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First Mercedes V8 Supercar shakedown completed

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The first ever shakedown for the new Mercedes E63 AMG V8 Supercar was completed today.
“We are very pleased to announce that today Erebus Motorsport conducted a 20 lap shakedown, under observation of V8 Supercar officials, of the first ever Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG V8 Supercar,” said Ryan Maddison, Erebus Motorsport CEO.

The team is currently working on meeting the required homologations for the V8 Supercars.
“While the car is still in early stages of development we are very happy with the results and look forward to continuing to develop all three of our cars over the coming weeks, to achieve our homologation requirements,” said Maddison.

While the other teams of Holden, Ford and Nissan have begun testing their COTF models, time is running thin for Erebus Motorsport with the first official test day coming up in a couple of weeks.
“Further details regarding the progress of our Car of the Future will be released in the lead up to the first official test day in Sydney in February,” said Maddison.