CO track thread

[Roland H]

no time, no tires.

[Bimmerman325i]

Im going to the open track day on March 6 at HPR. You all should come!

[Roland H]

How do you know?

I'm an avid reader of the BF.c track/autox section and SCCA forums. I don't believe everything I read, but that seems to be the general consensus.

[Bishop]

So 205/50/15 Star specs are nearly the same price as 225/45/15 RS3's. I still have a few months of winter on the track wheels so I have some time to decide but I doubt prices or sizes will change.

I'd say go with the RS3s... I am, just cause I haven't used em before, haven't heard a ton about em, and for similar money you get a larger contact patch.

The star specs will last longer, and will be easier to learn with.

How do you know?

Good point. For calipers, you can either buy reconditioned ones or buy the caliper rebuild kits and DIY (bimmerworld sells the kits). If you decide to DIY, I know Ben and Garrett were also going to rebuild theirs, so we should have a caliper hate-fest/fix-party

Yeah.... Still need to do my rebuilds and lines and such...

A rebuilt one is around $40 after core. Not too bad.

Windshield replacements are bout $150 installed, and you will be amazed at how nice a clear windshield is!

I just paid $165 for new glass from Safelite and that was through a connection. Where can you get it for $150?

Hey everyone

I'm new to the E30 scene. I bought mine back in September and have been driving it daily. First manual car I've owned. The goal was to have a fun cheap car that I could learn manual in and autocross in. I've got manual down enough for around town driving, now I'd like to really learn to push my car.

I'll be heading down to PPIR on Sunday for the Rocky Mountain Solo event. It'll be my first time. The plan was just to wait until the summer season, but I got some tires so I'm going down. Just wondering if anybody else will be there? It'd be great to meet other E30 owners.

Autocross is a great place to start and learn car control. I'm glad I did a couple seasons with a few cars before going to HPR.

153 shipped for all four rebuilt ones. But with a 130 core charge.

So it was $153 and you have to send the calipers off your car in? I paid $40 for my rebuild kits, shipped, and I'm willing to be they'll be just as fine...



Also, Super Blue works fine in my car.... HP+ will work fine for a beginner, and I prefer full-face just cause you have the windows open and it helps keep your face from being beat up by the wind, cause the air coming into the cabin isn't exactly friendly at 100mph

[blefevre]

153 shipped for all four rebuilt ones. But with a 130 core charge.

[Cloudbase]

How much were the calipers? I've got to rebuild mine.

[blefevre]

Yes, keep me updated from the CCA. I will attend a HPDE as soon as I can but I might hit an open day first. Just depends on the schedule.

Ordered calipers today too, hopefully I can get these brakes sorted out quickly.

[Cloudbase]

So besides the BMW CCA HPDE, which I will be out of town for, what are my options? I'm not having much luck finding anything.

After the BMW CCA HPDE people usually get together for lapping days at HPR. Usually people post about it on the BMW CCA Yahoo Groups. I can relay if you're not on there. Your best bet might be to get your car prepped and meet up with that group. I bet we could find a willing instructor to give you your own mini school. The only trade off would be having to share the track with other non-like minded people. That said I think the lapping days at HPR are pretty regimented. The first track day is like drinking out of the fire hose anyway. It might be a good way to get your feet wet, then do the fall school at PMP.

My break through came when I rode in an instructor's track prepped E36 M3 in the middle of the day.

Your first day will be on learning the line, being smooth, and nailing the correct apex for your line (which will be late apexs, slow in - fast out, etc.). Focusing on that the speed will just happen on it's own. You could do that with anyone who knows HPR well.

If we can't find an instructor who's in I bet the crew on here could get you dialed. I haven't driven HPR yet, I will have by May. I had worked my way up to A group for the spring school last year, but couldn't afford to go. I'm a little rusty, but know enough to keep out of trouble. And I'm sure there is better talent in Mountain crew too.

I found the HPDE experience is very similar to flight instructing. If you are accustomed to critiquing your practical appilcation of a skill, once you get the basics it's easy to self analyze, correct, and build on individual sections of the line linking them up into overall improvement.

[downforce22]

forgot the autox season was so soon. Since its close I many just have to drive down there..

[E30Dan07]

Hey everyone

I'm new to the E30 scene. I bought mine back in September and have been driving it daily. First manual car I've owned. The goal was to have a fun cheap car that I could learn manual in and autocross in. I've got manual down enough for around town driving, now I'd like to really learn to push my car.

I'll be heading down to PPIR on Sunday for the Rocky Mountain Solo event. It'll be my first time. The plan was just to wait until the summer season, but I got some tires so I'm going down. Just wondering if anybody else will be there? It'd be great to meet other E30 owners.

[blefevre]

I bought the D-forces for a reason :)

I will just buy tires for them, it's not a big deal. I only put a few thousand miles on the hartges so I can't say I know the tires on there well enough for it to matter.

[Eric]

Brakes: I already did rotors and pads so I don't need those. I just need to get my leak under control. The brake lines are cracked and it is still leaking good somewhere. I am going to do lines and calipers to start. Brakes are too important for me to ignore even for DD.

Helmet: Yeah I need to figure this one out

Windshield: I found the forum on HDPE for NASA. They technically aren't supposed to pass my car with the full length cracking. That one is optional unless they tell me it has to be done.

Tires: I will not race on the Hartges. The D-forces have winter tires so I have to buy SOMETHING so it makes to most sense to get star specs off the bat.

thanks for all the help everyone! I just ordered the turner brake lines and more fluid. I need to figure out where I want to buy calipers from so hopefully the brakes will be good to go soon.

Leaking brakes is dangerous and you should not drive the car until it is fixed. Seriously, don't drive it!


What is wrong with the Harge's? My 6 minutes in Colorado tell me that the streets here are far more beat up than a race track. The probability of you having an off are slim in a HPDE, remember, it's about teaching you how to drive on a track, not lower lap times.

I would just drive the car on track with the hartge's. The tires will be familiar to you, so it won't be another learning curve to worry about.

Windshield replacements are bout $150 installed, and you will be amazed at how nice a clear windshield is!




For the price of a set of star specs, you can have your car up and ready for a HPDE...

[blefevre]

Bma

[Bimmerman325i]

Hm. Where at? I wonder how much m3 rears are.

[blefevre]

A rebuilt one is around $40 after core. Not too bad.