828 HP! V8 BITURBO! 10SEC! C63S AMG MERCEDES! GERMAN MUSCLE! LAST CAR DOWN TRACK FOR '18! BYRON!

On a cold windy overcast November day, temperatures barely in the 50's along with a late afternoon rain delay, spelled doom for the last test n tune session for the year at Byron Dragway here in northern Illinois. With just a 30 car count and cold temperatures the decision was made early on this day they would end the action at 3:00pm. About 2:30 I noticed a couple guys hustling around swapping tires on a sleek looking Mercedes. I'm thinking to myself these guys are really pushing their luck, as most racers were packing up and I too myself was about ready to get to my warm truck for the long ride home. Upon hearing this '17 V8 BiTurbo AMG C63-S fire up and head to the staging lanes I quickly changed my mind. According to the owner Doug and his buddy, they were up all night thrashing on it with the hope to get a few runs in before winter came. They hurried to the track and got there just in time to get some shakedown passes in! Track owner Bj Vangness and crew went out of their way to accommodate the guys by doing a quick prep and even taking the torch to heat up the starting line as the track temperature plummeted as barely a car had ran down the track in the last half hour. The C63-S didn't disappoint as it ripped of 3 consistent 10.50's passes with the honor of being the last car to make a pass at Byron Dragway for the 2018 season!
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