Pics+vids, up and down Lake Mountain

OzStriker · 02-19-2008, 09:25 PM

Did a run up and down a twisty today after it had rained.

I left DSC on, light was flashing a lot, would have been very difficult without it.

When I got to the top I had a look at the brakes, they were red hot (you know that purple look during daylight) but I felt no change in pedal feel.

I did not inspect the brakes after the run back down the mountain, that would have been a pretty big workout for them but again, I felt no difference in brake feel.

Still working on the camera mount, it made some unwanted noise today.

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JEllis · 02-19-2008, 09:32 PM

Nice...liked the videos!

kuruptracing · 02-19-2008, 09:59 PM

awesome vids! good to know the dsc works so well!

BMWPower06 · 02-19-2008, 11:19 PM

nice, car looks sick btw

the_stranger · 02-20-2008, 12:50 AM

Liked your videos. The looks fantastic in the pictures. The dirt makes it more aggressive. A picture from the front also would have been good.

hansyes · 02-20-2008, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by the_stranger

Liked your videos. The looks fantastic in the pictures. The dirt makes it more aggressive. A picture from the front also would have been good.

+1!! I'm surprised at not many replys on this thread.. It's great to see a car put onto a tough condition.. thanks for amazing video and pics!!

m3rxn · 02-20-2008, 02:14 AM

nice.

schnell325 · 02-20-2008, 06:22 AM

I CAN NOT wait!!!!!

DarkSyde · 02-20-2008, 06:55 AM

That was great.

Good work.

AK · 02-20-2008, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by OzStriker

That is a very sexy picture!

AK · 02-20-2008, 07:08 AM

Great videos! Thanks!!

Ankaris · 02-20-2008, 09:54 AM

Very cool mate... Reminds me of Hotham and Buffalo... Very tricky in the wet, well done!

[M3noDRFT] · 02-20-2008, 12:33 PM

Very sick, I'm glad your abusing that car or rather driving it like you should! It makes me wanna go out and drive- although looking out the window- its snowing

drvai · 02-20-2008, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by AK

That is a very sexy picture!

Man.... be careful... you are going way past the limit

Jinxter · 02-20-2008, 02:17 PM

do you have these vids on youtube by chance? work pc wont let me view flash linked vids

Hammer · 02-20-2008, 02:52 PM

Briliant videos, great pictures

Looked like a lot of fun

FifthStreetz · 02-20-2008, 02:56 PM

sweet vids!~

GeriFix · 02-21-2008, 02:44 AM

Great vids Oz.

What sort of camera mount are you using?

OzStriker · 02-21-2008, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Jinxter

do you have these vids on youtube by chance? work pc wont let me view flash linked vids

Here you go:

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Originally Posted by GeriFix

What sort of camera mount are you using?

I made the mount using:

A piece of 18mm square aluminium rod
A door stop plugging one end
A chair leg plug at the other end
A tripod mount attached with a bolt and washer
Two U-bolts
Four wing nuts
Some duct tape
Aquarium tubing

Hopefully the pictures show how I made it. Just a bit of drilling and measuring here and there, didn't take long and cost around $25 (including $18 for the tripod mount I think). Aquarium tube around the U-bolts and duct tape around the rod protect the headrest bars from scratches.

As you can hear, it still needs work and I seriously hope I don't go sideways into a tree, I don't think that door stop would stop the rod penetrating my skull!!!

badfish · 02-21-2008, 03:33 AM

I noticed you stayed in one gear most of the time, was it 3rd or 4th?

Great work, the engine sounded a bit on the angry side.

OzStriker · 02-21-2008, 03:38 AM

3rd gear pretty much all the time, down to around 70kph for tight turns I think, 120kph most of the time, probably fastest around 150-160 in 4th......Maybe more, wasn't really watching speedo.

It was wet so I used bugger all revs, probably highest I got to was 6500. Thats the crazy thing about this engine....2000rpm left!!!

Hopefully the video demonstrates the broad range of useable torque in this engine.

Disclaimer: Thats a complete lie, the car never went above 100kph.

GeriFix · 02-21-2008, 03:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OzStriker

I made the mount using:

A piece of 18mm square aluminium rod
A door stop plugging one end
A chair leg plug at the other end
A tripod mount attached with a bolt and washer
Two U-bolts
Four wing nuts
Some duct tape
Aquarium tubing

Hopefully the pictures show how I made it. Just a bit of drilling and measuring here and there, didn't take long and cost around $25 (including $18 for the tripod mount I think). Aquarium tube around the U-bolts and duct tape around the rod protect the headrest bars from scratches.

As you can hear, it still needs work and I seriously hope I don't go sideways into a tree, I don't think that door stop would stop the rod penetrating my skull!!!

Besides the rattle, it seems to work very well. I would have thought that the picture might have been a little shakey with the camera mounted to the seat, but yours seems very steady indeed. Have you taken it over rough roads?

02-19-2008, 09:25 PM	#1
OzStriker Captain Drives: Ford Falcon Ute, Ducati 1198S Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Melbourne Posts: 923 iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 BMW E92 M3 [0.00] 2009 Ducati 1198S [0.00]	Pics+vids, up and down Lake Mountain Did a run up and down a twisty today after it had rained. I left DSC on, light was flashing a lot, would have been very difficult without it. When I got to the top I had a look at the brakes, they were red hot (you know that purple look during daylight) but I felt no change in pedal feel. I did not inspect the brakes after the run back down the mountain, that would have been a pretty big workout for them but again, I felt no difference in brake feel. Still working on the camera mount, it made some unwanted noise today. Up: Down: Last edited by OzStriker; 02-19-2008 at 09:44 PM.
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badfish Major Drives: E92 AW M3 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,035 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 M3 [0.00]	I noticed you stayed in one gear most of the time, was it 3rd or 4th? Great work, the engine sounded a bit on the angry side.
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OzStriker Captain Drives: Ford Falcon Ute, Ducati 1198S Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Melbourne Posts: 923 iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 BMW E92 M3 [0.00] 2009 Ducati 1198S [0.00]	3rd gear pretty much all the time, down to around 70kph for tight turns I think, 120kph most of the time, probably fastest around 150-160 in 4th......Maybe more, wasn't really watching speedo. It was wet so I used bugger all revs, probably highest I got to was 6500. Thats the crazy thing about this engine....2000rpm left!!! Hopefully the video demonstrates the broad range of useable torque in this engine. Disclaimer: Thats a complete lie, the car never went above 100kph.
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