thought Id share my last race

[ITAracer]

this is an edit view from 2 E30 race car as they race each other along with other cars http://vimeo.com/6174071

[Bishop]

Cool Vid, sucks that Eric got taken out right at the end though

[2002maniac]

Cool video and great racing! What is the typical suspension setup for you IT guys?

[etxxz]

great video! thanks for sharing stinks getting bumped into at the limit of traction... atleast it wasnt catastrophic like you describe it just got your tires covered up in dirt ; /
i enjoyed the video for sure!

[Bishop]

I think he meant catastrophe because it was the final lap and he lost 4 positions

[ITAracer]

the editor is my friend's (Tucker) wife . i was the one that got spun out. the neon was 4th i think i could have passed him by the start finish line. there was no fault asigned to that event. i only left room for 1 car inside not 2 because i was trying to pass the neon on the out side and force him to pinch the exit. the over all leader made what looked like from the stands(3 different people came to me afterwards) to be a dive bomb style pass atempt on the miata that was going to my inside because i was going out side the neon.
on our IT setup at the moment both of the ITA E30s are running specE30 suspension but we both weight 150lbs lighter(2600 with driver). the white and black car was on Kumho v710s and i the black and yellow was on nitto NTO1's , both of us have fresh ETA's mine makes 130 whp 172wtq and the black and white 137whp 178wtq

[Bishop]

5-speed trans? I don't think I saw anyone shift the whole video, might just be because the camera is above it, but didn't notice any hands reaching down or anything.

[ITAracer]

yes getrag 260's i needed to use 3,4,and 5th at the begining where i pass the spun car on the left i was in second. the other incar he was using just 3rd and 4th. both of us shift quickly. i surprise my self sometimes when i watch

[Bishop]

Alrighty then

[Vethen]

Suck that you got hit. Video really makes me wanna go racing with a e30, asap

[Bishop]

I was halfway through the vid last night when I paused and went out for a spin in Boulder at like 11:30. Also found out that a 4.10 LSD and a high RPM clutch dump equals fun... I came from an STi, so spinning tires is new to me lol...

[ITAracer]

my e30 is fun but i cant wait till i finish my e36 m3 race car. if you didnt notice the black and white car is a 4 door its painted in a theme of a portland area taxi cab.

[BimmerTom]

Do you get a longer life out of racing ETA motors due to the lower RPM's, over i motors?

It's strange to listen to SpecE30 races and those i motors just sound like they are screaming compared to an 'E' motor.

Tom

[ITAracer]

i think we will right now our red line is 5000 we may go 5500 if an advantage is to be had going that high. my first motor had 294k miles on it for its first track day and 310 was its last race it was burning to much oil on track but none on the street. we have a class that is kinda like SpecE30 its called Pro3 (http://pro3-racing.com/) and basiclly specE30 with more go fast goodies and lighter its still a drivers class even though not every thing is spec'd out just the tires. the EIP bmw in my video is a pro3 car running in its second class

[lux]

thanks for sharing - always cool to see racing on other tracks besides the ones in my area.