Las Vegas Track Day
05-15-2005, 04:11 PM
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Here is one lap of the 2.5 mile road course at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
I had a great time, although it was very hot.
Enjoy. the windows are down for safety, so there is a lot of wind noise.
I had a great time, although it was very hot.
Enjoy. the windows are down for safety, so there is a lot of wind noise.
05-15-2005, 04:46 PM
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Excellent Excellent Job! What car was in front of you? looks like E46 but couldnt quite make out what model it was. How did the car behave on the track? Handling and acceleration wise? and Braking too. Did it have enough power to pull out of the corners ?
05-15-2005, 05:41 PM
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Actually it was a E39 540i.
I thought it handled great. One of my instructors, who has an M coupe was very impressed with the handling of the car. He got to drive it for a couple of laps.
Coming out of the corners was no problem. I had the DSC all the way off, and in Sport mode the whole time. It was great, and was able to be smooth. It probably would be better with a Limited Slip Differential, as I got faster, felt it not hook up as well, but the track was really hot, and was gettin greasy towards the end of the day.
I thought it handled great. One of my instructors, who has an M coupe was very impressed with the handling of the car. He got to drive it for a couple of laps.
Coming out of the corners was no problem. I had the DSC all the way off, and in Sport mode the whole time. It was great, and was able to be smooth. It probably would be better with a Limited Slip Differential, as I got faster, felt it not hook up as well, but the track was really hot, and was gettin greasy towards the end of the day.
05-15-2005, 06:25 PM
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Nice vid man!
It's been almost 10 years since I've been on a road course.
Watching that gave me the "itch" all over again.
It's been almost 10 years since I've been on a road course.
Watching that gave me the "itch" all over again.
05-15-2005, 06:26 PM
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Nice! Looks like a fun day!
05-15-2005, 07:29 PM
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Looks good CR! It looks like you're really smooth through the corners -- I guess all that track time you're getting is paying off!
Thanks for the vid...did you get one of those headrest mounts for the camera?
Thanks for the vid...did you get one of those headrest mounts for the camera?
05-15-2005, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by CRRobert' date='May 15 2005, 05:41 PM
Actually it was a E39 540i.?
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