Driving an M3 in the 24 Hour Nurburgring race and finishing

elm3 · 07-01-2011, 11:42 AM

Great write up I enjoyed it.

rye m3 · 07-01-2011, 12:03 PM

Awesome write up and really a great race tale. Amazing to believe that car was back running after that accident. Very well done and thanks for contributing.

Bonziii82 · 07-01-2011, 02:08 PM

Great post, I enjoyed reading it, congrats on your triumph!

karussell · 07-01-2011, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by rye m3

Awesome write up and really a great race tale. Amazing to believe that car was back running after that accident. Very well done and thanks for contributing.

I was sure it was done when I saw it being towed into our pitbox. I expected at least for the car to overheat or have a bad shimy. nothing! stayed between 6k-7.2k rpm the entire time and reliable as a swiss watch…or should I say, BMW M3

NRing · 07-01-2011, 04:29 PM

Cool! I race V5 as well in the VLN.

But you say: "321 HP from the oem M3 engine". You mean 295 HP from the 3.0 l engine? That is the max in V5.

donovan · 07-01-2011, 05:00 PM

Nring, are you the guy who has the silver CSL with the yellow Nordscheliefe sticker covering the whole car?

karussell · 07-01-2011, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by NRing

Cool! I race V5 as well in the VLN.

But you say: "321 HP from the oem M3 engine". You mean 295 HP from the 3.0 l engine? That is the max in V5.

I stand corrected. thanks! what do you drive? which car?

NRing · 07-01-2011, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by donovan

Nring, are you the guy who has the silver CSL with the yellow Nordscheliefe sticker covering the whole car?

no. drive a grey M3 e92 with some minor modifications.

NRing · 07-01-2011, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by karussell

I stand corrected. thanks! what do you drive? which car?

a red BMW in the VLN.

Un_limited · 07-02-2011, 06:18 AM

thank you for sharing, it was very interesting! hopefully one day i can start doing that

thevex67 · 07-02-2011, 06:41 AM

Great post. Thanks for sharing your experience!

NYCMCBM3 · 07-02-2011, 06:59 AM

is the race actually 24hrs straight?

speedfan · 07-02-2011, 07:24 AM

wow, i really enjoyed reading the story. Thanks for sharing.
Love the way you describe the slow cars are like the moving chicanes.
I used to track my e36m3. So, racing a real 321hp e36m3 on the ring is my dream.

Hats off to you!

btw, how come the mirrors on your car are different than the 1's on the US's e36 m3?

zwiggles · 07-02-2011, 03:23 PM

Great read, I really got a sense of what it's like to be there.

karussell · 07-02-2011, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by NRing

a red BMW in the VLN.

that narrows it down! lets meet up some day. i'll be out there end of the month visiting friends. probably next driving in the september race.

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Originally Posted by NycE93M3

is the race actually 24hrs straight?

ummm, yeah?!?! hence the name.

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Originally Posted by speedfan

wow, i really enjoyed reading the story. Thanks for sharing.
Love the way you describe the slow cars are like the moving chicanes.
I used to track my e36m3. So, racing a real 321hp e36m3 on the ring is my dream.

Hats off to you!

btw, how come the mirrors on your car are different than the 1's on the US's e36 m3?

didn't notice mirror were different until you pointed it out. they definitely were different once held on with racers tape after the crash!

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Originally Posted by zwiggles

Great read, I really got a sense of what it's like to be there.

thanks, come on out and watch someday. nothing like it in the world.

RussRamz · 07-03-2011, 06:56 AM

I am very envious of you. You have fulfilled something I only dream of. I would be very interested in the route you took to get into the 24h race in detail.

Pure awesomeness!!! Congrats!

karussell · 07-03-2011, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by RussRamz

I am very envious of you. You have fulfilled something I only dream of. I would be very interested in the route you took to get into the 24h race in detail.

Pure awesomeness!!! Congrats!

I started to document it on my blog, http://jimandthering.blogspot.com

If you would like specifics then PM or email me and we can talk. I would be happy to help anyone out. All you need is dedication and some luck

Time · 07-03-2011, 11:16 AM

Awesome story. Hope you don't mind but I posted it on m3f
http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showt...post1064938318

AfternoonShift · 07-03-2011, 12:25 PM

Great read. One hell of a good time!

KTS1010 · 07-03-2011, 01:06 PM

Sounds like you had a blast, thanks for sharing for us mortals that will probably never get the experience.

Wolf · 07-03-2011, 01:36 PM

Post Of The Year!

SamS · 07-07-2011, 09:18 AM

Great story! Thanks for taking the time to write it up and share the wonderful pictures.

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NRing Private 0 Rep 69 Posts Drives: BMWs Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Deutschland iTrader: (0)	Cool! I race V5 as well in the VLN. But you say: "321 HP from the oem M3 engine". You mean 295 HP from the 3.0 l engine? That is the max in V5.
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