hello everybody, i rallycrossed my 123 turbo manual sedan this past Sunday with the San Diego club racing series. I took fifth place in the 2wd class out of a field of 17 cars. The course was on part of a motocross track and had a few small hills and a lot of bumps and dips. I was really surprised at how well my 123 performed. It did not bottom out once and handled the rougher parts of the course with ease. There was a straightaway that was fairly bumpy that most cars would bottom out on if pressed too hard. My 123 sailed right through the bumps, and i definitely saved time by going fast there. All and all I had a blast racing my car and will definitely do it again in the future.
The white car at the end with blue tape on it was a rental. It got the crap beat out of it, and had parts flying off on the track. Still pulled some great times tho
Was shocked to see that it beat a infiniti g20 (that's my other car) then I saw that the driver screwed up on the 4th run, that was really close to the datson 240 thou that's fairly impressive. Was the 4runner broken or something? Aren't those 4 wheel drive?
The Infinity ran into a dirt berm on one of the last corners. It high centered and got a DNF (did not finish). I think they assign the slowest lap of the day +10 seconds if you DNF.
That look like a lot of fun! Would I ever run mine? OH heaven no way!
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1983 300D "Schultz" (Relocated to Canada)
1983 300D "Klaudia" (My new love)
1985 300D (Whipped then Stripped)
1985 300SD (In way over my head and let go)
2002 Suburban Z71 (Eats gas stations during trips)
2004 Aveo (Only because I enjoy stuffing my fat ass in a tiny car. Oh and it gets good gas mileage)
I would love to rallycross mine, except I know that something would break/melt/catch on fire. My body is pretty beat up too, though, so if I replaced enough of the parts, I'd definitely do it. I haven't even seen any opportunities near me, however, so maybe it's a moot point.
That engine-trans. combo is awesome, by the way.
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1983 240D 3.0T 4-speed manual
W123/240D parts, 220D parts, 190D (Ponton) parts, W126 drivers door handle w/ key. Some parts are new.
Is that liver red interior? if it is i need the screw caps that go under the glove box on the lower plastic piece, right on top of where your passengers knees go.
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1982 mercedes 300D turbo, 322,000k straight pipe,beefed up fuel pump,alda all the way out and then half turn in. Warmed up and cooled off every drive
Freaking Awesome! I would love to join you at oe of these races.... I'm in Riverside and have a buddy with a 240 from realto and a 300D wagon from Laguna that would run too. 4 of us!!!!
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