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      10-07-2007, 02:01 PM   #1
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CA Speedway Report

Well I have now de-virginized my 335i. Yesterday I attended the BMW CCA LA Chapter School at CA Speedway in Fontana.

As a preliminary matter, I just want to comment how great it was to meet many of you there! Randy I hope your wife had a great time both days!! Whoever you were in the AW 335t...that is a beautiful car man! I also met a fellow silver e92 owner with gorgeous wheels (sorry...I forgot your name but enjoyed chatting). Those of us in B must have been running pretty similar times since we never crossed paths on the track.

The car is an 07 335i 6MT with a SSTT (only mod) running 100 Unleaded for the first 3 sessions. Tires were stock RFTs and the rest of the car is completely stock.

My report is going to be a bit odd because the event was odd...I was in the "B" (advanced intermediate) group. Many of the other drivers did not belong in the "B" group at all. When I arrived in the morning I garaged next to two guys in Mustangs (a Bullit special and an orange Saleen Mustang with a supercharged motor, r-comps, race seat and harnesses, the works...). These two gentlemen claim to have competed in the Silver State Classic. They went on and on about how fast their cars are...The Saleen even had the guys name painted on the door (a sure sign of speed if ever I saw one).

The first session was a combo of the instructor driving 3 laps and me driving the rest. I took that time to get familiar with the track again and to get a feel for the car.

The next session started out pretty fun.

Here is a link to the first video



However I soon caught the Saleen Mustang and there my session was spent...behind a completely incompetent boob. He had no business in the "B" group. I guess his ego was as enormous as the vacuum in his head and he refused to point me by, despite the fact that I was significantly faster than he was, EVERYWHERE on the track. I expected him to pull away on the straights at least and frankly it was all I could do not to run into his rear bumper. My car was significantly faster! He did finally point me by, but first pointed me by on the left (wrong side) and then on the right (correct side) but by the time he got his finger over the roof we were already in the braking area and I refused to take the pass.

Here is a video of my slow speed pursuit of the Mustangs



The third session was a lot more fun. I spent most of it behind an e30 race car. While I was probably faster than he was on most of the track, I did not feel compelled to try a pass. However a point-by probably should have been offered. During this session I passed some pretty quick cars and the e30 and I caught an e46 M3 who pointed me by just as the checkered flag flew. Here is a video of those fun laps



The fourth session I had refueled with 91 Octane and could feel the difference. The car was just not quite as quick on the straights. I pointed a 997 Carrera past and we had fun together for a few laps but ultimately I lost contact with him due to traffic. He was signed-off and passenger-less while I still had my instructor (I did not ask to be signed-off and would have kept the instructor even if he tried to). All BS excuses aside, he out drove me and had a faster car...Here is a video of that run. Sorry, but the camera shifted to the right...



During this last session there was no run group control at all...there were D students out there with many of us B and a bunch of A students. It was out of control.

The car did GREAT! While it does have some understeer, I was not too bothered by it. I was able to rotate the car just enough to get around it. The SSTT performed flawlessly and the car ran without a hiccup. I experienced no limp home mode, but my oil temp did reach 280 during the last session when I was running against the Carrera. But again the car never seemed to suffer from the temperature. FWIW ambient temp was 78.

Also please note that I ran the entire day with DSC fully engaged and no DTC. I never once touched that button all day.

The BMW CCA does a nice job and I really appreciate all of the hard work these (volunteer) instructors do!
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Nice write up! Good to see the 335 on the track. Sounds like the SSTT is good to go for track events. No overheating?

Thanks for the vids.
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Nice videos! I should try and attend one of those things.
How did you mount the camera to your car? Just curious!
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Nice write up! Good to see the 335 on the track. Sounds like the SSTT is good to go for track events. No overheating?

Thanks for the vids.
Thanks! The car ran hot but did not overheat. Oil got to a max of 280 for a couple of minutes (or maybe just a touch under) but no obvious reduced power and no warning lights.
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Nice videos! I should try and attend one of those things.
How did you mount the camera to your car? Just curious!
Thanks. I used an in car mount from http://www.cruisecam.com . I have been using this mount for years and am really happy with it.
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Sorry to sound lame, but what does FTW mean?
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Sorry to sound lame, but what does FTW mean?
FTW = For The Win
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Whoever you were in the AW 335t...that is a beautiful car man!
Thank you for the compliments!

That was probably our project car you saw out there! Still trying to sort out some brake issues...

This photo was taken at WSIR back in May.
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Nice to meet you out there Randy! We had a BLAST. My wife and I shared the car both days! That means double duty and I never had oil over 270 no limp mode no problems! Because my wife was in D and I was in B the car normally had a break between sessions. However my last session was right after her's and I was signed off and pushing it HARD!!! Let me say again, NO OIL problems, no overheating. Sure the brakes started to heat up and started to get a little mushy and the tires were WAY overheated but the engine worked like a trooper!

Randy thanks for the vids. I'll have to check them out when I get home as work doesn't allow Youtube.

Nice to meet and see so many e90 guys out there! Hope to see you at the next one!
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Forgot to mention...

Was there anyone else out there that was running on a stock 335? I felt like somewhere between 90MPH - 100MPH that there was a second boost of energy out of the car. It was moving like a bat out of hell but then suddenly around that speed there was a sudden surge. Maybe it was the wind hitting me just right at that spot but I was wondering if anyone else felt that or has felt that in the past.

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Thanks for sharing!
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Forgot to mention...

Was there anyone else out there that was running on a stock 335? I felt like somewhere between 90MPH - 100MPH that there was a second boost of energy out of the car. It was moving like a bat out of hell but then suddenly around that speed there was a sudden surge. Maybe it was the wind hitting me just right at that spot but I was wondering if anyone else felt that or has felt that in the past.

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The winds were definitely kicking up in the afternoon! I could feel it coming off the oval. I did not notice any burst after 90, but I am not totally stock.

Can someone back me up on those Mustang guys though? Was I the only one annoyed?
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The winds were definitely kicking up in the afternoon! I could feel it coming off the oval. I did not notice any burst after 90, but I am not totally stock.

Can someone back me up on those Mustang guys though? Was I the only one annoyed?

Second that, the Mustang guys were all over the place, hitting the apex maybe 50% of the time. I believe the green Bullet Mustang spun twice(at least from what I saw) and was giving passing signals on the wrong side of the vehicle.
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ohhh man ohhh man! YES those Mustanges SUCKED A$$!!!! I got behind the green one twice! He would only let me pass on the oval! Doesn't matter I caught up with him coming off the oval. No pass signal until we got off the oval. In fact one time I was sitting on his butt and he finally spun out in the anatomical right in front of me. I kind of felt bad that I might have distracted him enough to cause a spin until I heard this!

I was talking to one of the instructors about those green mustang in particular and I asked "Why doesn't his instructor have him let us all pass. He said that there had been that conversation but that the driver said "I don't have to let anyone pass if I don't want to. It's up to me." What an A$$! In any case at least the Green one wasn't there on day 2. The orange one was but the only time I saw it on the track was when he let someone else drive it. Needless to say it wasn't holding anyone back at that point.

But yes they BOTH were a REAL PAIN!!!!
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THANK YOU!!! I am glad it was not just me.

That last session Saturday was interesting...no control of who was out there at all. There was that D student in the 650, a few A students, a bunch of instructors...it was crazy!

Randy - what did your wife think of the track portion of the school? I think my friend Biayna (a true novice) was totally overwhelmed by it all.
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Dude she LOVED it! I'm not sure what you mean about the last session being out of hand. Certainly as the day goes on more instructors go out there but I don't remember seeing any D students. That's really odd.

As for my wife she has found a new love. I think having her do the car control clinic on day one was PERFECT for her. She really got the sense of the car a lot more and how to handle it. Then she learned a lot at the school. She now thinks I'm going to gift her my car... Yeah right, not unless you are about to buy me a new 135! ha ha....

In any case I figure this just got me a few more schools a year! So I'm happy!
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Damn that sh*t sounds fun. How much did it cost? And when is the next session? ( fontana)
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It was great. I had fun too. I'm trying to remember if we met. My name was Mat. I had the white e90 with the carbon fiber accessories and badges.
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Next event at CA Speedway is on Dec. held be www.speedventures.com.
Better register now.
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Yeah doesn't look like there are any more BMW CC events for the balance of the year.
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I am seriously considering the Driving Concepts school at WSIR in November. Anybody else interested?
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Please post a link.

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