******** Famoso Raceway Private Track Rental - 11/21/2009 ********

[MercedesBenz_Forever]

Ladies and gentlemen,

It is this time of year again.... I have reserved Famoso Raceway 1/4 mile drag strip on November 21st for our exclusive use. We will have both lanes available to us as well as full use of the entire facility including the barbecue grills

Last time the event was limited to 35 cars (not including the 3 different waiting lists); this time, we will open the event up to maybe 50 depending on demand. Spots will be given on a first-sign-up-first-serve-basis, so please don't add your name unless you know for sure that you will be attending, as I would like to try and get an accurate count this time.

The payment per car is undetermined at this point in time and will likely depend on how many cars will want to attend. To be safe, however, I would estimate between $200 to $250 per car for now. Yes, I know.... Famoso (unfortunately) is one of the expensive tracks. Exact payment will be determined on November 2nd and payment should be submitted no later than November 8th as I have to meet with the owner on November 9th to give him payment and finalize a few things.

Now for the good news.....

Instead of trying to race very early in the morning (to get optimum conditions), we will start later in the day and stop 1 to 2 hour AFTER sunset depending on conditions. At Famoso, right after sunset, temps drop very fast and so does DA..... hopefully with very low temps and really good DA, we'll get an awesome day of racing


Track Address:
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Auto Club Famoso Raceway
33559 Famoso Rd.
McFarland CA. 93250

Here is the current list of cars coming so far....

01) rarfinancial - CLS63 - The Quickest/Fastest CLS in the country
02) juicee63 - CLS63 - VR530 - The Quickest/Fastest 60' time Mercedes in the WORLD
03) MB_Forever - E63 P30 - Stock
04) URnext - SL55 - The Quickest/Fastest SL55 in the country
05) Blue_Monster - E55 - Stage 5+
06) bassn_07 - E55 - The Quickest/Fastest E55 (Non-NOS) in the country
07) 426Hemi - 2008 Challenger - Supercharged - The Quickest/Fastest Challenger in the country
08) BenzoBoi - E55 - Stage 5+ custom mods
09) hooleyboy - C55 - Supercharged - The Quickest/Fastest C55 in the country
10) Fantasm - Nissan GTR- some mods
11) sticky - E92 BMW M3 - bolt-ons - The Quickest/Fastest (N/A) E92 M3 in the west coast
12) Terry335 - BMW 135 - bolt-ons - The Quickest/Fastest BMW 135 in the country
13) Jangy - E55 - Stage 5+
14) YoungMedic23 - 2008 Vortech Jeep Srt8 - The fastest (non NOS) stock block 6.1L Jeep SRT8 in the country
15) Black05Hemi - Dodge Ram
16) MacGCU - C63 - Evosport ECU + Kleemann Headers

Here is a quick video from our last event.....

GTR VS THE WORLD

And here are some pictures from our last event.....

Team ///AMG






The Quickest/Fastest Jeep SRT8 (black) in the country..... 11.05 @ 122 mph









The Quickest/Fastest Porsche 996 (non Nos) in the west coast.... 10.86 @ 133 mph






The Quickest/Fastest CLK63 in the country.... 11.04 @ 130 mph



The GTR ran 11.33 @ 12x with tune and a couple of bolt-ons...












The Quickest/Fastest Challenger in the country.... at the time, it ran 11.40 @ 120 mph NA but now is running 10.18 @ 136 mph supercharged. And make no mistake, it will hit 9s this time out....



The World's most famous CLS....

If you would like to join us, please reply to this thread with your name, car, and mods.... then also PM me your full name, e-mail, and phone number.

For the latest updates on the event, please visit the main thread on mbworld.org:

http://www.mbworld.org/forums/w211-a...21-2009-a.html

Thanks,

[tightie]

if my car is back, i'm there.

[imballin2day]

This may be off topic but I doubt Sticky is the fastest NA e92 M3 on the west coast.

[DanB.]

if tightie is down. IM DOWN

[FStop7]

Those are fantastic photos, thank god it's not more overprocessed HDR

[KiokenM3]

Originally Posted by imballin2day

This may be off topic but I doubt Sticky is the fastest NA e92 M3 on the west coast.

if not sticky, then who? i havent seen anyone post a faster time

[doba_s]

what is his time?

[MercedesBenz_Forever]

sticky clocked 12.1 @ 115 mph last time out (this just from memory by the way). His car was getting faster and faster that day, but he left early. Had he stayed 2 more hours, I think he would've hit 12 flat if not high 11s

Either way, he'll likely be in the 11s with just tune and bolt-ons. The best part about watching his car down the 1/4 mile is the sound of the DCT shifting. It is the FASTEST shifts I've witnessed to date

We had a 10 second M3 that was going to attend, but canceled in the last minute. I will try to get him to join us this time around. Either way, the event will be a lot of fun

[Jonmartin]

I'll be there

[FStop7]

How many runs does $250 buy you? Seems pretty steep

[Jonmartin]

Originally Posted by FStop7

How many runs does $250 buy you? Seems pretty steep

Since its a Private day I reckon you can get a bunch of runs in. About as much as you'd want in one day anyway.

[MercedesBenz_Forever]

Originally Posted by FStop7

How many runs does $250 buy you? Seems pretty steep

As many as you want

In a private event, there is almost no waiting time at the lines.... so you can make as many runs as your car will handle. This is a good opportunity to practice your launch, your shifting, try different tire setups, suspension, etc.... It is a great way to learn and even "master" your car's abilities (in a straight line). I made 33 to 35 runs in my car last time out In comparison, when I attend Famoso on an open night test n tune, I pay $40 but I wait 7 hours for 3 runs (and that's assuming no body breaks down, which almost always happens on open nights).

Originally Posted by Jonmartin

Since its a Private day I reckon you can get a bunch of runs in. About as much as you'd want in one day anyway.

You are correct

Please also note that the list will be closed soon. After that happens, we will not accept any more payments or sign-ups, but I will start a waiting list in case of last minute cancelations.

[Jonmartin]

Add me please.

[FStop7]

I made 33 to 35 runs in my car last time out

Wow, for $250 that actually is a good price if you want to do a lot of tuning or have grudge races w/ your friends.

Is it open to spectators? I don't think I'd want to make enough passes to justify the cost, but getting some footage of the cars on the track would be nice. Is Craig Lieberman going to be there again? I see his car in the photos from the last event.

[MercedesBenz_Forever]

Originally Posted by FStop7

Wow, for $250 that actually is a good price if you want to do a lot of tuning or have grudge races w/ your friends.

Is it open to spectators? I don't think I'd want to make enough passes to justify the cost, but getting some footage of the cars on the track would be nice. Is Craig Lieberman going to be there again? I see his car in the photos from the last event.

You are exactly right. Last time out there, Terry Burger was actually live tuning his car. He would make a pass, then adjust the tune, then make another pass, then adjust the tune, etc.... He kept going faster and faster and faster Also, Powrechip and Evosport were there as well. There is nothing like live tuning the car on the track. You get to collect data from the real world as opposed to a dyno room where you can not simulate 120 mph winds or adjust for road conditions.

Craig has not yet confirmed his schedule. But I will definitely update the list when he does.... it was great having him there last time. Everyone had a blast, and almost everyone broke their own personal best in their cars. I went from 12.5 to 12.2 just by trying different launch techniques and perfecting my shifting

Spectators are welcomed, but they will also be limited in number. We will setup a sign-up sheet for them like we did last time. Track officials do not want more than 50 spectators at $10 per spectator. They do not want this event to be open to the public and they do not want huge amounts of people showing up since they only allocated a certain amount of employees for the event. Again, this is a private event not public.

I will let you know once we setup the spectator sign-up sheet. Hope to see you there....

[MercedesBenz_Forever]

Originally Posted by Jonmartin

Add me please.

Done, check your PM

[klipseracer]

There better be pics and LOTS of videos of this!

[Splinter4784]

ill be there, cant wait

[FStop7]

Add me to the list as a participant, PM sent.

[MercedesBenz_Forever]

******Payment Information Update******

okay guys, it looks like the number of participants is leveling off. The payment will be $200 + $6 (PayPal fees) for a total of $206 per car

I just finished setting up the track payment account again. It's the same one as the one we used for our last event. Please send payment via PayPal to:

jsunner@hotmail.com

Please don't forget to include the following information:

1) Username (and which forum you belong to if not this one).
2) Car Make/Model/Mods you're going to use at the track.
3) Contact information in case of last minute updates (only if I don't have it already).

I will be meeting with the owner on November 16th. So, payment (and a list of participants) must be submitted before November 15th not before November 9th as previously stated in the first post. Sorry, the first post was written when the racing date was set to November 14th.

Thanks and looking forward to seeing everybody there :y

[DLSJ5]

I'm in, thanks for setting this up Mo!

[MercedesBenz_Forever]

Sign-up while you can guys..... the list will close soon and then a waiting list will start. This is a private event and you'll be able to get a LOT of runs in. This is a very good opportunity to practice your launches, shifts, and of course a chance to gauge your car's overall performance stock or before/after mods.

[PAID] 01) rarfinancial - CLS63 - The Quickest/Fastest CLS in the country
[.......] 02) juicee63 - CLS63 - VR530 - The Quickest/Fastest 60' time Mercedes in the WORLD
[PAID] 03) MB_Forever - E63 P30 - Stock
[.......] 04) URnext - SL55 - The Quickest/Fastest SL in the country
[.......] 05) Blue_Monster - E55 - Stage 5+
[PAID] 06) Shawn - E55 - VR600 + Custom Tune
[.......] 07) 426Hemi - 2008 Challenger - Supercharged - The Quickest/Fastest Challenger in the country
[.......] 08) BenzoBoi - E55 - Stage 5+ custom mods
[.......] 09) hooleyboy - C55 - Supercharged - The Quickest/Fastest C55 in the country
[.......] 10) Fantasm - Nissan GTR- some mods
[.......] 11) sticky - E92 BMW M3 - bolt-ons - The Quickest/Fastest NA E92 M3 in the west coast
[PAID] 12) Terry335 - BMW 135 - bolt-ons - The Quickest/Fastest BMW 135 in the country
[.......] 13) Jangy - E55 - Stage 5+
[.......] 14) YoungMedic23 - 2008 Vortech Jeep Srt8 - The fastest (non NOS) stock block 6.1L Jeep SRT8 in the country
[.......] 15) Black05Hemi - Dodge Ram
[.......] 16) MacGCU - C63 - Evosport ECU + Kleemann Headers
[.......] 17) rwines07 (Ryan) - 300 SRT8 S/C
[.......] 18) superbee (Sam) Charger - 6.1 - Nitrous
[.......] 19) dredog95
[.......] 20) Centurion
[.......] 21) amg55 - 997s n2o or rs4
[.......] 22) johns - 2003 Cobra
[.......] 23) Envied - 2007 Jeep Srt8 - 427ci w/3.0L TechCo twin screw
[.......] 24) 05whitehemi
[.......] 25) Serge - E36 M3 Turbo
[.......] 26) Tom - E55
[.......] 27) Brian - CLS55
[.......] 28) Cory - SL55
[.......] 29) RacerX335 - BMW 335 - JB3
[.......] 30) Sam - BMW E92 M3 - Supercharged
[.......] 31) gripforce-cl65 - CL65 AMG - ECU/TCU
[.......] 32) dlbrooks18 - BMW 335i
[.......] 33) Jonmartin - BMW M3
[.......] 34) FStop7 - BMW E92 M3 - Stock
[.......] 35) Splinter4784 - BMW E92 M3
[.......] 36) Brian135 - BMW 135i - Stage 1
[.......] 37) HangEmHigh - Mustang Cobra Whipple Supercharged
[.......] 38) DLSJ5 - BMW E92 M3 - Bolt-ons
[.......] 39) C63 Guy - C63 AMG - Evosport Stage 3