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Yes, owning one of those older BMWs with a FULL SIZE SPARE is very handy. Luckily I have only been driving for 11 years and I still have yet to need to use it.
[quote=”goeslikeschnell” post=543]Fastest run of the day @ 92.8 — Got a DNF on this one for some reason. Can anyone spot what went wrong??[/quote]
I agree with Dave. I did not see anything that would count as a DNF.
Here is my fastest clean time of 84.2.
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e857upl7tQ&feature=youtu.be[/video]My worst times are when I try to drive to fast. I become less smooth and lose time in the transitions between states. I keep reminding myself everytime I drive, “Slow is fast”. And then I put down my best time.
[quote=”jeffroberts” post=291]65 drivers registered, 51 workers… two run groups.[/quote]
30+ drivers in each group. Going to be a VERY long chevron grid.
Thanks for the offer. I talked with my brother and we figured out that if I run his car with my tires I should be okay. It will be an AA class car then.
So it looks like I have found a ride! Thanks.
I drove the other white E30 325i. I have had a smattering of different wheel sizes from 14,15,16,17 in wheels.
One of the best fitments for the e30 is the 16×7 wheel with a 205/50/16. This maintains the stock 24″ overall diameter of the tire as specified by BMW. As Jeff pointed out the 205/45/16 will give you a smaller diameter effectively increasing your acceleration.
For autocross I have used both 15×7 225/45/15 (Toyo R1R 140TW) and a 15×8 225/45/15 (Hankook R-S3). If you keep with the 7″ wide wheel the wheel offsets SHOULD be okay to where you won’t have to roll your fenders. With my 8″ wheels, I had to roll my rear fenders to fit the 225/45/15 tire (which is almost an inch smaller than the stock tire diameter giving me more acceleration.)
in your case finding a 225 or 215 M+S tire for a 15″ or 16″ wheel will be rather difficult. All of the ones that I saw are summer performance tires and r-comps. I would stick with the 205, a much better selection of tires, they fit better in the wheel wells than 215 and 225s.
Now I run two different wheels sets, my track set, 15×8 225/45/15 with sticky tires that comes in at 35lbs per corner.
My street setup varies with a 17×7.5 currently running 225/35/17 and also in the past and in the near future 215/40/17.
As regarding which M+S tire I can’t help you because I never put less than a Ultra high performance summer tire (as per tirerack’s description) on my car. Living in the Bay Area with a car that will never see snow or off pavement duty, it is something I don’t worry about.
Sorry if that was a little scattered feeling.
I dont know if I can make it. I might be getting kinda busy then since it will be close to the end of the semester.
[quote=”buraddo” post=58]
Maybe we can put it in the back of the trailer and haul it to Marina.[/quote]
Sorry I already claim the trailer as trailer driver. That is how I get my car to the races.
Does this mean that I am thoroughly hooked on autox?
I just spent and entire week working on my car doing a complete front suspension overhaul, new head gasket, headers, braided steel brake lines (finally!) and getting a custom exhaust welded up.
I am definitely taking advantage of the bushings are free performance upgrades, no more rubber for me on the front end.
Lets just hope that the driver gets improved as much this year as the car is improved.
Looking forward to this next season, going to be a blast.
I use Simbin’s Race 07 series on my computer with a Logitech G27. I actually have autocross course that I run. The problem is it can only handle a certain number of knock over cones, the rest all act like cement pylons and will flip your car or stop you very solidly if you hit them. My current mount isn’t ideal using a number of counter weights boards and a stool, but in the future I intend to get a old E30 sport seat and weld myself up a legitimate racing seat setup with fully adjustable seat and steering wheel positioning.