CSL Race Series 09 is All Systems GO !!

[DazBlackCSL]

CSL CUP Race series for 2009 :whistle:

[Andyk]

Are there other cars or is it just Thorney at the mo...would love to go a watch a load of CSL's racing....many signed up.

[DazBlackCSL]

So far yes quite a few ... BM Sport , Simpsons etc have all shown interest , if everyone that has expressed a good interest actually does it then 20/30 car grid ... with Dunlop Support and TV coverage :-D

[Andyk]

Thats a suprise.....look forward to going along to watch so great live racing then. :thumbs:

[DazBlackCSL]

Also M3's racing as well , std and modded , and full race ... M3 and CSL .. im butchering my old M3 E46 to race ..Stripped / cage / AP's etc .. not racing the CSL .. keeping it fairly std :wink: as a road car ... as im getting carried away already !..

[SpineOnABap]

So far yes quite a few ... BM Sport , Simpsons etc have all shown interest , if everyone that has expressed a good interest actually does it then 20/30 car grid ... with Dunlop Support and TV coverage :-D

:-D "Interest" is one thing.... I used to get loads of "interest" when I tried to arrange normal trackdays, up to the point they had to commit :-D

[DazBlackCSL]

[DazBlackCSL]

So far yes quite a few ... BM Sport , Simpsons etc have all shown interest , if everyone that has expressed a good interest actually does it then 20/30 car grid ... with Dunlop Support and TV coverage :-D

:-D "Interest" is one thing.... I used to get loads of "interest" when I tried to arrange normal trackdays, up to the point they had to commit :-D

Yep totally agree :wink:

[_Nathan_]

I was really, really interested but as time goes on I'm still waiting to see regs and am concerned they'll be too restrictive, as it is I am carrying on modding my car and if it fits the series then great, if not I'll find somewhere else to do some racing in it.

Should be called the M3 cup as most of the grid will be normal M3s.

Had already bought a Drexler plated diff and 4.1 final drive so that is going in, if the modified class doesn't allow it then I'll have to go elsewhere.

[shimmy]

Nathan

What do they do then?

Come on teach us thickos a thing or two!

[_Nathan_]

Diff is more aggressive lockup which can be adjusted with shims, other have said it gives awesome traction but I can't confirm that until I've used it! Hopefully be more reliable too. Downside is the grating \ chuntering noises like a GT3 Cup diff.

Final drive is for better acceleration at the expense of low geared crusing and a little bit of top end.

Standard is 3.6 which gives a geared top speed of 206 in 6th which will never be reached anyway, with the 4.1 final drive 6th gear will hit 8200 rpm at 181 mph which might just be reachable.

downside is 4.5k rpm at 100mph cruise.

circa 10% more torque at the wheels so hopefully a similar improvement in acceleration...

[Andyk]

Ahhh all types of M3, it all makes sense now....did wonder how the organisers manage to get 20 to 30 CSL's with only 422 produced over here.

[E46ACS]

I would be very interested in going to watch.

When the calender of races is produced, maybe we should arrange a CSLregister stand at one (maybe more) race? Be a great meet for members on here for next year.

Maybe even work with the organisers and have a parade lap?

The CSL's that are racing, need a cslregister sticker on them at the very least!

[E46ACS]

Is there an outline schedule of circuits/dates availible now?

Or does anyone know when this is going to be coming out?

[englebert]

So why is it called a CSL Cup if all M3s are allowed.... :whistle: