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    Autocrossing the 318is

    Here are some pics of an autocross I went to with 2 of my friends . It was put on by a local lotus club and was an instructional autocross so I had an instructor with me for a few runs. They started us off with two courses, one focusing on slalom and the other on braking and turning, then combined the courses in the afternoon. I learned some new skills and enjoyed my first large autocross (lap times were in the low 50 second range).

    My friends brought out their e36 M3 and '01 s2000.

    My best was 51.8
    e36 M3 best was 51.2
    And the s2000 with crap tires got a 52.5 or so

    Good fun, hope to do more in the future.

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    looks like an Air Force Base in the background. Why cant we do it here in Germany I dont understand.

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      #3
      Redcarbon what sort of suspension parts are you running on your 318is?
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        #4
        Damn, way to keep up with the e36 and BEAT the S2k. Hopefully the course was more valuable to them.

        "Having won more road races than any other model in history, the E30 M3 is considered by many to be the world's most successful road race car." - Simply put, E30s kick ass.

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          #5
          nice job man... M42 powaaaah!

          can you comment on the day and your success in general, besides your mad sKilZ?

          What kind of feedback did you get from the instructor?

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            #6
            Nice! I can only hope to do so well this summer.
            Back to my roots

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              #7
              that second picture is really cool. I like the looks of your car, must be the wheels and the way the sterling reflects the sky.

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                #8
                Looks good, I LOVE the second shot.

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                  #9
                  that second shot is seriously tits... great pics!
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by MikesJo
                    Redcarbon what sort of suspension parts are you running on your 318is?
                    Let's see...
                    IE3 Springs
                    Koni SAs
                    GC RSM
                    M3 offset CABs
                    new stock control arms/tie rods
                    IE urethane subframe and trailing arm bushings (street)
                    IE big sways front and rear
                    4.10 LSD
                    MarkD chip
                    16x7 SSR comp wheels
                    205-50/16 Hankook RS-2 tires
                    two days before the autocross I added:
                    ATE slot rotors up front/new stock rear rotors
                    Hawk HP+ front pads/Hawk HPS rear pads

                    I plan on doing some track days this summer as well.

                    Originally posted by Febi Guibo
                    nice job man... M42 powaaaah!

                    can you comment on the day and your success in general, besides your mad sKilZ?

                    What kind of feedback did you get from the instructor?
                    I don't have mad skillz, in equal cars the s2000 driver has beaten me and the M3 driver. But I definitely could have been faster; better start, braking later, setting up the straights better, being more aggressive...

                    My instructor helped me find a good seating position, moved my mirrors (like you see above) to increase my vision from the car, told me how to set up each turn, where my car should be and where it should be pointing. He didn't give much more feedback other than dissecting my run and telling me where I could have been faster or where I messed up. He then took me for a ride in his '05 Elise, great experience.

                    I have a small autocross tomorrow, I'll see if I can put in to practice the stuff I learned.

                    More of pic 2:
                    http://www.r3vlimited.com/gallery/fi.../4/marina8.jpg
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                      #11
                      pic two is amazing, anybody else have to do a double take on that one??

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by E30-330i
                        looks like an Air Force Base in the background. Why cant we do it here in Germany I dont understand.
                        Ah you can, It's called Saarbrucken or Bitburg or any other numerous other closed USAF airfields.

                        That is March AFB or Sacramento ALC or Norton AFB?

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                          #13
                          Nice driving :up:
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                            #14
                            Originally posted by redcarbon
                            I don't have mad skillz, in equal cars the s2000 driver has beaten me and the M3 driver.
                            Hahaha. Stop picking on S2Ks in your 318, you know that's not fair!

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