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OK guys, I dont know how to say this, what i'm about to tell you came to me as a total surprise! I dont know whether I should feel good about myself, or bad for the other driver... you tell me!!
I was driving back from work when I pulled up at the lights right alongside a gorgeous black S55 AMG, I only became curious of it when I saw the V8 Kompressor badge on the side!!!
Well so.... I looked over to the driver of the benz and sometimes you just know that the other guy knows you're there, knows what car you got, and wants to race you!! He didnt even look at me! Its only when he started fiddling around with his dashboard that I realised he's on for a race... ( obviously switching ESP off and turning the A/C off too!! )
So I did the same, DSC off and Sport ON, AIRCON OFF!!!!!!
Lights turned yellow ( yes, here in bahrain the lights turn from red to yellow then to green, dont ask me why, i have no idea )
So we both take off, he gets a little head start but no problem, I left him for dead by about 2 car lengths by the time I slammed the shifter into 2nd, by then he was losing some ground but.... on shifting in 3rd, he was gaining on me slowly.... thats where i got a little worried....
But.. to my total surprise, by 4th gear he stopped gaining on me and had only closed the gap to 1 car length.. that he started falling back again... and kept falling back all the way to top of 5th when my speedo was showing 260km/h and the xenons of teh AMG about 4 car lengths behind!!
I slowed down and he overtook me giving absolutely no gesture whatsoever....
So.. here's the question!!! Was this expected? Should i be proud of myself? Can a lightly modded M5 take on an S55 AMG the way i did????
Any input will definitely settle my nerves!!!! hmmm
I was driving back from work when I pulled up at the lights right alongside a gorgeous black S55 AMG, I only became curious of it when I saw the V8 Kompressor badge on the side!!!
Well so.... I looked over to the driver of the benz and sometimes you just know that the other guy knows you're there, knows what car you got, and wants to race you!! He didnt even look at me! Its only when he started fiddling around with his dashboard that I realised he's on for a race... ( obviously switching ESP off and turning the A/C off too!! )
So I did the same, DSC off and Sport ON, AIRCON OFF!!!!!!
Lights turned yellow ( yes, here in bahrain the lights turn from red to yellow then to green, dont ask me why, i have no idea )
So we both take off, he gets a little head start but no problem, I left him for dead by about 2 car lengths by the time I slammed the shifter into 2nd, by then he was losing some ground but.... on shifting in 3rd, he was gaining on me slowly.... thats where i got a little worried....
But.. to my total surprise, by 4th gear he stopped gaining on me and had only closed the gap to 1 car length.. that he started falling back again... and kept falling back all the way to top of 5th when my speedo was showing 260km/h and the xenons of teh AMG about 4 car lengths behind!!
I slowed down and he overtook me giving absolutely no gesture whatsoever....
So.. here's the question!!! Was this expected? Should i be proud of myself? Can a lightly modded M5 take on an S55 AMG the way i did????
Any input will definitely settle my nerves!!!! hmmm