Took my E46 M3 to the NC500 this week. What a week!
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So the past week I've been driving around the NC500 route among other stopping points with four other mates, and the weather was 90% perfect.
Roof down, hot climate and wind in the hair... Could not have asked for better. Many of the single track roads showed me what was capable from the convertible without getting too risky. Seriously enjoyable stuff. I had on SportContact 6 and 265 section rears with 235 fronts. Had no problem with traction99% of the time with M-Track enabled.
Here's a quick video of the Kylesku Bridge run we did. You can hear the Eventuri right from the other end of the bridge as I start off!
https://youtu.be/0Jay7A_gJz8
Roof down, hot climate and wind in the hair... Could not have asked for better. Many of the single track roads showed me what was capable from the convertible without getting too risky. Seriously enjoyable stuff. I had on SportContact 6 and 265 section rears with 235 fronts. Had no problem with traction99% of the time with M-Track enabled.
Here's a quick video of the Kylesku Bridge run we did. You can hear the Eventuri right from the other end of the bridge as I start off!
https://youtu.be/0Jay7A_gJz8
Edited by robbiekhan on Sunday 28th August 14:47
Been wanting to go on a Scottish trip for ages...
NC500 looks awesome... You were very lucky with the wether it seems!
Happy days!!!
NC500 looks awesome... You were very lucky with the wether it seems!
Happy days!!!
robbiekhan said:
So the past week I've been driving around the NC500 route among other stopping points with four other mates, and the weather was 90% perfect.
Roof down, hot climate and wind in the hair... Could not have asked for better. Many of the single track roads showed me what was capable from the convertible without getting too risky. Seriously enjoyable stuff. I had on SportContact 6 and 265 section rears with 235 fronts. Had no problem with traction99% of the time with M-Track enabled.
Here's a quick video of the Kylesku Bridge run we did. You can hear the Eventuri right from the other end of the bridge as I start off!
https://youtu.be/0Jay7A_gJz8
Roof down, hot climate and wind in the hair... Could not have asked for better. Many of the single track roads showed me what was capable from the convertible without getting too risky. Seriously enjoyable stuff. I had on SportContact 6 and 265 section rears with 235 fronts. Had no problem with traction99% of the time with M-Track enabled.
Here's a quick video of the Kylesku Bridge run we did. You can hear the Eventuri right from the other end of the bridge as I start off!
https://youtu.be/0Jay7A_gJz8
slipstream 1985 said:
You left the traction control on the whole time? The car really comes alive with it off far more fun. It's a very intrusive system imo and the roads in the highlands are extemely gripy.
I left M-Track mode on most of the time. A bit of slip, without going overboard. The SCS6 tyres are very grippy and DSC only ever came on twice when taking a hard corner in the wet which otherwise would have resulted in going forwards into a bush. And that was at average speed for the conditions as well. It does iget quite slimy in some sections just after it has rained there.Patrick Bateman said:
I can understand wanting a safety net.
Yup that's exactly what I mean! At no point did DSC hinder the fun I was having, and when it did light up, it was a genuine moment where the condition suddenly turned slippery on a wet patch that my lack of experience in handling those situations would have meant I could have ended up in a bit of a pinch.Caution first above all else!
Anyway, I have my photos all uploaded in a gallery now, so if anyone is interested, they can be viewed here
http://imgur.com/a/Q5OcQ
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