Dutch Super Car race video

Jadewombat · Post by **Jadewombat** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 9:44 pm

OK, it's not a VW, but I think he passes one, several cars actually in this awesome BMW, a must see http://www.supercarchallenge.nl/video/Assen-bmwSTW.wmv

MASSIVE TYPE IV · Post by **MASSIVE TYPE IV** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 10:07 pm

Damn, he missed ONE Apex during the whole damn video!

What I wanna know is how he qualified so poorly, but was so fast.... musta had a bad day or something..

ppp · Post by **ppp** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:13 am

more horespower, better braking...and a little bumper. very smooth driver. gotta love those s boxes

Racer Chris · Post by **Racer Chris** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 5:30 am

He looks like the only serious driver in the field, lol.
That start looked rather dangerous, with people still moving off the grid.

synthesisdv · Post by **synthesisdv** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 6:14 am

jesus, is that what staight cut gears sound like?

After he got past the back markers, he was all about braking and turning in. He wasn't pulling anyone on the straights.

I agree with chris, he totally outclassed the field. Maybe it was Schumaker out for some fun.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 7:57 am

synthesisdv wrote:jesus, is that what staight cut gears sound like?

After he got past the back markers, he was all about braking and turning in. He wasn't pulling anyone on the straights.

I agree with chris, he totally outclassed the field. Maybe it was Schumaker out for some fun.

That's what my thought was, it looks like F1 action in a touring car. Sick!

Plastermaster · Post by **Plastermaster** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 1:42 pm

That was some bad driving alright. If that was me behind the wheel I'd be dead before the end of the video.

I think the only reason he misssed that last apex was so he could pass the guy on the inside

I like that short throw shifter !

Ron

synthesisdv · Post by **synthesisdv** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 1:52 pm

that's a sequential shifter. up or down

Ephry73 · Post by **Ephry73** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:47 am

Ah, the emotions that brings.... Good little vid

Ephry

libila · Post by **libila** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 11:09 am

That is damn fast.

What is the extremely loud screetching sound?

gcorrado · Post by **gcorrado** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 9:36 am

libila wrote:What is the extremely loud screetching sound?

straight cut final drive gears in his tranny. straight cuts make that whine, and it just keeps getting louder. helical cut gears are massively quieter.

VW engine builders sometimes use straight cut CAM gears to reduce thust load on the cam bearings when stiffer valve springs are in play. Same idea, and can be loud too, but there the pitch of the whine goes with the engine RPM - whereas his goes with MPH.

[a lot of street transmissions have a straight cut reverse gear - which whines in the same way when you back up in hurry.]

so why do they use straight cut gears in those race trannys anyway? [or reverse in street trannys for that matter.] i mean that kind of application noise isn't much of a concern - but what's the ADVANTAGE of straight cuts in a transmission?

miller · Post by **miller** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 2:44 pm

The gears are stronger and more efficent. At least thats what ive heard no personal experience. Its a shame their so loud or else production diffs would be much stronger.

aircooledtechguy · Post by **aircooledtechguy** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 12:40 am

Incredible video!! Double hearing protection required. . . FOR VIEWING!!!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 12:42 am

My buddy's got an old 2002 that's just as noisey in the first couple gears. I think BMW's just have noisier gears for some reason (perhaps they ARE straight cut??)

dewme5 · Post by **dewme5** » Sun Feb 20, 2005 8:46 am

passed 21 cars on the first lap! and 2 more before the next turn! That's just amazing. I'm going to assume that he replaced an engine or something that required him to start at the back of the field.