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Old 01-19-2008, 06:16 PM
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crazy vid, check it out M5!
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Originally Posted by sf550i' post='520165' date='Jan 19 2008, 10:16 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKFSpXm8-Vg

crazy vid, check it out M5!
Nice long straights for the M5 to use its power advantage. Loved the long drift on the last turn!
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Haha BOTH German machines took #1 and #2. what does that tell you?

I thought there was another vid that was similar but they cheated and a Jap car won... went from 3rd pace to 1st in half a lap.
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niiiiiice. thanks for sharing.
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Originally Posted by NeRwEEzy' post='520177' date='Jan 19 2008, 08:13 PM
niiiiiice. thanks for sharing.
Short and winding track, the M3 should have taken the win. It looked like the driver was slow to shift the smg, and he was using the center stalk instead of paddles.

The m5 driver looked very calm, very liitle steering movement.
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I was not surprised with the results, great to hear the drivers, looked like fun............
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Wonder how heavily tuned those Japanese cars were, if at all.

Amazing to see a 4000lb sedan navigate through a track like that. The drift at the end was awesome!!!
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Watching the drivers it seemed that the S2000 was the fastest (best best lap) but the driver really had to work it to get the speed out. By contract the M5 driver looked like he was driving a bid sedan down the highway. He didn't even left foot brake. Oh yeah, he was driving a big sedan.
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='520173' date='Jan 19 2008, 07:43 PM
Haha BOTH German machines took #1 and #2. what does that tell you?
That the German cars had more powerful motors and are much more expensive cars?

I thought there was another vid that was similar but they cheated and a Jap car won... went from 3rd pace to 1st in half a lap.
I see...if the German cars wins, is all good. But, if the Japanese cars win they cheated...
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Originally Posted by EuroCarFan' post='520418' date='Jan 20 2008, 06:14 PM
Wonder how heavily tuned those Japanese cars were, if at all.

Amazing to see a 4000lb sedan navigate through a track like that. The drift at the end was awesome!!!
I'm pretty sure that S2K has had some work done. Looks like a Mugen S2K to me. Chowbox???

+1 That drift was great!!


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