1/24 Mercedes CLK-GTR - Tamiya 24195  [24195]

Towards Mercedes CLK-GTR The FIA GT Series was inaugurated in 1997, and much more popular by motorsports buffs throughout the world. In vying the name, Mercedes joined up with their CLK-GTR the 1997 period. It had been developed and tuned by the AMG firm, that is popular for his or her considerable involvement in motorsports rushing.

although ahead profile towards CLK-GTR keeps some resemblance using their main-stream CLK, it is not the conventional CLK but a tremendously advanced level pure competition variation. The monocoque includes carbon soluble fiber composite and reinforced by built-in metal roll cage. The 5,987cm� V12 engine, producing more than 600 horsepower output, is bolted straight to the monocoque and works as a load-carrying element. The tremendous energy is taken up to the trunk tires via a transversely mounted, six price sequential transmission. The four wheel double wishbone suspension system system is attached to the multiply-adjustable gas force surprise absorbers via pull-rods and rocker hands to provide maximum road keeping performance. Front and back tires are fitted with wide competition slicks, and dual-circuit stopping system system with internally ventilated stopping system discs provide good stopping energy.

with the experienced motorists such as for example Bernd Schneider and Klaus Ludwig at wheel, the Mercedes CLK-GTR obtained six victories away from eleven occasions in its first period of 1997, bringing not simply the driver's championship to Schneider while the team prize the AMG-Mercedes.