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RENNtech / One hell of an expensive race series!
RENNtech / One hell of an expensive race series!

RENNtech Mercedes SLR McLaren 722GT Race Series Details Emerge

  
February 16, 2008 12:54 AM by Thami Masemola
Filed Under: Tuners Motorsport McLaren SLR Mercedes-Benz

What do you do with 680 wild horses under your right foot? Take them to America of course! At least that is what tuner RENNtech, SLR.Club Trophy USA and RML (Ray Mallock Ltd) of the UK plan to do when they host a two-day track day series featuring the maddest SLR cars ever made, the 722GT in 2009. Exact dates will be announced this coming Northern Hemisphere summer.

The 722GT is technically superior to the standard car, which already boasts some impressive figures on its own. Fitted with the same 5.4-litre V8 run by a supercharger, the 722GT boosts power from the “ordinary” 626 bhp/ 467kW to 680 bhp/ 507kW and 830Nm of torque, with a weight shaving of some 660 lb/ 299kg. It is whispered in racing circles that the car will scuttle away from a still position to 62.1 mph/ 100km/h in less than 3.3 seconds and max out at just over 199 mph/ 320km/h.

Owners of this special vehicle, developed by RML at the approval of Mercedes-Benz, will stay at 5-star accomodations, meet very special guests, all the while being instructed by some of the best like David Coulthard and later racing at some historic tracks. RENNtech will provide trackside support for the events.

The idea was shaped after 722GT trackdays held at the Nurburgring and Paul Ricard. Only 21 of these are being made, half already sold, so get on the phone to RENNtech right now while there’s still time. While you’re at it, pass me next week’s winning Lotto numbers please!

Source: RENNtech
joseferreira
February 16, 2008 1:50:34 AM

What a machine!

kevoluetion
February 16, 2008 7:42:00 AM

680bhp/507kW...thats ridiculous, can this thing even turn?

The_woo_factor
February 16, 2008 1:17:36 PM

Underpowered.

TreyPound
February 18, 2008 11:40:05 AM

LOL AHAHAHA WHATEVER MAN

xlumino
February 16, 2008 4:15:04 PM

sounds like a new CLK GTR, but a bit fat...

_M7_
February 17, 2008 2:01:00 AM

a silver sport shoe XD...I also want to know if it turns couse Mercedes dont do that to offten

klitemaster
February 17, 2008 2:13:15 PM

well if u gyus take a look at the other pictures here,u will see a picture of the car in corner. so i guess it can turn just like M7.

klitemaster
February 17, 2008 2:16:25 PM

well if u guys take a look at other pictures posted here, u will see the car turning in a corner. so i guess it can turn just like a M7.

Bremen_Koenigsegg
February 18, 2008 6:04:27 PM

The 722GT is a pure track car; it is not even road legal! Over the normal SLR (and 722), it has had improvements made to nearly every race-relevant system (suspension, braking, steering, tires, etc.)and did away with the irrelevant ones. I don't imagine AMG would let it rolls off the production line without thorough testing -- which includes cornering ability.

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