A Hobby Driver's Perspective on Tracking the E92 M3

[alexk]

Originally Posted by mattCSLnut

about the collar shirt wearing E92 M3 owners. Alex and I observed this at the Ring car part recently and without fail, regardless of nationality they all wore collar shirts as if they stepped out of a power meeting Must be a European thing and NZ_M3 doesn't do this, right Tom

Exactly !
In Monza two times ALL of them had their collar shirts on, hahahaha !!!
Next time I will take photos to have proof

[glendog74]

Originally Posted by _Nathan_

While I agree that the CSL is a bit quicker on most tracks there are some exceptions and given exactly the same tyres (Cups rather than Cup+) I imagine the gap would be a lot closer, how much of the 15 seconds difference at the ring could be bought in by tyres? I guess at least 10?

My first 50 or so laps of the Ring were always using PS2 tyres and i was lapping on average around the 8m35s mark with traffic.

When i switched to Cup tyres my times dropped immediately by almost 20 seconds per lap to around the 8m15s mark...

I like Cup tyres

[northernjim]

will your car do 8:15 with a Big lardy Northerner in it over the Spa weekend I wonder

[glendog74]

Originally Posted by northernjim

will your car do 8:15 with a Big lardy Northerner in it over the Spa weekend I wonder

No - because i aint letting you cadge a lift

[shane@mbtech]

I was thinking of tagging on the back of your car Rob, show a first timer the ropes. But might be a bit swift for me. You seasoned ring veteran you

[Fasteddie]

8:15, wow. I knew it felt quick i wish i had timed you whilst in the passenger seat. Thanx for that btw, great to see the ring as such a blur. I'm probably getting in just under 9

[glendog74]

Originally Posted by lawsy

I was thinking of tagging on the back of your car Rob, show a first timer the ropes. But might be a bit swift for me. You seasoned ring veteran you

Originally Posted by Fasteddie

8:15, wow. I knew it felt quick i wish i had timed you whilst in the passenger seat. Thanx for that btw, great to see the ring as such a blur. I'm probably getting in just under 9

No worries

[NZ_M3]

Originally Posted by Dan

Lovely pics of the car Tom

Thank you!! I have fallen in love with the new E92 M3 shape I have to admit ...

Originally Posted by mattCSLnut

about the collar shirt wearing E92 M3 owners. Alex and I observed this at the Ring car part recently and without fail, regardless of nationality they all wore collar shirts as if they stepped out of a power meeting Must be a European thing and NZ_M3 doesn't do this, right Tom

LOL ...No way .. I am a t-shirt and jeans man (everything else I loath) - although I have to say the collar shirts look appears to be the norm here also from what I have observed

Originally Posted by _Nathan_

A well modded e92 would be quicker than a well modded CSL IMO. If you want to compare like with like factory cars then I guess we need to wait for M3 GTS lap times...

Surprised there hasn't been a M3 GTS review any where yet ... what a shame. But I concur with your opinion, a well modded E92 M3 would blitz a modded CSL (except for perhaps a supercharged one??)

[_Nathan_]

Just supercharge the e92 to make it fair

[Nords]

I'm surprised that an e92 ran away on the straights, my CSL can stay with Angus' e92 (which has been dynoed at 420-od bhp) up to at least 120 mph...

He has tracked his e92 occasionally and John has his track e92 weapon...