RE: Chris Harris video: BMW rallying
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Utterly brilliant vid as always!! Really captured the essence of clubman rallying.
If you like sideways, one of Pat Flynns weekends in Sweden in an E30 or E36 is a must for all. Here we are last year having some sideways fun...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbs87i4sXls
:-)
If you like sideways, one of Pat Flynns weekends in Sweden in an E30 or E36 is a must for all. Here we are last year having some sideways fun...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbs87i4sXls
:-)
Anyone know if these have a similar block to the coveted Alpina and diesel engines for the E30?
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C146979
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C146979
These old 325 challenge cars are great fun and amazingly robust along with it.
If anyone is looking to buy one I know of one might be for sal (a mate of mine has still got his 325 challenge car in the back of the garage since an incident last time out and might sell it due to lack of time/use).
If anyone is looking to buy one I know of one might be for sal (a mate of mine has still got his 325 challenge car in the back of the garage since an incident last time out and might sell it due to lack of time/use).
Martrally said:
Great vid, looks a good little test stage too. You look to be getting to grips with it! When you going to come out and do an event with us Chris? The offer of shared service with us still stands!
We have had a mixed season so far, with a few good results and roll and an off road experience!! The beemer had to have every panel apart from the bonnet and front wing!!
Regards, Martin Auskerin
Hi Martin - seems to be a speciality of John O'G's driving too. :-oWe have had a mixed season so far, with a few good results and roll and an off road experience!! The beemer had to have every panel apart from the bonnet and front wing!!
Regards, Martin Auskerin
But if you don't break it occasionally, you aren't trying hard enough
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7j4AbQgCgM
Edited by rutthenut on Saturday 16th June 11:26
Kawasicki said:
In my opinion the E30 has one major problem, way too many turns lock to lock. Occasionally I would get...lost, where is straight ahead again? Not good. Fly in to a corner off the throttle, oversteer starts to develop, let go the steering wheel, grab the wheel again, add a little more lock....yee haa...now where was straight ahead again?
I echo that Kawasicki, my first reminder of how an E30 325i can bite you if you don't pay attention was when I was on the way to one of those BMW shows at Donnington, the morning after a heavy storm. Rounding a right hander I thought I knew well in any condition at somewhere over 5k in 3rd, I got heavily sideways on the way out and proceeded to chase the steering left and right for the next 100 metres using both sides of the road. Got it back, but for the next few miles my heart was doing loop de loops... Rest of journey completed at a much more sedate pace! 4.25 turns lock to lock and a 21 year old who thought he was Nigel Mansell on an empty road is a dangerous combo! A mate also had an E30 325i with the optional LSD and M-Tec springs at the time, which only raised the speed at which you would get into trouble, not improved your chances of getting it back!Still, I loved my 325i and they are a mega rare sight on the road these days, I havent seen a chrome bumper one, 2 door or 4 door, for ages.
Anyway, great video Chris, sideways to victory!
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