Drag racing fun at Bandimere speedway

forza1976 · 04-12-2015, 05:31 PM

The wife wanted to see how quick her car is. So a bunch of my BMW buddies went out for opening day.

~ 7100ft DA.

13.258@103mph

This is the video of the run. Couldn't hang with the 11 second Camaro

http://www.dragtimes.com/BMW-M235i-Timeslip-27408.html

inktomi · 04-12-2015, 09:50 PM

Looks like fun!

What all have you modded on your car? Mine wasn't getting 13.2 =(

forza1976 · 04-15-2015, 07:23 AM

Believe it or not, it's stock... The gas tank was on fumes and we put in 4 gallons of 100 octane. The air temp was favorable but the DA was a bit brutal.

This time really surprised me but the fact that it's an xDrive and an auto really helps with the ET. I honestly can't believe how excellent the car shifts throughout the gears, no delay and it just keeps pulling.

I previously had a 2008 335xi 6MT and the best I ran was a 13.1@106 with a TON of mods (tune, dp's, exhuast, tires, intercooler, etc.) and the 235 out of the box almost matched it.

Really great car the 235 is!

pikcachu · 04-15-2015, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by forza1976

Believe it or not, it's stock... The gas tank was on fumes and we put in 4 gallons of 100 octane. The air temp was favorable but the DA was a bit brutal.

This time really surprised me but the fact that it's an xDrive and an auto really helps with the ET. I honestly can't believe how excellent the car shifts throughout the gears, no delay and it just keeps pulling.

I previously had a 2008 335xi 6MT and the best I ran was a 13.1@106 with a TON of mods (tune, dp's, exhuast, tires, intercooler, etc.) and the 235 out of the box almost matched it.

Really great car the 235 is!

I got 13.195 stock too...

forza1976 · 04-15-2015, 08:21 AM

Awesome, what track and when?

pikcachu · 04-15-2015, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by forza1976

Awesome, what track and when?

last summer at Pacific Raceways

http://www.2addicts.com/forums/showp...53&postcount=9

forza1976 · 04-15-2015, 09:14 AM

Wow, I honestly have no idea how I managed a 13.2 at our elevation (5600 feet) versus the ~300 feet at Pacific. Interesting too that the trap speeds are similar. What day and time was that? Was it hot, I'd like to calculate the DA for that day.

pikcachu · 04-15-2015, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by forza1976

Wow, I honestly have no idea how I managed a 13.2 at our elevation (5600 feet) versus the ~300 feet at Pacific. Interesting too that the trap speeds are similar. What day and time was that? Was it hot, I'd like to calculate the DA for that day.

It was like 7pm and about 70F
08/20/2014

forza1976 · 04-15-2015, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by pikcachu

It was like 7pm and about 70F
08/20/2014

Nice, that calculates to a an approximate DA of 1100 feet.

1ChrisRuck · 04-15-2015, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by forza1976

The wife wanted to see how quick her car is. So a bunch of my BMW buddies went out for opening day.

~ 7100ft DA.

13.258@103mph

This is the video of the run. Couldn't hang with the 11 second Camaro

http://www.dragtimes.com/BMW-M235i-Timeslip-27408.html

THAT WAS AWESOME

Thanks for sharing that

Looks like hella fun in a STOCK M235i

I love the Glacier Silver

bobby66 · 04-15-2015, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by pikcachu

I got 13.195 stock too...

6MT, rear wheel?

pikcachu · 04-15-2015, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by bobby66

Quote:

Originally Posted by pikcachu

I got 13.195 stock too...

6MT, rear wheel?

AT rwd

augerpro · 04-15-2015, 05:17 PM

Was this one of those open track days? I'm looking to go to one of the wednesday night CSP events, and was wondering what gear I must have? I'm not clear on whether I need a Snell approved helmet, or just any helmet?

forza1976 · 04-15-2015, 05:26 PM

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Was this one of those open track days? I'm looking to go to one of the wednesday night CSP events, and was wondering what gear I must have? I'm not clear on whether I need a Snell approved helmet, or just any helmet?

Hey man, yeah so Bandimere opens up in roughly the second weekend in April. A bunch of us go every year and this year they actually did Saturday and Sunday on the 11th and 12th. So it was technically an open day.

As for the Wednesday nights, yeah those are open. Probably want to wait a bit because early on in the season there are a lot of people that go and it gets just too busy. As for gear, if you run 13.99 and quicker you need at minimum a Snell 2005 helmet.

Keep an eye out in the Rockies regional forum on E90post as that is where we all got started hanging out back in 2007/08. We typically create a thread for a night meeting up at Bandimere.

tke743 · 04-15-2015, 05:36 PM

Any chance we can get the slip? Would love to see the splits. Going in 3 weeks for the first time.

forza1976 · 04-15-2015, 05:43 PM

check the first post for the dragtimes link.

VMRWheels · 04-15-2015, 06:58 PM

Nice! Not bad (for any car) for bone stock and AT

dt20011 · 04-16-2015, 11:55 PM

Awesome run!

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forza1976 Major General 3399 Rep 6,593 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: 49417 and 60610 iTrader: (13) Garage List 2022 BMW M3X [10.00]	Drag racing fun at Bandimere speedway The wife wanted to see how quick her car is. So a bunch of my BMW buddies went out for opening day. ~ 7100ft DA. 13.258@103mph This is the video of the run. Couldn't hang with the 11 second Camaro http://www.dragtimes.com/BMW-M235i-Timeslip-27408.html
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forza1976 Major General 3399 Rep 6,593 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: 49417 and 60610 iTrader: (13) Garage List 2022 BMW M3X [10.00]	Believe it or not, it's stock... The gas tank was on fumes and we put in 4 gallons of 100 octane. The air temp was favorable but the DA was a bit brutal. This time really surprised me but the fact that it's an xDrive and an auto really helps with the ET. I honestly can't believe how excellent the car shifts throughout the gears, no delay and it just keeps pulling. I previously had a 2008 335xi 6MT and the best I ran was a 13.1@106 with a TON of mods (tune, dp's, exhuast, tires, intercooler, etc.) and the 235 out of the box almost matched it. Really great car the 235 is!
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forza1976 Major General 3399 Rep 6,593 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: 49417 and 60610 iTrader: (13) Garage List 2022 BMW M3X [10.00]	Awesome, what track and when?
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forza1976 Major General 3399 Rep 6,593 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: 49417 and 60610 iTrader: (13) Garage List 2022 BMW M3X [10.00]	Wow, I honestly have no idea how I managed a 13.2 at our elevation (5600 feet) versus the ~300 feet at Pacific. Interesting too that the trap speeds are similar. What day and time was that? Was it hot, I'd like to calculate the DA for that day.
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augerpro Second Lieutenant 60 Rep 214 Posts Drives: 2015 BMW M235i, Nissan 370Z Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Denver, CO iTrader: (0)	Was this one of those open track days? I'm looking to go to one of the wednesday night CSP events, and was wondering what gear I must have? I'm not clear on whether I need a Snell approved helmet, or just any helmet? __________________ Brandon
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tke743 Major 739 Rep 1,066 Posts Drives: LBB M2 Comp Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Massachusetts iTrader: (5)	Any chance we can get the slip? Would love to see the splits. Going in 3 weeks for the first time.
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forza1976 Major General 3399 Rep 6,593 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: 49417 and 60610 iTrader: (13) Garage List 2022 BMW M3X [10.00]	check the first post for the dragtimes link.
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