[AshSimmonds]

From: http://jalopnik.com/5590849/step-aside-people-big-benz-coming-through

Step Aside, People, Big Benz Coming Through

Few racing cars have had cleaner lines than this love child of Peter Sauber and Mercedes–Benz, clean lines certainly useful when up against the full, three-mile-long, chicane-free length of the Mulsanne Straight. Two hundred and forty-seven mph, lap after lap, 389 times past the starting line, with this slippery, silver pod. This is the number 63 car, carrying Jochen Mass, Manuel Reiter, and Stanley Dickens to victory. Just listen to what it sounded like back in the summer of 1989: a voluminous V-8 rumble followed by the mother of all turbo spool-ups:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IcAzlNX91o" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IcAzlNX91o</a>

[tdc911]

Was given the 1980-89 Le Mans DVD box set for Christmas a couple of years ago, well worth having.

[Mr Enzo]

This is a monster. Only 6 C9's were made and only one in the world is privately owned, here in aus

[tdc911]

Only 6 C9's were made and only one in the world is privately owned, here in aus

Less than a month until I see it in action again, hopefully.

[Mr Enzo]

Less than a month until I see it in action again, hopefully.

Where will that be ??

[tdc911]

Where will that be ??

Laguna Seca.