Jason - I thought your BMW was a bit nippy - but then !!

Post by **Ben** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:01 pm

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

Post by **Stuart** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:42 pm

That gearbox whine is scary

Quick car but I was amazed that the opponents were so 'generous' with their lines and corner positions. Made it very easy work for him or her.

Nice vid though. Can I have a sequential please Gary

Mr Fletcher · Post by **Mr Fletcher** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 5:20 am

i've lost count how many times i have watched that video in the past ,fantastic 8)

stu is it possible to organize a group buy on the gearboxes :-D

cheers

jason

ScoobieWRX · Post by **ScoobieWRX** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:17 am

The only drivers to give him a slightly hard time were the Marcos drivers and even then he seemed to get a bit ratty at them as if to say 'get out of my way, you have no right to be there!!'.
I thought it was a race :?

His car was clearly the very quickest there and it seemed a bit unfair that it was all very easy for him to slice through oponents like hot knife through butter. Agreed they mostly got out of his way. I lprefer a good close tussle

+2 on the gearbox....talk about defeaning!!

Fast Eddy · Post by **Fast Eddy** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:26 am

Yes, that is a superquick BM.
I think he must have been further back on the grid than he should have been for some reason by the way he knew he was going to be much quicker away than those in front.
Awesome car and driving.

Bladerider · Post by **Bladerider** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:17 am

Its an ex Gianni Morbidelli Italian Touring car from BMW Motorsport

God knows why its so much faster than those other cars, I can only assume its the gearing, as this is round the short circuit at Assen which I have driven and still had lots of room for a couple of different lines.

He sure knows his car more than most the other drivers and is not afraid to put his nose in where perhaps a higher calibre of opponent might chop it off. Some of the comments on you tube are funny about how discourteous he is - its a race, kill or be killed and he doesnt tap anyone or cause an accident so I cant see the problem, he's just more selfish and dertermined than those around him, surely the defining characteristics of a racing driver !!!

Nice video,

Thanks,

James.

ndwall · Post by **ndwall** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:39 pm

Balls of steel... My ears would be bleedin though at the end.

Nice vid.

Andy916 · Post by **Andy916** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:45 am

Great vid. Very unusual speed differential, even though the field is strung out enough to be lapping backmarkers within 5mins or so. Even the last few places before taking the lead were taken with relative ease - the driver had more of everything, not just gearing, looking like he found himself on a rookie grid by mistake!

Post by **Ben** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:12 pm

I initially thought it must be a set up - it did seem too easy .. but he was certainly motoring .. the sound of the box though would do my head in.

R1dude · Post by **R1dude** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:33 pm

ah man, now that's a serious motor. bit scary to start with dodging in and out or the first thirty cars