E36 Track Car

[bromers]

Been a while since I was on here.

Quick update on the car :

Car needed a bit of work to get it into race spec - primarily a full roll cage going in.

Pics :
the cage going in and after fitted.
Mate stuffed it into the tyre wall at Oulton on its first track day - no major damage mainly panels and track rod end.
Quick car - point to point with my mates 355 challenge - M3 noticeably quicker.
Needed a new spoiler to meet MSV TT regs - no aftermarket aero.
Pic at Brands Hatch.


Done a couple of races now - Oulton Park - fantastic but know the circuit well, wanted to get below 2.00min laps - ended up with 1.58 during the race on a full tank, and pretty knackered tyres. Brands Hatch GP (nice to meet you Gregor) was something different - some quick cars and drivers out there and finished a miserable 18th ish - new track though

[bromers]

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[GregorJP]

Rodney was never that spick and span when I owned him, and on watching the drive at Brands, he didn't look that slow to me either. As you say, the Brands GP is a tricky circuit to be quick on. Great to see you, Rich. Love the fact that he now has a proper spoiler.

[bromers]

Thanks Gregor.

Just completed a one hour race at Silverstone at the weekend (still using the same rubber I bought the car off you - quite entertaining) and finished 3rd overall, well happy. Competed against a couple of youngsters from the GT Academy - fully supported vs our couple of spanners and wheel jack

[derek]

Well done !! Brilliant result!!

[GregorJP]

Agree, well done Rich. There's nothing like showing up for race day and realising that your wheel brace and tyre pressure monitor doesn't quite cut it compared to the airjacks and hospitality tents down the paddock.

PS: The rubber on Rodney when you bought him was only just scrubbed in :gayfight:

[bromers]

Had a great race at Oulton few weeks ago, only bloody went and forgot to take the steering wheel
Mad dash home pre scrutineering !!

[bromers]

Agree, well done Rich. There's nothing like showing up for race day and realising that your wheel brace and tyre pressure monitor doesn't quite cut it compared to the airjacks and hospitality tents down the paddock.

PS: The rubber on Rodney when you bought him was only just scrubbed in :gayfight:

How's your racing going ?

[shimmy]

Had a great race at Oulton few weeks ago, only bloody went and forgot to take the steering wheel
Mad dash home pre scrutineering !!

ours should be all M3d up by next season if you are still driving CSCC

[GregorJP]

Racing is going well, but now the season is over. To be honest, the combination of being busy at work and travelling, plus sharing the car with my mate Ian, has meant that we haven't got the track time I would have liked. We've guested in the Toyo Saloons series and we also did a Team Trophy race.

My impression of the different series was that the participants of the Toyo races were more seasoned and that the standard of driving was higher, while Team Trophy was more patchy - certainly I witnessed some incidents that made me think twice about doing a full season. My mate Darren got put into a wall, for example.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0uzMaSsPtw

Also considering selling E36 M3 track car and buying two E30 Project BMW saloons and doing a full season. The racing is much closer, I think.

[shimmy]

come over to CSCC Modern Classics and race with us?:thumbs:

[mattCSLnut]

Racing is going well, but now the season is over. To be honest, the combination of being busy at work and travelling, plus sharing the car with my mate Ian, has meant that we haven't got the track time I would have liked. We've guested in the Toyo Saloons series and we also did a Team Trophy race.

My impression of the different series was that the participants of the Toyo races were more seasoned and that the standard of driving was higher, while Team Trophy was more patchy - certainly I witnessed some incidents that made me think twice about doing a full season. My mate Darren got put into a wall, for example.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0uzMaSsPtw

After watching the video clip twice, as I couldn't believe my eyes the first time... I have to say Darren is a very lucky boy to have survived that head on ... but also I feel the need to ask, what action was taken against the 968 driver... and I use the word "driver" very loosely here as that appears to be a very deliberate & malicious act .

[GregorJP]

Shimmy, yes, that looks like a good series indeed. Could be interesting given that I share the car with my mate Ian, and we could probably do with a series that allows sharing but in which either of us can race if the other one cannot make it.

Matt, I think he got docked 6 points and a fine. There has been quite a furore about the incident in the video and the drivers' briefing at Snetterton included particularly forceful warnings about contact on track. However, the standard of driving was still pretty poor, although (to be fair) I did manage an excursion on the grass when trying an inept overtaking move :whistle:

[bromers]

Doing CCSC again this year - but only the 2 Silverstone rounds.

Hoping to do the Birkett in November.

Car has evolved slightly since last time, Wayne has worked his magic.

...... and he reckons this is the fastest ever M3 he's been in and nothing will touch it on the track ..... Shimmy

[shimmy]

Doing CCSC again this year - but only the 2 Silverstone rounds.

Hoping to do the Birkett in November.

Car has evolved slightly since last time, Wayne has worked his magic.

...... and he reckons this is the fastest ever M3 he's been in and nothing will touch it on the track ..... Shimmy

You is gonna need another 30bhp

Wayne won't touch ours as he says its just BONKERS