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#1. Rollbar update - from Jim Powell
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Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 22:42:28 -0700 From: Jim Powell <jsp98m3@home.com> Subject: Rollbar update The rollbar install at Tri-Point Engineering is coming along. Hopefully I'll get the car back Friday or maybe Monday. For those who want to see the work in progress and have a place to see the finished write-up, goto: http://members.home.com/jsp98m3/Rollbar.html I'm pleased so far and will give a full accounting at the end of the project. For those of you that are interested in the custom aspects of this bar and might want to do something similar, I'll be at the Buttonwillow Driver's School put on by the San Diego Chapter September 23rd and 24th. You can ooh and ahh at it there. If Tri-Point leaves a handful of business cards in the glovebox I'll be happy to pass them around. Stay tuned. Jim
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#2. RE: [E36M3] Re: Detecting the limit (looking for a school) - from Jason Bishop
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Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 23:36:41 -0700 (PDT) From: Jason Bishop <jason@secondhat.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Re: Detecting the limit (looking for a school) Hi Jim. On Wed, 26 Jul 2000, Jim Bassett wrote: > What's wrong with that? The skills you learn are the same, no matter what > you learn them in. (And I've seen these tracks - they appear to be set up to > easily slide/oversteer with teeny tiny tires in the back - and the inherent > lightness in the rear anyway that a truck has.) > I got to thinkin, and your right, albeit those trucks would work just fine. What I originally wanted was to slow down the oversteer chain of events as much as possible so I could practice reacting. Skid car sounds like overkill now. Truck with skinny tires sounds about right. I'll try it I think. or maybe the rusellracing. they both sound good. I wonder why the bmw club doesn't do car control clinic exercise where you drive around a figure 8 on wet pavement. wouldn't that work? I'll do the ggc clinic when it rolls around again too. didn't have enouph rubber to do both last weekend :) Jason
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#3. BMWfest at the Monterey Historics - from Donna Seeley
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Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 23:55:36 -0700 From: Donna Seeley <dseeley@infoasis.com> Subject: BMWfest at the Monterey Historics Greetings! We still have some room in the BMW Corral at the Monterey Historics. The BMW tent is a terrific place to place to hang out with fellow Bimwads while you watch the races and gaze wistfully at fabulous classic BMWs. This year we are also celebrating BMW NA's 25th Anniversary with additional events. For more information and an online application, go to http://www.ggc-bmw-cca.org/Upcoming/BMWFest/index.htm If you need visuals, my pictures from last year are at http://www.infoasis.com/people/dseeley/hist99.html Donna Seeley Membership Chair, Golden Gate Chapter
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#4. RE: [E36M3] Re: Detecting the limit (looking for a school) - from Sean Hester
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Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 02:24:40 PDT From: "Sean Hester" <seanh_race@hotmail.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Re: Detecting the limit (looking for a school) >I got to thinkin, and your right, albeit those trucks would work just >fine. What I originally wanted was to slow down the oversteer chain of >events as much as possible so I could practice reacting. Skid car sounds >like overkill now. Truck with skinny tires sounds about right. I'll try >it I think. or maybe the rusellracing. they both sound good. if you're REALLY new to driving, or REALLY bad at skids then it might pay to start with a skid car set to full. but for most people it probably IS a bit below their skills... >I wonder why the bmw club doesn't do car control clinic exercise where you >drive around a figure 8 on wet pavement. wouldn't that work? as a matter of fact. the BMW ACA driver schools we put on here in seattle DO have that. (but it's a circle not a figure 8) we pay a, water truck to come hose down some pavement, and keep it wet all day and let people play in it. it's one of the several "drills" we do before we let people on the track. funny story. (going along my same thread of M3s are hard to learn in) i'd say about 80% of the people who do this drill in an M3, CAN'T make the car oversteer their first few times. we eventually tell them to romp on the gas, or something else "stupid" to get the car to get loose so they can at least feel one slide/spin. the 2002 and 525 crowd on the other hand are slipping and sliding all over the place. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
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#5. RE: M3 is a sports sedan - from Legerlotz, Alan
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Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 09:31:54 -0400 From: "Legerlotz, Alan" <alegerlotz@kronos.com> Subject: RE: M3 is a sports sedan >>I guess a sedan has a more usable backseat, whereas a coupe has a thing back >>there that looks like a seat. If you talk to any of my occasional back seat passengers, I think they'll call it a coupe, then 8^) -Al
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#6. Re: [E36M3] Kuhmo Report? - from Greg Cernosek
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Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 08:33:09 -0500 From: "Greg Cernosek" <gcernosek@inetx.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Kuhmo Report? Ron and Group, I have the 712s (245/40-17 all the way around on 8.5x17 M-Contours) on my 98 M3/4. I like them. I can only compare them to the factory Mich Pilot MXX3s, and the Pilot Sports that I have had on the car previously. I think that they don't have quite the stick in the dry as the Mich tires, but still quite grippy. The sidewalls feel sufficiently stiff for crisp turn in. I haven't had the chance to run them in the wet yet. There is a quite wide and deep center channel that runs the entire circumference of the tire. Some have reported high speed tire squirm, but I haven't noticed any. So far, I have had the car up to 140mph with these tires, and they seem to track as well as any others I have had. Also, for about $100 each, they will likely be replaced with more of the same when they wear out. I would rather save the extra cash for R-compounds :-) Greg Dallas, TX 98 M3/4 At 10:54 AM 7/26/2000, Ron Buchalski wrote: >Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 15:44:02 GMT >From: "Ron Buchalski" <rbuchals@hotmail.com> >Subject: Kuhmo Report? > >Just curious... > >Has anyone put a set of Kuhmo's new ECSTA Supra 712 tires (what an awful >name!) on their M3? If so, would you care to share your impressions with >the group? > >The tires are currently priced at $101 (225/45ZR17), $105 (235/40ZR17), >and $109 (245/40ZR17) at Tire Rack, and all have 'green' (good) availability. > >Two co-workers have these tires on their A2 Jettas. One car has a >modified suspension, and has 15" wheels, while the other has a stock >suspension and 17" wheels. Both report excellent performance on these >tires. Of course, a A2 Jetta isn't an M3! > >Thanks, > >-rb > >________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > >************************************************************* >List Commands >UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. >*************************************************************
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#7. Re: [E36M3] E36M3 #379 - from Lew Becker
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Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 08:13:15 -0700 From: "Lew Becker" <lmbeckercfls@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] E36M3 #379 No blind spot? Factory Part? I'm interested. How about some details -- part no; replacement procedure and degree of difficulty; downsides, if any (e.g. loss of heating function -- I presume not, unlike aftermarket mirror glass); etc. Thanks, Jim. Lew Becker ----- Original Message ----- > Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 15:31:14 -0400 > From: nabli@attglobal.net > Subject: Tired of your stock driver's side mirror? > > I was until about a month ago when I replaced the glass with the Euro M3 > glass. > > I never particularly like the standard driver M3 mirror because of the > limited sight it provides. The Europeans of course would not tolerate > such a useless (or limited use) angle. They ended up using the same > mirror that we get on the passenger side for both sides - without the > writing. :-) I guess Europeans are a bit more perceptive and don't > need the "writing on the wall" so to speak. They are also not as > litigious as the U.S. counterparts. I can picture some "ho jo" on the > stand testifying in his bazzillion dollar lawsuit that BMW was clearly > negligent when they omitted the warning. :-) > > Ok, back to the point. After driving my friends M3 this past weekend > with the factory U.S. glass, I can't believe how I managed with the same > mirror on my car. > > It took me a couple of days to get used to it and now seems perfectly > normal. I can see over two lanes to my left and don't have to deal with > any blind spots. > > This mirror may not be for everyone but I think it was definitely worth > it for me. > > Oh I forgot to mention an added benefit. It appears to make my car go > faster because, unlike before, everyone is so far behind me now. :-) > > Cheers, > Jim E.
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#8. Question about helmuts (Was: Re: [uuc] Bell Helmet GP) - from Chester Wong
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Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 09:20:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Question about helmuts (Was: Re: [uuc] Bell Helmet GP) Seeing that I might do a few more autocrosses and the drivers school at Oktoberfest, I am inclined to buy a helmut. So what's the scoop on the AFX-1? Get it? Don't get it? What about the safety standards; are new ones coming out to render this one useless in a year or so? The price looks decent, but I don't want to rush into anything. TIA, Chester --- Matt Malfa <matt@shortshifter.com> wrote: > time. Currently, there is a group purchase on the Bell AFX-1 Kevlar helmet > for $349.99 + shipping. Check it out at > http://www.helmetcity.com/helmets/bell.html. Personally, I am interested in > this helmet because for a small price jump over the Bell M2 ($279), I am > getting kevlar instead of fiberglass. > > We're kind of down to the wire on the GP (I just found out about it myself) > so if you are interested, please respond QUICKLY with a definite answer to > seoulman01@yahoo.com. I had nothing to do with organizing this deal, I'm > just passing it along. > > -Matt ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
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#9. Re: [E36M3] Question about helmuts (Was: Re: [uuc] Bell Helmet GP) - from Jim Powell
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Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 09:30:02 -0700 From: Jim Powell <jsp98m3@home.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Question about helmuts (Was: Re: [uuc] Bell Helmet GP) My God Chester!!! You've been walking around without a helmet with your personal safety record? Jim Chester Wong wrote: > Seeing that I might do a few more autocrosses and the drivers school at > Oktoberfest, I am inclined to buy a helmut. So what's the scoop on the AFX-1? > Get it? Don't get it? What about the safety standards; are new ones coming > out to render this one useless in a year or so? The price looks decent, but I > don't want to rush into anything.
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#10. Re: [E36M3] Front suspension (driver's side) rattle - from Chris Turrisi
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Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 12:28:24 -0400 From: Chris Turrisi <cturrisi@worldnet.att.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Front suspension (driver's side) rattle Ed, It could be the three chamber plate bolts are not tight or the shock shaft retaining nut. It is probably a loose shock retaining nut. This is the nut that attaches the top of the shock to the chamber plate and holds the spring in compression. One way to test this is to jack the car up, place a crow bar under the tire and leverage it against a piece of wood so that when you put downward pressure on the crow bar it pushes the wheel upward. It will take your full body weight to move the assembly, and if the nut is loose then it will make a clunking noise at the top of the shock tower. I had the same noise when I replaced my front shocks and forgot to tighten the nut fully. An impact gun make this much easier...just don't over tighten it. Hope this helps, Chris T. 97 M3 At 08:34 PM 7/26/00 -0500, Ed Tang wrote: >Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 18:24:13 -0700 (PDT) >From: Ed Tang <etangf1@yahoo.com> >Subject: Front suspension (driver's side) rattle > >Hi all, > >I have to bring the car in for a rattle in the front >suspension. Sounds like it comes from the tower. The >sound happens when I accelerate or brake as the weight >transfer shifts through the car. It is louder over the >bumps. I've checked the wheel for play in the bearings >but it's tight as a drum. When I rock the car, the >sound emanates close to the shock tower. Could it be >the bump stops or the strut housing? I want to hear it >from the group before I get a response from the >service dept. TIA. > >Ed Tang >95 Cosmos M3 > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Get Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! >http://mail.yahoo.com/ > > >************************************************************* >List Commands >UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. >************************************************************* >