Oh Dear!

Discussions on better road driving, advanced courses and the like
Post Reply
User avatar
Gazza
Joined: Tue 04 Oct, 2005 20:58
Posts: 9521

  M roadster S54
Location: Romford Essex

Oh Dear!

Post by Gazza »

Just found this, hope it wasn't anyone we know - Castle Coombe


Image

Gazza
Gazza

"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car, oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you"

Z3 S54 M roadster Image, BMW Z1, BMW M3 CSL, Z4M Coupe
ImageImage
User avatar
boggie
Joined: Sat 06 Jan, 2007 22:27
Posts: 17

  Z3 roadster 2.8
Location: yeovil
Contact:

Post by boggie »

hope its not the one ive just bought :oops: :oops: :lol: :lol: :lol:
User avatar
Robert T
Site Admin
Joined: Mon 12 Jun, 2006 10:35
Posts: 10170

  Z3 roadster 1.9
Location: Cheshire

Post by Robert T »

Nice Parking! :P

Could be one of the residents round here! :twisted:

Cheers R.
Arctic Silver '99 Z3 1.9 & Black '59 Frogeye 1275cc
Image
User avatar
AndyBass
Z Register member
Joined: Tue 18 Nov, 2003 13:10
Posts: 803

  BMW other
Location: Barnsley

Post by AndyBass »

It's amazing what some people will do in search of more corner speed :shock:
We all have a photographic memory, just some don't take the lens cap off!
///M_aniac
Z Register member
Joined: Sat 30 Jul, 2005 19:34
Posts: 4054

  M roadster S50
Location: Belfast

Post by ///M_aniac »

:lol:
BMW Z3, the only way to build a true roadster

Image - The most powerful letter in the world.
Cloz wrote:There is something that will never change is my love for Z3
smartypants wrote:Conor?

With an M??


The World's gone mad :D
smartypants wrote:The Z3 rear is a great thing to behold ;)
///M Breadvan
Joined: Thu 10 Aug, 2006 19:51
Posts: 391

  M coupe S52
Location: Teesside

Post by ///M Breadvan »

I think i have seen the video of that crash on youtube. The silver coupe nearly kills a guy standing next to his westie (or similar) after coming off at the same corner.

The link to the video was posted on either here or z3mcoupe.com.
The Colonel
Joined: Sat 16 Jun, 2007 17:53
Posts: 166

  Z4 M roadster
Location: London

Post by The Colonel »

///M Breadvan wrote:I think i have seen the video of that crash on youtube. The silver coupe nearly kills a guy standing next to his westie (or similar) after coming off at the same corner.

The link to the video was posted on either here or z3mcoupe.com.
This is the one...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZ0-zkEyHIE

In the picture the Z is actually on top of the Westfield. 2:30 in (ish).

It is basically just over three minutes of bad driving. Have to say though, it's only seeing the Z lose it that akes me wince.
User avatar
Gazza
Joined: Tue 04 Oct, 2005 20:58
Posts: 9521

  M roadster S54
Location: Romford Essex

Post by Gazza »

That Westfield driver is very lucky Man :shock:

Gazza.
Gazza

"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car, oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you"

Z3 S54 M roadster Image, BMW Z1, BMW M3 CSL, Z4M Coupe
ImageImage
User avatar
jamila
Joined: Mon 28 May, 2007 22:28
Posts: 344

  Z3 roadster 1.9i

Post by jamila »

awww thats terrible.
________________________

Jamila

Image
User avatar
Adam
Joined: Sat 21 Jul, 2007 18:43
Posts: 337

  Z3 roadster 2.8
Location: Newport
Contact:

Post by Adam »

oh %&*$ i'm taking my zed to castle coombe next friday...that builds my confidence more
User avatar
stu
Joined: Fri 10 Oct, 2003 17:49
Posts: 3540

  Z3 roadster 2.8 supe
Location: On the edge!

Post by stu »

WOW!

Looks like that's a corner to go in slow and come out fast, rather than how a lot of those guys did!
someone in a minority once wrote:I know I'm in a minority
Image
Guest

  

Post by Guest »

garythefish wrote:That Westfield driver is very lucky Man :shock:

Gazza.
I am not sure the same can be said for his overalls :shock:

Top quality vid!
User avatar
icarus
Joined: Mon 01 Jan, 2007 21:25
Posts: 485

  Z3 roadster 1.9
Location: Ceredigion

Post by icarus »

Robert T wrote:Nice Parking! :P

Could be one of the residents round here! :twisted:

Cheers R.
Its not me but it could be
Image

QUIA CUSTODIET CUSTODES IPSOS?
///M_aniac
Z Register member
Joined: Sat 30 Jul, 2005 19:34
Posts: 4054

  M roadster S50
Location: Belfast

Post by ///M_aniac »

Feel almost as sorry for the red E30 and the ///MC. :(
BMW Z3, the only way to build a true roadster

Image - The most powerful letter in the world.
Cloz wrote:There is something that will never change is my love for Z3
smartypants wrote:Conor?

With an M??


The World's gone mad :D
smartypants wrote:The Z3 rear is a great thing to behold ;)
User avatar
whiteminks
Joined: Tue 26 Sep, 2006 09:58
Posts: 2768

  M roadster S54
Location: Lincoln

Post by whiteminks »

icarus wrote:
Robert T wrote:Nice Parking! :P

Could be one of the residents round here! :twisted:

Cheers R.
Its not me but it could be

Not enough bollards Ics :wink:


( Only jesting :D )
big cheesy wrote:'I nearly cacked my trolleys till I quickly tuned in'. Yorkshire Cruise 2008.
User avatar
JAY
Z Register member
Joined: Sun 09 Nov, 2003 16:24
Posts: 840

  M roadster S54
Location: Wiltshire

Post by JAY »

stu wrote:WOW!

Looks like that's a corner to go in slow and come out fast, rather than how a lot of those guys did!
very true Stu.

Thats what my instructor told me when I had one for a day at combe. That corner is quite dangerous taken with the wrong driver at the wheel.

There is a perfect line to take and strangely its slight left of center after the first apex (you head in a straight line towards the safety lights) that way being in a straight line after coming over the rise and you can break very hard if your carrying too much speed over it. then when you see the apex turn it at boot it out again along the straight to the next chicane. So many time I have overtook cars way faster than mine there by exiting much quicker.
Image
PVR
Z Register member
Joined: Wed 12 Nov, 2003 19:09
Posts: 814

  Z4 M roadster
Location: Worth

Post by PVR »

There seems to be a large market for left hand side mirrors ...
User avatar
Kipper
Joined: Thu 15 Dec, 2005 18:33
Posts: 700

  Z3 roadster 3.0i
Location: St. Saviour

Post by Kipper »

He was replicating the Mach 1 Mustang stunt from Goldfinger - whoops!
Post Reply