Be there.

Duh...Why else wouldn't you?

I might buy a car tomorrow. If it checks out fine I'll be there!

My ABS pump is shot. :(

I was going to go, but then I spent a little too much on parts :(

I might buy a car tomorrow. If it checks out fine I'll be there!

What's with you continually buying and selling cars!?!?

I'm gonna be there :redspot (at like 6:45 am cuz I forgot to register in time online)
Are you and Kellie both gonna be there? She needs to actually auto-x that sweet Scooby of hers.


Btw, there was a thread made about this a couple weeks back, just so ya know ;)

What's with you continually buying and selling cars!?!?

coming from this guy... :rolleyes

Be there.

drive the event!

drive the event!

The #22 S50 E30 is registered to drive, my friend!

As soon as I head over to Group 5 and spend $100 on oil, then swap the tires this afternoon, she'll be ready to roll.

coming from this guy... :rolleyes

I buy 'em and hold 'em for a while. Kev's always got a car or two for sale!

Are you and Kellie both gonna be there? She needs to actually auto-x that sweet Scooby of hers.

She might come out and watch for a bit, but she isn't planning to drive...

I buy 'em and hold 'em for a while. Kev's always got a car or two for sale!

every day he's hustlin :buttrock

This will be my first time autoxing my car since November. :help

What's with you continually buying and selling cars!?!?

:lol I'm not!

Why the part-out? Did you wreck?

Registered last week...Good to go!

The #22 S50 E30 is registered to drive, my friend!

As soon as I head over to Group 5 and spend $100 on oil, then swap the tires this afternoon, she'll be ready to roll.

very nice!

I'm going to have a suprise for all of you this weekend...

I hope its cookies!

I might buy a car tomorrow. If it checks out fine I'll be there!

Woahh Kev...that was really quick!!! So what will the next ride be, hmmm,
S2000?, or a M Coupe?.... Inquiring minds would like to know....:D

Why the part-out? Did you wreck?

I just felt like it was a good time to move on. And it yelded more $$ that way, rather than selling in one piece.

I sold the body/chassis to someone who's gonna transfer the parts off their crashed car.

Nice to see you'll actually drive this time rather than only work ;)

Woahh Kev...that was really quick!!! So what will the next ride be, hmmm,
S2000?, or a M Coupe?.... Inquiring minds would like to know....:D

Something like that :devillook Picking it up next week :stickoutt

I just felt like it was a good time to move on. And it yelded more $$ that way, rather than selling in one piece.

I sold the body/chassis to someone who's gonna transfer the parts off their crashed car.

Nice to see you'll actually drive this time rather than only work ;)



Something like that :devillook Picking it up next week :stickoutt

Yeah, I felt it was time to put M-Mod folks back in their places. :devillook

So you picking up an M Coupe? Cool!

very nice!

I'm going to have a suprise for all of you this weekend...

You're finally getting the operation?!?

What will we call you? Nikita?

Yeah, I felt it was time to put M-Mod folks back in their places. :devillook

As did I. ;)

Yeah, I felt it was time to put M-Mod folks back in their places. :devillook

So you picking up an M Coupe? Cool!

E46 :redspot

E46 :redspot

Oh. Not cool :(.

Nowai, S54 FTW !

Fun day today, whose got pictures!?!?

Fun day today, whose got pictures!?!?

It was VERY fun.

I forgot my memory card at home :(

^^^ Fail.

I had a good time. Fourth place in MM isn't bad since it was someone else's car.

As is normal, my S50 E30 had some sort of issue during the day which caused me to park it and hop into my buddies' wife's E36 M3. I warned her that I would beat her time in it -- she said no problem. I ended up beating her by about 5 seconds, at which point she said I can never drive any of her cars, ever again.

I had a blast, there were a lot of awesome cars and people out there. My driving noticeably improved which was great, I ended up 5th in D-class but had my time been .5 sec faster I would have been 3rd. My last lap was quite a bit faster than my 2nd but my brake pedal went into the carpet coming down the hill and I ended up getting sideways to correct and lost quite a bit of time, but was still only .2s slower than my other lap, so I feel like I drove into 3rd place :D


Oh and getting to ride in Matts e36 race car and a Gt3 pretty much made my day too

That was a lot of fun. Great coarse, fast but with technical thrown in. My best time was 101.43.

So how fast does everyone think they went? What do you think your top speeds were? I know exactly what mine was from my Data, and what my laptimes were. I just want to get an idea of what everyone "Thought" they were doing.

Fun day today, whose got pictures!?!?

I posted pics I took in a new thread: http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1107645

So how fast does everyone think they went? What do you think your top speeds were? I know exactly what mine was from my Data, and what my laptimes were. I just want to get an idea of what everyone "Thought" they were doing.
The only thing I know for sure is that the section before the slalom, I was braking at ~6800rpm in 3rd.

I ended up with a time of 95.5XX. My power steering pump is definitely not a happy camper, but at least she didn't break before the day was over. I'm pretty stoked to have gotten TTOD tho. :alright

So how fast does everyone think they went? What do you think your top speeds were? I know exactly what mine was from my Data, and what my laptimes were. I just want to get an idea of what everyone "Thought" they were doing.

So what was your top speed? I never looked at mine, I am too chicken to take my eyes of of the course. It was nice to keep it wot in third gear for a few seconds though.

On another note...
Lining up with the slalom and getting the entry speed right was my favorite part of the course. Usually, at the end of a fast section you have to slam on the brakes to make a tight turn or something.

So how fast does everyone think they went? What do you think your top speeds were? I know exactly what mine was from my Data, and what my laptimes were. I just want to get an idea of what everyone "Thought" they were doing.

I looked down for a split second while accelerating towards the slalom and saw that I was doing about 75 and I think I accelerated a bit more after that, so close to 80?
Also on the downhill sweeper I almost redlined in 2nd so I was approaching 65...


Thanks again for the ride Matt, my car felt sooo slow after that :stickoutt

I'm pretty stoked to have gotten TTOD tho. :alright

You took TTOD? Awesome :buttrock. You also took Top Female driver too? or were you ineligible for that?

You took TTOD? Awesome :buttrock. You also took Top Female driver too? or were you ineligible for that?

Kim opts to run in the "mens" group these days, so she isn't eligible for top female time.

Charisse (Mrs. Dragon M) opted to run in the "mens" group yesterday, but for whatever reason when the calculations were done she was awarded top female time anyways.

I ended up losing my rear diffuser after taking out 5 cones, but it was worth it. I also managed to take 1st in 6cyl. modified :alright.

I looked down once before the slalom and was at 80 in 3rd but I still kept on the gas for a bit longer before hitting the brakes...I also braked a little earlier than I usually would for that section...I know I definitely hit 90...My car is slow though. I'm pretty sure my fastest lap was a 102 something...Not bad for a stock engine (186HP).

I ended up losing my rear diffuser after taking out 5 cones, but it was worth it. I also managed to take 1st in 6cyl. modified :alright.
Nice run yesterday, I feel your pain, I managed to lose one brake cooling duct and run it over, lol. What all do you have done to your car?


I looked down once before the slalom and was at 80 in 3rd but I still kept on the gas for a bit longer before hitting the brakes...I also braked a little earlier than I usually would for that section...I know I definitely hit 90...My car is slow though. I'm pretty sure my fastest lap was a 102 something...Not bad for a stock engine (186HP).

Nice to meet ya out there, and good driving too, I think your coilovers help out quite a bit, I sometimes wish I was running them.

Nice run yesterday, I feel your pain, I managed to lose one brake cooling duct and run it over, lol. What all do you have done to your car?




Nice to meet ya out there, and good driving too, I think your coilovers help out quite a bit, I sometimes wish I was running them.

PSS9 coilovers, uuc trailing arm bushing, K&N intake, and 235/40 Federal tires...and the weight reduction lol!. Everything else is stock. I'm terrible with names, but the instructor with the Boxster really helped me out. He even took me for a ride in his car.

I looked down once before the slalom and was at 80 in 3rd but I still kept on the gas for a bit longer before hitting the brakes...I also braked a little earlier than I usually would for that section...I know I definitely hit 90...My car is slow though. I'm pretty sure my fastest lap was a 102 something...Not bad for a stock engine (186HP).

Damn I wish I was going that fast there... :( Kim and a red e46 m3 were notably going REALLY fast through the esses and on down toward the slalom section. Great looking e28 by the way. :buttrock

I ended up finishing second in 4cyl mod with a 101.077. ~.5 behind Shaun's bad ass 2002. I think it's time to put in that 3.91 lsd that's been collecting dust! :evil2

I also managed to take 1st in 6cyl. modified :alright.


I ended up finishing second in 4cyl mod with a 101.077. ~.5 behind Shaun's bad ass 2002.

My minions have done well :evil2







JK, I'm proud of you guys :clap Better take 1st place next time szed!

Great run Ghambino - my son could only get a 102.XX out of our little 2.0 six - I believe it was good enough for Second though, but do to name placement, they gave the award to someone else, his name was written on the gold class white board on the trailer in stead of in the D class. My 104.XXX with one cone did nothing for the scoring
... :( But it was a great day.

My minions have done well :evil2







JK, I'm proud of you guys :clap Better take 1st place next time szed!


Merci beaucoup, ass! :stickoutt

Damn I wish I was going that fast there... :( Kim and a red e46 m3 were notably going REALLY fast through the esses and on down toward the slalom section. Great looking e28 by the way. :buttrock

I ended up finishing second in 4cyl mod with a 101.077. ~.5 behind Shaun's bad ass 2002. I think it's time to put in that 3.91 lsd that's been collecting dust! :evil2

Do it :buttrock.

Great run Ghambino - my son could only get a 102.XX out of our little 2.0 six - I believe it was good enough for Second though, but do to name placement, they gave the award to someone else, his name was written on the gold class white board on the trailer in stead of in the D class. My 104.XXX with one cone did nothing for the scoring
... :( But it was a great day.

Thanks! I had a blast out there. It was funny watching your side exhaust blow dust at those guys at the starting grid :D.I'll see you out there next month.

Damn I wish I was going that fast there... :( Kim and a red e46 m3 were notably going REALLY fast through the esses and on down toward the slalom section.

Do you remember if you saw the car lift through the esses at all? I couldn't feel anything different through them, but could definitely feel her lifting in several other spots on the course. :dunno

Do you remember if you saw the car lift through the esses at all? I couldn't feel anything different through them, but could definitely feel her lifting in several other spots on the course. :dunno

If it did it wasn't noticeable through the esses, however the entry to the last chicane/esse (it was a left-right) before the last left hander leading to the finish the inside did lift. The rake of the car under acceleration and turn in looks quite a bit rear biased, more so than others similar to a black e36 m3 (it had weird headlights/corner lights, cf hood and ltw rear wing).

What spring rates are you running? Have you thought about running a tender spring setup in the front?

If it did it wasn't noticeable through the esses, however the entry to the last chicane/esse (it was a left-right) before the last left hander leading to the finish the inside did lift. The rake of the car under acceleration and turn in looks quite a bit rear biased, more so than others similar to a black e36 m3 (it had weird headlights/corner lights, cf hood and ltw rear wing).

What spring rates are you running? Have you thought about running a tender spring setup in the front?
I'm running 500# front and rear on TCKline DA's with TCKline camber/caster plates, strut bar, sway bars, etc., etc. It handles extremely neutral, and will only act up if I screw up somehow. :rofl

Peoples speed perception is off a little and the BMW speedo is a bit Optimistic. On my runs from early in the day. My Data shows them at 93.xxx, my top speed before the slalom was 83.2 mph, and that's with 4th gear and a 3.91 rear. I can see some of the higher HP cars reaching a higher speed there, but needing to slow down more for the slalom.

Top speed on the downhill was 70mph.

Any pics of the sticker mobile?

Peoples speed perception is off a little and the BMW speedo is a bit Optimistic. On my runs from early in the day. My Data shows them at 93.xxx, my top speed before the slalom was 83.2 mph, and that's with 4th gear and a 3.91 rear. I can see some of the higher HP cars reaching a higher speed there, but needing to slow down more for the slalom.

Top speed on the downhill was 70mph.

Any pics of the sticker mobile?
According to my gearing calculator, my car (with the 3.38 and 255's) was doing about 90mph before I hit the brakes before the slalom. 6750rpm in 3rd is 90mph. I was able to stay on the car almost completely flat out from the 180 degree right-hander, which is probably why I got going so fast. :dunno

If you saw 6750 on your tach is was probably more like 6500rpm. With the Data Logger and Tach comparison, my Tach shows 3700 RPM, when the Data Logger shows 3500rpm. Although with nearly 80 HP more from the Euro Motor than my 2.8L, I wouldn't doubt you have a higher straight line speed.

If you saw 6750 on your tach is was probably more like 6500rpm. With the Data Logger and Tach comparison, my Tach shows 3700 RPM, when the Data Logger shows 3500rpm. Although with nearly 80 HP more from the Euro Motor than my 2.8L, I wouldn't doubt you have a higher straight line speed.

Did you "chase cam" any of your runs? I haven't seen any videos from you in a while.

I used 3rd before the salom and around the top section as the course dropped, I am running 3.23's. First auto-x in 2 plus years and had a good time. Only time I saw was a 95.1, not sure how good that time was as I left early.

I used 3rd before the salom and around the top section as the course dropped, I am running 3.23's. First auto-x in 2 plus years and had a good time. Only time I saw was a 95.1, not sure how good that time was as I left early.

Results are up already: http://www.sdbmwcca.com/autocross/October-26-2008.html. A 95.1 would've taken Top Time of Day, but you would've ruined Kim's day :nono, so good thing you left early :stickoutt.

Any pics of the sticker mobile?

I have a couple, but nothing to be excited about. This pic on the other hand came out cool. Its a composite I made of my friend's car:

http://www.shinobibmw.com/autocross/2008/10-26_BMWCCA/southPaw/southPaw07.jpg

Thanks for the results. I should have stayed and gave my GT3 buddies a run..forgot i good the SD Chapter does at the Westlot

I was one of the last cars to run, and I noticed that my times toward the end of the day were a bit slower than my times in the afternoon (by .8 seconds), more than likely due to the asphalt cooling down. I really had to work to sneak out that 95.5 :rofl

Damn I got second! Stoked. I haven't even laid on power mods yet...

Did you "chase cam" any of your runs? I haven't seen any videos from you in a while.


Yeah, I got some video, but the quality isn't to great, I think there is a Loose cable in the system someplace.

I know have the video and data logging system setup so the Data Logger tells the Camera to start recording at the same time it does, so as long as I turn the data logger on I record video.

I haven't posted any from the AutoX, but here is a link to my Video page, so you can check out other stuff. The most recent video on there is from my last race in Mexico.

http://bmwracing.blip.tv/#1298712