Don't post here much, but there was a thread many months ago about whether people take their benzes to the track (a twisty one, not drag strip).

Last month, I took the C55 AMG to Mosport and had a great time. I was the only one driving a 4 door sport sedan; most of the other street cars were Porsche's (911's) and some Corvettes (Z06's) and there were quite a number of fully prepped/stripped out race cars too.

The C55 held up VERY WELL. No brake fade from the stock brake system after many laps (I went through 1.5-2 gas tanks of fuel), even with some 45 minute sessions I did continuously. I used Michelin PS2's which went through 2 track days from last year.

Passing rules were simple: passing was allowed only on certain straight portions of the track, and only if the car ahead gives you the point-by. These rules apply for all cars, even the race cars.

I took a lot of video from my car. Here is a 10 minute clip that doesn't have a lot of traffic slowing me down......you can see me chasing down a 997 C4S and a couple of race cars blowing by me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emHI6Cn0PLM

 

Pretty nice vid!