Video: Mercedes’ GT5 Driving Challenge Final
Remember when Marco Calvo took home a real-world SLS AMG last month, in Mercedes-Benz’s GT5 Signature Edition driving challenge? They’ve since released a video of the finals – hit play above to see how it all went down.
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August 17th, 2011 at 10:19 am - #sinister_300zx
a drag race? really? they should have did a lap shot out who ever finished with the best lap time won..wtf this is b.s that calvo looks like he still a virgin
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August 17th, 2011 at 11:37 am - #snicker3s
He want be for long with that sls ;)
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August 17th, 2011 at 12:54 pm - #sumbrownkid
What does looking like a virgin have anything to do with the topic at hand?
That is one of the most single idiotic and asinine comments I’ve seen on this site.
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August 28th, 2011 at 2:56 am - #sinister_300zx
all i heard u say sumbrownkid was blah blah blah blah b,s b,s blah blah,,,cool story kiddo
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August 17th, 2011 at 9:02 am - #RedBullFan
i dont care. put actual stuff about gran turismo
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August 17th, 2011 at 12:53 pm - #sumbrownkid
Well they were using B-Spec, and using GT logo’d wheels, and PD was supporting the challenge.
So, yes, this is actual stuff about Gran Turismo.
You can either get over it, or do what Jordan suggested.
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August 17th, 2011 at 8:30 am - #Spongky05
I want those shirts that they are wearing ! Can anyone send me a photo of it or template? I really want one :) Please
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August 17th, 2011 at 7:31 am - #jacoja06
lol… Why did the guy with the Australian accent get subtitles? We’re not that difficult to understand, are we?
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August 17th, 2011 at 6:49 am - #Turbo-Kai
I guess this type of final was like a coin flip… maybe not the best way to decide…
but was cool in that way that it is the typical license test no. 1 on the GT series…lol -
August 17th, 2011 at 3:42 am - #Corey
A drag race isn’t a very good way to decide it after all that.
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August 17th, 2011 at 3:05 am - #mobiletone
heh, it’d cost more than i earn in a year just to insure that AMG SLS.
doing the Lowestoft to LandsEnd run next week in a 2.0i Turbo Mondeo Titainium X with the missus. Just like an 8hr enduro in GT5, but IRL. A303 here we come.
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August 16th, 2011 at 11:09 pm - #Protocol
It doesn’t make sense to me how the winner of a competition that first started with B-spec was decided with real driving…
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August 16th, 2011 at 11:04 pm - #Kanue
SPAIN RULES !!!
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August 16th, 2011 at 11:03 pm - #alex l.
does anybody know if those cockpit booths are for sale?
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August 16th, 2011 at 10:57 pm - #xIamRAWR
i’m so jealous x(
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August 16th, 2011 at 11:49 pm - #mazda787b91
haaa haaa hooo i hav sls in real life i dnt hav todo this hhee hhaa ha
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August 16th, 2011 at 10:33 pm - #recca
the end came down to a drag race?! at least do time trial around the course…how anti-climatic
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August 17th, 2011 at 10:33 am - #barry spock
yeah, did seem like an odd choice of events. Bit light on racing skill.
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August 17th, 2011 at 11:26 am - #AstonMartinGT5
They probably wanted to keep the risk of a collision to a minimum :)
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August 17th, 2011 at 2:38 pm - #True
Yeah, but they kept having to speed up parts of the film for anything that required turning, and it still looked like my dead grandma driving. A drag race gives maximum appearance of performance fo minimum risk to the car, and i’m sure that’s what Merc wanted for promo purposes. A bunch of greenies dinging paint and going in the grass doesn’t make for good company/product image promotion.
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August 18th, 2011 at 9:55 am - #GTP_african_kat
agreed. this competition could of been handled better
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August 16th, 2011 at 10:22 pm - #spikeyhairdude
Nice.
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August 16th, 2011 at 10:07 pm - #dice1998
I’m so jealous…
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August 16th, 2011 at 10:04 pm - #Flame7532
Can I smack the narrator? >=O He said “Computer Gamers”, so bad.
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August 16th, 2011 at 10:00 pm - #ChicoMaloXD
Cool! Now DLC for the ones that didn’t win.
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August 24th, 2011 at 11:25 pm - #Tzun
What does DLC mean? :D
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August 16th, 2011 at 9:59 pm - #Obi wan Shinobi
Awesome & great job! If I had that chance I’d be ecstatic just to be there !
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August 16th, 2011 at 9:59 pm - #JasonMann
Seccond!
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August 16th, 2011 at 9:50 pm - #COOLfiat
Nice!!!
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ya hes gonna have a ton of fun paying for insurance…