With Winter now here, it's time yet again to move the BMW E36 race car into the garage, put it up on jack stands, and attack a few areas that need attention. Areas of focus are converting to a manual steering rack, upgrading the bottom of the engine, control arm replacement and changing gaskets.
You've heard me complain numerous times in my posts and videos about the terrible tires that I've been racing on this season. Thanks to a generous gift (let's call it a sponsorship), I was able to finally get the tires for my BMW E36 that it deserves! I ordered a new set of Bridgestone Potenza …
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You may be a little thrown off with this being a post about Event 7 and the previous post was about Event 2. Let's just say it's been a busy summer and my family takes priority over racing! The good news though is that it's been dry and warm in Seattle for well over a …
I realize that I live in the Seattle area, but did we really need to have the rainiest winter on record? Isn't it over yet? As you can imagine, Event 2 took place in the rain. With my tires that are terrible in the wet, I had another challenging drive just to keep facing in the …
The first event of the season is here for my local autocross club! This event is a practice where time is kept but no points are dished out. The anticipation leading up to the event was pretty large for me but grew even larger as the weather report for the day started to become certain. Rain! …
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