And the Real Winner Is…

by Murilee Martin

June 5th, 2011 7:51 PM

With a Mercedes-Benz taking the overall win, it only seemed fitting for another Mercedes-Benz to get the top prize: the Index of Effluency.

The B League Film Society’s 1967 Mercedes-Benz 200 suffered from many electrical and fuel-system problems yesterday, but ran more or less reliably today. In the end, its 28th-place finish (out of 43 entries) was enough to grab IOE glory. It’s worth noting that the W110 finished higher than the car with the quickest lap of the race (the Assmasters Mustang II). Congratulations, B League Film Society!

#1960s #1966 #1966Mercedes-Benz200 #24HoursOfLeMons #24HoursOfLeMonsHouston #24HoursOfLeMonsTexas #GarrapatasPeligrosas #IndexOfEffluency #Mercedes-Benz #Mercedes-BenzW110 #Texas #Racing

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Andy D on Jun 05, 2011

I miss the 50s and 60s cars for form only. Their function was abysmal judged by modern standards.

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Stef Schrader on Jun 05, 2011

Hell yeah! I love this car so much.

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Sajeev Mehta on Jun 06, 2011

Assmasters woulda done better if I didn't get black flagged for their 30+ year old taillight wiring shorting out...and making me even more of a threat to my fellow racers.

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- Benzaholic on Jun 06, 2011
  
  Aww, quit your bellyaching. How did the taillight wiring in that 44-year-old Benz hold up? Granted, for a 30-year-old Mustang to get fastest lap, they probably did more work to that car that might have affected the wiring's reliability than the old fintail endured, but that's just insignificant detail. ;-)
  
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John Fritz on Jun 06, 2011

Only thing that car's missing is my avatar plastered on its left rear quarter panel. :)

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- Zackman on Jun 06, 2011
  
  +++++1! Ha ha ha! Love it!
  
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