Long term non BMW project teaser

[Emre]

Scenes from VIR

Believe it or not, I've been doing track stuff for about 15 years and this was my first ever trip to VIR. I can't believe I missed out on this! What a fantastic place. The folks at Tarheel CCA ran a very tight ship. Tons of track time: I put in 340 track miles (100+ laps!) over 2.5 days. Here are some pics from the event...videos to follow.

The Venue

[dirty30]

Everything the Tarheel chapter puts together is on point. I really like that group. VIR is a track every car nut needs to visit or drive on before they die. Its the big bad beast of the east.

[Emre]

The Car



My Playmates











Will post videos shortly.

[2mAn]

Ive always loved these cars. My brother has a Euro 16v and a while we raced it against a NA 16v and it was a noticeable difference. I know the CR is higher on the Euro cars, but what about the cams? I cant figure out any other major differences

[Emre]

Ive always loved these cars. My brother has a Euro 16v and a while we raced it against a NA 16v and it was a noticeable difference. I know the CR is higher on the Euro cars, but what about the cams? I cant figure out any other major differences

The only differences are higher compression, no cat, and slightly different tune.

[Emre]

DTM revival at VIR: on track with a gaggle of E30 M3s

[Emre]

more from VIR

[MyE30]

That must have been awesome to have your 190 out there with a bunch of rival E30 M3s. It's been over four years since I've been to VIR: the track surface is all nice now and I guess the oak tree fell a few years ago.

[markseven]

Awesome.

[DER E30]

Sub'd, this is sick! Can't wait to see the new motor!

[Emre]

First race...yay!

So, we put the finishing touches on the car in preparation for the first race.

First off, halo seat with fresh FIA stickers:



Harnesses, center net, and window net with fresh SFI stamps:



Fire suppression system and ignition kill switch in place:





Series sponsor decals in place:



Rookie decal on the rump:



Passed NASA annual tech and BMW CCA CR event tech:



Ready to go! Updates from Calabogie shortly.

[Emre]

Photos from first race

Finished my first race weekend with BMW CCA CR at Calabogie. I was at the back of the pack, but had a great time. Can't wait to do it again!



















Photos courtesy of Susan Dobson.

[kingston]

Dude, that looks like a great field of cars!!

[markseven]

Very cool. Emre!

[Emre]

Came home to find this in the mail: the "Spirit of Club Racing" award for the Calabogie weekend.

It was very unexpected and makes the event even more memorable for me. The BMW CCA Club Race guys really made me feel welcome! I'll be back for sure.