BMW E34 M5 tearing up the streets in Georgia

Ha-ha...
Awesome...!
I have always wanted to drive like that...
No doubt, the driver is very skilled/experience driver...
Great video...!
Thanks!
Jason

Originally Posted by kuksul08

There is something called being smooth, or having finesse. He doesn't have it.

+1. Lack of throttle control.

You guys crack me up with your "finesse" and "throttle control" This isn't Formula 1. Have you never tried to spin your wheels for as long as possible, just for sh!ts and giggles? The whole idea of this video is to drive as crazy as possible, not to reach point B as fast as possible...

Originally Posted by Stankia

You guys crack me up with your "finesse" and "throttle control" This isn't Formula 1. Have you never tried to spin your wheels for as long as possible, just for sh!ts and giggles? The whole idea of this video is to drive as crazy as possible, not to reach point B as fast as possible...

I agree. It looks like a lot of fun.

Originally Posted by Stankia

You guys crack me up with your "finesse" and "throttle control" This isn't Formula 1. Have you never tried to spin your wheels for as long as possible, just for sh!ts and giggles? The whole idea of this video is to drive as crazy as possible, not to reach point B as fast as possible...

Obviously I have (you should see me at autocrosses when i let loose), but if youre getting sideways just changing lanes because you treat the throttle like an on off switch, then there's something wrong

How could anybody say that is skilled driving? Because he didn't crash? He drives like a fvcking baboon on crack. It reminds me of the time I road in my buddies with 350hp and he switched highways at wot scared tge piss out of me felt as fast other bodies 500hp supra awesome car they are rare hopefully they will bring them back rx8s r ok but I don't like tge rear doors and odd shape and lackbof turbos.

Originally Posted by Stankia

You guys crack me up with your "finesse" and "throttle control" This isn't Formula 1. Have you never tried to spin your wheels for as long as possible, just for sh!ts and giggles? The whole idea of this video is to drive as crazy as possible, not to reach point B as fast as possible...

That's not what they're getting at. We know he's trying to stay sideways - it's the manner he does it in. So erratic and just bad. Buddy of mine is arguably one of the best drivers I know of, we take random cars for sideways action frequently and not once do I flop around like a tag doll as passenger or the car struggle to keep balance.

Originally Posted by Fergo_the_mule

This. Those tires were bald as fvck

All other things being equal, bald tires = more grip.

Originally Posted by dreamdrivedrift

Obviously I have (you should see me at autocrosses when i let loose), but if youre getting sideways just changing lanes because you treat the throttle like an on off switch, then there's something wrong

What's "wrong" is that he's got a bunch of cameras rolling and he needs to put on a show.

As was pointed out, drifting is for show, not for speed.

Originally Posted by Xcelratr

All other things being equal, bald tires = more grip.

...but how?

Originally Posted by Fergo_the_mule

...but how?

Tread is for water, sand, snow, mud, etc.

On dry pavement, less tread produces more traction because the shorter tread lugs deflect less, making the contact patch more stable. Most tread lugs also get a little wider towards the bottom, so as they wear, there's actually more rubber and less air in the contact patch, which produces more grip.

There's a reason race cars run slicks in the dry. In fact, in the late 90s when F1 wanted to slow the cars down, they compelled them to run grooved tires to take grip away from them.

The caveat on this is "all other things being equal". While street tires don't harden due to heat cycles the way race tires do, the tread compound does get harder over time, especially with lots of sunlight exposure or spending a lot of time in contact with concrete. So it's possible that old, shallow-treaded tires would harden to the point where they have less grip than new, full-treaded tires. But my sense is that guy's tires don't last very long.

It's also assuming the tread is just worn down, but that the tires haven't been worn so much that the harder rubber of the undertread or the actual belts are exposed. Those don't do gription so good.

Again, this is only for dry pavement. Rain, snow, off road, etc requires tread in order to allow the tire to grip the surface underneath the crap.

Originally Posted by Xcelratr

Tread is for water, sand, snow, mud, etc.

On dry pavement, less tread produces more traction because the shorter tread lugs deflect less, making the contact patch more stable. Most tread lugs also get a little wider towards the bottom, so as they wear, there's actually more rubber and less air in the contact patch, which produces more grip.

There's a reason race cars run slicks in the dry. In fact, in the late 90s when F1 wanted to slow the cars down, they compelled them to run grooved tires to take grip away from them.

The caveat on this is "all other things being equal". While street tires don't harden due to heat cycles the way race tires do, the tread compound does get harder over time, especially with lots of sunlight exposure or spending a lot of time in contact with concrete. So it's possible that old, shallow-treaded tires would harden to the point where they have less grip than new, full-treaded tires. But my sense is that guy's tires don't last very long.

It's also assuming the tread is just worn down, but that the tires haven't been worn so much that the harder rubber of the undertread or the actual belts are exposed. Those don't do gription so good.

Again, this is only for dry pavement. Rain, snow, off road, etc requires tread in order to allow the tire to grip the surface underneath the crap.

Schooled, much appreciated

This guy has been playing too much gta

He spins tires in 3rd because they are overheated, don't you guys play Forza? That said, the S38B38 is a very potent engine, very unappreciated here in the US, probably because of its rarity.

Originally Posted by TiAg2247

We know he's trying to stay sideways - it's the manner he does it in. So erratic and just bad. Buddy of mine is arguably one of the best drivers I know of, we take random cars for sideways action frequently and not once do I flop around like a tag doll as passenger or the car struggle to keep balance.

After reading your post, the following image came to mind

Originally Posted by Surrept

Am I the only one who noticed the camera angles? This was not just some guy dicking around on public roads with those shots. There is more to this than there appears.

I just thought he had a few friends and followed another one while he made laps. But, after watching the Ronin clip maybe they were filming Russkie and Hutch.

Originally Posted by TiAg2247

That's not what they're getting at. We know he's trying to stay sideways - it's the manner he does it in. So erratic and just bad. Buddy of mine is arguably one of the best drivers I know of, we take random cars for sideways action frequently and not once do I flop around like a tag doll as passenger or the car struggle to keep balance.

Exactly. I've been in the car with people drifting sideways and fast and quite scary but they weren't thrashing like this guy and in the other lane making people stop to avoid getting hit. There is no reason for him to smash it into gear, turn the wheel so jerky. He's just completely manhandling the car and looks like he's trying to break it.

I mean thats fine if he wants to do that, but to endanger so many people in the process is complete idiocy.

Haha!

While the guy was definitely driving recklessly and like an idiot, I think some part of his apparent jerkiness is the shitty quality of the roads, though the guy is also by no means a smooth operator.

Originally Posted by Xcelratr

Tread is for water, sand, snow, mud, etc.

On dry pavement, less tread produces more traction because the shorter tread lugs deflect less, making the contact patch more stable. Most tread lugs also get a little wider towards the bottom, so as they wear, there's actually more rubber and less air in the contact patch, which produces more grip.

There's a reason race cars run slicks in the dry. In fact, in the late 90s when F1 wanted to slow the cars down, they compelled them to run grooved tires to take grip away from them.

The caveat on this is "all other things being equal". While street tires don't harden due to heat cycles the way race tires do, the tread compound does get harder over time, especially with lots of sunlight exposure or spending a lot of time in contact with concrete. So it's possible that old, shallow-treaded tires would harden to the point where they have less grip than new, full-treaded tires. But my sense is that guy's tires don't last very long.

It's also assuming the tread is just worn down, but that the tires haven't been worn so much that the harder rubber of the undertread or the actual belts are exposed. Those don't do gription so good.

Again, this is only for dry pavement. Rain, snow, off road, etc requires tread in order to allow the tire to grip the surface underneath the crap.

Aren't you a lawyer or something? I find your span of knowledge peculiar.

Originally Posted by k2pilot

While the guy was definitely driving recklessly and like an idiot, I think some part of his apparent jerkiness is the shitty quality of the roads, though the guy is also by no means a smooth operator.



Aren't you a lawyer or something? I find your span of knowledge peculiar.

This guy knows a lot about everything.

Originally Posted by k2pilot

Aren't you a lawyer or something? I find your span of knowledge peculiar.

I'm an out-of-work banker with diverse interests and an appetite for learning stuffs.

However, before I was seduced by the dark side and became a banker, I did work in the performance and racing auto parts business (where tires were a big part of our biz) for over a decade. So it just so happens that this subject was squarely in my wheelhouse.

Does peculiar turn you on?