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      02-27-2013, 08:16 PM   #1
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In-Car Video and Track Data from BMW 335i in Car and Driver 2013 Lightning Lap @ VIR

In-car video and track data from the 2012 BMW 335i's lap at Virginia International Raceway for the 2013 Lightning Lap competition.

Original Results @ http://f10.m5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=785727


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      02-27-2013, 09:08 PM   #2
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Hmmm the 2012 335is did 0.5s slower/pretty well the same. That's pretty good.
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      02-27-2013, 09:52 PM   #3
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Thanks. Haven't seen this one.
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He should have tried one more lap without the windshield wipers going off. Could have easily shaved another 0.5 second off that time.

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      02-27-2013, 10:50 PM   #5
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.90 G grip is awesome. Looks like he messed up a little with the window wipers at 0:45, lol.
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Not a very good driver. He left time all over the place. Uphill esses were the worst.

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I'd expect a better driving from a car magazine. He blew a lot of fairly easy turns
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I'd expect a better driving from a car magazine. He blew a lot of fairly easy turns
I concur with this assessment.
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Not a very good driver. He left time all over the place. Uphill esses were the worst.

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Indeed bad driving for a TIME LAP! This could not be serious
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Indeed bad driving for a TIME LAP! This could not be serious
Yea - it kinda invalidates any comparison to last year's time. Since the lap was so sloppy saying that 2013 is .5 sec faster than 2012 is meaningless. On any given day, depending on the driver, weather conditions, etc , times can vary greatly.
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I officially do not trust Car and Driver lap times.
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Not a very good driver. He left time all over the place. Uphill esses were the worst.

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Thank goodness I'm not the only one who spotted that. The driver was shit, haha.
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Car and Driver claims each car gets multiple laps by at least two different drivers over multiple days to get the best time. I bet this is just the one they chose to videotape and do commentary on.
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Car and Driver claims each car gets multiple laps by at least two different drivers over multiple days to get the best time. I bet this is just the one they chose to videotape and do commentary on.
So the fastest lap was done by another driver and this is just the one they decided to do the commentary on ? Makes sense
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Never mind I sound stupid. Lol
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Funny video, he drives this bad and misses at least half of the apexes that he is cursing at the end! Did I hear well that he's even apologizing to his audience he's not a good driver?

My lap wouldn't be better, but I wouldn't be setting lap times in granularity of one tenth of a second and I wouldn't publish a ranking based on this amateurism.
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It would be cool if BMW offered the m sport with Pilot Super Sports. Between the better rubber and the bigger brakes I bet that would turn a better time (not that times really matter).

I'm a stick driver for life, but that auto box sounds damn slick.
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