My E36 Track Car

glbuisson · Tue, Oct-18-2011, 08:13:39 AM

Circuit de Bresse this past Saturday. This is a fun and quite technical track.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_LyeQ151LY

I did notice the higher horsepower, especially tracking out of slow/tight corners.

glbuisson · Wed, Oct-19-2011, 07:15:46 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsscM6SicyA

sussandy · Wed, Oct-19-2011, 10:49:55 PM

Love the f430 pass! Awesome videos

glbuisson · Mon, Nov-14-2011, 01:33:15 PM

Hey guys,
Two new tracks in the last three weeks: Circuit de Magny-Cours (ex-F1 track) and Circuit de Ledenon. Enjoy!

Magny-Cours

F1 Magny-Cours - YouTube

Ledenon (in HD now)

One lap at the Circuit de Ledenon - YouTube

Projects for the winter - short diff (looking at 3.73) and upgrade brakes to StopTech maybe.

Mikelly · Mon, Nov-14-2011, 11:57:08 PM

This is an older post, but I feel the need and the absolute demand to be heard on this point, as I've got some experience with rollcages, having build a number of them myself, and having had several built for me by skilled fabricators...

Do NOT go overboard on a cage construction. Do NOT fall prey to the scare of "More is Better". If you have a goal for weight in completed construction of the vehicle for a class or activity, don't fall prey to the fear of "to much of a good thing."

I have a Datsun V8 Zcar that we "expected" to be sub2500 pounds...Lets just say we overshot it by 200#. I'll make it up in better wheel/tire choices, along with battery and other changes.

But don't fall prey to jungle gym syndrom!

Mike

Quote:

Originally Posted by OahuMPower

no one cares at that point, you have the car entirely stripped/gutted, and it will save your life...

not sure if anyone has weighed a car before/after a cage install

OahuMPower · Tue, Nov-15-2011, 04:41:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikelly

This is an older post, but I feel the need and the absolute demand to be heard on this point, as I've got some experience with rollcages, having build a number of them myself, and having had several built for me by skilled fabricators...

Do NOT go overboard on a cage construction. Do NOT fall prey to the scare of "More is Better". If you have a goal for weight in completed construction of the vehicle for a class or activity, don't fall prey to the fear of "to much of a good thing."

I have a Datsun V8 Zcar that we "expected" to be sub2500 pounds...Lets just say we overshot it by 200#. I'll make it up in better wheel/tire choices, along with battery and other changes.

But don't fall prey to jungle gym syndrom!

Mike

you obviously missed the entire point of my post... please go back and re-read what was posted by others, and then by me...

the pictures that were posted by Sean are a GREAT example of an e36 cage by McMahan. It was by no means "overboard"... That was my point

Mikelly · Tue, Nov-15-2011, 07:37:36 PM

Actually I didn't miss the point at all, and was thinking to the next guy that scrolls through a long build thread like this... I don't imply that his cage is or isn't to large. However, I speak first hand when I say that the last comment you posted in that post I quoted has VERY valid weight to it (punn intended). Most people don't do a before and after weight comparison. That's my point... People should speak to several constructors, check the rules for every club they "may" race with, and then go from there...

In my own case, we built a Datsun V8 Zcar as a UTCC car and it is very safe, but very heavy. Much heavier than it could have been and heavy enough that I'm considering scrapping the cage in the car and starting over. So that's my whole point... Not necessarily aimed at anyone, but just to make others who haven't gone the path of full cage construction to think and plan accordingly.

Mike

BandarM3 · Fri, Dec-30-2011, 01:17:48 AM

That s2000 is flying in post #502. Excellent driving. Is that car supercharged?

glbuisson · Wed, Sep-05-2012, 07:03:58 PM

Yes, it was 18 months ago that my wife and I moved to Geneva Switzerland. And it was about a year ago that my car was again track ready (bought towing car and trailer plus all the accessories necessary to tie it down). Since then, I have tracked at Magny-Cours, Ledenon, Dijon Prenois, Bresse, Lacquais, and Le Mans. With one or two more coming next year. The car has performed well, i.e., no mechanical issues. Here are some pictures:

Magny-Cours

Dijon-Prenois

Ledenon
http://www.youtube.com/embed/souxidOkKj4

das borgen · Wed, Sep-05-2012, 07:13:18 PM

sweet!

so I rode in a car that has been tracked in Europe

Wed, Oct-19-2011, 10:49:55 PM	#503
sussandy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 61 Reputation: 0	Re: My E36 Track Car Love the f430 pass! Awesome videos __________________ '95 Avus M3

Tue, Nov-15-2011, 07:37:36 PM	#507
Mikelly Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 102 Reputation: 0	Re: My E36 Track Car Actually I didn't miss the point at all, and was thinking to the next guy that scrolls through a long build thread like this... I don't imply that his cage is or isn't to large. However, I speak first hand when I say that the last comment you posted in that post I quoted has VERY valid weight to it (punn intended). Most people don't do a before and after weight comparison. That's my point... People should speak to several constructors, check the rules for every club they "may" race with, and then go from there... In my own case, we built a Datsun V8 Zcar as a UTCC car and it is very safe, but very heavy. Much heavier than it could have been and heavy enough that I'm considering scrapping the cage in the car and starting over. So that's my whole point... Not necessarily aimed at anyone, but just to make others who haven't gone the path of full cage construction to think and plan accordingly. Mike

Fri, Dec-30-2011, 01:17:48 AM	#508
BandarM3 Niner Nation! Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 480 In the garage: '97 BMW M3 Reputation: 0 Location: Bay Area, CA	Re: My E36 Track Car That s2000 is flying in post #502. Excellent driving. Is that car supercharged?

Wed, Sep-05-2012, 07:03:58 PM	#509
glbuisson Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 502 Reputation: 0 Location: Cincinnati, Oh	My E36 Track Car - 18 months in Europe Yes, it was 18 months ago that my wife and I moved to Geneva Switzerland. And it was about a year ago that my car was again track ready (bought towing car and trailer plus all the accessories necessary to tie it down). Since then, I have tracked at Magny-Cours, Ledenon, Dijon Prenois, Bresse, Lacquais, and Le Mans. With one or two more coming next year. The car has performed well, i.e., no mechanical issues. Here are some pictures: Magny-Cours Dijon-Prenois Ledenon http://www.youtube.com/embed/souxidOkKj4 __________________

Wed, Sep-05-2012, 07:13:18 PM	#510
das borgen Off-Topic King Join Date: Oct 2009 Age: 27 Posts: 6,500 In the garage: '00 Ducati 848 Evo '97 BMW M3 Reputation: 0 Location: Columbus, OH	Re: My E36 Track Car sweet! so I rode in a car that has been tracked in Europe __________________ Never run out of traction, real estate, and ideas at the same time.

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