F80 @ Watkins Glen International

[StealYourFace]

That is absolutely flying.

Must be awesome to have that much power coming out of the toe of the boot.

[Groundpilot]

Originally Posted by StealYourFace

That is absolutely flying.

Must be awesome to have that much power coming out of the toe of the boot.

I dont know about OP, but i was hitting 122 after coming out of the toe of the boot fefore the braking zone ot t8 and 150 before the bus stop according to Harrys GPS. Mine is e92m3 SCed by ess-550 kit.
Interesting what was OPs speed there and at the back straight.

[StealYourFace]

Originally Posted by Groundpilot

I dont know about OP, but i was hitting 122 after coming out of the toe of the boot fefore the braking zone ot t8 and 150 before the bus stop according to Harrys GPS. Mine is e92m3 SCed by ess-550 kit.
Interesting what was OPs speed there and at the back straight.

Sounds like fun... I'm rollin with 260hp and even less TQ The gears helped a bit anyways.

[MasterC17]

Originally Posted by Groundpilot

I dont know about OP, but i was hitting 122 after coming out of the toe of the boot fefore the braking zone ot t8 and 150 before the bus stop according to Harrys GPS. Mine is e92m3 SCed by ess-550 kit.
Interesting what was OPs speed there and at the back straight.

Back straight was 152mph GPS, and 124mph before the braking zone coming out of the toe. Pretty close actually.

[M3 Number 86]

I track my e92m3 quite often and its tough to keep up with an m4 with a good driver. I keep saying my next car will be a pcar and then I look up prices and go damn I need an ///M4.

[MaynardZed]

Originally Posted by socal TW

I track my e92m3 quite often and its tough to keep up with an m4 with a good driver. I keep saying my next car will be a pcar and then I look up prices and go damn I need an ///M4.

True that. M3/4 a lot of car for the money. Couldn't buy a lightly used several year old Carrera for same money and not as comfortable DD either.

I feel you on the Pcar though, I'm going to have to get that out of system at some point too.

[M3 Number 86]

Originally Posted by MaynardZed

True that. M3/4 a lot of car for the money. Couldn't buy a lightly used several year old Carrera for same money and not as comfortable DD either.

I feel you on the Pcar though, I'm going to have to get that out of system at some point too.

In LA even base Caymans are quite not the bargain.

I may get a Cayman GTS but then at that point even though it would feel awesome I think an M4 will destroy it on track just based on the straights. I may be wrong though I would have to try out both.

Anyone want to let me drive two laps at the track of their cars?

[lutfy]

Originally Posted by MaynardZed

True that. M3/4 a lot of car for the money. Couldn't buy a lightly used several year old Carrera for same money and not as comfortable DD either.

I feel you on the Pcar though, I'm going to have to get that out of system at some point too.

I agree with the above statement. I have them both (equivalent chassis as in 997S and E90). Different cars, pros and cons. You gotta have a 911 to appreciate it. Some tracks M3 is faster, some the 911. Both equally lightly modded. The fact that on some tracks my 3700lb car is faster than my 3200lb car boggles me....

I enjoyed the engineering of the 911 like as is when you have to change rotors, DIY, brake pads etc, very well engineered and light on consumables. DD not as much fun.

Cheers,

Lutfy

[Gtrny]

Did you track Mdm or dsc off?
I was at the track mdm was on every coner and even on not smooth straight also

[MasterC17]

Originally Posted by Gtrny

Did you track Mdm or dsc off?
I was at the track mdm was on every coner and even on not smooth straight also

I've always driven the F80 with DSC off, but I have a lot of experience on track. If you don't have a lot of on track experience I would recommend sticking with MDM on. As you can see around 11:55 in my video, the rear end gets loose pretty easy, and if you're not expecting it your 80k car may end up in a wall. Not a good time.

[Gtrny]

Originally Posted by MasterC17

I've always driven the F80 with DSC off, but I have a lot of experience on track. If you don't have a lot of on track experience I would recommend sticking with MDM on. As you can see around 11:55 in my video, the rear end gets loose pretty easy, and if you're not expecting it your 80k car may end up in a wall. Not a good time.

Okay, yes I was afraid of dsc fully off .It was first track day with my m3 Rwd .I had about 20 days sti,evo,gtrs track day
Its different car from Awd and Rwd , I was bit slower than evo9 but had a lot of fun with m3
I'll try euro mdm next track day
Thanks for input

[MasterC17]

Originally Posted by Gtrny

Okay, yes I was afraid of dsc fully off .It was first track day with my m3 Rwd .I had about 20 days sti,evo,gtrs track day
Its different car from Awd and Rwd , I was bit slower than evo9 but had a lot of fun with m3
I'll try euro mdm next track day
Thanks for input

Yeah RWD is a lot less forgiving than AWD haha.

[dawgdog]

Just incredible! That is about all I can think of to say.

[Suave]

Always fun to run with the prancing horse! thanks for sharing

[MasterC17]

Originally Posted by Suave

Always fun to run with the prancing horse! thanks for sharing

Indeed it is - I liked it better when they all had 360's though, the 430 Challenges are tough to keep with. For 500hp, they're really quick.

[Suave]

Originally Posted by MasterC17

Indeed it is - I liked it better when they all had 360's though, the 430 Challenges are tough to keep with. For 500hp, they're really quick.

You did a great job keeping up with them for sure. The 430 challenger is a serious car on the track.