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      12-20-2011, 05:45 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by bruce.augenstein@comcast. View Post
Look, you said: "If a stock E46 M3 can run 13.0@106, and a stock E92 M3 can do 12.6@114 regardless of end speed, the distance separating them, as distance is more a factor of time NOT end velocity (the acceleration velocity is not constant) is not going to be "8.5" car lengths... It will be more like 2-3+"

That simply isn't true. Six tenths at these speeds is about six car lengths, as already spelled out.



Bruce
Fixed it for you. My bad.

The record for a stock E46 M3, is 12.7@107.7.
U.S spec early model car.
The record for an E92 M3 is 12.4@114.9
Both could have lower E.T's with a optimal tire set up. I'm not sure if these two still stand but they both did for more than a few years.

If there's a strong running E92 M3 that's dead stock running 12.60's @ the tracks in the S.E then i'll be right behind it running 13 dead in an strong running E46 M3. No questions.
If the conditions yield 13.0-13.2@105-108 for the E9x, a very common average time vs. a 12.6-12.7@110+ (assuming avg.2.0 short times) at the tracks around here, then again, the same average joe should be in the 13.3-13.5 area@102-105 area in the E46.


If you think 6-8.5 car lengths separates the two on average (same conditions/drivers), you should feed your delusions by some seat time.
Arguing one car runs .2ths faster then it's record and another car is close to a second away from its record is just a biased argument.
However, I feel like you just want to correct my numbers you can quickly regurgitate, which was not my point from the start (why I was careless with the math) and is my mistake
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