Track Day at Miller Motorsports Park - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

Mike Krieger · 15th June 2009, 20:28

Last week I finally got out to the track for the first time in a while. Miller has a world-class facility and both sides were open for a 4.5 mile lap. I put my extra set of rears and spacers on the front with new PS2s and as usual the car surprised me. For being such a pig, it really handles well with the Dinan suspension and 275s up front. I had to brake several times to avoid rearendinig regular 911s and even an Elise driven by a beginner. GT3s and Z06s got waved by immediately, but I was about 7th in my group of 12 and several of them where trailored in track-only cars. My new radiator fixed the overheating problem, although oil temp. started to climb 6 or 7 needle widths past vertical and I had to let up on the last lap of each period to let it cool down. I had one very hot lap where I felt good about everything, but as you can see from the second photo, physics can't be denied.

Flyin-m5 · 15th June 2009, 21:49

Why are the windows down in most piks I see of cars at "Track Days"? I can see a benefit to them being slightly down but not all the way.

JohnAnthony · 15th June 2009, 22:21

your 5 is upside down

Mike Krieger · 15th June 2009, 22:23

The windows are down for safety. Less glass flying around if you bump.

Wi_KeD_M5 · 15th June 2009, 23:47

Cool Mike. Hope you didn't have too many off the track excursions.

A 4.5 mile track must have been fun. I would imagine you could really get up some speed.

Were you there with a particular group (BMW CCA, SCCA, etc.)?

Any in car videos?

Mike Krieger · 16th June 2009, 00:13

I have a video taken from a distance that isn't too exciting. Only one off track excursion and although I screwed up that same corner the next two laps and missed the apex, I did finally start getting it right by the end of the day and started gaining two car lengths through "attitude" and "First attitude." A track this long has around 30 corners to memorize and one or two of them were tricky.

Gustav · 24th June 2009, 05:09

Sharp eye!

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Originally Posted by JohnAnthony

your 5 is upside down

Gustav · 24th June 2009, 05:09

Thanks for the pictures!