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10-15-2008, 10:59 PM | #24 | |
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No tire provides dry levels of traction in the wet.
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10-16-2008, 12:23 AM | #25 |
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Yeah, it is one of those wrap jobs. There was a post about that somewhere in the forum. Apparently it is the popular thing to do in Europe. It is like a mask for your entire car. It looked pretty cool. I can't imagine the amount of time involved in something like this.
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Thanks for timing it for me, I didn't know it was a 8:44. I wish the track was completely dry the day I decided to video record so I can have a faster lap on tape. Since this was my last time at the Ring this year (wife imposed) I figured even if I get banned for video taping, it would not be a big deal. You may be right about wet traction with these tires, they probably are quite good. But at about the 1 min mark of the Sunday lap, I almost crap myself when the entire car skidded. I can handle the ass end coming out, but not when the front loses traction completely. At that point, you're just along for the ride. I took it easy after that, since I am from Southern California, I don't really have the same confidence level when driving in the wet. |
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10-16-2008, 12:55 AM | #27 |
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Send me a pm the next time you guys head out there. We met with booforty briefly the last time we were there. We have 3 AW M3s that go together. I personally try to go at least 1 weekend a month but it is weather dependent. I'm done for the year. Probably start back up in April.
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10-16-2008, 04:54 AM | #28 |
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Wow, great pics and vids mate! Thanks for posting!
Look forward to seeing you again at the Ring next year! |
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10-16-2008, 06:02 AM | #29 |
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10-16-2008, 10:31 AM | #30 |
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Ahhh - didn't realize you COULD buy a US spec car and drive it in Germany. Thanks for the info.
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10-16-2008, 12:22 PM | #31 |
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Yes, thousands of Americans drive US spec cars all over Europe, most are US military. In fact, Americans drive US spec cars all over the world.
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10-18-2008, 08:37 AM | #32 |
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what kind of camera mount are you using I see you had to Still and video...
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Stupid 1 series driver wouldn't give way. Gotta admit though, an M-Sport e81 looks 1000000 times better than an e82.
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10-18-2008, 03:07 PM | #34 |
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man that 1 series driver really didn't want to let you pass but i gotta admit his hatchback looked pretty damn nice !!! nice driving and great videos, thank you for sharing.
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10-18-2008, 11:58 PM | #35 |
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nice drive man, you look like a pro
the race with the 1 was also very cool, and racing with him you let the engine run on higher RPM btw I think the 1-series is a 120d race car with twin turbodiesel inline-4 that 245hp at 4,200rpm with a 5,000rpm redline as well as a colossal 450Nm of torque at 3,000rpm.
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nice writeup!
Your M3 looks sweet! btw,the 6 series in one of the last pics is a rental car from Sixt... omg,...what these rental cars have to go through..just a shame and quite pityful for those who buy such a car later on as used cars,not knowing that it was a rental car... |
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Army, how much is a season pass at the ring now?
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10-19-2008, 09:07 AM | #41 |
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Great videos Army, loved both of them and hope to see more in the future.
With the debate of wet grip of PS2s, maybe the difference of opinion between your experience and skierman's is to 'ring factor', the tree at the ring are a lot closer to the actual track than most others and their leaves could be giving off something which might be making the surface slipperier than normal. I know of others which have also voiced similar to Army's. Also, Army have you had the update and if so had you still experienced the downshift problems ? |
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