I went along to Mercedes Benz World in Brooklands yesterday with my cousin. He's got a CLK and was given a Track Day gift for his birthday, so he invited me along (I had to pay though)...
First we walked through the museum/showroom with over 100 old and current cars in the range.
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Some other photos including Mika Hakkinen's 1998 F1 McLaren:
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They had 10/15 Maybachs just 'sitting' in the yard outside...
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An SLR dumped on the corner:
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Then it was time for the Track session. This was the best bit - the track experience where you can pick a car and test it around the track - dry bits, wet bits, smooth bits, rough bits...
We chose to boot an E63 AMG around and boy was it a joy to drive. You wouldn't think it was a near 2 tonne monster in your hands from its responsiveness and sheer speed and braking.
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Once we'd finished the session (£100 for 60 minutes), we could feel the heat radiating off the brakes - we gave them a mightly workout...
I've uploaded a couple of videos - the first is of me doing a lap around the circuit:
[ytv]wd3QTY2Rw[/ytv]
The other video is of the track guide demonstrating a powerslide around the wet circle:
[ytv]MV22bad6RQ[/ytv]
Oh, and we went to visit Concorde in the Museum next door!
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First we walked through the museum/showroom with over 100 old and current cars in the range.
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Some other photos including Mika Hakkinen's 1998 F1 McLaren:
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They had 10/15 Maybachs just 'sitting' in the yard outside...
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An SLR dumped on the corner:
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Then it was time for the Track session. This was the best bit - the track experience where you can pick a car and test it around the track - dry bits, wet bits, smooth bits, rough bits...
We chose to boot an E63 AMG around and boy was it a joy to drive. You wouldn't think it was a near 2 tonne monster in your hands from its responsiveness and sheer speed and braking.
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Once we'd finished the session (£100 for 60 minutes), we could feel the heat radiating off the brakes - we gave them a mightly workout...
I've uploaded a couple of videos - the first is of me doing a lap around the circuit:
[ytv]wd3QTY2Rw[/ytv]
The other video is of the track guide demonstrating a powerslide around the wet circle:
[ytv]MV22bad6RQ[/ytv]
Oh, and we went to visit Concorde in the Museum next door!
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