bimmerboy's ring trip 10-14th may

Post Sun May 18, 2008 9:31 pm

Greats pictures and Nice house! Congrats on a fantastic looking trip.
Well if you ever go back soon to the Ring, notice it here so I can witness what an S50 touring looks/sounds like. Too bad it's forbidden to swap engines in Belgium

Post Sun May 18, 2008 9:46 pm

max318i wrote:Greats pictures and Nice house! Congrats on a fantastic looking trip.
Well if you ever go back soon to the Ring, notice it here so I can witness what an S50 touring looks/sounds like. Too bad it's forbidden to swap engines in Belgium

Just uploading a video to you tube of my 4th lap in the S50 touring.

Post Sun May 18, 2008 9:49 pm

Ant, Barry - links to vids please?

Post Sun May 18, 2008 10:19 pm

Bloody computer crashed mid upload!

In the middle of doing it again.

Post Sun May 18, 2008 11:16 pm

i need to find these!

Post Mon May 19, 2008 2:15 am

Some great Photos,what's a trip like that cost in total,if you don't mind me asking?

Post Mon May 19, 2008 11:58 am

mineralblue wrote:Some great Photos,what's a trip like that cost in total,if you don't mind me asking?

Around 500 to 600 sheets if your driving, inc food, fuel, beer, board and laps (depending on how many you do) having a few passengers to share the cost of fuel gets the cost down mind.
You have to factor in car prep also if your driving, you need good tires, brakes, a full inspection 2 and none or minimal leeks on the car also.

Post Mon May 19, 2008 12:33 pm

I think for this trip my costs were well over Ã‚£1500

Post Mon May 19, 2008 4:25 pm

Working with the most cost effective budget (=annual ticket) and based on 3 trips this year (trailering the car) I am roughly spending Ã‚£32 per lap total!! Shocking

Post Mon May 19, 2008 8:59 pm

UweM3 wrote:Working with the most cost effective budget (=annual ticket) and based on 3 trips this year (trailering the car) I am roughly spending Ã‚£32 per lap total!! Shocking

Was good to meet you fella, your M3 looks very well

Post Mon May 19, 2008 8:59 pm

My 4th lap!

Post Mon May 19, 2008 9:05 pm

bss325i wrote:My 4th lap!

Dodgy as f#ck co pilot giving shifty advice

Post Mon May 19, 2008 10:15 pm

"...And he has done my bit of armco....fucking c**t."

That is fucking genious Oz!

Post Mon May 19, 2008 10:38 pm

lol its his armco now!!

Post Mon May 19, 2008 10:42 pm

Ant where the vids?

Barry you nearly understeered of the track!

Post Mon May 19, 2008 10:46 pm

Simon13 wrote:Ant where the vids?

Barry you nearly understeered of the track!

that touring goes and sounds awesome though! i need a ride

Post Mon May 19, 2008 10:58 pm

Simon13 wrote:Ant where the vids?

Barry you nearly understeered of the track!

Where?

Post Mon May 19, 2008 11:01 pm

Karan wrote:
Simon13 wrote:Ant where the vids?

Barry you nearly understeered of the track!
that touring goes and sounds awesome though! i need a ride

Its not bad, but a bit understeery, need to tweek a few things to try and improve it. You can have a ride in mine if i can have a ride in yours!

Post Mon May 19, 2008 11:03 pm

Nice driving Barry.

I nearly wet my pants at Oz and Ant at the armco bit "Ask for a refund"

Post Mon May 19, 2008 11:13 pm

bss325i wrote:
Karan wrote:
Simon13 wrote:Ant where the vids?

Barry you nearly understeered of the track!
that touring goes and sounds awesome though! i need a ride
Its not bad, but a bit understeery, need to tweek a few things to try and improve it. You can have a ride in mine if i can have a ride in yours!

yay

, if mine works, currently off the road with a shagged water pump (Ã‚£240 from bmw lol, crazy ///m prices)

try lowering it a tad more at the front and add large arbs....im pretty sure that will help

that touring is such a complete car, hoping to get mine to a similar state, but i cant take it off the road as i dont really want to use my silvia on the road.

still cracking up at Oz's commentary!

Post Mon May 19, 2008 11:20 pm

Karan wrote:
bss325i wrote:
Karan wrote: that touring goes and sounds awesome though! i need a ride
Its not bad, but a bit understeery, need to tweek a few things to try and improve it. You can have a ride in mine if i can have a ride in yours!
yay , if mine works, currently off the road with a shagged water pump (Ã‚£240 from bmw lol, crazy ///m prices)

try lowering it a tad more at the front and add large arbs....im pretty sure that will help

that touring is such a complete car, hoping to get mine to a similar state, but i cant take it off the road as i dont really want to use my silvia on the road.

still cracking up at Oz's commentary!

I have H&R anti roll bars which are set to stiffest front softest rear. I have been advised to soften the front to try and dial out the understeer. Its already -35mm and dont wont to go any loer really as its used daily, my area is festooned with speed bumps and pot holed roads. God i miss german roads!

Post Mon May 19, 2008 11:27 pm

4th lap ever? Not bad! I was about another 40 seconds behind you in a reasonably fettled iS.

Scumball is off to the Ring in July... Bit pricier than just a Ring trip , but it's for a 5-day session from Notts (Donny) to the Ring, Reims and back. Link in my sig...

Post Mon May 19, 2008 11:34 pm

Omi wrote:4th lap ever? Not bad! I was about another 40 seconds behind you in a reasonably fettled iS.

Scumball is off to the Ring in July... Bit pricier than just a Ring trip , but it's for a 5-day session from Notts (Donny) to the Ring, Reims and back. Link in my sig...

Yes it was my fourth lap ever but i did have oz guiding me. I did 12.5 laps in total over 2 days and didn't time any. The video is 10.33 long but its recorded before the bridge and stopped after the gantry, the two timing marks for tourists aparently so i guess i could knock 20 secs of the 10.33.

Was bloody busy that day so was lucky to get a good run for the video.

Post Mon May 19, 2008 11:47 pm

Bridge was 0:13, Gantry 10:17...

10:04 BtG is impressive, you weren't driving like a dick and there were track incidents and traffic.

I clocked a 10:50 with one yellow flag and an idiot in a Celica with no rear view mirror. - Can't wait to get back in July with the M52 in...

Had a few mates there same weekend and I know how busy it was. - Was dead on track in your vid. - Were you first there?!

Guidance was very good, no idea who it was but they seem to know the layout well. - Bit cautious with you for some turns, but safety is better than an armco bill!

Look up Dale from BTG or Ron Simons, who has the 75 Experience school... - Blag a pax lap if it's the last thing you do. - Ron has been driving the Ring in anger for 25 years and I learned more from his commentary and lines in one passenger lap than I had in my previous 10 laps!

Post Mon May 19, 2008 11:54 pm

Jon_Bmw wrote:"...And he has done my bit of armco....******* c**t."

That is ******* genious Oz!

Post Mon May 19, 2008 11:55 pm

bss325i wrote:
Simon13 wrote:Ant where the vids?

Barry you nearly understeered of the track!
Where?

1.48..

Post Mon May 19, 2008 11:58 pm

4.08..

Does seem to push the nose on a fair bit.. Goes well n sounds great tho

Post Tue May 20, 2008 12:01 am

Love Oz's 'Errr cant remember what this is' as they were barrelling into the corner :lol:

Post Tue May 20, 2008 12:05 am

loving how fast it picks up down the straight right at the end,

Post Tue May 20, 2008 12:20 am

Great video, comments were funny as hell. Engine sounds cracking!! Love it.

Post Tue May 20, 2008 12:24 am

Jhonno wrote:Love Oz's 'Errr cant remember what this is' as they were barrelling into the corner

I said to Barry on the first 2 or 3 laps, if i dont say anything i dont know where i am or whats next.
Even when i did try err help navigate some of it was wrong.

I like to think i helped a bit though

Really should try and post up my last full lap (one before i crashed) from last year, was a flyer!

Post Tue May 20, 2008 12:31 am

Yeah get your lap up dude!!

Post Tue May 20, 2008 1:32 am

Jhonno wrote:

Yeah get your lap up dude!!

Damn, its 202 mb, too large for youtube?

Post Tue May 20, 2008 1:41 am

Um.. No idea..

Post Tue May 20, 2008 5:56 am

oguz327 wrote:
UweM3 wrote:Working with the most cost effective budget (=annual ticket) and based on 3 trips this year (trailering the car) I am roughly spending Ã‚£32 per lap total!! Shocking

Was good to meet you fella, your M3 looks very well

Likewise, shame we didn't have more time to chat during the weekend.
I am going back 27th June - 30th June. Anybody else going that weekend (the inofficial german M3 meeting, but unorganiseed)? I am happy to take you out for a PX lap if the passenger seat is free.