Santa Pod today

[RDG 40]

After a long trek down (2.5hrs) tired and very sleepy, got here to be greated by a massive turn out for the event, man this RWYB day was packed.

Immediatly found Raj, Lee and Paul, who had spotted Roy already in the que! (Who said he cant get outa bed????)

Roy's banana sounds amazing, and boy that SC vert was quick a 12.8 run was immense.

Decided not to run mine just purely because it was soooo busy.

Nick then turned up for the action with Andy and managed to get in the que with Lee and Raj

Nick you 335d is 'absolutly gorgous' its awesome now let alone in a year when you will have done more stuff.

Roy was hitting 13.3 same as Lee if i remember correct was a really good day again.

Its always a pleasure to meet everyone your a great bunch its worth the journey to be around such nice people. Sorry Digs and Ali only got to literlly say hi as you arrived when i was going, had to make sure i got back in time.

Russ

[Silver]

pics!!! where the pics lol

[BigFas]

Woke up late and laziness got the better of me :( sound like a decent turnout though, nice one

[RDG 40]

I got told you were scared to race a coupe, lol only joking. I must admit i nearly stayed in bed.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v725/Gman21_uk/DSCF1015pic.jpg

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You'd be suprised at the winner of this match up.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v725/Gman21_uk/th_DSCF1016.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v725/Gman21_uk/?action=view&current=DSCF1016.flv)

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Lee struggled for traction on this run

And the winner was you guessed it not the rarri!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v725/Gman21_uk/th_DSCF1013.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v725/Gman21_uk/?action=view&current=DSCF1013.flv)

sorry bout quality new camera is getting ordered lol

[Juber]

damm, soz i didnt make this, i had to do other shite 2day :(

[mattj]

looks like a good day, sorry i couldnt make it but my cars not ready untill tommorow

[MistaSmiff]

Fook was it busy or what :eek:

Was good to put names to faces again.

Nick - Your car is too posh, get rid of it :p
Lee - Thats one mean lean machine you've got there :cool:
Raj - Lovely ice install :cool:
Russ - Great looking 318CI :cool:
Roy and Giv - Didn't get to see your car run in the flesh, was a bit chaotic at one stage :(

Didn't take any pics but managed to get a run in against a Imprezza (I think)...I whooped his ass..tell them Russ! :cool: ..dunno what my time was..think it was 12:?? something ..;)

[Raj]

Was a good day, well I was only there till about 12:30ish. As usual, the drive there was fun. Paul in his Boxster and Lee in his "Standard" CSL...:D

Met Russ just after getting there and then Nick and Andy turned up. Saw Roy and the S/C'ed Banana and managed to get in one run against Nick. We both got off but the newer D did win over me. I blame it on the ICE in the back of mine and the fact that Nick has only got plastic wings...:D (I need to shed some weight..:rolleyes: ).

Unfortunately, didn't get a chance to meet Digs or Ali, but will definitely see you guys soon. I had a great time, just wish I could have stayed around longer and get some more runs in.

I'll post up the few pics I have soon.

[beauforty]

What was everyone's times? Nick, how did your 335d perform? Did you beat the others?

[SYE]

sounds like a good day need more picks .who won out of the cavalier and the ferrari

[Mehmet]

What was everyone's times? Nick, how did your 335d perform? Did you beat the others?


Nick got a 14.3 sec 1/4 mile in the 335 against Ali's Z4, Ali got a 14.5 sec on the same run:)

Nicks car looked menacing and got very good times for a diesel :D

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The drive on the way back? well following Durgesh and Nick i had a fat smile all the way home :D look forward for another meet ;)

[adood84]

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w249/Mem_e46/Picture121.jpg



this pic just shows how BMW made the transtion from E46 to E92 with the facilift E46 .

[Mehmet]

this pic just shows how BMW made the transtion from E46 to E92 with the facilift E46 .


All we needed was an E36 and an E30 and the pic would have been perfect lol :)

[peppernick]

Great day out! :cool: :cool: Perfect weather and plenty of rubber and petrol burning, or in my case, diesel :p

Here are some of my snap shots .....

Raj and I queing for our first run. 335D is a sec ahead of Raj's tweaked 330D. 335D topped out at 101MPH and 330D at 93MPH.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/peppernick/SantaPodApril07001.jpg


Lee's blacked out CSL, with plenty of stone chips :p

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/peppernick/SantaPodApril07002.jpg


Roy's flying bannana, stage 4 S/Ced M3, managing a 12.9 sec run.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/peppernick/SantaPodApril07004.jpg


Durgesh in his CSL, trying to stick to speed limit .....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/peppernick/SantaPodApril07015.jpg


Some interesting hardware from today ....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/peppernick/SantaPodApril07010.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/peppernick/SantaPodApril07007.jpg

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I am pretty surprised by the acceleration and speed my 335D pulled; it's a car that is hard to guage how fast is one travelling in because everything is so refined, only when you look at the speedometer you realised you're actually doing 20MPH more than what you would have anticipated.

My best 1/4 mile run was a 14.088 sec, with a top speed of 101.78MPH. Below is the print out of the run times of my auto 335D against a manual Z4 3.0i.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/peppernick/SantaPodApril07035.jpg


Here's my run against Durgesh's M3 CSL (the CSL consistently scored around the 13.6 sec mark)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/peppernick/SantaPodApril07034.jpg


And here's Andy's run against an R32 Golf.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/peppernick/SantaPodApril07033.jpg


It's pretty impressive a turbo diesel can pull that sort of times. And it's still factory stock at 286BHP/580Nm torque. With a re-map to 350BHP and 700Nm, the 335D should shed 3/4 second off it's quarter mile time. Low 13 sec?!! I have never achieved that even with my M3 :eek:

Here are 2 videos I made with Icecold Andy driving my D, both occasions running alongside an M3 CSL :cool:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/peppernick/th_SantaPodApril07030.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v392/peppernick/?action=view&current=SantaPodApril07030.flv)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/peppernick/th_SantaPodApril07032.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v392/peppernick/?action=view&current=SantaPodApril07032.flv)

[Camshaft]

The Cavalier was my mate Justin, and yeah he won:D

I followd him & canned magnum's ferrari:D
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k134/cdpraser/RWYB%201st%20April%202007/Ferrari.jpg

It was a glorious day today lovely sunshine. Good to meet some of you guys there, Nick, Andy, Durgesh, Ian79a, & and others.

Anyways, here some of my photos.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k134/cdpraser/RWYB%201st%20April%202007/105-0533_IMG.jpg
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^^^^^The Bionic Banana from CA Automotive^^^^^^
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And our final stop of the day
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[beauforty]

Great pics guys!! Looks like you had a fun day :D

[Mehmet]

Great pics guys!! Looks like you had a fun day :D


I arrived a little late but it was blinding.

[Camshaft]

This is how my 325I Auto faired against the competition

Run 1 vs Ferrari
15.7372sec 89.64mph
16.9960sec 88.73mph

Run 2 vs Scooby
15.3911sec 91.27mph
12.2241sec 121.31

Run 3 vs Nez e36 323i loon
15.6598sec 91.34mph
15.8670sce 92.05mph

Run 4 vs Voldik e36 328i coupe
15.3951sec 91.85mph
16.8408sec 91.10mph

[richbe]

Nick, I want to hear a video of your car without the CSL in the background, just to 'not' here it if you get my meaning.

How stealth are we talking? :D

[peppernick]

Nick, I want to hear a video of your car without the CSL in the background, just to 'not' here it if you get my meaning.

How stealth are we talking? :D
All you hear is whooooooooooooshhhhhhhh .............. ;) Seriously, the engine note is completely obscured by wind noise.

[Ali]

Great day out!

The 335d is absolutely awesome... what a stealth machine... Serious bags of power, but it also handles incredibly well.

A huge improvement over the E46 in my opinion! :)

[Mehmet]

Hi ali, i saw you in my mirror one minute then you dissaperd???

[Durgesh]

Lots of FUN.

I think we are all blown away by the 335d, once that is Mapped, its going to be hard to beat !

Not to mention the fact Nick left me standing on the second half of our B road drive back to the M1. Nick, I never knew you had such big ones ! LOL

However did manage to get my revenge on the motorway... where

3rd, 4th, 5th gear tests, the csl pulled away from the 335d..

6th, they were Neck on Neck !

Again... 335d amazing car!

Durgesh

[Auryn]

Twas defo a good day out & nice too see everyone again :) It was a busier than busy day & the lights were dropping double quick but we managed 2 runs each which was good. Believe me getting Roy to that track before the butt crack of lunchtime was a feat of achievement!

Nicks car looks lush as expected (1st time ive seen it), Lee the dark destroyer look is working mate!! Camshaft...how funny are you dude!! rags the nuts off of a 325i courtesy car & shows magnum how it should be done...good skills :)

Ive got a few pics but left my camera lead at the office so i'll update tomorrow :)

Oh & the black vert Roy and I both raced was a customer of ours with almost the exact same set up as the bannana, the difference is that the owner is an ex racing driver so we kinda guessed what the outcome would be. On both my runs i managed to drop a gear change as per usual but at least i beat Roys times :D :D

[mystic sport]

Looks loads of fun. Family committments prevented me from going otherwise I would have tried to tag along and give my car a sound thrashing :D . Nick, your 335d is awesome mate, I take it the first vid posted by you is your car against Lee? The CSL sounds insane :D .

[davebmw]

Cars were looking good chaps!

I take it Raj was a bit late for work this morning............;)

[Raj]

Damn, wish I could have stayed around for the rest of the day. The 335d is definitely a vast improvement over the 330d. Our run against each other was a bit poor as we both did not get a very good start (and it was my first ever time :rolleyes: :D ). I do think the extra weight I am carrying (namely ICE) doesn't help, but even so, the 335d does pull so much better. Once tweaked, the 335d will really be a force to be reckoned with.

[peppernick]

Lots of FUN.

Not to mention the fact Nick left me standing on the second half of our B road drive back to the M1. Nick, I never knew you had such big ones ! LOL


LOL ...... I forgot to show you how the D shifts in manual mode when the gearbox is in Dynamic Sport, it's twice as quick and it shifts juts like an SMG. I too am amazed at the poise of the E92 on those back roads but the more you push it, the more it grips. Certain corners there was a touch of understeer but with a slight application of throttle, the rear end stepped out and put the car right in position for a slingshot exit :D ..... and that's with a normal diff!

On coming traffic literally stopped when they saw the black beast charging towards them ........ :D

[peppernick]

Damn, wish I could have stayed around for the rest of the day. The 335d is definitely a vast improvement over the 330d. Our run against each other was a bit poor as we both did not get a very good start (and it was my first ever time :rolleyes: :D ). I do think the extra weight I am carrying (namely ICE) doesn't help, but even so, the 335d does pull so much better. Once tweaked, the 335d will really be a force to be reckoned with.
Don't forget the plastic fenders ;) ............. :D

Raj, the strip got so much quicker later in the day. It would have been great if you could have stayed.

I'll be re-mapping my car hopefully next week, and will return for their next RWYB to compare times.

[Raj]

Don't forget the plastic fenders ;) ............. :D

Raj, the strip got so much quicker later in the day. It would have been great if you could have stayed.

I'll be re-mapping my car hopefully next week, and will return for their next RWYB to compare times.

I think I need to drop in a 335d engine into my car...don't be surprised if one day you come out to the car and find it doesn't start.....:D :D :D LOL.

Wish I could have stayed around. Would have been good to get a few more runs in against yours to give a slightly better test. When's the next one? If yours is re-mapped next week it will be a slaughtering on the next one....:o .

[Camshaft]

Camshaft...how funny are you dude!! rags the nuts off of a 325i courtesy car & shows magnum how it should be done...good skills :)

:D They've got it back now:D

Overall disappointed with the performance of the E92 325i.:( Was kicking it in the Dynamic sports mode, but from standstill, it's not much faster than an E36 323 or 328. But when your moving, it will take off like a rocket when you kickdown.

It's a shame the pod don't do rolling starts, I recon the E92 325i would be a different animal:)

[lee330sport]

Would have been a better day if it wasnt so busy. I only managed 2 runs in 3hours!

My first run was my best at 13.3 @ 109mph. I reckon with some more tuns it could have been i high 12 with out a doubt. The car is definately pushing more power as it showed on the way down when i stuck to the back of a 996 TT all the way to 170! Also neck and neck with and M6 upto similar speeds.

Nice to meet everyone again. Nick your car is gonna be a beast. Definately low 13's to come from that with a remap.

I lost all my Money at Pod somewhere:mad: . So had to get home 200miles on less that half a tank. Managed 35mpg......see its not just you deisel guys:)

[Raj]

Would have been a better day if it wasnt so busy. I only managed 2 runs in 3hours!

My first run was my best at 13.3 @ 109mph. I reckon with some more tuns it could have been i high 12 with out a doubt. The car is definately pushing more power as it showed on the way down when i stuck to the back of a 996 TT all the way to 170! Also neck and neck with and M6 upto similar speeds.

Nice to meet everyone again. Nick your car is gonna be a beast. Definately low 13's to come from that with a remap.

I lost all my Money at Pod somewhere:mad: . So had to get home 200miles on less that half a tank. Managed 35mpg......see its not just you deisel guys:)

Good to see ya again Lee. I did try and call ya but either I have your old number or it was switched off. Wish I couls have stayed around a little longer and could have given ya some cash for the return journey.

35mpg hey... But you also forget, that we get that even when we're canning it. You must have been doing 65 all the way back..:D

[lee330sport]

Good to see ya again Lee. I did try and call ya but either I have your old number or it was switched off. Wish I couls have stayed around a little longer and could have given ya some cash for the return journey.

35mpg hey... But you also forget, that we get that even when we're canning it. You must have been doing 65 all the way back..:D

I didnt realise until i got into the petrol station:rolleyes:

It managed 35mpg at 80mph, id have hanged myself doing 65mph for 200miles!

[Raj]

.... id have hanged myself doing 65mph for 200miles!

Well that's one way for me to get a CSL. I'll have to just try and fix it so you have to do 65 for a 200 mile stretch...LOL

[CA Automotive UK]

FYI .....

justin's M3 vert is another CA stage 4 same as the bannana,and he got 2 runs at 12.8 :D Justin is very good off the line and has a lot of 1/4 mile experience.

our first run was 13.1 then 13.2 then 13.3 then 13.35 i believe ....without sounding like we are making any kind of excuses, reason for these times is that we were there to test and fine tune the racelogic launch control system and not lay down our best times. Each run was made with different settings for comparisons. We wanted to then set up the controller and do more runs but the queues were just too damned long and we got p...sed off waiting all the time.

Now that we have the data we needed, we have reset the launch system and will be going back up there asap, we are aiming for 12.5 ..lets see :)

It was good to see all you guys there anyway, we will try to get to more such events and meetings this year .

all the best

[lee330sport]

Roy, i dont think the times were too bad. I always look for the terminal speed on a car, it really shows the difference in aceleration between 2 cars.

Nicks were around 102mph
Durgeshs CSL around 106mph?
Mine fastest 109mph
I saw yours it 114mph which is very impressive.
What did Justin get?

My 330 seemed to be identical performance to the 335d, times and terminal speeds.

Nick - Can you email me those vids? Cant download them off Photobucket.

[RDG 40]

I really wish i had of run but not really worth it in the 4pot.

there must be some mods somewhere to get a bit more out of the valvetronic 318 so its faster ???????????????????????

[lee330sport]

I really wish i had of run but not really worth it in the 4pot.

there must be some mods somewhere to get a bit more out of the valvetronic 318 so its faster ???????????????????????

NOS.......much faster:D

[RDG 40]

i need summot, can it not be cammed or something ? i need speed lol

[Dibberly]

nice to see someone took a picture of my car in the car park (green 330ci convertible) on page 2

never put in down the track but looking forward to more meeting in the future - Santa pod is good for me as its about 20mins down the road :D

Nice to see other bmws there

[peppernick]

Now that we have the data we needed, we have reset the launch system and will be going back up there asap, we are aiming for 12.5 ..lets see :)


Roy, I'll be going again to their next RWYB to compare times as by then my 335D would have had the CA treatment :cool: I have already done my best stock time of 14.0, so let's see if the D could match some CSLs :D Traction off the line for the 335D is not a problem because of the very intelligent torque converter, I'm hoping to hit the low 13s with 106MPH.



Nick - Can you email me those vids? Cant download them off Photobucket
Lee, will do ;)

[ian_79a]

Was a good day out sorry i didnt get to talk to everyone, i was parked in the other car park :rolleyes:
In trying to convince my mate to go on the track i left it to late and was fully booked :mad:
So BIG thank you to Roy for giving me his wrist band as he was leaving and bit of tape holding it together done the trick just pulled a few hairs out taking it off :mad: :D

Was bit disappointed with my time though anyone else find it really slippery i couldn't put the power down, only had two runs best time was 16.2 and 96mph think i spun my wheels halfway down the track :o (felt like it) Might sound silly but getting a good reaction time and not putting to much power down is hard :o there is definitely an art to it

[MistaSmiff]

Was a good day out sorry i didnt get to talk to everyone, i was parked in the other car park :rolleyes:
In trying to convince my mate to go on the track i left it to late and was fully booked :mad:
So BIG thank you to Roy for giving me his wrist band as he was leaving and bit of tape holding it together done the trick just pulled a few hairs out taking it off :mad: :D

Was bit disappointed with my time though anyone else find it really slippery i couldn't put the power down, only had two runs best time was 16.2 and 96mph think i spun my wheels halfway down the track :o (felt like it) Might sound silly but getting a good reaction time and not putting to much power down is hard :o there is definitely an art to itIt was my first time and the marshalls were really racing through at getting the cars on the track, the light changes were quick and I got caught out...definately going back :cool:

[cableguy]

Looks like all who participated had a lot of fun... :cool:

The future is looking very Diesel like :D , loving the look of the Nick's e92 :cool: Check this one out at the Ring also on LM's http://images.mw-sportfoto.de/2007/touri/070401/imagepages/070401m30-img_3530.html

C.

[peppernick]

How about this 335D racer? :cool:

I want that lip spoiler!

[Raj]

Looks like all who participated had a lot of fun... :cool:

The future is looking very Diesel like :D ....

That's what I've been saying for ages.....LOL

It was a good day, but deffo need to go back and improve on my single time.

[lee330sport]

Was bit disappointed with my time though anyone else find it really slippery i couldn't put the power down, only had two runs best time was 16.2 and 96mph think i spun my wheels halfway down the track :o (felt like it) Might sound silly but getting a good reaction time and not putting to much power down is hard :o there is definitely an art to it

Traction wasnt too good, never has been at Pod though, ive had much better times at York.

And my reaction times were all over 1.2sec:rolleyes:

[peppernick]

Reaction times were not taken into account on Sunday. You can pace yourself after the lights turned green. It's only when your car start moving after the lights turned green that the stopwatch begins.

[Durgesh]

Yeah we test the above out... as I was chilling for a full two seconds, after Andy left the line in Nicks car, but I still managed to get a quicker 1/4 time.

Durgesh

[Mehmet]

Whens the next one??? :D

[Raj]

Whens the next one??? :D

Looks like Saturday 12th May. There is another one on Sunday 20th May also.

Santa Pod Calendar (http://www.santapod.co.uk/calendar.php)

[Mehmet]

Looks like Saturday 12th May. There is another one on Sunday 20th May also.

Santa Pod Calendar (http://www.santapod.co.uk/calendar.php)

I wont be able to attend on a saturday but on a sunday defo :D

This time i want to take my baby up the strip, see what she can do :)

[Raj]

Finally, a few pics I took..

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/Raj328/Santa1.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/Raj328/DSC_0167.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/Raj328/Santa2.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/Raj328/Santa3.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/Raj328/Santa4.jpg

[MistaSmiff]

..yes I know my exhaust is a bit wonky..lol, it's been sorted next Thursday.

Great Pics Raj, love the one of Lee's CSL in your mirror :cool:

[girlpower]

Some cool pics...glad you all had a good day out!!! :)