Eisboch wrote:
"Dan Krueger" wrote in message
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As a fellow BMW owner I still have to doubt the results of this race. It
didn't appear that either car was working very hard and the Gallardo
should have no problem taking the M6 in that distance. Why the rolling
start?

The BMW V10 is an amazing engine but against a car that weighs maybe 900#
less it should be a much tougher race that they show.

New tow vehicle - '07 X5 4.8 coming soon!

Dan


This meet was at an abandoned airstrip in Sweden. Non-sticky dirty track,
so standing start would just waste rubber. The accepted method for these
runs is a rolling start. Even so, if you listen carefully, you can hear the
M6 "chirp" in both 3rd and 4th.

Both the M5 and the M6 have run against the Gallardo in several other tests
with similar results and is rated to be slightly quicker, particularly over
100 mph when the BMW V10 really starts to pull. It is amazing, considering
the weight advantage the Gallardo has and is credited to the fast shifting
SMG.

There is another video taken at the same meet with a "tuned" M6 against a
2006 Porsche 911/997 turbo. The Porsche pulls ahead at first, then the M6
starts to gain. At 250 km/h (end of test) the M6 is starting to pull ahead
of the Porsche.
There are two runs in this video because the Porsche driver requested a
restart due to a missed shift.
Again, if you simply analyze the tech specs, the Porsche should be able to
walk away from the M6, even with the additional HP due to tuning. But
......

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/3...4700da9bd7.htm

Eisboch



That is impressive! Almost 160 MPH in no time. Do you really think
they picked up those numbers with programming and a new cam shaft?

Dan