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I'll give it a try, guys. i'll skip he introduction do!
Gran Turismo Events organizes on a regular base such trackevents. On those occasions
you strumble over Ferrari's, Porsche's, Lambo and ....so on, only this time a 1M owned by an Sweed was also at the proms. When they talked to him he said he had the car for a week and in that time he tracked the car at Spa, on the Ring and now it was time to hit the Zandvoort track wich he had no former driving experience at.
Ps: they mentionned also he had a special way of "riding in" his car (track wise)
NO FALSE MODESTY
On the track: with a speed over 240km you are approaching the next curve, short but hard breaking,steering in the corner and when you pass the apex you hit the throttle.
On the following straigt line you feel the adrenaline - a nice tickel??
When you step into the car you immediatly notice that BMW made an unfortunatly bad choice in mounting those leather sportseats. All the other ///M models have M seats;
So you'll have to do with "regular" sportseats and this in combination with leather will not provide the best bodysupport you'd wished for on a track.
Especially in the first corners it'll take some time to adjust firmly unto your position.
TYPICAL BMW SIX CYLINDER SOUND
Apart from all of this you can experience some wonderful times with the 1M.
We feared the whurst from the turbo engine, from wich we thought that it would never
be as good as the fantastic engine of the 130i. From that side only good news, you even don't notice there's a turbomotor under the hood. Speaking of a turbolag, there is none and when you hit the throtlle you have a direct respons from the engine.
Revving from low to the red line, the engine is always producing plenty of power.
Only minor detail of the engine: lower max revving compared to atm. M engines as we know from the M3 and M5.
The sound of the engine is the typical BMW six cyl. sound. When you're in the pitlane and they start the car it's sounds faboulous. It does'nt have the "unsteady" run that you could expect from a M car but more the civilized sporty sound of a 130 or 135.
Wich is fine for everyday's use, but on a track you do miss some "expierencing"
Because you wear a helmet on the track, a huge part of the noice (sound) is filtered, no.
You don't have to interrupt a conversation, not even at full throtlle.
EXPERIENCE A-OKE
Dispite the filtered noice, you'll have your way in this car, especially thru the directness (swiftness), and surtainly when you push the MDM button, you feel the steering becomes heavier and reactoin on the throtlle becomes harsher.
Offcourse it's not only about the engine and the expiriencing on a track. However it's something you can focus on whilest driving the 1M. The car is extremely well balanced
so that your attention goes entirely to the track and engine. Borderline the car is slightly understeered but is'nt ennoiing at any moment.
The thing you notice is that the undercarriage is not ferm enough for this track. If you drive in the direction of Scheivlak you'll notice the car dances a little. Furthermore is the car leaning over in fastcurves, by wich you get the feeling that the car is sitting just a little to high. Therefore does the Nurburgring suits the car far better
Above all this, a car perfect for Zandvoort, would'nt be good car for public roads.
JUST ABOVE THE TWO MINUTES
Driving a car at 200km and still pulling it's nice to have some good brakes.
During our testdriving on the track we came to the conclusion that they did their job
very well and at no times there was any fading on the brakes.
Well guys here comes the part where the Sweed leaves the track with his first set of tires worned down.
And I will end this torture (first long translation)
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