Took part in my first Gymkhana event

"Will Race For Food" (willraceforfood) 05/22/2016 at 04:41 • Filed to: None

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Having changed the brake pads to something that will actually lock up the rear tires when I pull the hydraulic handbrake, I had a chance to try everything out yesterday in a small Gymkhana event.

Everything went a bit better than expected and I never thought this’d be so much fun despite having to use first gear for most of the track.

Here’s a video from my best run:

Leon711 > Will Race For Food 05/22/2016 at 05:33

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10/10 would give food to you based on the video.

Will Race For Food > Leon711 05/22/2016 at 06:07

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That’s good to hear, I’m starving :D

On a slightly more serious note, I will probably have an onboard video of this run in the evening (or on Monday) as well

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Will Race For Food 05/22/2016 at 07:16

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Seems like a great way to ruin tires haha. While also grip is unimportant so crappy all seasons for the win!

Will Race For Food > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 05/22/2016 at 07:48

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Since the runs are so short (and we did only 3 of them), tire wear isn’t that much of an issue, you use up just a few mm of thread.

The rear tires were 10 year old Continental winters, perfect for the occasion :D

Will Race For Food > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 05/22/2016 at 07:52

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If we’re talking about tire destruction, drifting is where it’s at - these four tires lasted a total of about 8 minutes on track:

deekster_caddy > Will Race For Food 05/22/2016 at 08:20

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Nicely done!! That looks like fun if you don't mind the tire wear, good driving!

gmctavish needs more space > Will Race For Food 05/22/2016 at 13:58

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That m52? Sounds freaking excellent

Will Race For Food > gmctavish needs more space 05/22/2016 at 14:07

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That is an m52b28, and a nearly stock one at that. It does have a single pipe exhaust and quite a big muffler, courtesy of the previous owner - I like the sound, and the exhaust is significantly lighter than the OEM variant with two pipes.

gmctavish needs more space > Will Race For Food 05/22/2016 at 14:13

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Nice! It sounds similar to my friends 328is, though louder I'm thinking. They're such a metallic sounding engine, I love it