We got behind the wheel of three very special cars, all with AMG badges and wearing the silver star, during the first-ever Sports Car Market (SCM) AMG 1000 Invitational event in Bend, Ore.
Mercedes-Benz invited us out to Bend to get behind the wheel of three of its AMG cars and participate in the SCM AMG 1000. This road rally was a hub-and-spoke-style all-inclusive driving tour event. It included some impressive cultural and local attraction stops on each day’s routes.

Sports Car Market has been doing 1,000-mile road rallies in the Pacific Northwest for many years. This was its first with modern cars, however, and the first focused on Mercedes and AMG cars.
Mercedes-AMG and the Mercedes Classic were both title sponsors of the event. This included offering mechanical support and having three cars entered into the event, driven by journalists like myself.

SCM AMG 1000 Invitational





Driving Mercedes-AMG Rocketships

2021 AMG GT 63 S 4-Door Coupe


2021 AMG GT Stealth Edition


2008 Mercedes CLK63 AMG Black Series



Appreciation for a Good Time
