E9x M3 LAP TIMES (Road Course)

[BigTee]

Originally Posted by PAM3Guy

2012 DCT ZCP E92 M3 (Sunroof car)
Track/course: NJMP Lightning
Best Lap Time: 1:17.4
Brakes: Stock calipers and rotors, PFC08 pads, RL600 fluid, stainless lines
Tires: Hankook RS4, R:285/35/18 on 18x10.5 / F:265/35-18 on 18x9.5
Suspension: Stock ZCP w/EDC on Sport, Vorshlag Camber plates, Solid rear SF bushings
Other mods: do88 DCT cooler, MPE v2 exhaust

Was the last session of the day (and the hottest temps) so was quite happy that I finally broke through the 1:18 barrier after putting together some improvements I was working on in T1, T5 and T7 throughout the day.
Sorry for the crappy GoPro audio.

Hah! I was there on Sunday. Sorry I missed you. It was a sauna all day so you might have been better off on Saturday. Congrats on breaking into the 17's!

[BigTee]

2008 e92 M3 manual
Track/course: NJMP Lightning
Best Lap Time: 1:14.5
Brakes: stock rotors
Pads: Hawk DTC60 + Hawk 520 fluid
Tires: Bridgestone RE71RZ 255/35/19 & 275/35/19
Suspension: Bilstein B16 PSS10, Vorschlag camber plates, bimmerworld front tension arms.
Other mods: BMC drop in filter, Scorpion axle-back, Apex SM-10 wheels in stock sizes.

Was very excited to hit the track on the new suspension/alignment. It was a hott and miserable day. Both driver and car weren't too happy. Didn't hit my goal of a 13.9, but set a new personal best nonetheless. Looking forward to giving it another crack in the fall.

[PAM3Guy]

Originally Posted by BigTee

Hah! I was there on Sunday. Sorry I missed you. It was a sauna all day so you might have been better off on Saturday. Congrats on breaking into the 17's!

Thanks!! Was great to make progress over the course of the day. My optimal actually showed 1:16.8, so still more room to grow for next time.

And a bummer we missed each other - I could only do one day. Saturday was pretty hot but not terribly humid, and Sunday's forecast definitely looked a bit soupy to be sure, so got lucky there. Hope it was fun anyway!

[PAM3Guy]

Originally Posted by BigTee

2008 e92 M3 manual
Track/course: NJMP Lightning
Best Lap Time: 1:14.5
Brakes: stock rotors
Pads: Hawk DTC60 + Hawk 520 fluid
Tires: Bridgestone RE71RZ 255/35/19 & 275/35/19
Suspension: Bilstein B16 PSS10, Vorschlag camber plates, bimmerworld front tension arms.
Other mods: BMC drop in filter, Scorpion axle-back, Apex SM-10 wheels in stock sizes.

Was very excited to hit the track on the new suspension/alignment. It was a hott and miserable day. Both driver and car weren't too happy. Didn't hit my goal if a 13.9, but set a new personal best nonetheless. Looking forward to giving it another crack in the fall.

Damn...that's fast!!! Nice work.

[BigTee]

Originally Posted by PAM3Guy

Thanks!! Was great to make progress over the course of the day. My optimal actually showed 1:16.8, so still more room to grow for next time.

And a bummer we missed each other - I could only do one day. Saturday was pretty hot but not terribly humid, and Sunday's forecast definitely looked a bit soupy to be sure, so got lucky there. Hope it was fun anyway!

Was planning on doing the weekend, but my daughter had a dance recital on Saturday so had to bail. That's great to hear about your progress. Its always fun when you have something to look forward to for the next try!

[PAM3Guy]

Originally Posted by BigTee

Was planning on doing the weekend, but my daughter had a dance recital on Saturday so had to bail. That's great to hear about your progress. Its always fun when you have something to look forward to for the next try!

Can't miss a dance recital for a track day...would never hear the end of that one

And definitely excited about making progress. My instructor at Thunder in April got me working rotation and slip angle harder than I had been, and I was working on taking those lessons into several corners. Also was working on improving my trail braking - I need to carry more brake pressure into the apex.

[Eric335]

2012 DCT ZCP E92 M3
Track/course: NJMP Thunderbolt
Best Lap Time: 1:36.31 (catalyst said optimal was 1:33.64...)
Brakes: Hawk DTC-70 front / DTC-60 rear, Girodisc front rotors
Tires: RE-71RZ
Suspension: Stock ZCP w/EDC
Other mods: Akrapvoic Evo exhaust, BPM Stage 2
Date/temp: June 13th, temps in the 90*Fs so was a hot one

I got pretty mixed up going into the octopus and am not proud of those turns lol but otherwise was a blast! Plenty of traffic on this day, not many chances for a clean run and as you can see I hit traffic in the last few seconds of this one.

[Ximian]

Originally Posted by Ximian

2011 E92 M3
Track/course: Road America, running the kink
Best Lap Time: 2:38.42 Solo DL2, 2:38.41 ApexPro Gen2, 2:38.312 GoPro 9
Brakes: ST60 fronts / stock rears
Pads: Ferodo 3.12 / PFC 08
Tires: Hoosier R7 275/35 on 18x10 (35 sessions of wear, still going strong)
Suspension: JRZ RS 2-way
Other mods: Car around 3550 lbs without driver, no rear seats, I ate a salad 2 days ago

Everything is about the same except for the tires which are take-off Pirelli slicks. Suspension still needs a refresh, but who has time for that...

Temperature at Road America was about 80F so a bit better than the hotter previous day for my stock S65.

Lap 5: 2:37.75 AIM Solo DL2, 2:37.75 ApexPro Gen2, 2:37.747 GoPro 13

Lap 8: 2:37.67 AIM Solo DL2, 2:37.67 ApexPro Gen2, 2:37.689 GoPro 13

[kolosy]

Originally Posted by Ximian

Everything is about the same except for the tires which are take-off Pirelli slicks. Suspension still needs a refresh, but who has time for that...

Temperature at Road America was about 80F so a bit better than the hotter previous day for my stock S65.

Lap 5: 2:37.75 AIM Solo DL2, 2:37.75 ApexPro Gen2, 2:37.747 GoPro 13
https://youtu.be/Xf4xQwrXH2w?t=315

Lap 8: 2:37.67 AIM Solo DL2, 2:37.67 ApexPro Gen2, 2:37.689 GoPro 13
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4YItAw8KDY

Nice work. What day was this?

[Ximian]

Originally Posted by kolosy

Nice work. What day was this?

July 4th - fun event but I could only do 2 out of the 4 days this time

[kolosy]

Originally Posted by Ximian

July 4th - fun event but I could only do 2 out of the 4 days this time

Oh the Shelby club one? Was drooling over that one but couldn’t make it work.

[Ximian]

Originally Posted by kolosy

Oh the Shelby club one? Was drooling over that one but couldn’t make it work.

The attendance felt a bit lighter this year compared to last year (50 year anniversary of the event at RA!), but overall a great time. There were a few sketchy things but that will happen any time you have old cars running. 2 hours between sessions is a bit of a slog though.

I couldn't do Sunday because I had to head home to set up for a different track event on Monday.

[Eric335]

2012 E92 M3 ZCP DCT
Track/course: Lime Rock Park
Best Lap Time: 1:02.69
Brakes: Stock
Rotors: Girodisc 2-pc front, OEM rear
Pads: Hawk DTC-70/60 F/R
Tires: RE71-RZ with 3 track days on them
Suspension: Stock ZCP
Other mods: Akrapovic Evo exhaust, BPM Stage 2, Macht Schnell intake

First time at Lime Rock Park, what a track! Probably my new favorite after NJMP. This was an open-track end of day session after a huge rain downpour during sessions 2 and 3. I was running in HPDE2. I know there's some time left to shave, sub-1:00 should be achievable with my setup (i think?). Love the RE71-RZ tires, even after 3 hard track days on them. Looking forward to seeing how long they last.

Skip to 12:27 for the PB lap.