For those who are interested, the team found that the rear left damper had completely seized before this run. Hence why the car looks a bit of a handful!
James, not sure if you respond to fans here, but hopefully you see this. I know you were driving the car with a setup that wasn’t ideal, but what are your first impressions on the car and its drivability compared to the McLaren? Would love to hear your feedback.
i wish they could adjust the steering ratio. all the cars had the same steering ratio for some reason. but the physics was good tho, the sound also. hope theyll add option to customise this at least @@rickswanracing3139
It's so cool to see you adapting to this front-engined M4, it's obvious that it requires a different style of driving. Those understeer into oversteer moments were sketchy but it would make sense if the damper was shot
My main takeaway from this is that Reiza did a great job replicating the sound of the M4 GT3 in a Ams2! Fair play to you James. Really hope you can get a regular drive with a team this season. You deserve it.
Hey James, love the video. Would love some commentary or something given how long the video is. Great to see long form on-boards, but even a minute or two about your thoughts about the car/what you were thinking IN the car, or while driving, or anything really. Thanks! Good luck this year!
This is definitely going to keep you from being bored in content-creation. You just got done comparing the McLaren 720 EVO to reality in several sims --- now you get to do it all over again with BMW!! Looking forward to it!
Hey mate, It’s funny to think I came to Dubai for a trip with the fam all the way from Australia and we went karting to the Dubai kartdrome next door bc our karting team manager said its killa, which in Australia/adelaide standard is not hard to beat lol, on Thursday and we heard the gt3’s from the track so we went not knowning you where there until my brother saw your insta and forgot you where here not Abu Dhabi bc we thought you where there lol. I even got some videos of your car out on track and coming into the pits hahaha. Massive fan bro keep up the good work and i might see you around Dubai lol.
Man. I lived in the UAE my whole. Whenever I go for vacation out of the country, one of my favorite drivers always comes and visits dubai. I always got the worst timings
Love it James. I assume you prepped on the sim as well? Can you do more of those videos they are very interesting to see how it all translates to the real world
Bro you are amazing!!!!!! Did you get a seat in GT? Wow you definetly deserve one. Keep doing what you are doing! And I wish you all the best in your upcoming carrer!🎉🎉
As much as people meme on the sound of the M4 GT3, the onboard makes it sound pretty mean damn mean. Fingers crossed that this is the beginning of even greater things this year for you!
Awesome. Thanks for sharing your work. It's been pure delightful since I subbed the channel, nomatter if sim walkthrough or real real racing. Keep up the spirit!
Ye, Saw how much you had to snap opposite lock a few times battling to keep it balanced, good run though, these on board helmet cam shots are so good for us to learn from I'm getting so much more quicker now in all SIM racing games seeing how it's done in the real car Keep em coming
Best of luck to you in 2025 mate! That looked and sounded awesome! Def not a McLaren anymore is it? ahaha. With the damper locked up and front engine, you had a few hand twist there!
New car!! Awesome!! Then you'll have to tell us how it feels and compare it to the place where we are closest to those creatures... the simulators :D Great video james! wish u the best for this 25! for u and family.
Nice to overtake a Macca! The Beamer sounds like a brute. Your reflexes on the slides were Alonso-esque, mega impressive. Will you be doing a breakdown vid showing a comparison of your lap times with the rest of the field?
hey, nice video, waiting now for the new one with your thoughts about it and comparison to McLaren and also the real-life/sim with ACC for e.g. like you content and good luck this season!. Also, incredible job in jeddah
Great video That sound is just so amazing on the m4. You can really feel the grip and the bumps. I'm not sure why every sim out there still uses the old rev lights on the m4, most recent example lmu, that come from both sides, when the car has been using the one direction ones since 2023. But otherwise i would love a comparasion with lmu.
everybody thinks they are a sound enginear these days, when in fact what we are hearing proves nobody actually knows how to create the correct sound ranges needed, seems it copy past and chuck some effects on stuff recorded off youtube
There is a lot of vibration. If your camera can’t handle it, you can try using a software solution - most video editors have this feature. They will just crop your video a bit.
Do you ever get comfortable or is it a nervous wreck the whole time? I know when I am driving just to work or something and the ass end comes around a bit on rain or snow. I'm a little shook up about it.
For those who are interested, the team found that the rear left damper had completely seized before this run. Hence why the car looks a bit of a handful!
still rapid fair play to you mate well done!
Damn that’s annoying
Love the video🎉
James, not sure if you respond to fans here, but hopefully you see this. I know you were driving the car with a setup that wasn’t ideal, but what are your first impressions on the car and its drivability compared to the McLaren? Would love to hear your feedback.
such a new and already a problem like that?
I was about to say it looks like you’re fighting 😭
That's awesome James!! Thanks for bringing us along with you. It's been fun to watch your career continue to grow along with your channel
Glad you’re enjoying the journey man!
I always thought the M4 GT3 sounded pretty meh but I take it back. From the inside it sounds so good.
Right? From the outside it's kinda boring. But from the inside it's so aggressive. ACC really undersells it.
@@recarsion À l'extérieur le de la M4 GT3 est magique,,,
Same here, couldn’t believe how good it was on the ears when I was sat in it🤯
this seems to be a classic BMW thing lmao. my car also sounds so much better inside than outside
Was thinking the same thing!
That sound.. Should be inn the games... Awsome! And how was the fanatec wheel?... 😅
it is in AMS2 :) AMS seems pretty close… or at least closer than most other SIMs
i wish they could adjust the steering ratio. all the cars had the same steering ratio for some reason. but the physics was good tho, the sound also. hope theyll add option to customise this at least @@rickswanracing3139
@@rickswanracing3139 the gt3 and gt4 bmw in iracing sounds like hot garbage haha
@@rickswanracing3139it sold out on Fanatec I got the McLaren one
@@rickswanracing3139 LMU is way closer in terms of sounds.
It's so cool to see you adapting to this front-engined M4, it's obvious that it requires a different style of driving. Those understeer into oversteer moments were sketchy but it would make sense if the damper was shot
Yep, it is undoubtedly very different to drive compared with the McLaren, the damper did throw a spanner in the works tho lol
My main takeaway from this is that Reiza did a great job replicating the sound of the M4 GT3 in a Ams2! Fair play to you James. Really hope you can get a regular drive with a team this season. You deserve it.
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Hey James, love the video. Would love some commentary or something given how long the video is. Great to see long form on-boards, but even a minute or two about your thoughts about the car/what you were thinking IN the car, or while driving, or anything really. Thanks! Good luck this year!
Noted, I know a lot of people prefer the raw onboard footage, will bare that in mind for next time tho!
@@Jaaamesi second this! have a bit of both but really do enjoy your incites on cars
This is definitely going to keep you from being bored in content-creation. You just got done comparing the McLaren 720 EVO to reality in several sims --- now you get to do it all over again with BMW!! Looking forward to it!
Your FOV is wrong.
😂
Changes the Wheelbase? Or since when he is driving a Fanatec wheel? Thought he is using a Cube Controls wheel.
Sorry!
😮 That engine sound, shure it's clipping AF but ❤️❤️❤️
Hey mate, It’s funny to think I came to Dubai for a trip with the fam all the way from Australia and we went karting to the Dubai kartdrome next door bc our karting team manager said its killa, which in Australia/adelaide standard is not hard to beat lol, on Thursday and we heard the gt3’s from the track so we went not knowning you where there until my brother saw your insta and forgot you where here not Abu Dhabi bc we thought you where there lol. I even got some videos of your car out on track and coming into the pits hahaha. Massive fan bro keep up the good work and i might see you around Dubai lol.
Man. I lived in the UAE my whole. Whenever I go for vacation out of the country, one of my favorite drivers always comes and visits dubai. I always got the worst timings
Hahah mega, glad you got to see the cars, nice one mate!👍
@@Jaaames 👍👍👍
Man you are living the dream, thanks for keeping it real !! i love your honesty in your simracing videos and these are just a bonus for me !
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Love the footage, and I really appreciate the quality! Full screen head cam at 4k is really immersive
That's how James justifies buying new wheels for the rig
Hahahh
Love it James. I assume you prepped on the sim as well? Can you do more of those videos they are very interesting to see how it all translates to the real world
Yep, prepped in the same way as I explained in the last video. Glad you enjoyed it🤝
Bro you are amazing!!!!!! Did you get a seat in GT? Wow you definetly deserve one. Keep doing what you are doing! And I wish you all the best in your upcoming carrer!🎉🎉
Thank you sir🤝 Working hard to get that seat, will keep at it.
As much as people meme on the sound of the M4 GT3, the onboard makes it sound pretty mean damn mean. Fingers crossed that this is the beginning of even greater things this year for you!
It does sound good in real life, too. The problem is that it only has one side exhaust, so you can only hear it from one directiom.
lets go bro first drive of the year
Use this as my main car in ACC, with cockpit cam and I wish they had the same sound in the game!! Great content as always bro!! 🙏
Awesome. Thanks for sharing your work. It's been pure delightful since I subbed the channel, nomatter if sim walkthrough or real real racing.
Keep up the spirit!
Thank you for the ride around the track.👍
Omg, what kind of cam is that! Top content. GL!
How can you hide the wheel on this sim 😅. Has better sound too!
This is when you realize the BMW sounds brutal and really aggressive. Love it.
Ye, Saw how much you had to snap opposite lock a few times battling to keep it balanced, good run though, these on board helmet cam shots are so good for us to learn from
I'm getting so much more quicker now in all SIM racing games seeing how it's done in the real car
Keep em coming
I miss the McLaren but the M4 GT3 EVO dose look good & make some cool sounds
Hey look the steeringwheel is straight 😮😂
Good for you bud, hopefully more good news is too come 🤞💪
Hahah, makes a change for once doesn’t it😂
Cheers tho man.
Best of luck to you in 2025 mate! That looked and sounded awesome! Def not a McLaren anymore is it? ahaha. With the damper locked up and front engine, you had a few hand twist there!
Was definitely a handful lol - Cheers tho man!
Always good to see one of the guys live out their dreams. Godspeed for this 2025.
New car!! Awesome!! Then you'll have to tell us how it feels and compare it to the place where we are closest to those creatures... the simulators :D Great video james! wish u the best for this 25! for u and family.
Nice to overtake a Macca! The Beamer sounds like a brute. Your reflexes on the slides were Alonso-esque, mega impressive. Will you be doing a breakdown vid showing a comparison of your lap times with the rest of the field?
Alonso-esque, I’ll take it lol
Unlikely I’ll make that video as I don’t have all the lap times from the other cars unfortunately
Such a mean car, looks and sounds insane
This Meta Quest 3 VR is sooo real
Hehehe
WOW. This sound is amazing. I hope u will drive this beauty whole year. And thanks the video. 👏
You are welcome🤝
Brah that sounds is dope, hope you get sorted this season man .. good much brother
You should hold some races in AC after race week with some of the same cars in a discord
Holy cow this car sounds exactly the same in assetto corsa competitzione!
hey, nice video, waiting now for the new one with your thoughts about it and comparison to McLaren and also the real-life/sim with ACC for e.g.
like you content and good luck this season!. Also, incredible job in jeddah
Thanks man!🤝
i love Dubai Autodrome, one of my favourite tracks it looks so fun man, congrats bro
Cheers mate!
Wishing you all the best for 2025 James👍
Turn 3/4 looks so good. Sweet laps dude 🔥
Tht was sick Af❤❤
Very nice!
BMW is just pure love 🔥
Amazing laps James! Pulling out those rf2 skills I see
Ohhhh yeeeee
Cool to see youre using an fanatec wheel 😅
great video James, your onboard pov is among the best on you tube
those graphics!!! cant even see your bezel kit ;P
Thats very good VR Performance, which Hardware are you using?🤣
Reminds me of me in my car. Squirrelly
Is this the first ever BMW M4 GT3 Evo onboard footage in the world?
Thank you for that !
One of the best looking steering wheels for gt3
I wonder if Fanatec customer support is just as bad for BMW as it is for normal customers
Amazing video, thanks! Damn I love the Beamer
Now we need you to compare the car in all sims! Please do Raceroom?
Love your content, James. I hope you will race at Le mans and you will give us some insane POV's.
Awesome laps again James! Good luck
Pleas do it with the Majestique AMG GT3
I wonder what all the drivers you passed were thinking as you were squirming around for grip in front of them
Gettin a lil loosey goosey 🤣
😂
Hoping to see a lot more of you on the grid this year!
I wonder if I’ll see you there at the 24h today. Hopefully so!
Unfortunately I went home before the 24h😭
James this is the best vid on YT ….my favorite gt3 well done James
Yes front engine balance superiority
Wow the dirty air of that mclaren really did upset the car... Makes more sense about the rear damper though! That rear end seemed very loose
Yeah dirty air made this car go loose on the rear strangely, usually it creates understeer!
Great video
That sound is just so amazing on the m4. You can really feel the grip and the bumps. I'm not sure why every sim out there still uses the old rev lights on the m4, most recent example lmu, that come from both sides, when the car has been using the one direction ones since 2023. But otherwise i would love a comparasion with lmu.
That's a change of scenery for you, i bet you enjoyed that, even though it was a bit broken, could you tell it was a chunkier car?
Most definitely, big ol’ boat
I could honestly watch that for hours
YES James!!!!!
Personally I don't like this BMW... But it sounds amazing, especially from outside 😍 One and only advantage against 720S 😄
This is epic!
mate i love your onboards, but when the engine gets really loud its a bit annoying, hope you can change that somehow in the future :))
2025 is going to be an incredible year for you James. Excited to see what happens 👀
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Would of been nice having some commentary over some of the footage of what you were thinking. About the car ect
I'm sure there will be a follow up video.
Yeah it’s a tricky one, a lot of people like the raw onboard!
Ya new sim rig looks shit hot..😂🤣😂🤣..a wee bit laggy though you'll have to get your self a 5090.😊
Loool
Love to see you drive at the Bathurst 12 hour, somebody make some calls
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BMW got the best GT one of my favorites the sound is so beautiful 🥹
The Porsche, and even the Mustang easily better. The sound is like comparing apples to oranges .
Do you get any FFB Clipping😂❤
Another banger pov from james 👊
BADASS this looks crazy awesome... wish I could do that...
Why do games struggle to get that deep bass in the mix?
everybody thinks they are a sound enginear these days, when in fact what we are hearing proves nobody actually knows how to create the correct sound ranges needed, seems it copy past and chuck some effects on stuff recorded off youtube
Thank you for the video! A small piece of advice: please add some stabilization to the video; it’s difficult to watch with this level of shaking.
Really? Stabilisation is on in the camera settings?
There is a lot of vibration. If your camera can’t handle it, you can try using a software solution - most video editors have this feature. They will just crop your video a bit.
Enjoy your 1:1 replica wheel, I'm wondering what specific car this is because I've never driven a BMW before.
Insane graphics and realism 😲
Is this the M4 GT3 EVO?
yes
Yessss
Very exciting stuff James! How does the car feel compared to the McLaren?
Will do a video on this soon 👀
@@Jaaames W
So wierd that it has a fanatec sim wheel in it
awesome, James
Nice drive
Merci ❤
idk why this place reminds me of the russian gp
I got a question why is the dashboard display blurry
don't want to show the tyre pressure info to others etc
@@PeermaC_GT3 this^^
What a POV! 🔥 I still hope you stay with McLaren as a McLaren fan
this sim looks awesome but why fanatec gear? XD
Are you gona be a BMW driver now, for the new season?
Great job James! I am cheering you get a full time ride. What is the tape over the steering wheel. So you don't change your tc or abs?
Thanks man! What tape you mean?
@@Jaaames down on the lower right bottom of the wheel, it looked like something was covering a selector switch.
Nice run! Question: what camera did you use and how / where did you mount it on the helmet?
Cambox V4 Pro🫡
@@Jaaames - Thank you Sir!
finally, a car worthy for mr bladwin
now please compare to lmu m4 😂
James, tu as retrouvé un volant ?? Quelques courses ?
sound approved!
oh, give me the info for this fov, is rly interesting seems like the real one
Do you ever get comfortable or is it a nervous wreck the whole time? I know when I am driving just to work or something and the ass end comes around a bit on rain or snow. I'm a little shook up about it.
I try to stay relaxed as much as possible, would be lying if I said I never get nervous tho!