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SPEEDKILLAR · 06-03-2005, 08:23 AM

Originally Posted by nthfinity

i would pick the Viper any day

... Driver involvment :roll:
the viper in stock form can post 11.7's in the quarter, as can the SL 65 amg... the difference is about 100 hp/ 200 ft. lbs+... so seeing the AMG winning isnt a suprise with all those driver aids, and an automatic trans...

Those driver aids want really help you in a drag race, now would it :roll:

and with the auto you have in fact less power at the wheels, could you imagine if it was a manual :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

jumpman23 · 06-06-2005, 05:38 AM

Doesn't the SL65 have so much torque (~700?) that it just burns out without the driver being careful? If true then there's some skill involved with the launch. Amazing how he just coasted on through.

MartijnGizmo · 06-06-2005, 02:56 PM

Well, the SL65 has enough computerpower to run half the internet, so it shouldn't be that hard to repeat that result.

kksh · 06-09-2005, 10:21 PM

Which tyre do you guys reckon the merc driver was using? What if they were drag slicks?

I think the viper driver bogged down on his start. Maybe he was afraid of too much wheel spin. In the end it was the ease with wich you can do those starts that won the day.