E36 M3 is still in STU getting slaughtered by Evos and STIs. The quick BMWs in STX are the E30 M3 and E36 325i/328i. The E30 325i/is is also fairly quick.
E36 M3 is still in STU getting slaughtered by Evos and STIs. The quick BMWs in STX are the E30 M3 and E36 325i/328i. The E30 325i/is is also fairly quick.
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Look at results from Nationals if you want to get an idea of contender cars.
Here's the results from Blytheville Nationals a couple weeks ago, for example.
http://www.scca.com/popup/raceresult...7116&file=1325
There are a few folks in there that I auto-x with, who are REALLY good at the local level, but if you look at the results, they're getting 15 and 16th places in STR, and 9th in STU
I'm still waiting to get a dry day all around so I can compare with STU. In STX you either need a prep'ed RX-8 or a prep'ed RX-8 to compete on national level, lol
Project STX: TCKline Racing l APEX l Vorshlag l Eibach l Hawk l Schroth l BMW Performance
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Nationally in STX the cars that have done well, course dependent, are civic si's, e36 non m 3 series, rx-8's e-30 m3's, wrx, and hopefully (although not many are being built) e46 non m 3 series (zhp!). Other slightly out of contention cars seem to be the min cooper s and acura rsx type s
Yep, while the RX-8 is one of the stronger cars in the class, an RX-8 hasn't won yet. The ZHP can get it done, but they're not cheap to build and only a couple of us are trying with much effort.
Anyway, drive your car with minimal mods while you're learning, and take as much instruction as you can. Find some co-drives or ride alongs with some different cars and see what you like. The answer is usually Miata, for about five different classes, for a good reason. =]
BMWCCA is very location-dependent, and much more about putzing around and having fun. SCCA is srs bsns, and where you'll find the best competition most widely. Number of runs will depend largely on the local club and how well it's organized. We usually get 6 runs in for 135ish drivers, but it has to be run like the military to achieve that.
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