Rock

Someone figured out how to use LC.

1/4 Mile ET: 12.354
1/4 Mile MPH: 119.450
1/8 Mile ET: 7.796
1/8 Mile MPH: 93.690
0-60 Foot ET: 2.263
Temperature F: 0.0
Car Make: BMW
Car Model: M5
Car Type: E60
Car Year: 2006
Driver: Mike Horak

This was just posted on Dragtimes.

E552006

I've never seen such a great 1/8th mile time with such a bad 1/4mile. Something does not match. With that 1/8th he should have ran a high 11 at well over 120.

Rock

Here is the time slip:

WayneE

I agree. The numbers don't add up and how is it he had all the other numbers, but no 60'? Maybe those are GTech times or something?

Ted Baldwin

.............that is actually quite impressive with a 60' time of 2.26. they will get much better times if they get the 60' time to say 1.8. The car already has the trapspeed to do 11's.

Ted

Rock

Something is funny, Dragtimes sent me two different notifications on this car. Both had different 1/4 mile numbers. I edited my first post with the updated times. The first posted numbers are no longer on Dragtimes and sorry, I no longer have them.

TopGun32

not a bad time.... (I think we all expected the M5 to do 12.2 to 12.5 1/4)...

once we start seeing some 12.20 to 11.90, then it would rival to the 1/4 mile of a properly driven, properly launched (STOCK) E55.

I say... thats ok for MB owner and (future owners of the E55, like Myself)... BMW had 3 years to get it right, and they finally caught up in the straight line performance.

BUT, look out for the counter punch next year... good thing it does not take MB 3 years to react.

E63/ CLS63 (7 spd).... you throne is awaiting...

WayneE

Gotcha, I see the timeslip now.

Damn, that is VERY impressive. A 12.32 with a 2.26 60' will be an 11.75 or better with a 1.80 60' (generally each .10 in 60' improvement will net .15 at the big end of the track). We'll need more data, but if that's an average car, the E55 is in trouble

Looks like the M5 isn't the paper tiger many thought it would be

jordan

Hate to say it, but under his comments, this guy had not figured out LC yet. That is why he is pulling a lazy 2.2 in the 60. That car realy wakes up after that. That track always has problems with it's 1/8 mile lights, M5board stated that. Still no match for the e60, I would say.

Jordan

E552006

Rock
This is not what you originally posted. The 1/8th mile trap was 100.?? MPH
You edited your post. Please repost the original times then your edit.
As I said, 100 mph traps in the 1/8th = well over 120 in the 1/4.

jordan

I am sorry guys, 101 mph 1/8 mile would be a typical track light error, I have seen them before, some say 160 mph!...an M5 would NOT be able to do 101 mph at the 1/8th mile.

Jordan

E552006

Agreed
I just didn't want to look like a dumb@ss

jordan

so, it seems that the M5 is running as fast as the EURO mags say. Oh, well, they still are not in the 11's with the E55's. But, I will say the M5 is growing on me the more I read.

Rock

Sorry, As I was trying to post the times and picture of the time slip the site changed both. All that I remember from the original numbers posted on dragtimes was a trap speed of 118. I edited my post after the site changed the numbers.

Beowulf

With no other information, I'd say that's pretty damn impressive, given the 60 ft time!

I'll still reserve judgement until we get more individual data points as car break-in/driver familiarity progresses.

I hope we have the advantage in the US stoplight GP, but the M5 looks like a terror on the top end.

04E55 AMG

After driving my buddies, it is a terror over 120mph. Should be going to the track next Friday for some runs with his LC and get some more real timeslip runs. They are calling for high 50's/low 60's and sunny....perfect for the BEAST

Should have some stock E55'ers show up.

Can Drive 55

Was this bracket racing? It looks like he dialed in a 12.30. If so, then he probably shut down just before the quarter to prevent breaking out. He was just under his dial time and the other broke out by going faster than his dial in time.

Falco

Yes...the Quick 32 is a 32 field bracket race...

e55 baller

I can't get over how good that ET is for how lousy the short time is. I went 2.2 with a 12.7@115 stock and then got down to several 12.2s@114 with 1.84 short times.

When I start seeing funny #s like this it reminds me of a poorly driven Supra.

How can 2 E60s be so different??? This is from dragtimes.com

1/4 Mile
ET 1/4 Mile
MPH 1/8 Mile
ET 1/8 Mile
MPH 0-60 Foot
ET Temp F Car Year Driver
12.354* 119.450 7.796 93.690 2.263 BMW M5 E60 2006 Mike Horak
12.745* 113.760 8.414 90.540 2.088 BMW M5 2006 Marco Ranza

WayneE

Based on his MPH and ET, I don't think he let out of it.

Fikse

here is the original slip..... the guy who posted it updated the record shortly after with the slip you see above...

something is off... 101MPH 1/8 trap? must be track error... that's what derek's car does.... and on that run it pulled off a 2.07 60' time and a 12.3, the 2nd slip has a 2.2 60' and still ran a 12.3...

Rock

I am glad to see that I was not imagining things. Do you think this was a legitimate run?

Jakpro1

I really hope the D Man chimes in on this. If DerekFSU says it's possible, I will accept this...until then I do not believe. If anyone could pull that kinda time...it's Derek.

What say you D???

E55_POWER

I got my 1200 mile service done today and I still can't get LC to work, and my Service Tech could not figure it out either. We followed instructions and still no LC

I'm gonna just have to mash the gas and see what happens. With TC off the car just burns rubber so I don't know if LC is even required to launch this car hard.

My car seemed to have gotten louder all of a sudden, either the 1200 mile service really unlocked something or I have a hole in my muffler somewhere.

AmenMercedesGo

Here are Derek's time slips from initial two runs w/o launch control that we did not post so as to avoid criticism since the M5 was handicapped until the computer allowed the LC to work (Remember Sleepless in Georgia Thread). His car trapped high and his 60 ft was not bad w/o LC. The previous slip above doesn't look right to me either. The car appears to pull like crazy and drops off substanially after the 1000ft mark.