Any E30 rallyists here?

[SlapDash]

Ha ha...

The first rally is the next rally after the car is done! Just got most of the lights working and should be installing seats this weekend.

Best of luck to you at Targa!

I'll be following your progress and hope to see you on the Speed documentary.

Good luck!

Mazeltov! So when's the first rally?

Martin and I are in Newfoundland, spending the week before the event scouting the stages. Registration is this Saturday. Sunday the event starts with the Prologue day, then Monday to Friday we hit the stages in earnest.

Stories and photos of our adventures so far are being posted in the MCO forum, here.

[SlapDash]

Here's the Slapdash car so far. Still needs a lot, but it's under its own power, all the lights work, wipers, fan, Speedo, etc. This is the first time its seen daylight in months...

[psyber_0ptix]

yaayy

[KennyT]

There is 325 registered for the Lake Superior Pro Rally this weekend. Is that any of you?

[QUKBMER]

nice im in process hurry up w the pics

My friend and i are trying to get this car going,maybe a s50 or stay with the m10.

[SlapDash]

I'm still relatively new to the scene as far as what engine is what, but I would, if you haven't already, spend the money on suspension reinforcement, skid plates, bash plates, diff covers, etc.

A friend of mine was in a rally and he hit a rock so hard that the top of the engine dented the hood -- and that was with a skid plate.

[u3b3rg33k]

A friend of mine was in a rally and he hit a rock so hard that the top of the engine dented the hood -- and that was with a skid plate.

Moral of the story:
Don't hit rocks.

[SlapDash]

Yes.

[SlapDash]

Shakedown autoX

So the Slapdash Racing BMW survived its first shakedown in the form of an airport tarmac autoX yesterday.

Running on 10-year-old bald snow tires, the 325iS did pretty well as far as holding together. I did however, find several 'extra' parts from the build as they rolled around the floor during hard cornering.

There were several spins (unintentional) and a few 'oh sh*t' moments, but all in all, everything stood up well.

My only major complaint was that city bus steering wheel and the 20-minute, lock-to-lock steering time.

I was a full 20 seconds behind a Lotus Elise on the mile course, but hey, he had ABS and, uh, a Lotus.

[FredK]

Sweet! I can't believe you autocrossed using snow tires! haha.

[KennyT]

This weekend at LSPR



Scott Sanford was the driver.

[SlapDash]

Sweet!

[SlapDash]

Sweet! I can't believe you autocrossed using snow tires! haha.

Us rally people live on the fringe. At the end of the day, there was more fringe on my tires than a John Denver suede jacket in 1978.

[SlapDash]

Here's a shot of my favorite AutoX tires...

[FredK]

ahahah sweet

It must have been quite a squirmy tire!