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dont rush yourself. good plan. quicker you get the more issues you start having with parts wear and failure. gets expensive fast. hard for me to go slower though. cant go backwards!
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There simply are LOTS of cars in California in general and lots of luxuary cars in particular (i.e. half the BMW's sold worldwide are in US, and half of that in CA), which lead to the most stringent smog laws in the nation. And, correspondingly, there are lots of cars crowding HPDE events in CA, even though there are multiple track days nearly every weekend. Curious... about many cars attend a typical HPDE day up in your area?
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I may have to start doing some sort of datalogging soon once I get my consistency a tad higher to start experimenting with different lines, but even then I suspect I'll try to focus only on comparing entry, mid-corner, and exit speeds in various turns between laps and ignore the overall lap time.
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My last turn 2 day at the ridge there were 55 cars and a bike group. I do a lot of winter days at pacific and they usually only have 20ish and by the end of the day half are gone or more and its open track. I usually run with the school at pacific in the summer months so half the volume is students in another group and still get a decent amount of time on track. Stay away from BMWCCA events as they are over regulated here.
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There is an organizer that limits the number of participants to 50 max, but naturally it costs more. We routinely have HPDE days with 100 to 120 cars, split into 5, not 3, run groups. And, the organizer for this weekend's Buttonwillow event sent out emails today because, as of today, they have "only" about 60 cars registered for Sunday and they are concerned - offering & extending group discounts and what not.
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Yeah, we're not happy either with super-packed days. Re: miles, where do all the mileages come from, eh? They rack up super fast.
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This is why i would do the extended warrnety hate worry about this stuff just wanna enjoy the car. plus i am so over the whole tuning and modding phase. although i do small mods here and there.
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I drive it hard all the time! In fact, i don't think my M3 likes slow speeds and shifts at 3-4K. It feels somewhat rough and Akra doesnt sound as nice as at WOT. I let it warm up though, always.
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My engine blew at 12k, I'd say it's BMW's fault because they screwed up the timing on my run in service (meant to be 2k but happened at 5k), due to 'not scheduling me in properly'. Anyways, long story short, I didn't follow regulation on the new engine and have been driving it like I stole it since the get go. Not a single problem to report so far. New spark plugs definitely brought it back to life too.
I have always felt that no matter how hard you push a car, as long as you frequently service it and such you will be perfectly okay. I mean it's better than letting it sit in the garage 1/2 the year lol. |
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I left the lot with my brand new m3 and hit 5k immediatly. Followed break-in for 300 miles and then said screw-it. Hit 8400 rpms and never looked back. 40k perfect miles with a silky smooth engine stronger than ever. ZERO oil consumption. Not one drop ever. Really powerful engine and feels better than ever. I firmly believe breaking it in hard actually eliminates the oil consumption problem and makes for a longer lasting engine.
I do oil changes every 7500 and stay on top of maintence like a hawk but I agree I love 3rd gear on the freeway and do it all the time. Living above 6500 is what I try to do whenever possible and get to 8600 many many times per day in the 1st or 2nd gears (sometimes 3rd if I really have a clear peace of road) To me its more about the sound than anything. Leaving it in 3rd for a couple minutes on the freeway and revving it out then backing off and revving it out etc. Just sounds absolutely beautiful |
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haha i have the white TE37 right now! but im leaning towards more on going so well see!
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