Some hastily thrown together GoPro footage from the race track this weekend

loesch · 05-04-2014, 05:46 PM

I threw together some footage of my friend and I's trip to the local drag strip yesterday. We had a blast. I finally got into the 12s on bald Continental ExtremeContact DW's @ 29psi. Mods are in my sig. I definitely could have done better but the balance between wheel hop, too much boost in first and second gear, and traction just didn't quite work out. Conditions were OK but cold at around 58 degrees and mostly cloudy.

A_Squared · 05-04-2014, 08:06 PM

Awesome man....looked like a lot of fun

loesch · 05-05-2014, 06:28 AM

Thanks. It was tons of fun. It's nice to see BMW's in the 100mph club on their Web site.

C135i · 05-09-2014, 04:54 PM

What was the older green car towards the end? He was flying!

Dackelone · 05-09-2014, 05:50 PM

Nice video(s). I think you need to slip the clutch more on your launch. Also you seem to be short shifting a ~5K rpms ? Why ?

loesch · 05-10-2014, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Dackelone

Nice video(s). I think you need to slip the clutch more on your launch. Also you seem to be short shifting a ~5K rpms ? Why ?

You are right on. When I'm sitting there ready to go all I can think of is, don't ruin the clutch. haha.

The runs weren't in chronological order. Now that you mention the short shifting, I notice that I started doing that later in the day. Maybe a subconscious thing making me shift earlier to save the engine. lol. Thanks for pointing that out.

loesch · 05-10-2014, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by 16hourdrive

What was the older green car towards the end? He was flying!

Honestly I'm not sure what that was. It definitely was't something you'd want to take a road trip in. Maybe a Monte Carlo? You can get a better look at it at 1:47. F&%*!ed if I know.

EDIT: Now that I look at it again...it wasn't anything special. Stock turbo N54 135i w/ slicks territory. That run was 11.59 @ 115.36. I did 12.92 on that run. My buddy with an N54 was trapping at 116.

Enzomnia · 05-15-2014, 09:11 PM

What kind of phone holder is that? Very cool!

Kgolf31 · 05-15-2014, 09:17 PM

Just IMO, you need to be leaving on the last yellow light.

What were your RTs?

Joseph@x-ph.com · 05-17-2014, 04:22 PM

loesch · 05-20-2014, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Enzomnia

What kind of phone holder is that? Very cool!

Sorry it took me so long to get back to you. Moving in to a new house! This is the mount. It works pretty well but occasionally it does come loose. http://www.mountek.com/shop/categori...-mini-tablets/

loesch · 05-20-2014, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Kgolf31

Just IMO, you need to be leaving on the last yellow light.

What were your RTs?

Definitely true. I was leaving late for one because I was focused more on getting the lowest 1/4mi time that I could. Also the BMW firmware I have has the throttle response so jacked up that it makes it impossible to leave at the correct RPM on time. My RTs I think were round .2 - .4 but I wasn't really looking.

suspenceful · 05-20-2014, 06:10 PM

What map were you running via JB4?

loesch · 05-20-2014, 08:10 PM

Map 5. I also had boost in 1st and 2nd gear turned way down because of traction and wheel hop issues.

Enzomnia · 05-20-2014, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by loesch

Sorry it took me so long to get back to you. Moving in to a new house! This is the mount. It works pretty well but occasionally it does come loose. http://www.mountek.com/shop/categori...-mini-tablets/

Awesome! Thanks for replying at all! Haha.
Definitely going to order one.

chris82 · 05-20-2014, 09:39 PM

That looks like a lot of fun thanks for sharing. Damn, that really makes me want a 135i now lol

loesch · 05-20-2014, 10:24 PM

These cars are really killer in roll on races. That's where they shine. The rear end and tire sizes aren't set up for standing start races. The fact that they are in the 12s is really something. From a roll the only cars that have really pulled away from me so far were a 2009 Viper...and my friend's 2009 135i.

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