BMI Racing 4 Rotor RX-8 Test Video

MonkeySlide · 04-14-2010, 01:11 PM

Since BMI Unfortunately were not able to run at Long Beach I thought I should post this test video of their 4 Rotor RX-8 testing at Willow Springs with Brian Wilkerson driving just to show that it actually did get sideways at least a few times before the team ran into some last minute problems at LB. Enjoy

slideways2004 · 04-14-2010, 04:27 PM

sounds like its only running on 2 cylinders instead of 4 in the first part of the video.

should be a badass car once its dialed in

Jeff Abbott · 04-14-2010, 08:17 PM

I sure as *Censored**Censored**Censored**Censored* wanted to see Brian rip that fukker around LB..
Next time man!!

Sebring · 04-15-2010, 03:18 AM

sounds like it's running a bit weird. Or is that the rev limiter I'm hearing?

Travis_Sooy · 04-15-2010, 03:53 AM

sounds nasty! see it at ATL?

Bebop · 04-15-2010, 11:51 AM

it really does not sound right

suspension needs some major tuning as well

MonkeySlide · 04-15-2010, 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blaze1

it really does not sound right

suspension needs some major tuning as well

Not all 4 Rotors sound the same. If you listen to Mad Mike's RX-7 and then the Mazda 787B they sound nothing alike. During the test it was running fine but it was down on power a bit because of the fuel map they were running at the time.

Also keep in mind that the video was shot with a $150 Kodak HD flip-style camera..they don't exactly have the best microphones on the planet.

Bebop · 04-15-2010, 01:54 PM

Yeah, something has to be off with the map

at high RPM it sounds like its starving for fuel and or spark.

Piner · 04-15-2010, 02:03 PM

yeah it has to be really down on power since I heard Brian having to clutch kick a few times just to get around one corner. I mean I wouldn't expect that from a FD car.

MonkeySlide · 04-15-2010, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blaze1

Yeah, something has to be off with the map

at high RPM it sounds like its starving for fuel and or spark.

I just talked to the team again and I was incorrect. They actually switched back to the original map when they were testing. The reason why it may sound "off" (besides the microphone not being 100% accurate) is the fact that Brian was only gonig half-throttle when drifting.

This was literally his first time in the car so he did the professional thing and decided to feel it out first instead of jumping in and burrying his foot in the floor pan right away.

slideways2004 · 04-15-2010, 08:37 PM

wow. how could you hold back and not go full throttle on a car like that. Takes some serious discipline.

I really want to see a full throttle video!

04-14-2010, 01:11 PM	#1
MonkeySlide Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: a lil town called "none of yer cot daym business" Posts: 925	BMI Racing 4 Rotor RX-8 Test Video Since BMI Unfortunately were not able to run at Long Beach I thought I should post this test video of their 4 Rotor RX-8 testing at Willow Springs with Brian Wilkerson driving just to show that it actually did get sideways at least a few times before the team ran into some last minute problems at LB. Enjoy

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04-14-2010, 04:27 PM	#2
slideways2004 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Houston Posts: 839	sounds like its only running on 2 cylinders instead of 4 in the first part of the video. should be a badass car once its dialed in

04-14-2010, 08:17 PM	#3
Jeff Abbott Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Temecula CA Posts: 145	I sure as CensoredCensoredCensoredCensored wanted to see Brian rip that fukker around LB.. Next time man!!

04-15-2010, 03:18 AM	#4
Sebring Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 149	sounds like it's running a bit weird. Or is that the rev limiter I'm hearing?

04-15-2010, 03:53 AM	#5
Travis_Sooy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: moore,oklahoma Posts: 16	sounds nasty! see it at ATL?

04-15-2010, 11:51 AM	#6
Bebop Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: 951 Posts: 2,484	it really does not sound right suspension needs some major tuning as well

04-15-2010, 01:54 PM	#8
Bebop Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: 951 Posts: 2,484	Yeah, something has to be off with the map at high RPM it sounds like its starving for fuel and or spark.

04-15-2010, 02:03 PM	#9
Piner Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Ramstein AB, Germany Posts: 776	yeah it has to be really down on power since I heard Brian having to clutch kick a few times just to get around one corner. I mean I wouldn't expect that from a FD car.

04-15-2010, 08:37 PM	#11
slideways2004 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Houston Posts: 839	wow. how could you hold back and not go full throttle on a car like that. Takes some serious discipline. I really want to see a full throttle video!