01-26-2012, 05:35 AM | #1 |
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Hooning the Rolex 24 at Daytona M5 Pace Car
Bit of a long story but on the Way to Daytona we took the F10 M5 to the Performance Center, We had time for skidpad training and to make a quick GoPro clip.
Car is a hoot, more overgrown 1M than seems rational for such a big thing. We drove 500 miles today getting the BMW M5 from Charlotte North Carolina to Daytona. We've been good along the way, traveling at (cough) reasonable speeds and not burning too much rubber, so good we had to give ourselves a treat: a detour to the BMW Performance Center in Spartanburg South Carolina for some light hooning. It was the first time the new M5 was at the Performance Center and all the instructors there came to check the car out. The three of us spent about an hour on the 300 foot skid pad playing with the new M5 and the outgoing e60 M5. A wet skidpad made is so we could hoon to our heart's delight and still have Michelins left on the car for its pace car duties in this friday's Continental 200 at the Speedway. Enough about the ridiculous amount of fun we had...I think the video will give you a better idea. But yes, with tips from the guys the the Performance Center we were all able to go three times around in a full uninterrupted drift. Suffice it to say skid pad training should be required study matter for everyone, period. http://axisofoversteer.blogspot.com/...-pace-car.html
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01-26-2012, 05:48 AM | #2 |
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I'm not sure that's what they had in mind when the asked you guys to get it washed so it looks nice at Daytona.
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01-26-2012, 06:28 AM | #4 |
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Looks like Feb 4th at noon...set your DVRs
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01-26-2012, 06:48 AM | #5 |
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Did some Googlein for additional details "Practice and qualifying for both the BMW Performance 200 and the 50th Rolex 24 at Daytona will be held on Thursday, January 26th. The BMW Performance 200 starts at 1:30 p.m. Friday, January 27th and the 50th Annual Rolex 24 at Daytona takes the green flag at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, January 28th. All 24 hours of the Rolex 24 will be broadcast live or via internet streaming on SPEED television and speedtv.com. The BMW Performance 200 will be televised on SPEED television on Saturday, February 4 at 4:00 p.m. ET."
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01-26-2012, 10:39 PM | #6 |
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Had a chance too see the above M5 at the local dealership earlier this evening! Looks every bit the part in the flesh! They even fired it up which in all honesty was a bit underwhelming until they revved it a bit. This should be fixable but a bit of a let down that the factory growl is a touch underwhelming.
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01-31-2012, 06:09 AM | #7 |
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My E60 meets up with the new F10
Here are a couple pictures of my beast next to the pace car, before it became the pace car. Met them in Charlotte on their way down to the race last week.
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