Brands Hatch Evening Session Wesd 4th June - Anyone Going?

Post Mon May 26, 2008 2:14 pm

Hi Guys,

I have just got my first E30 and have booked the evening session at Brands.

Are there anyother zoners going to this?

Post Tue May 27, 2008 3:38 pm

I've just got my first 2 E30s. Whereabouts are you? I'm in Dartford. If i don't have to work i might see you there and if i like what i see i'll get my 323i sorted as a track day car. What car have you got?

Post Tue May 27, 2008 4:05 pm

I live in Margate and have a 325i set up for track use.

Sign on is at 4pm and session ends at 8, if you can make come and say hi!

Post Tue May 27, 2008 4:47 pm

Yep, i'll def do that. Is your car road legal or do you tow it?
I'll be on your case as to how i get my 323i to track day spec!

Post Wed May 28, 2008 9:42 am

I may pop along, really need to get my power or lack of power problem sorted first though

Is it OPL?

Post Wed May 28, 2008 11:51 am

Earsie - Car is road legal

Jimmy C - Yes, Open Pit Lane - Sign on is at 4.30, safety briefing at 5.00 Track time start 5.30, Session Ends 8.00. www.trackdays.co.uk.
Be good to have someone with your experience around!

What's the problem with your lack of power then??

Post Wed May 28, 2008 11:57 am

Its about 25bhp down on a boggo 320

RR day required and maybe some winter head work

Experience- you should have seen me at our race at Brands, arirbourne round paddock :lol:

Post Wed May 28, 2008 12:18 pm

Lol!

Sounds like my kinda driving! The longer you spend in the air the less tyre wear!

Post Wed May 28, 2008 1:37 pm

Who is organising it?

Post Wed May 28, 2008 1:45 pm

Circuit Days
www.circuit-days.co.uk/

Although I booked mine through www.trackdays.co.uk

You thinking of going JagsB?

Post Wed May 28, 2008 11:23 pm

JimmyC wrote:Its about 25bhp down on a boggo 320

RR day required and maybe some winter head work

Experience- you should have seen me at our race at Brands, arirbourne round paddock

That your head or the cars Jimmy!!

Palmer normally moans about the greenstuff on the outside of paddock being driven on

Post Sun Jun 01, 2008 1:00 am

will be doing one of these soon as well as i bought a 325 to use as a track car not long ago but still in pieces at the mo!! based in westerham..

Post Sun Jun 01, 2008 10:23 am

Well hurry up and get it back together then!

They have loads of sessions on a Weds this year so don't forget to post when you've booked one.

Brands is in the ideal location for you isn't it - how far from yours.. 20mins/half hour?

Post Sun Jun 01, 2008 10:50 am

yea about 20 mins.. want the car to be road legal so i can just drive it up there but i gotta make sure it gets through the mot! currently stripping it out, putting in bucket seats and upgrading the suspension and brakes while its off the road

cant wait to see what its like back together!! prob end up breaking it at brands tho.. just my luck!! are any of you guys putting in cages?

Post Sun Jun 01, 2008 4:43 pm

Mine was already done when I bought it.

Has OMP cage which fits nicely however the knob on the lights switch had to removed as it fouled on the cage.

DOH! Using mates laptop - actually posted by Furbster!!!!

Post Tue Jun 03, 2008 1:54 pm

Just booked my self on

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Post Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:56 pm

Well done JagsB.

See you there!

Post Wed Jun 04, 2008 1:13 pm

Come say hello, I'll be driving this shed today http://www.bmsport.com/images/gallery/b ... 33-big.jpg

Post Wed Jun 04, 2008 5:08 pm

thats a nice motor!!

Post Thu Jun 05, 2008 1:55 pm

Well that was a good laugh, really enjoyed that. Fell off at Paddock though, had the choice of falling into the gravel or the infield so went for the infield.

Drove my mates diesel Seat FR thing too, don't understand front drive thingies, was up on three wheels or falling off so gave up with that.

Other than that, quite a well run day without too many stopages.

Post Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:15 pm

Yeah, It was a good laugh... traffic was a bitch getting there though.

The E30 performed pretty well for it's first track outing (under my ownership) I managed to stay off the green stuff and pointing in the right direction but I want to uprate the brakes.. I'm not used to the spongey feel and lack of bite (was better towards end of session as I got used to it but could be much much better).

Any suggestions guys? They are currently standard calipers running braded hoses, grooved discs, EBC Greenstuff Pads and ATE Superblue Racing Fluid.

JagsB - I saw your motor but never seemed to parked up at the same time as me to come say hi!

Post Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:32 am

The EBC greenshite would be your problem. I used them once on my E30 many years ago at a track day.They fell apart!

Braided hoses, discs and Superblue is the right way to go. I've always used Ferodo DS3000 pads, but some people prefer Pagid pads as they've suffered problems with brake vibration with the Ferodo pads. But I've never had a problem.

Didn't stay in the pits too long as we had limited track time, gotta make the most of it.

Post Fri Jun 06, 2008 2:07 pm

Thanks for the advice JagsB.

I also have a set of EBC Redstuff which I haven't put on as I drive to the curcuit and I know they don't work to well under normal road conditions... Do you think they would be any better for the track or would you just say buy the Ferodos?

Post Fri Jun 06, 2008 4:41 pm

My advice, if it says EBC on the box bin it. But that's my advice and I've tried all of their compounds!

If you're about this weekend, we're racing at Brands hatch this weekend in the Kumho. Come say hello at the BMSPORT.COM camp, won't be able to miss us as we've got 4 Grey and Orange BMW's with bmsport.com plastered all over them and we can have a natter.

Now can we have some sunshine for the weekend please.....................

Post Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:59 pm

Cheers for that but I'm at the Foo Fighters Gig at Wembley on Sat and have a christening on Sun!

Good luck, and stay off the green stuff!