NASA HPDE @ Putnam Park, Oct. 8-9

[rwh11385]

and work on those point-bys.....haha. Me and Alex were in a train behind you.....twice the last session.

But yeah, before anyone builds up a "track car", drive one stock. My 2800lb car with soft rates and barely any acceleration mods is still a lot faster than I am. Also, 195s are great for the first few events, and 205 are plently of rubber for the size of the e30, and 50-15s are cheap.....so are 15x7s.

[Dave]

and work on those point-bys.....haha.

HA! If I hadn't pointed you by between 4 and 5, maybe you would have taken 7 better and not wound up in the pasture!!!!!:p If only there were pics of you mowing the lawn out there!

[Charlie]

edit: the man has silenced me

Hush you.

That valence is euro. M-tec 3. Less frontal area means less drag, it's faster.

The broken swaybar links and bent control arm mean less weight.

That's my story.

-Charlie

[rwh11385]

That valence is euro. M-tec 3. Less frontal area means less drag, it's faster.
-Charlie

True stylin'.


Oh noes

Working on the car.

Sunday morning

"Why don't you change the color of that headlight bucket?"

Relaxing with the e30 homies between sessions/classroom. One of the greatest aspect of this weekend - having everyone together, for a possibly rare opportunity, but we'll try to repeat this.

[rwh11385]

That valence is euro. M-tec 3. Less frontal area means less drag, it's faster.
-Charlie

True stylin'.


Oh noes

Working on the car.

Sunday morning

"Why don't you change the color of that headlight bucket?"

Relaxing with the e30 homies between sessions/classroom. One of the greatest aspect of this weekend - having everyone together, for a possibly rare opportunity, but we'll try to repeat this.

It's great how much a valence will straighten out by hand.

[Dave]

Do we dare let the r3v kids know about the new Treehouse Weed-Whacker splitter?

[rwh11385]

now they will all want one (on their street rides).......

[Dave]

My right rear tire is noisy - I thought it was just crap I picked up off the track yesterday, and though I threw a lot of that shit on the way home, this one hasn't stopped and I can see no more debris on it. $167 each at Tirerack - ouch.

[MichaelH]

Looks like a lot of fun. Are you guys going to try to do it again as a group? I have been wanting to try Putnam for a while and need an excuse to make the drive. I hear it is a lot like Roebling Road which is a track that I love but am kind of getting sick of. I think Putnam would be like 6 or 7 hours from me. How far is the track from Indy?

[rwh11385]

doesn't your spare have a passenger side tire on it?

put it on, then take the wheel with the noisy tire on it and swap the tires from the driver side bent wheel


but ouch. will be good to be in an e30.


yes, want to get back out for Rites of Spring in April. It is 25 minutes from 465 approx. Rob and Tyler have come up from Nashville twice and its a drive, but Putnam is fun.

[Dave]

Good news is - wheel is not bent. Bad news maybe in the tire. Guy at the shop kept it there this evening - will call me in the morning.

Michael - I will be at Hoosier Rites of Spring. Heeter will be (I think) and waffleswaffleswaffleswaffleswaffles Will will at least be there to fetch water and man the jack.;)

I would have had fun on my own, but it was nice having some people there I had met before and others who I "knew" from r3v.

I already booked the honeymoon suite at the Motel 6 for Heeter and Will.

[Dave]

18x10 will fit on an e30



And will help brace you for a little lift . . .



Local farmer helps Charlie with some repairs . . .

[Skafrog]

Do we dare let the r3v kids know about the new Treehouse Weed-Whacker splitter?

Its a special option, it comes part of the "m50 power and 3.73 open = wheelspin" package.
Coming to stores nearest you. However, you have to be ultra fuh raze, as it requires riveting braces into the valence. So only a certain few can sign up.

Robert, 1:32 sucks. Get a 1:25 and change.

[PeaveyBassist]

I'll be posting a cool pic late tonight. I'm thinkin bout gettin new wheels and I wanna see what everybody thinks. And btw... I will look into Rites of Spring. I should be there to drive ON the track this time. Dun dun dunnnn Somebody else will be the tire changin bitch.

Will

[Skafrog]

Looks like a lot of fun. Are you guys going to try to do it again as a group? I have been wanting to try Putnam for a while and need an excuse to make the drive. I hear it is a lot like Roebling Road which is a track that I love but am kind of getting sick of. I think Putnam would be like 6 or 7 hours from me. How far is the track from Indy?

1 hour east of indy. You can always come up with Tyler and I.
Yes, I hope that we will be doing this again. I will have trouble going to DE's without e30 fanatics anymore after this weekend.