100% pure driving - Nuerburgring Nordschleife e92 M3 onboard video

[lukester]

Hi guys,

here's another one of last Monday.
Didn't even expect it but I could improve by 6sec from 7:42min to 7:36min.

Yeah ... now we're talking.

Basically it was a 7:36min long tightrope walk with some scary moments.
But hey! Isn't that basically what we're all looking for when driving on the track?
Yeah - always drive save but also push the bar a little bit.



Got a new idea: If it's possible in 7:36min it should be possible in 7 dot twentysomething, too

Enjoy!
here's the direct HD-Link which I recommend:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2Pk6F91UfM&hd=1

[schnell325]

My God!!!



What tires are you running?

[lukester]

Originally Posted by schnell325

My God!!!



What tires are you running?

265/35-18 Michelin Pilot Cups all around on 9,5x18 stock BMW wheels.

[schnell325]

Nice, and nice save @ 7:40

[Kwando]

Impressive.

[M3SQRD]

Awesome

[ilya335]

Originally Posted by schnell325

Nice, and nice save @ 7:40

+1. Considering the limited amount of run off there, that was clutch!

[adc]

Very impressive.

My laps at the Ring were nothing like this at all lol...

Not to encourage any extra bench racing because there's plenty already on the forum, but would you mind sharing some of the modifications you have? I guess I'm trying to understand the difference between the "official" 8:05 and the 7:36, with the last one beating GT3 times...

[jml]

Wow! You should work for BMW, they can stop car development. I don't think the E9X even crested 8 minute in their hands.

[lukester]

Originally Posted by adc

Very impressive.

My laps at the Ring were nothing like this at all lol...

Not to encourage any extra bench racing because there's plenty already on the forum, but would you mind sharing some of the modifications you have? I guess I'm trying to understand the difference between the "official" 8:05 and the 7:36, with the last one beating GT3 times...

The "official" 8:05 is the time measured by Sport Auto.

Now it get's a little bit complicated. During normal public times we don't drive the full lap including the "Doettinger Hoehe" straight.
That's the long straight where I enter at the beginning of the video and finish the lap.
So we measure bridge to bridge as there's a bridge at the beginning and the end.

The full straight is about 24sec.

2nd thing is that Sport Auto doesn't measure the "T13" part of the track as during industrial testing on the track they use this part for entering and exit so there's a speed limit - that's why Sport Auto just completely leaves it away. This part is about 8sec long which I'm driving during public times.

So to get a rough comparison. 7:36 + 24sec @Doettinger Hoehe = 8:00 - 8sec for T13 = 7:53min "Sport Auto Time".

Horst did a 8:05 with a stock M3 but also with Michelin Pilot Cup tires.
So I did roughly ~12sec faster.

You can see his onboard run of his hot lap here:
http://www.sportauto.de/supertest/bm...d-1036129.html

[TurboBimmer]

Do you take people for a ride in your car? I'll be at the Ring this sunday

[lukester]

Originally Posted by Autobahn335i

Do you take people for a ride in your car? I'll be at the Ring this sunday

Sorry, but I won't be there this sunday...

[Jaypod]

Nice!! Thanks for sharing!

[Gearhead999s]

Finally got the chance to watch it!Very nice

[Erhan]

Awesome driving!
I'll be there on Aug 26th. I made reservations to rent a MINI for 6 laps in the morning. Hope I bump in to you, so you can give me some pointers

[lukester]

Originally Posted by Erhan

Awesome driving!
I'll be there on Aug 26th. I made reservations to rent a MINI for 6 laps in the morning. Hope I bump in to you, so you can give me some pointers

I'll be there on August 26th ....
Just look for a white M3 with blue wheels and come over.

[adc]

Originally Posted by lukester

The "official" 8:05 is the time measured by Sport Auto.

Now it get's a little bit complicated. During normal public times we don't drive the full lap including the "Doettinger Hoehe" straight.
That's the long straight where I enter at the beginning of the video and finish the lap.
So we measure bridge to bridge as there's a bridge at the beginning and the end.

The full straight is about 24sec.

2nd thing is that Sport Auto doesn't measure the "T13" part of the track as during industrial testing on the track they use this part for entering and exit so there's a speed limit - that's why Sport Auto just completely leaves it away. This part is about 8sec long which I'm driving during public times.

So to get a rough comparison. 7:36 + 24sec @Doettinger Hoehe = 8:00 - 8sec for T13 = 7:53min "Sport Auto Time".

Horst did a 8:05 with a stock M3 but also with Michelin Pilot Cup tires.
So I did roughly ~12sec faster.

You can see his onboard run of his hot lap here:
http://www.sportauto.de/supertest/bm...d-1036129.html

This is the first explanation i've seen that makes sense, thanks for clearing that up. Now I'll be able to compare, roughly, times seen on public lapping days with times seen on industrial/private days.

And again, nice driving.

Maybe I'll ping you on my next Euro Delivery if you don't mind...

[Erhan]

Originally Posted by lukester

I'll be there on August 26th ....
Just look for a white M3 with blue wheels and come over.

Oh wow, that's cool! I will see you soon!

[paradocs98]

You are livin' the dream, my friend!

[paradocs98]

Originally Posted by schnell325

Nice, and nice save @ 7:40

Woo-hoo! I puckered when I saw that slide popping out of the Karussel. Quick hands!

[klammer]

Originally Posted by paradocs98

You are livin' the dream, my friend!

Awesome

[benjammin]

Impressive driving! That must be one happy M3