Who's got any winter projects going on for their track car?

[SQ13]

For the “track car,” I just want to install a set of Cobra Nogaros before I take it to the track again. Driving on the track with stock seats is no fun.

[Phoenix///M3]

Yeah the shit pavement and low traction is unique, there's a few high risk places and this is one of them. I'm not sure why they decided against having a tire wall in front of the concrete at this exact spot, although most loop it coming into thunder valley and crash on the inside, where there is a tire wall. Most of the significant off track stuff I've seen here in the last ten years is due to fluid spills.

Trying to remember the year (maybe '97ish) but once saw Michael Andretti flip upside down thru the esses there in a cart race. Never had the balls to try an event there when i was tracking a C5 hardtop back in the day.

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[fourmula1]

Modifying/building my 6+ year HPDE car for GTS3....modifying cage, thinning wire harness, shaving weight, adding all the other safety requirements, etc.

Hoping to be competitive aside from the top few guys who have so much into their cars.

[bigjae46]

Found a project. I have some extra material laying around. Gonna make these front splitter mount plates in CF. The plan is to weld the top coupler nut to a small steel tab and then bond and rivet steel tab to the CF plate.

[Pklauser]

Nothing too exciting, just looking for another fun and reliable season after 2022 being the maiden track season for the M3 under my ownership. Following a whoole bunch of work including rod bearings, subframe reinforcements, timing chain guide on and on, it was great to see it perform out there. What a different beast on track from my stock rolly-polly, I mean E30.

On the maintenance side I'm looking at trans and diff fluid, as well as rebooting and repacking the rear axles. Also got a QuickJack so I'm pretty jazzed to try working on the car with it.

Also installing a set of quick fit pros and doing an armrest delete. Hopefully this will all keep the beast happy for the next 8-10 events I want to do this year.

[CrookedCommie]

Oh man, hope everything works out.
Something about Mid Ohio spooks me. I'm never comfortable there.

Yeah the shit pavement and low traction is unique, there's a few high risk places and this is one of them. I'm not sure why they decided against having a tire wall in front of the concrete at this exact spot, although most loop it coming into thunder valley and crash on the inside, where there is a tire wall. Most of the significant off track stuff I've seen here in the last ten years is due to fluid spills.

[elbert]

The list got real long after this, 60mph into the exit concrete of Thunder Valley at Mid Ohio, driver was fine. Picked up replacement car and working on building new caged and aero build. Should be much better than the old one.

Oh man, hope everything works out.
Something about Mid Ohio spooks me. I'm never comfortable there.

[CrookedCommie]

Damn, sorry to hear. So no MK60 swap now?

Still on, new car was also mk20. Got the chassis parameters needed for the race map, over a dozen things we'll have to measure and provide.

[heinzboehmer]

The list got real long after this, 60mph into the exit concrete of Thunder Valley at Mid Ohio, driver was fine. Picked up replacement car and working on building new caged and aero build. Should be much better than the old one.

Damn, sorry to hear. So no MK60 swap now?

[pMak26]

The M3 will be going non-SMG. This won't happen until after I do seats, belts and a splitter in the other uhh, faster racecar haha
I need a bigger garage.

[Obioban]

How big will be shop be?

Bigger than the house 🤣

[bigjae46]

I'm building a house. It's consuming my life. No M3 projects this year.

How big will be shop be?

[Feffman]

The list got real long after this, 60mph into the exit concrete of Thunder Valley at Mid Ohio, driver was fine. Picked up replacement car and working on building new caged and aero build. Should be much better than the old one.

Rudy, you need an MVP Track Time windshield banner on the new car. It helps protect from accidents.

Feff

[CrookedCommie]

The list got real long after this, 60mph into the exit concrete of Thunder Valley at Mid Ohio, driver was fine. Picked up replacement car and working on building new caged and aero build. Should be much better than the old one.

[Feffman]

I'm building a house. It's consuming my life. No M3 projects this year.

Our daughter is getting married November 2023? Somehow it costs more than a new race car.....

Feff