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Folks, please note we had an opportunity to move the July autocross date from 7/5 to 7/13 and we took it. The chapter will have a car control clinic at Marina on 7/12… watch the calendar for details!
The fish hook in the middle challenged me every run. Competition in AA is more fierce than ever! It is going to be a great season!!
Brock –
Mostly depends on the offset of your wheels, do you know it? I know my car is not an XI, but on my coupe I run 18×8.5 +42mm offset and I can fit 255/35/18 tires with my super low suspension.Check out the tire/wheel/suspension database at Bimmerfest, see what other Xi owners are running.
http://www.bimmerfest.com/wiki/index.php/BMW_E46#Wheel.2Ftire_fitments
Tire Rack and other retailers will sell short the possibilities. Every time I order 245/40/17 tires for my K1’s they call me to tell me they won’t fit.
Richardo… I find it easier when I take some weight off the corner with my floor jack. Make an adjustment, lower it down, bounce the corner with your body weight to settle it, measure again.
Be sure you read up on alignment settings so you understand how camber changes affect toe. The figure-8 at TnT will be really helpful for you to explore these adjustments.
Word of warning too… be careful not to over tighten the nuts that hold the strut assemblies in place.
For clarity…
)Anyone who tries to be this cool will be bounced immediately. Note excessive tire smoke and inability to see and breathe. Note black rubber marks on pavement. Any questions?
Think it doesn’t happen? In year’s past, this event has attracted some individuals who bring their spent tires and burn them to the rim. They’re not testing or tuning. Well, they tested my patience… I’m half Italian, do the math.
Back then my guidance was “as long as I can see everything and breathe, I’m OK with some drifting.” They didn’t listen. I’m making the rules perfectly clear, or thought I was.
More importantly, the site rules have changed dramatically. The Airport manager is inspecting the site before the event, and again after. I received a call after our 2/1 event and got an ear full about black marks and rubber chunks being left behind. I was asked to go back and clean the black marks off, and sweep the entire concrete surface. I didn’t.
Be happy that we don’t have to stop the event at 3pm so we can sweep up acres of concrete before we leave. I negotiated to have the folks we rent from raise the price and hire someone to do that. Yeah, the site must be free of FOD after every event now, and burnouts will not be tolerated.
Oakland is closer for most folks anyway…
Ricardo… Tischer BMW has oil change kits that include free shipping.
You can also try Winchester Auto in the South Bay. I may have seen it there… they carry the stuff others don’t, including BMW coolant. Call up and ask – very helpful staff. Locally, that’s my first stop over the big chains.
Other than a dealer or BMW indpendent, you are probably better off buying parts online. My favorites are: oembimmerparts.com, autohausaz.com, and pelicanparts.com. Tischer is also good for BMW OEM parts, but they are on the East Coast and the others are closer – faster arrival.
This is great Barry! Thanks for putting that together. I’ll see if the fork lift is of interest too.
Barry – can you send me some snapshots from the video that show the RV? And if there is a timestamp, that would be helpful too.
I remember the trailer behind it.
Great day everyone! Thanks for sharing pics and videos.
I did a 42.5 in Eric’s 325is last August, 41.2 in my car this time. I had one run that I did not get a time for – it felt really good. 🙁 My fastest recorded run, not my fastest run. The little blinking red light failed me multiple times!
Here’s Ryan’s fastest run in my car, 41.4.
