E46 M3 track slag turned around in a day

[shimmy]

Trackday, got about 4 other M3 track slags going and GT3 & CSL.

Have you got what it takes?

Its in the diary but I have an operation on my Achilles on the 22nd so ill have to see how that goes first.

Correction billy will be!!!
Im contemplating selling up and buying a 10 plate range hse sport tdv8

Had a TDV8 RRS........................mine was new but it will be a money pit after I guarantee!

[billyboysm3]

So, Adem fitted Evo pulleys, rear spoiler, adjusted front camber to -5, didn't have time to fit bonnet

With the rear spoiler looking mean I fitted my black square set CSL rims.

Went to Snetterton Monday, not been in a M3 for well over 1.5 years, so got tuition first thing. After the fog cleared at 10.45am, we were let on track, mixed track conditions, car was on song and felt really solid through Riches and Coram. In the dry this car should be able to put in a very quick lap, its far quicker than my ability.

Here's a few pictures and 15min of my clearest track time, with all sorts of track weapons on, you can see all the time is made up through the twisties.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVG63gkzlzA

[shimmy]

superb boys..........how do you know the wing is pointing the right way/

[billyboysm3]

Got a professional to fit it and measure the angle in degrees and all that crap with the cars normal ride height with a digital spirit level while we had lunch and took the piss out of each other.

[shimmy]

Got a professional to fit it and measure the angle in degrees and all that crap with the cars normal ride height with a digital spirit level while we had lunch and took the piss out of each other.

tfft - god knows where it would have pointed otherwise :beer:

ever since Nathan took his down Craners witht he wing and splitter, I had wanted to do that to the CSL (removable wing and GT like splitter)

[billyboysm3]

Few pictures:

[mattCSLnut]

Looking good Billy :thumbs: athough I'm surprised the front forgs weren't deployed considering the misty conditions

[cslsuperfan]

Snetterton

Billy

was that Adem on track ahead of you........ for a bit

[adem.csl]

Billy

was that Adem on track ahead of you........ for a bit

F**k off!!!

I left after that lap!!!

[adem.csl]

The csl was shit all day i just couldn't get it all working together!!
I don't know where i went wrong!!
Got to track set the camber at -3 deg put the cups at 30 psi and set the suspension to full hard.
Bearing in mind i haven't used it on track since donny last year i weren't sure what was what so heated the tyres got them kinda working(2012)brand new cups!then i came in and backed the rear suspension bump by 4 clicks from hard this time the car got really sloppy around the track so came in to find the cups had shot to 38psi so dropped the pressure tightened the suspension by 2 clicks wow it started to really work!!!!
Found a new problem as i got to the first corner the brake was hard then it just dropped to the floor thats why i had my foot on the brake even going round the first corner cos the car didn't slow!!it stayed like that so i was limping the car around as billy caught me up i tried to get past the old bimmer who shut the door on me think was Hamilton thats where it all ended billy was up my ass this old bimmer refused to move i hit fourth billy flew by i went home!!!


As for driving skill bear in mind billies done 10-12 times snetterton that was my second attempt so pretty heart broken it happened but billies a much better driver then me its proven so i need to practice more.

[shimmy]

The csl was shit all day i just couldn't get it all working together!!
I don't know where i went wrong!!
Got to track set the camber at -3 deg put the cups at 30 psi and set the suspension to full hard.
Bearing in mind i haven't used it on track since donny last year i weren't sure what was what so heated the tyres got them kinda working(2012)brand new cups!then i came in and backed the rear suspension bump by 4 clicks from hard this time the car got really sloppy around the track so came in to find the cups had shot to 38psi so dropped the pressure tightened the suspension by 2 clicks wow it started to really work!!!!
Found a new problem as i got to the first corner the brake was hard then it just dropped to the floor thats why i had my foot on the brake even going round the first corner cos the car didn't slow!!it stayed like that so i was limping the car around as billy caught me up i tried to get past the old bimmer who shut the door on me think was Hamilton thats where it all ended billy was up my ass this old bimmer refused to move i hit fourth billy flew by i went home!!!


As for driving skill bear in mind billies done 10-12 times snetterton that was my second attempt so pretty heart broken it happened but billies a much better driver then me its proven so i need to practice more.

sometimes it just dont feel right adem......dont knock yourself up about it.


is that why you were in a mood on the way home :whistle:

[adem.csl]

sometimes it just dont feel right adem......dont knock yourself up about it.


is that why you were in a mood on the way home :whistle:

I was more vex with me then the car because i should have known better!i was in such a rush to get the car to work i didn't consider the fact the tyres were brand new cups not slicks and the brakes haven't worked that hard in a year and the sheer stupidity getting desperate to get past that old bm at Hamilton!!

Its not a nice feeling at all so back to the drawing board try to learn from it and i gaurantee that would never have happened at brands where ive done 10+ sessions!!!

Im still super boiled up even today tbh!!

[adem.csl]

http://youtu.be/5JZSYKDPkSM

Here's a decent lap i got held up on!!!
Weren't gonna upload it but it shows my lines!!!
(P.s i didn't get tuition)

[cslsuperfan]

Billy

was that Adem on track ahead of you........ for a bit

Soz Adem

No brakes is a bit of a drama :smt056

[mattCSLnut]

The csl was shit all day i just couldn't get it all working together!!
I don't know where i went wrong!!
Got to track set the camber at -3 deg put the cups at 30 psi and set the suspension to full hard.
Bearing in mind i haven't used it on track since donny last year i weren't sure what was what so heated the tyres got them kinda working(2012)brand new cups!then i came in and backed the rear suspension bump by 4 clicks from hard this time the car got really sloppy around the track so came in to find the cups had shot to 38psi so dropped the pressure tightened the suspension by 2 clicks wow it started to really work!!!!
Found a new problem as i got to the first corner the brake was hard then it just dropped to the floor thats why i had my foot on the brake even going round the first corner cos the car didn't slow!!it stayed like that so i was limping the car around as billy caught me up i tried to get past the old bimmer who shut the door on me think was Hamilton thats where it all ended billy was up my ass this old bimmer refused to move i hit fourth billy flew by i went home!!!


As for driving skill bear in mind billies done 10-12 times snetterton that was my second attempt so pretty heart broken it happened but billies a much better driver then me its proven so i need to practice more.

There's your problem mate ... but I guess you know that now 26 psi cold, all round for Track work on CUPs ... 30 psi or above is for road use only.

http://www.michelin.co.uk/tyres/michelin-pilot-sport-cup