E46 M3 track slag turned around in a day

[shimmy]

That's my aim, that's if you lot don't mind a wet track day as it will piss it down.

good point........fuck off to Snetterton you carrot cruncher!

[billyboysm3]

good point........fuck off to Snetterton you carrot cruncher!

I've jinxed Bedford, brands and snetterton now. Law of averages says I'll get at least one dry day this year surely.

[shimmy]

I've jinxed Bedford, brands and snetterton now. Law of averages says I'll get at least one dry day this year surely.

Mate, you jinxed Silly two years Ago

I seem to remember a CSL day out where we had torrential rain all day with you present .....hope to see you in Autumn

[Bounce]

Mate, you jinxed Silly two years Ago

I seem to remember a CSL day out where we had torrential rain all day with you present .....hope to see you in Autumn

Yep :-D

[rstoughy]

Mate, you jinxed Silly two years Ago

I seem to remember a CSL day out where we had torrential rain all day with you present .....hope to see you in Autumn

Yep +2
Was a 3 day trip for me that one.....lol

[cslsuperfan]

Get that weighty M3 down to Silly in June Billy! :smokin:

New track to all of us...all even, lets see who is BOSS

Shim,I can narrow the odds...It won't be me but Brett has been inspired by your pax laps @ Spa last year. :supz:

[billyboysm3]

Since picking the car up with 4.1 diff I went to Bedford GT on Sat.

Martin track M3 sorted the diff, I got the 4.1 CWP from BMW and Adem fitted the diff.

Still got all the AKG stuff to fit & H&R anti roll bars.

Its stayed dry all day

Ive not driven the car for 3 months since the last track day.

I have to say the 4.1 diff is one of the best mods bang for buck, up there with decent coilovers and AP's.

I have read about 1st and 2nd gear in a 4.1 useless but thats all crap, all I know is this thing pulls like a train and suited my driving style.

I went with Dirty perv john in a standard M3, josh in a stripped out M3 and Shimmy,

Shimmys got some footage folliwng me.

Here are two video's, one just having some fun against track prept E9x M3, M5 and Rs4 and then my best lap of the day, was a 2.48 and held up about 3-4 seconds, theoretical best 2.44. Track wasn't grippy and a fine line between keeping it on the black stuff. Can easily go quicker as in the morning I was using my wet lines and in these vids tried to keep it nice and tight.

I was driving about 85% of my ability and had loads in reserve. Managed to blister the rears, not sure if that was cutting the kerbs on the back chicane. Need some new tyres.

Only mods car has is AP's, Intrax, Diff, pulleys, aero and bonnet which I got black flagged for a the bloody thing never wanted to stay down.

My gopro ran out of space so used iphone was has a dodgy camera.

Video 1 - with Ray as passenger

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

Video 2 - quickest lap but held up also with Ray

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb84Pl4yJa0

Cars off to Adems for all the other bits.

[shimmy]

great going Billy, it was really hard to stay in touch around a big chunk of the track, you were moving with some great pace, turning in very early and on certain corners, just pulling away.

occassionally you even drove on the track between the white lines :hahaha:

there was nothing out there faster all day as far as I could make out, 7RS, E92 (with wings), GTR, Evos......all stayted nicely behind us.

Poor old AMG Merc got some fade and ended straight lining the hairpin by the LPG tank and luckily found the mound rather than the gas tank!!

My fastest was also a 2m48 which on the new layout i reckon is about equivalent to a 2m44 so we both were a little slower than best but loads of traffic and limited runs tbh plus a far to close a call with a tyre wall :whistle:

[s.mac]

Let's forget your quickest lap, track limits clearly not adhered to :whistle:

Did you think you were on a palmer sport day ...

[billyboysm3]

Let's forget your quickest lap, track limits clearly not adhered to :whistle:

Did you think you were on a palmer sport day ...

I did indeed.

Despite it being dry there wasn't a great amount of grip on some of the faster corners.

I was pushing the car each lap to see what grip it had.

First dry track day completed in over a year in the uk

[billyboysm3]

great going Billy, it was really hard to stay in touch around a big chunk of the track, you were moving with some great pace, turning in very early and on certain corners, just pulling away.

occassionally you even drove on the track between the white lines :hahaha:

there was nothing out there faster all day as far as I could make out, 7RS, E92 (with wings), GTR, Evos......all stayted nicely behind us.

Poor old AMG Merc got some fade and ended straight lining the hairpin by the LPG tank and luckily found the mound rather than the gas tank!!

My fastest was also a 2m48 which on the new layout i reckon is about equivalent to a 2m44 so we both were a little slower than best but loads of traffic and limited runs tbh plus a far to close a call with a tyre wall :whistle:

That was a good session we had . Shame about traffic. I learnt a great deal as only really done that track in the wet so had to change my lines and get on it to keep you away from my rear bumper.

Quality day though. Good laugh and banter.

[billyboysm3]

Shimmacher following me at Bedford. Quite a funny video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO53CGdwdmk

[shimmy]

Shimmacher following me at Bedford. Quite a funny video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO53CGdwdmk

Not as funny as the bit I cut off the end of it ;(

[Mike RT4]

What was that undertake all about at the end of the main straight :bigcry: ?

Some nice considerate driving around the slower cars .

Rear rebound damping on the track-slag looks like it isn't quite right, as it appears to be skipping about under acceleration?

[cslsuperfan]

Bedford

Enjoyed vid!!

Amazing turn in on the track M3 Billy

What was the Red Porker doing? apart from holding everyone up.

Shimmy, can I see the directors cut??