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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Ripsnort on January 07, 2003, 11:26:35 AM
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Enjoy! 100 mb. but worth it! (Camera car is Porsche 996, car in front is the BMW M5)
Try to stay up with your cheese box Funked! ;)
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~cielo/vids/200209_Sabine.WMV
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My bet is with funked's flying machine on a twisty track, especially if modded to the value of a Porsche or M5. :)
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never watched the WRC have you Rip.
last i saw no bmw's even in the wrc, the STI is a rally car, ie. ice, dirt, gravel, and asphalt. And it is meant to turn.
edited for smiley :)
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These two cars were bone stock...now if they were to mod them...but what for? :)
Narsus, you won't find too many BMW's or Porsches on gravel ;)
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What I meant rip, is that a stock Porsche is about 3 times more expensive than a stock Scooby, and the M5 2-3 times.
So you'd have to mod the Scooby to an equivalent price value for fairness. :)
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Thats sweet Rip..gonna post this in my Miata forum..hehehe What track was this at??
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Originally posted by Dowding
What I meant rip, is that a stock Porsche is about 3 times more expensive than a stock Scooby, and the M5 2-3 times.
So you'd have to mod the Scooby to an equivalent price value for fairness. :)
Money? Money is no object when you seek fun, son. :) You'd probably end up with a Scooby with Porsche or BMW suspension parts on it :D
Sabine is the Driver I believe. Oh, the the Porsche is a 996 GT3.
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Hi,
if I'm not totally wrong, it's the old Nürburg Ring track, the Nordschleife.
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Originally posted by Kelly[KGN]
Hi,
if I'm not totally wrong, it's the old Nürburg Ring track, the Nordschleife.
Yep, and you can take the Ring taxi if you'd like. :)
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Hi,
I could, it's not too far from here.
;)
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Originally posted by Kelly[KGN]
Hi,
I could, it's not too far from here.
;)
Thats my first stop in 2005. Cya then. :)
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Rip, you get these off Bimmerforums? Great vid's - yes the camera car is a 996 GT3, and yes thats an M5, and yes thats a woman driver in it, and yes its the old ring.
Oh... and on asphalt the WRX is rather twitchy.
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LOL, sooo, what was that bus doing???
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Originally posted by mason22
LOL, sooo, what was that bus doing???
Tour bus. The "Ring" is quite famous...tourists you know. :)
Yes, Saur! I did.
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Hi,
the bus was probably there with a group of foreingn tourists...not kidding.
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Good stuff - my handle over there is Stuttgart951... Im usually in the "Kill Stories" section yelling at riceboys like FunkedUp. :D
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Originally posted by Saurdaukar
Good stuff - my handle over there is Stuttgart951... Im usually in the "Kill Stories" section yelling at riceboys like FunkedUp. :D
Hey! I recognize your name! Theres a few of us over there. (Flight simmers, from WB's and AH)
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Good film funked, watch, learn and listen. ;)
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Cool, the Ring. Where do you think Subaru does all their handling development? :)
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Originally posted by funkedup
Cool, the Ring. Where do you think Subaru does all their handling development? :)
Do you remember the 80's when the quote was "The yuppies all drive 'Buru's and Bimmers" ? Hehe, I was just reminded of that the other day.
Ya Yuppie, you! :)
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NO I AM NOT A YUPPIE, ONLY YOU ARE!
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Originally posted by funkedup
NO I AM NOT A YUPPIE, ONLY YOU ARE!
You drive a 'Buru though! YUPPIE! :p
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SHIT I'M BUSTED
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That video is great. What is the chase car?
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Originally posted by funkedup
That video is great. What is the chase car?
Porsche 996 GT3. Thats a woman driving the M5 ;) Sabine. She's famous there apparently.
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Originally posted by funkedup
Cool, the Ring. Where do you think Subaru does all their handling development? :)
Non-paved driveways?
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Here's a video of a WRX at the Ring from an Impreza club guy: http://208.184.121.11/i-club/STi5TypeRARing2Sept2002.mpg
*Edit*
Sumbish is pretty quick. :)
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cool video funked! Sounds like he needs some stickier tires.
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frikin bikers:mad:
wish someone would pay me to go round the ring all day, shame they have to dispose of the beemer after 12,000 miles.:(
rather take a cossie, evo or scooby round just dont spin off or it costs u:D
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Originally posted by swoopy
shame they have to dispose of the beemer after 12,000 miles.:(
Excuse me? A Bimmer with 189,000 miles on it is what SOLD me on their product. I used to think folks just bough them for a status symbol like my friend Funked until one day a friend dropped it off over a week-end while he borrowed my truck..the first day of driving this car quality slapped me in the face compared to its American counter-part, then 2nd day I looked at the odometer thinking it had probably less than 30,000 on it, I was shocked to see 189,000 miles. I asked my friend what had been done to it (he was the 2nd owner) He replied "Brakes, Oil, usual wear and tear stuff."
Edit: You may have been speaking of the "Beemer" motorcycle. Beemers are motorcycles, "Bimmers" are automobiles.
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Originally posted by Ripsnort
Sounds like he needs some stickier tires.
He seemed to be doing just fine. Lots of German iron getting passed. :)
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Originally posted by Saurdaukar
Oh... and on asphalt the WRX is rather twitchy.
And that Beemer wasn't??? :eek:
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Here's another one of the same guy, this time with Helmetcam. :)
http://208.184.121.11/i-club/STi5TypeRARingHelmetcamSept2002.mpg
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You boys and your pitiful little cars. Real men drive trucks. Yeah my 99 Dodge Ram 1500 Quadcab, with it's little 5.8 V8 Mag Engine, may not be as fast or as nimble as your cars but I can out tow you any day of the week and twice on sunday. :cool:
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Ripsnort - I think what my kid brother was saying was that the M5 is no ordinary M5. All they do is drive it around that track (it being the taxi service) - after 12,000 miles they give it back to BMW, but all they do with it is scrap it since the chasis is shagged by that stage. It comes with all that bouncing off of the kerbs and general hard driving.
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WWWWoooooooHHHoooooo!!!
Hehe, crazy fun. Nice film! :)
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Rip I asked the "Cheesebox" driver and he knows Sabine. Says he laps 10-20 sec quicker than the Taxi. :)
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Oh... and on asphalt the WRX is rather twitchy.
A car that isn't twitchy on asphalt isn't being pushed enough. That M5 was all over the place on some of those corners - it wasn't far off the limit at any point.
I liked that film. I love the bikes riding like they own the road - get the shreck out of the way, you leather-bound dweebs!
I also have a strange attraction for women who drive fast cars and appreciate a good motor. They are a rare breed, unfortunately.
I remember one girlfriend describing the old VW Beetle as 'sex' - that put a real dent in my self-esteem, I can tell you. ;)
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Hi,
don't forget the M5 driver is a pro, and she pushed the car to the limit on that track.
And to the bikes...driving a bike on a track is something different than driving a car, you simply have to know the track A LOT better than while sitting in a car.
I for my taste do first a slow round on a bike, and than try to do each following a bit faster than the one before.
I guess you mentioned the yellow tow-car on the left side...it was probably pulling a tard's car out of the ditch, who thought being on a racetrack means he's a racing driver.
If you ever met on a track a pro you know what I mean, you've got a really fast car, think you're going fast, and believe even a pro could only be a little faster, because, hey, i'm at the limit...
And then, suddenly a car with less horsepower shows up, and is drving circles around your's...and you have absolutly no clue how to follow him...guess who's in...a pro.
:D
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Rip, you do know that Kurt Tank designed all BMWs, either that or the news ones are just directly related to his older designs?
:D
BMWs. Good cars. Very comfy. Good wroom wroom. Get the 30mm twin gun extra package and you'll not ever find yourself annoyed by a car in front of you.
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Originally posted by Kelly[KGN]
Hi,
don't forget the M5 driver is a pro, and she pushed the car to the limit on that track.
And the two in the chase car? No pro's, I assure you! ;) Of course they had the advantage of being in a better car too.(996 GT3)
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Santa, I have a weapon better than 30mm, its called a "wife" that you do NOT want to be an the squeakin' end of. :D
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Hi,
Originally posted by Ripsnort
And the two in the chase car? No pro's, I assure you! ;) Of course they had the advantage of being in a better car too.(996 GT3)
No, no pros, but the by far better car and used to drive on the Ring, and Sabine had at least two passengers in the car, the M5 must have been a lot heavier than the porsche.
But what is impressive, you see that the Porsche had no probs in catching up to her in acceleration and braking, or in highspeed passages...but whenever it became winding and tricky, the Porsche is at least only as fast in some moments it even falls back slightly.
Would be funny to see what had happened if the following driver would also be in a M5. He would have no chance I think.
I once saw a interview with Sabine, if I remember correctly, she grew up at the Ring, her father had the restaurant or something like that, so, there are very few people who know the track better than she does.
In that interview she said what is the most funny thing forher...the first answer was...guys who open the door, and say: "Damn, a woman is driving, that can't be fast".
She laughed and said then, that her goal is, to make those guys puke.
:D
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Hehe, I read that interview online over at our auto board. :)
Yes, the Porsche is the better car. No doubt!
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I was lucky enough to drive a real 289 Cobra once and I drive replicas once in a while along with various Healey "conversions"..
Straight line acceleration and cornering are not allways mutualy exclussive... even in such antiques with live axels... You do have to drive differently....They require more actual "driving" you drive in fast and accelerate out... lots of body english and tire hystrionics.. you may have to brake earlier and make up for it coming out... It's simply a different way and getting to be a lost art. Driving a new vette is much easier and they will do better most of the time even with a mediocre driver but.... when one of those antiques get's in the groove... It's something to watch.... looks like the guy is racing or something.
lazs
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Ya'll freakin "Rookies";)
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Originally posted by lazs2
Driving a new vette is much easier and they will do better most of the time even with a mediocre driver but.... when one of those antiques get's in the groove... It's something to watch.... looks like the guy is racing or something.
lazs
Hehe, well said, and with a dab of humor, no less. ;)
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Originally posted by Beefcake
You boys and your pitiful little cars. Real men drive trucks. Yeah my 99 Dodge Ram 1500 Quadcab, with it's little 5.8 V8 Mag Engine, may not be as fast or as nimble as your cars but I can out tow you any day of the week and twice on sunday. :cool:
Yeah but we can drive to another state and back before you get the old American V8 warmed up and out of park. You're correct though you can tow a camper trailer much further than I can! :)
I live in the land of trucks, big trucks, $50K+ trucks, doolie's, etc most of which will never see a gravel road! Gotta love Texas!
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I keep playing it just to hear the magical sound of Porsche's trademark flat six...
the metallic - whine/growl is orgasmic. :cool:
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Originally posted by Saurdaukar
I keep playing it just to hear the magical sound of Porsche's trademark flat six...
the metallic - whine/growl is orgasmic. :cool:
REAL MEN ONLY NEED 4 POTS IN THEIR BOXERS. :)
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Originally posted by funkedup
REAL MEN ONLY NEED 4 POTS IN THEIR BOXERS. :)
No, no Funked... youre missing the argument entirely - it shoudl read as follows:
REAL MEAN ONLY NEED 2 WHEELS PUTTING POWER TO THE GROUND. :)
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DON'T MAKE ME START TELLING 911 KILL STORIES!!!! :D
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Yeah, the 911's are not forgiving if you screw the pooch on turn..with all the weight in the arse end.. she'll keep spining and spining...Till it hits something or stops on its own free will.
Other then that their fun cars!
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Dont take your foot off the gas. Slow modulation on the 911, never foot off foot on, bad bad bad.
:)
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450 hp and 90" wheelbase... over the years the Healey and I have come to an understanding... It is trying to kill me and I must be vigilante. The car is worse than a porche even... It is really much like a ferral cat. Still.... I have allways been able to figure out which one was mine in a parking lot.
lazs
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Rip, my uncle it's waiting the deliver of his new (used) M5, I'll let you know how will go my test :)
I will ask him the diff with the Porche (he had 3 different types).
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this porsche held the fastest road car lap at the ring couple of years ago not sure if it does now. 7 mins 32.52 seconds.:eek: