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Oct 04
by darren in Track 0 comments tags: Engel, Mercedes, Nordschleife

Engel Mercedes-AMG sets new Nordschleife record

The German marque’s $2.7 million hypercar just became the first street-legal vehicle to circle the Nurburgring-Nordschleife in under 6:30. In doing so, the Formula 1-inspired vehicle broke a record … that it set two years ago.
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Oct 04
by darren in The Feed 0 comments tags: Engel, Mercedes, Nordschleife

Mercedes-AMG sets new Nurburgring record

The German marque’s $2.7 million hypercar just became the first street-legal vehicle to circle the Nürburgring-Nordschleife in under 6:30. In doing so, the Formula 1-inspired vehicle broke a record … that it set two years ago. What’s the best way to protect a record? You put it even further out of reach. That seems to be Mercedes’ thinking at least. The One didn’t just break its old record, it shattered it. During the latest run, the hypercar, which was driven on both runs by Marco Engel, sped around the winding circuit in 6:29.090. That’s more than six seconds faster than the 6:35.183 it posted in November of 2022 (which was itself eight seconds quicker than the previous mark). So how did the AMG One cut six seconds from its Green Hell lap time in less than two years? The car itself remains the same, but the big difference this time was the weather. Mercedes never seemed fully satisfied with the first mark, citing the weather and less-than-ideal track conditions. This time the track’s surface was completely dry, allowing the car to attain what the company called the “perfect grip.” Additionally, Engel and the rest of the AMG team would appear to have a […]
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Feb 07
by darren in Track 0 comments tags: Bathurst 12hr, Engel, Mercedes

Engel Record Breaking Lap Bathurst 12hr

Maro Engel record breaking 2023 Bathurst 12 Hour lap
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Dec 28
by darren in Crash 0 comments tags: Engel, STM, SVG

SVG Crashes 2017 Bathurst 12hr

In the 2017 Bathurst 12 Hour, Shane van Gisbergen (SVG) crashed his Scott Taylor Motorsport Mercedes, resulting in the car’s retirement from the race and causing frustration among his co-drivers, particularly Maro Engel. The incident occurred late in the race, with van Gisbergen receiving a drive-through penalty for earlier contact with a lapped Porsche before ultimately crashing at The Dipper. 
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