Confidence the brakes and tires would survive the abuse were actually very low so my friend went to buy some secondhand half worn ones for the back. Our Armenian distributor was happy to help us ...
Fun track !
By: bimbeano : May 16th, 2015-11:25
Circuit de Clastres not too far from Reims :-) ... a very safe track, only one left-hander with off camber and a very tight left at the end ... that was quite kinky. On the small straight i attained only 175 kph (110 mph), a bit more would have been possi...
Rabbit! Look out!
By: patrick_y : May 17th, 2015-13:57
Those rabbits do a lot of damage when you hit them at speed. I've seen an entire front bumper crack and split in the lower half due to hitting one in a country road in California. Seems like the rabbit you encountered lived to hop another day!
Yes Shooting Brake !
By: bimbeano : May 18th, 2015-04:50
But he didn't take it on the track ... only people mad to take a heavyweight are me and mr. B apparently ... i found it very amusing it took that black 911 Turbo Cabrio with 500 hp over 5 laps to close a 200 metre gap on me :-) ... even though i was caref...
The SBC Braking System
By: patrick_y : May 19th, 2015-11:46
The SBC (Sensotronic Brake Control) Braking System on Mercedes-Benz vehicles was adopted for the W211 E-Class from 2003-2006, the SL-Class cars for many years, and the Maybach cars. It's a fully computerized brake system with a lot of safety benefits, but...
From a distance ...
By: bimbeano : May 20th, 2015-14:39
.. it looks sharp , the closer you get ... errrr .... things are getting worse, much worse ;-) This is just meant to be my 1K Euro fun project which i hope to get on the road this summer, preferably in an acceptable aesthetic shape LOL . Stay tuned, to be...