That screaming BMW

[mattsayle]

Anyone got a link to that Screaming BMW Video? Think it was in some Dutch GT race. It was overtaking EVERYTHING!

Thanks,
Matt

[dougc]

BAM!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSJ-HzNWJGM

[mattsayle]

dougc said:

BAM!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSJ-HzNWJGM

Legend

[VX Foxy]

Didn't have much competition in terms of machinery, did he? Trophy hunter?

[Gillet]

How the hell was he SO much faster than everyone else, impressive!

[Project 644]

They do that with a drenth straight cut 'box. It's deafening at anything over 70MPH.

[FourWheelDrift]

Gillet said:

How the hell was he SO much faster than everyone else, impressive!

Because he had an ex touring car (ex-STCC IIRC) that was faster than most out there. He had to start from the back because of a qualifying problem, otherwise he would have been on the front row or very near to it.

[Chris Sideways]

Is he just really good or are the other drives(even when he gets near the front runners)just really bad he is out braking everything out there

[FourWheelDrift]

The car helps, it is like bringing a gun to a knife fight.

[Chris Sideways]

Really,didnt think a BMW would be so much quicker then 911's and big Marcos's,is it an M3? i guess not if it's an ex touring car.

[Motown Junk]

Think he needs to pop down 'alfords for some EP90...

[pjfunny]

if you watch the start you will see its just a 320i

[FourWheelDrift]

I think this is Rolf Van Os's BMW, the right one, shared with his brother Frans.



He now races a BMW Compact in the DSC.

[anonymous-user]

thats a good video, proof that a well set up car and a good driver who knows the circuit can be more than a match for bigger, faster cars...

[phatgixer]

VX Foxy said:

Didn't have much competition in terms of machinery, did he? Trophy hunter?

Marcos / 911s / M3s.. All bigger capacity etc. Was a supertouring 2 litre running around 300bhp. He was sideways at vMax a number of times and really was driving the socks off it.

Credit where it is due, he was pedalling that extremely well against faster machinery. Cor Euser's Mantis has 600bhp!

[T89 Callan]

Holy fking st!!!!!

That man can drive and that car is perfectly set-up.

[mat205125]

pablo said:

thats a good video, proof that a well set up car and a good driver who knows the circuit can be more than a match for bigger, faster cars...

A lesson that should be learnt by anyone doing track days, or even club racing. Time and money spent on suspension, setup, and brakes is worth more in terms of seconds per lap than power. Before a penny is spent on anything but reliability improvements under the bonnet, setup and tuition should be prioritised.

[Project 644]

phatgixer said:

VX Foxy said:

Didn't have much competition in terms of machinery, did he? Trophy hunter?

Marcos / 911s / M3s.. All bigger capacity etc. Was a supertouring 2 litre running around 300bhp. He was sideways at vMax a number of times and really was driving the socks off it.

Credit where it is due, he was pedalling that extremely well against faster machinery. Cor Euser's Mantis has 600bhp!

Doesn't Dutch Supercars run to a power to weight ratio formula? Or am I dreaming that.?

The BMW we took to the ring was an ex-DSC car. We got told that it was 275hp because it was quite light, and it only needed that power for the formula. The dutch that sold it to the owners of the car may have been lying or smoking something though.

[Stefan1976]

That's not a Drenth as far as I know, they make a lot of noise but not that much...

[BelperJim]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsGTBWmN41s&fea... this was linked to from the video above. Fantastic!