I got my laps down to 2.50's with two people plus luggage etc by the end of the day,
so i'm pretty happy with the car tbh-
a super charger would ruin the noise and power delivery
but a little more power would make it so much better on the straights..
I'll be going to the ring soon- would be up for silverstone on the 6th but i'll be in vegas at the Sema show then driving up to texas for the f1..
I think you did well to snap the gts up for that price as they are hard to find for less than 100k now.- in all honesty i'd probably be a little more cautious if i was driving a car worth so much around spa.
As for the drive home- the car was behaving faultlessly as were my mates supercharged m3 and the 650bhp gtr- so much so that the Belguim Police decided to close part of the e40 and use 8 police cars to escort us to a police station to discuss our "fast and furious" racing lol- 1 thousand Euros and 4hrs later we left to go on our way..
We always thought the Belguim PoPo were cool but apparantly not..
Ill try and get down to the ring this year and will fit in a few brandshatch eve sessions as and when..
Would be good to catch up at another event if you do any others?
cheers Jamie
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Originally Posted by TonyR
No worries  Think the car will be quicker next time though with exhaust, map, proper geo (it hasn't had one at all) and better tyres (PZero Trofeo I hope).
If I hadn't changed the tyres to the Dunlops, I would have been ALOT slower with the stock Pirelli Corsas. Thing is, your car is a good deal quicker than a stock CSL, so if you compared like for like, the GTS vs CSL out the box, the GTS would be much quicker. Do what you did to yours, and the gap narrows. But, if you added a cage and extinguisher, like the GTS has, then you would fall behind again.
I think ultimately the GTS and E92 is faster than the E46 from its potential, but we are talking a few seconds here - not a massive amount, and one that is easily removed with a couple of mistakes and/or traffic.
What events you planning? I'm definitely at Silverstone with Circuit Days (November 6th) but may do something else in September. Car was a little tired when I got back 
I used to track my CSL back in '04, with a cage, 265 cups all round, Intrax, APs, seats, harnesses etc - and it was a similar experience and lap time to the GTS. That car eventually became Gorilla's GTR |