My new M3 at vir

930Man · 03-13-2010, 08:37 AM

What a blast !! 100% bone stock!! Pouring rain track wet as hell ! What blast to drive at the Porsche club Event! Flat out smoking the p cars! All my old buds.. This is the first time I have driven her this will be a fun car to modify ..
Ran some 2:16 in wet in traffic. .. I smell potential

deffinitely different from my GT3's but sure is fun!!!

VictorH · 03-13-2010, 10:15 AM

My first time at VIR in the wet in an M3 too. It's very well balanced isn't it? It was my first time to run in the rain and it was a lot of fun. Obviously have to be more gentle with the controls but it's all very controllable. I'm sure my times are way off yours (I thought most clubs including PCA don't allow lap timing), but there's nothing like a little sideways drift at the top of the climbing esses to add to the fun.

930Man · 03-13-2010, 10:17 AM

You here now ?? Come up togarage 5
ask for matt

VictorH · 03-13-2010, 10:23 AM

No, I wish I were. I was at VIR last November in the rain. Have a nice time. Maybe you'll have nice weather tomorrow as down here in Columbia it's beautiful, 60s and sunny.

Salespunk · 03-13-2010, 12:40 PM

Don't you post on 6speed as well? Nice looking GT3. I am debating trading my M3 for a 997.1 GT3.

smmmurf · 03-13-2010, 12:44 PM

Where are the pics or vids?

930Man · 03-13-2010, 02:42 PM

Lol no vid yet

T89 · 03-13-2010, 02:59 PM

Sounds like a lot of fun

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dhoggm3 · 03-16-2010, 09:04 PM

Man, that's smokin' for a wet track! A slightly-better-than-stock E36 struggles to do 2:18's in the dry.

skim · 03-16-2010, 10:53 PM

as someone who's been looking forward to owning 997.2 gt3 next, could you give me/us some feedback? i mean obviously m3 can't compare to porsche's "street legal racecar", but now close/far is it since you seem quite impressed with the m3

930Man · 03-17-2010, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by skim

as someone who's been looking forward to owning 997.2 gt3 next, could you give me/us some feedback? i mean obviously m3 can't compare to porsche's "street legal racecar", but now close/far is it since you seem quite impressed with the m3

I post on Six Speed and Rennlist same name.. but for starters lets do quick History..

previous cars:
996 GT3 2 x
997 Gt3 3 x
997 GT3 RS 2 x
996 gt3 Cup car 2 x
996 Gt2 full out modified car sub 2:00 at VIR with carpet AC leather and radio
997 GT2
Ford GT with 700 whp
997.2 GT3

I have had my GT3'S i just got complacent with them , they are wonderful cars and everyone in the world should own once in their life!!!! they are such a blast to drive!!! you feel everything! so nimble steering is so precise, power so linier, you cant have any better brakes...
in a turn the more power you apply the more grip!

Bottom line was i wanted to try something different for a while.. I took a 130k car traded for 50 k put somemoney in the bank and still have a smile on my face!

The M3 is a great car .. fun to drive nice note.. but it will not ever be a GT3.. as i said before if you love cars you should try a Gt3 sometime in your life they are remarkable!

my plan is to build a race car out of the M3 thats was the purpose in buying it.. but for now i can put my kids in the back and have a great ride..

if its pouring rain i car run it at the track no worries.. I am totally impressed with the M3 .. bang for buck factor! is perfect! I do get a smile eveytime i push the start button... I do own a pretty well prepared E36 also!

you might get a kick out of some of the photos of cars ..

SS32 · 03-17-2010, 12:21 PM

Wow. I know there are cars in Raleigh, but that's an impressive list. My first real HPDE and my first track experience in the M3 was in the rain on the full course. The second day was dry. I wouldn't mind going back in the wet, but it was a pretty harrowing first time. I'm planning on doing at least one event over the summer.

930Man · 03-17-2010, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by SS32

Wow. I know there are cars in Raleigh, but that's an impressive list. My first real HPDE and my first track experience in the M3 was in the rain on the full course. The second day was dry. I wouldn't mind going back in the wet, but it was a pretty harrowing first time. I'm planning on doing at least one event over the summer.

let me know i instruct there for most groups and i am there one to two times a month

SS32 · 03-17-2010, 05:55 PM

Good stuff, I'll be sure to PM you when I decide on a date.

joseph328 · 03-17-2010, 07:19 PM

Isn't Porsche just a next step from BMW?

Never drove any "serious" P. car tho .

E36 FTW , if i just had 2 of them would love to do the same .

930Man · 03-17-2010, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by joseph328

Isn't Porsche just a next step from BMW?

Never drove any "serious" P. car tho .

E36 FTW , if i just had 2 of them would love to do the same .

i would say two steps up.... but I am proud to own a BMW... I am impressed with it

03-13-2010, 08:37 AM	#1
930Man Second Lieutenant 24 Rep 274 Posts Drives: m3 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Raleigh iTrader: (1)	My new M3 at vir What a blast !! 100% bone stock!! Pouring rain track wet as hell ! What blast to drive at the Porsche club Event! Flat out smoking the p cars! All my old buds.. This is the first time I have driven her this will be a fun car to modify .. Ran some 2:16 in wet in traffic. .. I smell potential deffinitely different from my GT3's but sure is fun!!! __________________ 2009 AW M3 1995 E36 full race
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03-13-2010, 10:15 AM	#2
VictorH Major 433 Rep 1,286 Posts Drives: '09 M3 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: SC iTrader: (4)	My first time at VIR in the wet in an M3 too. It's very well balanced isn't it? It was my first time to run in the rain and it was a lot of fun. Obviously have to be more gentle with the controls but it's all very controllable. I'm sure my times are way off yours (I thought most clubs including PCA don't allow lap timing), but there's nothing like a little sideways drift at the top of the climbing esses to add to the fun.
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03-13-2010, 10:17 AM	#3
930Man Second Lieutenant 24 Rep 274 Posts Drives: m3 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Raleigh iTrader: (1)	You here now ?? Come up togarage 5 ask for matt __________________ 2009 AW M3 1995 E36 full race
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03-13-2010, 10:23 AM	#4
VictorH Major 433 Rep 1,286 Posts Drives: '09 M3 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: SC iTrader: (4)	No, I wish I were. I was at VIR last November in the rain. Have a nice time. Maybe you'll have nice weather tomorrow as down here in Columbia it's beautiful, 60s and sunny.
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03-13-2010, 12:40 PM	#5
Salespunk Lieutenant Colonel 1745 Rep 1,700 Posts Drives: Slow Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SlowCal iTrader: (0)	Don't you post on 6speed as well? Nice looking GT3. I am debating trading my M3 for a 997.1 GT3.
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03-13-2010, 12:44 PM	#6
smmmurf Colonel 309 Rep 2,189 Posts Drives: E92 M3 DCT 353k+ miles Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Half Moon Bay, CA iTrader: (7)	Where are the pics or vids?
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03-13-2010, 02:42 PM	#7
930Man Second Lieutenant 24 Rep 274 Posts Drives: m3 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Raleigh iTrader: (1)	Lol no vid yet __________________ 2009 AW M3 1995 E36 full race
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T89 Lieutenant Colonel 39 Rep 1,531 Posts Drives: Z4 35i & Mini Cooper S Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Geneva & Joburg iTrader: (0)	Sounds like a lot of fun T
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03-16-2010, 09:04 PM	#9
dhoggm3 Major 269 Rep 1,282 Posts Drives: 850i C, Gated R8 5.2, E63 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Central PA iTrader: (1)	Man, that's smokin' for a wet track! A slightly-better-than-stock E36 struggles to do 2:18's in the dry. __________________ M850i Vert with RaceChip E46 M3, Euro Headers, Rasp Pipe, Kassel Tune Alpina B8, zero performance mods
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03-16-2010, 10:53 PM	#10
skim Captain 142 Rep 660 Posts Drives: 07 Z4MC Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	as someone who's been looking forward to owning 997.2 gt3 next, could you give me/us some feedback? i mean obviously m3 can't compare to porsche's "street legal racecar", but now close/far is it since you seem quite impressed with the m3 __________________ Future mod consideration: exhaust, pulley otherwise, very happy with how the m3 was born
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03-17-2010, 12:21 PM	#12
SS32 Major 156 Rep 1,429 Posts Drives: 2008 M3 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC iTrader: (0)	Wow. I know there are cars in Raleigh, but that's an impressive list. My first real HPDE and my first track experience in the M3 was in the rain on the full course. The second day was dry. I wouldn't mind going back in the wet, but it was a pretty harrowing first time. I'm planning on doing at least one event over the summer. __________________ V1 DIY - Blinder M45 DIY - Exhaust Cutouts - Removed Clutch Pedal Spring DIY - Fiamm Air Horns
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03-17-2010, 05:55 PM	#14
SS32 Major 156 Rep 1,429 Posts Drives: 2008 M3 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC iTrader: (0)	Good stuff, I'll be sure to PM you when I decide on a date. __________________ V1 DIY - Blinder M45 DIY - Exhaust Cutouts - Removed Clutch Pedal Spring DIY - Fiamm Air Horns
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03-17-2010, 07:19 PM	#15
joseph328 Private First Class 18 Rep 157 Posts Drives: 992 Turbo S , E92 M3, Audi SQ8 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bratislava iTrader: (0)	Isn't Porsche just a next step from BMW? Never drove any "serious" P. car tho . E36 FTW , if i just had 2 of them would love to do the same .
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