Donnington 7/9/09 [Archive]

shane159

07-09-2009, 06:13 PM

Just some pics from the track day today, really good day and some stunning cars:

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I was hopeing to see some nice class csl parts for sale for my e46 in the first pic but nobody was playing lol.:bigcry:

Hope you like.
;)

shimmy

07-09-2009, 06:30 PM

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Jaw_F430

07-09-2009, 06:51 PM

Awesome pics:thumbs:

s.mac

07-09-2009, 08:43 PM

Great day and good to meet some new and old faces :beer:

GO CSL and FUC IT were quick drivers, one of them came up behind me and I went way too quick into a corner with my dodgey brakes, I bet he was pissing himself watching me go all over the place :whistle:

Just like when I followed Glendog and couldn't slow down, I had use all the kerb and a bit of grass :hahaha:

shane159

07-09-2009, 08:47 PM

GO CSL and FUC IT were quick drivers

I took a passanger ride from the donk (GO CSL) god he can make the car shift, really good driver with a good set up on the car, think he got the lap times down to 1.23 today.:supz:

s.mac

07-09-2009, 08:52 PM

Got to say I think most of the CSL's there apart from mine :bigcry: had some suspension upgrades, the guys from Thorney's were helping set cars up FOC :supz: and they wouldn't even take Steve's beers off him that he won on the raffle :smokin:

Bealo

07-09-2009, 10:41 PM

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Quality, but i will have to say that the Gay wheels were looking more red than they usually do.....

Thorney

07-09-2009, 10:44 PM

Andyk

07-09-2009, 11:24 PM

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Love it...:hahaha:

Andyk

07-09-2009, 11:25 PM

Looks like a fun day had by all...Some great number plates....GO CSL...is that a track plate or a genuine road plate..Cool if it is.

shane159

08-09-2009, 07:48 AM

Its a road plate mate, gets some right attention lol.

glendog74

08-09-2009, 08:58 AM

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:birdman: :gayfight: :hahaha:

glendog74

08-09-2009, 09:15 AM

glendog74

08-09-2009, 09:20 AM

CSL = respect.

least we can do and happy to help.

Big thanks to John & Rich from Thorney - Rich did a superb job of tweaking my KW Clubsports to a better track setting.

Cheers :beer:

phat///M3

08-09-2009, 09:49 AM

Great pics thanks for sharing looks like a great day out.

Saw this R8 in Monaco a couple of weeks back.
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Bealo

08-09-2009, 10:23 AM

Good day yesterday, well run by Nick & the BMW Car Club, with great weather too! Good to meet s.mac(Steve) & Steve Gill again and to meet azrael(Steve), lots of Stevens!:hahaha:

AlexGTT & Bealo popped over for the afternoon to to say hello - nice one fellas :thumbs: Also met danp & M5powered.

It was good being on track with so many other nice BMW - especially the CSLs! I seem to have no front brakes now, however, pads worn down to the metal! :banghead:

Yes it was a good day and was good to meet Rob (at last lol) Alex aand the 2 x Steve's. Met an Irish guy who is on here but forgot your name sorry, had a good chat.

I enjoyed being a passenger Whore for the afternoon and a big thankyou to all who gave me lifts.

Had a good look round Thorney's race car and very impressive it is too. Gutted i didn't get some laps in it but next time maybe.

CSL's were by far the best sounding on track but the new M3 and an old M5 pushed them close.

I have some photo's off the day and will post them up soon.

Bealo

08-09-2009, 10:25 AM

Big thanks to John & Rich from Thorney - Rich did a superb job of tweaking my KW Clubsports to a better track setting.

Cheers :beer:

Like the forgetful sod i am i forgot to get these off you Rob, so please post them up ASAP as guess what????????

If i'm still in UK i've got a track evening at Snetterton on Thursday :thumbs:

AlexGTT

08-09-2009, 10:31 AM

Glad I had chance to pop over (should have been working but never mind). :smokin: Should have put my lid in the boot.:sad:

Thanks for the laps and lunch Rob. Good to see you again and make plans for Nov Ring trip.

Nice to meet Bealo. Look forward to seeing you @Ring in Nov.

It was quite nice just spectating for a few hours. Good to hear so many CSL's on track. A very nice spread of cars all round. Enjoyed watching Steve Gill and John Thorne with there CSL Cup racers. :thumbs:

azrael

08-09-2009, 10:37 AM

Massive thanks to John and his team @ Thorney Motorsport for saving my bacon again, whom without I'd only have had half a trackday.

Great day, beautiful sunshine, warm cup tyres, the thing dreams are made of :)

Enjoyed the final 15 minute flourish woth Rob & Steve.

donkcsl

08-09-2009, 10:55 AM

Yes it was a good day and was good to meet Rob (at last lol) Alex aand the 2 x Steve's. Met an Irish guy who is on here but forgot your name sorry, had a good chat.

I enjoyed being a passenger Whore for the afternoon and a big thankyou to all who gave me lifts.

Had a good look round Thorney's race car and very impressive it is too. Gutted i didn't get some laps in it but next time maybe.

CSL's were by far the best sounding on track but the new M3 and an old M5 pushed them close.

I have some photo's off the day and will post them up soon.
it was me bealo, nice to meet you. your wheels really do look fantastic in the flesh:drool:. Have to say it was the most enjoyable trackday i have been to and my new nitron suspension was fantastic. we had to leave early to get up to stranear for the boat home, its was a long day 6am-4:30am but worth it

Curly

08-09-2009, 10:56 AM

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old snoopdog put a few pounds on;)

donkcsl

08-09-2009, 11:07 AM

Looks like a fun day had by all...Some great number plates....GO CSL...is that a track plate or a genuine road plate..Cool if it is.
its my road plate andy but if you look closely it's g10 csl, i said i would do the plate like that until i got a i got stopped a few time and in 2 years i have never been stopped

Bealo

08-09-2009, 11:39 AM

Hi Donk

Your car looked mean and the ride height was spot on, looking forward to trying your suggested front camber rates. :thumbs:

Some photo's

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windy

08-09-2009, 03:02 PM

CSL's were by far the best sounding on track but the new M3 and an old M5 pushed them close.

Hmm, dunno about that mate. From the pit wall, I think Ant's Kumho E36 (the white one) sounded a bit meaner that the CSL's on the induction side. Scarily rapid too. I managed about 10 laps in it before turning green in the morning :gayfight:

Was fun sitting on Thorney's tail a few times too...:whistle:

The new M5 sounded a bit normal - even down the pit-straight you couldn't really hear the V10.

Great day though, and weather turned out to be fantastic! I got home about 1 after putting Ants car to bed. Oh, and finding someone to make us a curry at 11.30 :drool:

windy

08-09-2009, 03:02 PM

That X6 was wrong in so many ways.

Mark CSL

08-09-2009, 03:40 PM

Was this quick ? this could be my next plan super charger :thumbs:http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u54/Bealo1/DSC01202.jpg

Thorney

08-09-2009, 03:42 PM

Was this quick ? this could be my next plan super charger :thumbs:http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u54/Bealo1/DSC01202.jpg

Spat a belt.

Happened so many times he even has a drawing on the top on how the belt threads through so he can repalce it quickly. He always carries two spare belts with thim wherever he goes.

Answer your question? ;)

Thorney

08-09-2009, 03:46 PM

Both the E92's (ours and AC's) were both running Acrapovich exhausts.

Driving slicks down to cords isn't to be advised and Donny's noise limit is about as accurate as a Govt WMD report. 100db in am with race exhaust, we added two extra silencers and they recorded it at 104 (roughly twice as loud in theory). I had to short shift to get round it and then they came up and said it measured a 97db then a 109db on the same lap:banghead:

If they're going to have a system at least make sur eit works.

s.mac

08-09-2009, 04:39 PM

I seem to have no front brakes now, however, pads worn down to the metal! :banghead:
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Glad to see John at Questmead got your pads sorted, just in time for Oulton :thumbs: I only just missed you ...

s.mac

08-09-2009, 04:42 PM

Those pads were a nightmare to change :banghead::banghead::banghead:
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Bealo

08-09-2009, 06:07 PM

Those pads were a nightmare to change :banghead::banghead::banghead:
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I thought you would like that one Steve :thumbs:

Bealo

08-09-2009, 06:12 PM

Was this quick ? this could be my next plan super charger :thumbs:http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u54/Bealo1/DSC01202.jpg

Let's put it this way, i didn't think it was fast and i stood at the end of the pit straight and it didn't seem any quicker than the CSL's and not as fast as the V10 M5.

The owner told me it was running with 540BHP, after talking to him and seeing it run on track a Supercharger has been crossed off my wishlist :thumbs:

AlexGTT

08-09-2009, 06:32 PM

Let's put it this way, i didn't think it was fast and i stood at the end of the pit straight and it didn't seem any quicker than the CSL's and not as fast as the V10 M5.

The owner told me it was running with 540BHP, after talking to him and seeing it run on track a Supercharger has been crossed off my wishlist :thumbs:

There is absolutely no way that was running 540bhp! :smt108 If it was he was using half throttle. Looks like the installation CA offer, made in USA. ESS system is far better and doesn't throw belts. Only have to look at the "Loaded CSL" to see what a real 550bhp supercharger system does.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL7T9BD_Q3k

glendog74

08-09-2009, 06:36 PM

Glad to see John at Questmead got your pads sorted, just in time for Oulton :thumbs: I only just missed you ...

Yeah! Thanks very much for the info on Questmead Steve - a very friendly and helpful bunch and John is a top bloke :thumbs:

I was shown the store room - very impressive amount of AP and Pagid kit - mucho ££££££££'s worth...! :shock:

Let's put it this way, i didn't think it was fast and i stood at the end of the pit straight and it didn't seem any quicker than the CSL's and not as fast as the V10 M5.

I followed him for a few laps in the morning - he pulled away a little on the main straights but i did the CSL classic reel-in ounder braking! ;)

No supercharger for me either... :whistle:

Thorney

08-09-2009, 06:47 PM

There is absolutely no way that was running 540bhp! :smt108 If it was he was using half throttle. Looks like the installation CA offer, made in USA. ESS system is far better and doesn't throw belts. Only have to look at the "Loaded CSL" to see what a real 550bhp supercharger system does.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL7T9BD_Q3k

Yeah but how many engines did they go through? And how much money?

IMO you're mad to SC an S54 engine, just my opinion of course.

Mark CSL

08-09-2009, 07:17 PM

I would not do it to a CSL but the M3 is crying out for 1 and the belt thing must be down too it not fitted right or the SC is out of line for it to eat belts

They have great sucsess in the USA with them i have seen 800RWHP on some M3s State side.

Its just an idea at the moment but watch this space :whistle:

Jaw_F430

08-09-2009, 07:29 PM

Turbo a normal M3:thumbs:

windy

08-09-2009, 09:35 PM

Driving slicks down to cords isn't to be advised...

Ah, I forgot about that. That's the only reason Ant managed to sit on your tail isn't it...

:whistle: ;)

shimmy

08-09-2009, 09:40 PM

The owner told me it was running with 540BHP, after talking to him and seeing it run on track a Supercharger has been crossed off my wishlist :thumbs:

good;)

M5 Powered

08-09-2009, 10:21 PM

Just want to say huge thanks for the warm welcome yesterday at Donnington, and particularly to Rob who took me round. :beer:

I couldn't drive owing to a funeral in the morning, but the variety of nice machinery and indeed weather more than made my afternoon visit worthwhile.

CSL ownership (hopefully) starts this Friday once BMW have given the prospective car a clean bill of health.

Best

Jonathan (M5 Powered)

glendog74

09-09-2009, 12:13 AM

Just want to say huge thanks for the warm welcome yesterday at Donnington, and particularly to Rob who took me round. :beer:

No worries - you're welcome :smokin:

AlexGTT

09-09-2009, 01:26 AM

Yeah but how many engines did they go through? And how much money?

IMO you're mad to SC an S54 engine, just my opinion of course.

Don't know John and valid point. It would be interesting to know.:bigcry: I personally wouldn't use a supercharger on a csl or M3. Not my sort of thing.

My point was the SC M3 at Donington didn't seem to match the 540bhp claim.:whistle: The E92 M3's seemed quicker in a straight line and having been in a csl with a genuine 500 something bhp and very health torque to match, I know it would easily outdrag one.

s.mac

10-09-2009, 07:53 PM

http://www.teagles.com/Donington Sept 09

a few pics taken by Darren, see email below :thumbs:

There's a lot of them but please do have a scan through and see if you like any of them, if you would like high resolution originals without my email address or any other copyright stamped on them please send a £10 PayPal payment to dteagles@gmail.com (dteagles@gmail.com) with your full postal address and I'll burn the whole lot onto a DVD and post it to you.

I have had a few emails requesting the photo's but I am not sure of all of the email addresses, please forward this email to anyone who was at Donington who you believe might be interested in the photos.

Hope you like them!

Regards,
Darren.