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#1. Re: [E36M3] Jealous - from Mark Radelow
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Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 19:42:56 +0000 From: "Mark Radelow" <radelow@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Jealous That was us! It was a great event... Aside for one E28 M5 rolling (3 times) there were no big offs or spins. Although one utterly destroyed car kinda makes up for that (the owner wasn't even driving...his friend was!!!). Everyone was okay BTW. Everyone seemed to have a great time! Even though I was staff I got to have a few sessions on the track... Man was it fun going 125 on the back straight!!! Best part of the weekend? Meeting people that I only knew from the list... That was cool! Mark Radelow 95 ///M3 From: "Jason Lombard" <racebro@santacruzbicycles.com> Reply-To: "Jason Lombard" <racebro@santacruzbicycles.com> To: E36M3 <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Subject: [E36M3] Jealous Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 13:32:57 -0600 Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 11:26:56 -0800 From: "Jason Lombard" <racebro@santacruzbicycles.com> Subject: Jealous So it's friday night, and my wife and I are stopping by the Carl's Jr. in Buttonwillow for some grub on our way through to see family in Redlands. I look over to my right and there's a crapload of beautiful cars (mostly BMW's) in the Motel 6 parking lot. Then I remember, this weekend is a Buttonwillow DE. Anyway, I wanted to stop and meet a = couple of you that I knew were going to be there-- but we had miles (hundreds actually) to go before we slept so time was of the essence.=20 =20 Anyway, I hope that it was a safe and fun event-- I just wanted to let you guys know that I was extremely jealous! Sincerely,=20 Jason Lombard=20 ************************************************************* List Commands UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. DIR - sends a listing of files available in the list's GET directory. GET filename1.ext,filename2.ext - sends the requested file(s). To issue a command/request to the server: Send a message with the command you wish executed as the subject of the message to the email address e36m3@bmw-m.net. ************************************************************* _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
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#2. Idiots in the canyons... - from Mark Radelow
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Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 19:47:53 +0000 From: "Mark Radelow" <radelow@hotmail.com> Subject: Idiots in the canyons... Drive like this: http://128.200.136.106/steveuci/MOV02969x.MPG This happens: http://www.alltel.net/~sb32511/s2000crash.mpeg Mark _________________________________________________________________ Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com
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#3. Re: [E36M3] I am sure this is right for someone. - from Zack Steinkamp
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Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 11:56:41 -0800 (PST) From: Zack Steinkamp <edsarkiss@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] I am sure this is right for someone. hahahaha!! love the big red x-mas tree deoderizer hanging from the rearview. this car serves as a not-so-gentle reminder than there are lots of people in the world, and just as many ideas of what "cool" is... zs --- dholeman <dholeman@racepad.com> wrote: > Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 14:37:33 -0500 > From: "dholeman" <dholeman@racepad.com> > Subject: I am sure this is right for someone. > > Hi, > > You can't pass this up. A sight for sore eyes or is > it the other way around. To each his own. > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1812182734 > > David > > > ************************************************************* > List Commands > UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you > from the mailing list. > DIR - sends a listing of files available in the > list's GET directory. > GET filename1.ext,filename2.ext - sends the > requested file(s). > > To issue a command/request to the server: > Send a message with the command you wish executed as > the > subject of the message to the email address > e36m3@bmw-m.net. > ************************************************************* > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free email! http://mail.yahoo.com/
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#4. Re: [E36M3] Jealous - from twisty M3
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Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 12:03:56 -0800 From: "twisty M3" <twistym3@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Jealous Not to rub it in, but you missed a really terrific event! ;) It was just about perfect in all aspects. A great group of people and perfect weather (cool mornings and mild afternoons). I can honestly say that it was one of the most enjoyable weekends I've had in recent memory.... not to rub it in, of course. ;) ;) Jonathan "This is going to become a very expensive hobby" Lawson >From: "Jason Lombard" <racebro@santacruzbicycles.com> >Reply-To: "Jason Lombard" <racebro@santacruzbicycles.com> >To: E36M3 <e36m3@bmw-m.net> >Subject: [E36M3] Jealous >Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 13:32:57 -0600 > >Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 11:26:56 -0800 >From: "Jason Lombard" <racebro@santacruzbicycles.com> >Subject: Jealous > > >So it's friday night, and my wife and I are stopping by the Carl's Jr. >in Buttonwillow for some grub on our way through to see family in >Redlands. I look over to my right and there's a crapload of beautiful >cars (mostly BMW's) in the Motel 6 parking lot. Then I remember, this >weekend is a Buttonwillow DE. Anyway, I wanted to stop and meet a = >couple >of you that I knew were going to be there-- but we had miles (hundreds >actually) to go before we slept so time was of the essence.=20 >=20 >Anyway, I hope that it was a safe and fun event-- I just wanted to let >you guys know that I was extremely jealous! _________________________________________________________________ Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com
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#5. Re: [E36M3] I am sure this is right for someone. - from donna seeley
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Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 12:05:13 -0800 From: donna seeley <dlseeley@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] I am sure this is right for someone. I am sooo glad this is on the other side of the country - here's hoping the buyer is, too! Wouldn't a grape air freshener have been more appropriate? Donna > Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 14:37:33 -0500 > From: "dholeman" <dholeman@racepad.com> > Subject: I am sure this is right for someone. > > Hi, > > You can't pass this up. A sight for sore eyes or is it the other way > around. To each his own. > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1812182734 > > David
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#6. I am sure this is right for someone. - from Dorffer, Rich
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Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 15:13:25 -0500 From: "Dorffer, Rich" <RDORFFER@CleIndians.com> Subject: I am sure this is right for someone. > David posts an Ebay ad for a 'pristine' 1995 M3. Got to love those huge Niche wheels (or something like them, I don't know my mammoth chrome wheels too well). Rob Levinson is a particularly big fan of these I hear so maybe he knows better ;-) With that kind of money sunk into that car, some of the racers here would have bought a cage for the car along with other goodies, an aluminum trailer, a tow vehicle, etc. I would have reposted that link but I shudder at the thought. Regards, Rich
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#7. Front Strut tower durability - from dholeman
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Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 15:27:11 -0500 From: "dholeman" <dholeman@racepad.com> Subject: Front Strut tower durability Running stiffer springs will definitely transfer more stress to the shock towers of any E36. This is a notorious weak spot. I have Bilstein Group N coilovers with TC Kline camber plates and the stress loads creased my shock towers. This was a known problem on the DTM circuit and BMW made a lesserknown shock tower reinforcement. They basically double stamped a shock tower at the sheet metal factory and basically had a cap one could weld on top of thier shock tower. Evidently there was no part number as this was a limited run done for the motorsport group. This are NLA and I have tried like the devil to find them but to no avail. I know that one or two pairs made it into the US but were promptly welded on to the cars. This would have been a great aftermarket part to replicate but no dice. So what can you do. After some research I found that BMW started makeing an insert that goes between the shock tower and the strut cap (top of the shock) for the 96 and later E36's. BMW wouldn't have started making these unless this was a known problem. These can easily be ordered from your dealer and installed by them or if you are DIY it is a pretty easy job. These plates help spread the load more evenly across the shock tower to prevent failure. You can read all about this at www.racepad.com under the tech section under worn shock towers pics, part #s and all. If you want to be real serious for track use about the only option these days is to have a great body shop salvage an extra pair of shock towers from a doner car and have them weld them over or under your existing towers. This is not a simple task. Other solutions I have have seen for track cars are to have the cage extend to the top of the front shock towers. The tubes come from the fire wall and meet on the shock towers. There are several variations of this but the theme is the same. The strut brace/bar will help in side to side play on the shock towers. You can read about that in the same tech section at www.racepad.com too. As you can see I have the motorsport bar and it does not address the vertical weakness of the shock towers. It only helps keep them from shifting from side to side. David
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#8. Re: [E36M3] I am sure this is right for someone. - from Robert Chay
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Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 16:16:08 -0500 From: Robert Chay <rchay@mindspring.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] I am sure this is right for someone. Ok... just for the record, my car is still Arctic Silver. -Bobby ps. maybe it wasn't a good idea moving back to Joisey... ----- Original Message ----- > > > I am sooo glad this is on the other side of the country - here's hoping > the buyer is, too! > Wouldn't a grape air freshener have been more appropriate? > > Donna >
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#9. Re: [E36M3] Idiots in the canyons... - from The Abels
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Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 19:41:08 -0600 From: "The Abels" <aAbel@austin.rr.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Idiots in the canyons... > Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 19:47:53 +0000 > From: "Mark Radelow" <radelow@hotmail.com> > Subject: Idiots in the canyons... > > Drive like this: > http://128.200.136.106/steveuci/MOV02969x.MPG > > This happens: > http://www.alltel.net/~sb32511/s2000crash.mpeg > > Mark > Trail braking + S2000 = spin. As a former S2000 owner, I know this. I've also seen folks learn this on the track. One guy, over and over again in the same weekend. I witnessed each of three spins, and winced each time. Our M3's are downright stable and user friendly by comparison. No excuse for idiocy behind the wheel, though. Jeff 97 M3/4
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#10. Wheel Vibration - from Paul Elliott
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Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 22:25:32 -0500 From: "Paul Elliott" <elliott.paul@worldnet.att.net> Subject: Wheel Vibration >>I have a 98 M3/4 that I just had Bridgestone S03-Pole position tires installed on. And I am having the same problem that Paul did. I get a slight steering wheel vibration between 60-70. I have taken the car to two shops, and both tell me that the wheels are balanced. Does anyone know a shop like the one he mentioned in the Morris county area?<< Do what I did...First get to the Hunter website, look for the Gsp9700, and it will direct you to shops in your area that have it....Then, simply call them up and schedule your appt...I cant exclaim enough how wonderful this machine is...After 3 yrs of having nobody be able correct this shimmy, this one shop did the trick simply by redoing the work of several shops prior with the correct machine... Good luck. Paul Elliott --------------------------------------------------------- '99 White M3; < 40K miles; Dinan stage II SC kit with 6" RMS crank pulley: 11 psi; AA Water Injection; Rotex pads;X-Brace; Dinan Koni Suspension; Stygar SS and Clutch Stop; Sound by Polk, Excelon, JLAudio