Biglare's Baby M at Auto Club Speedway

biglare · 10-11-2012, 04:16 PM

Well I had a chance to get the Baby M out on the track this past Sunday at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. They were running the "roval" setup which uses 3/4 of the oval and is 2.88 miles long with 17-turns. It was my first time on this track and had a blast out there. I was able to get up to 155mph on the oval portion and managed to shave over 3.5 seconds off my lap times from my first session to my last session. My fastest time was a 2:01.1 so I was happy with that for my first time there.

The ESS Stage 1+ tune definitely helped add a punch of power. The torque is just nutz in this car and helped pull out of the turns and power down the straights. It comes on so fast that you really need to pay full attention to keep it planted. There were no overheating issues at all and that is with the stock IC. I'm sure with the upgraded FMIC it will stay cool even on the hottest of days.

The stock brake pads didn't like the 140-30mph stomps lap after lap, so those will have to be changed next time. The KW's performed great and really helped the handling, but there was still some roll. I may firm them up a couple of notches the next time. I was most surprised from the tires. The Toyo R888's 235/35 and 265/30's held up well and stuck the car around the corners. I was afraid that they were not wide enough, but the R888's are a little wider than the size states, so they worked out well. I'm not sure if I can even fit the 265/30 and 295/30 setup on the Baby M, but maybe I'll try that next time.

Baby M Setup:

ESS Stage 1+ tune
Eisenmann Exhaust
Akrapovic DP's
KW V3's
Stock Wheels
Toyo R888's 235/35 and 265/30
Slek Lip Spoiler
IND Tow Strap
IND Color Matched Grills
IND Color Matched Side Markers

I did not take as many pictures as I wish that I would have taken, but here are a few of them. Also, sad to report that a McLaren MP4-12C hit a wall and was most likely totaled, but the driver walked away.

On track shots taken by CaliPhotography.com.

Enjoy the pics and video.

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#21 - Poor McLaren!

Videos

#1 - Baby M around the Roval

#2 - McLaren Vid from iPhone

ayao · 10-11-2012, 04:28 PM

Curious about your plans for brakes in the future...

b33g33 · 10-11-2012, 04:32 PM

Sounds like a blast. The pics look great as well.

How many Mustangs were on that track? Every shot of the 1M shows a 'stang in the background.

ilikebmxbikes · 10-11-2012, 05:16 PM

car looks great. good to see casey's gtr in there too.

gonna do the targa California 1k?

Robert · 10-11-2012, 06:36 PM

did you witness the mclaren accident? huge controversy over it

lcrain · 10-11-2012, 07:49 PM

Looks like fun. Taking mine to the track again in a week, very excited.

firechicken99 · 10-11-2012, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by biglare

Well I had a chance to get the Baby M out on the track this past Sunday at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. They were running the "roval" setup which uses 3/4 of the oval and is 2.88 miles long with 17-turns. It was my first time on this track and had a blast out there. I was able to get up to 155mph on the oval portion and managed to shave over 3.5 seconds off my lap times from my first session to my last session. My fastest time was a 2:01.1 so I was happy with that for my first time there.

Wow looks like an awesome infield!!

Poor Mclaren

TunedM2C · 10-11-2012, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Robert

did you witness the mclaren accident? huge controversy over it

This should be interesting.

firechicken99 · 10-11-2012, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert

did you witness the mclaren accident? huge controversy over it

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tuned1M

This should be interesting.

huge controversy?? sharing is caring

CarJunkie · 10-11-2012, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by firechicken99

huge controversy?? sharing is caring

+1

Mahlzeit · 10-12-2012, 12:03 AM

Fantastic photos. Thanks for sharing!

biglare · 10-12-2012, 01:49 AM

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Originally Posted by ayao

Curious about your plans for brakes in the future...

I'm going to start with some pads and see how they perform.

Quote:

Originally Posted by b33g33

Sounds like a blast. The pics look great as well.

How many Mustangs were on that track? Every shot of the 1M shows a 'stang in the background.

There were a few mustangs, camaros(ss, zr1), corvettes, GTR's and BMW's. The Baby M did very well against them all!

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Originally Posted by ilikebmxbikes

car looks great. good to see casey's gtr in there too.

gonna do the targa California 1k?

Thanks!

Casey was rippin it up with 1:47.4 lap times. Don't think I can make the Targa event.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert

did you witness the mclaren accident? huge controversy over it

I did not see it happen, but I ran over a couple of minutes after it happened. I am not sure of the controversy, but here is what I heard from people minutes after the accident. Several people said the same thing.

The McLaren went to pass a FRS(turbo'd with over 400hp) and thought that it was past the FRS and went to move back in the line and clipped the FRS. After clipping the FRS the McLaren lost control and ran into the wall.

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Originally Posted by lcrain

Looks like fun. Taking mine to the track again in a week, very excited.

Very Cool! It is so much fun on the track and really shines out there!

1'M Blue · 10-12-2012, 02:36 AM

Pictures looks great and mods are nice !

MusclesCoupe · 10-12-2012, 09:48 PM

love it biglare!

///M1 · 10-13-2012, 11:24 AM

Great pics/video and thx for posting.

RIP McL. I guess since this is on the track, insurance won't cover the car and it is a total loss for the owner? Glad to hear he was unharmed.

blotto649 · 10-13-2012, 06:16 PM

Controversy here...

http://jalopnik.com/5949834/mclaren-...nutes-on-track

The Mclaren driver's looking more like culprit every day

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biglare Bulldog 482 Rep 3,355 Posts Drives: BMW & Porsche Join Date: May 2008 Location: ? iTrader: (3)	Biglare's Baby M at Auto Club Speedway Well I had a chance to get the Baby M out on the track this past Sunday at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. They were running the "roval" setup which uses 3/4 of the oval and is 2.88 miles long with 17-turns. It was my first time on this track and had a blast out there. I was able to get up to 155mph on the oval portion and managed to shave over 3.5 seconds off my lap times from my first session to my last session. My fastest time was a 2:01.1 so I was happy with that for my first time there. The ESS Stage 1+ tune definitely helped add a punch of power. The torque is just nutz in this car and helped pull out of the turns and power down the straights. It comes on so fast that you really need to pay full attention to keep it planted. There were no overheating issues at all and that is with the stock IC. I'm sure with the upgraded FMIC it will stay cool even on the hottest of days. The stock brake pads didn't like the 140-30mph stomps lap after lap, so those will have to be changed next time. The KW's performed great and really helped the handling, but there was still some roll. I may firm them up a couple of notches the next time. I was most surprised from the tires. The Toyo R888's 235/35 and 265/30's held up well and stuck the car around the corners. I was afraid that they were not wide enough, but the R888's are a little wider than the size states, so they worked out well. I'm not sure if I can even fit the 265/30 and 295/30 setup on the Baby M, but maybe I'll try that next time. Baby M Setup: ESS Stage 1+ tune Eisenmann Exhaust Akrapovic DP's KW V3's Stock Wheels Toyo R888's 235/35 and 265/30 Slek Lip Spoiler IND Tow Strap IND Color Matched Grills IND Color Matched Side Markers I did not take as many pictures as I wish that I would have taken, but here are a few of them. Also, sad to report that a McLaren MP4-12C hit a wall and was most likely totaled, but the driver walked away. On track shots taken by CaliPhotography.com. Enjoy the pics and video. #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 - Poor McLaren! Videos #1 - Baby M around the Roval #2 - McLaren Vid from iPhone __________________ Prev: Individual F80 M3 - Fjord Blue/Silverstone(interior) \| Fashion Grey(exterior) GTS
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b33g33 Give '///M' Hell! 125 Rep 1,325 Posts Drives: Einser Rex Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0)	Sounds like a blast. The pics look great as well. How many Mustangs were on that track? Every shot of the 1M shows a 'stang in the background. __________________ The 1 series M is the most badass, coolest, sickest BMW to debut since the 1988 M3. The E30 M3 finally has a successor. Please welcome the stupidly fast, wickedly tempered, awkwardly named, possibly perfect little son of a benchmark - Automobile Magazine, August 2011
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