Possible New Autox Iron

01badz28 · Post by **01badz28** » Tue May 11, 2004 10:15 am

Hey all,
My father and I have recently aquired a 1989 BMW e30 M3 as a project car. Fortunately, the car is mechanically in good condition, which is making me wonder if this would be a good car for autox. I noticed it has stiff competition in BS, but STX may be a better fit. Let me know what you all think.

However, I spent way too much time getting my Z28 ready to play, so it may be a while before the M3 sees any action. I hope to see you all at WB this Sunday!

01badz28 · Post by **01badz28** » Tue May 18, 2004 8:28 am

Someone out there has to know how competitive one of these e30 M3s are!

MARKP · Post by **MARKP** » Tue May 18, 2004 12:17 pm

I have only seen one on a national level that was competitive. It ran in SM and had a late model M3 engine in it.

Locally, Mike Washington sometimes comes out to play in his. He runs in EP, more by personal choice than due to mods. His car is very close to stock and is very nice. If nothing else, you could run against him.

Jbgti · Post by **Jbgti** » Tue May 18, 2004 12:27 pm

MARKP wrote:I have only seen one on a national level that was competitive. It ran in SM and had a late model M3 engine in it.

Locally, Mike Washington sometimes comes out to play in his. He runs in EP, more by personal choice than due to mods. His car is very close to stock and is very nice. If nothing else, you could run against him.

Was that the red one at WB? If so I really liked that car

John Brown · Post by **John Brown** » Tue May 18, 2004 12:35 pm

Is this the same as Mike Arards car??

IT IS F A S T !!

MARKP · Post by **MARKP** » Tue May 18, 2004 12:52 pm

Yeah, Washington had his out at Wm Blount this past weekend.

The SM car was basically the same idea as Akard's car when he first built it. This was before the flared fenders and when it still had an interior. And, yes, it was very fast. It also made very neat noises.

01badz28 · Post by **01badz28** » Tue May 18, 2004 3:54 pm

Thanks for the reply, too bad I missed seeing that e30. I didn't know there was another around here.

vwbud · Post by **vwbud** » Thu May 20, 2004 6:10 pm

Mike W's has got to be one of the cleanest and neatest old m3's I've ever seen. Clean enough to eat off of...Very nice for a car that he actually uses for track days, autox, etc.

01badz28 · Post by **01badz28** » Fri May 21, 2004 3:18 pm

Does Mike W come out often, I am curious to see his M3. This one is not that clean, its a work in progress. I have to get the rear suspension sorted it out first. It has a lot of negative camber in the left rear, and the right rear appears to have none. The rear end also makes an awful racket in slow tight turns.