Gutmann pug

This guy was supposed to be driving the car. He is the Nissan test driver Dirk Shoysman (spelling). He is the driver in the famous Skyline round the nurburgring video.




He wasn't up to the job so they drafted in some new blood.



Crack on Mr Bovington i've got a lap to do, hurry up and fill this old smoker up with fuel.



Did the car manage 8mins ........ hmmmmmmm .........




Gary

Andy M3

Erm - i would say so. I think the M3 is meant to do it in 8:20 or something with full interior - a/c road wheels etc. It would take a spot on driver and a clean run, but achievable I would say

Gutmann pug

Sitting at the bar with a beer in one hand and stopwatch in the other was a very civilised way of watching him try.

Gary

Tobisausage

So can you elaborate more? Did youy take those pics? Who is that dude in the car?

TELL US NOW

davyboy

....I think I said at the time he would go no faster than 8.15. Others in the area (Sabine) said it could not be done.

MattOz

I'd say that it couldn't be done. However, stranger things have happened. And are we talking 8:00BTG or for a full lap?

Matt

Gutmann pug

We are talking 8 mins for a full flying lap. (not including the gp circuit)

The handsome chap in the driving seat is a DTM star of the future

Gary

Brendan Hughes

Is it Stef Reader?


<runs away....>

Floyd

iTrader: (9)

"Did the car manage 8mins ........ hmmmmmmm ........."

Not with Gary at the wheel

That would be 7:40BTG - that's shifting. I'd say it didn't have enough power to do it...

F

Gutmann pug

Funnily enough my BTG this weekend is exactly the same as his full lap time. A bit of a feat when you think he only did about 4 laps in total in the car.

I asked Sabine if she thought it possible, she said she could do about 8.15-20 in last years M5 so she doubted it could be done.

Gary

p1doc

mmmm does the last photo say 11 minutes on the bonnet?
martin

Gutmann pug

This guy is pretty quick round the Nordschleife too. Yes I am talking about the one in the middle by the way




Gary

p1doc

he looks lile a weight saving device ~50kg compared to my weight
martin

Gutmann pug

When your driving a radical it pays to be light

chris n`nic

Looks like it m8

GaryCat

That's Phil Bennett isn't it? Top driver and all round good bloke.

Gutmann pug

Yes mate I agree on both counts. I gave him a shout and asked for the pic. He was more than willing to oblige. He had just come in from lapping in his Le-man car and stuck his overalls back on for the pic.

His lap of the ring in the radical is still one of the best I have seen. Shame its not a full lap though.

Gary

Ralph Wiggum

dirk Shoysman(spelling) is probably one of the best (if the THE best) drivers around the ring, if he can't do it i doubt anyone can.

Gutmann pug

and he couldnt.

Ralph Wiggum

stephen bellof may of been able to do it though

davyboy

....even he was not that good!

7 Foot

Gutmann - why are you being so cagey with names and details?

Puff The Magic Wagon!

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& genuine SN member

Gutmann pug

Didnt think I was being particularly cagey. Its my mysterious nature don't you know.

8mins 22secs was the lap time. As Dirk said after 3 laps he knew it wouldnt happen as he would already have the car within a few secs of its best.

Gary

Andy M3

Ouch - so what does the car need to achieve 8 mins, or is it simply 100 more bhp ?

Gutmann pug

an engine in the back seems to do the trick pretty well over there.

davyboy

Another 100bhp should do it.

Gutmann pug

An 8 minute full lap means a 7.35 BTG. I cant see an M3 GT doing it without some serious mods. Back to the EVO towers drawing board me thinks.

I did offer Jethro £3,500 cash for the car after it failed but he didn't take me up on it.

Gary

MattOz

So Dirk was about 8 min BTG. Pretty impressive in an old M3. My latest 330d was only 42 seconds slower! That's still quite a long way behind though! LOL I'll get my coat.

Matt

Andy M3

lol @ Matt.