New Record at Nurburgring Nordschleife

504Boy · 05-15-2007, 12:44 PM

Has anyone seen this article on RoadandTrack.com. It talks about Nick Heidfeld breaking the 24 year old record of running the Ring in the BMW-Sauber F1.06 car.
See link: http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....rticle_id=5293

BMW denied they were going for a record however independent timers recorded the 5:57 time and they say they could have beat that time but were limited by the gear ratios which held the car to 170mph in the straits.

05-15-2007, 04:22 PM

Another BMW victory.

stressdoc · 05-18-2007, 10:16 AM

Sub 6. Wow. It will be interesting to see if the M3 E9x can do a sub 8.

txusa03 · 05-18-2007, 10:43 AM

nice...will read article later.

LandShark · 05-22-2007, 09:33 PM

just one word......."wow!"

thegeneral101 · 05-27-2007, 10:09 AM

now thats a fast time! would have been cool to see

Inkidoo · 05-28-2007, 12:24 PM

Stefan Bellof's stunning 6:11.13 with a Porsche 956? This guy sure knows how to drive. However, the 956 is not the ordinary Porsche, but again, it was years ago. They are both impressive numbers.

spacedogg · 05-28-2007, 01:41 PM

Interesting if this is true...but sounds like it hasn't been confirmed other than by way of "independent sources".

hotrod2448 · 05-28-2007, 03:46 PM

8min 3#something seconds, did he stop and get coffee or take a leak somewhere?

There are guys on my Evo forum that have broken into the 8 minute lap segment there and I'm pretty sure even a half-assed setup F1 car should annihilate a pretty well sorted Evo.

I don't understand why they wouldn't want to officially time it though.

spacedogg · 05-28-2007, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by hotrod2448

8min 3#something seconds, did he stop and get coffee or take a leak somewhere?

There are guys on my Evo forum that have broken into the 8 minute lap segment there and I'm pretty sure even a half-assed setup F1 car should annihilate a pretty well sorted Evo.

I don't understand why they wouldn't want to officially time it though.

Yeah the 8 minute time was him going very slowly...from what I heard he was told not to floor the car and coast along several camera/chase cars for photo opportunities...as BMW did not want to trash their car and did not want their driver to be injured.

I did not hear BMW ever trying to do a fast lap...that's why I'm surprised to hear that these "sources" say that they broke the 6 minute mark...

05-15-2007, 12:44 PM	#1
504Boy Private 6 Rep 67 Posts Drives: 335i Sedan Join Date: May 2007 Location: Harvey, LA iTrader: (0)	New Record at Nurburgring Nordschleife - 5:57 Has anyone seen this article on RoadandTrack.com. It talks about Nick Heidfeld breaking the 24 year old record of running the Ring in the BMW-Sauber F1.06 car. See link: http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....rticle_id=5293 BMW denied they were going for a record however independent timers recorded the 5:57 time and they say they could have beat that time but were limited by the gear ratios which held the car to 170mph in the straits. __________________ 335i Sedan/Sparkling Graphite/Auto/Sport Pkg
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stressdoc Moderator 617 Rep 10,855 Posts Drives: BMW i8; Toy 4runner TRD pro Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Waco TX iTrader: (0)	Sub 6. Wow. It will be interesting to see if the M3 E9x can do a sub 8. __________________ My recent ED photos: http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1026808 my not-so-recent ED: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31829 Please join BMWCCA http://bmwcca.org/index.php?pageid=c...&ref_by=300279
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Inkidoo First Lieutenant 12 Rep 336 Posts Drives: 335i Sedan Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Petare iTrader: (0)	Stefan Bellof's stunning 6:11.13 with a Porsche 956? This guy sure knows how to drive. However, the 956 is not the ordinary Porsche, but again, it was years ago. They are both impressive numbers. __________________ Inkidoo \|\| 335i Sedan \|\| Montego Blue \|\| Black Leather \|\| Aluminum Trim \|\| Sport Package \|\| STEPTRONIC \|\| Paddle Shifters \|\| BWM Assist/Bluetooth \|\| Park Distance Control \|\| Comfort Access \|\| Navigation System \|\| Satellite Radio \|\|
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spacedogg Colonel 194 Rep 2,816 Posts Drives: Debadged Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC iTrader: (0)	Interesting if this is true...but sounds like it hasn't been confirmed other than by way of "independent sources".
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hotrod2448 grand poobah 254 Rep 2,253 Posts Drives: F80 M3, F10 535i Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 335d [0.00]	8min 3#something seconds, did he stop and get coffee or take a leak somewhere? There are guys on my Evo forum that have broken into the 8 minute lap segment there and I'm pretty sure even a half-assed setup F1 car should annihilate a pretty well sorted Evo. I don't understand why they wouldn't want to officially time it though.
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