Far from an E30, E39 M5 Racecar

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  • dothadance
    E30 Enthusiast
    • Jun 2011
    • 1121

    #16
    gotdayum

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    • jrhaile
      Mod Crazy
      • Oct 2005
      • 744

      #17
      July 12-15th at Spokane County is the next time I'm racing. After that I'm hoping for the Ridge on the 18th of August. The car will also be at 5erWest on July 23rd
      Last edited by jrhaile; 06-12-2012, 01:28 PM.

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      • e30lov
        E30 Mastermind
        • Jul 2008
        • 1597

        #18
        You sir have more balls then me. Also a bigger wallet

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        • jrhaile
          Mod Crazy
          • Oct 2005
          • 744

          #19
          Originally posted by e30lov
          You sir have more balls then me. Also a bigger wallet
          Probably not lol. I do ok to live on but racing is a whole other expense of its own. And it becomes your ever ongoing project. I love it though.

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          • 318isbmw
            Moderator
            • Nov 2005
            • 2841

            #20
            Originally posted by e30lov
            You sir have more balls then me. Also a bigger wallet
            Haile has taken care of a lot of spokane bmw guys, so a few of us helped out as a thank you for all haile has done for the community.

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            • Mlarsen
              R3V Elite
              • Feb 2010
              • 4082

              #21
              In that video is that just a lapping day or are you racing?

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              • 10Toes
                Me Father Was A Tree
                • Jan 2008
                • 61222

                #22
                Originally posted by Mlarsen
                In that video is that just a lapping day or are you racing?
                Novice race.

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                • ACHTUNG
                  R3VLimited
                  • May 2005
                  • 2397

                  #23
                  Sounds fantastically guttural!

                  Good driving too.
                  1989 US E30 Cammed S52
                  Under Construction: 1983 Euro E28 Cammed LQ9/LS3 Heads/Jakeb E28 LSx Kit

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                  • jrhaile
                    Mod Crazy
                    • Oct 2005
                    • 744

                    #24
                    Originally posted by 10Toes
                    Novice race.
                    Correct. Here is a link to my Group 4 race where I drive off turn 7 into the grass. Completely missed the braking point and turn in :yawn:



                    And here's a video at SCR where I get to open it up a bit more

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                    • jrhaile
                      Mod Crazy
                      • Oct 2005
                      • 744

                      #25
                      Originally posted by 318isbmw
                      Haile has taken care of a lot of spokane bmw guys, so a few of us helped out as a thank you for all haile has done for the community.
                      You're so sweet, I just want to hug you :giggle:

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                      • F34R
                        sLaughter
                        • May 2009
                        • 12385

                        #26
                        IMO the M5 is not made to be a fat touring highway car. You did right by her props man.
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                        • jrhaile
                          Mod Crazy
                          • Oct 2005
                          • 744

                          #27
                          Originally posted by F34R
                          IMO the M5 is not made to be a fat touring highway car. You did right by her props man.
                          Thanks dude. Been in an E36 M3 Racecar and my car, I can for sure feel the extra weight and especially length of the M5 but it's very manageable, just have to be quick to get the back end in check sometimes.

                          Also the suspension from factory is a notch about the E36 in some aspects. It has true rear coilovers, front and rear subframes are tubed, thick factory front swaybar, etc.

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                          • eurotrash
                            Mod Crazy
                            • May 2007
                            • 768

                            #28
                            If uve got the 8" can u run the irs 8.8 out of the 4x4 explorers?

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                            • 325ix
                              R3V OG
                              • Aug 2009
                              • 7783

                              #29
                              Are you running stock exhaust as well? There is probably a decent amount of weight to be lost there.

                              The only gripe I have with my 540 is the steering is slightly less precise than the E30 or E36.

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                              • 318isbmw
                                Moderator
                                • Nov 2005
                                • 2841

                                #30
                                Originally posted by 325ix
                                Are you running stock exhaust as well? There is probably a decent amount of weight to be lost there.
                                The exhaust isn't even close to factory, just has 2 decent mufflers at the back, the rest is straight flow through with an x pipe.

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