E90 M3

mdm9 · 03-27-2018, 08:53 AM

Had a lot of fun at a PCA Autocross on Saturday in Tallahassee, Florida.

Didn't really care about my times, instead did a lot of slipping and sliding because its the most fun!

Check out pics and some videos my friends took!

https://youtu.be/rXYoCMT3sx0

http://youtu.be/ZgxexWoR3ps

http://youtu.be/P1EFLJtRDqQ

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b4hand · 03-27-2018, 09:06 AM

Looks like fun!

dogbone · 03-27-2018, 03:52 PM

hehe so let me tell you how this goes.

I started with a 2009 E90 M3 Interlagos Blue......uh huh....she was a beauty!

Yup, and then she hit the track, and now this is what she looks like! haha!!

Seriously though, I'm glad to see a bunch of new people posting their experiences on here.

roastbeef · 03-27-2018, 06:46 PM

first time? welcome to the club!

mdm9 · 03-27-2018, 08:48 PM

Not quite first time auto crossing (it was my 5th time) but first time I got some alright videos I felt like sharing.

Dogbone I love your car! Looks like a lot of work done! Maybe that will be me someday

03BeastCharmer · 03-28-2018, 09:24 AM

That location makes me very nervous. As the prior autocross chair for the local BMW CCA chapter, I see a lot of things from the video that make me scared from a safety standpoint. Looks like you come close to a lot of curbs that are just beyond the cones which could tear up a car. Your friend also seems to be on course holding a camera. I hope he had a spotter, as that looked too close to course for a general spectator. Be careful on tight locations like that and consider the physics of where your car could potentially spin out when considering how hard to push.

dnoble37 · 03-28-2018, 08:54 PM

Omg that site looks terrible. Those curbs, poles, trees, etc...

I would not recommend going there again. You could total you car sliding into those hazards.

M3 Number 86 · 03-29-2018, 10:52 PM

PCA uses a parking lot??

mdm9 · 03-30-2018, 09:29 AM

Yea that’s the same thing I thought at first (that the lot was dangerous and too small). But after actually driving it, it was not that tight at all and the scale of the track was perfect to drift and slide around. Most cars never broke 40mph so it was fine, I felt super comfortable driving it.

There were 40+ cars including everthing from a 1965 911 to a 2007 911 Turbo, and we all got to run 8 times without a problem or safety issue so despite looking super tight, I promise it wasn’t as risky as you guys might think it was.

As far as my friend videotaping on the course, he was a corner worker and pulled his phone out to record when I was driving.

E92_TYLER · 03-30-2018, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by dogbone

hehe so let me tell you how this goes.

I started with a 2009 E90 M3 Interlagos Blue......uh huh....she was a beauty!

Yup, and then she hit the track, and now this is what she looks like! haha!!

Seriously though, I'm glad to see a bunch of new people posting their experiences on here.

This is great lmao

I would hate all those curbs around! I may be a wimp but i wouldnt go there at all because it would freak me out.

dparm · 03-30-2018, 12:35 PM

Holy shit, that is one of the unsafest courses I have ever seen. They really don't have a better location than that?

I agree that the course setup is absolutely not conducive to any sort of oversteer scenarios.

thasuperdude · 03-30-2018, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by mdm9

As far as my friend videotaping on the course, he was a corner worker and pulled his phone out to record when I was driving.

That'll get you in all kinds of trouble. No phones, camera or smokes while working course.

CSBM5 · 03-31-2018, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by dparm

Holy shit, that is one of the unsafest courses I have ever seen. They really don't have a better location than that?

I agree that the course setup is absolutely not conducive to any sort of oversteer scenarios.

I've been autocrossing since 1976, former club autox chairman, etc,etc, and I agree. There are so many violations of basic SCCA course safety rules every where on the course. It's events like these which obtain insurance somehow which result in increased insurance costs for everyone. In 2018 I can't fathom an underwriter not specifying SCCA course design safety rules in the policy (which they likely did but of course were not followed).

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mdm9 Private First Class 34 Rep 119 Posts Drives: 2009 Interlagos Blue E90 M3 Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Detroit iTrader: (1) Garage List 2009 M3 [0.00]	Not quite first time auto crossing (it was my 5th time) but first time I got some alright videos I felt like sharing. Dogbone I love your car! Looks like a lot of work done! Maybe that will be me someday
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03BeastCharmer Lieutenant Colonel 257 Rep 1,660 Posts Drives: '13 M3 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Houston iTrader: (3)	That location makes me very nervous. As the prior autocross chair for the local BMW CCA chapter, I see a lot of things from the video that make me scared from a safety standpoint. Looks like you come close to a lot of curbs that are just beyond the cones which could tear up a car. Your friend also seems to be on course holding a camera. I hope he had a spotter, as that looked too close to course for a general spectator. Be careful on tight locations like that and consider the physics of where your car could potentially spin out when considering how hard to push. __________________ Current: '13 E92 M3 Euro Delivery Gone: E86 M Coupe; E30 M3, E39 M5, E36 M3
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mdm9 Private First Class 34 Rep 119 Posts Drives: 2009 Interlagos Blue E90 M3 Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Detroit iTrader: (1) Garage List 2009 M3 [0.00]	Yea that’s the same thing I thought at first (that the lot was dangerous and too small). But after actually driving it, it was not that tight at all and the scale of the track was perfect to drift and slide around. Most cars never broke 40mph so it was fine, I felt super comfortable driving it. There were 40+ cars including everthing from a 1965 911 to a 2007 911 Turbo, and we all got to run 8 times without a problem or safety issue so despite looking super tight, I promise it wasn’t as risky as you guys might think it was. As far as my friend videotaping on the course, he was a corner worker and pulled his phone out to record when I was driving.
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