BMW F1 on snow ***update testdrive pics & video ! ***

[TopGearNL]

Didn't know Ferrari did that either :shock:

[stmoritzer]

^I remember a short video scene, but I don't remember the type of tyre ...

[stmoritzer]

I'm packing my stuff atm and will leave for St.M tonight.
will try some shooting with a friends EOS350D aswell to get my mind clear for which new camera I should go :bah:

press acccess confirmed , unofficial testdrive on saturday afternoon, me beeing there by conincidence

[ViperASR]

Originally Posted by stmoritzer I'm packing my stuff atm and will leave for St.M tonight. will try some shooting with a friends EOS350D aswell to get my mind clear for which new camera I should go :bah: press acccess confirmed , unofficial testdrive on saturday afternoon, me beeing there by conincidence

Alright, I'm jelous. How did you get the press access?

[bmwdriver]

please bring back some videos!

[Stoopie]

Originally Posted by mrmojo77 Originally Posted by stmoritzer ^I remember a short video scene, but I don't remember the type of tyre ... http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...88325138879187 No studds, at least it looks like it. Everytime Mika push the throttle, the wheels spin... what a surprise.

Lol Slow snow

And I'd also like to know how did you get that press access? *jealous*

[stmoritzer]

asked the right person and told her about doing a reportage for jabbasworld.net/asphalte.ch
the press pass is not really neccessary since good access is possible on the st.moritz lake, but getting closer ( in the tent for instance) is appreciated )

just came back from the testdrive.... but first I need something to eat.

[stmoritzer]

tried to upload a decent movie, but f*&(/&cking upload speed of 6Kb/sec didn't succeed
hence a low resolution video only :bah: for now

http://www.megaupload.com/de/?d=KQYX8FUZ

[TopGearNL]

/\/\ Nice pics StMoritzer, love the snow/ice theme!

Definately POTM!

Too bad about the upload speed but the low res looks promising!

Thanks!

[saadie]

Shweeettt .... you lucky little kidd :fuck:
thanks stmoritz 8)

[5vz-fe]

Bridgestone has produced a special limited edition F1 Potenza Snow Tyre at the request of the BMW Sauber F1 Team which will be conducting a demonstration run of their F1.06 car this Sunday at the prestigious White Turf horse racing event in St.Moritz, Switzerland. The BMW Sauber F1 Team is running the car at the request of team sponsor Credit Suisse, who are main sponsors and partners of the event which is this year celebrating 100 years of international horse racing in St.Moritz. Due to the extreme conditions in which the BMW Sauber F1.06 will run, the special F1 snow tyres, produced by Bridgestone Motorsport’s Technical Centre in Tokyo, feature 420 studs on each of the front tyres and 588 studs on each of the rear tyres. It took two Bridgestone technicians over 16 hours to manually insert all 2,016 studs into the double layer of tread compound on one set of tyres alone. Similarly, the horses racing on the frozen lake at St. Moritz will also have four studs and a rubber plate attached to each of their front and rear shoes. Made from tungsten and embedded in aluminium casings, Bridgestone’s tyre studs have been designed to specifically provide reliable grip on ice and hard-packed snow, exactly the conditions which can be expected at the event where night time temperatures have recently been dropping to approximately -15°Celsius. A similar set of tyres was also recently produced for the Scuderia Ferrari F1 team for their pre-season event on the slopes of Madonna di Campiglio in Italy. By utilising the tread design of Bridgestone’s Potenza F1 extreme weather tyres, the irregular placement of the studs in the tyre tread blocks is intended to maximise performance of each stud in the harsh conditions. In reverse to the policy of transferring technology from F1 tyre development to road car tyres, Bridgestone has transferred its knowledge of road car winter tyre tread compounds to the F1 snow tyres, using a soft, high-grip compound which will enable the tyres to work at a much lower working temperature range to that normally experienced by an F1 tyre on a race circuit. The Bridgestone Corporation manufactures both studded and studless road tyres for use by the general consumer. The Bridgestone Noranza studded tyre provides exceptional grip on the ice, without sacrificing comfort, handling and quietness and with its irregular placed aluminium studs was instrumental in the philosophy behind the Limited Edition Bridgestone Potenza F1 snow tyre.

http://www.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlin...03123256.shtml

[VincentBlack]

thank you

[Stoopie]

Yay studded tires in the end

Was the driver wearing stockings (referring to another topic )

Can't wait for the full report

[silentm]

this is cool, i actually thought the studs might be a lot longer than that

thx for the pics, was the F1 car drifting? or keeping it 'tight' on the roundcourse?

[stmoritzer]

just came back from the show

still have no words to describe, OMG it was a blast :shock:

NH doing dougnuts 10m away from me, getting into the tent,.... , unbelievable!

btw, are there any semi-pro movie editors on JW?

(@ Jabba pm sent, Wutputt did one for me, )
Who wants to put together an exclusive footage, I'm not good in movies ops::bah: