Dry Lakebed Photoshoot
06-18-2008, 07:37 AM
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Peter - How dirty was the car after you finished this shoot?
PS - I noticed you have my CSL wheels on a RWD car. Did you guys make new sets of these wheels with the proper offsets for a RWD E60? If so, that's great!
PS - I noticed you have my CSL wheels on a RWD car. Did you guys make new sets of these wheels with the proper offsets for a RWD E60? If so, that's great!
06-18-2008, 09:12 AM
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06-18-2008, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by alpine530i' post='605029' date='Jun 18 2008, 09:09 AM
Oh thats not bad... but I like this vid more.
06-18-2008, 07:21 PM
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Thanks for the kind comments! These pics were thrown together really quickly, and taken in direct sunlight with light reflecting everywhere. I'm planning to do it better next time. I didn't bring the right equipment (uv filter, polarizer, tripod, etc) either.. Just took the camera and started snapping away. I took the pics outside of Victorville, about 1.5 hrs outside of LA. Its an offroad area very close to Southern California Logistics Airport. All dirt bikers, ATV's, dune buggys, what not. There are other places to take pictures and I definitely want to spend some more time doing that.
Last few cars I had... Audi A4 w/ big turbo, Supra Twin Turbo (bolt on mods, w/ 450 hp to the ground), Stock X5 4.4. Every car had its ups and downs... The A4 is super predictable on the track, literally point and shoot when the suspension is tuned properly. But, heat kills. Supra Turbo, is more of a showboating car, even with the stock turbo, giving it full throttle at any gear below 4th will basically break traction on the rear wheels once the turbo kicks in.
C's Bimmer: My car was pretty dirty, but the dust is chalky, so a garden hose rinsed off 90% of the dirt. It was pretty easy to wash off. As far as the CSLs (VMR Wheels VB3), I did a special production run... 19x8.5 ET20. My next step is to completely max out the tire size. By the way, still have the wheels on your car? We can probably find a way to max out the tire size, 255 or 265 all around
By the way, our webpage has undergone a slight refresh, e-mail me some pictures and I'll throw it up there! http://www.velocitymotoring.com
Originally Posted by dimsum' post='605091' date='Jun 18 2008, 10:30 AM
The second pic is sweet. Out of curiosity, what were you driving before??? 
C's Bimmer: My car was pretty dirty, but the dust is chalky, so a garden hose rinsed off 90% of the dirt. It was pretty easy to wash off. As far as the CSLs (VMR Wheels VB3), I did a special production run... 19x8.5 ET20. My next step is to completely max out the tire size. By the way, still have the wheels on your car? We can probably find a way to max out the tire size, 255 or 265 all around
By the way, our webpage has undergone a slight refresh, e-mail me some pictures and I'll throw it up there! http://www.velocitymotoring.com
06-28-2008, 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by peter@vmrwheels' post='605515' date='Jun 18 2008, 11:21 PM
Thanks for the kind comments! These pics were thrown together really quickly, and taken in direct sunlight with light reflecting everywhere. I'm planning to do it better next time. I didn't bring the right equipment (uv filter, polarizer, tripod, etc) either.. Just took the camera and started snapping away. I took the pics outside of Victorville, about 1.5 hrs outside of LA. Its an offroad area very close to Southern California Logistics Airport. All dirt bikers, ATV's, dune buggys, what not. There are other places to take pictures and I definitely want to spend some more time doing that.
Last few cars I had... Audi A4 w/ big turbo, Supra Twin Turbo (bolt on mods, w/ 450 hp to the ground), Stock X5 4.4. Every car had its ups and downs... The A4 is super predictable on the track, literally point and shoot when the suspension is tuned properly. But, heat kills. Supra Turbo, is more of a showboating car, even with the stock turbo, giving it full throttle at any gear below 4th will basically break traction on the rear wheels once the turbo kicks in.
C's Bimmer: My car was pretty dirty, but the dust is chalky, so a garden hose rinsed off 90% of the dirt. It was pretty easy to wash off. As far as the CSLs (VMR Wheels VB3), I did a special production run... 19x8.5 ET20. My next step is to completely max out the tire size. By the way, still have the wheels on your car? We can probably find a way to max out the tire size, 255 or 265 all around
By the way, our webpage has undergone a slight refresh, e-mail me some pictures and I'll throw it up there! http://www.velocitymotoring.com
Last few cars I had... Audi A4 w/ big turbo, Supra Twin Turbo (bolt on mods, w/ 450 hp to the ground), Stock X5 4.4. Every car had its ups and downs... The A4 is super predictable on the track, literally point and shoot when the suspension is tuned properly. But, heat kills. Supra Turbo, is more of a showboating car, even with the stock turbo, giving it full throttle at any gear below 4th will basically break traction on the rear wheels once the turbo kicks in.
C's Bimmer: My car was pretty dirty, but the dust is chalky, so a garden hose rinsed off 90% of the dirt. It was pretty easy to wash off. As far as the CSLs (VMR Wheels VB3), I did a special production run... 19x8.5 ET20. My next step is to completely max out the tire size. By the way, still have the wheels on your car? We can probably find a way to max out the tire size, 255 or 265 all around
By the way, our webpage has undergone a slight refresh, e-mail me some pictures and I'll throw it up there! http://www.velocitymotoring.com
EVen the thieves like these.
