M3 at Buttonwillow Raceway

TheKosherStogie · 06-30-2014, 11:13 AM

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Friend took his F80 M3 to buttonwillow with us.
Did a 2:03:4 Car is 100% stock. Never even adjusted the tire pressure which got way too high. Pretty good time for stock and it was 90 + degrees out.
And there was a passenger.

Also crazy how fast it is...down the straight it pulled so far away from my e46 m3 it was retarded. I was dumbfounded.

Here it pulls away after turn 2

rubber_ducky · 06-30-2014, 11:22 AM

Nice!

How did the steel brakes hold up?

ersin · 06-30-2014, 11:30 AM

I suppose your friend was chomping on the cigar while on the track. Have to live up to stereotypes, you know.

Cheers.

TheKosherStogie · 06-30-2014, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by rubber_ducky

Nice!

How did the steel brakes hold up?

I didn't drive it, hard for me to give feedback. He did say the started fading but any brake will fade without a track pad on. No street pad can handle a track.

Billj747 · 06-30-2014, 11:35 AM

Whose car? How fast is he as a driver?

JoeFromPA · 06-30-2014, 11:51 AM

That is a great, great time for a new car showroom stock lapping buttonwillow.

For comparison, an ESS supercharged e46 m3 specifically prepped for this track and a time-attack lap did a 1:53:48.

Really impressed by a 2:03 on street tires, street brakes, and factory suspension/alignment settings here.

TheKosherStogie · 06-30-2014, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Billj747

Whose car? How fast is he as a driver?

Billy, You know my friend Cody.he ran 1:51 in his e92 at bw and just won GTA in his vette with a 1:27 at road Atlanta I believe. We didn't even touch the tire pressures. They were close to 50 when he pulled off and it was 90-100 yesterday and tony was in the car with him

MaxRulz · 06-30-2014, 04:21 PM

Your friend has one hell of a good looking car. Guess he only works in black?

aus · 06-30-2014, 04:31 PM

You guys do realize the driver is more importanta than the car right?
Having said that, having other cars he's driven is usefuly info.

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P1 ARH · 06-30-2014, 04:36 PM

Nice!

Sedan_Clan · 06-30-2014, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by TheKosherStogie

Also crazy how fast it is...down the straight it pulled so far away from my e46 m3 it was retarded. I was dumbfounded.

This made me chuckle. Thanks!

I love riding Buttonwillow configurations. It's a bit bumpy in certain areas; Star Mazda is a wonderfully long sweeper. It's great on a bike. That is all.

TheKosherStogie · 06-30-2014, 05:39 PM

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Billj747 · 06-30-2014, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by TheKosherStogie

Billy, You know my friend Cody.he ran 1:51 in his e92 at bw and just won GTA in his vette with a 1:27 at road Atlanta I believe. We didn't even touch the tire pressures. They were close to 50 when he pulled off and it was 90-100 yesterday and tony was in the car with him

Ok, so he's pretty good. Would you venture to say with proper pressures and a cooler day it's close to a 2:00-2:01 car bone stock? That would be pretty impressive.

TheKosherStogie · 06-30-2014, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Billj747

Ok, so he's pretty good. Would you venture to say with proper pressures and a cooler day it's close to a 2:00-2:01 car bone stock? That would be pretty impressive.

Those were the words that came out of my mouth right after.
A nice cool day, correct tire pressures there's definite a couple seconds. Add an alignment and you're probably golden. Hell put on an rs3 tires and alignment and you're sub 2.

fusionchicken · 06-30-2014, 07:13 PM

Put a competent driver in a great car = win

GOLFFRR · 06-30-2014, 08:45 PM

wow impressive! The car def is insanely fast!

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TheKosherStogie Lieutenant Colonel 340 Rep 1,805 Posts Drives: 08 M3 DCT AW/Red Join Date: May 2009 Location: West Hollywood iTrader: (1)	M3 at Buttonwillow Raceway Featured on BIMMERPOST.com Friend took his F80 M3 to buttonwillow with us. Did a 2:03:4 Car is 100% stock. Never even adjusted the tire pressure which got way too high. Pretty good time for stock and it was 90 + degrees out. And there was a passenger. Also crazy how fast it is...down the straight it pulled so far away from my e46 m3 it was retarded. I was dumbfounded. Here it pulls away after turn 2 __________________ 17' M2 DCT - KW CS - Re71r - Carbotech BW C13 - 1:57:2 ACS - 1:49:6 WSIR - 1:30:6 Last edited by TheKosherStogie; 06-30-2014 at 05:25 PM..
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