VIR Charity Laps

derpimpkar · 11-09-2015, 12:25 PM

anyone get a vid from the BMW performance driving school M3 that was doing hot laps? I heard he was taking the uphill S' at 130 and hitting 155 on the back straight with two passengers. stock. I'm irritated I didn't go now.

kitesurfer · 11-09-2015, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by derpimpkar

anyone get a vid from the BMW performance driving school M3 that was doing hot laps? I heard he was taking the uphill S' at 130 and hitting 155 on the back straight with two passengers. stock. I'm irritated I didn't go now.

Probably hitting 155 on the back straight accoridng to "BMW speedometer" in reality is like 140ish. My spedo reachs 160-165 on back straight and in reality laptimer GPS speed I max out is 150.

I highly doubt with the extra weight he could reach a true 155, a forum member who ran a 2:06.6 peaked out at about 149-150 on the back straight

Bad Robot · 11-30-2015, 07:33 PM

I did a full M day at the Spartanburg plant with BMW CCA.

Me, and my fellow incompetencia, spent all day thrashing M3s, M4s and M5s in several different go-as-fast-as-you-dare scenarios. We thought we were effing heroes... heroes with shoulder-belt shaped bruises across our chests by the end of the day.

The capper at the end of the day was a ride around the full race track for a couple of laps with an instructor at the wheel. Holy sh**. You can't believe what these cars are capable of in street trim, on street tires, with 3 passengers and a competent driver at the wheel.

Hopefully somebody captured the video you requested. Don't be surprised by what you see. The capabilities of these cars are amazing.

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Bad Robot No, dear, you wouldn't like driv.. LOOK! SQUIRREL! 57 Rep 62 Posts Drives: 2015 M4 Sakhir/Black Merino Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: North Carolina iTrader: (0)	I did a full M day at the Spartanburg plant with BMW CCA. Me, and my fellow incompetencia, spent all day thrashing M3s, M4s and M5s in several different go-as-fast-as-you-dare scenarios. We thought we were effing heroes... heroes with shoulder-belt shaped bruises across our chests by the end of the day. The capper at the end of the day was a ride around the full race track for a couple of laps with an instructor at the wheel. Holy sh**. You can't believe what these cars are capable of in street trim, on street tires, with 3 passengers and a competent driver at the wheel. Hopefully somebody captured the video you requested. Don't be surprised by what you see. The capabilities of these cars are amazing. __________________ 2015 M4, Sakhir/Black Merino, DCT, LEDs, 19-inch, Harmon-Kardon, Executive Package, Driver Assistance. Sit down. Buckle up. Mash that button yonder. Flick that lever to the right. Mash that other button on the steering wheel, twice. Now punch that pedallLLLAHHH!
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