April 2012 NASA NE

Brian_VACsales · 04-23-2012, 06:23 PM

Great race weekend with the NASA boys. On Sat our E36 (Bella) finished first in class and 4th overall (behind a cup car and 2 Vettes) Aaron Povoledo drove Bella, which made for an exciting day!

Focusedintntions · 04-24-2012, 06:44 AM

I see Gary's car in there! Looks like a fun day for sure. Gary needs to post up pics of his stoptechs

GaryS · 04-24-2012, 08:41 AM

Wow, that's a lot of pictures of me and my car. The pic right before the police car is me riding along with Anthony in his awesome wide-body race car.

In exchange for all this publicity, I bought a new set of wheels on sale from VAC last night to use for street. They will look like this, but with BMW center caps and PSS tires, and hopefully my beautiful white Stoptech logo won't turn beige like that.

Brian_VACsales · 04-24-2012, 09:23 AM

Hey Gary, thanks for the order! I wanted to get more pics of your car but I had a hard time actually working and snapping pics of every Bimmer

Focusedintntions · 04-24-2012, 10:03 AM

Gary I'm jealous of the money you're putting into your car...put some into mine man and I can play at the track with you too!

eric@helix · 04-24-2012, 10:17 AM

Great shots! I loved the Crown Vic (that was a Crown Vic, right?)

Brian_VACsales · 04-24-2012, 10:26 AM

Thanks Eric. Yes Crown Vic - haha.

fourtailpipes · 04-24-2012, 11:24 AM

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oh my god i'm famous! it was nice meeting you gary.

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slowest safety car of all time!

pixelblue · 04-24-2012, 02:05 PM

Gary is the celebrity of the month. he's everywhere. I saw a pic of him in the roundel mag too. we are dying to hear about the new brakes. how did they do?

GaryS · 04-24-2012, 02:36 PM

OMG I hardly ever have time to read those magazines, thanks for letting me know.

I was so slow my first time out on Lightning, I don't think I even needed brakes. My third session, I finally got up to speed.

About the brakes, I just told Chris, so I'll copy/paste: I used DTC-70 pads in the Stoptech calipers and DTC-60 in the 135i rear calipers. Braking was so easy and so consistent, no drama at all. I do see what people mean about DTC-70 being a little hard to modulate, but I think that's getting really picky.

Anthony had the same setup on his wide-body 135i, and I also took a ride in a C6 Z06 that had ST-60s with PFC pads. Both of those guys said they love the Stoptechs too. So I'm pretty sure I'm done worrying about brakes.

But ... have I ever told you how bad I want a Z06 dedicated track car? This one had Recaros, Hoosiers, everything. And that engine.

fourtailpipes · 04-24-2012, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by eric@helix

Great shots! I loved the Crown Vic (that was a Crown Vic, right?)

i assumed he'd be absolutely parking it, but that old bacon wagon was hustled around the track pretty nicely!

joeo · 04-24-2012, 08:36 PM

Gary - is there any weekend when you're not at a track!? Awesome!
Looking forward to hearing more about the stoptech brakes.

-Joe

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Brian_VACsales Captain 193 Rep 933 Posts Drives: E92 M3 VF Supercharged, 135i Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Philadelphia, PA iTrader: (0)	April 2012 NASA NE - NJMP Lightning (80 pics) Great race weekend with the NASA boys. On Sat our E36 (Bella) finished first in class and 4th overall (behind a cup car and 2 Vettes) Aaron Povoledo drove Bella, which made for an exciting day!
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Focusedintntions Colonel 105 Rep 2,696 Posts Drives: 2011 135i M-Sport :D Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NoVA iTrader: (1)	I see Gary's car in there! Looks like a fun day for sure. Gary needs to post up pics of his stoptechs __________________ Faster, faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death… – Hunter Thompson
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GaryS Colonel 37 Rep 2,084 Posts Drives: 2009 135i 6MT Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Maryland iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 135i [6.50]	Wow, that's a lot of pictures of me and my car. The pic right before the police car is me riding along with Anthony in his awesome wide-body race car. In exchange for all this publicity, I bought a new set of wheels on sale from VAC last night to use for street. They will look like this, but with BMW center caps and PSS tires, and hopefully my beautiful white Stoptech logo won't turn beige like that. Attached Images
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Brian_VACsales Captain 193 Rep 933 Posts Drives: E92 M3 VF Supercharged, 135i Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Philadelphia, PA iTrader: (0)	Hey Gary, thanks for the order! I wanted to get more pics of your car but I had a hard time actually working and snapping pics of every Bimmer
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Focusedintntions Colonel 105 Rep 2,696 Posts Drives: 2011 135i M-Sport :D Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NoVA iTrader: (1)	Gary I'm jealous of the money you're putting into your car...put some into mine man and I can play at the track with you too! __________________ Faster, faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death… – Hunter Thompson
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eric@helix 208 Rep 1,161 Posts Drives: 01 M Coupe, 08 135i, '12 328i Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Philadelphia iTrader: (0)	Great shots! I loved the Crown Vic (that was a Crown Vic, right?)
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Brian_VACsales Captain 193 Rep 933 Posts Drives: E92 M3 VF Supercharged, 135i Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Philadelphia, PA iTrader: (0)	Thanks Eric. Yes Crown Vic - haha.
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pixelblue Colonel 140 Rep 2,234 Posts Drives: the silver bullet Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: northern virginia iTrader: (2) Garage List 2010 135i [8.90]	Gary is the celebrity of the month. he's everywhere. I saw a pic of him in the roundel mag too. we are dying to hear about the new brakes. how did they do? __________________ "I would quote everything pixelblue said, but you've already read it. Take it from someone who's put the 1 through its paces"
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GaryS Colonel 37 Rep 2,084 Posts Drives: 2009 135i 6MT Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Maryland iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 135i [6.50]	OMG I hardly ever have time to read those magazines, thanks for letting me know. I was so slow my first time out on Lightning, I don't think I even needed brakes. My third session, I finally got up to speed. About the brakes, I just told Chris, so I'll copy/paste: I used DTC-70 pads in the Stoptech calipers and DTC-60 in the 135i rear calipers. Braking was so easy and so consistent, no drama at all. I do see what people mean about DTC-70 being a little hard to modulate, but I think that's getting really picky. Anthony had the same setup on his wide-body 135i, and I also took a ride in a C6 Z06 that had ST-60s with PFC pads. Both of those guys said they love the Stoptechs too. So I'm pretty sure I'm done worrying about brakes. But ... have I ever told you how bad I want a Z06 dedicated track car? This one had Recaros, Hoosiers, everything. And that engine.
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joeo Lieutenant 120 Rep 475 Posts Drives: 2009 Crimson Red 135i Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sterling, Va iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 BMM 135i [9.50]	Gary - is there any weekend when you're not at a track!? Awesome! Looking forward to hearing more about the stoptech brakes. -Joe
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