Nurburgring in Sept/Oct

Well, it just keeps getting better with each visit to the ring.
Now with 5 in our group of E30 M3 mean machines.

Met up with the usual suspects and had fun on the ring in the dry and wet, and off it (by that I mean in the evenings). We found a pub with a Dutch barman who re-opened it on a Sunday night just for us - top bloke.

Managed to get some good video footage on the track especially following Steve who is now running a M3 CSL (lucky man), will sort this out eventually and try to post.

I think I may have Kevin in his Cecotto as well, showing his usual superb control in the wet, even on Toyo R888's

Not really one for pics as usually too busy just having fun but have taken some this time, so here we go:


Somewhere in Belgium, we had to pay first then fill up with petrol which was new. Must be the way we looked - Richard!!!!




At the Ring - From Left to Right: Keith's beautiful Evo2 M3, Richard's lovely fully specced white M3 (nice wheels), Mark's lovely (bargain) black M3, Roy's Super-Duper (with way too much magazine exposure) red M3, oh and my red thing in the corner.


Just having a bit of a rest - poor things.


Running Left and Clockwise: Steve and his lovely Wife, Mark, Roy, Kevin and Gill, Richard (yes I can see what you are doing), oh and Norm - more on Norm later. Keith was probably ordering more beers, just for himself.


Not sure what I have said about Mark's driving but Roy looks scared.


And all the gang together, along with Keith Powel the Rock Star, honest look it up on the internet, it's true.
My word, doesn't Uwe look handsome with those bunny ears.

Ah yes, Norm.
Really really really top bloke who amongst other things is a professional racing driver from the good old USA, and it showed.
I am sure his reputation grew somewhat during the couple of days due to the fact he ended up giving more passenger laps than the ring taxi

Kevin







Edited by rattusM3

rock star? Who was that then?
And another funny story to add. I was telling Norm about a video I found on trackvisions website showing a mad Porsche with 180mph on the dial in no time. It was him!! A 911 GT2 twin turbo with 812bhp

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Yes thats me Martin , the backs ok now
went out there to get my Alpha N mapped by Dr John .

Kev,

after our very entertaining group lap (thanks Keith ) I had a few more on my own. For the final two I raised the tyre pressure slightly and that really made a huge difference. I recorded the last two laps and manged a laptime I don't even dare to post.
How does 1.2 to 1.4 g's round the bends on road tyres sound?
And my DIY big brake conversion didn't let me down for a second during the whole weekend.

I know what you mean. After a few laps your brain adapts to the speed and you feel going "slower" as in the first two laps.
when we drove I didn't had a very good feedback from the tyres in the fast bits and had to lift of to save my underwear but as soon the pressure was raised I had suddenly some room left to the curbs coming out of the bends. Dan was with me in the car and felt the difference as well. Also there was NO traffic in front of us. Didn't had to lift off once. I checked the time of the run and the time is 527.68 sec = 8.47min
Quite a few bends with constantly over 1g and the high peak going round Exmühle (didn't braka at all before turn in) with 1.4 Dan couldn't stop grinning in the passenger seat.
I am very pleased how my car handles now. No understeer, no uncontrolable oversteer, brakes are fine.
Just a little bit more power and.......
Can't wait to get thoose stickies back on.

A few screen shots from my DL90 datalogger showing bits of my last lap.

Pic 1 is at the very end of Breidscheid just before you turn right going up the hill into Exmühle. Very entertaining bend and one of my favorite


Pic 2 at Kallenhard


I hope all this maks some sort of sense as I am new to this software and haven't had a lot of time to play with it. The trackmarkers are also set by hand. So have mercy with me

Kev

Great photos and if you have any video of me on track it would be great. The chap in the MR2 remembered me passing him at T13 and we sort of got chatting. After a few high(ish) speed laps in the M3 I think he will be out looking for one to replace his MR2. The same applies to one of the passengers in the E39 M5, he was still nervous after incident so I took it gently but he was still impressed with how the M3 handles and kept quizzing me about costs.

We are delighted with the engine and the airbox is so loud that Gill has taken to using ear plug even with her helmet on. Apparrently I need to as well to stop me shouting at everybody in the Grune Holle .

Apart from the unfortunate incidents, primarily bikes, it was a great weekend with great people and yet again the R888's have surprised me gripping very well in the wet conditions.

Uwe, we must find you a solid shell so you can get a cage installed...

Cheers

texas2201 wrote: Hi Uwe How did the brakes perform?   Martin

Perfect!

jon90 wrote: Uwe, Data logger + g`s =Anorak Jon

so all F1 teams are Anoraks? at least I can prove what I claim....

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Dannyboy wrote: is your brake mod patent pending or can you tell us what you have done?

Merc 500 Disks and E32 735 calipers.
I will make a write up if there is enough interest.