Overtaking for Beginners

Veritable · 08-14-2009, 03:58 PM

I broke my D-SLR just in time for our club's annual 2 days trip to the interior. Still, trying to make myself useful, and to provide a bit different perspective, I jimmy-rigged a cell phone to my front windshield and shot ~5 hours of driving footage.

The sensor sucks and I know nothing about video production, but here's my first crack at it.

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Car is a bone-stock '08 E90 M3 6MT.

BTW done the same trip the year before with an E90 335i (and then my E46 330i ZHP 3 times before that), and I will say without doubt that the price differences between the 335i and the M3 to be WORTH EVERY PENNY.

I dare say the V8 has more pick-up when you pull out to pass, if you remember to downshift before the move. Sounds better to boot. And, when the going gets twisty, there's no comparison as to the agility between the 2 cars.

Around town it's hard to make the case, but on trips like these, I'm glad I made the switch when I was able to!

datbimmerdoe · 08-14-2009, 05:24 PM

zenderm3 · 08-15-2009, 02:30 AM

Nice video - damn I love this car... that I don't quite have yet!

330CIZHP · 08-15-2009, 02:35 PM

Cool video! The subtitled made me laugh.

Finnegan · 08-15-2009, 02:59 PM

Nice video and it sure looks like you had fun!

The roads remind me a bit of the Eastern Sierra (Mono Lake, Bishop, Mammoth) in California.

Great

now I'm going to have to go on a road trip and it's all your fault!

Lemans_Blue_M · 08-15-2009, 05:06 PM

Passing on a narrow two-lane highway is always a little tricky, especially when the road has elevation changes and curves. You also have to properly gauge the closing speed of the car in the other lane. (even if they appear far away)

duk · 08-15-2009, 05:13 PM

sup with the music? hehe

Green///Hell · 08-15-2009, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by duk

sup with the music? hehe

Cool vid but I thought the same thing

warzilla · 08-15-2009, 11:52 PM

Good stuff. Where did you guys start and then end up?

Bluesummer · 08-16-2009, 03:49 AM

that's actually the first thing my dad thought me when I first start driving with him lol

08-14-2009, 03:58 PM	#1
Veritable Second Lieutenant 116 Rep 212 Posts Drives: '13 Cadillac CTS-V Sedan 6MT Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada iTrader: (0)	Overtaking for Beginners - My (Crappy) M3 Video I broke my D-SLR just in time for our club's annual 2 days trip to the interior. Still, trying to make myself useful, and to provide a bit different perspective, I jimmy-rigged a cell phone to my front windshield and shot ~5 hours of driving footage. The sensor sucks and I know nothing about video production, but here's my first crack at it. [u2b]<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4zEhS93MAuI&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4zEhS93MAuI&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>[/u2b] Car is a bone-stock '08 E90 M3 6MT. BTW done the same trip the year before with an E90 335i (and then my E46 330i ZHP 3 times before that), and I will say without doubt that the price differences between the 335i and the M3 to be WORTH EVERY PENNY. I dare say the V8 has more pick-up when you pull out to pass, if you remember to downshift before the move. Sounds better to boot. And, when the going gets twisty, there's no comparison as to the agility between the 2 cars. Around town it's hard to make the case, but on trips like these, I'm glad I made the switch when I was able to!
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08-15-2009, 02:30 AM	#3
zenderm3 Lieutenant Colonel 95 Rep 1,996 Posts Drives: E36 M3 DY/2010 E92 M3 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Brisbane iTrader: (0)	Nice video - damn I love this car... that I don't quite have yet! __________________ ________________ My ///M is in my garage .... and it is a beast! 2010 E92 M3 Space Grey \| Fully Loaded 1996 E36 M3 Dakar Yellow - SOLD 2004 Honda Accord Euro - SOLD
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330CIZHP Major 61 Rep 1,211 Posts Drives: BMW 330 CI ZHP Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Calgary, Alberta iTrader: (0)	Cool video! The subtitled made me laugh.
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Finnegan Dog Listener 701 Rep 7,850 Posts Drives: Z4M/. Z3M, E36/46 M3 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Teaching the dog to slalom iTrader: (22)	Nice video and it sure looks like you had fun! The roads remind me a bit of the Eastern Sierra (Mono Lake, Bishop, Mammoth) in California. Great now I'm going to have to go on a road trip and it's all your fault!
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Lemans_Blue_M Automotive Industry Insider 462 Rep 1,948 Posts Drives: Lemans Blue M3 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Texas iTrader: (0)	Passing on a narrow two-lane highway is always a little tricky, especially when the road has elevation changes and curves. You also have to properly gauge the closing speed of the car in the other lane. (even if they appear far away) __________________ The best is yet to come...
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08-15-2009, 05:13 PM	#7
duk ///M 158 Rep 3,195 Posts Drives: 2011 AW/FR 6MT E92 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Irvine, CA iTrader: (0)	sup with the music? hehe __________________ 2011.5 AW/FR E92 M3 6MT
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08-15-2009, 11:52 PM	#9
warzilla Lieutenant 148 Rep 598 Posts Drives: E46 M3, f31 330, f31 328d Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: NYC iTrader: (-1)	Good stuff. Where did you guys start and then end up? __________________ 2006 M3 ZHP in IB (Crashed) \| 2005 M3 ZHP in IB (Sold) 2004 M3 in IR - Current 2018 330ix Wagon - Current 2017 328d Wagon - Current
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Bluesummer Lieutenant General 588 Rep 15,818 Posts Drives: slower than Ayrton Senna Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: SoCal iTrader: (15) Garage List 2017 BMW X5M [0.00] 2015 M4 [0.00] 2011 E82 135 [0.00] 2011 M3 [0.00] 2007 335 [0.00]	that's actually the first thing my dad thought me when I first start driving with him lol __________________ IG:d.violet.m3
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