Thunderhill Track Day

SANguru · 10-10-2013, 10:34 PM

Thanks for organizing an awesome track day BarryB and it was great meeting M54ccibo, nugent, mwlmd, and a couple other guys. Hope you guys had a good drive back to SF. Enjoy your stay Chris and Matt.

BarryB · 10-11-2013, 01:36 AM

Josh thanks for coming out. We all had a blast. F10 is truly an amazing car for what it is. Had almost as much fun in it as in the m3. This was my first time at Thunderhill and I'm a fan already. Stay tuned for more pics and stories.....

frisco_415 · 10-11-2013, 01:25 PM

Thanks Barry, for organizing event. I had an Amazing time! Let’s do it again

Emin

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Josh thanks for coming out. We all had a blast. F10 is truly an amazing car for what it is. Had almost as much fun in it as in the m3. This was my first time at Thunderhill and I'm a fan already. Stay tuned for more pics and stories.....

RPiM5 · 10-11-2013, 02:05 PM

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Thanks for organizing an awesome track day BarryB and it was great meeting M54ccibo, nugent, mwlmd, and a couple other guys. Hope you guys had a good drive back to SF. Enjoy your stay Chris and Matt.

SANguru · 10-11-2013, 02:30 PM

I knew I was forgetting a bunch of people! Great meeting you too Emin and way to break in your new F10!

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Thanks Barry, for organizing event. I had an Amazing time! Let’s do it again

Emin

Bokke · 10-11-2013, 03:25 PM

Fun!! I wish I could have been there!! Any video???

SANguru · 10-11-2013, 03:58 PM

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Fun!! I wish I could have been there!! Any video???

just a couple.. this was on a cool down lap since my brakes were smoking and a little glazed (pads suck!). At least they weren't 700 degrees like Barry's! Carbon Ceramics would've helped! fastest laps were only 2:11-2:12 when pushing it about 8/10's according to the M Timer. The brakes were definitely not very confidence inspiring when it got a lot warmer and a lot of the guys brakes were making a lot of noise at the end of session.

BarryB · 10-11-2013, 07:37 PM

Those are good times Josh.

nugent · 10-11-2013, 10:15 PM

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Fun!! I wish I could have been there!! Any video???

just a couple.. this was on a cool down lap since my brakes were smoking and a little glazed (pads suck!). At least they weren't 700 degrees like Barry's! Carbon Ceramics would've helped! fastest laps were only 2:11-2:12 when pushing it about 8/10's according to the M Timer. The brakes were definitely not very confidence inspiring when it got a lot warmer and a lot of the guys brakes were making a lot of noise at the end of session.

those are very good times man. laura was not as fast in the f10 and managed "only" 2:10 in the GTR.

Rob///M5 · 10-11-2013, 10:22 PM

2:20 in the neutered Miata rental. I don't think that car does more than 94MPH. Still, was fun almost never braking

nugent · 10-12-2013, 12:20 AM

I also mustered 2:20 lap times in the F10. I thought it was well suited for this track despite brake limitations. I accelerated front and rear pad changes by about 8000 miles after the day. haha.

thanks for organizing a great day barry! there are so many details that go into planning something like this, and the day went quite smoothly from a logistical standpoint so good on you for that! among many other things, I thought Victoria being as much an auto enthusiast as you was very cool.

I'm looking forward to our next outing.

SANguru · 10-12-2013, 09:57 AM

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2:20 in the neutered Miata rental. I don't think that car does more than 94MPH. Still, was fun almost never braking

the toe out on that one wheel was crazy! I really slowed down after Steve's thing. I was following him for a couple laps and after awhile figured it wasn't a good idea!

shawndoh · 10-12-2013, 10:40 AM

Track is crack. Nice job guys.

M54ccibo · 10-12-2013, 10:45 AM

What an epic day. Big "thank you" to Barry for organizing. It was really cool to put a face with a name (and a handle) to all the guys on the board. Good group of folks. Can't wait for the next one.

I did get some video, however, HLT crashed and didn't get my last laps. 2:20 was my fastest recorded.

Pics! First, a shot of "the meatball", as it came to be known. Rental, which had front struts so jacked a Camry would have been better on track. Check out the gangsta lean:

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Given the high performance drive of the meatball, I was yearning for something more mellow. I asked to borrow Rob's car. And unfortunately I was one of the hand full of folks that had an off-track excursion. I pushed a little to hard. Carried too much speed into the corner, locked it up, dropped a wheel and the result was this:

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Nice, eh? I am sure the photographer was stoked to see some real action

And some of me in the F10

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Bokke · 10-12-2013, 11:01 AM

Chris - how did the FI's feel? They look awesome!!

Rob///M5 · 10-12-2013, 11:09 AM

Don't rent the meatball!!

M54ccibo · 10-12-2013, 11:32 AM

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Chris - how did the FI's feel? They look awesome!!

Sick! Love em!

SANguru · 10-12-2013, 12:49 PM

glad you didn't have to clean the car Chris after that off!

M54ccibo · 10-12-2013, 01:07 PM

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glad you didn't have to clean the car Chris after that off!

Ain't that the truth! There was dirt EVERYWHERE.

M54ccibo · 10-12-2013, 01:14 PM

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Don't rent the meatball!!

Exactly...unless they put the E30 M3 front end in it, which was supposed to go on the track car they are building you

SANguru · 10-12-2013, 01:28 PM

http://www.hookedondriving.com/hooke...on/Norcal-Reno

who's up for more?

BarryB · 10-12-2013, 05:04 PM

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http://www.hookedondriving.com/hooke...on/Norcal-Reno

who's up for more?

I want to do more. Which one you thinking, Josh?

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Bokke Major 574 Rep 1,320 Posts Drives: E90M3/991.2GT3/G82M4CSL/9YOTGT Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Dallas, TX iTrader: (0)	Fun!! I wish I could have been there!! Any video??? __________________ Garage: 09 E90 ///M3 \| SS \| Black \| Modded 22 992.1 GT3 \| Black \| PCCB \| LWB \| PDK 23 G82 ///M4CSL \| AW \| Race Buckets \| 24 9YO Cayenne TGT \| QGM\| Burgundy \| Neodyne / PCCB
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Rob///M5 Major 76 Rep 1,341 Posts Drives: 2013 M5 SSII Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: San Diego iTrader: (0) Garage List 2013 BMW M5 [10.00]	2:20 in the neutered Miata rental. I don't think that car does more than 94MPH. Still, was fun almost never braking __________________
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nugent Captain 65 Rep 602 Posts Drives: f10 m5 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: san francisco iTrader: (0)	I also mustered 2:20 lap times in the F10. I thought it was well suited for this track despite brake limitations. I accelerated front and rear pad changes by about 8000 miles after the day. haha. thanks for organizing a great day barry! there are so many details that go into planning something like this, and the day went quite smoothly from a logistical standpoint so good on you for that! among many other things, I thought Victoria being as much an auto enthusiast as you was very cool. I'm looking forward to our next outing. Last edited by nugent; 10-12-2013 at 12:39 AM..
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shawndoh New Member 0 Rep 16 Posts Drives: M5 son! Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: soCal iTrader: (0)	Track is crack. Nice job guys.
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M54ccibo Major 85 Rep 1,489 Posts Drives: '16 GT4 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (0)	What an epic day. Big "thank you" to Barry for organizing. It was really cool to put a face with a name (and a handle) to all the guys on the board. Good group of folks. Can't wait for the next one. I did get some video, however, HLT crashed and didn't get my last laps. 2:20 was my fastest recorded. Pics! First, a shot of "the meatball", as it came to be known. Rental, which had front struts so jacked a Camry would have been better on track. Check out the gangsta lean: Given the high performance drive of the meatball, I was yearning for something more mellow. I asked to borrow Rob's car. And unfortunately I was one of the hand full of folks that had an off-track excursion. I pushed a little to hard. Carried too much speed into the corner, locked it up, dropped a wheel and the result was this: Nice, eh? I am sure the photographer was stoked to see some real action And some of me in the F10 And my favorite __________________ Current: '16 GT4 Past ///Ms: '13 F10 M5, Alpine Weiss III/Sakhir Orange Full '10 E60 M5, Space Gray/Black
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Bokke Major 574 Rep 1,320 Posts Drives: E90M3/991.2GT3/G82M4CSL/9YOTGT Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Dallas, TX iTrader: (0)	Chris - how did the FI's feel? They look awesome!! __________________ Garage: 09 E90 ///M3 \| SS \| Black \| Modded 22 992.1 GT3 \| Black \| PCCB \| LWB \| PDK 23 G82 ///M4CSL \| AW \| Race Buckets \| 24 9YO Cayenne TGT \| QGM\| Burgundy \| Neodyne / PCCB
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SANguru Lieutenant 57 Rep 426 Posts Drives: i8, X5 50,M550i,Tesla, MP4-12c Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (0)	glad you didn't have to clean the car Chris after that off!
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