ONE that never could be a garage queen

[imported_Katera]

Awesome guys, enjoy the time of your lives! The rest of us are jealous as heck! :biggrin:

[NJistheOne]

That hat must make your victory dances particularly humiliating.

[adc]

Originally Posted by NJistheOne

That hat must make your victory dances particularly humiliating.

My guess is not half as humiliating as the factory M3's defeat dance. :wink:

[NJistheOne]

Originally Posted by adc

My guess is not half as humiliating as the factory M3's defeat dance. :wink:

There will be consequenses for failure.

Do not be surprised if the next time you hear of Mr. Renner he is campagining a John Deere on the ESPN 2 Late Night Riding Mower Series.

[energie]

Just curious, have you guys taken stats on the car after adding mods? (1/4 mile, dyno stats, 0-60, etc? ... I did see the skidpad results btw!). Thanks and I apologize if this information has been posted (I did not see it).

Thanks and continued good luck to you!

[larryn]

en3rgie, one of the events was a quarter mile run, but other than that, they just barely finished the car and had to drive to Tirerack for orientation.

[JamesClay]

Originally Posted by NJistheOne

That hat must make your victory dances particularly humiliating.

Victory dances are rarely humiliating. Not sure who you are or if you have friends in BMW, but my buddies there who are fairly directly in charge of the M and Motorsport program are not so upset about BMWs of all types jumping in the fray. It is impressive that a 135i be this fast, but if it were a dog, BMW wouldn't build it.

The M3 did a good job for a stock car - maybe next year in the hands of "a small outpost in the BMW universe" we can see how it really performs, because as we all know, stock cars are limited by tradeoffs in being livable, durable, etc. But for this year, BimmerWorld is happy to celebrate Year One of the 1 with a FIRST in class in One Lap!

[ihatepostmodernism]

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...highlight=135i

[larryn]

James, incredible driving yesterday (and the day before). Did you get a rest from driving today @ BeaveRun? How are Alex and Vic doing?

[JamesClay]

Thanks! The boys are doing well. Alex drove the Beaver today and I knocked out the auto-x at the end of the day. Really on the home stretch now...

[m3bs]

Got any videos from VIR?

[energie]

Larry- thanks

[ramair311]

I saw a 13.9x second 1/4 mile time for the 135i - was this accurate? Was it due to some wheel-spin - or a wet 1/4 track?

[larryn]

The 1/4 mile event was rained out. There were supposed to be two times/events that day.. It got so bad, that they called the 2nd event.

[Heinzftw]

This was from e90post.com and I quote
"So there's a slight dent in the M3 pride........ a 135i with under 10k in mods did some major butt whooping!"
I love hearing this. Makes me smile. Nice job James!

[dna550]

2008 Tire Rack
Cannonball
One Lap of AmericaTM
presented by Car and Driver Magazine


The final spoiler result - we pull in the 1st in class trophy, and finish 13th overall. It is painful to know that without my Texas off we would have been 8th overall and the fastest BMW as well. I will have more of a summary later. For now, I am home (flew, sticking Vic with the responsibility of driving the car back) and I am headed to a long nights sleep!

Final Overall Results

Cumulative Overall Points as of - Sat May 10 11:06:41

Results sorted by position

Pos Car # Vehicle Class Points 1

1 Porsche 996 Twin Turbo SSGT1 BB 6430 Mark DaVia, Drew Wikstrom

2 2 Dodge Hennessey Viper SSGT1 BB 6245 Chris Winkler, Rob Jones

3 27 WCM Ultralite S2K Alt Fuel 5955 Kevin Boulton, M Harmoney

4 22 Porsche GT3 SSGT1 BB 5810 Peter Lier, Ian Stewart

5 25 Chevrolet Z06 Corvette SSGT1 BB 5760 Dan Corcoran, Kyle Corcoran

6 8 Ford GT SSGT1 BB 5620 James Stowell, John Fuchs

7 3 Mongoose GTP SSGT1 BB 5595 Jeremy Herzberg, Danny Popp

8 39 BMW E46 M3 SSGT1 SB 5460 Catesby Jones,

9 9 Porsche 996TT SSGT1 BB 5445 Manuel Da Silva, Christine Da Silva

10 13 Subaru Impreza STi MidPri Sed 5420 Steven Rankins, Steven Kornhaus, Jennifer Dunnaway

11 100 Nissan GT-R SSGT1 BB 5380 Tony Swan, Mary Seelhorst

12 10 Porsche 911 GT3 SSGT1 BB 5285 Chuck Veth, Adam Strelczuk

13 34 BMW 135i SSGT2 SB 5170 Victor Hall, Alex May, James Clay

14 15 Dodge SRT-4 MidPri Sed 5135 Douglas Wind, Devin Clancy, Eric Hulshart

15 33 BMW M3 Sedan Luxury Sed 5025 Mike Schnell Renner, Jim Byrd, Chris Thompson

16 32 BMW M5 Luxury Sed 4890 Mark Simons, Brian Hair

17 4 Mongoose GTP SSGT1 BB 4865 Jon Krolewicz, Ray Krolewicz

18 57 BMW 335i SSGT1 SB 4795 Robin Sparrow, Barry Battle

19 18 Porsche GT-3 SSGT1 BB 4615 Geoffrey Bond,

20 50 Just a Neon SRT4 MidPri Sed 4595 Dan Schaut, Ben Schaut, Nicholas Schaut

21 12 MTM-Hoppen Audi S4 Quattro Luxury Sed 4555 Norman Babcock, Mike Babcock

22 16 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 SSGT1 BB 4540 Mark Murnahan, Stephen Gerber

23 17 Ultima GTR SSGT1 BB 4535 Don Kahn, Carl Warren

24 21 BMW M5 Luxury Sed 4490 Jonathan Czarny, Jonathan Miller

25 20 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 SSGT1 BB 4395 Dick Clark, Jerry Clark

26 61 Honda Odyssey S U V 4370 Bradley Buchanan, Paul Street, Steven Manley

27 14 Dodge Neon SSGT2 SB 4355 Greg Hagopian, Enrique Ramirez

28 51 VW GTI SSGT2 SB 4265 Bill Unwin, Reg Noble

29 38 BMW M Coupe SSGT1 SB 4220 Neil Simon, Woody Hair

30 69 Dodge Charger SRT8 Luxury Sed 3950 Howard LaFever, Mark Grzella

31 23 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 SSGT1 BB 3920 Rudy Arias, John Oliver

32 5 Porsche Cayman GTR SSGT1 SB 3830 Donald Barnes, Leh Keen

33 88 Chevy HHR SS Retro 3695 Amanda Hennessy, Thomas Daetwyler, Andreas Bloechliger

34 35 Ford Mustang GT SSGT2 BB 3670 Phil Munschauer, Russell Vester

35 30 Ford Mustang GTS SSGT2 BB 3650 Mark Blaha, David Rothert

36 53 Mazda Miata SSGT2 SB 3605 Joe Woodward, David Watts

37 52 Dodge Stealth R/T Tu SSGT2 SB 3515 George Bruggenthies, Lauren Bruggenthies

38 24 Dodge Viper SRT/10 Co SSGT1 BB 3500 George Batejan, Steve Smotrich

39 58 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Econo Car 3490 Matt Chambers, Ben Chambers, Erik Stearns

40 48 Chevrolet HHR SS Retro 3460 Robert Dubler, Christian Schober, Richard Plank

41 47 Chevrolet HHR SS Retro 3370 Markus Pizzali, Harold Andermatt

42 46 Mercedes E55 Luxury Sed 3215 Rene von Richthofen, Hugh D. Bate

43 66 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Vint Amer 2950 Michael Hickman, Damon Josz

44 54 Honda Civic Si Econo Car 2930 Mike Roberts, Lea Croteau

45 94 Subaru WRX MidPri Sed 2850 Fay Teal, C. David Teal, Wayne Hickman

46 29 Pontiac Trans Am WS6 SSGT2 BB 2775 Kenny Walters, James Olari

47 49 Cadillac CTS-V Luxury Sed 2720 Gary Morris, Stephen Morris

48 28 Porsche 911/993 SSGT1 BB 2645 Joe Drumheller, Don Flanigin

49 31 Ford Mustang LX SSGT2 BB 2630 Scott Harrison, Corey Zimmerman

50 45 Cadillac CTS-V Luxury Sed 2565 Greg Morris, Don Maddox

51 65 Ford Mustang Vint Amer 2530 David Goodman, Sam Goodman

52 82 Plymouth Special Deluxe Vint Amer 2285 Glen Dodd, Michael Stein MD, Charles Lovelady

53 41 BMW M Roadster SSGT1 SB 2250 Jim Rzegocki, Francis Rzegocki

54 56 Dodge Neon R/T Econo Car 2160 E. Andrew Seppala, M. Scott McMeekin

55 40 Porsche 944LS SSGT2 SB 2090 J.E. Browne, Mark Peebles

56 44 Cadillac CTS-V Luxury Sed 2050 Sean Martens, Jonathan Noble

57 67 Toyota Yaris LB Econo Car 2020 Loren Williams, Jeff Lushe

58 59 BMW 328i MidPri Sed 1870 Matthew Zekauskas, Pete Zekauskas

59 26 Porsche RS America SSGT1 BB 1755 Scott Schober, Paul Pigman

60 63 Honda Civic LX Sedan Econo Car 1730 Joshua Duvall, Barry Duvall

61 64 Alfa Romeo Milano MidPri Sed 1420 Damen Hattori, Nikolay Kostov, Kevin Hirshberg

62 43 BMW M3 SSGT1 SB 1410 Solomon Rosenthal, Tiago Patricio, Jeffrey Garrison

63 60 Porsche 911SC Vint For 1150 David Carr, Curt Krempa

64 42 smart (forfiveone) Econo Car 940 Stephen Noton, Doug McCabe

65 62 Isuzu Impulse SSGT2 SB 825 Andrew Barron, Teodoro Guzman, Scott bock

66 11 Dodge Challenger SRT- SSGT2 BB 825 Kowalski, Super Soul

67 68 Scion tC Econo Car 630 Benjamin Everett, Stephen McGowin

68 36 Porsche Boxster SSGT1 SB 575 Linda Cheatham, Helen Laughlin

69 105 Chevrolet IROC-Z28 SSGT2 BB 445 Gordon Aram, Jerry Anderson

70 19 VW Beetle TDI Retro 290 Brent Braun, Charles Creasy

71 7 Acura NSX SSGT1 SB 125 R. Buzz Clarke, Joel Lipperini

72 55 Honda CRX Econo Car 0 Jeffrey Cleary, Ian Myers

[dna550]

2008 Tire Rack
Cannonball
One Lap of AmericaTM
presented by Car and Driver Magazine

Class: SSGT2 SB Final Results

SSGT2 SB Cumulative Class Points as of Sat May 10 11:06:41 2008

Results sorted by position

Pos Car # Vehicle Class Pts O/A Pts

1 34 BMW 135i 610 5170 Victor Hall, Alex May, James Clay

2 14 Dodge Neon 505 4355 Greg Hagopian, Enrique Ramirez

3 51 VW GTI 440 4265 Bill Unwin, Reg Noble

4 53 Mazda Miata 395 3605 Joe Woodward, David Watts

5 52 Dodge Stealth R/T Tu 335 3515 George Bruggenthies, Lauren Bruggenthies

6 40 Porsche 944LS 235 2090 J.E. Browne, Mark Peebles

7 62 Isuzu Impulse 90 825 Andrew Barron, Teodoro Guzman, Scott bock

[HD-FLHRSE]

Long 9 days. Lots of miles and very little sleep. We beat the factory M3 and were first in class; 13th over all. Not bad for BMW's entry level car. Will post my thoughts after some sleep. Thanks to everyone on 1Addicts for all your support.

The One is a wonderful car.

Alex

[whya1?]

Very impressive. Now how much did it cost? I am looking at the 128 as straightline speed is not my primary concern but I am interested in your suspension mods. How much was the LSD, coilovers, sways, bushings etc? I assume it was pretty heavily redone so it is a pure track car without the travel necessary for the street (unless you like having your filings knocked out?)

A complete breakdown on mods/prices would be helpful for those debating either modding or buying the car with the intention of modding.

PS How did you fix the overheating? Larger intercooler and oil coolers? Special additive? All of the above?

[imported_Katera]

Great work guys, you make all of us 1 owners <even those of us with cars still waiting at the freaking doc, lol> PROUD!

:w00t::w00t::w00t:

[HD-FLHRSE]

Originally Posted by Colorob

I saw a 13.9x second 1/4 mile time for the 135i - was this accurate? Was it due to some wheel-spin - or a wet 1/4 track?

The poor time at the drag strip was entirely driver ineptitude.:iono: No excuses. The drag strip was cold and I simply could not put the power down. Tremendous wheel spin in the first three gears and I don’t have enough (read none) drag strip experience to properly modulate power to get a good time.

Alex

[HD-FLHRSE]

Originally Posted by whya1?

Very impressive. Now how much did it cost? I am looking at the 128 as straightline speed is not my primary concern but I am interested in your suspension mods. How much was the LSD, coilovers, sways, bushings etc? I assume it was pretty heavily redone so it is a pure track car without the travel necessary for the street (unless you like having your filings knocked out?)

A complete breakdown on mods/prices would be helpful for those debating either modding or buying the car with the intention of modding.

PS How did you fix the overheating? Larger intercooler and oil coolers? Special additive? All of the above?

My suggestion is that you contact James at BimmerWorld directly. He can give you a price list for all of the parts that you are interested in putting on your car and offer suggestions as to the ones that best fit your needs.

The overheating/limp mode was fixed by running a second oil cooler in series with the factory cooler. It is much larger and much cheaper than the one that Dinan sells. Also, the Dinan cooler requires that you remove the factory cooler. We found that using both worked better.

Alex