Mad Merc to the Rescue!!

2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG F1 Safety Car

If you've watched Formula One races on SPEED or whatever channel you get them on, you might've seen this car come out either in the beginning of a race or when the caution flag flies out. This Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is the official Safety Car for the Formula One series. It has all the power and speed of the regular SLS, just with a fancy lightbar and some new rear lights. Former DTM driver Bernd Mayländer pilots this car, and it only comes out in times of need. It seems that AMG has become the significant Safety Team to Formula One racing. And now, they're team has just expanded.

2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Estate F1 Medical Car

Introducing F1's new ambulance: the 2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Estate. When you find yourself in a fix during the Australian GP, this car will come to you in no time to see if you're okay. Hopefully, this car doesn't have to come out at all during the race. It is a good looking thing, but it's a medical car, which means it only comes out when there's been a terrible accident. Hopefully nothing like that happens this weekend. Anyway, look for the AMG F1 Safety Team doing work down under as the F1 season kicks off this weekend.

Porsche to the Rescue!

2011 Porsche Panamera Turbo ALMS Safety Car

So who do you call when you've crashed on a race track, your car's on fire, and you have no way of getting out? Well, if you're an ALMS (American Le Mans Series) driver, you're gonna call Porsche, because they've been chosen as the official emergency manufacturer of the ALMS Racing Series. First up, there's the Safety Car, which, unfortunately, is the ugly Porsche Panamera Turbo. I understand that most safety cars are muscle cars or grand tourers, but honestly, I would rather pick the 911 instead of this car. But, help is at hand because the Rapid Response cars are actually good looking.

2011 Porsche Cayenne & Cayenne Turbo ALMS Medic Units 

When you're stuck in a ditch or if you've crashed your car, the first cars to pull up for your rescue are these Porsche Cayennes. Now that it's nicer looking, I wouldn't mind having these cars transport me to a hospital whenever I've crashed my race car. So, there they are: the new Safety Team of ALMS. Hopefully, no one gets into a serious accident this weekend at Sebring.