Friday, May 28 BUTTONWILLOW!

[one-35]

I'm registered... there are two 135i cars so far.
Come out & drive with an instructor or watch. This is a great track for beginners & advanced!

http://speedventures.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?id=283

$170 + $20 for transponder. Instruction is extra.

[aisthetes]

I'm registered. It'll be my first BW shakedown with the 1.

[one-35]

Originally Posted by aisthetes

I'm registered. It'll be my first BW shakedown with the 1.

Great! I'll be in the Graphite 135i with door magnets #135.
My best time at this BW course is 2:12.5, but any time < 2:15 is pretty good for a fairly stock 135i.

See you there! I'll be driving up the night before (Thu.).

[aisthetes]

Originally Posted by one-35

Great! I'll be in the Graphite 135i with door magnets #135.
My best time at this BW course is 2:12.5, but any time < 2:15 is pretty good for a fairly stock 135i.

See you there! I'll be driving up the night before (Thu.).

Looking forward to meeting another 1addict. I'll be making the haul early Fri morning. Sub 2:15 it is then!

[one-35]

Originally Posted by aisthetes

Looking forward to meeting another 1addict. I'll be making the haul early Fri morning. Sub 2:15 it is then!

With your camber plates & M3 control arms, you should go for 2:10!
Sticky tires help, too. Have you driven CW#13 at BW before (in another car)?

[aisthetes]

Originally Posted by one-35

With your camber plates & M3 control arms, you should go for 2:10!
Sticky tires help, too. Have you driven CW#13 at BW before (in another car)?

I have driven that config a few years ago, but never in my 1. It'll be interesting to see what it'll do, and it's my first track shakedown with the suspension tweaks. If I can get in the 2:13 range this time out, I'll be happy. It's more of an R&D outing, to re-learn the track and car. The speed will follow. It'll be cool to hang with a fellow 1 driver and compare notes.

[runNgun]

I was at Buttonwillow last December and ran that configuration. It was my first time on a track and I had a great time! Going counterclockwise, the "offramp" was the toughest turn for me. I couldn't see the apex cone entering the turn without looking down and out the driver's side window.