10-19-2017, 05:13 AM | #1 |
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Track day Pics - Bedford Autodrome
I was over at Bedford GT circuit this past monday (the day we had half the Sahara in the sky making things interesting). First trackday since i fitted the H&R sport springs so i was hoping for some improvements in terms of cornering stance etc.. results were great, im sure full coilovers would take it to another level but there was a clear improvement over OEM setup in terms of body roll and cornering grip on the limit. Managed a 3:01, previous best was 3:17!! last time there a year ago on oem springs and pads (now running yellow stuff pads all round).
im not sure how to post pics now photobucket is screwed so heres a dropbox link. if any of you are nervous of taking your cars on track then i 100% recommend Bedford as an ideal first track day. MASSIVE run off and really wide track so you have to do something pretty extreme to get into bother. loads of room to pass others and let the nutters through where needed. I was there with a mate in his e60M5, pics of that beast in the folder also. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/efon28aek...fnHDQi1Ca?dl=0
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Some brilliant photos there, thanks for sharing!
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no worries, seeing an E60 M5 drifting was quite something lol. that thing is a phenomenal machine. 2 tonnes almost and i was only slightly faster in the twisties and couldn't catch it on the straight.
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Looking very good.
How did the pads hold up? Took mine to Rockingham when new and I think the pads are ruined; they groan on heavy braking now. Was looking at RS29s but I could not handle any brake squeal so looking for other possibilities.
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Last track day I did was last year in my E60 M5, it was pretty quick on that back straight and the brakes held up all day. I've had my F80 M3 6 months but not done any trackdays in it yet. It's got the CCB package so quite keen to find out what they are like on track. The M3 deffo feels quicker to a ton but I think the V10 would walk away from over a ton. Prefer the M3 on the road though but what I have noticed is the M3 doesn't feel planted at high speeds like the M5 did. It's a bit hairy when putting the power down as well.
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I'll have a look at postimage. Cheers for the pointer
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Over a lap I would have thought the M4 would leave the E60 with all the braking and cornering plus the torque accelerating out of the corners. I took the M5 to Brands Indy and was getting beaten up by F80 M3/M4"s. It was a BMW M Power day. All good fun though.
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sure thats correct. each lap i was ahead by around 10-20 seconds but purely because of the bends. you can see from the pics that the stock M5 is like a warm trifle round the tight bits lol. still impressive for a 2 tonne sofa with an F1 engine.
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