E60 M5 Owner Driving Impressions with some Video

[StanAE86]

http://dpcars.aprsworld.com/m5/index.htm

The website is a friend of my friends...he's building his own race car:

http://dpcars.aprsworld.com/dp1bld/index.htm

[SilviaEvo]

a friend of a friends...... who lives in Seattle??? i believe an introduction is in order!

[StanAE86]

I have no idea how he knows the guy. My friend is an engineer, but is a patent attorney with Abbott Labs. I'm guessing he may have met the guy through work?

[Banchi105]

Wow, Pretty Wild Video!

[liveseytowers]

Check out the rest of the site, its been going for ages and there used to be some top video's of the guys M Coupe and his Sport 190 as well.

He used to have a ducati in his front room which was kinda cool :-)

I've got the M5 vid's downloading now so should make for good viewing

http://dpcars.aprsworld.com/

[ae86_16v]

Pretty cool journal he is keeping. I am surprise that the M5 is faster than the Elise around a track though. You would've thought the nimblness of the Elise will win out, instead it is that 500hp Engine that pulls it away :) .

He has a nice garage too. What's up w/ the Scion xB? :D

http://dpcars.aprsworld.com/m5/garage.htm

[Banchi105]

What's up w/ the Scion xB? :D

I'm sure his wife has to drive something!

[twboy1999]

nice video
m5 is truly a awseom car.. the sound of the engine is incredible...is sounds better in person than in video.. trust me

[StanAE86]

Pretty cool journal he is keeping. I am surprise that the M5 is faster than the Elise around a track though. You would've thought the nimblness of the Elise will win out, instead it is that 500hp Engine that pulls it away :) .

He has a nice garage too. What's up w/ the Scion xB? :D

http://dpcars.aprsworld.com/m5/garage.htm

I'm sure it depends on the track. On a high speed track, horsepower makes more of a difference...

[sameerrao]

Fantastic website ... thanks for the link

[Svensson]

I'm very impressed with his racecar-project! Read about it a few months ago, but totally forgot about it until now. It looks very professional, not your ordinary backyard/garage project... :)

Also look at the V8 he's planning to use in his car! It's being tested in a Lotus 7. Just like the engine in the Radical SR8, this one is also build from 2 Hayabusa engines which are joined together to make a lightweight V8. They're talking about 360hp, 210 lb-ft, about 220 lbs weight. And unlike the engine in the Radical, this one will have individual throttle bodies! :D

http://dpcars.aprsworld.com/dp1bld/dp1130.jpg http://dpcars.aprsworld.com/dp1bld/dp1131.jpg
http://dpcars.aprsworld.com/dp1bld/dp1132.jpg

[bmwmpower]

damn impressive, thanks

[martin100]

The vids are very promising, DL them now. Great site aswell. Thanks :mrgreen: