so you thought I was gone.. haha
behold the new Barge!
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I've never owned one of these thing'ys ... so all tips welcomed.
Rebuild your Vanos. Will feel like a new car.
Vanos is all good apparently. This thing cost 18k 'Rand' and its minty 😛 .. The only issue the car does have is a slightly slipping clutch, which was the reason the price knocked down from 1300 to 1000 pounds.
But don't be disillusioned I did not get this to keep and treasure 🙂 .. its been bought with a single purpose - NURBURGRING!!! ...and some Isle of Mann - TT course 'testing' before we go to the Ring 🙂
I've been looking at options for a while and this is the most cost effective way to do the ring for me... you can rent all sorts of track prepped cars at the ring for around the same amount this 328i cost and less but the issues are ... a lot more rules, LHD ( Mostly ) , and 'if' you off it the excess is sky high like starting at '8k EURO'... and I prefer to race what I own, that somehow gives me peace of mind to push as hard as I want. Hopefully the car is still 'fresh enough to sell on afterwards to get some money back.
I Leave SA in 2 weeks for the first stop IOM - TT. During the 2 week stay there we will do as much as possible to the Bmer to make it more track ready.
So keen!
Lekker man! Enjoy!
Northern Ireland?
Charlvdw wrote:
Northern Ireland?
'Isle Of Mann', where they hold that crazy bike race the TT.
DriftZ wrote:
Charlvdw wrote:
Northern Ireland?
'Isle Of Mann', where they hold that crazy bike race the TT.
Yea but the bm is from Northern Ireland?
Nope, bought it on the Isle of Mann. The Private plates cost around 300 pound.
What a choca block week last week was... The TT is something to behold, and I pretty much had the best week any petrol head could ask for thanks to my brother and some mates. From rubbing shoulders with okes like Kieth from the band Prodigy and proper racers like Guy Martin... To racing over the TT course daily in the new bemer. I've never driven a course like it... The mountain section I was averaging over 200 for around 5 to 6 minutes non stop... basically flat out, quite ridiculous.
As for the bemmer .. managed to get a lot done in preparation for the Ring trip.
New Clutch
New dimpled and grooved brake discs all round.
Ebc yellow stuff pads all round
Balanced coil overs and raised to a usable height.
SS braided brake lines
17' mags of a E46
Bridgestone 0002's
Steel water pump
AC system removed
Full engine service . Filters . Plugs . Fluids ...
+ + ..
Crazy times, will post pix when I get a sec. Currently in Greece enjoying ouzo & go karts 🙂 back in uk next week for the road trip to Germany, gonna be epic!
Awesome dude! enjoy. Cool ride choice...damnn thats cheap
Living the dream dude! Enjoy
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Would love to go to Nurburgring ! Enjoy.
That is some damn driving!
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Very entertaining, well done.
Impressive.
Thanks okes. Dream come true.... next time I go back I need a roll cage and more power!
Such a sketchy setup there though, little to Zero marshals on and around the track. the tourist sessions almost feel like they want you to wipe out because they make serious cash off you when you do. if you just touch the Armco anywhere around the track they charge you for replacing it and the charge you for track downt time while the repair it immediately. if your 'off is at all serious the cops arrive and do their thing. your car usually gets impounded and you get charged for the tow truck, release fees etc. Luckily none of this happened to us but we witnessed at least 30 off's ranging from Armco kissing to all out cars rolling down the track ... bikers coming off at pretty much every corner... the ambulance sirens become a normal sound as do track closure periods. But I loved it .. way to much. the vibe is just so awesome... I mean its completely different to what I know for instance... car girls!!! hardcore! chick car crews, even solo chicks rocking up at the track with there own caged out Ring beast... and they were usually HAWT! But even better is the HOT cars.. just flippen everywhere.. all the little villages around the area have more caged cars than normal cars hanging just about.
To the Gamers .. Gran Turismo fans etc... all the years I spent playing the ring on GT5 definitely paid off as far as muscle memory goes, I was very confident going through the high speed sections. The BIG difference came in with the hills & dips ... with regards to elevations all the Sim's i've played don't give you anywhere near the sense of doing it for real, that said.. even when you watch the videos you cant see the elevation changes .. or should I say feel. The Ring is so Steep in sections its crazy, and theres quite a few 'jumps and places where the car gets very light.
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