How did you like the HSVs? They're Vauxhall "specials" out there I understand? They certainly go hard and make a lot of smoke around corners.
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AlpineAde
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LOL! The last day I did on track was over 100 degrees fahrenheit. We need our tropical cooling systems!
How did you like the HSVs? They're Vauxhall "specials" out there I understand? They certainly go hard and make a lot of smoke around corners.
How did you like the HSVs? They're Vauxhall "specials" out there I understand? They certainly go hard and make a lot of smoke around corners.
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jimcameron
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In my two weeks I spent two very happy days drifting a W427 round Sandown and Philip Island, did a head to head with a F6, went to the Aussie open and saw 2020 at the MCG. Oh, and the Mt Buller hillclimb 
Some of it got written up for PH:
http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=47&i=20335
http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=47&i=19374
I've therefore got a skewed view of Melbourne, I think it is great
Some of it got written up for PH:
http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=47&i=20335
http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=47&i=19374
I've therefore got a skewed view of Melbourne, I think it is great
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AlpineAde
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Mate! A friend of mine ran in the Buller Hillclimb in an E36 M3 tarmac car. He did well, too...and even better at Targa Tasmania, first in class from memory.
How did you like Sandown and PI? Good tracks? I'm about 3 minutes away from Sandown ~ my home track. I love it!
Your write-ups are great! Lovely read...though my dog is called Ryker and he sits in the front and minds his manners on the leather.
If ever you get out this way again give me a shout and we might be able to organize another day at Sandown, or maybe Haunted Hills (hillclimb track) or PI.
How did you like Sandown and PI? Good tracks? I'm about 3 minutes away from Sandown ~ my home track. I love it!
Your write-ups are great! Lovely read...though my dog is called Ryker and he sits in the front and minds his manners on the leather.
If ever you get out this way again give me a shout and we might be able to organize another day at Sandown, or maybe Haunted Hills (hillclimb track) or PI.
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eta
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M30 146kg for a bare engine. M50 136kg for the bare engine. Source the BMW part catalogue. O.K those weights are without ancilleries so I have no idea how much a dressed engine is but its that heavy compared to the M50 just a fair bit more than the M52. If you know what you are doing with chosing suspension you can overcome these sorts of difficulties. Good work though. Also, a look after M30 will outlast and any M52.
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leeparkes
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An E30 gains 69kg with an M30 over an M20.eta wrote:M30 146kg for a bare engine. M50 136kg for the bare engine. Source the BMW part catalogue. O.K those weights are without ancilleries so I have no idea how much a dressed engine is but its that heavy compared to the M50 just a fair bit more than the M52. If you know what you are doing with chosing suspension you can overcome these sorts of difficulties. Good work though. Also, a look after M30 will outlast and any M52.
Cypriotgeeza wrote:I done both my mates in my old 318is
felt so proud,even tried it with a E30 325i and got put in my place..
