My first time on Thunderhill West. Instructors got one long practice session on the track, then later we took students and parents for demo rides. Here's part of my practice session--it was so long I had to stop and drink some water!
My first time on Thunderhill West. Instructors got one long practice session on the track, then later we took students and parents for demo rides. Here's part of my practice session--it was so long I had to stop and drink some water!
Yes the steering is definitely slower than the ZHP. Some E36 owners even put in a Z3 or ZHP rack to speed it up. I'm thinking of doing that, you know, for my future drifting career! :-)
Here are my student demo rides. 4 students in 32 minutes: 2 teen drivers, 1 young adult driver (20's), one parent. Nobody threw up or screamed, but I wasn't the fastest demo ride by far, being passed by other instructors in both Corvettes and Miatas. The teen male (3rd passenger) declined a 4th lap, not sure if he was getting motion sickness or was bored--he said he rode in the faster black Corvette before riding with me.
BTW, if any of you have teen drivers, I highly recommend putting them through a car control clinic, whether NASA, Porsche, BMW CCA, Tire Rack/BMW, whatever. Better if it's one oriented around teen drivers, but adult CCC is good too. The director of this clinic had his daughter go through it, and the CHP officer who spoke at lunchtime had put her oldest child through it a few years ago. I'll be putting my daughter through at least one, but that has to wait 5 or 6 years.
His: 05 330 ZHP Imola Red - 07 Z4 M Coupe Imola Red
Hers: 04 330i ZSP
2004 325 M56 Steel Blue Metallic - Sold
Stephen's DD & AutoX/HPDE Build Thread
Stewart WP - Z4M LCAB - M3 trans/motor mounts - DICE MediageBridge Duo - ARC-8 17x8.5"
DrVANOS - Mason Engineering Race Strut Bar - E30 Exp. Cap - Custom Black+Beige Interior - M3 Seats
Bilstein PSS10 - Turner Sway Bars 27/21 - ECST RTAB Limiters - R.E. RSM
Ha, that's me thinking "Don't crash, don't crash, don't crash, don't even spin with a student in the car!"
Johal: Got it in September. Mods are: Bilstein sport dampers, H&R Race springs, Conforti/ITG intake, UUC underdrive pulleys, Powerflex black RTABs, AKG RTAB pocket reinforcements, BimmerWorld poly transmission mounts, Porterfield R-4S semi-track pads on front, Motorsport 90mm wheel studs (from Smilez), EMP Stewart water pump, Z3M radiator, mechanical fan delete, X-brace, upgraded oil pump sprocket/shaft/nut, and HARD Motorsport oil pan baffle. Used the same 17x8.5" D-force track wheel set (245/40/17 Bridgestone RE-11A tires) I used to use on the ZHP. As far as I know, the DME/tune is stock.
Purchased but not installed: stainless steel brake lines, stainless clutch line, and Bimmerworld solid rubber motor mounts.
Desired mods not yet purchased: a heartbreakingly long list... it was cheap to buy but is going to be an expensive car in the end.
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2008 128i ZSP Sedonarot
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2004 330i ZHP Imolarot
Conforti Shark Injector - Installation Pending!
AFE Magnum FORCE Stage 1 PRO 5R Intake
ECS Tuning Strut Bar
ECS Tuning Magnetic Drain Plug
German Auto Solutions DISA Gold Valve
CDV Delete
BSW and Polk Drivers
Ziza LED Interior Kit
Khoalty CREE LED Reverse Lights
BMW strut tower reinforcement plates
Who's ready for Nationals 2015?!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX-hAJV3iNM
Project STX: TCKline Racing l APEX l Vorshlag l Eibach l Hawk l Schroth l BMW Performance
I know! 3 of my 4 passengers even agreed to do one extra lap with me. Several of the other instructors were significantly faster, though we were all told not to push the limit with students or parents in the car.
Here is a recent AutoX video from last Saturday where I put Bridgestone RE-11A tires in front and old, dried out all-season tires (the ones that came with the car) in the rear. I expected the car would be a little loose but it turns out it was VERY loose... so not very fast this way, but lots of fun! This video also has a first timer in the car and she is not screaming at all. She even agreed to ride the next run with me. Her boyfriend was there in a Miata to do his first AutoX.
Obviously I'm not ready for Nationals. Not even ready to compete with the local yokels!
good stuff. my kids will most definitely be doing them and i want to get them into karting before then, as well. my daughter just turned 11 and has no interest in karting, but we'll see.
peter
peter
2004 330i ZHP
2005 330iT ZHP
2010 328iT M Sport