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      05-20-2007, 01:58 PM   #1
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130 MPH Club, Bonneville Salt Flats

At the Bonneville Salt Flats... If a driver reaches 130 mph from a dead stop within one mile he (or she) can join the 130 mph club.

I'm curious. What stock BMW models could currently join this club (if any)?

Here is a link to an interesting write up about an Audi trying to make the club: http://www.audiworld.com/news/00/130club/content.shtml
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      05-20-2007, 03:05 PM   #2
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I would hope your 325i could make it.. They trap what 90mph in the 1/4 mile. My 328i will hit 110 on this stretch of road that is just a tad longer than 1/4 mile I measured it using GPS and it was .28x of a mile. But then again an indicated 110 mph is only 101-102 MPH real speed.
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      05-20-2007, 03:46 PM   #3
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NA cars will have a hard time due to the 4200 ft elevation. My guess is that the 335i coupe *might* be able to do it but it doesn't look easy.
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should be piss for most bigger engined bmw, liek the 335d and 335i
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      05-20-2007, 06:01 PM   #5
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Shouldn't ALL of the 3's be able to do this? Or is the altitude that big of a deal?
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Haha sounds cool but scary... I may want to hit 130 too much and run out of driveway to brake...
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It's not just the altitude, which will wreak havock on forced-induction engines, but the traction on the salt and the ambient pressure and temperature.

Perhaps a procede-tuned 335i with 95+ octane gas may be able to squeeze in.
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      05-20-2007, 07:17 PM   #8
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my M6 could do it!
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      05-21-2007, 02:15 AM   #9
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should be piss for most bigger engined bmw, liek the 335d and 335i
Diesels don't have problems at heights
3 more weeks and I'm gonna drive in the alps with my 335d at 3000-6000ft
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      05-21-2007, 10:18 AM   #10
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hmmm...hit 130 easy in germany...not sure on the distance...i was over 100 at the bottom of the on ramp tho.
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Ah guys..just an FYI...that 130 mph club is not as easy as you think..your car actually goes slower on salt. My friend does that event frequently. I am sharing his car at an event in two weeks..can't wait.

Here is one of my friends there:

http://forums.audiworld.com/a4b7/msgs/73386.phtml

He hit 189 in his car...

And another:

http://forums.audiworld.com/a4b7/msgs/57462.phtml

He ended up making the 150 mph club...after that you need all kinds of roll bars and such.
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      05-21-2007, 11:12 AM   #12
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One more article about it...

http://www.audiworld.com/news/00/130club/index.html
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      05-21-2007, 12:52 PM   #13
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Damn...that shit must eat your paint like crazy...hope you got a nice layer of wax on there.
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