The X7M50 is fast and BMW sandbags their performance specs which is also very respectable in todays world of spec sheet racers.
This race isn’t any more stupid than doing it with midsize sedans like the M5. We use to say the same thing years back with “Who drag races a 4 door luxury sedan?”
Proper V8’s are being phased out so it’s still fun to see and hear them roar.