File this under “duh.”

The racing version of the S65, known as the P65, does have a flat plane crank. It’s the engine in the current Z4 race cars.

Holy crap what a gem that story was about the GT in Boston! You hit the jackpot of this AMA. You know what’s funny - my take-away from this particular anecdote is the confirmation of what I already knew to be true: Skip could tell us stories like this back to back for probably a week, with each more incredible than…

Zen achieved: I own both a full sized truck about which I give no shits AND a mint 2009 E90 M3. The BMW only goes places I know parking won’t cause me any anxiety, the truck goes everywhere else. Due to that arrangement, only one space is ever required no matter which I’m driving and I’m entirely free of parking lot…

Common misconception. You can consult YouTube comments for basically anything you need in life. I’m currently looking exclusively to YT comments for stock tips.

Yes, “dropping a wheel” refers to a wheel going off the pavement (or curbing) racing surface. When that happens, it’s imperative to resist the urge to fight the car. You might get pulled the rest of the way off the track, or you might not. Either way, the car needs to be settled before you do anything else. This is…

+1 - I passed the bar exam by reading only YouTube comments.

Enjoyable content, keep it comin!

This is hard to say but true nonetheless: this video’s existence is entirely the instructor’s fault. I have much respect and admiration for the folks who volunteer to sit right seat (especially with novices and especially especially with novices in fast cars) but the very simple fact is that no qualified instructor…

The first hit’s always free. Welcome to the life of a track junkie. Looks like you made a ton of progress. I imagine that means you’re currently trying to figure out a way to do it again. Take the camera with you when you do, this was a fun watch!

My desire: pay for a 24h stream that would let me cast to TV over Chromecast. Available options: none, really, unless I want to mirror/cast a tab from Chrome on my laptop and have it run through my computer the whole time. I don’t see why it’s so hard for the paid WEC app for android/ipod to support Chromecast. /rant

Not an obsession, exactly, but the hidden weight in doors is incredible. Gut the doors in cars with a full cage. Particularly rear sedan doors. This example belongs to our 2001 E46 330i race car. I neither own nor lift the weights pictured in the background, bro.

Thank you for the generous offer. I’m sure I’ll get around to driving one someday but they really don’t interest me if I’m honest. I’m sure they’re great, everything with an “M” on it is (even if the brand is somewhat diluted these days). The S55 engine, though technically improved in many respects, is very similar in…

The “weight reduction” of the F8X is a complete red herring and a marketing gimmick more than anything else, much like the fake noise coming through the speakers. If you really want to understand relative weights and the difference between the US & EU reporting, read this: http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/showthr… and…

The rod bearing scare is greatly overblown by the internet, as it would be, because people who have issues with their cars end up on the internet to research, complain, etc. Here at the numbers: http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr… - the fail rate is insanely low, and happens mostly at really early mileages. And it…

You’re talking out of your ass. Weight difference is 20lbs. Or is that very very heavy to your internet know-it-all arms? (source: http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr… )

I have a friend with an E39 M5. When we park them next to each other the dimensions are shockingly similar. To wit: the DoT is wrong. =P

You must live by an awful lot of awesome people. Count your blessings. http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr…

Compact!? LOL. I own one of these. It’s the 5 series I never wanted. It weighs 3,700lbs.